looking for any info regarding eke family from peterborough or norfolk, specifically with ref to william eke b. mid 1800's sagthorpe, norfolk but later lived and died in peterborough

I came across this on the Hills Amenity website (Loughton Essex):

Cottages on York Hill Green

The old wooden cottages opposite the Gardener’s Arms at the north west end of the Green date back to 1715 when the lord of the manor granted to Ann Bridge a cottage and garden on the waste soil to be held by a rent of two capons at the will of the lord of the manor. From her the property passed through many hands, and in 1838 the one copyhold cottage had become six -
three brick and three wooden. In 1842 Chalkley Gould, farmer, bought them for £200. In 1847 Henry Lincoln paid £210 for them and a court fine of £43. He, having enfranchised at Waller’s cost, for £195, sold the cottages to Waller in 1882 for £610, but as Waller comments:

‘What with one thing and another, they cost me in the final event £1,192, repairs being £317. They have returned perhaps 3% and are a vanishing security. However, they kept the Hill [York] more or less rural.’

The adjoining detached cottage, Hatherill’s, Waller bought later. He was unable to find out much about the origin of this cottage. Hatherill was a forest keeper. The cottage was occupied for many years by the Eke family, whose father and son were blacksmiths.

That name Eke rang a bell. My ancestor's sister Ellen Hutt had married Henry Eke on 5th October 1846 at St Johns. I thought it was worth poking around a bit so this is what I found.

1861 Census:
York Hill
Agnilla Eke 1859 Loughton, Daughter
Ellen Eke 1834 Loughton, Wife
Fanny Elizabeth Eke 1861 Loughton, Daughter
Henry Eke 1830 Drayton, Norfolk, Head, Blacksmith
John Eke 1858 Loughton, Son

Eke, Aquila. Age at death: 6 Quarter: March Year: 1866 Epping

1871 England Census
York Hill
Ellen Eke 1834 Loughton, Wife
Ellen Eke 1870 Loughton, Daughter
Fanny Eke 1862 Loughton, Daughter
Henry Eke 1830 Loughton??, Head Blacksmith
Henry Eke 1869 Loughton, Son
John Eke 1857 Loughton, Son
William Eke 1865 Loughton, Son

EKE, Alice Rebecca Age at death: 1 Quarter: March Year: 1874 District Epping

1881 England Census
Pump Hill
Ellen Eke abt 1835 Loughton, Wife Laundress
Ellen Eke abt 1871 Loughton, Daughter
Fanny Eke abt 1861 Loughton, Daughter Laundress
Henry Eke abt 1830 N K, Norfolk, Head Blacksmith
Henry Eke abt 1868 Loughton, Son Blacksmith
John Eke abt 1858 Loughton, Son Blacksmith
Laura Eke abt 1880 Loughton, Daughter
Willam Eke abt 1865 Loughton, Son Blacksmith

Cheater, Louisa 1881 September Marriages Epping Essex
EKE, John 1881 September Marriages Epping Essex

1891 Census
27 Arthingworth Street, West Ham
Eke, Elizabeth abt 1882 Loughton, Essex Daughter
Eke, Ellen S abt 1885 Stepney, London Daughter
Eke, Everett abt 1888 Bethnal Green, London Son
Eke, George abt 1887 Whitechapel, London Son
Eke, John abt 1858 Laughton, Essex Head Farrier
Eke, Louisa abt 1858 Essex Wife
1 Yarrow Cottages, Loughton
Sharp, Fanny E abt 1862 Loughton, Essex Wife
Sharp, Harry A abt 1890 Loughton, Essex Son
Sharp, Henry G abt 1863 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Head
Sharp, Henry W abt 1886 Loughton, Essex Son
Eke, William A abt 1867 Drayton, Norfolk Boarder Loughton Essex Wheelwright
(This is a mixture of father and son, surely?)

Eke, Henry Age at death: 62 Quarter: March Year:1892 District: Epping

1901 England Census
107 York Road, Loughton
Henry Eke 4 Loughton, Essex, Son
Julia Eke 37 Loughton, Essex, Wife
William Eke 35 Loughton, Essex, Head Blacksmith
138 York Hill
Ellen Eke 66 Loughton, Head Laundress
Ellen L Hughes 16 Bethnal, London, Granddaughter Laundress
Henry G Hughes 27 Bethnal Green, London, Son-in-law Carpenter joiner
Laura L Hughes 20 Loughton,Daughter Laundress

Regards, Paul Barton

My gt gt grandmother was Susan(nah) Eke.Her father Aquilla Eke was a blacksmith.They came from Norfolk including Drayton

Have you been in contact with Jennie Johnson who is a direct descendant? My connection is only via the brother of my great great grandfather.

No.How do I get in touch with Jennie Johnson please ? Russell

I'll give her your e-mail address.

I'll send her your e-mail address.

My gt gt gt grandfather was Aquilla Eke.He was born in Hindolveston in 1801, he married Frances Goss at Stanhoe in 1825.He was a master blacksmith in Drayton.His children were Henry,Everet,Tabitha,John,Alis,Robert,Susannah,Mary, James and Aquilla.Russell Ellwood

Many thanks.Russell

Hello, i am a decendant of William Eke b.1843 in Sagwell or Sagthorp in Norfolk. I have the census he appears on in Peterborough, where he is stated as married to Elizabeth (Broughton).

All their children have the surname Eke, apart from the son i am decended from, William E Broughton. He is named after his mother, although perhaps he was born of a previous marriage?

I would be very interested to learn more about the Eke family, and why my surname is Broughton and perhaps should have been Eke!!

Many thanks
Laura Broughton