The Yards of Martham
It is always a temptation when studying local history to delve into the background of the big posh local houses. They normally have the easiest history to explore and their owners were frequently the richest and most influential in the community. However, they are probably not typical of the majority of the local population. People in lower income brackets had to seek out the cheapest housing which in many towns was slum like back-to-back housing. Martham was no different. For over 120 years from the mid 19th century right up to the 1960’s much of this housing could be found in the Yards of Martham. To the right is an example of an entrance to a Yard just off Black Street.
If you want to skip the background information and go straight to descriptions of the Yards themselves select from the list below:
- Bell Yard off White Street has its own page elsewhere on this website. You can see if your click HERE.
- Burnt Yard was not actually a Yard at all but just a field/meadow that has been included for clarification.
- Chapman’s Yard was situated next to Linford’s Yard in White Street and later it was known as Rust’s Yard.
- Dunt’s Yard was situated at the rear of Yew Tree Cottage, off Back Lane.
- Edward’s Yard was thought to be just off Back Road to the east of The Green
- Linford’s Yard was at the south east end of White Street behind what would later be known as Pyman’s Store.
- Piggins Yard was off Repps Road near the Victoria Inn.
- Providence Yard was off the east side of Black Street.
- Pyman’s Yard was previously known as Linford’s Yard – see above.
- Rust’s Yard was earlier known as Chapman’s Yard – see above.
Background
The Yards of Martham were no different from those found in other towns and cities of a similar period. In the early 19th century the population was increasing. Former wattle and daub, thatched dwellings had been in use since medieval times. Bricks began being made in Martham and the demand for what at the time must have been seen as better housing was increasing. In the mid 1800’s the economy was mainly agriculturally based in Martham with 4% of the population being landowning farmers propped up by a broad base of poorly paid labourers. Many lived in tied cottages owned by the farmer but others needed the rudimentary housing provided in the Yards. Typical Yards in Martham were situated behind larger buildings often approached through a narrow opening that led to a cul-de-sac yard surrounded by dwellings that today we would probably call hovels. These shared a central access yard and a water supplied by a pump or well. Some did not even have sinks but had a separate wash house, again shared with other tenants. Toilets were outside to the rear of the property and almost always shared between several households. Where there were no toilets, privy bins were not uncommon which represented the worst option for sewage. Interiors were damp and suffered from lack of ventilation and inadequate light. There was no electricity and floors were often only tiles laid on compacted earth. The Yards were often named after local families that owned a shop or business facing the street and they utilised the rear of their plot by building or adapting existing buildings to meet the demand for additional housing. To get an idea of how cheap rents could be an advert for the sale of a Providence Yard house in 1921 said the widowed tenant paid just £7 per year (13.5 pence per week). This indicates just how poorly built the dwelling must have been and how difficult it was even for the owner to make money from such an investment. There was always a proportion of the population who were unemployed, drifted from one job to another, sick, old aged or widowed leaving them with little or no resources. Consequently, the old yard dwellings survived for a long time because they were all that a large proportion of the population could afford.
Above – This is a typical example of a yard set back behind the street. Not from Martham.
The 1901, 1911 and 1921 censuses asked a question about the number of rooms(1) in each dwelling. Not everyone answered the question but 17 households in my list of the Martham Yards did and 10 were not overcrowded whilst seven could be considered to be overcrowded. A household was considered to be overcrowded if it has an occupancy rating of minus 1 or less. That is, it had at least one room too few for the number of people living in the household. Other families were certainly overcrowded given the size of their families but the number of rooms was not recorded in earlier censuses.
At the end of this page there is a list of people that lived in the Yards compiled from census returns and electoral registers. It is sorted alphabetically into family groups. The list provides a fascinating view of over 275 different people representing this important sector of the community from 1851 to 1939.
The housing conditions that people accepted at this time may have been much lower than we expect today but that does not mean they were all unhappy with their lot. Whilst many occupiers came and went quickly some stayed for many years. James Kerrison lived at Linford’s Yard with his family for more than 40 years. Charles & Mary Ann Cunningham lived at Providence Yard for the whole of their married life from 1877 until 1928 when Charles died and 1933 when Mary died. They also raised at least four children there. The lists shows that several other families lived in various Yards for more than 20 years.
Contemporary reminiscences from people who either lived in the Yards or had relatives who lived there talk about the excellent community spirit that existed there. Living cheek by jowl seems to have meant that people came together more especially in times of hardship and there are accounts of a certain type of pride with housewives cleaning front door steps daily.
Legislation
Across the country there was a growing awareness of the links between public health and housing conditions which led to the Government passing extensive legislation during the period 1850-1900 aimed at improving housing conditions. Not all of these had the intended outcome and, in some case, local authorities were slow to implement them. In many cases it was not until the passing of the Public Health Act 1872 that local councils began to tackle the problems. Further legislation in the form of the Local Government Act 1888 was introduced but, sadly, we have no relevant records of how these challenges were dealt with by the former Blofield and Flegg Rural Council that was responsible for implementing slum clearance policies because it seems their records for the period were destroyed or lost at the time of Local Government re-organisation in 1972.
The Yards Themselves
Below are further details of each Yard. Some of them are brief because so little is known about them so if you can tell me more, please email me at marthamnorfolk@btinternet.com
The information is mainly drawn from census returns and personal accounts but not all the censuses recorded the individual Yards by name. Some that must have existed were probably included under the name of the adjacent street. Census type information only goes up to 1939 but some Yards are known to have existed well after that date so the occupancy information is limited.
1841 Census – There were no addresses listed as ‘Yards’ in this census but some must have already existed and could have been built as early as the turn of the 19th century.
Bell Yard, White Street. I have included this in the list for completeness but it is not a Yard in the sense of the others. It was originally a small terrace of four tied cottages and has its own special page on this website that you can see by clicking on its name.
Burnt Yard. I have listed this to eliminate confusion over its name because it was in fact only a small field that I don’t think ever had older dwellings built on it. It was situated on the north side of what is today Staithe Road opposite the north end of School Road.
Chapman’s Yard. Chapman’s Yard was only ever listed once in the 1851 census because by 1861 it had become Rust’s Yard (see below). It was probably named after Ann Chapman the widow of Robert Chapman who owned plot 665 under the Martham Tithe Award of 1842 where it was situated – it is shown in blue on the map below. In 1851 the brothers George (born 1807) and Henry (born 1810) Kerrison lived there with their families and if you look under Rust’s Yard for 1861 and 1871 they still lived there. The table below lists the people who lived there in 1851. It can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapmans Yard | Kerrison | George | Head | 43 | 1851 census | Jobbing Gardener |
| 2 | Chapmans Yard | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 40 | 1851 census | Nee Amis |
| 3 | Chapmans Yard | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 17 | 1851 census | |
| 4 | Chapmans Yard | Kerrison | Maria | Daughter | 15 | 1851 census | |
| 5 | Chapmans Yard | Kerrison | Henry | Head | 41 | 1851 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 6 | Chapmans Yard | Kerrison | Maria Ann | Wife | 38 | 1851 census | Nee Patterson |
| 7 | Chapmans Yard | Utting | Sarah | Head | 62 | 1851 census | Nee Nichols |
| 8 | Chapmans Yard | Utting | Rebecca | Daughter | 22 | 1851 census | No employment |
| 9 | Chapmans Yard | Utting | Harriet | Daughter | 18 | 1851 census | No employment |
Dunt’s Yard. It is thought that this Yard was owned by Nathaniel Dunt (1792-1867) a painter and glazier who lived at Yew Tree Cottage, Back Lane and the Yard was situated behind his home. This Yard only ever appeared by name in the 1851 census when two households lived there made up of 8 people as shown in the table below.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunt's Yard | Gedge | Mary | Head | 93 | 1851 census | Widow |
| 2 | Dunt's Yard | Warnes | John | Lodger | 54 | 1851 census | Lodger at Mary Gedge's |
| 3 | Dunt's Yard | Hayton | William | Head | 40 | 1851 census | Groom |
| 4 | Dunt's Yard | Hayton | Rebecca | Wife | 36 | 1851 census | Nee Kerrison. Washer woman. |
| 5 | Dunt's Yard | Hayton | Sarah | Daughter | 14 | 1851 census | At school |
| 6 | Dunt's Yard | Hayton | William | Son | 12 | 1851 census | At school |
| 7 | Dunt's Yard | Hayton | James | Son | 9 | 1851 census | At school |
| 8 | Dunt's Yard | Hayton | Edmund | Son | 1 | 1851 census |
Edward’s Yard. Alfred Robert Edwards, a journeyman tailor, was listed next to the 1891 occupiers of Edward’s Yard. The properties were just off the east side of Back Lane and he was probably the owner. Edward’s Yard was named in the 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses; they must therefore have existed in 1881 but were not named in the census that year. The table below shows that two families lived there in each of 1861, 1871 and 1891 but none of them lived there in 1881. The table can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwards Yard | Kerrison | Richard | Head | 51 | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 2 | Edwards Yard | Kerrison | Eliza | Wife | 51 | 1861 census | Nee Sallett |
| 3 | Edwards Yard | Kerrison | William | Son | 15 | 1861 census | Gentleman's servant |
| 4 | Edwards Yard | Kerrison | Emily | Daughter | 10 | 1861 census | At school |
| 5 | Edwards Yard | Linford | Elizabeth | Head | 78 | 1861 census | Widow. Nee Spargo. |
| 6 | Edwards Yard | Linford | Rhoda | Daughter | 30 | 1861 census | Dressmaker |
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| 8 | 2 Edwards Yard | Payne | Thomas | Head | 65 | 1871 census | Butcher & cattle dealer |
| 9 | 2 Edwards Yard | Payne | Honor | Wife | 66 | 1871 census | Nee Minns |
| 10 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Joseph | Head | 39 | 1871 census | Post employer |
| 11 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Elizabeth | Wife | 40 | 1871 census | Tailoress. Nee Barber. |
| 12 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Jane | Daughter | 13 | 1871 census | |
| 13 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | William | Son | 11 | 1871 census | At school |
| 14 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Mary | Daughter | 7 | 1871 census | At school |
| 15 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Edith | Daughter | 5 | 1871 census | At school |
| 16 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Eliza | Daughter | 4 | 1871 census | |
| 17 | 1 Edwards Yard | Pike | Alice | Daughter | 1 | 1871 census | |
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| 19 | Edwards Yard | Hewitt | Robert | Voter | 51 | 1890 Voters List | Agricultural labourer |
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| 21 | Edwards Yard | Knights | Sarah | Head | 86 | 1891 census | Widow. Nee Ray |
| 22 | Edwards Yard | Knights | Charlotte | Daughter | 64 | 1891 census | Charwomen |
| 23 | Edwards Yard | Warnes | Benjamin | Head | 37 | 1891 census | Tailor |
| 24 | Edwards Yard | Warnes | Bertha | Wife | 36 | 1891 census | Nee Clark |
| 25 | Edwards Yard | Warnes | Emma Maria | Daughter | 16 | 1891 census | General servant |
| 26 | Edwards Yard | Warnes | Benjamin James | Son | 11 | 1891 census |
Linford’s Yard. This Yard was named after the Linford family that owned Pyman’s Store on White Street in 1842. Chapman’s Yard / Rust’s Yard were next to it making up a small group of Yards in that area at the south end of White Street – see map below. The table below shows five families at various points in their life when they lived there from at least 1851 to 1871. The table can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
