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Diary extract - Death of parents and graves at East Tuddenham

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  Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 "Mother died on the 31st October 1847 aged 43 years My father died on the 8th October 1857 aged 74 years The following are copies from the Family Grave Stones in East Tuddenham Church yard, Norfolk Grandfather Richard Sendall Died 1820 aged 79 years. Grandmother Sarah Henrietta Sendall Died September 1831 aged 79 years. (Uncle) Edward Sendall Died September 15th 1856 aged 72 years (Uncle) John the son of Richard and Sarah Henrietta Sendall Died September 13th 1803 aged 23 years (Uncle) James Sendall Died September 23 1871 aged 80 years. (Aunt) Christianna Sendall the wife of James Sendall Died august 13th 1841 aged 36 years (Aunt) Susanna Sendall the Wife of Richard Sendall Died May 13th aged 23 years. Relations of Fathers -  Michael Dexter Died April 8th 1830 aged 76 years Dorothy Bell Dexter Died January 15th 1827 aged 76 years Robert Dexter Died in London March 23rd 1857 aged 57 years - I knew him well, had been a coachm...

Diary Extract - My Father's concluding notes

  Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 My father Harold William wrote the following notes at the end of his transcript: The above extracted from the Diary and the following notes added by Harold W. Sendall, on 24th May 1971 Verbattim extracts from the Diary are in quotation marks. Bracketed notes marked * are added comments by Harold W. Sendall. ( now in italic in this blog) My father, Edward William Sendall was married twice. The first to Ann [My note: Not Ann - Mary Elizabeth ] Hind and they had the following children (apart from any who may have died at birth or in early infancy). Clara, Mary Ann (who have died), Thomas Henry (retired minister of the United Church of Canada now living in Victoria B.C. (no sons) so no other Sendalls there, Alice Hind and Amelia Ann Wilson (widow) who both live in Lincoln and are in their eighties. The second marriage took place to Kate Elizabeth Jackson in August 1900, they had two sons - John who died at 4 from meningitis, and Har...

Diary extract - list of children

  Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 The following list of children from the diary transcribed by my father Harold William in 1971 includes his notes in italic. Edward William Born 19th February 1858 (my father) Robert Henry - 9th December 1860 Died 13th December 1863 Frederick Richard - 31st [sic] April 1862 Died when 3 years of age Maria Ann - 15th March 1866 Amelia Ann - in 1864 died at 3 years of age Arthur Richard - 12th June 1868 (one son, Edgar, still living in Lincoln) George Robert - 7th September 1870 (some sons whereabouts unknown) Herbert John - 9th October 1873 (settled in Liverpool, no sons) Alfred Henry - 3rd February 1876 (settled in rugby, family not known to me) Edgar Charles - 6th May 1881 (settled in Lincoln, son still there William Sendall)

Diary Extract - Lincoln, Holidays (Norfolk, Liverpool) - 1877-1885

  Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 Norfolk holiday "August 1878 went to Lynn, Dereham, Hockering, Yarmouth and Hunstanton for my Holidays was away from home twelve days. February 1879 applied for an increase in salary and got an increase of 20 Pounds per annum. September 1879 Got my salary as Enquiry Officer raised from Five pounds per annum to Ten Pounds. August 1880 Me and Maria went to Lynn, East Dereham, Hockering and Hunstanton, enjoyed it very much... 6th May 1881 Epitaph on a Blacksmith in Hockering Churchyard Norfolk. 'Sacred to the Memory of Henry Huggins Blacksmith who dies April 10th 1844 aged 81 years. My Sledge and hammer be reclined, My Bellows to have lost their wind, My fires extinct my Forge decayed, My vice within the dust is laid, My coals are spent my Irons gone My Nails are drove my work is done'". Liverpool and Chester holiday August 1882 Went to Liverpool and too the Steamer to the Eastham Ferry then took train to Chester and ...

Diary extract - Lincoln, Mr Hind and London - 1857-1877

  Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 Lincoln 7th February 1857 left and went to Lincoln. "On 9th of February I started work for a Mr Hind who afterwards died at Christchurch New Zealand. My first job with him was Mr. Clayton's Regalia Stand, he was Mayor that year. Made Ann's acquaintance on the 14th February in the High Street it was Sunday evening"  My father added: Presumably this is the person he eventually married as his marriage is recorded later and he did marry a Hind . My note: So did his son Edward William apparently according to my father Harold William below. London and marriage. Further travels took him to London by train, and he worked for Mr Barnett who carved pianos Broadwood and Brinsmead and Oetsmans and Plombs.  "Nothing particular occurred except our marriage which tok place in London at St Pancras from my Half sisters house he name was Hodges she lived in Edward Street, Caledonia Road, Islington."  Settle in Lincoln  Lat...

Diary extract 1846-1856 - Travel looking for work

   Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 From 1846 to 1856 (15 years old to 24 years old) Edward travelled for work. He did a variety of jobs and finally trained as a wood carver. In 1857 he arrived in Lincoln where he settled. He died in Linclon, my grandfather was born in London and died in Lincoln. My father was born in Lincoln. 1846 - Waiter "In the Autumn of 1846 I got myself a situation as under Waiter at a large Temperance Hotel and Eating House in the Market Place Norwich it was kept by a man by the name of A. Seeley. I had charge of one room on Market Days I have had as many as 200 diners to serve. I stopped there until April 1847 and then went home to Hockering." 1847 - Page boy at Physicians "I did not stop long at home. I got up early one morning in May and walked to Lynn (there were no trains then) so I had a long walk for one day 33 miles. I went to my Aunt Garrods who brought up my Sister Amelia - next day I went to a Register office and got ...

Diary extract - Christmas 1843 - Hospital

 Extracts from the dairy of Edward Sendall 1831-1907 Norfolk and Norwich Hospital "The Saturday before Christmas 1843 I went into the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and stayed there 20 weeks. I was a patient of a celebrated Dr by the name of Lubbock  I was in the Accident and Operating Ward, there were some very bad cases came in as the Eastern Counties Railway from Norwich to London was being made at that time, but the worst cases were 1st a man who worked for Mr Coleman the Mustard Manufacturers he placed a gun in hedge on half lock and when pulling it towards him it went off and content lodged in his chest when the Surgeon out the shot his heart could be seen but in six weeks he went out cured. The 2nd case was from a village by the name of Hettersett the man had cut all round a tree and then went to the top of the tree to fasten a rope to it to pull it down the natural result was the tree and man came down together his jaw was broke in two places his tongue was cut clean thr...