William Devas Everington & Laura Isabelle (David) Long

Family Group Sheet

NameWilliam Devas Everington

Birth1840

Death1906

Residencebef 1887, Dillington Hall, East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Residenceaft 1887, Lodge Farm, Castle Acre, Norfolk, England

MemoSee: William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883

OccupationLand-owner, mill owner.

OriginLondon ?

Note 1Acquired Dillington Hall, East Dereham, Norfolk (from 1863) by marriage to one of the Hall’s heirs, Laura Long.

Note 2From 1877 farmed at Castle Acre, Swaffham, Norfolk. City Liveryman and elected Sheriff of the City of London (but died before taking up the appointment.

Note 3Documents relating to the Everington family farms at Dillington, Castle Acre, Great Dunham and Barwick are held in the Norfolk Record Office (cash books, labour books and wage sheets).

FlagsEverington

Father--- EVERINGTON (?-?)

Marriage1863

SpouseLaura Isabelle (David) Long, GG Aunt

Birth1843

MemoProbably born at Dillington Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, England

Death1934

Residencebef 1877, Dillington Hall, East Dereham, Norfolk, England

Residenceaft 1877, Lodge Farm, Castle Acre, Norfolk, England

MemoWilliam White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883

Note 1Of Dillington Hall. She brought Dillington Hall, Norfolk, to her marriage with William Devas Everington. She appears in two daguerreotype photographs.

Note 2She was fondly remembered by some of her Long family relations still living in the early C21st.

Note 3Her husband took over management of the estate and added his initials to there gable walls of at least two large brick-built farm buildings at the home farm beside the Hall.

Note 4Dillington Hall was renowned for the quality of its horses at a time when draft and plough horses provided the motive force in British agriculture.

Flags***, Denn, Filby, Long

FatherDavid (David) Long (1800-1855)

MotherElizabeth Chapman (Joseph) Ransome ? (1800-1891)

Children

1 FLaura (William) Everington, 1C2R

Birth1865

Death1935

SpouseRobert Marshall (1854-1932)

Marriage?

ChildrenMary (Robert) (1893-?)

Margaret (Robert) (1894-1935)

Robert (Robert) (1896-1919)