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Thurtell and Related Families
Notes for Walter Thurtell (MURRAY)
The family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900 and the History of
the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968, both in the
possession of Susan Persia Thurtell Miller, show Walter Thurtell married
Honor Clarke and lists their children.
Information received from Peter Murray in 1997 shows that Walter
Thurtell, third son of John and Anne Thurtell of Hobland Hall, was born
on June15, 1796, according to the date on a photo. He lived at Ormsby
House, Grange Road, Sutton, Surrey, and died on January 11, 1892, at
Lynn, having taken ill suddenly while travelling from Newcastle to
Yarmouth, and is buried at Highgate in London. He collected the
information on the origin of the Thurtell name included in the family
history. He is believed to have studied engineering, and this may have
been his career. Four volumes of mechanics magazines dated 1842
inscribed with his signature still exist. To these are attached
bookplates with his name and crest, the crest however differing in all
except the motto from the one otherwise associated with the Thurtell
family.
He married Honor Clarke on July 21, 1819, at Great Yarmouth. They had
eight children mentioned in family records and three others appearing in
parish registers.
He is listed in the 1851 British Census as Walter (Sen) Thurtell, age 54,
Miller and Farmer with 170 Acres Employing 5 Men, 2 Boys, Also 4 Millers,
born in In The Mill Hopton, Suffolk. He is living with his wife, Honor
Thurtell, who is 54 and born in Great Yarmouth, in Walsingham, Norfolk.
Also living with them are their daughters, Honor Thurtell, unmarried and
age 30, born in Great Yarmouth, and Clare Thurtell, unmarried and age 24,
born in Wighton, Norfolk. Also listed with the family is Susanna Jarvis,
a visitor, age 54 and unmarried, who is a teacher born in Wymondham,
Norfolk. Another visitor is Thomas Gaul C., age 18, unmarried, a farmers
son born in Loughton, Essex. A third visitor is Elizth. Young,
unmarried and age 54, a nurse born in Titchwell, Norfolk. Two servants
are also listed in the household. Eliza Palmer, age 19 and unmarried
born in Hinderingham, Norfolk, is shown as the cook. Harriett Green, age
15, unmarried, born in Stiffiky, Norfolk, is shown as the house maid.
Their address is shown as Walsingham, and the Census Place is shown as
Wighton, Walsingham, Norfolk, England. (PRO Reference HO/107/1826, Folio
374, Page 8, FHL Film 0207480).
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