Little Ellingham, Norfolk, UK



Robert Walter Spurgeon (1856-1921) & his father Robert Spurgeon (1811-1895) were christened at St Peter's Church, Little Ellingham. Robert Spurgeon married Harriet Vince in 1836 at St Peter's. John Spurgeon (1768-1850) remarried Mary Gedge in 1808 at St Peter's in 1808, and was churchwarden there from 1803 to 1813.

Robert & Harriet Spurgeon's cottage 'Against Common & Anchor Lane'. Robert lived at Goose Common/Anchor Corner, Little Ellingham all his life.

Site of John Spurgeon's cottage in Common Lane, owned by Little Ellingham town, 1841 - at least 1847.
Little Ellingham is in the Wayland Hundred Parish
In 1841 Littel Ellingham had 60 houses, 55 of them inhabited (5 by Spurgeons), and a total population of 250 (19 Spurgeons).
Little Ellingham population (from GEMUKI Norfolk):
| Year | Houses | Families | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 27 | 38 | 199 |
| 1811 | 28 | 44 | 211 |
| 1821 | 49 | 49 | 240 |
| 1831 | 52 | 52 | 240 |
FamilySearch: Little Ellingham genealogy

