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Jeary family butchers of Martham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 19th<\/sup> century The Green <\/a><\/em>and White Street<\/a><\/em> were where most of the well-off residents of Martham lived and not surprisingly many businesses flourished there. One of these was Jeary\u2019s butchers which became established on the east side of the street. Their former shop and house can still be seen today although this is not thought to be where the business started about 170 years ago. Five generations of the Jeary family ran the business until they gradually moved away and it passed into the hands of John Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n

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John Jeary & Mary Ann Crowder<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

John Jeary was born in about 1791 at Repps where he was baptised at St Peter\u2019s on 8th<\/sup> May 1791. His parents were Robert Jeary & Amy, nee Laws who lived in Repps after they married in 1778. At that time their surname was more often spelt Jary. John moved to Martham as a young man and was the first of the Jeary\u2019s to become a butcher in the village. When he was 29, he married Mary Ann Crowder on 13th<\/sup> August 1820 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em>. John and Mary lived the rest of their lives at The Green<\/a><\/em>, Martham so it is likely that his butchers business was in part of their cottage home at that time rather than the business that developed later at White Street.<\/a><\/em> Various business directories<\/a><\/em> confirm that he was a butcher and farmer at The Green<\/a><\/em> as did every census from 1841<\/a><\/em> to 1871. It is not exactly clear where they lived at The Green<\/a><\/em> but careful analysis and a study of the walking order of the census returns indicates they lived in one half of the semi-detached cottages later called Laurel Cottages at the west end of The Green<\/a><\/em> at the heart of the village. In 1871 John farmed 65 acres of land employing two men and a boy as well as being a butcher employing two more men and another boy in that business. He also appeared in the Electoral Registers<\/a><\/em> for Martham between 1853\u20131876 qualifying as the owner of a property worth in excess of \u00a350.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Jeary 1791-1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mary Ann Crowder 1801-1875 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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John & Mary had the following children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. James Jeary was born in about 1820 at Ashby, Norfolk.  He married Mary Ann Myhill on 29th<\/sup> July 1845 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em>. They went on to have at least eleven children. James was a labourer and grocer. They both died in Martham and were buried at St Mary\u2019s<\/a><\/em> in an unknown grave; James in 1905 and Mary in 1909. In 1901 they lived at Bottle Hall Cottages<\/a><\/em>, Repps Road<\/a><\/em> which you can read more about by clicking on the name. Also see the photo below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. John Jeary was born in 1822 at Martham. He married Sarah Elizabeth Braddock and succeeded his father in the family business.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. William Jeary was born in July 1824 and only lived for a few days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Harriet Jeary was born about 1826 at Martham grew up living with her parents at The Green<\/a><\/em>. Later, she moved to London where she married Samuel Yallop in 1848.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Eliza Jeary was born about 1829 at Martham. She became a tailoress and  married Thomas Smith on 15th<\/sup> October 1854 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. William Jeary was born about 1832 at Martham. He died on 9th<\/sup> March 1835 in Martham aged 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Mary Ann Jeary was born in 1834 at Martham. She married William Coman on 5th<\/sup> March 1855 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em> and died in 1883 at Acle where they had lived.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Caroline Jeary was born on 6th<\/sup> January 1837 at Martham. She married Alfred Mark Knights on 7th<\/sup> June 1857 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em> and died in 1918 at Caister-on-Sea where they had lived.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Elizabeth Jeary was born in 1839 at Martham. She died at Martham on 11th<\/sup> August 1867 aged 28 and is buried at St Mary\u2019s<\/a><\/em> in section F, plot L3 next to her parents grave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. William Jeary was born on 23rd<\/sup> May 1841 at Martham. Little else is known about him.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    See 1 above – it is thought that this photo shows Mary Ann Jeary, nee Myhill, in c1905 with some of her children of which at least five lived after 1905. Mary died in 1909. Venue unknown but may be Cess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    John and Mary both died in Martham: Mary on the 10th<\/sup> April 1875 and John on 1st<\/sup> April 1876. They were buried together in section F, plot L4 of St Mary\u2019s graveyard<\/a><\/em> which is shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    John & Mary Jeary gravestone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    John Jeary & Sarah Elizabeth Braddock<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

    John Jeary was the second generation of the family to be butchers in Martham. He was born in 1822 as the second child of John Jeary & Mary Ann, nee Crowder and was baptised on 30th<\/sup> June 1822 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em>, Martham. He grew up living with his parents at The Green<\/a><\/em> in Martham and no doubt learnt the butcher trade at his father\u2019s knee because he was already a butcher at the age of 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    When he was 26, he married Sarah Elizabeth Braddock – shown right- the daughter of William Braddock & Elizabeth, nee Wilson, on 23rd<\/sup> November 1848 at St Mary the Virgin<\/a><\/em>. John & Sarah had nine children who were all born at Martham as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    1. Amelia Millicent Jeary was born in 1849  and died in 1924. Shown when she was about 19. \"\" She married Henry James “Harry Jas” Waters. On 27th December 1871 in Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk. They had five (5) children.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n