No Yard Name Surname Forename(s) Rel'ship Age Source Notes
1 Linfords Yard Harbord Susan Head 82 1851 census Receiving Poor relief. Nee Green.
2 Linfords Yard Kerrison James Head 33 1851 census Agricultural labourer
3 Linfords Yard Kerrison Mary Ann Wife 28 1851 census Nee Hayton
4 Linfords Yard Kerrison Rhoda Elizabeth Daughter 1 1851 census
5 Linfords Yard Hayton Elizabeth Mother-in-law of James Kerrison. 71 1851 census Widow of Edward Hayton. Nee Steward.
6 Linfords Yard Linford George Head 65 1851 census Carpenter
7 Linfords Yard Linford Elizabeth Wife 69 1851 census Nee Spargo
8 Linfords Yard Stubbings Sarah Lodger 80 1851 census Receiving Poor relief. Lodger with Sarah Harbord
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10 Linfords Yard Debbage William Head 27 1861 census Miller and Ag. Labourer
11 Linfords Yard Debbage Elizabeth Wife 25 1861 census Nee Daniels
12 Linfords Yard Debbage William Son 4 1861 census
13 Linfords Yard Debbage George Daniel Son 2 1861 census
14 Linfords Yard Debbage Charles Horace Son 1 1861 census
15 Linfords Yard Dyball Thomas Head 29 1861 census Agricultural labourer
16 Linfords Yard Dyball Maria Wife 25 1861 census Nee Kerrison.
17 Linfords Yard Dyball Charles William Son 2 1861 census
18 Linfords Yard Dyball George Son 11 mths 1861 census
19 Linfords Yard Kerrison James Head 43 1861 census Agricultural labourer
20 Linfords Yard Kerrison Rhoda Elizabeth Daughter 11 1861 census At school
21 Linfords Yard Kerrison Mary Ann Daughter 9 1861 census At school
22 Linfords Yard Kerrison George Son 6 1861 census At school
23 Linfords Yard Kerrison Caroline Emma Daughter 4 1861 census
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25 1 Linfords Yard Debbage William Head 37 1871 census Millers carter
26 1 Linfords Yard Debbage Elizabeth Wife 36 1871 census Nee Daniels
27 1 Linfords Yard Debbage William Son 14 1871 census Butchers labourer
28 1 Linfords Yard Debbage George Daniel Son 12 1871 census Agricultural labourer
29 1 Linfords Yard Debbage Charles Horace Son 11 1871 census Agricultural labourer
30 1 Linfords Yard Debbage Susannah Daughter 9 1871 census At school
31 1 Linfords Yard Debbage Joseph Edward Son 1 1871 census
32 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Thomas Head 39 1871 census Agricultural labourer
33 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Maria Wife 35 1871 census Nee Kerrison.
34 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Anna Daughter 14 1871 census
35 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Charles William Son 12 1871 census
36 3 Linfords Yard Dyball George Humphrey Son 10 1871 census General servant
37 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Thomas Henry Son 9 1871 census At school
38 3 Linfords Yard Dyball James Albert Son 8 1871 census At school
39 3 Linfords Yard Dyball John Walter Son 5 1871 census At school
40 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Edward Arthur Son 4 1871 census At school
41 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Alice Sophia Daughter 2 1871 census
42 3 Linfords Yard Dyball Humphrey B Son 11 mths 1871 census
43 2 Linfords Yard Kerrison James Head 53 1871 census Agricultural labourer
44 2 Linfords Yard Kerrison Rhoda Elizabeth Daughter 21 1871 census Housekeeper
45 2 Linfords Yard Kerrison George Son 16 1871 census Agricultural labourer
46 2 Linfords Yard Kerrison Caroline Emma Daughter 14 1871 census
Piggins Yard was next to, or at the rear of, the Victoria Inn off Repps Road. It was specifically named in only the 1891 & 1901 census returns and there were five properties there. It probably existed both before and after these dates but was simply listed as Repps Road or Repps Lane, for instance Charles Hodds & Edward Utting were listed as living next door to each other at Repps Lane in 1881 which was probably at Piggins Yard but we cannot be sure. All the other occupiers in 1891 & 1901 lived elsewhere in 1881 and 1911 or had died.
