Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells June 1799

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Property
    1. Paraphrase of the will of John Boddenham otherwise Bodney
  3. Defaulters
  4. Footnotes
  5. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
Special Court Baron at the request of Mary Dowe, an infant
DateJune 22nd 1799
Lord of the ManorDaniel Ganning
StewardJohn Grand, gentleman, Steward
LocationThe dwelling house of Daniel Ganning, gentleman, in Norwich
Page numbers in Court Roll74 – 76

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Boddenham otherwise Bodney (deceased)November 28th 1780 on the surrender of Thomas StevensonMary Dowe of Holt, an infant of 15 years according to the will of John Boddenham otherwise Bodney (deceased) [see below] Robert Harvey, gentleman1) 3 acres of land in Morley Field late of the Abbots & dissolved House of Wymondham, West,
north headland abutting the Palloway,
south headland abutting land of divers men;
2) 3 acres in the same field between land late of John Wright, East,
land late of Thomas Rogers, West,
south headland abutting land of divers men,
north headland abutting aforesaid Way;
3) 1 acre in the same field between land late of Sir John Wodehouse, Baronet, East & West,
north headland abutting aforesaid Way,
south headland abutting land of the Rectory of Morley;
4) 1 acre in Deopham Field between land late of Sir John Wodehouse, West,
lands of the Priory of Canterbury, East,
north headland abutting land of divers men,
south headland abutting the aforesaid Way;
5) 4 acres in the same field between land late of Sir John Wodehouse, East,
land of divers men, West,
abutting land late of John Wright, North,
abutting the said Way, South.

Total: 12 acres1
£22
Mary DoweRobert HarveyCertain lands & tenements held in free & common socage, late of John Boddenham otherwise Bodney, formerly of Thomas Doughty.2Relief
10d

Paraphrase of the will of John Boddenham otherwise Bodney

The following paraphrase of the will of John Boddenham otherwise Bodney dated May 3rd 1798 has been included in the Court Roll:

Defaulters

Those who had defaulted were amerced 3d each.

Footnotes

  1. There is a note in the margin saying that following the Inclosures Act Mary the wife of Henry Eldred, formerly Mary Dowe, was admitted to 5a 3r 10p + 2a 2r 22p. ↩︎
  2. It has been noted in the margin that Ellen Bushell acknowledged tenure of these lands at the Court of November 5th 1821. ↩︎
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