Person:Edward Norman (4)

Edward Norman was baptised on 24th May 1840 at Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire, son of a lace maker called Mary Norman, formerly Lewis, and her husband Richard Norman, an agricultural labourer. Edward appears in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses living with his parents in Husborne Crawley. By 1861 he was working as an apprentice carpenter.

Edward was the only one of the family to move more than a few miles from Husborne Crawley. He moved to Lewisham in the south-eastern suburbs of London, where in 1867 he married Mary Mercer, who was originally from Cowbeech in the parish of Hurstmonceux in Sussex.

In 1871 he was a builder and carpenter employing 2 men and 1 boy. The couple were living at 11 Tranquil Vale, in the Blackheath area of Lewisham with their eldest 2 children and 1 apprentice, who was called Henry Mercer and was from Cowbeech, suggesting he was a relative of Mary's.

Two more daughters were born by 1875, and all four children were born in Blackeath:

George 1868-1935

Florence Emma 1869-1900

Marian 1872-1946

Clara Elizabeth 1875-1890

Edward died on 21st January 1875 at Tranquil Vale. Clara was born around the same time - her birth was registered in the first quarter of 1875.

Mary then returned to Sussex. In 1881 she was a confectioner living at 9, Cobden Place, Hailsham with her four children and a lodger, remarrying shortly afterwards to George Walter Thyme. She was at the same address in 1891 with her two surviving daughters who were then respectively an assistant teacher and a dressmaker's assistant. Marian then married George Godfrey Guy at Hailsham on 3 September 1898. She subsequently died in Hailsham, as did her brother.

By 1901 her mother had moved to 21 Station Road, was still there in 1911 and died in Hailsham in 1926.

George never married and was living at 2 Victoria Road Hailsham when he died on 24 March 1935, leaving £1532 4s 9d.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Edward NORMAN, June Quarter 1840, Woburn Registration District, Volume 6, page 121, mother's maiden name Lewis

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 24 May 1840, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire: Edward / Richard & Mary / Norman

3. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 5; Book 20; Folio 3; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Church End, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   George Lewis, male, 60 [1776-81], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], not born in county
   Mary Lewis, female, 60 [1776-81], not born in county
   Henry Lewis, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   ~second household in the same house~
   Rich[ar]d Norman, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Mary Norman, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   George Norman, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Edward Norman, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county

4. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1755; Folio 72; Page 21, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Long End, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Richard Norman, head, married, male, 37 [1813/14], Agricultural Labourer, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Norman, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/12], b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   George Norman, son, male, 12 [1838/9], Agricultural Labourer, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Edward Norman, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Susan Norman, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Fredr[ic]k Norman, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Henry Norman, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Alfred Norman, son, male, 1 [1849/50], b. Crawley, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1003; Folio 93; Page 23, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Town, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Richard Norman, head, married, male, 47 [1813/14], Servant, b. Ridgmont, Bedfordshire
   Mary Norman, wife, married, female, 59 [1802/3], b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Edward Norman, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], App[rentice] Carpenter, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Susan Norman, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], Hat Maker, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Norman, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Letter Carrier, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Henry Norman, son, male, 13 [1847/8], House boy, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Alfred Norman, son, male, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Norman, daughter, female, 7 [1853/4], Scholar, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 763; Folio 35; Page 25, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 11 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, Lewisham, Kent
   Edward Norman, head, married, male, 30 [1840/1], Builder & Carpenter Employing 2 Men 1 Boy, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Norman, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Cowbeach, Sussex
   George Norman, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Blackheath, Kent
   Emma Norman, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Blackheath, Kent
   Henry Mercer, apprentice, male, 16 [1854/5], Carpenter's Apprentice, b. Cowbeach, Sussex

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Edward NORMAN, March Quarter 1875, Lewisham Registration District, Volume 1d, page 670, aged 34 [1840/1]

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1875
   NORMAN Edward.
   Effects under £300.
   16 April. Administration of the effects of Edward Norman late of Tranquil Vale Blackheath in the County of Kent who died 21 January 1875 at Tranquil Vale was granted at the Principal Registry to Mary Norman of Tranquil Vale Widow the Relict.