The family history of Robert J Austin
We have in the archive a history of Robert J Austin and his grandparents the Austins, the Gaskins, the Coopers and the Frosts.
The history comprises family trees and Census information. Robert's ancestors all lived in Norfolk and mainly in the Cawston area. They were butchers, labourers, laundresses, brickmakers, needlewomen and publicans. For more information on Robert's family visit the Cawston Heritage Archive at the Village Hall Cawston where you can see the whole family history. A snapshot can be viewed by clicking on the PDF file.
Naomi Horrocks
Victor and Bertha Austin
Cawston Football Club score a hat trick
Cawston Football Club won three cups as well as reaching the semi-final of the Norfolk Junior Cup Competition
In 1976 the Cawston Football Club won three cups; the North East Norfolk Championship Cup, the League Cup and the Aylsham Charity Cup. The team also reached the semi-final of the Norfolk Junior Cup Competition. The team are pictured in this cutting with the North East Norfolk Championship Cup. Click on file to view full screen.
NAOMI HORROCKS
North Norfolk News summer 1976
1976
Cawston Rovers grab the glory in 1983
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<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/bf28b17dc5a622bb56151c631caa66e4.jpeg" width="379" height="283" /><br /><span><strong>Back Row: </strong>Pat Mills, Simon Garry, Martin Serrell RIP, Peter McCarter, Brian Gaskin, Alan Arthurton, David Watson, Nick Raven RIP. <strong>Front Row:</strong> Robert Rickwood, Stephen Waller, eil Harrison, Mark Osborn, Roy Harrison and mascot Jason Gaskin</span></p>
On 9 April 1983 Cawston Rovers played in the Norfolk Primary Cup Final at Carrow Road which they won 2-1 against Britannia Prison.
The other most significant thing about the game which caused a media frenzy both locally and nationally was that it was the first time in British history, that a team of serving prisoners and wardens were allowed out of prison for an away fixture.
Naomi Horrocks
9 April 1983
Players from the Cawston Rovers
H.A. Gaskin
Hairdresser. Radio business and Licensee of the Kings Head public house etc....
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<p>Peggy Payne</p>
<p>North Walsham & District Archive</p>
<p>Wayne Beauchamp</p>
W.J. Gaskin
Saddler & Harness Maker etc....
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Peggy Payne
Peter Lee Family Tree
I have been looking at your website for Cawston and found it very interesting and helpful in my research into my grandfathers family history.
I know that my grandfathers family still reside in Cawston and I thought that this may be of interest....
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Mr Peter Lee
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/263" title="S.G.C. Lee - Cawston" target="_blank">S.G.C. Lee - Cawston</a></span>
Jimmy Payne - Church Farm
<p>Jimmy Payne with his Horse Team</p>
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ROBERT JAMES PAYNE, the seventh in a family of nine children, was born at Wood Dalling 82 years ago, and has been known in Cawston and the surĀrounding area as a friendly, quick-witted and efficient farmer....
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Peggy Payne.
Beryl Rounce
John Kett
Chris Barringer
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Beryl Rounce" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/155" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beryl Rounce</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="howard Builders & Undertakers" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Howard Builders & Undertakers</a></span></p>
Farming
<p>Binder Corn Harvesting for Threshing</p>
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A visitor to Cawston School in the 1950's remarked that he was pleased to hear the long summer vacation referred to as the Harvest Holiday. At that time it lasted five weeks; originally it was four, during the month of August....
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Mrs Jane Gaskin.
Mr John Katt.
Edward Pye.
Peggy Payne.
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/118" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Beerhouse Farm">Beerhouse Farm</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Jimmy Payne Church Farm">Jimmy Payne Church Farm</a></span></p>
Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.
Grays held fairs on the paddock early 1900s The School were allowed to use this for Netball & Football....
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David Oakes
Peggy Payne
Des Cook
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/110" title="Dents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dents</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/62" title="Education Schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Education Schools</span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/105" title="Football Teams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Football Teams</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Norwich/Haveringland Road">Norwich/Haveringland Road</a></span></span></p>
Dents Business History
<p><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/29975b9489182085e99b58e8b84b691f.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/29975b9489182085e99b58e8b84b691f.jpg"><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/29975b9489182085e99b58e8b84b691f.jpg" width="328" height="299" /></a></p>
<p>Phil and Billy Auston</p>
<p>James 3 wheel van - 2, cy p aircooled.</p>
<p>Business history and photos of Dents....</p>
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Peggy Payne
Bev Easton
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/116" title="Norwich Road Paddock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Norwich Road Paddock</a></span>
Football Teams/Clubs
<p>Youth Football Team 1969</p>
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Photo Gallery of football teams/clubs through the years....
