Notes for Walter Thurtell (MURRAY)

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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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