Harriet NUNN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK

Notes:

Birth:
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Harriet Nunn Gender: Female Birth Date: 1832 Baptism Date: 1832
Baptism Place: Chevington, Bts, Suffolk, England Father: Abraham Nunn Mother: Martha Gilby
FHL Film Number: 989590

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Census:
1841 Chevington Census extract for New Cottage:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
Abraham Nunn 45 Agricultural labourer
Martha Nunn 45
Samuel Nunn 15 Agricultural labourer
Eliza Nunn 15
David Nunn 10
Alfred Nunn 10
Harriet Nunn 5
John Nunn 20 Agricultural labourer
Phoebe Nunn 20

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Died:
From Chevingon burial register No 6 1818 to 1894
No 348 Harriet Nunn dau of Abraham Nunn and Martha late M. Gilby of this parish 3 Jan 1849 aged 16

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Agricultural labourer/husbandman
• Census: 1841, New Cottage, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK
• Census: 1861, Ruffin's Farm, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK
• Census: 1871, Seighbeighs Cottages, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK
• Census: 1881, Brookes Corner, Seighbeighs Cottages, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK

Notes:

The following letters were written in response to the accidental death of BK1257 Alfred Nunn, son of Abraham Nunn.
The Napoleon Nunn mentioned appears to be the base child of a Naomi Nunn, daughter of John Nunn and Sarah (Sally) Silverstone. There is no relationship yet established between the two Nunn boys although a family connection seems highly likely.

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This letter published in the Bury and Norwich Post, and East Anglian, November 29, 1843, was in response to one published earlier regarding Alfred Nunn's accidental death.

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Alleged ignorance at Chevington and Whepstead. To the editor. Sir, - Will you oblige me by inserting if your next paper the following statement, which I trust will be found a sufficient answer to the letter of "One of the Jury," on the inquest upon the body of Alfred Nunn, appearing in your last.
Napoleon Nunn, who occasioned the death of Alfred, is not a son of poor parents; he has been brought up by his grandfather, until lately an occupier of a farm of above hundred acres in Chevington, and never was an object for admission into a Charity School. Abraham, the father of Alfred, has had seven children, of whom six have been taught to read, and received religious instruction in my schools; the remaining one is afflicted and incapable of learning. All poor parents in the parish have the opportunity offered them of placing their children, at the age of seven, in the day-school, where they may remain at least three years, and be thence transferred to the Sunday School, where they are allowed to continue till the age of fifteen, or more: the object of the Sunday School being chiefly religious instruction; and, although the parents are often compelled to put their boys to work at a very early age, and, I grieve more to say, that there are some that neglect or refuse to send their children to school, who consequently grow up ignorant and vicious; yet, I believe that the number taught, about sixty, is quite equal in proportion to that prevailing in other places; the schools are supported by me and members of my family, without assistance from any endowment or Society. The other two boys, Henry and Arthur Wittam, who were examined on the inquest, aged thirteen and ten, live in Whepstead, and belong to the Sunday School there; but being at a great distance from the church, and often necessarily employed on the Sunday in the care of stock, &c., their attendance has been very irregular, and they have but little knowledge of their catechisms; the eldest, however, can read the Testament decently, and has a distinct knowledge of retribution hereafter; and stated that his parents always instructed him so. It cannont, therefore, be said, that these boys "have not the remote idea of a future state." Your obedient servant, John White, Chevington Rectory, Nov.24, 1843.

