Robert Mounsear II lived at 22 Princes Street, Mounsear’s yard was behind.
1766 Robert Mounsear I born, baptized St Andrews, Thorpe-next-Norwich to John Mounser and Elithea Seagoe
1798 Apr – Robert Mounsear I of St Peter Parmentergate marries Rebecca Ladell of Crostwick, at St Peter Parmentergate. Sister of Arthur Ladell, licensee of Princes Inn from 1798 to 1808.
1798 Aug – William Mounsear, son of Robert Mounsear I and Rebecca is born, baptized at St Peter Parmentergate
1800 Robert Mounsear II, son of Robert Mounsear I and Rebecca born, baptized at St Peter Hungate
1802 May – Allithea, daughter of Robert Mounsear I and Rebecca Ladle (sic) born, baptized at St Peter Hungate
1802 June – William, son of Robert and Rebecca dies. Buried at St Clements
1804 Feb – Alethea Mounsear dies aged 21 months, buried at St Clements
1804 William Ladle, son of Robert and Rebecca born
1805 Alethea Ann daughter of Robert Mounsear I and Rebecca born, baptized at St Peter Hungate
1807 Caroline, daughter of Robert Mounsear I and Rebecca born, baptized at St Peter Hungate
1809 Henry, son of Robert Mounsear I and Rebecca born, baptized at St Peter Hungate
1811 Norwich History and Directory – Robert Mounsear (I), upholder on Hungate Street
1812 Robert Mounseer (I), freeholder, upholder, St Peter Hungate. Voted for William Smith (radical) and Charles Harvey
1818 Robert Mounseare (I), upholsterer, freeholder, St Peter Hungate
1819 Caroline Mounsear dies, aged 12, buried St Peter Hungate
1828 May – Robert Mounsear II marries Mary Anne Ninham, eldest daughter of John Ninham, son of John Ninham, founder member of Norwich School of painters, at St George Tombland
1829 February – George Robert, son of Robert Mounsear II and Mary Anne born, baptized at St Pauls
1829 5 June – Robert Mounsear I dies aged 63. Upholsterer of St Peter’s Hungate. “Kind and affectionate husband, tender father, truly upright man, his death will long be regretted by family and friends” Will leaves St Peter Hungate property to his wife Rebecca.
1829 10 June – Robert Mounsear’s son William marries Mary Ann Christine Watts at St Giles
1831 Alethea marries Henry Line in North Walsham
1831 Edward Henry, son of Robert Mounsear II and Mary Anne born, baptized at St Peter Hungate
1832 Frederick John Mounsear marries Elizabeth Marshall at St George Tombland
1833 Rebecca Mounsear nee Ladell dies. Her residence and other property put up for auction
1834 March – Alfred, son of Robert Mounsear II and Mary Anne born, baptized at St George Tombland, Robert Mounsear is an upholsterer
1834 May – Alfred dies, buried at the Rosary Cemetery.
1837 freehold put up for auction of 22 – late property of Gibbs Leeds, deceased, now in the occupation of Mr Mounsear, upholsterer
“late the property of Gibbs Leeds, deceased, and now in the occupation of Mr Mounsear, upholsterer; comprising a sash fronted Shop, keeping-room, several bed-rooms, two large and commodious work-rooms, with coalhouse, wash-house and part of the yard as staked out adjoining.
The Property has a frontage of 18 feet 6 inches towards Princess-street, and 23 feet backward and extends from North to South including the yard a distance of 65 feet.
The Purchaser is to have the right of using the privy and bin standing and being in the said yard, paying a proportionate part of the expense of keeping the same in repair, and of emptying the said bin. And also a right of way from Princess street aforesaid, along and through passage leading therefrom into the said yard.”[1]
The property was bought by Robert Wortley, gent., who then sold “a messuage or dwellinghouse and shop in the Parish of St George Tombland, “bounded by King’s Highway towards south and the Plumbers Arms towards west”, on to Robert Mounsear, an upholsterer. [2]
1839 Pigot’s Directory – Robert Mounsear, Upholsterer, Princes Street
1840 – Mary, daughter of Robert Mounsear II and Mary Anne born, baptized at St George Tombland
1840 – John Frederick, son of Robert Mounsear I dies, aged 26
1841 census – Robert Mounsear (40) on Princes Street, Mounsear’s yard appears. Mary Ann 39, George 12, Edward 9, Mary 8 months.
1842 April – Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Mounsear II and Mary Anne born, baptized at St George Tombland
1843 July – Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Mounsear II and Mary Anne dies, buried at St Peter Hungate, aged 1
1845 – White’s Directory, Robert Mounsear upholsterer, Princes Street
1847 poll book, Robert Mounseer occupier, St George Tombland
1850 Hunt’s Directory, Robert Mounsear, upholsterer, Princes Street
1851 census – Robert Mounsear, 50, paper hanger, Mary A, wife, 50, general shop keeper, Edward, son, 20, paper hanger, Mary Ann, daughter, 9, scholar, Fanny Durrant, 28, lodger, milliner.
1851 October – Mary Ann, wife of Robert Mounsear II dies, aged 50, buried at St George Tombland
1853 Robert Mounsear II, widower, paper hanger, of Jamaica St Bermondsey marries Amelia Hearne, widow, at St James Bermondsey, London
1858 George Robert, son of Robert Mounsear II marries Harriet Jenner in London, emigrates to South Africa
1859 Edward Henry, younger son of Robert Mounsear II dies, aged 27 in Norwich
1873 Mary Ann, daughter of Robert Mounsear II marries Charles Smith at St Matthews, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich.
1878 William Ladle Mounsear, son of Robert Mounsear I dies, aged 73, upholsterer, after a long affliction, Pottergate Street
1878 George Robert Mounsear, son of Robert Mounsear II dies, aged 49, in South Africa.
No record of death of Robert Mousear II. Did he go to South Africa with his son George?
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