Marriage
On 19 August 1800 at the Norwich Quaker Meeting House, Goats Lane, Norwich, Joseph married Elizabeth Gurney (1780-1845), daughter of John Gurney (1749–1809) and Catherine Gurney (born Bell, 1755-1792). The bride's family were proverbially wealthy bankers, originally based in Norwich.
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