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History of Windy Hall

Windy Hall OS 1886

Windy Hall OS 1901

Handbook of the Wells People of Isleham (pub. date unknown) was written by the great great grandsons of Joseph Wells, founder of Windy Hall.

1816 The Wells family, mostly labourers had established a group of cottages at Windy Hall

c.1841: The population in the Fens of Isleham was about 400 and increasing. Wells family members likely to live at Windy Hall.

1851 Isleham Fen population circa 567, many in cottages along the River Lark.

1860s: Decline in fen dwellers continues

1841 Windy Hall

Edward Wells, 25, labourer,

Hannah, 20,

William, 8,

John, 6,

Mary, 4,

Enos, 1,

Joseph Wells, 65, labourer

Sarah, 55,

James, 15

William Smith, 30, labourer

Hannah, 20

Richard Wells, 25, labourer

Jane, 20,

George, 4,

John, 3,

Anne, 2 mos,

1851 West Fen Drove

Richard Wells, 37, turf cutter, Isleham

Mary, 27, Suffolk

Ann, 10, Isleham

William Smith, 39, ag lab, b Mildenhall

Hannah, 31, b Isleham

David, 9, b Isleham

Joseph Wells, 78, turf cutter, b Isleham

Sarah, 68, b Dullingham

James, 26, turf cutter, b Isleham

Benjamin Wells, visitor, 9, b Isleham

Thomas Wells, 34, ag.lab, b Isleham

Elizabeth, 28, b Suffolk

Joseph, 10, b Isleham

John, 9, b Isleham

Mary, 7, b Isleham

Sarah, 5, b Isleham

Hannah, 10 mos, b Isleham

1861 Windy Hall

Sarah Wells, 77, widow, b Dullingham

James Wells, 36, ag lab, b Isleham

Richard Wells, 46, ag lab, b Isleham

Martha, 36, b Isleham

Ann Brown, 20, b Isleham

Eliza Brown, grandchild, 16, b Isleham

Thomas Wells, 43, ag lab., b Isleham

Elizabeth Wells, 38, b Suffolk

James Wells, 20, b Isleham

John Wells, 10, b Isleham

Mary Wells, 17, b Isleham

1871

Thomas Wells, 54, b Isleham

Elizabeth, b Suffolk

Joseph, 30,

Jonah, 18,

Elijah, 16,

Tommy, 9,

1881 family now living in Newmarket

Thomas Wells, b 1817 Isleham

Elizabeth

Joseph

Tommy

The handbook gives the following information:

Joseph Wells b Isleham 1773 married in 1809 Sarah Harrison b Dullingham 1783. Joeph d 1858, Sarah d 1867.

They were parents of Thomas b 1817 who married Elizabeth Large. Thomas died 1899.

Thomas and Elizabeth had nine children: Joseph b 1840, John b 1841, Mary b 1845, Sarah b 1846, Hannah b 1848, Hannah b 1850, Jonas b 1852, Elijah b 1854, and Tommy b 1866.

Tommy married Martha Brooks and stayed at Windy Hall. They had three children, Arthur, Ada and Ida.

Only Ida had issue. She married J Crisp and had five children: Percy, Rosemary, Edwin, Evelyn, and Nancy.

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