The Day Family
Here lies the Daye that darkness could not blind…” is the beginning of a memorial inscription to John Daye, the famous printer (he printed Foxe’s Book of Martyrs and was one of the first English music printers). He was born in Dunwich in 1522 and died on his way to Little Bradley in 1584. His […]
The Rowlinson Family
John Rowlinson, grandfather of Jack Rowlinson who lives with his wife Doris at “Driftside”, took over the “Cock Inn” in 1912. The “Cock” then remained with a succession of Rowlinsons until 1971. John was succeeded by his brother (Jack’s Uncle Orris), then by Jack’s father John in 1922 whose eldest son Sydney followed him from […]
The Smith and Eley Families
The Smith Family One of the families known to have been in Little Thurlow for almost 200 years is the Smiths, and although the Smith name itself can no longer be found direct descendants still live in the village. Joseph Smith and his wife Elizabeth were both born in 1802 and were married in 1826. […]
Dame Elisabeth and the Frinks
Not many English villages can boast association with a world-renowned artist; Little Thurlow can, in Dame Elisabeth Frink. The Frinks, of Dutch extraction with American and Canadian associations, were long-established and well-respected in the village, with army officers and artistic talent on both sides of the family. Captain Frederick Frink, a former Cambridge rugby blue […]