The table below shows the people that lived there in 1891 & 1901. It can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Piggins Yard | Brunson | George William | Head | 28 | 1891 census | Groom |
| 2 | 5 Piggins Yard | Brunson | Martha | Wife | 25 | 1891 census | Nee Haylett |
| 3 | 5 Piggins Yard | Brunson | Edith May | Daughter | 2 | 1891 census | |
| 4 | 5 Piggins Yard | Brunson | Clara | Daughter | 4 mths | 1891 census | |
| 5 | 5 Piggins Yard | Brunson | William | Brother | 28 | 1891 census | Fisherman |
| 6 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Charles | Head | 45 | 1891 census | General labourer |
| 7 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Elizabeth May | Wife | 40 | 1891 census | Nee Utting |
| 8 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Frederick Daniel | Son | 13 | 1891 census | At school |
| 9 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | John Spencer | Son | 10 | 1891 census | At school |
| 10 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | George William | Son | 8 | 1891 census | At school |
| 11 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Gertrude Sarah | Daughter | 5 | 1891 census | |
| 12 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Edward Bertie | Son | 3 | 1891 census | |
| 13 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Mildred Marion | Daughter | 2mths | 1891 census | |
| 14 | 1 Piggins Yard | Nichols | Mark | Head | 43 | 1891 census | Miller's carter |
| 15 | 1 Piggins Yard | Nichols | Christiana | Wife | 40 | 1891 census | Nee Dyball |
| 16 | 1 Piggins Yard | Nichols | Annie Elizabeth | Daughter | 16 | 1891 census | Dressmakers apprentice |
| 17 | 1 Piggins Yard | Nichols | Ethel Jane | Daughter | 6 | 1891 census | At school |
| 18 | 1 Piggins Yard | Nichols | Donald | Son | 3 | 1891 census | |
| 19 | 1 Piggins Yard | Nichols | George William | Son | 1 | 1891 census | |
| 20 | 3 Piggins Yard | Utting | Edward | Head | 67 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 21 | 3 Piggins Yard | Utting | Mary Ann | Wife | 63 | 1891 census | Nee Jeary |
| 22 | 3 Piggins Yard | Utting | William | Son | 23 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 23 | 4 Piggins Yard | Watson | Charlotte | Head | 44 | 1891 census | Widow. Seamstress. Nee Johnson. |
| 24 | 4 Piggins Yard | Watson | Jethro | Son | 13 | 1891 census | Butcher's apprentice |
| 25 | 4 Piggins Yard | Watson | Edith Florence | Daughter | 5 | 1891 census | |
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| 27 | 1 Piggins Yard | Gallant | John Cubit | Head | 27 | 1901 census | Labourer |
| 28 | 1 Piggins Yard | Gallant | Annie Elizabeth | Wife | 26 | 1901 census | Dressmaker. Nee Nichols. |
| 29 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Charles | Head | 55 | 1901 census | General labourer |
| 30 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Elizabeth May | Wife | 50 | 1901 census | Nee Utting |
| 31 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Frederick Daniel | Son | 22 | 1901 census | |
| 32 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Gertrude Sarah | Daughter | 16 | 1901 census | |
| 33 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Edward Bertie | Son | 14 | 1901 census | |
| 34 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Mildred Marion | Daughter | 10 | 1901 census | Know as Milly |
| 35 | 2 Piggins Yard | Hodds | Charles Stanley | Son | 6 | 1901 census | |
| 36 | 3 Piggins Yard | Utting | Mary Ann | Head | 71 | 1901 census | Nee Jeary |
| 37 | 3 Piggins Yard | Hodds | John Spencer | Grandson of Mary Ann Utting | 19 | 1901 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 38 | 3 Piggins Yard | Hodds | George William | Grandson of Mary Ann Utting | 17 | 1901 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 39 | 4 Piggins Yard | Watson | Charlotte | Head | 53 | 1901 census | Widow. Seamstress. Nee Johnson. |
| 40 | 4 Piggins Yard | Watson | Jethro | Son | 23 | 1901 census | Postman |
| 41 | 5 Piggins Yard | Watson | Maria | Head | 35 | 1901 census | Widow. Charwoman. Nee Howard. |
| 42 | 5 Piggins Yard | Watson | Eliza Ellen | Daughter | 13 | 1901 census | |
| 43 | 5 Piggins Yard | Watson | Ernest Elijah | Son | 11 | 1901 census | |
| 44 | 5 Piggins Yard | Watson | Rose Mary | Daughter | 8 | 1901 census | Known as Rosa |
| 45 | 5 Piggins Yard | Watson | Robert Samuel | Son | 6 | 1901 census |
Providence Yard, Black Street. This is the best known and longest lasting of Martham’s Yards; it is sometimes called Providence Place. It had an access point between 24 Black Street and the former Oddfellows Hall as shown in the photograph on the left below. The existing houses numbered 16 to 22 also seem to have been part of what was known as Providence Place before they were officially numbered as part of Black Street.
Providence is described as being ‘an influence that is not human in origin and is thought to control people’s lives’ i.e. divine providence. When the properties were built, or by whom, is unknown. The Yard is not mentioned by name in either the 1841 or 1851 censuses but Sarah Ann Barnard, nee Colby, lived there in 1861 and ten years before that she lived in the same part of Black Street with her widowed mother so it is possible that the Yard was built as long ago as c1851. Several personal accounts were posted on the Facebook page “Memories of Martham” showing that the Yard was occupied until the late 1960’s when it was cleared and some of the families moved into local Council houses:
- Melvin Grimble said: I lived there with my mum & dad, Marjorie & Sidney and brother Barry. There was a water well and a communal hand pump in the back yard. The Greens and the Watson families also lived there.
- David Gymer: I was born at 16 Black Street. Providence Yard was behind cottages 16 to Odd Fellows Hall. Families Gymer x2, Green, Watson’s x4 .Three of the cottages were condemned in the mid to late 60’s when Ray & Shirley Watson moved to Bensley Road.
- Jason Fakes: I can remember playing in the large garage / outbuilding at the back of Providence Yard when I was around 5 years old in the mid 1970’s. My grandparents Bob & Queenie Watson lived in one of the houses facing Black Street. They moved out when Nan became the warden at the old peoples site at Grove Road. At this time I can remember uncle Colin & Aunt Gail living in the property. Good memories.
- Linda Rae: I was born in Providence Yard in 1959. Our cottage was directly behind the Oddfellows Hall and was just a one up, one down cottage with a lean to. The lavatory’s were in a block behind a small barn in the yard. It was condemned in 1962 and we moved out. My parents were Ray & Shirley Watson.
Above left: our cottage behind the Oddfellows Hall, right my dad emptying a tin bath in the yard.
My uncle Pat and family lived nearby as did my Uncle & Aunt Robert & Queenie Watson. Robert used to drive a Vanguard and delivered groceries up the coast. He was known as the ‘midnight grocer’. My grandparents James & Emily Watson were also there in an adjoining property. Emily owned two properties that face Black Street. She ran a tearoom from her home in the 1940s early 1950s and granddad James ran a small shop from the same premises.
I recall the Gymers lived in a Black Street facing property and Cyril & Barbara Green. An old gentleman called Larry George lived next to the Greens he was Barbara’s father.
- Linda Rae: I was born in Providence Yard in 1959. Our cottage was directly behind the Oddfellows Hall and was just a one up, one down cottage with a lean to. The lavatory’s were in a block behind a small barn in the yard. It was condemned in 1962 and we moved out. My parents were Ray & Shirley Watson.
The table below shows those people that lived there up to 1939 based on each census from 1861 through to the 1939 Register but it remained in use well after that. The table can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
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| 1 | Providence Yard | Barnard | Sarah Ann | Head | 25 | 1861 census | Widow. Nee Colby. (Sister of Mary below) |
| 2 | Providence Yard | Barnard | Robert Albert | Son | Under 1 | 1861 census | |
| 3 | Providence Yard | Dawson | William | Head | 40 | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 4 | Providence Yard | Dawson | Mary Ann | Wife | 29 | 1861 census | Nee Colby. (Sister of Sarah above) |
| 5 | Providence Yard | Dawson | James | Son | 8 | 1861 census | |
| 6 | Providence Yard | Dawson | Amelia | Daughter | 6 | 1861 census | |
| 7 | Providence Yard | Debbage | Elizabeth | Head | 70 | 1861 census | Widow. Nee Read. |
| 8 | Providence Yard | Felmingham | John | Head | 22 | 1861 census | Bricklayer |
| 9 | Providence Yard | Felmingham | Hannah | Wife | 20 | 1861 census | Nee Dyball |
| 10 | Providence Yard | Utting | William | Head | 67 | 1861 census | Also known as UTTON |
| 11 | Providence Yard | Utting | Mary | Wife | 66 | 1861 census | Nee Gibbs |
| 12 | Providence Yard | Randle | James | Lodger of William Utting | 18 | 1861 census | Harness maker |
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| 14 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Emily | Head | 35 | 1871 census | Widow. Nee Dove |
| 15 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | George | Son | 12 | 1871 census | Bricklayers labourer |
| 16 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | William | Son | 9 | 1871 census | At school |
| 17 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Robert | Son | 7 | 1871 census | At school |
| 18 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Angelina | Daughter | 4 | 1871 census | |
| 19 | Providence Yard | Payne | Thomas | Head | 39 | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 20 | Providence Yard | Payne | Mary A | Wife | 37 | 1871 census | Nee Rump |
| 21 | Providence Yard | Payne | Thomas | Son | 13 | 1871 census | At school |
| 22 | Providence Yard | Payne | William | Son | 11 | 1871 census | At school |
| 23 | Providence Yard | Payne | Mary Ann | Daughter | 8 | 1871 census | At school |
| 24 | Providence Yard | Payne | George Charles | Son | 5 | 1871 census | At school |
| 25 | Providence Yard | Payne | James | Son | 3 | 1871 census | |
| 26 | Providence Yard | Payne | Sylvestra Elvira | Daughter | 10 mths | 1871 census | |
| 27 | Providence Yard | Thompson | Caroline | Head | 60 | 1871 census | Hawker |
| 28 | Providence Yard | Thompson | Walter | Son | 21 | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 29 | Providence Yard | Thompson | John | Son | 16 | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 30 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | Robert | Head | 53 | 1871 census | Brick makers labourer |
| 31 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | Letitia | Wife | 33 | 1871 census | Nee Ward |
| 32 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | Robert | Son | 16 | 1871 census | Brick makers labourer |
| 33 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | William | Son | 14 | 1871 census | Brick makers labourer |
| 34 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | Christiana | Daughter | 11 | 1871 census | At school |
| 35 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | Sarah | Son | 8 | 1871 census | At school |
| 36 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | James | Son | 6 | 1871 census | |
| 37 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | George | Son | 4 | 1871 census | |
| 38 | 4 Providence Yard | Turner | Richard | Son | 1 | 1871 census | |
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| 40 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 26 | 1881 census | Bricklayers labourer |
