Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells April 1837

Contents

1. Announcement
2. Heading
3. Homage
4. Property
5. Defaulters
6. Location on 1814 Inclosures Map
   1. Piece no 42
   2. Piece No 137
   3. Piece no 145
   4. Piece no 149
7. Footnotes
8. Navigation

Announcement

The Norwich Mercury of April 8^th 1837 carried the following announcement:-

© THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Heading

Title	The Manor of Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerells in Morley
Date	April 17th 1837
Lord of the Manor	John Morse Esquire
Steward	Charles John West, Gentleman
Location	At the house of Mr. Thomas Sutton called Morley Hall [assuming Sulton to be a misprint for Sutton]
Page number in Court Roll	1 – 15

Homage

Charles Clarke

Isaac Easton

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
William Lock (deceased)		August 18th 1814 following the Inclosures awards.	Ezekiel Lock of Haveringland, Farmer, admitted under the will of William Lock (deceased) his father.		William Lock’s will defined “All and every my messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever of what nature of tenure soever, the same may be situate, lying and being in Deopham … in the occupation of William Liddelow”. Piece no 145 on the Deopham 1814 Inclosures Map containing 8 acres 28 perches.1	5s 2d	£16 16s 0d
William Lock (deceased)		August 18th 1814 following the Inclosures awards.	Rebecca, wife of James Johnson of Southburgh, Farmer, admitted under the will of William Lock (deceased) her father.	Daniel Alexander the Younger, Gentleman	William Lock’s will defined “All and every my messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever of what nature of tenure soever, the same may be situate, lying and being in Deopham aforesaid and in Hingham … and now in the occupation of my son William Lock. Piece no 1492 on the Deopham 1814 Inclosures Map containing 9 acres 2 perches & 21 roods.3	3s 9d	£18 18s 0d
			Rebecca Johnson	Daniel Alexander the Younger, Gentleman	Certain free lands held of the Lord of the Manor in free and common Socage – late of William Lock (deceased) and formerly Payne’s.	1s 4d + 11d
			John Beevor of Newark in Nottingham	Samuel Hurry Asker	Certain lands and tenements in Morley St. Peter, late of John Beevor, formerly Parke’s, held of the Lord of the Manor in free and common Socage	5d
Robert Curson (deceased)		August 18th 1814 following the Inclosures awards.	John Curson of Deopham, Farmer, son of Robert Curson by virtue of his father’s will.		Robert Curson’s will defined his son John Curson’s inheritance as “All that messuage or farmhouse with the outbuildings and several pieces of land thereto belonging and held therewith containing by estimation 16 acres4 in Deopham in the occupation of me and of John Curson my son.” Piece no 137 on the 1814 Deopham Inclosures Map containing 2 acres 3 roods & 19 perches5	1s 8d	£8
Henry Brasnett (deceased) in his will appointed as executors: 1) Ann Brasnett, his wife (since deceased); 2) Robert Brasnett (since deceased); 3) Peter Mason (since deceased)		August 18th 1814 following the Inclosures awards.	Taylor Phenix of Deopham, Thatcher, purchased this land as recorded by an indenture dated May 3rd 1834 between: 1) Ann Brasnett; 2) Rowing Brasnett of Deopham, Farmer, eldest son and heir of Henry Brasnett; 3) Taylor Phenix; 4) John Mitchell, Gentleman; 5) John Oddin Taylor, Gentleman		Piece no 42 on the 1814 Deopham Inclosures Map containing 1 acre 1 rood & 35 perches6.	10d
Rowing Brasnett surrendered on February 21st 1835 in return for a mortgage of £200 + interest at 4.5% p.a.7			Charlotte Cooke of Eye in Suffolk, Spinster		All & singular the Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever
John Steward (deceased)	2nd Proclamation				Late a free tenant
Stephen Taylor (deceased)	3rd Proclamation				Late a free tenant
Thomas Church (deceased)	1st Proclamation				Late copyhold tenant
Lydia, the wife of James Hovell Simner, (deceased)	1st Proclamation				Late copyhold tenant

Defaulters

Defaulters are amerced three pence each.

Location on 1814 Inclosures Map

Piece no 42

Piece No 137

Piece no 145

Piece no 149

Footnotes

1. It has been noted in the margin that Martha Ann Lock was admitted to this land at the Court held on October 20^th 1846. ↩︎
2. The Court Roll has piece no 194 but this is clearly a transposition of digits referring in fact to piece not 149. The acreage corresponds. ↩︎
3. It has been noted in the margin that Elizabeth Ann Elsey was admitted to this land at the Court held on October 2^nd 1862.  ↩︎
4. The 1815 Survey of Deopham lists the lands owned by Robert Curson, totalling to 16 acres & 1 rood. This would include all his property, not just the copyhold which is the focus of the Court Roll. ↩︎
5. A note in the margin recorded that the Rev. George Henry Turner was admitted to this land at the Court held on May 9th 1853. ↩︎
6. It was noted in the margin that Robert Phenix was admitted to these premises at the Court held on June 11^th 1866 ↩︎
7. This mortgage was confirmed as satisfied at the Court held on May 25^th 1871. ↩︎

Navigation

Date	Change
3/11/24	Court roll details added; IMG_20240627_150953
3/5/24	Published