William & Phoebe Lee of Hindringham

William Lee, a son of Absalom and Mary, was baptised in Hindringham on 4th October 1741.

Phoebe Yaxley, a daughter of James and Deborah, was baptised in Sharrington on 1st September 1751.

William Lee married Phoebe Yaxley by licence in Hindringham on 31st December 1776. Both were said to be ‘of this parish’ and George Yaxley, probably Phoebe’s brother, was one of the witnesses.

Their children were all baptised in Hindringham but the first three were omitted from the register, along with other baptisms of that period. On 23rd February 1783 a note was made in the register giving their dates of birth with confirmation that they had all been baptised within a week of their births. Their ten children were:

William

Mar 1777

Hindringham - born 1 Mar

Absalom

Mar 1778

Hindringham - born 23 Mar

James

May 1780

Hindringham - born 6 May

Thomas

9 Feb 1782

Hindringham

Mary

23 May 1784

Hindringham - born 20 May

Phoebe

20 Nov 1785

Hindringham - born 14 Nov

John

6 July 1788

Hindringham - born 5 July

Deborah

6 Jun 1790

Hindringham - born 1 Jun

Prudence

14 Feb 1792

Hindringham - born 13 Feb

George

29 May 1796

Hindringham

William was buried in Hindringham on 4th September 1825, aged 85, and Phoebe was buried there on 26th February 1840, aged 88.

Of their children:

  • William married Elizabeth Hopkinson in Hindringham on 6th June 1801 and the witnesses were his siblings, Absalom, James and Mary. Nothing more is known about him.

  • Absalom married Rosa Allen, from Brancaster, in Sedgeford on 31st December 1802 and they are known to have had eight children baptised:

    Absalom

    25 May 1806

    Sedgeford - born 5 Jan 1805

    John

    14 Jan 1812

    Sedgeford - born 3 Jan 1812

    George

    27 Jun 1813

    Sedgeford

    Thomas

    19 Mar 1815

    Sedgeford

    Susan

    6 Apr 1817

    Sedgeford

    Robert

    3 Oct 1819

    Sedgeford

    Elizabeth

    11 Nov 1821

    Sedgeford

    Betsey

    15 Aug 1824

    Sedgeford

    Absalom was a blacksmith and in 1841 and 1851 they were living in Snettisham where Absalom was buried on 30th November 1853, aged 76.

  • James was in Hindringham in 1841 with Elizabeth, presumably his wife although no marriage has been positively identified. With them were William's brother George and his sister's illegitimate son William.

  • Mary married William Allison in Hindringham on 16th July 1811.

  • Phoebe married Thomas Raines from Wooton, in Sedgeford on 20th July 1805 and thay are known to have had six children baptised:

    Deborah Lee

    2 Mar 1806

    Hindringham

    Phoebe

    3 Oct 1813

    Sedgeford

    William Lee

    13 Aug 1815

    Sedgeford

    Pleasance

    5 Apr 1818

    Sedgeford

    Maria

    7 May 1820

    Sedgeford

    George

    27 July 1824

    Sedgeford

    Thomas was a farm worker and they always lived in Sedgeford. Phoebe was buried there on 27th March 1866, aged 81.

  • John married Margaret Glasswell in Thursford on 17th October 1811. John was a shoemaker and they lived in Hindringham where they had twelve children:

    Eliza

    28 Feb 1813

    Hindringham

    Pleasance Elizabeth

    26 Mar 1815

    Hindringham

    Priscilla

    8 Nov 1816

    Hindringham

    Josiah

    9 Apr 1819

    Hindringham

    Sarah Ann

    10 Feb 1821

    Hindringham

    Maria Glasswell

    10 Nov 1822

    Hindringham

    John

    ca. 1826

    Barney

    Thomas

    20 May 1827

    Hindringham

    Wynn

    20 May 1827

    Hindringham

    Betsey

    30 Jun 1830

    Hindringham

    Caroline

    27 May 1832

    Hindringham

    Rachael

    1 Jun 1834

    Hindringham

    John’s wife Margaret was with him in 1841 and must have died, although her burial has not been found, as John re-married to Mary Groom in Hindringham on 11th November 1855. The marriage register gives their ages as 65 and 45 repectively. In 1861 they were living in Church Street, Wells, but John was buried in Hindringham on 14th August 1867, aged 81.

  • Deborah had an illegitimate son, William Lee, baptised in Hindringham on 15th February 1829. In 1841 William was living with his uncle James and in 1861 and 1871 he was working on his uncle George's farm.

  • George was living with his brother, James, in 1841 and later that year he married Sally Pancher/n and they are known to have had six children:

    Lucy

    17 May 1843

    Hindringham

    Eliza

    24 Aug 1845

    Hindringham

    James

    25 Jun 1848

    Hindringham

    Louisa

    6 Oct 1850

    Hindringham - died 1869

    Emily Sarah

    20 Nov 1853

    Hindringham

    Georgianna

    17 Feb 1858

    Hindringham

    George became a farmer and in 1851 and 1861 they were living on Bale Road, Hindringham. In 1871 their house was shown as ‘Botany Bay’. In 1861 and 1871 they had Deborah’s son, William, living with them and working on George’s farm.

    George was buried in Hindringham on 26th June 1872, aged 76.