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The offending letter follows: Bury and Norwich Post 22 November 1843
Ignorance of the peasantry. To the Editor.
Sir, - You will no doubt report in your columns of this week the result of an inquest held at the Suffolk Hospital on Wednesday last. The fact are simple these: that one boy carelessly caused the death of another boy by a gun-shot wound. But the grave and important question, is the worse than gothic ignorance in which the rustic population of Whepstead and Chevington appear to exist. The coroner in his charge was justifiably severe in describing the absence of all moral instruction, were removded
but by a slight degree from the position of a savage state. One lad, the principal in the accident, acknowledge that he did not know the Lord's Prayer; that he had no knowledge of the name of the clergyman of the parish, and, in fact, that he knew nothing of responsibility with respect to good or evil. The two other lads stated they belonged to the Sunday School; they knew the Lord's Prayer, but had not the most remote idea of a future state. And is this the education of the people, for which so much money is paid? If it is, look at the result; one harmless lad is hurried into eternity, and the innocent cause of it. untutored and uninstructed, knows nothing of the responsibility of hastening his companion to another world. But are the clergy, the paid educators of the people, wholly blameless? Was the rector or curate of these villages wholly ignorant of the existence of these boys, or were they negligent in endeavouring to lead their minds and cultivate them to the pursuit of virtue, or leaving them in reckless idleness to tread the path of infamy and crime? Sir, we frequently marvel at the spread of crime in the rural districts, at incendiarism, and acts of violence; but when we see the germ of human intellect thus untutored, neglected, and even crushed, - can we wonder that the mind, thus brutalized, its energies cramped and contracted, should in the moment of supposed or real injuries rush to the perpetration of wild and savage revenge? Yet when any plan of educating the people is proposed, it is generally met with all the fury of orthodox resentment? Take this instance of proof of the careful teaching of the rustic population, and it there is a feeling of moral reflection amongst your readers, they will in unison with me blush to think, tt\hat within a range of six miles from a town like Bury, with a church in the village, and, I dare say, a tolerable benefice, that human beings should be found, whose ignorance, as far as Christianity and morality are concerned, would disgrace the savages of the wild, or the Hindoo worshippers in India. Yours respectfully, One of the Jury.
[We insert this letter for the lamentable facts which it relates, but not admitting the justice of all its inferences. Unless a minister had the power of compelling the people to come, and send their children to be instructed, there may be instances of such ignorance as is here described, in spite of all the efforts of the most faithful pastor. - ED.]
Copyright British Library Board

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Birth:
From Chevington OPR
Abraham son of John Nunn and Mary his wife (late M. Flack spr) was born 17 May 1797; privately baptised 21 May 1797

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Occupation:
From Chevington census record

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Census:
1841 census for New Cottage, Chevington: http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
Abraham Nunn, aged 45, ag lab
Martha Nunn, aged 45
Samuel Nunn, aged 15
Eliza Nunn, aged 15
David Nunn, aged 10
Alfred Nunn, aged 10
Harriett Nunn, aged 5
John Nunn, aged 20, ag lab
Phoebe Nunn, aged 20

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Census:
1851 census for near Moat, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
HO107; Piece: 1791; Folio: 213; Page: 18; GSU roll: 207440.
Abraham Nunn, head, widower, aged 54, garden labourer, born Chevington
Samuel Nunn, son, unm, aged 29, farm labourer, born Chevington
Eliza Nunn, dau, unm, aged 27, born Chevington
David Nunn, son, unm, aged 25, farm labourer, born Chevington
Alfred Nunn, grandson, aged 4, born Chevington

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Census:
1861 census for Chevington, Ruffin's Farm:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
John Nunn, head, aged 42, Ag Lab, born Chevington.
Phoebe Nunn, wife, aged 39, born Naughton.
George Nunn, son, unmarried, aged 17, Ag Lab, born Chevington.
Harriet Nunn, dau, aged 14, employed at cloth factory, born Chevington.
Frederick Nunn, son, aged 11, scholar, born Chevington.
Abraham Nunn, father, widower, aged 65, Ag Lab, born Chevington

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Census:
1871 census for Seighbeigh's Cottage, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
John Nunn, head, widower, aged 52, ag lab, born Chevington
Harriet Plummer, dau, married, aged 24, soldier's wife (housekeeper), born Chevington
Ellen Plummer, grand dau, aged 4, born Chatham, Kent
Alice E. Plummer, grand dau, aged 2, born Chatham, Kent
Abraham Nunn, father, widower, aged 75, ag lab, born Chevington

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Census:
1881 census for Seighbeigh's Cottages, Brookes Corner, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
Abraham Nunn, head, widower, aged 86, born Chevington (imbecile)
John Nunn, son, widower, aged 63, ag lab, born Chevington

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Buried:
Transcribed from Chevington OPR held at Bury St Edmunds by Warren Nunn October 2004:
Burial No 673 Abraham Nunn aged 86 Apr 22 1881

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Abraham married Martha GILBY on 13 Nov 1817 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. Martha (daughter of John GILBY and Sarah MACRO) was born on 18 Nov 1792 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK; died on 25 Jul 1844 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
From Chevington OPR
Martha dau of John Gilby and Sarah his wife (late S. Macro spr) was born18 Nov 1792; privately baptised 19 Nov 1792

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Died:
From Chevingon burial register No 6 1818 to 1894
No 306 Martha Nunn wife of Abraham Nunn late M. Gilby of this parish 25 Jul 1844 aged 52

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Notes:

Married:
Chevington Register Page 8, marriage No 23 Abraham Nunn, Bachelor, otp, and Martha Gilby, Spinster, otp, were married in this church by Banns this 13th day of November, in the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventeen by me John White Rector {Abraham and Mary both made their marks} in the presence of Mary Nunn {her mark} and Abraham Arbourn? {his mark}

