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From: Noel Wright <>
Subject: Re: HALL - Dewsing/Dowsing
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 15:33:01 +0800
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Hi Steve

According to the IGI at our LDS f/h centre this am there was a Dowsing Hall
baptised at East Bilney on 16 Feb 1786. His parents are listed as John Hall
and Mary Dowsing. To begin with I thought this must be the first Dowsing
Hall and that I'd discovered how the unusual first anme came about. That
explanation may still apply, but the dates need checking.

Regards

Noel Wright

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on 6/5/05 7:20 PM, Steve Ecclestone at
wrote:

> Hi Noel
>
> Dowsing or Dewsing HALL married Chriatian MASON at Elsing 17th October 1768
>
> They baptised 3 children between 1769 & 1773 at Mattishall Burgh then
> disappear from my collection until they turn up at North Tuddenham where a
> further 4 children are baptised 1780 to 1786.
>
> Dewson son of Dewsing married Deborah Pitts at Hingham 12th September 1797 and
> one or other of the two (probably the younger) marries Ann Pitts at East
> Dereham on 9th October 1812.
>
> A further Dewsing HALL is baptised to a John & Anne at North Tuddenham,
> probably another descendant, on 17th February 1812
>
> Let me know if you need further details and I'll send off list
>
> Steve
>
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> Message date : May 06 2005, 12:07 PM
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> Subject : NORFOLK-D Digest V05 #413
> Extremely interesting and helpful, thank you Steve.
>
> I see from the 1851 census that there were other Hall families in the
> Mitford area,including Dowsing Hall (aged 77) and George Hall (28).
> Dowsing's occupation is given as 'Owner of houses'. He had a street named
> after him. In the 1881 census my gg/pts John and Martha Hall had their
> dwelling in Dowsing Halls Street, Cranworth.
>
> Dowsing could have been the same generation as Edward's father John. Brother
> or cousin perhaps? It seems a pretty unusual name. Have you come across it
> in other generations of Halls?
>
> George may have been another favoured family name. In 2001 on a visit to
> Cranworth I found a gravestone in the churchyard that read: 'In memory of
> George Hall who died 20th Feb 1810 aged 63 years. He was 33 yrs coachman in
> T.T. GIRDON Also of NEWYEAR his wife who died July 25 1853'.
>
> Regards
> Noel Wright
>
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