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Note: N10054 Was the last his male line, as he had no sons
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In 1841 on his daughter’s marriage licence he was described as a baker.
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1841 census, shows William and his wife living in Attleborough, where William was a baker. The children living with them were Maria aged 15; Robert 13; William 9 and Henry 5.
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1851 Census: 77 Meer St. Attleborough.
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1861 census: retired tradesman, independent means, living in London Road, Attleborough.
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A Hannah Littleproud, widow, born abt 1778 Wickmore, Norfolk, was living in Meer St, Attleborough, in 1851. She was “formerly gardener’s wife”. How does she fit in?
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Is he the one in IGI (submitted) born abt 1800 Attleborough (maybe means he lived at Attleborough), died 25 Oct 1872? Probably not because there is no Wm Littleproud b abt 1800 in the 1871 census.
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Free BMD shows a William Littleproud died Dec 1873 Wayland (a district in which Attleborough falls).
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White’s Directory 1854 of Attleborough lists a “Littleproud Mr Wm Sen”, and under Bakers a Littleproud Wm. jun.
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Kelly’s Directory 1883 of Attleborough doesn’t list William as a baker, or anything else (He was retired in 1881 census).
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Attleborough is about 7 miles from Cranworth.
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In the 1854 Kelly’s Directory for Cranworth a Robert Littleproud is listed as a corn miller.
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The 1841 & 1851 censuses of Shipdham shows that James Littleproud b abt 1776 in Cranworth was the miller at Shipdham, and he died before 1851 leaving his widow Mary as the miller, and their son Thomas (b 1821 (1841) or 1815 (1851) at Cranworth) as Miller Manager.
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Hargham Road postmill, Attleborough:
William Littleproud snr was born in 1762 and baptised on 14th November in Attleborough. The 1841 census lists him aged 80, living with his son, William jnr, who was then a farmer.
The 1861 census lists William Littleproud jnr as a master miller living in Mill Road with his wife Elizabeth and several children including William jnr jnr [?!] who was born c.1815.
William Litleproud jnr jnr was listed as farmer's son in the 1841 census. He married Mary Ann Green and had at least 3 children, Veridien, William and Elizabeth. William jnr jnr died before 1861, as in the census of that year, his widow Mary Ann Littleproud describes herself as a Miller’s Widow, living in Mill Road, with her daughter Viridien.
William Littleproud snr probably had a brother James, who was born in 1770 and baptised in Attleborough.
James Littleproud became the miller at Shipdham Mill Road postmill and also had Cranworth smockmill that his son Robert took over some time before 1836.
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