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1773; Labourer

Notes:

Birth:
Chevington parish register lists John, son of John and Martha Nunn

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Died:
Based on burial record

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Buried:
Transcribed from Chevington OPR held at Bury St Edmunds by Warren Nunn October 2004:
No 68 John Nunn son of John and Martha Nunn of this parish Dec 6 1822 aged 79

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John married Mary FLACK on 25 Mar 1790 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. Mary was born about 1763 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK; died on 10 May 1839 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
From Chevingon burial register No 6 1818 to 1894:
No 244 Mary Nunn widow of John Nunn late M. Flack of this parish 10 May 1839 aged 76

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Notes:

Married:
Marriage No 3, Chevington, 1790.
Banns of marriage between John Nunn and Mary Flack were published on Sunday May 9, 16 and 23, 1790, by me, John White, Rector Whereas John Nunn of this parish, Widower and Mary Flack, of this parish, spinster, were married in this church by Banns this twenty fifth day of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety by me John White, rector.
Marriage was solemnized between us John (X) Nunn & Mary (X) Flack in the presence of Robert (X) Leader and John Evered

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Died:
From Chevington OPR
No 111 John Gilby son of William Gilby and Martha of this parish 20 Jan 1826 aged 74

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England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: John Gilby Gender: Male Death Age: 74 Birth Date: 1752 Death Date: abt 1826 Burial Date: 20 Jan 1826 Burial Place: Chevington, Suffolk, England Father: William Gilby Mother: Martha Gilby FHL Film Number: 989541 Reference ID: p 14 n 111

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John married Sarah MACRO about 1780 in Suffolk, England, UK. Sarah was born about 1756 in England, UK; died on 20 Oct 1811 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

No details on parentage

Birth:
Based on burial record

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Died:
From Chevington OPR
Sarah wife of John Gilby (late S. Macro) aged 55 was buried 20 Oct 1811

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Labourer

Notes:

There are two John Nunns buried at Chevington in the 1770s. In 1771, John Nunn the elder a farmer was buried on January 5. The more likely John Nunn for this family is the John Nunn, widower, buried 16 July 1777. That's based on the fact that Martha Rutlege predeceased this John Nunn.

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At the website www.a2a.org.uk there are details about acquisitions made by the Hervey family (the third Earl of Bristol) in West Suffolk. The following entry involves a John Nunn of Chevington and is either this John or his son born 1743. However, both are described in other documents as labourers which casts doubts on them having land unless it was a lease situation which they relinquished. There are no other known John Nunns at Chevington who are likely candidates unless further research reveals one. The entry is:

FILE - Deeds of fields in Chevington - ref. HA 507/2/206 - date: 1677 - 1764
[from Scope and Content] Obtained by the Earl of Bristol, 10 Jul 1764, from John Nunn of Chevington, farmer, in exchange for a field in Chevington (which was conveyed to the Earl of Bristol in 1811: see HA 507/2/234)

Died:
Chevington OPR page 80 1777 July 16 John Nunn widower

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John married Martha RUTLEGE on 10 May 1737 in Denham, Suffolk, England, UK. Martha (daughter of William RUTLEGE and Anne --?--) was born about 1717 in Denham, Suffolk, England, UK; died on 29 May 1754 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Chevington OPR: 1754 May 29 Martha Nunn wife of John Lab

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Notes:

Married:
John Pallant researching at the Leicester University Library for the Suffolk Family History Society reports that John Nunn worked for 12 months at Cheppenham to gain settlement there to entitle him to marry Martha Rutlege of Denham
Suffolk, England, Extracted Parish Records about John Nune Martha Rutledg 10 May 1737 John Nune of Chepenham & Martha Rutledg of Denham.
Book: Marriages. (Marriage) Collection: Suffolk: Denham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials) With Historical Notes and Notices, 1539-1850

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Notes:

Birth:
IGI record
Birth: 14 JUL 1788
Christening: 10 AUG 1788 Chevington, Suffolk, England

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Buried:
From Chevington OPR
William son of John Gilby and Ann Dyson married man aged 68 years was buried 15 May 1791

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William married Martha FLACK on 1 Oct 1750 in Whepstead, Suffolk, England, UK. Martha was born about 1725 in Suffolk, England, UK; died on 18 Sep 1795 in Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Martha the daughter of Henry Flack b: C1700 Hundon Suffolk.

Birth:
Based on burial record

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Died:
From Chevington OPR
Martha widow of William Gilby (late M. Flack) aged about 70 was buried 18 Sep 1795

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