Tag: Norfolk
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The Master of the Hull: The Lifelong Service of Jeremiah Norton
In 1844, Jeremiah Norton stood in a crowded London registry office and lied. At sixty-three, he was too old for the sea, so he shaved a decade off his age to secure one last berth. He died a ship’s carpenter on the Norma, leaving behind a mystery of ghost dates.
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Richard Lee Norton’s 200th Birthday
Today marks the birth of Richard Lee Norton in Norfolk, England, my great great grandfather. His father Jeremiah Norton was a shipwright who likely was away from home for months at a time, and his mother Elizabeth Sharp kept the house running. The family lived in Kings Lyn, Norfolk but also seem to have connections…
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