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Norwich Pauper Asylum, St Augustine's Gate, New Catton, Norwich — Local Past

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Norwich Pauper Asylum, St Augustine's Gate, New Catton, Norwich

Also known as Borough Asylum, Norwich

This place page was added on 27 August 2026.

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10 November 1871
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Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Death of Maria Pawley
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Maria Pawley
Recorded as Maria Seeley
Age: 53. Wife of a brickmaker. Cause of death: Paralysis, certified
Date
10 November 1871
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Norwich Pauper Asylum, St Augustine's Gate, New Catton, Norwich, Norfolk
Recorded as Borough Asylum, Norwich
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Ann Palmer
Informant. Present at the death. Borough Asylum, Norwich
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Norwich Pauper Asylum, St Augustine's Gate, New Catton, Norwich

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