Monday, July 03, 2006


1827-1900 nee Pulford Mary Austin Chapel cottages Gislingham 1898 Posted by Picasa

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kay lobar said...
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kay lobar said...

I am related to Mary Austin nee Pulford. I believe she was the aunt of my great great grandfather, Samuel Pulford born 1846. Samuel married Mary Beaumont in Gislingham in 1871 and they had 11 children. I would be interested to know how Mary Austin fits into your family tree.

Kay Lobar

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Roger Hewitt said...

Hi Kay,

The daugher of Mary or Anne Pulford, Charlotte in Leggett nee Austin was born on march 28, 1862 in houses next to the chapele in Gislingham and lived there with her mother after she was first married to Ephraim Leggett in 1879. She had 14 children and the first five Florence nov 29 1879, Ephraim dec 19 1881, Lily aug 27, 1883, Orlando jan 19 1885, Daisy april 15, 1887 were born there. Ephraim then moved the family to stantonupthorpe. Then Mary Pulford was remember as an infirmed old lady who suddenly picked up her skirts and ran down the garden into the pond to catch the toddler Daisy as she sank for the third time. Daisy is my grandmother. The original photo also featured a young lady holding a tabby cat who was her daugther-in-law Lottie wife of Charles Austin. Daisy's birthday book records Florence born april 4 1871 and Mary's funeral aug 27, 1900 aged 74.

april 29 1792 samuel baptized at bedingfield is the son of samuel pulfer and sarah his wife late sarah friend spinster.

oct 12 1815 samuel pulferd married charlotte casen at gislingham. there daugher ann died 51 weeks 1826. then samuel himslf died aged 64 in 1857 and charlotte in 1850 aged 61.