Person:Richard Norman (17)

Richard Norman was baptised on 10th April 1814 at Ridgmont in Bedfordshire, son of Elizabeth Norman, formerly Garrett, and her husband Edward Norman, a labourer. Richard was their youngest child. The family later moved to the neighbouring parish of Husborne Crawley, where Richard would live for the rest of his life.

On 15th February 1838, aged 23, Richard married Mary Lewis. She was 27 and from Husborne Crawley. They went on to have seven children at Husborne Crawley between 1838 and 1854.

The 1841 census finds Richard and Mary and their two sons living at Church End in Husborne Crawley in the same house as Mary's parents. Richard was working as an agricultural labourer at this time.

In 1851, at Long End, Richard was an agricultural labourer, as was his eldest son. Ten years later the family was living at "Town" in Husborne Crawley, probably indicating the then main part of the village along Turnpike Road, which effectively the same area as Long End. At this time Richard was described as a servant. By then his son George had left home and only the youngest two children were scholars. Edward was an apprentice carpenter, Susan a hat maker, Frederick a letter carrier and Henry a house boy.

Richard's sons George and Henry both died in the autumn of 1867.

Richard died at Husborne Crawley on 12th May 1870, aged 56. Mary survived him by over twenty years. The 1881 census finds her living on the High Street in Husborne Crawley, working as a lace maker and living with her daughter Susan, a hat sewer.

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

   ch. 10 Apr 1814, Ridgmont, Bedfordshire: Richard / Edward & Elizabeth / Norman

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

2. ↑ 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

3. ↑ 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

4. ↑ 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

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

   d. Richard NORMAN, June Quarter 1870, Woburn Registration District, Volume 3b, page 254, aged 56 [1813/14]

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

   1870
   NORMAN Richard.
   Effects under £200.
   12 October. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Richard Norman late of Husborne Crawley in the County of Bedford deceased who died 12 May 1870 at Husborne Crawley aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Mary Norman of Crawley in the County aforesaid Widow the Relict of the said Deceased she having been first sworn.

7. ↑ Monumental Inscription.

   RICHARD NORMAN / DIED 12 MAY 1870 / AGE 56
   ALSO
   MARY NORMAN / WIFE OF RICHARD / DIED 28 JAN. 1891 / AGE 80
   AND
   ALFRED NORMAN / THEIR SON / DIED 31 JAN. 1874 / AGE 24
   AND
   SARAH ELIZABETH NORMAN / THEIR DAUGHTER / DIED 9 FEB. 1874 / AGE 20

   This headstone appears to be a modern replacement rather than contemporary to the burials it commemorates.