| 41 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 28 | 1881 census | Nee Linford |
| 42 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Edith Hannah | Daughter | 2 | 1881 census | |
| 43 | 1 Providence Yard | Linford | James | Brother-in-law | 32 | 1881 census | Fisherman |
| 44 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | George | Head | 36 | 1881 census | Brick maker |
| 45 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Elizabeth | Wife | 40 | 1881 census | Nee Farrow |
| 46 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Alfred | Son | 18 | 1881 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 47 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Robert | Son | 16 | 1881 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 48 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Charles | Son | 11 | 1881 census | At school |
| 49 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | William | Son | 9 | 1881 census | At school |
| 50 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Walter | Son | 4 | 1881 census | |
| 51 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Septimus | Daughter | 2 | 1881 census | |
| 52 | 2 Providence Yard | Dack | Harriet | Niece | 10 | 1881 census | |
| 53 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Rebecca | Head | 35 | 1881 census | Dressmaker. Common law wife of David Thompson. |
| 54 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Emma | Daughter | 9 | 1881 census | At school |
| 55 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Robert | Son | 5 | 1881 census | At school |
| 56 | 3 Providence Yard | Futter | Ada | Daughter | 10 mths | 1881 census | |
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| 58 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 36 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 59 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 39 | 1891 census | Nee Linford |
| 60 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Herbert Robert | Son | 8 | 1891 census | At school |
| 61 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Walter Charles | Son | 6 | 1891 census | At school |
| 62 | 1 Providence Yard | Cunningham | Charles Ethelbert | Son | 4 | 1891 census | At school |
| 63 | Providence Yard | Watson | Robert | Head | 55 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 64 | Providence Yard | Watson | Harriet | Wife | 56 | 1891 census | Nee Dove |
| 65 | Providence Yard | Watson | George Samuel | Son | 27 | 1891 census | Carrier |
| 66 | Providence Yard | Watson | Arthur Christmas | Son | 21 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 67 | Providence Yard | Woolston(e) | George | Head | 57 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 68 | Providence Yard | Woolston(e) | Caroline | Wife | 51 | 1891 census | Nee Dove |
| 69 | Providence Yard | Woolston(e) | George | Son | 34 | 1891 census | Fisherman |
| 70 | Providence Yard | Woolston(e) | Judith Caroline | Daughter | 11 | 1891 census | At school |
| 71 | Providence Yard | Woolston(e) | Alice Selina | Daughter | 10 | 1891 census | At school |
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| 73 | Providence Yard* | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 45 | 1901 census | Foreman on a farm |
| 74 | Providence Yard* | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 47 | 1901 census | Nee Linford. |
| 75 | Providence Yard* | Cunningham | Herbert Robert | Son | 17 | 1901 census | Apprentice |
| 76 | Providence Yard* | Cunningham | Walter Charles | Son | 15 | 1901 census | Groom |
| 77 | Providence Yard* | Cunningham | Charles Ethelbert | Son | 13 | 1901 census | |
| 78 | Providence Yard* | Linford | John | Lodger | 46 | 1901 census | Farm labourer |
| 79 | Providence Yard* | Grimmer | Richard | Head | 61 | 1901 census | Bricklayer |
| 80 | Providence Yard* | Grimmer | Emily | Wife | 59 | 1901 census | Nee Haywood |
| 81 | Providence Yard* | Grimmer | Harry | Son | 29 | 1901 census | |
| 82 | Providence Yard* | Grimmer | John William | Son | 24 | 1901 census | |
| 83 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Louis | Head | 34 | 1901 census | Teamaster on a farm. |
| 84 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Selina | Wife | 37 | 1901 census | Nee Bishop. |
| 85 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Victoria M | Daughter | 12 | 1901 census | |
| 86 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Hilda G | Daughter | 7 | 1901 census | |
| 87 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Edith M | Daughter | 5 | 1901 census | |
| 88 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Robert L | Son | 3 | 1901 census | |
| 89 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Charles T | Son | 7 mths | 1901 census | |
| 90 | Providence Yard* | Hewitt | Sarah | Mother | 63 | 1901 census | Widow. Monthly nurse. |
| 91 | Providence Yard* | Moll | Ann Elizabeth | Daughter | 22 | 1901 census | Known as Lilly. |
| 92 | Providence Yard* | Moll | Benjamin | Son-in-law | 24 | 1901 census | Fisherman at sea |
| 93 | Providence Yard* | Myhill | Arthur Maurice | Head | 25 | 1901 census | Lived alone. General labourer. |
| 94 | Providence Yard* | Watson | Robert | Head | 65 | 1901 census | General labourer |
| 95 | Providence Yard* | Watson | Harriet | Wife | 66 | 1901 census | Nee Dove |
| 96 | Providence Yard* | Watson | Arthur Christmas | Son | 32 | 1901 census | Coal carter |
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| 98 | Providence Yard | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 56 | 1911 census | Farm labourer |
| 99 | Providence Yard | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 58 | 1911 census | Nee Linford. |
| 100 | Providence Yard | Cunningham | Herbert Robert | Son | 27 | 1911 census | Engineer |
| 101 | Providence Yard | Cunningham | Walter Charles | Son | 25 | 1911 census | Gardener |
| 102 | Providence Yard | Cunningham | Charles Ethelbert | Son | 23 | 1911 census | Gardener |
| 103 | Providence Yard | Linford | John | Lodger of Charles Cunningham | 56 | 1911 census | Farm labourer |
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| 105 | Providence Place | Cotton | Archibald | Head | 24 | 1921 census | |
| 106 | Providence Place | Cotton | Ethel May Elizabeth | Wife | 23 | 1921 census | Nee Larter |
| 107 | Providence Place | Ostler | Fred | Lodger of Archibald Cotton | 38 | 1921 census | Martham station master |
| 108 | Providence Place | Cunningham | Charles Ives | Head | 66 | 1921 census | Corn & Fruit grower. |
| 109 | Providence Place | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 68 | 1921 census | Nee Linford |
| 110 | Providence Place | Grimmer | John William | Head | 44 | 1921 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 111 | Providence Place | Grimmer | Bessie Amelia | Wife | 45 | 1921 census | Nee Ribbans |
| 112 | Providence Place | Grimmer | Reginald George William | Son | 17 | 1921 census | Farm labourer |
| 113 | Providence Place | Grimmer | Frederick Albert Victor | Son | 15 | 1921 census | Shop Assistant |
| 114 | Providence Place | Grimmer | Margaret Maude Lilian | Son | 8 | 1921 census | At school |
| 115 | Providence Place | Jermy | Robert | Head | 38 | 1921 census | General labourer |
| 116 | Providence Place | Jermy | Beatrice | Wife | 40 | 1921 census | Nee Durrant |
| 117 | Providence Place | Jermy | Gladys | Daughter | 12 | 1921 census | At school |
| 118 | Providence Place | Jermy | Ethel | Daughter | 10 | 1921 census | At school |
| 119 | Providence Place | Jermy | Robert Algernon | Son | 8 | 1921 census | At school |
| 120 | Providence Place | Jermy | Amy | Daughter | 5 | 1921 census | At school |
| 121 | Providence Place | Lacey | George Watson | Head | 73 | 1921 census | Retired saddler |
| 122 | Providence Place | Lacey | Mary Ann | Wife | 83 | 1921 census | Nee Shingles |
| 123 | Providence Place | Myhill | Charles John | Head | 39 | 1921 census | Seagoing fisherman |
| 124 | Providence Place | Myhill | Alice | Wife | 39 | 1921 census | Nee Durrant |
| 125 | Providence Place | Myhill | Albert James | Son | 18 | 1921 census | Butcher's Assistant |
| 126 | Providence Place | Myhill | Edith Freda | Daughter | 16 | 1921 census | |
| 127 | Providence Place | Myhill | Charles Sydney | Son | 15 | 1921 census | Barber's Apprentice |
| 128 | Providence Place | Myhill | Olive Ethel | Daughter | 12 | 1921 census | |
| 129 | Providence Place | Myhill | Alice Selina | Son | 11 | 1921 census | |
| 130 | Providence Place | Myhill | George Drury Noel | Son | 8 | 1921 census | |
| 131 | Providence Place | Myhill | Robert John | Son | 6 | 1921 census | |
| 132 | Providence Place | Myhill | Maurice William | Son | 1 | 1921 census | |
| 133 | Providence Place | Waterson | Frederick | Head | 42 | 1921 census | Unemployed merchant seaman |
| 134 | Providence Place | Waterson | Ethel Maud | Wife | 38 | 1921 census | Nee Watson |
| 135 | Providence Place | Waterson | Wilfred William Frederick | Son | 15 | 1921 census | Motor & cycle repairer |
| 136 | Providence Place | Waterson | Frederick Benjamin | Son | 11 | 1921 census | At school |
| 137 | Providence Place | Waterson | Kathleen Ethel | Daughter | 8 | 1921 census | At school |
| 138 | Providence Place | Waterson | Clara Louisa Ada | Daughter | 5 | 1921 census | At school |
| 139 | Providence Place | Waterson | Sidney Arnold | Son | 3 | 1921 census | At school |
| 140 | Providence Place | Watson | Arthur Christmas | Head | 52 | 1921 census | General labourer |
| 141 | Providence Place | Watson | Florence | Wife | 47 | 1921 census | |
| 142 | Providence Place | Watson | Alfred Elijah Arthur | Son | 16 | 1921 census | Grocer's assistant |
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| 144 | Providence Yard | George | Geoffrey Charles | Head | 31 | 1939 Register | Agricultural labourer |
| 145 | Providence Yard | George | Ivy Lillian | Wife | 27 | 1939 Register | Nee Bligh |
| 146 | Providence Yard | George | Lawrence Thomas | Head | 37 | 1939 Register | Horseman on a farm |
| 147 | Providence Yard | George | Clara Celia | Wife | 34 | 1939 Register | Nee Myhill |
| 148 | Providence Yard | George | Peggy Celia | Daughter | 11 | 1939 Register | At school |
| 149 | Providence Yard | Myhill | Ernest James | Father-in-law | 66 | 1939 Register | General labourer |
| 150 | Providence Yard | George | Lawrence Thomas | Head | 62 | 1939 Register | Agricultural labourer |
| 151 | Providence Yard | George | Rhoda Ann | Wife | 63 | 1939 Register | Nee Narburgh |
| 152 | Providence Yard | George | Robert William | Son | 34 | 1939 Register | General labourer |
| 153 | Providence Yard | Hodds | Dennis John | Head | 22 | 1939 Register | General labourer |
| 154 | Providence Yard | Hodds | Winifred | Wife | 22 | 1939 Register | Nee Knights |
| 155 | Providence Yard | Lingwood | William James | Head | 32 | 1939 Register | Lorry driver/coalman |
| 156 | Providence Yard | Lingwood | Ruby Frances | Wife | 27 | 1939 Register | Nee Shreeve |
| 157 | Providence Yard | Lingwood | Michael William | Son | 5 | 1939 Register | At school |
| 158 | Providence Yard | Steward | Harriet | Head | 69 | 1939 Register | Widow. Nee Johnson. |
Pyman’s Yard. This yard was the same one as Linford’s Yard and was re-named because of the new owners of the building at the front of the yard which was Pyman’s Store. It was not named in the 1881 census but all the following people lived at Linford’s Yard in 1851 or 1861 or 1871 and were still there in the 1881 census when their homes were just named under White Street. They had all died or moved away by 1891:-
- James Kerrison and his family recorded at Linford’s Yard in 1851 & 1861 & 1871.
