Looking for Unwins of Ewell Hall, Kelvedon.

[hookleg]

Thanks for all that information Louisa Maud and Kay99. I have Grimwades on my tree living in Norton, Suffolk and farming there and when I looked on the Newspaper Archive I noticed the address in Ipswich as Norton House so thought there may be a connection. Now got to look at the  ones on my tree and see if I can connect any of them to Edward Grimwade. I do realise that there are many families of Grimwade and this may be a blind alley. Will be at SRO for a meeting on 5th April so will have a look then.

[louisa maud]

The will dated 1848 is difficult to read on Ancestry, but if you can access it then you might have some clues there, I can only read it on a very small screen having had problems with my main computer

SRO is a really nice building to work from, very peaceful,  it did when I last went have a car park at the back of the building

happy Hunting

LM

[amondg]

Will  Jordan Unwin 1848 from ancestry is 6 pages long and detailed, extracts only.
I Jordan Unwin late of Kelvedon in Essex now of Ipswich in Suffolk
5 messuages in Union Street Dunstable Bedford in occupation of son in law William Forbes Laurie.
nephew Jacob Unwin of Little Coggeshall
son in law Thomas Butler  of Kelvedon
Daughter Mary wife of William Forbes Laurie
property in Salcott, Tollesbury and Tollshunt Knights
children to get 50 pounds each except son Jordan
daughters Harriet and Lydia
son Robert
daughter Ann wife of John Crisp
brothers Fisher Unwin and Stephen Unwin
Mentions his wife but does not name her.
Executors are Jacob Unwin and Thomas Butler.

There is much more I only listed property where it pertained to his daughter and that easily read.

This family was of the Independent Church and not C of E.
Jordan Unwin of Kelvedon married Ann Everitt of Capel St Mary Suffolk by license obtained 1 December 1805 married 3 December 1805.At Capel St Mary Suffolk.

Children Coggeshall Independent Church
Jordan born 24 February 1807
Mary born 20 August 1809
Elizabeth Everett born 6 February 1811
*There is an Emma born December 1812 of Jordan and Ann of Great Braxted Essex. This must be another family as there is a burial of Mary dau of Jordan Unwin of Great Braxted recorded 7 January 1813 and from the will you know that Mary daughter of Jordan and Ann of Coggeshall/Kelvedon lived to adulthood and married.

Children at Kelvedon Independent Church
Harriot born 19 October 1815
Isaac Everett born 31 October 1817
Isaac Everett born 8 December 1818
Everett born 31 January 1820
Lydia born 16 October 1821 at Ewell Hall
Esther born 18 October 1823 at Ewell Hall
Robert born 7 July 1826.
   
Burials at Coggeshall Independent Church
2 children of Mr. Jordan Unwin of Kelvedon  May 1818
A child of Mr. Jordan Unwin of Kelvedon July 1819
Fisher Unwin age 82 died 14 June 1821 buried 22nd
Lydia Unwin age 84 died 24 December 1828 buried 31st

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1841 census Kelvedon Essex
Jordan Unwin age 55 Farmer
Ann age 55
Harriet age 21
Everett age 20
Lydia age 16
Esther age 15

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Ann Unwin of Kelvedon married John Crisp of Beccles Suffolk at St Mary the Virgin Church Kelvedon
20 December 1832 witness, Jordan Unwin Jr. Mary Unwin, Emma Unwin.

[hookleg]

Fantastic detail. Thanks so much amondg. Wonder why son Jordan didn't get the £50. Did he get left more or nothing at all!!??

[amondg]

Jordan apparently was "sharing" possible co-owners of the property in Suffolk with his father in Kesgrove. It appears they all lived in the same place.
Poll records of the 1830' show both of them in Kesgrove, although Senior was of Kelvedon.
His executors were to handle the fathers share of the crops at the time of his demise.
The son Robert also got 2 thousand pounds.
Brother Fisher Unwin got a yearly allowance of 16 pounds and if he died his wife Susannah was to get 8 pounds per year. Brother Stephen got a yearly allowance of 10 pounds and his wife (no name) was to get 8 pounds if he died before her.
The daughters also each got property they lived in  however there are paragraphs of what they could and could not do with it.
The executors are the ones who benefited most.

In 1851 census  Ipswich, Ann Unwin is 69 widowed and an annuitant, Harriet is 36 and Lydia 28.

[hookleg]

Glad he got a share. Wasn't it the way though, that the boys got a site more than the girls!!