Joan (Johanna) Toly
- Born: Cir 1325, Wymondham, Leicestershire England
- Marriage (1): Thomas Wasteneys 1344c in Colton, Staffordshire England
- Died: 28 Dec 1392 about age 67
- Buried: Bassingborough, Lincolnshire England
Research Notes:
source: Pat Sheen writes:
WYMONDHAM
Wymondham (pronounced "windem" is an historic market town and civil parish, lying 9 miles south west of the city of Norwich.
The Great Fire of Wymondham broke out on Sunday 11 June 1615. Two areas of the town were affected implying there were two separate fires. One area was in Vicar Street and Middleton Street and the other in the Market Place, including Bridewell Street and Fairland Street. About 300 properties were destroyed in the fire. Important buildings destroyed included the Market Cross, dating from 1286; the vicarage in Vicar Street; the 'Town Hall' on the corner of Middleton Street and Vicar Street; and the schoolhouse. However, many buildings such as the Green Dragon pub did survive and many of the houses in Damgate Street date back to 1400, although this is now masked by later brickwork.
The fire was started by three Gypsies, William Flodder, John Flodder and Ellen Pendleton (Flodder) and a local person, Margaret Bix (Elvyn). The register of St Andrew's Church in Norwich records that John Flodder and others were executed on 2 December 1615 for the burning of Wymondham. Rebuilding of the destroyed buildings was quick in some cases and slower in others. A new Market Cross was completed by 1617. However by 1621 there were still about 15 properties not yet rebuilt. Economic conditions in the 1620s could have been a contributory factor to the delay in rebuilding.
The collapse of the woollen industry in the mid-nineteenth century led to great poverty in Wymondham. In 1836 there were 600 hand looms but by 1845 only 60 remained. During Victorian times the town was considered a backwater, escaping large scale development and the town centre is very much as it must have been in the mid-seventeenth century when rebuilt after the great fire.
Joan married Thomas Wasteneys, son of William de Wasteneys and Joanna Brett, 1344c in Colton, Staffordshire England. (Thomas Wasteneys was born circa 1321 in Colton, Staffordshire England and died in 1364.)
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