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Matthew Coleman (1797 - 1882)

Matthew Coleman
Born in Hanworth, Norfolk, Englandmap
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Son of [father unknown] and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 17 Nov 1820 in Roughton, Norfolk, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
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Died at about age 85 in Hanworth, Norfolk, Englandmap
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Biography

Matthew Coleman was born about 1797[1] and baptised 19 Oct 1800, the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Coleman[2][3].

He married Rebecca Pike in Roughton on 17 Nov 1820[4][5][6][7]. The marriage was witnessed by Elizabeth Laurence (Matthew's mother?) and John Harting.

On the 1841 Census Matthew and Rebecca lived in Hanworth with their sons George, Robert, William, John and James, daughter Elizabeth, and Charles and Hannah Page[8]. He was an agricultural labourer. They appear on the 1851 census in Hanworth with sons John, James, and Charles, daughter Hannah, son George and his wife Mary[9].

In 1861 Matthew and Rebecca lived with their sons James and Charles at the Common, Hanworth[10]. In 1871 the couple lived alone at Hope Cottage in Hanworth[11].

His wife died around 1879 and Matthew lived alone on the 1881 Census[12], aged 84.

Matthew passed away in 1882 in Hanworth and was buried 20 Sep[13][14][15].

He is mentioned, post-mortem, in a report of the case of Page v. Saunders and Drane on 23 Oct 1882. It was alleged by a witness that he had cleared out a "holl" on the Windham estate six years previously, but was now dead. The judge "observed that this being so, there was unfortunately no chance of calling Colman to contradict his evidence". The witness then "staggered out of the court", "perfectly drunk". Matthew's son William then appeared as a witness, saying that "for fifty years, the land next to the quickset hedge had been a holl. The soil had been taken out of the holl to bank up the hedge, and he and his father had both done this as often as they thought it necessary". This was to prevent pigs getting through to their garden.

The judge became suspicious of several of the witnesses. It transpired that they had met on Hanworth Common, had a "little drink", and were paid a half-crown apiece. It was implied that all of the witnesses, including William, were drunk: "one of the disadvantages of holding the Court at a public house"[16][17][18][19].

Sources

  1. ↑ According to census records
  2. ↑ Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_22711502229
  3. ↑ Norfolk Baptisms - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/NORFOLK/BAP/001561411
  4. ↑ Norfolk Marriages - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/NORFOLK/MAR/001097633/1
  5. ↑ England Marriages 1538-1973 - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_844776184
  6. ↑ Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Marriages - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_22711881842/1
  7. ↑ England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS/M/753150378/1
  8. ↑ 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1841%2f0000069807
  9. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/0000641679
  10. ↑ 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/0007012197
  11. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1871/0005727490
  12. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1881/0008873147
  13. ↑ England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription - Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/D/1882/3/AZ/000063/146
  14. ↑ Norfolk Burials - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/NORFOLK/BUR/001267444
  15. ↑ England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991 - Findmypast, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_277748419
  16. ↑ Norfolk Chronicle, 28 Oct 1882. Pg 7: "Petty Sessions, North Walsham County Court - Oct 23". Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/ViewArticle?id=BL%2F0000244%2F18821028%2F177%2F0007&browse=true
  17. ↑ Norwich Mercury, 25 Oct 1882. Pg 3: "North Walsham County Court - Oct 23". Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0001669%2f18821025%2f042
  18. ↑ Norfolk News, 28 Oct 1882. Pg 4: "Norfolk County Court". Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000247%2f18821028%2f139
  19. ↑ Eastern Evening News, 24 Oct 1882. Pg 4: "North Walsham County Court - Yesterday". Findmypast, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/ViewArticle?id=BL%2F0001842%2F18821024%2F051%2F0004&browse=true




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