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Brian Gaskin
Michael Black
Rodney Franklin
Leslie Marsham
Colin Wright
Jimmy and Sylvia Raven
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="School Sports Photos" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/169" target="_self">School Sports</a></span></p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" style="width: 476px; height: 300px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xT_qEHzs3gA?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Cawston Modernairs Dance Band
Cawston Modernairs Dance Band History/photos.
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Mr & Mrs John Gould
Public Houses
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The 20th century has seen the disappearance of most of the public houses, apart from two notable exceptions. In the old days there were "beer houses" at which home-brewed beer was sold....
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Peter & Sylvia Marsham: Photos.
Pauline Proudfoot. Cheshire: Photos.
Darren Black.
Peter Raven
<p>Memorials and Remembrance</p>
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/63c38bdaf9e636ac89546e50ecbca707.jpg" width="335" height="251" /></p>
Photos and details required for:-
1976 - Gift of wooden seat to the school by Cawston Brownies.
1976 - Special efforts and donation for a wooden seat at school in memory of Mrs Rose Douglas who died 1975 after serving on the school canteen staff for more then 25 years.
Memorial & Remembrance project is on going and will be updated as time permit....
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Richard Howard
Cawston Parish Council
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/63" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Roll of Honour and War Memorials">Roll of Honour and War Memorials</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/15" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="GGravestones - Memorial and Remembrance Project">Gravestones - Memorial and Remembrance Project</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/314" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bluestone Plantation Bomber Plane Crash"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bluestone Plantation Bomber Plane Crash Memorial</span></a></p>
<p>and:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Lucky Strike"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lucky Strik Plane Crash Memorial</span></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p>
<p>Cemetery Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations.</p>
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File 1: Cemetery Map
File 2: Plan: Location Plan of Gravestones at Cemetery
File 3: Index letter A
File 4: Index letter B
File 5: Index letter C
File 6: Index letter D
File 7: Index letter E
File 8: Index letter F
File 9: Index letter G
File 10: Index letter H
File 11: Index letter J
File 12: Index letter K
File 13: Index letter L
File 14: Index letter M
File 15: Index letter N
File 16: Index letter O
File 17: Index letter P
File 18: Index letter R
File 19: Index letter S
File 20: Index letter T
File 21: Index letter V
File 22 : Index letter W
<p>Cemetery Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations.</p>
<p><span class="C-6">The Gravestone project for </span><span class="C-6">St. Agnes' Church<span class="C-6">, the Cemetery and </span></span><span class="C-6">Memorial/Remembrance<span class="C-6"> is ongoing and will be updated as time permit which is being listed to help those people who wish to trace some of their family history.<br /><br />The inscription have been taken from the gravestones and from records held by the Cawston Historical Society<span class="C-6"> which are in the </span>Heritage room<span class="C-6"> at the </span>Village Hall<span class="C-6">.<br /><br />Many of the stones are now getting very difficult to read and no records have been sort. Please feel free to contact us quoting the relevant reference grave number as used within the gravestone index if you think that any plan position, or inscriptions have been transcribed incorrectly as accuracy is not guaranteed, a photo of every stone will be included whether it is readable or not.<br /><br />Please <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Contact Us" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contact us</a></span> for enquires regarding copy photos.</span><br /></span></span></p>
<p>Cawston Cemetery, Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norfolk, NR10 4TB.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/417" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Cemetery Regulation 1905"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cemetery Regulation 1905</span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Church Gravestone inscriptions & location" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/73" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cawston Church gravestones, inscriptions and locations</a></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/24" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location</span></span></a></p>
WW2 photos and Memorabilia
Memorabilia & Photos WW2 including POWs return home and The Red Cross....
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WW11
Miranda Pointer
Ivy Lake
Mike Hillier
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/63" title="Roll of Honour & War Memorials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roll of Honour & War Memorials</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/72" title="WW1 Photos &n Memorabilia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WW1 Photos & Memorabilia</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Heath" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heath</a></span> which was used for rifle practice WW1 & WW2</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/80" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Red Cross">Red Cross</a></span></p>
Roll of Honour and War Memorials
<p><strong>Lest We Forget</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/16c121d6bf9f2bc173590edd5dc2a836.gif" width="312" height="195" /></p>
Roll of Honour for those who gave their lives for our country & War Memorials.
