Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Erpingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Surnames/tags: colman hanworth

This is an attempt to map out the families who lived in North Norfolk recorded on the 1841-1911 censuses, particularly in the village of Hanworth and around the Colman families.

My working theory is that Thomas Colman arrived in Hanworth somewhere between the birth of his son Jonathan (1767, East Ruston) and Thomas (1774, Hanworth), and then founded a dynasty of Colmans.

Contents 1 Research 1.1 Places with Colman families in the 1841 Census 1.2 Censuses 2 Places of focus 2.1 Salthouse and Kelling 2.2 Hanworth 2.2.1 1841 2.2.2 1851 2.2.3 1861 2.2.4 1871 2.2.5 1881 2.3 1891 2.4 1901 2.5 1911 2.6 Thurgarton 2.6.1 1841 2.6.2 1851 2.6.3 1861 2.6.4 1871 2.6.5 1881 2.6.6 1891 2.6.7 1901 2.6.8 1911 2.7 West Beckham 2.7.1 1881 2.7.2 1891 2.7.3 1901 2.8 Colby 2.8.1 1851 2.8.2 1871 2.9 Gresham 2.9.1 1861 2.9.2 1881 2.9.3 1891 2.10 Bessingham 2.10.1 1871 2.11 Alby with Thwaite 2.11.1 1901 2.11.2 1911 2.12 Aldborough 2.12.1 1871 2.13 Barningham Norwood 2.13.1 1901 2.13.2 1911 2.13.3 1939 2.14 How do these people fit in? 3 East Ruston 3.1 John and Sarah Colman's household 3.1.1 1841 Census 3.2 Beam household

Research

There were definitive clusters of Colmans in Norfolk in 1841 which can be seen when plotting surnames on a map.

• North Norfolk/The Broads (clockwise from north to east)
  • Fakenham-Briningham (51 Colmans)
  • Hanworth-Northrepps-Trunch (77 Colmans)
  • East Ruston-Ludham (76 Colmans)

• Central/South Norfolk
  • Norwich (59 Colmans)
  • Rockland (20 Colmans)
  • Wymondham (27 Colmans)
  • Ashwellthorpe-Tacolneston-Forncett-Bunwell (33 Colmans)

• West Norfolk
  • West Rudham (23 Colmans)

Of these, I believe my ancestors were most closely related to the cluster around Hanworth. This includes these villages (roughly in order of Colmans):

• Hanworth - 28
• Trunch - 17
• Thurgarton - 9
• Northrepps - 9
• Beeston Regis - 9
• Overstrand - 4
• Colby - 2
• Cromer - 2
• Runton - 1
• Roughton - 1
• Gimingham - 1
• Paston - 1
• Alby with Thwaite - 1
• Knapton - 1

Places with Colman families in the 1841 Census

In 1841 there were around 443 Colmans in Norfolk.

The oldest was Thomas Colman, Hanworth.

Censuses

Families in Hanworth, Thurgarton etc. (1841-1911)

Places of focus

Note - dates are referring to the census and not necessarily when they moved or left a place.

Salthouse and Kelling

• Thomas Colman may have been born here in the 18th century.

Hanworth

1841

• Samuel Colman and Maria Clipperton's household
• Jonathan Colman and Sophia Ives's household
• Robert Colman and Harriet Grand's household
• Matthew Colman and Rebecca Pike's household

1851

• Samuel Colman and Maria Clipperton's household
• Jonathan Colman and Sophia Ives's household
• Robert Colman and Harriet Grand's household
• Matthew Colman and Rebecca Pike's household

1861

• Samuel Colman and Maria Clipperton's household
• Jonathan Colman and Sophia Ives's household
• Robert Colman and Harriet Grand's household
• James Colman and Elizabeth Leacock's household
• Matthew Colman and Rebecca Pike's household
• William Colman and Sophia Cole's household
• John Colman and Harriett Hooker's household

1871

• Samuel Colman and Maria Clipperton's household
• Sophia Ives's household
• Robert Colman and Harriet Grand's household
• Matthew Colman and Rebecca Pike's household
• William Colman and Sophia Cole's household
• Charles Colman and Eliza Clements' household
• John Colman and Elizabeth Slater's household
• Robert Colman and Harriet Culley's household
• William Colman and Emily Mallett's household

1881

• Samuel Colman and Maria Clipperton's household
• James Colman and Elizabeth Leacock's household
• Matthew Colman's household
• William Colman and Sophia Cole's household
• Charles Colman and Eliza Body's household
• John Colman and Elizabeth Slater's household
• Harriet Culley's household
• William Colman and Emily Mallett's household

1891

• Elizabeth Leacock's household
• William Colman and Sophia Cole's household
• Charles Colman and Eliza Body's household
• John Colman and Elizabeth Slater's household
• William Colman and Emily Mallett's household

1901

• William Colman and Sophia Cole's household
• John Colman and Elizabeth Slater's household
• William Colman and Emily Mallett's household

1911

• John Colman's household
• William Colman and Emily Mallett's household

Thurgarton

1841

• Samuel Colman and Judith Neal's household

1851

• Samuel Colman and Judith Neal's household
• James Colman and Sarah Neale's household

1861

• Samuel Colman and Judith Neal's household
• Stephen Colman and Maria Greenacre's household

1871

• Stephen Colman and Maria Greenacre's household

1881

• Thomas Colman and Elizabeth Bumphrey's household
• James Colman and Louisa Ramm's household
• James Colman and Emily Williamson's household

1891

• James Colman's household
• James Colman and Emily Williamson's household
• James Colman and Edith Lambert's household

1901

• James Colman and Emily Williamson's household

1911

• James Colman and Emily Williamson's household
• Alfred James Colman and Lilian's household

West Beckham

1881

• Stephen Colman and Maria Greenacre's household

1891

• Stephen Colman and Maria Greenacre's household

1901

• Stephen Colman and Maria Greenacre's household

Colby

1851

• James Colman and Elizabeth Leacock's household

1871

• James Colman and Elizabeth Leacock's household

Gresham

1861

• James Colman and Sarah Neale's household

1881

• James Colman and Sarah Neale's household

1891

• James Colman and Sarah Neale's household

Bessingham

1871

• James Colman and Sarah Neale's household
• Thomas Colman and Elizabeth Bumphrey's household

Alby with Thwaite

1901

• Charles Colman and Eliza Body's household
• James Colman and Louisa Ramm's household

1911

• Charles Colman and Eliza Body's household

Aldborough

1871

• James Colman and Emily Williamson's household

Barningham Norwood

1901

• James Colman and Edith Lambert's household

1911

• James Colman and Edith Lambert's household

1939

• James Colman and Edith Lambert's household

How do these people fit in?

• Mary Colman - born in East Ruston, daughter of Philip and Mary Colman.

East Ruston

John and Sarah Colman's household

1841 Census

• John, 40, ag. lab.
• Sarah, 40.
• John, 15.
• George, 13.
• Robert, 11.
• Maryann, 7.
• James, 6.
• Martha, 5.
• Hannah, 3.
• Jeremiah, 9 months.

Beam household

• Charoline Colman, 20, servant.