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| Title | Deopham Hall: The General Court Baron (with the Leet) of the Right Honorable John Lord Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley, Lord of the Manor |
| Date | January 20th 1801 |
| Steward | John Clarke Stoughton, Gentleman, Steward |
| Location | – |
| Page numbers in Court Roll | 25 – 31 |
Court Baron
Homage
Sworn
| John Jolly |
| William Lock |
| Samuel Pettingall |
Property
| Person surrendering property | Proclamations | Date of the Copyhold | Beneficiary | Attorney | Identification of property | Rent | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Boddenham otherwise Bodney (deceased) | 1st proclamation: April 2nd 1799 2nd Proclamation: April 2nd 1800 | December 3rd 1781 from the surrender of Thomas Stevenson | Mary Dowe (daughter of Elizabeth deceased wife of James Dowe of Rockland) by the will of John Boddenham otherwise Bodney (deceased) dated May 3rd 1798. [see below] | Herself | 1 acre of copyhold land between lands late of Miles Hobart, esquire, (deceased), West, lands of Richard Wright (deceased), East. | £1 15s | |
| James Garthon (deceased) | July 18th 1781 from the surrender of John Cooper | Joseph Say, a minor, according to the will of James Garthon [see below]1 | Joseph Say, father of Joseph say the minor | 2 acres of Copyhold land in the Croft late of William Bidwell, between free lands late of John Bidwell, South, lands late of Robert Layte, North, abuts on the Common Pasture of Deopham, West, upon the Way leading from Deopham Church to the East | £3 3s | ||
| Since Joseph Say the Nephew is 13 years of age | Guardianship granted to Joseph Say the Father until the son reaches the age of 21. | ||||||
| Isaac Easton of Deopham, yeoman, and Mary his Wife surrendered unconditionally | February 13th 1798 on surrender of John Steward | Taylor Phenix of Deopham, thatcher | Himself | 2 acres of Copyhold Land on which is built a Tenement called Berrys. | |||
| October 18th 1800 John Steward of Norwich, gentleman, surrendered out of Court | March 23rd 1797 on surrender of John Rudd | Taylor Fenix2 of Deopham, husbandman | Himself | A Pightle containing 2 acres of Copyhold land between lands late of Edward Cock, West, lands late of Robert Cock, East | |||
| Taylor Phenix made a conditional surrender in return for a loan of £100 + interest | John Taylor of Wymondham, farmer | ||||||
| Taylor Phenix | Lord of the Manor, to the use & behoof of his last will & testament | Himself | |||||
| John Taylor of Wymondham, farmer confirmed satisfaction of the loan advanced on February 10th 1798, presented at Court of February 13th 17983 | Isaac Easton of Deopham, yeoman | ||||||
| Isaac Easton of Deopham, yeoman conditional surrender in return for a loan of £60 + interest | John Taylor of Wymondham, farmer | ||||||
| Samuel Pettingall made conditional surrender in return for a loan of £500 + interest | John Shearing Palmer of Wymondham, gentleman | ||||||
| June 7th 1799: Elizabeth Greene of Norwich, widow, surrendered out of Court | Lord of the Manor, to the use & behoof of her last will & testament | ||||||
| James Garthon (deceased) | 1st Proclamation | Divers lands & tenements held by copy of Court Roll | |||||
| Money Fisher (deceased) | 1st Proclamation: April 2nd 1800 2nd Proclamation | Copyhold tenant |
Will of John Boddenham
The Court record includes the following paraphrase of part of John Boddenham’s will, dated May 3rd 1798:
… it appears to this Court that the said John Boddenham otherwise Bodney devised all his Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever in Morley Saint Buttolph and Deopham in the County of Norfolk or in any other places near thereto and elsewhere with their Appurtenances unto Mary Dowe the Daughter of Elizabeth the late deceased Wife of James Dowe of Rockland,
To hold the same to the said Mary Dowe and her Assigns for the Term of her natural Life subject to the payment of twenty pounds per Annum to Bodney John Dowe the Son of the said Elizabeth Dowe …
Will of James Garthon
The following extract from the will of James Garthon dated January 20th 1797 has been included in the Court record:
I give and devise to my Nephew Joseph Say, Son of the said Joseph Say and Martha his Wife, my Sister,
All and every my Real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature of Tenure in the said County of Norfolk or elsewhere in the Kingdom of Great Britain,
To hold to him my said Nephew his Heirs and Assigns from and immediately after my Death.
Defaulters
Those tenants in default of the Court Baron were each amerced 9 pence.
Court Leet
Leet Jurors
Sworn
| John Jolly | William Wright |
| Samuel Pettingall | William Flowers |
| Stephen Taylor | Isaac Easton |
| Robert Knights | Taylor Phenix |
| William Thurston | Rowing Braisnett |
| Robert Clarke | Archibald Bale |
Defaulters
| Status | Penalty |
|---|---|
| Headboroughs | 6d |
| Handboroughts | 3d |
Officers
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Constable | Garrett Oddin Taylor |
| Pindar | Robert Knights |
Footnotes
- There is a similar transaction in the Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury November 19th 1801 where Joseph Say the Nephew inherited from James Garthon (deceased). ↩︎
- Within this one transaction, spellings of both Fenix and Phenix were used. ↩︎
- This loan was for £150. ↩︎
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| Date | Change |
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| 5/6/25 | Revised from IMG_20250604_144335 |
| 13/11/24 | Published IMG_20240516_122535 |
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