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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Looking for grave of George Newman, Horringer, Suffolk, died 1932
« on: Tuesday 24 May 16 12:19 BST (UK)  »
Hi Rosie

I've contacted a couple of numbers, one for the church and one from the diocesan website, but to no avail. George may of course be buried elsewhere and just have had his funeral at St Leonard's, and they may both have been cremated. 

Sophie

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Graveyards and Gravestones / Looking for grave of George Newman, Horringer, Suffolk, died 1932
« on: Monday 23 May 16 14:45 BST (UK)  »
Hello. I am trying to find the graves of George and Rebecca (Bessie) Newman of Horringer, Suffolk (they were husband and wife - I don't know if they're buried together or separately).

George Newman died April 23, 1932 and his funeral was at St Leonard's Church, Horringer. I assumed he was buried here but can't find any record online. His wife, Rebecca (Bessie) Newman nee Battrum died 12 October, 1944. I don't know where her funeral was held but the death was in Suffolk, and most presumably Horringer. She was living at Rose Cottage, Horringer, when she died, as did George.

Any help in finding their graves would be much appreciated.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: NEWMAN, Ickworth House, Suffolk - Adoption
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 15:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you! I had a look at her but she seems to have stayed in Hackney for most of her (researchable) life. There's also an Alice Sparrow born in Bardfield, Essex in 1859, but the Ickworth census says she was born in London...

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: NEWMAN, Ickworth House, Suffolk - Adoption
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 15:49 GMT (UK)  »
Ahh, good question! I'm not sure as I don't have a copy of his birth certificate. I would imagine he was named that after they adopted him (he also has an adopted sister called Nellie Newman who was born the same year in Norfolk) but he could potentially have been given the name Percy by his birth mum (and this kept by the Newmans).

Given his birth parentage, it's not strange that he was born in New Cross if his birth mum and and adoptive parents lived in Suffolk, but I do think that there must be a family connection to London (hence the Sparrow connection).

So far I've looked for males born with the surname Newman and Sparrow in London/Essex. Thanks for the Percy Sparrow search, I'll have a look!

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Family History Beginners Board / NEWMAN, Ickworth House, Suffolk - Adoption
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 14:49 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all. I'm researching my mum's side of the family and am specficially looking/getting stuck on her granddad's family. Her granddad was born Percy Newman in 1893, in New Cross, Essex (according to the 1901 cencus but I'm assuming London). He was adopted by George and Bessie Newman (birth name Rebecca Battrum). George was bllacksmith in Horringer, Suffolk.

According to my mum's stories, Percy's mother was a servant in Ickworth House, Suffolk (near Bury St Edmunds) and his father a man from Ickworth house (living there or visiting, I'm not sure). Thus being adopted by the local blacksmiths!

I've looked at the Ickworth House cencus for 1891 (as close as I can get to Percy's birth date) and had a look on ancestry.co.uk for all of the female servants working at that time. One woman, Alice Sparrow (wrongly listed as Spparon), was working at that time. She was born in London. Interestingly, Bessie Newman, Percy's adopted mother, was born Rebecca Battrum in Stratford, Essex (now London) and her grandfather was Edmund Sparrow (and her mother nee Josephine Sparrow).

Perhaps a tenuous connection but I'm thinking that there could be a family link. Any suggestions or thoughts on how to proceed would be much appreciated. I've had a look for Alice Sparrows born 1860 in London, but not had too much luck.

Thanks,

Sophie

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