- William Debbage and his family recorded at Linford’s Yard in 1861 & 1871.
- Thomas Dyball and his family recorded at Linford’s Yard in 1861 & 1871.
The table below lists the people that lived in Pyman’s Yard when it was named as that in 1891 & 1911. It can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pymans Yard | Alcock | Henry William | Owner? | - | 1890 to 1898 Reg. of Electors | Plumber/painter/glazier. (1863-1925) |
| 2 | Pymans Yard | Alcock | Henry William | Head | 28 | 1891 census | Plumber & glazier |
| 3 | Pymans Yard | Alcock | Sarah | Wife | 25 | 1891 census | Nee Ayres |
| 4 | Pymans Yard | Alcock | Arthur H | Son | 5 | 1891 census | At school |
| 5 | Pymans Yard | Alcock | Emma Gertrude | Daughter | 3 | 1891 census | |
| 6 | Pymans Yard | Alcock | Elsie Clara | Daughter | 2 | 1891 census | |
| 7 | Pymans Yard | Hewitt | Robert | Head | 52 | 1891 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 8 | Pymans Yard | Hewitt | Sarah | Wife | 54 | 1891 census | Nee Cunningham |
| 9 | Pymans Yard | Cunningham | Niobe | Visitor at Robert Hewitt's | 25 | 1891 census | |
| 10 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | James | Head | 45 | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 11 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Agnes | Wife | 45 | 1891 census | Nee Linford |
| 12 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Amelia | Daughter | 19 | 1891 census | |
| 13 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Samuel | Son | 16 | 1891 census | Painters apprentice |
| 14 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Jeremiah | Son | 14 | 1891 census | Errand boy on a farm |
| 15 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Florence | Daughter | 8 | 1891 census | At school |
| 16 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Ethel E | Daughter | 4 | 1891 census | |
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| 18 | Pymans Yard | King | Charles John | Head | 39 | 1911 census | Fisherman |
| 19 | Pymans Yard | King | Laura Jane | Wife | 40 | 1911 census | Nee Grimmer |
| 20 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | James | Head | 66 | 1911 census | Farm labourer |
| 21 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Agnes | Wife | 65 | 1911 census | Nee Linford |
| 22 | Pymans Yard | Nichols | Florence | Daughter | 28 | 1911 census | |
| 23 | Pymans Yard | Smith | Eliza | Head | 81 | 1911 census | Widow. Tailoress. |
Rust’s Yard. This Yard does not appear in the 1851 census because at that time it went under the name of Chapman’s Yard – see above. It’s position is shown in blue on the map below. The most likely owner of Rust’s Yard was Daniel Rust (1820-1906) who was a millwright and lived just along Back Lane at the Machine Works (mill) in 1871. The list below shows the people who lived at Rust’s Yard from at least 1861 to 1911 based on census returns that once again did not name Rust’s Yard as such in 1881 and 1891, but it stands to reason they must have been there in those years.
- Henry Kerrison was listed as living at White Street in 1881 as well as Rust’s Yard in 1861 & 1871.
- George Gymer was listed as living at White Street in 1901 as well as Rust’s Yard in 1911.
- Charles Hodds was listed as living at White Street in 1901 as well as Rust’s Yard in 1911.
The table below shows the people who lived there when it was actually listed under that name in census returns. The table can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Yard Name | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | George | Head | 54 | 1861 census | Gardener |
| 2 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 58 | 1861 census | Nee Amis |
| 3 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 28 | 1861 census | Dressmaker |
| 4 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Anna | Granddaughter | 4 | 1861 census | |
| 5 | 3 Rusts Yard | Flowerdew | Louisa | Visitor | 19 | 1861 census | Servant |
| 6 | 1 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Henry | Head | 50 | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 7 | 1 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Elizabeth | Wife | 35 | 1861 census | Nee Minister |
| 8 | 1 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Ann Eliza | Daughter | 4 mths | 1861 census | |
| 9 | Rusts Yard | Symonds | Edmund | Head | 63 | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 10 | Rusts Yard | Symonds | Frances | Wife | 63 | 1861 census | Nee Humphrey |
| 11 | Rusts Yard | Symonds | James | Son | 24 | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
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| 13 | 2 Rusts Yard | Grimmer | Edward | Head | 64 | 1871 census | |
| 14 | 2 Rusts Yard | Grimmer | Elizabeth | Granddaughter | 17 | 1871 census | Housekeeper |
| 15 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | George | Head | 64 | 1871 census | Gardener |
| 16 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 59 | 1871 census | Nee Amis. She was a baker. |
| 17 | 3 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 28 | 1871 census | Dressmaker |
| 18 | 1 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Henry | Head | 58 | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 19 | 1 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Elizabeth | Wife | 44 | 1871 census | Nee Minister |
| 20 | 1 Rusts Yard | Kerrison | Ann Eliza | Daughter | 10 | 1871 census | At school |
| 21 | Rusts Yard | Woodcock | Rebecca | Head | 23 | 1871 census | Nee Riches |
| 22 | Rusts Yard | Woodcock | Charles Samuel | Son | 2 | 1871 census | |
| 23 | Rusts Yard | Woodcock | Alice Maria | Daughter | 1 | 1871 census | |
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| 25 | Rusts Yard | Gymer | George Walter | Head | 40 | 1911 census | Postman |
| 26 | Rusts Yard | Gymer | Emma Louisa | Wife | 42 | 1911 census | Nee Flatt |
| 27 | Rusts Yard | Gymer | Elijah George | Son | 17 | 1911 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 28 | Rusts Yard | Gymer | Elsie Edna Blanch | Daughter | 12 | 1911 census | At school. |
| 29 | Rusts Yard | Gymer | Emma | Daughter | 10 | 1911 census | At school. |
| 30 | Rusts Yard | Hodds | Charles | Head | 45 | 1911 census | General labourer |
| 31 | Rusts Yard | Hodds | Maria | Wife | 41 | 1911 census | Nee Shorten |
| 32 | Rusts Yard | Hodds | John Henry | Son | 11 | 1911 census | At school. Known as Jack. |
| 33 | Rusts Yard | Hodds | Arthur Charles | Son | 8 | 1911 census | |
| 34 | Rusts Yard | Hodds | Gertrude Maud | Daughter | 13 | 1911 census | Known as Gertie |
| 35 | Rusts Yard | Hodds | Lily | Daughter | 4 | 1911 census |
This then provides a small insight into the lives of some of the people who lived in the Yards of Martham. Many were labourers, widows and the downtrodden but they were an integral part of the community. Did you have relatives that lived there or memories of those times? If you have and would like to add information to this page, please contact me.
