Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury September 1846

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Property
    1. The will of Andrew Lane
  3. Location of the piece on the 1814 Map
    1. Location of piece no 172
  4. Footnotes
  5. Navigation

Heading

TitleThe Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury:
Proceedings had and taken … 1
DateSeptember 11th 1846
StewardPhilip Millard, Gentleman
LocationNorth Walsham
Page numbers in Court Roll240-243

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Andrew Lane (deceased), Miller1st Proclamation:
October 13th 1845		November 24th 1825 on the surrender of John Dobbs of Deopham, FarmerMary Lane, Widow of Andrew Lane (deceased) and beneficiary under his will (see details below).
Sons John Lane & Franklin Lane executors but renounced probate.
Mary Lane asked to take the property until her demise, and thereafter for John Lane to take it.		Walter James ScottPiece no 172 on the Deopham 1814 Inclosures Map (see below) containing
1 acre 27 perches bounded by
Wymondham Rd or Palloway, North;
John Dobbs, East, South & West.
Formerly owned by John Dobbs.		£3

The will of Andrew Lane

The Court Book includes the following extract from the will of Andrew Lane:

[He] gave and devised unto Mary Lane his Wife provided she continued his Widow and did not cohabit with any other man
All that his Farm-house wherein he then lived with the Barn, Stable, Cow-house and all other the Out houses thereto belonging with about Forty acres of Land, were the same more of less and were the same Freehold or Copyhold or of any other nature of tenure whatsoever, situate in Deopham aforesaid, she his said Wife keeping the said premises in good and tenantable repair and after the decease of his said Wife the said Testator directed the said Farm house, Lands and Premises to be sold …

Location of the piece on the 1814 Map

Location of piece no 172

Footnotes

  1. The title is followed by:
    pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Parliament passed in the fourth and fifth years of the Reign of our present Majesty Queen Victoria entitled “an act for the commutation of certain manorial rights in respect of Lands of copyhold and customary tenure, and in respect of other lands subject to such rights and for facilitating the enfranchisement of such Lands and for the improvement of such tenure” and in exercise and execution thereof.
    [This act was passed on June 21st , 1841.] ↩︎
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