A puzzle!

Lady Elizabeth Rich.

Head stone found in Wivenhoe church yard.

Lady Elizabeth Rich ,Wife of Daniel Rich. She was born 1813 died 1842.

How did a titled Lady end up being buried at Wivenhoe.

Sorry don't know her maiden name, but was she titled before she was married?

In the 1841 census, Daniel Rich was living in East Street, occupation a mariner. Thanks Chris
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Her death was registered as Ann Elizabeth Rich, and she's listed as Ann in the 1841 census. I'm just wondering in Ann somehow was misread as "Lady"?  Thanks Chris. i will check the headstone again.

Have checked the parish records, Ann Elizabeth Rich buried Feb. 7th 1842. aged 29 years.
I must have misread the headstone. John. Admin.

Get knotted.!!

Wivenhoe Rope Works.

Wivenhoe 1762.  William Popps, twine spinner, of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex, have taken the rope walk which was the late Michael Harrison's, in Wivenhoe Aforesaid, and intend to carry it on in all its branches;  where Gentlemen, may be supplied with all sorts of Tarred ropes, rope yarn, spun yarn, white ropes of all sorts, white rope yarn of all sorts, twine, line, pack thread, shop thread, whip cord and small cords of all sorts..... all persons that please to favour me with their orders, may depend upon their being carefully executed, and all former favours gratefully acknowledged, by their most humble servant  William Popps.

There must have been a rope works at the Cross in the early 1700's or maybe the late 1600's.

Ipswich Journal 1762.

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Divine intevention.

This big tree fell on the church in the hurricane in October 1987.

Picture by kind permission of David Cassell.

Gosh, I'd forgotten a tree hit the church! I remember that storm vividly, and all the tiles smashed all over the High St the next morning.
Helen Barrell.

You can date Wivenhoe photos from wheteher there is a tall tree in the churchyard. I took a similar picture - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dud5ers/10227932156/in/photolist-nhT4nc-nh9pYu-gts8Fm-nxjyCm-nzcUR5-nhXvzg-gzNPTS-nmc4bH-gtuACf.  Dudley. Thanks John

.and the wood of the tree was hand carved into a Cross by Council groundsman Colin Oliver and is still on display in the Church today - it is called Colin's Cross.Thanks to Antoinette Stinson W.T.C.

Wivenhoe is known in high places!!

Diamond Wedding.

At the Criterion restaurant Piccadilly, on Monday, twenty five Grandchildren, six Sons and one Daughter sat down to luncheon to celebrate the diamond wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Pawsey of Ballast Quay House, Wivenhoe.  The couple are 85 and 84 respectively.  Of there 12 Children, ten are living, and they have forty Grand-Children and two great -grand Children.  One son was killed in the war.  At the luncheon a telegram from the Archbishop of York was read: -" Congratulations on your sixty years of happy married life, and my benediction on the years that remain."  Later a message was received from the King, as follows-" The King and Queen sincerely congratulate you and Mrs. Pawsey on your diamond wedding which you are celebrating to-day.  Their Majesties trust that you are in good health, and spending a very happy anniversary.

Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 13th 1928

Just for Helen.

Golden Wedding

Mr and Mrs. Robert. H. Barrell, of Belvedere, Rectory Road Wivenhoe, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Mr Barrell is surveyor to the Urban Council, and a native of this place.

Mrs. Barrell has been in the Congregational Church choir 65 years, and Mr. Barrell was for many years superintendant of the Sunday School.  He is a life deacon.

On Sunday Mr.and Mrs. Barrell were the recipients of an electric clock from the deacon and their wives.

Chelmsford Chronicle.

Helen. It definitely says Robert H Barrell in the paper.

I used to sit in the galleries in the Congregational church... John Admin.

 Oooh - is that Robert Lewis Barrell? He has a plaque up in the Congregational! I was in the choir there too as well. ;),
Helen Barrell,

Helen.  Robert Hugh Barrell Married Ester Jane wade. His Father was Daniel Barrell and Mother Eliza jones.

Robert Hugh was born 1864.  John.
 Another overlap with the Wade family! Good to see. :). Thanks Helen.

They liked their beer in Wivenhoe.

To be sold by auction.

On the premises, on Wednesday April, 27th 1785,between the hours of three and five o'clock.

All that old and well accustomed PUBLIC HOUSE known by the sign of the ANCHOR at Wivenhoe, together with the granary, coach house,stables and blacksmith shop.

The premises have been lately thoroughly repaired, and are now let at a very easy rent.

Ipswich Journal 1785.

That lot would give you a hangover.

To be sold by inch of candle.

At his Majesty's Warehouse on the Quay at Wivenhoe, . June 1742-3

Six hundred and forty large casks, containing upwards of five thousand nine hundred gallons of neat old Bordeaux and Nantes Brandies, which will be put up in large and small lots, for the convenience of several buyers.

The sale began on the 19th day of January 1742 and will continue on Wednesday and Friday every week till the whole is disposed of,and begin each day at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and continue till five in the afternoon.

Ipswich journal 1742.