Finally, the table below lists all the people listed as living in Martham Yards from census returns etc up to 1939. The table is in alphabetical family order but can be sorted by clicking on any of the headings and will automatically revert to the ‘No.’ column by default when you have finished. “Rel’ship” is the person’s relationship to the Head of Household.
| No | Surname | Forename(s) | Rel'ship | Age | Yard Name | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcock | Henry William | Owner? | - | Pymans Yard | 1890 to 1898 Reg. of Electors | Plumber/painter/glazier. (1863-1925) |
| 2 | Alcock | Henry William | Head | 28 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Plumber & glazier |
| 3 | Alcock | Sarah | Wife | 25 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Nee Ayres |
| 4 | Alcock | Arthur H | Son | 5 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 5 | Alcock | Emma Gertrude | Daughter | 3 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | |
| 6 | Alcock | Elsie Clara | Daughter | 2 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | |
| 7 | Barnard | Sarah Ann | Head | 25 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Widow. Nee Colby. |
| 8 | Barnard | Robert Albert | Son | Under 1 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | |
| 9 | Brunson | George William | Head | 28 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Groom |
| 10 | Brunson | Martha | Wife | 25 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Nee Haylett |
| 11 | Brunson | Edith May | Daughter | 2 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 12 | Brunson | Clara | Daughter | 4 mths | 5 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 13 | Brunson | William | Brother | 28 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Fisherman |
| 14 | Cotton | Archibald | Head | 24 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 15 | Cotton | Ethel May Elizabeth | Wife | 23 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Larter |
| 16 | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 26 | 1 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Brick layers labourer |
| 17 | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 28 | 1 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Nee Linford |
| 18 | Cunningham | Edith Hannah | Daughter | 2 | 1 Providence Yard | 1881 census | |
| 19 | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 36 | 1 Providence Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 20 | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 39 | 1 Providence Yard | 1891 census | Nee Linford |
| 21 | Cunningham | Herbert Robert | Son | 8 | 1 Providence Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 22 | Cunningham | Walter Charles | Son | 6 | 1 Providence Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 23 | Cunningham | Charles Ethelbert | Son | 4 | 1 Providence Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 24 | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 45 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Foreman on a farm |
| 25 | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 47 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Nee Linford. |
| 26 | Cunningham | Herbert Robert | Son | 17 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Apprentice |
| 27 | Cunningham | Walter Charles | Son | 15 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Groom |
| 28 | Cunningham | Charles Ethelbert | Son | 13 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 29 | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 56 | Providence Yard | 1911 census | Farm labourer |
| 30 | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 58 | Providence Yard | 1911 census | Nee Linford. |
| 31 | Cunningham | Herbert Robert | Son | 27 | Providence Yard | 1911 census | Engineer |
| 32 | Cunningham | Walter Charles | Son | 25 | Providence Yard | 1911 census | Gardener |
| 33 | Cunningham | Charles Ethelbert | Son | 23 | Providence Yard | 1911 census | Gardener |
| 34 | Cunningham | Charles | Head | 66 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Corn & Fruit grower. |
| 35 | Cunningham | Mary Ann | Wife | 68 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Linford |
| 36 | Cunningham | Niobe | Visitor of Robert & Sarah Hewitt | 25 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | |
| 37 | Dack | George | Head | 36 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Brick maker |
| 38 | Dack | Elizabeth | Wife | 40 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Nee Farrow |
| 39 | Dack | Alfred | Son | 18 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 40 | Dack | Robert | Son | 16 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 41 | Dack | Charles | Son | 11 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | At school |
| 42 | Dack | William | Son | 9 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | At school |
| 43 | Dack | Walter | Son | 4 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | |
| 44 | Dack | Septimus | Daughter | 2 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | |
| 45 | Dack | Harriet | Niece | 10 | 2 Providence Yard | 1881 census | |
| 46 | Daniels | Richard | Owner? | - | Burnt Yard | 1868 to 1873 Reg. of Electors | Market gardener. (1837-1900) |
| 47 | Dawson | William | Head | 40 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 48 | Dawson | Mary Ann | Wife | 29 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Nee Colby |
| 49 | Dawson | James | Son | 8 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | |
| 50 | Dawson | Amelia | Daughter | 6 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | |
| 51 | Debbage | Elizabeth | Head | 70 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Widow. Nee Read. |
| 52 | Debbage | William | Head | 27 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | Miller and Ag. Labourer |
| 53 | Debbage | Elizabeth | Wife | 25 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | Nee Daniels |
| 54 | Debbage | William | Son | 4 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | |
| 55 | Debbage | George Daniel | Son | 2 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | |
| 56 | Debbage | Charles Horace | Son | 1 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | |
| 57 | Debbage | William | Head | 37 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Millers carter |
| 58 | Debbage | Elizabeth | Wife | 36 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Nee Daniels |
| 59 | Debbage | William | Son | 14 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Butchers labourer |
| 60 | Debbage | George Daniel | Son | 12 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 61 | Debbage | Charles Horace | Son | 11 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 62 | Debbage | Susannah | Daughter | 9 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 63 | Debbage | Joseph Edward | Son | 1 | 1 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | |
| 64 | Dyball | Thomas | Head | 29 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 65 | Dyball | Maria | Wife | 25 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | Nee Kerrison. |
| 66 | Dyball | Charles William | Son | 2 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | |
| 67 | Dyball | George | Son | 11 mths | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | |
| 68 | Dyball | Thomas | Head | 39 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 69 | Dyball | Maria | Wife | 35 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Nee Kerrison. |
| 70 | Dyball | Anna | Daughter | 14 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | |
| 71 | Dyball | Charles William | Son | 12 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | |
| 72 | Dyball | George Humphrey | Son | 10 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | General servant |
| 73 | Dyball | Thomas Henry | Son | 9 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 74 | Dyball | James Albert | Son | 8 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 75 | Dyball | John Walter | Son | 5 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 76 | Dyball | Edward Arthur | Son | 4 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 77 | Dyball | Alice Sophia | Daughter | 2 | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | |
| 78 | Dyball | Humphrey B | Son | 11 mths | 3 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | |
| 79 | Felmingham | John | Head | 22 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Bricklayer |
| 80 | Felmingham | Hannah | Wife | 20 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Nee Dyball |
| 81 | Flowerdew | Louisa | Visitor | 19 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Servant |
| 82 | Futter | Emily | Head | 35 | 3 Providence Yard | 1871 census | Widow. Nee Dove |
| 83 | Futter | George | Son | 12 | 3 Providence Yard | 1871 census | Bricklayers labourer |
| 84 | Futter | William | Son | 9 | 3 Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 85 | Futter | Robert | Son | 7 | 3 Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 86 | Futter | Angelina | Daughter | 4 | 3 Providence Yard | 1871 census | |
| 87 | Futter | Rebecca | Head | 35 | 3 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Dressmaker. Common law wife of David Thompson. |
| 88 | Futter | Emma | Daughter | 9 | 3 Providence Yard | 1881 census | At school |
| 89 | Futter | Robert | Son | 5 | 3 Providence Yard | 1881 census | At school |
| 90 | Futter | Ada | Daughter | 10 mths | 3 Providence Yard | 1881 census | |
| 91 | Gallant | John Cubit | Head | 27 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Labourer |
| 92 | Gallant | Annie Elizabeth | Wife | 26 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Dressmaker. Nee Nichols. |
| 93 | Gedge | Mary | Head | 93 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | Widow |
| 94 | George | Geoffrey Charles | Head | 31 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Agricultural labourer |
| 95 | George | Ivy Lillian | Wife | 27 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Nee Bligh |
| 96 | George | Lawrence Thomas | Head | 37 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Horseman on a farm |
| 97 | George | Clara Celia | Wife | 34 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Nee Myhill |
| 98 | George | Peggy Celia | Daughter | 11 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | At school |
| 99 | George | Lawrence Thomas | Head | 62 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Agricultural labourer |
| 100 | George | Rhoda Ann | Wife | 63 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Nee Narburgh |
| 101 | George | Robert William | Son | 34 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | General labourer |
| 102 | Grimmer | Edward | Head | 64 | 2 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | |
| 103 | Grimmer | Elizabeth | Granddaughter | 17 | 2 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Housekeeper |
| 104 | Grimmer | John William | Head | 44 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 105 | Grimmer | Bessie Amelia | Wife | 45 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Ribbans |
| 106 | Grimmer | Reginald George William | Son | 17 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Farm labourer |
| 107 | Grimmer | Frederick Albert Victor | Son | 15 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Shop Assistant |
| 108 | Grimmer | Margaret Maude Lilian | Son | 8 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 109 | Grimmer | Richard | Head | 61 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Bricklayer |
