Heacham postmill


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Heacham postmill stood to the northeast of the village and not far from Heacham watermill.


Tithe map 1839
Tithe map 1839 - as redrawn by Harry Apling

Tithe Award 1842
Map, J. Utting, Land Surveyor, Lynn Regis, 1839

Field 351

Lower Saffron Close

Arable

18a. 1r. 6p.

 

James WAGG of Heacham, Norfolk, baker
died 18 Jul 1867 [age 70] at Heacham
PROBATE proved at NORWICH 23 Nov 1867
by Sarah WAGG of Heacham, widow, the relict, and William WAGG of Snettisham, Norfolk, baker, the son, the executors
effects under 300 pounds
Principal Probate Registry - 1858 - 1931

Notice re estate of
James Wagg, late of Heacham
whose will was proved on 23 November
Lynn Advertiser - 14th March 1868

My 'Wagg' family have a long association with Sedgeford, going back at least to the very early part of the 18th Century. However, I think that the James Wagg and the 'Mrs Wagg' mentioned in your list were based in Heacham. (The 1861 census indicates that James was born in Sedgeford, but the 1851 version says Heacham. I'll crack this one when I have a little more time.)
Anyway, James appears in the 1841 census as a baker in Heacham. In the 1851 census, he's listed as a baker and flour dealer, employing 2 men and an errand boy, also in Heacham. By 1861, he's employing 3 men and a boy. He is dead before the 1871 census, but his wife - Sarah - is recorded as a 'miller and baker', living at the Bakers Shop in Heacham. It would seem that the 'Mrs Wagg' appearing in your entry is Sarah Wagg, the widow of James.
Mike Thurlow, South Africa - 17th December 2007

White's 1836:

Census 1841:

James Wagg, baker

James Wagg (44) baker
Sarah Wagg (34)
Mary Wagg (20)
Elizabeth Wagg (18)
James Wagg (14)
Louisa Wagg (9)
Lucy Wagg (7)
Richard Wagg (5)
Emily Wagg (3)
Susannah Wagg (5mnths)

Index of Wills 1627: Francis Sawer, miller

1830: William Spanton, miller

White's 1836: William Spanton, miller & baker

White's 1845: James Wagg, miller & baker

Census 1851:

James Wagg (55) b.Heacham, master baker & flour dealer employing 2 men & 1 errant boy
Sarah Wagg (45) b.Snettisham
James William Wagg (24) b.Heacham, journeyman baker
Emily Wagg (13) b.Heacham, scholar
Susannah Wagg (10) b.Heacham, scholar
Harriet Wagg (8) b.Heacham, scholar
Helen Wagg (7) b.Heacham
Henry Wagg (6) b.Heacham, scholar
John Wagg (5) b.Heacham, scholar
Sarah Fuller (26) b.Holme next the Sea, general servant
Elliott Seaman (16) b.Sedgeford, general servant

White's 1854: James Wagg, miller & baker - also at Sedgeford towermill

Census 1861:

James Wagg (64) b.Sedgeford, baker employing 3 men & 1 boy
Sarah Wagg (54) b.Snettisham
Lucy Wagg (26) b.Heacham
Emily Wagg (23) b.Heacham
Susannah S. Wagg (20) b.Heacham
Henry H. Wagg (16) b.Heacham
Lucy Barlow (2) b.Norwich (granddaughter)
Thomas Warnes (29) b.Ingoldisthorpe, journeyman baker

White's 1864: James Wagg, corn miller & baker

1865: James Wagg, miller

18th July 1867: James Wagg died aged 70

1868: Mrs. Sarah Wagg, miller, baker & merchant

Census 1871:

Sarah Wagg (64) b.Snettisham, miller & baker (widow)
Emily Wagg (33) b.Heacham
Harriet Wagg (28) b.Heacham
Louisa Barlow (38) b.Heacham (daughter)
Alfred Barlow (8) b.Norwich, scholar (grandson)
William Barlow (4) b.Fakenham, scholar (grandson)
Maria Howard (19) b.Heacham, servant

1871: Mrs. Sarah Wagg, miller, baker & merchant - also at Sedgeford towermill

1872: Mrs. Sarah Wagg, miller, baker & merchant

1875: Mrs. Sarah Wagg, miller, baker & merchant

c.1876: Sarah Wagg died

Altered Tithe Apportionment 1910: Tithe Award 351A given as Enclosure 252 The Windmill 4.121a

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