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• William Albrow 1770
> With historic documents

• William Albrow 1794
> Wherryman

• Christopher Albrow
> 1.The Welsh Regiment in South Africa, Christopher's Medals and morel

> 2. Christopher's life in the army. A Transcription of his Military Record

• William Dobbs
> 2nd. Battalion, The Rifle Brigade

• John Kirk
> Royal Field Artillery

• The Rice Page
> This page is a branch of the Albrow Tree. Featuring Alice Maud Albrow

• The Oliver Page
> This page is a branch of the Albrow Tree. Featuring Alfred Stanley Albrow who was brother to Christopher Frowen and Alice Maud

Arthur Edgar Albrow Page
Brother to William John: Son of William and Fanny

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A very special 'Thank-you' to Cousin Graham for researching this generation and steering me in the right direction - John

In the succesion of Williams, this generation appears to be one of the more interesting, though tragic. William was born on 17 April 1794. at Reedham in Norfolk He was the first born of William and Sarah (née Thornton) and was Christened on 19 April 1794 at St John the Baptist, Reedham. In 1810 at age 16 we find William employed as a 'Wherryman', following in his father's footsteps. He married Margaret Colby at All Saints, Pakefield, Suffolk on 5 December 1816. A December wedding may have been prudent as Margaret was already about three months pregnant - hence the birth of William Jnr. in June the following year. (William Jnr was Christened on 6 June at Pakefield)

Margaret Colby was born on 9 January, 1795 at Pakefield, Suffolk.The distance between Pakefield and Reedham would be considered great at that time, but with the waterways connecting their two homes and William's occupation as wheryman, it is easy to see how their paths crossed.

The tragic part comes into play just a month after William Jnr's birth, when William, now age 23, is drowned in the River Waveney near to "Seven Mile House" The date was: 18th July 1817. He was buried at St. Margaret's, Lowestoft on 22 July.

East Anglia in the 19th Century - 1840 Map

Memorial location: St. Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Memorial Details: Position: Churchyard.

Transcript: "'William ALBROW, husband of Margaret Albrow, who was unfortunately drowned out of a wherry near the seven mile house River Waveney, on 18 July 1817 aged 23"

Seven Mile House with Polkey's Mill

With the death of William, Margaret at age 22, is widowed with a young child. In what appears to be a contemporary practice Jeremiah, Willliam's younger brother marries Margaret. They were married on 15 November, 1819 in the parish of Gorleston-with-Southdown, Suffolk. They went on to have eight children. This is the divergence point with Lynne and Al and Jackie Chappel in our Family Tree.