| 110 | Grimmer | Emily | Wife | 59 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Nee Haywood |
| 111 | Grimmer | Harry | Son | 29 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 112 | Grimmer | John William | Son | 24 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 113 | Gymer | George Walter | Head | 40 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | Postman |
| 114 | Gymer | Emma | Wife | 42 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | Nee Flatt |
| 115 | Gymer | Elijah George | Son | 17 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 116 | Gymer | Elsie Edna Blanch | Daughter | 12 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | At school. |
| 117 | Gymer | Emma | Daughter | 10 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | At school. |
| 118 | Harbord | Susan | Head | 82 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Receiving Poor relief. Nee Green. |
| 119 | Hayton | William | Head | 40 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | Groom |
| 120 | Hayton | Rebecca | Wife | 36 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | Nee Kerrison. Washer woman. |
| 121 | Hayton | Sarah | Daughter | 14 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | At school |
| 122 | Hayton | William | Son | 12 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | At school |
| 123 | Hayton | James | Son | 9 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | At school |
| 124 | Hayton | Edward | Son | 1 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | |
| 125 | Hayton | Elizabeth | Mother-in-law of James Kerrison | 71 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Widow. Nee Steward. |
| 126 | Hewitt | Louis | Head | 34 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Teamaster on a farm. |
| 127 | Hewitt | Selina | Wife | 37 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Nee Bishop. |
| 128 | Hewitt | Victoria M | Daughter | 12 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 129 | Hewitt | Hilda G | Daughter | 7 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 130 | Hewitt | Edith M | Daughter | 5 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 131 | Hewitt | Robert L | Son | 3 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 132 | Hewitt | Charles T | Son | 7 mths | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | |
| 133 | Hewitt | Sarah | Mother | 63 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Widow. Monthly nurse. |
| 134 | Hewitt | Robert | Voter | 51 | Edwards Yard | 1890 Voters List | Agricultural labourer |
| 135 | Hewitt | Robert | Head | 52 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 136 | Hewitt | Sarah | Wife | 54 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Nee Cunningham |
| 137 | Hodds | Charles | Head | 45 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | General labourer |
| 138 | Hodds | Elizabeth May | Wife | 40 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Nee Utting |
| 139 | Hodds | Frederick Daniel | Son | 13 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 140 | Hodds | John Spencer | Son | 10 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 141 | Hodds | George William | Son | 8 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 142 | Hodds | Gertrude Sarah | Daughter | 5 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 143 | Hodds | Edward Bertie | Son | 3 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 144 | Hodds | Mildred Marion | Daughter | 2mths | 2 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 145 | Hodds | Charles | Head | 55 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | General labourer |
| 146 | Hodds | Elizabeth May | Wife | 50 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Nee Utting |
| 147 | Hodds | Frederick Daniel | Son | 22 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 148 | Hodds | Gertrude Sarah | Daughter | 16 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 149 | Hodds | Edward Bertie | Son | 14 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 150 | Hodds | Mildred Marion | Daughter | 10 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Know as Milly |
| 151 | Hodds | Charles Stanley | Son | 6 | 2 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 152 | Hodds | Charles | Head | 45 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | General labourer |
| 153 | Hodds | Maria | Wife | 41 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | Nee Shorten |
| 154 | Hodds | John Henry | Son | 11 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | At school. Known as Jack. |
| 155 | Hodds | Arthur Charles | Son | 8 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | |
| 156 | Hodds | Gertrude Maud | Daughter | 13 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | Known as Gertie |
| 157 | Hodds | Lily | Daughter | 4 | Rusts Yard | 1911 census | |
| 158 | Hodds | Dennis John | Head | 22 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | General labourer |
| 159 | Hodds | Winifred | Wife | 22 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Nee Knights |
| 160 | Hodds | George William | Grandson of William & Maria Hodds | 17 | 3 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 161 | Hodds | John Spencer | Grandson of William & Maria Hodds | 19 | 3 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 162 | Jermy | Robert | Head | 38 | Providence Place | 1921 census | General labourer |
| 163 | Jermy | Beatrice | Wife | 40 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Durrant |
| 164 | Jermy | Gladys | Daughter | 12 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 165 | Jermy | Ethel | Daughter | 10 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 166 | Jermy | Robert Algernon | Son | 8 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 167 | Jermy | Amy | Daughter | 5 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 168 | Kerrison | George | Head | 43 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | Jobbing Gardener |
| 169 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 40 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | Nee Amis |
| 170 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 17 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | |
| 171 | Kerrison | Maria | Daughter | 15 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | |
| 172 | Kerrison | George | Head | 54 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Gardener |
| 173 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 58 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Nee Amis |
| 174 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 28 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Dressmaker |
| 175 | Kerrison | Anna | Granddaughter | 4 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | |
| 176 | Kerrison | George | Head | 64 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Gardener |
| 177 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 59 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Nee Amis. She was a baker. |
| 178 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 28 | 3 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Dressmaker |
| 179 | Kerrison | Henry | Head | 41 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 180 | Kerrison | Maria Ann | Wife | 38 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | Nee Patterson |
| 181 | Kerrison | Henry | Head | 50 | 1 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 182 | Kerrison | Elizabeth | Wife | 35 | 1 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Nee Minister |
| 183 | Kerrison | Ann Eliza | Daughter | 4 mths | 1 Rusts Yard | 1861 census | |
| 184 | Kerrison | Henry | Head | 58 | 1 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 185 | Kerrison | Elizabeth | Wife | 44 | 1 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Nee Minister |
| 186 | Kerrison | Ann Eliza | Daughter | 10 | 1 Rusts Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 187 | Kerrison | James | Head | 33 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 188 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Wife | 28 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Nee Hayton |
| 189 | Kerrison | Rhoda Elizabeth | Daughter | 1 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | |
| 190 | Kerrison | James | Head | 43 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 191 | Kerrison | Rhoda Elizabeth | Daughter | 11 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | At school |
| 192 | Kerrison | Mary Ann | Daughter | 9 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | At school |
| 193 | Kerrison | George | Son | 6 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | At school |
| 194 | Kerrison | Caroline Emma | Daughter | 4 | Linfords Yard | 1861 census | |
| 195 | Kerrison | James | Head | 53 | 2 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 196 | Kerrison | Rhoda Elizabeth | Daughter | 21 | 2 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Housekeeper |
| 197 | Kerrison | George | Son | 16 | 2 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 198 | Kerrison | Caroline Emma | Daughter | 14 | 2 Linfords Yard | 1871 census | |
| 199 | Kerrison | Mark | Owner? | - | Burnt Yard | 1886 to 1896 Reg. of Electors | Shoemaker. (1819-1902) |
| 200 | Kerrison | Richard | Head | 51 | Edwards Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 201 | Kerrison | Eliza | Daughter | 51 | Edwards Yard | 1861 census | Nee Sallett |
| 202 | Kerrison | William | Son | 15 | Edwards Yard | 1861 census | Gentleman's servant |
| 203 | Kerrison | Emily | Daughter | 10 | Edwards Yard | 1861 census | At school |
| 204 | King | Charles John | Head | 39 | Pymans Yard | 1911 census | Fisherman |
| 205 | King | Laura Jane | Wife | 40 | Pymans Yard | 1911 census | Nee Grimmer |
| 206 | Knights | Sarah | Head | 86 | Edwards Yard | 1891 census | Widow. Nee Ray |
| 207 | Knights | Charlotte | Daughter | 64 | Edwards Yard | 1891 census | Charwomen |
| 208 | Lacey | George Watson | Head | 73 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Retired saddler |
| 209 | Lacey | Mary Ann | Wife | 83 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Shingles |
| 210 | Linford | Elizabeth | Head | 78 | Edwards Yard | 1861 census | Widow. |
| 211 | Linford | Rhoda | Daughter | 30 | Edwards Yard | 1861 census | Dressmaker |
| 212 | Linford | James | Brother-in-law of Charles Cunningham | 32 | 1 Providence Yard | 1881 census | Fisherman |
| 213 | Linford | George | Head | 65 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Carpenter |
| 214 | Linford | Elizabeth | Wife | 69 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Nee Spargo |
| 215 | Linford | John | Lodger with Charles Cunningham | 46 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Farm labourer |
| 216 | Linford | John | Lodger with Charles Cunningham | 56 | Providence Yard | 1911 census | Farm labourer |
| 217 | Lingwood | William James | Head | 32 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Lorry driver/coalman |
| 218 | Lingwood | Ruby Frances | Wife | 27 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Nee Shreeve |
| 219 | Lingwood | Michael William | Son | 5 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | At school |
| 220 | Moll | Benjamin | Son-in-law of Richard Grimmer | 24 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Fisherman at sea |
| 221 | Moll | Ann Elizabeth | Daughter of Richard Grimmer | 22 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Known as Lilly. |
