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William Samuel LONG

William was born in 1856 in Cockfield and his baptism took place there on May 4th, 1856. William's father was Henry LONG and his mother was Emma WOODGATE. His paternal grandparents were Robert LONG and Harriet HOLLOCKS; his maternal grandparents were William WOODGATE and Maria JOHNSON (BAILEY). He had two brothers and three sisters, named Samuel, John, Anna, Emma and Sarah. He was the oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 80 in 1936 in Thorpe Morieux. The funeral took place on May 8th, 1936 in Thorpe Morieux.

Occupation Details
- From 1871 to 1881 William's occupation was Agricultural Labourer full time in agriculture in Cockfield.
  - Occupation Notes
    - The labouring work on the farm, as hay mowing, hedging, ditching, draining and the like, is performed by hired labourers upon day wages, or upon contracts by piecework. When hired for the whole year round, from half a guinea to 12 shillings a week. Upon the large farms there usually is one or two such labourers, having cottages, for which their wives have to shear. Such labourers may earn from £25 to £30 yearly, besides their harvest wages and food, and generally have extraordinary wages for mowing hay. The hours of labour during eight months are from six in the morning till six in the evening, with one hour for breakfast and one for dinner, at nine and one respectively. In the four winter months of November, December, January, and February, work continues during good light, when frost allows, and breakfast is taken before work begins.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Henry LONG
  - b.25 Jan 1766 in Thorpe Morieux d.1827 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Henry LONG
  - b.1786 in Thorpe Morieux d.1834 in Poslingford
  
  Mary SPIGHT
  - b.1758 in Thorpe Morieux d.1817 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Robert LONG
  - b.1809 in Thorpe Morieux d.1898 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Samuel BIRD ^*
  - b.1722 in Hitcham
  
  Edmund BIRD
  - b.1747 in Thorpe Morieux d.Jun 1822 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Elizabeth BOORE ^*
  - b.1718 in Preston St Mary d.Sep 1757 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Ann BIRD
  - b.1784 in Thorpe Morieux d.1827 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  George BRAGG
  - b.1721 d.1755
  
  Mary BRAGG
  - b.1747 in Brettenham d.1823 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Mary BUCKNUM ^*
  - b.1722 in Rattlesden
  
  Henry LONG
  - b.1832 in Preston St Mary d.13 Nov 1910 in Cockfield
  
  Benjamin HOLLOCKS
  
  Harriet HOLLOCKS
  - b.1808 in Preston St Mary d.1886 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Mary PARMENTER
  
  William Samuel LONG
  - b.1856 in Cockfield d.1936 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  William WOODGATE
  
  Emma WOODGATE
  - b.1835 in Acton
  
  Maria JOHNSON (BAILEY)
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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