File 1/Roll of Honour WW1
File 2/Roll of Honour WW2
File 3/Lieutenant Cecil Faulkner Cawston - Boer War 1899-1902
File 4/ War Horses and Dogs
File 5/ War Memorials
File 6/War Memorial lighting damage
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<p>Mr & Mrs Brain Brownsell - (<a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/158" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="See link Bellboddy"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">See link Bellboddy</span></a>)</p>
<p>Mark Carmichael - (bellboddy)</p>
<p>Kevin Douglas</p>
<p>Ron Beall</p>
<p>Peter Lee</p>
<p>Jacci Babich</p>
<p>Evan Hill</p>
<p>Steve Andrews.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Lucky Strike" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/32">Lucky Strike</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/314" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bombrer Plane Crash WW11 at Bluestone Plantation"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bomber Plane Crash WW11 at Bluestone Plantation</span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Es Forces Personnel" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/88" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ex Forces Personnel</a></span></p>
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Chapel Street/Prince of Wales Road
<p class="Normal"><span class="C-12">How it was 1980s</span></p>
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<p>Chapel Street: History of Chapel St/Prince of Wales Rd from the Parish Magazine, January 1995 by Dennis W. Easton.</p>
<p>First of all there were the Mills at Sygate driven by the wind when my grandfather left school in the 1860's he went to work at the Mills. I've heard my father say he used to tell them when there was a wind they worked all night and day. a windmill was a slow machine. I don't remember them going by wind but in my younger days I used to go down there with my father and it was driven by a portable steam engine. Bamber Stackwood's wife was stoker.</p>
<p>Coming into Chapel Street the end of which was Prince of Wales Road. its not Chapel Street until you get to the Chapel; there was Wilson's Wholesale & Retail Butchers. He supplied a lot of butchers in Norwich and district by horse and cart in the 20's. He was one of the best horsemen in the area he would have the best. he also farmed a lot of land and employed a lot of people.</p>
<p>Next there was W A Bush Agricultural Engineer this yard always had something to be repaired. Round about May time farmers would be bringing the grass cutters in to he got ready for the haysel the odd wagon or two to be repaired. June and July in came the self-binders to be done up ready for harvest. Next door was Jack Gaskin he would he doing the harness and canvas for the binders. everything had to be ready as harvest was a big thing in those days. It was nice to see a field full of horses and wagons. shocks of corn and stacks going up. and about a dozen men. just a memory now! On the opposite side of the road was the old Workhouse.</p>
<p>The end of Prince of Wales Road was where William Dewing had his little bakery. I remember his mother helping in the bakery she was known locally as Mrs Penny Loaf. A well-known character called Ruff Carman lived the the yard. on the other side was Stanley Wilson's carpenters yard, somewhere in this street lived Ted Wells a Well - sinker. Tom Hammond kept the shop, he used to sell second hand furniture, he had it outside the shop in the street, this didn't suit Hopping Jack who lived on the other side, they used to get wrong about this. Hopping Jack had a horse and cart and he used to go round the district with fish. We always knew if he had been round you could smell the herring cooking on the gridle; he was a bit of a lad and would always have a tale. He would say "Special offer today Missus, a Herren and hawk for three ha'pence, if you buy a dozen you can have them for a shilling."</p>
<p>Down Hammond's Loke as we used to call it, lived Walter Tuddenham (uncle) he was what we used to call a Jobbing Bricklayer, you would see him with his handcart, few bricks, cement and tools somewhere each day, he was Michael's grandfather. My grandfather was born down that Loke in one of the cottages.</p>
<p>Now, we must not forget Mr Bellbody, always known as Bell, he was a retired bricklayer off the railway. There were a lot of horses in the village in those times, so he had a full time job with his barrow and shovel, every day us boys used to say "What have you on your barrow Mr Bell", this was only to hear him say "Hors-ma-tit-ma-ta-muck". The last for now was Tom pitcher's Cobblers on the Market Hill which is now two cottages.</p>
<p>And from the Parish Magazine March 1995 by Hilda Dewing.</p>
<p>As I was born in Chapel Street I was very interested in Mr Easton's recent Memories in the Magazine, but he have missed two people out. Mr Robert Jeary the tailor and Miss Lottie Carman the dressmaker, they both lived in the tall houses before Mr Pitcher's cobblers shop. I'd also like to say that Ted Wells lived in Church Lane, not Chapel Street.</p>
<p>Note: Paul Engelhard Way and Fred Tuddenham Drive are new roads named after the bussinesses operated from this area which is now a housing estate, build start date 2005.</p>
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Chapel Street history - Dennis W. Easton & Hilda Dewing
A Walk Down Chapel Street - (see file) by Ivan Purdy
Mary Gurteen - Photos.
Vic Purdy - Photos.
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Sygate/Southgate" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sygate/Southgate</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Mills" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/84" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mills</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/139" title="S A Wilson">S A Wilson</a></span></p>