| 222 | Myhill | Arthur Maurice | Head | 25 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Lived alone. General labourer. |
| 223 | Myhill | Charles John | Head | 39 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Seagoing fisherman |
| 224 | Myhill | Alice | Wife | 39 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Durrant |
| 225 | Myhill | Albert James | Son | 18 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Butcher's Assistant |
| 226 | Myhill | Edith Freda | Daughter | 16 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 227 | Myhill | Charles Sydney | Son | 15 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Barber's Apprentice |
| 228 | Myhill | Olive Ethel | Daughter | 12 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 229 | Myhill | Alice Selina | Son | 11 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 230 | Myhill | George Drury Noel | Son | 8 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 231 | Myhill | Robert John | Son | 6 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 232 | Myhill | Maurice William | Son | 1 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 233 | Myhill | Ernest James | Father-in-law of Lawrence George | 66 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | General labourer |
| 234 | Nichols | James | Head | 45 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 235 | Nichols | Agnes | Wife | 45 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Nee Linford |
| 236 | Nichols | Amelia | Daughter | 19 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | |
| 237 | Nichols | Samuel | Son | 16 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Painters apprentice |
| 238 | Nichols | Jeremiah | Son | 14 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | Errand boy on a farm |
| 239 | Nichols | Florence | Daughter | 8 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 240 | Nichols | Ethel E | Daughter | 4 | Pymans Yard | 1891 census | |
| 241 | Nichols | James | Head | 66 | Pymans Yard | 1911 census | Farm labourer |
| 242 | Nichols | Agnes | Wife | 65 | Pymans Yard | 1911 census | Nee Linford |
| 243 | Nichols | Florence | Daughter | 28 | Pymans Yard | 1911 census | |
| 244 | Nichols | Mark | Head | 43 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Miller's carter |
| 245 | Nichols | Christiana | Wife | 40 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Nee Dyball |
| 246 | Nichols | Annie Elizabeth | Daughter | 16 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Dressmakers apprentice |
| 247 | Nichols | Ethel Jane | Daughter | 6 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 248 | Nichols | Donald | Son | 3 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 249 | Nichols | George William | Son | 1 | 1 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 250 | Ostler | Fred | Lodger with Archibald Cotton | 38 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Martham station master |
| 251 | Payne | Thomas | Head | 65 | 2 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | Butcher & cattle dealer |
| 252 | Payne | Honor | Wife | 66 | 2 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | |
| 253 | Payne | Thomas | Head | 39 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 254 | Payne | Mary A | Wife | 37 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | Nee Rump |
| 255 | Payne | Thomas | Son | 13 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 256 | Payne | William | Son | 11 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 257 | Payne | Mary Ann | Daughter | 8 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 258 | Payne | George Charles | Son | 5 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 259 | Payne | James | Son | 3 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | |
| 260 | Payne | Sylvestra Elvira | Daughter | 10 mths | Providence Yard | 1871 census | |
| 261 | Pike | Joseph | Head | 39 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | Post employer |
| 262 | Pike | Elizabeth | Wife | 40 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | Tailoress. Nee Barber. |
| 263 | Pike | Jane | Daughter | 13 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | |
| 264 | Pike | William | Son | 11 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 265 | Pike | Mary | Daughter | 7 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 266 | Pike | Edith | Daughter | 5 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 267 | Pike | Eliza | Daughter | 4 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | |
| 268 | Pike | Alice | Daughter | 1 | 1 Edwards Yard | 1871 census | |
| 269 | Randle | James | Lodger of William Utting | 18 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Harness maker |
| 270 | Rust | Charles | Owner? | - | Burnt Yard | 1862 to 1866 Reg. of Electors | Millwright. (1824-1888) |
| 271 | Smith | Eliza | Head | 81 | Pymans Yard | 1911 census | Widow. Tailoress. |
| 272 | Steward | Harriet | Head | 69 | Providence Yard | 1939 Register | Widow. Nee Johnson. |
| 273 | Stubbings | Sarah | Lodger of Sarah Harbord | 80 | Linfords Yard | 1851 census | Receiving Poor relief. |
| 274 | Symonds | Edmund | Head | 63 | Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 275 | Symonds | Frances | Wife | 63 | Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Nee Humphrey |
| 276 | Symonds | James | Son | 24 | Rusts Yard | 1861 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 277 | Thompson | Caroline | Head | 60 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | Hawker |
| 278 | Thompson | Walter | Son | 21 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 279 | Thompson | John | Son | 16 | Providence Yard | 1871 census | Agricultural labourer |
| 280 | Turner | Robert | Head | 53 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | Brick makers labourer |
| 281 | Turner | Letitia | Wife | 33 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | Nee Ward |
| 282 | Turner | Robert | Son | 16 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | Brick makers labourer |
| 283 | Turner | William | Son | 14 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | Brick makers labourer |
| 284 | Turner | Christiana | Daughter | 11 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 285 | Turner | Sarah | Son | 8 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | At school |
| 286 | Turner | James | Son | 6 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | |
| 287 | Turner | George | Son | 4 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | |
| 288 | Turner | Richard | Son | 1 | 4 Providence Yard | 1871 census | |
| 289 | Utting | Edward | Head | 67 | 3 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 290 | Utting | Mary Ann | Wife | 63 | 3 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Nee Jeary |
| 291 | Utting | William | Son | 23 | 3 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 292 | Utting | Mary Ann | Head | 71 | 3 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Nee Jeary |
| 293 | Utting | Sarah | Head | 62 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | Nee Nichols |
| 294 | Utting | Rebecca | Daughter | 22 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | No employment |
| 295 | Utting | Harriet | Daughter | 18 | Chapmans Yard | 1851 census | No employment |
| 296 | Utting | William | Head | 67 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Also known as UTTON |
| 297 | Utting | Mary | Wife | 66 | Providence Yard | 1861 census | Nee Gibbs |
| 298 | Warnes | Benjamin | Head | 37 | Edwards Yard | 1891 census | Tailor |
| 299 | Warnes | Bertha | Wife | 36 | Edwards Yard | 1891 census | Nee Clark |
| 300 | Warnes | Emma Maria | Daughter | 16 | Edwards Yard | 1891 census | General servant |
| 301 | Watson | Alfred Elijah Arthur | Son | 16 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Grocer's assistant |
| 302 | Warnes | Benjamin James | Son | 11 | Edwards Yard | 1891 census | |
| 303 | Warnes | John | Lodger with Mary Gedge | 54 | Dents Yard | 1851 census | Lodger at Mary Gedge's |
| 304 | Waterson | Frederick | Head | 42 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Unemployed merchant seaman |
| 305 | Waterson | Ethel Maud | Wife | 38 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Nee Watson |
| 306 | Waterson | Wilfred William Frederick | Son | 15 | Providence Place | 1921 census | Motor & cycle repairer |
| 307 | Waterson | Frederick Benjamin | Son | 11 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 308 | Waterson | Kathleen Ethel | Daughter | 8 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 309 | Waterson | Clara Louisa Ada | Daughter | 5 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 310 | Waterson | Sidney Arnold | Son | 3 | Providence Place | 1921 census | At school |
| 311 | Watson | Arthur Christmas | Head | 52 | Providence Place | 1921 census | General labourer |
| 312 | Watson | Florence | Wife | 47 | Providence Place | 1921 census | |
| 313 | Watson | Charlotte | Head | 44 | 4 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Widow. Seamstress. Nee Johnson. |
| 314 | Watson | Jethro | Son | 13 | 4 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | Butcher's apprentice |
| 315 | Watson | Edith Florence | Daughter | 5 | 4 Piggins Yard | 1891 census | |
| 316 | Watson | Charlotte | Head | 53 | 4 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Widow. Seamstress. Nee Johnson. |
| 317 | Watson | Jethro | Son | 23 | 4 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Postman |
| 318 | Watson | Maria | Head | 35 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Widow. Charwoman |
| 319 | Watson | Eliza Ellen | Daughter | 13 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 320 | Watson | Ernest Elijah | Son | 11 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 321 | Watson | Rose Mary | Daughter | 8 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | Known as Rosa |
| 322 | Watson | Robert Samuel | Son | 6 | 5 Piggins Yard | 1901 census | |
| 323 | Watson | Robert | Head | 55 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 324 | Watson | Harriet | Wife | 56 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Nee Dove |
| 325 | Watson | George Samuel | Son | 27 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Carrier |
| 326 | Watson | Arthur Christmas | Son | 21 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 327 | Watson | Robert | Head | 65 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | General labourer |
| 328 | Watson | Harriet | Wife | 66 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Nee Dove |
| 329 | Watson | Arthur Christmas | Son | 32 | Providence Yard* | 1901 census | Coal carter |
| 330 | Woodcock | Rebecca | Head | 23 | Rusts Yard | 1871 census | Nee Riches |
| 331 | Woodcock | Charles Samuel | Son | 2 | Rusts Yard | 1871 census | |
| 332 | Woodcock | Alice Maria | Daughter | 1 | Rusts Yard | 1871 census | |
| 333 | Woolston(e) | George | Head | 57 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Farm labourer |
| 334 | Woolston(e) | Caroline | Wife | 51 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Nee Dove |
| 335 | Woolston(e) | George | Son | 34 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | Fisherman |
| 336 | Woolston(e) | Judith Caroline | Daughter | 11 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | At school |
| 337 | Woolston(e) | Alice Selina | Daughter | 10 | Providence Yard | 1891 census | At school |
(1)Rooms that counted generally included a kitchen, lounge, dining or bedroom (but not a bathroom, toilet, cellar, landing, stairs, or utility room).
Sources:
Facebook ‘Memories of Martham’.
www.norwich-yards.co.uk