Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury October 23rd 1900

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Property
  3. Footnotes
  4. Navigation

Heading

TitleThe Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury:
“Be it remembered”
DateOctober 23rd 1900
StewardRobert Clarke, Deputy Steward
LocationAt the Office of William Thomas Bensly LL.D, Deputy Steward
Page numbers in Court RollU63 183718 Not paginated
U63 183717 95 – 96

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
Bond Jonathan Woodhouse of Beech Lodge, Unthank Road, Norwich, GentlemanSamuel Webster CorsbieCertain hereditaments in Deopham held in free & common socage formerly late Preston’s, and which hereditaments formed part of a Farm at Deopham containing 31 acres 22 perches1, late in the occupation of Mr Nickalls and purchased by Bond Jonathan Woodhouse in about 1895.1s 5½d

Footnotes

  1. It is unusual for detailed information such as this to be supplied for land held in “free & common socage”.
    There is reference in the 1881 census to Robert Dixon being the farmer of 31 acres. ↩︎
DateChange
5/2/25Reviewed against Court Book – 20250108_151029
10/5/24Published – 20231012_122101