Isaac Bartram

Born: 24 Nov 1796

Died:

Married: Phoebe Gay

Mother: Ann Barber

Father: William Bartram

Descendant: Elizabeth Bartram

Census

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1851

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Isaac was a gardener and labourer who seemed to have a few run-ins with the law!

Birth

He was born on the 25th September 1796 in Wymondham in Norfolk, England.

  Isaac son of William and Ann Bartram was born Sept. 25th and baptised 26 September 1796

Marriage

Issac married Phoebe Gay on the 8th November 1818, 25th October 1818 in Wymondham, Norfolk. Both were of the parish, and bachelor and spinster.

Banns were read on the 11th, 18th, and 25th October 1818.

One of the witnesses was a John Gay. The next day John Gay was married to Mary Thrower, and Phebe Gay was one of the witnesses!

Children

Isaac and Phoebe had the following children:

• Elizabeth Bartram c.5 Sept 1819, Wymondham
• John Bartram, b.~1821, c. 22 Feb 1824, Wymondham (only Isaac listed as a parent)
• Hannah Bartram, b.~1822, c.5 Apr 1822, Wymondham
• William Bartram, c.22 Feb 1824, Wymondham.
• David Bartram, b.25 July 1825, c.30 Apr 1834, Primitive Methodist, Lakenham, c.5 Sept 1834, Wymondham
• Henry Bartram, c.5 Sept 1834, Wymondham
• Sarah Bartam b 15 June 1831, c.30 Apr 1834, Primitive Methodist, Lakenham, c. 5 Sept 1834, Wymondham, m. Samuel Henry Laccohee, 28 Aug 1853, St John De Sepulchre, Norwich.
• Edward Bartram, b.3 Aug 1833, c.30 Apr 1834 Primitive Methodist, Lakenham, c.5 Sept 1834, Wymondham.

Interestingly many of their children were baptized twice, once at the Lakenham Chapel (Primitive Methodists) and once at Wymondham. Some of the dates don't quite match with the later census, either the ages were calculated wrongly (highly possible) or some of their children died and the names were reused.

On the 6th January 1836 an Isaac Bartram was tried for "Larceny before convicted of Felony" at the County Sessions in Norwich. His age was given as 37, which would put his date of birth around 1799. Luckily for the family he was found "Not Guilty"!

  Isaac Bartram: aged 37, Committed, December 28, 1835, by the Hon. and Rev. William Wodehouse, 
  charged on the oath of James Neave, of Wymondham, yeoman, and another, with having, 
  on Monday the 21st of this month, stolen a quantity of hay, the property of Thomas Bayley, Esq

Although it looks like he had been convicted of an earlier charge:

  Isaac Bartram, aged 27, Committed December 27, 1825, by J. Postle, Esq. and Rev. G. Preston, Clk. 
  charged on the oth of Samuel Blyth, of Wymondham, on suspicion of having stolen, about 12 months ago, a mattock and a marl pick, his property. (1 week H £)

On the night of 6 June 1841 he was living with his family at Mill Street in the Hamlet of Lakenham, Norwich, next door to his daughter Elizabeth who had married John Smith

On the night of 30 March 1851 he and his wife Phoebe Bartram nee Gay were living at No. 6, Trafalgar Street, Lakenham, Norwich.

On the night of 7 April 1861 Isaac Bartram and Phebe Bartram nee Gay were living alone at 22 Trafalgar Street, St Mark's, Norwich.

Second Marriage

Phebe died in Q3, 1864.

A year later Isaac Bartram was registered as marrying a Mary Ann Metcalf in Norwich in Q3, 1865, vol. 4b, p.277.

On the night of 2 April 1871 Isaac Bartram was living at Wellington Square, St Giles, Norwich with his second wife Mary Ann Metcalf from Yarmouth. He was listed as being paralysed. Also living in the house was Amelia Page, a 12 year old nurse maid.

Other Records

An different Isaac Bartram, son of William Bartram, was buried in Wymondham on the 4th March 1796 aged 4 years old.

Julian daughter of Ann Bartram Spinster was born Nov 11 and baptised 22 November 1795.

A different Isaac Bartram (widower) was married to Martha Long (Widow) in 1831 (banns October) in Wymondham... A different Isaac Bartram died in 1842, registered Forehoe 13, 97.

An Isaac Bartram was registered as marrying a Mary Ann Metcalf in Norwich in Q3, 1865, vol. 4b, p.277. In 1871 they are living together - he is listed as 70 from Wymondham, she is 48 from Yarmouth.

Norfolk News, 26 May 1866: Isaac Bartram, of 17, Kings-square, Globe-street, Union-place, gardener, was summoned by his daughter-in-law, Sarah Bartram, wife of David Bartram, of Lakenham, labourer, for assaulting and abusing her. In the course of complainant's examination, she produced what she termed a "planet reading" of defendant's future, which he had procured some weeks ago from a Mr. Gooch, "planet reader." Defendant subsequently presented it to her husband, and said in answer to a question as to what induced him to go to Mr. Gooch, that he had a mind to know how long he had to live. It having been shown that defendant had alleged that complainant had been guilty of very gross misconduct, for which assertion there appeared to be no foundation whatever, he was committed to gaol for two months, without the option of paying a fine.

Norfolk Chronicle, 26 May 1866: Thursday May 24 Before R.W.Blake and W.J.Utten Browne, Esqs. Isaac Bartram, of Globe-street, Union-place, was summoned for assaulting and insulting Sarah Bartram, his daughter-in-law. The assault being of an aggravated nature, he was committed for two calendar months without the option of paying a fine.