Deopham History

Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells June 1802

Contents

  1. Heading
  2. Property
    1. Extract from the will of John Bousell
  3. Source Document
  4. Footnotes
  5. Navigation

Heading

TitleShadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley:
Special Court Baron
DateJune 15th 1802
Lord of the ManorDaniel Ganning
StewardJohn Grand, gentleman, Steward
Location–
Page numbers in Court Roll82 – 86

Property

Person surrendering propertyProclamationsDate of the CopyholdBeneficiaryAttorneyIdentification of propertyRentFine
John Bousell (deceased)1st Proclamation:
June 29th 1801		June 7th 1798
on the surrender of John Jackson, esquire		Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William Hart according to the will of John Bousell [see below]Thomas Back the Younger of Norwich, esquire 1) A void messuage & 3 roods of land formerly of Thomas Reynolds near the messuage late of Richard Reynolds, East,
abutts upon the Common Way, South;
2) 2½ acres of copyhold land in Morley … ;
3) 2½ acres of copyhold land in Morley Field … ;
4) 2½ acres of copyhold land in the same Furlong;
5) 1 acre being part of 13 acres inclosed in the Field of Deopham between land of John Wright, West,
lands of Armine Wodehouse, esquire, East,
abutts upon the land late of the Priory, North,
Pall Way, South;
6) 1½ acres in Highfield in Deopham between land of Armine Wodehouse, esquire, South,
land of the Priory of Canterbury, North,
abutts land of Armine Wodehouse, esquire, South,
late part of the 3½ acres late of Richard Waters;
7) 1½ acres in Deopham Field between land formerly of Thomas Rogers, East,
land formerly of Roger Cryers, West,
north headland abutts land formerly of Roger Cryers,
south headland abutts Palloway;
8) 1 acre & 3 roods of copyhold land in Morley Field …

Total: 14 acres1		£50
Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William HartThomas BackCertain lands held in free & common socage, late of John Bousell, before of John Jackson & formerly Raven’sRelief
2s
Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William HartThomas BackCertain lands held in free & common socage, late John Bousell’s, before John Jackson’s & formerly Brown’s5s 1½d
Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William HartThomas BackCertain lands held in free & common socage, late Bousell’s, formerly John Jackson’s & formerly Baldwin’sRelief
2s 6d
Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William HartThomas BackCertain lands held in free & common socage, late John Bousell’s, before John Jackson’s & formerly Gould’sRelief
3s 11½d
Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William HartTotal reliefs:
13s 7d2

Extract from the will of John Bousell

The following extract from the will of John Bousell dated December 12th 1800 has been included in the Court Roll:

Also, I give and devise unto my said Executors the said Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William Hart and to their Heirs and Assigns,
All my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments situate, lying and being in Morley in the County of Norfolk which I bought of John Jackson and John Holmes containing Fifty five Acres of Freehold Land and which are now in the occupation of Stephen Hubbard at the Yearly Rent of Seventy three Pounds,
And also all those my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments situate, lying and being in Morley aforesaid containing about Forty acres of Land, two Cottages, a Barn and other Outhouses in the occupation of William Pitt,
And also all my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in Ditchingham in case I shall not have compleated the Sale thereof according to my agreement with Henry Turney,
And also all my Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in the City of Norwich and County of Norfolk as well Freehold as Copyhold or of any other Tenure not herein before disposed of, with their and every of their Rights and Appurtenances,
To hold to them the said Thomas Kett, Thomas Back and William Hart, their Heirs and Assigns, in trust etc

Source Document

Shadwells June 1802Download

Footnotes

  1. It has been noted in the margin that:-
    “such parts of these Copyholds as were in the Open Fields of Morley are extinguished by the Morley Inclosure Act & the inclosed Copyholds are by the award of the Commissioners described anew & from March 11th 1815 the said Messrs Kett & Back were admitted under an award to 0a 3r 32p & 2a 0r 0p, declared to be Copyhold in lieu etc.,
    And were also readmitted to their old copyholds by the new description & containing 9a 0r 8p.” ↩︎
  2. It has been noted in the margin that Rebecca Kyvett acknowledged tenure of these lands at the Court held on November 5th 1821. ↩︎
List of Courts of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells
Return to the MaNOR of shadwells otherwise Cockerells
DateChange
8/6/26Published – IMG_20260529_150934