Frank Owen Dew
FRANK Owen Dew was born in Great Yarmouth on 11th February, 1890, and baptised on 26th October, 1890, in St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth. He was the son of Francis James Dew and Maria Harriet Dew (nee Stone).
He married Selina Maud Sandall in the last quarter of 1914 in Great Yarmouth. Before that he was a pupil at Great Yarmouth Grammar School.
In the 1891 census his age was given as one and he was living with his father and mother and sister Laura in the famous Yarmouth Rows Building 2 in Row 93. His father’s occupation was given as a fruiterer. Great Yarmouth Row 93 was also known as Rivett the Baker, King the Baker or Goddard the Whitesmith’s Row.
Until the Second World War most Great Yarmouth residents lived in houses in the narrow passages known as The Rows that ran East to West between the river and the sea. The few main streets ran North/South. The Rows date from medieval times and recorded numbers of them have varied over time up to as many as 156.
At one time they were known by names such as after a resident or a business and therefore some had more than one name. A numbering system was introduced. Some had overhanging buildings and were therefore tunnel-like.
Many of them were destroyed in the Second World War and many that are left these days are passageways used as short cuts, although Market Row and Broad Row are lined with shops.
Row 93, King the Baker’s Row, links Middlegate Street to King Street. It is named after the King’s Head Pub and Rivett the Baker’s Shop, which stood on the corner.
The Rows were so narrow that a special 'Troll Cart' was developed to transport goods along them. There's a pub named after this unusually shaped cart, and you can see the real thing at the Time and Tide Museum.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) said of them: "A Row is a long, narrow lane or alley quite straight, or as nearly as maybe, with houses on each side, both of which you can sometimes touch at once with the finger tips of each hand, by stretching out your arms to their full ex-tent."
The Rows took up most of the land inside the town walls. At first both rich and poor people lived there together. The wealthier people gradually moved out and their houses were divided up into smaller properties. This left a fantastic range of architecture. Grand merchant houses stood next to tiny dwellings which were built back-to-back with the houses in the next row.
The number of rows changed as some were blocked up and new ones created. 'Kitty Witches Row ran from King Street to Middlegate Street and was the narrowest row at just 27 inches (68.5cm) wide in some parts. Some rows had more than three names. In 1804 it was decided to make things easier and give each row a number.
Going back to Frank Owen. In the National School Admission Registers and Log Books Franks birthdate is given as 11th February, 1890.
In the 1901 census he was living at 118, King Street, Great Yarmouth with his mother and father and sister Laura.
In 1911 he is 21 years of age and a shop assistant at the King Street address. He is living with his parents and also his father-in-law William Stone who is described as a retired mariner and 81 years of age. He was a widower. William Stone’s birthplace is given as Gorleston.
In the 1919 electoral register, Frank’s address is given as 4, Well Street, Great Yarmouth, the same address as Ernest Henry Sandall (more about him later).
In the 1939 register his address was 59 Fish Shop, Woodcock Road, Norwich. He was 49 years of age and living with Selina Maud Dew (born 5th December, 1891) and Phyllis Margaret Dew (born June 10th, 1921). His occupation was fish fryer. Selina’s occupation was domestic and shop duties and Phyllis’ as telephonist and typist. The fish shop is still there.
He died on 1st December 1947 at the age of 57 following a heart attack.
In the Second World War Frank Owen Dew served as a private in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Wiltshire Regiment.
At the time of his death he was living at 63 Swansea Road, Norwich. He left £100 7s 9d in his will to his wife Selena Maud Dew (nee Sandall). This is the equivalent today of approximately £3,500.
Places of residence
Row 93 Great Yarmouth
118 King Street, Great Yarmouth
4 Well Street, Great Yarmouth
59 Woodcock Road, Norwich
63 Swansea Road, Norwich
He married Selina Maud Sandall in the last quarter of 1914 in Great Yarmouth. Before that he was a pupil at Great Yarmouth Grammar School.
In the 1891 census his age was given as one and he was living with his father and mother and sister Laura in the famous Yarmouth Rows Building 2 in Row 93. His father’s occupation was given as a fruiterer. Great Yarmouth Row 93 was also known as Rivett the Baker, King the Baker or Goddard the Whitesmith’s Row.
Until the Second World War most Great Yarmouth residents lived in houses in the narrow passages known as The Rows that ran East to West between the river and the sea. The few main streets ran North/South. The Rows date from medieval times and recorded numbers of them have varied over time up to as many as 156.
At one time they were known by names such as after a resident or a business and therefore some had more than one name. A numbering system was introduced. Some had overhanging buildings and were therefore tunnel-like.
Many of them were destroyed in the Second World War and many that are left these days are passageways used as short cuts, although Market Row and Broad Row are lined with shops.
Row 93, King the Baker’s Row, links Middlegate Street to King Street. It is named after the King’s Head Pub and Rivett the Baker’s Shop, which stood on the corner.
The Rows were so narrow that a special 'Troll Cart' was developed to transport goods along them. There's a pub named after this unusually shaped cart, and you can see the real thing at the Time and Tide Museum.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) said of them: "A Row is a long, narrow lane or alley quite straight, or as nearly as maybe, with houses on each side, both of which you can sometimes touch at once with the finger tips of each hand, by stretching out your arms to their full ex-tent."
The Rows took up most of the land inside the town walls. At first both rich and poor people lived there together. The wealthier people gradually moved out and their houses were divided up into smaller properties. This left a fantastic range of architecture. Grand merchant houses stood next to tiny dwellings which were built back-to-back with the houses in the next row.
The number of rows changed as some were blocked up and new ones created. 'Kitty Witches Row ran from King Street to Middlegate Street and was the narrowest row at just 27 inches (68.5cm) wide in some parts. Some rows had more than three names. In 1804 it was decided to make things easier and give each row a number.
Going back to Frank Owen. In the National School Admission Registers and Log Books Franks birthdate is given as 11th February, 1890.
In the 1901 census he was living at 118, King Street, Great Yarmouth with his mother and father and sister Laura.
In 1911 he is 21 years of age and a shop assistant at the King Street address. He is living with his parents and also his father-in-law William Stone who is described as a retired mariner and 81 years of age. He was a widower. William Stone’s birthplace is given as Gorleston.
In the 1919 electoral register, Frank’s address is given as 4, Well Street, Great Yarmouth, the same address as Ernest Henry Sandall (more about him later).
In the 1939 register his address was 59 Fish Shop, Woodcock Road, Norwich. He was 49 years of age and living with Selina Maud Dew (born 5th December, 1891) and Phyllis Margaret Dew (born June 10th, 1921). His occupation was fish fryer. Selina’s occupation was domestic and shop duties and Phyllis’ as telephonist and typist. The fish shop is still there.
He died on 1st December 1947 at the age of 57 following a heart attack.
In the Second World War Frank Owen Dew served as a private in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Wiltshire Regiment.
At the time of his death he was living at 63 Swansea Road, Norwich. He left £100 7s 9d in his will to his wife Selena Maud Dew (nee Sandall). This is the equivalent today of approximately £3,500.
Places of residence
Row 93 Great Yarmouth
118 King Street, Great Yarmouth
4 Well Street, Great Yarmouth
59 Woodcock Road, Norwich
63 Swansea Road, Norwich