Piece 126 – Supporting Information and Documents

Contents

1. Will of Sarah Clarke – Proved 1829
2. 1872 Sale following the death of Samuel Flowers
   1. Summary of Jonathan Doubleday’s Acquisition
   2. Receipts for monies paid by Jonathan Doubleday
3. 1903 Receipt for Quit Rent from Jonathan Doubleday
4. Navigation

Will of Sarah Clarke – Proved 1829

The following is a copy of the will, attested on the final page as being a true copy of the original.

With thanks to Martin Cavicchioni for sight of this document

1872 Sale following the death of Samuel Flowers

Samuel Flowers of Wymondham, Yeoman, died in January 1858 and his wife Rosanna died a month later.
William Boodle died in July 1868 without ever having been married.
Charles Squires, natural son of Sarah Clarke, died before 1872, extinguishing the requirement of Sarah Clarke’s will to pay him a weekly allowance of four shillings.

The executors of Samuel Flowerday’s Will were John Barker Parfect of Wymondham, Veterinary Surgeon, and Rebecca Doubleday, one of his daughters.

The beneficiaries of the will of Samuel Flowers were his five daughters:

1. Martha Dobinson, formerly Martha Winning, widow), wife of Thomas Dobinson of London, Carman and Van Proprietor.
2. Mary Ann Smith who had died in 1869; Letters of Administration were granted to Henry Smith of Halesworth, farmer, late husband of Mary Ann Smith;;
3. Rosamond Smith, wife of Richard Smith of Caston, butcher;
4. Sarah Ann Carpenter, wife of Joseph Carpenter of Middlesex, Gentleman’s Servant;
5. Rebecca Doubleday, wife of Jonathan Doubleday.

An Indenture of 1872 recorded that the four living sisters plus Henry Smith as husband and beneficiary of the fifth sister, agreed that Jonathan Doubleday should acquire all of the property of Samuel Flowers that had been left to the five sisters. The portion belonging to his wife Rebecca was handed over without any payment; the other four parties received £20 a piece.

Summary of Jonathan Doubleday’s Acquisition

1814 Piece No	Quantity	Comments
126	1 rood & 39 perches	The “Double Cottage” opposite Morley Road
121	2 acres & 3 perches	Adjacent to Piece no 122 below
122	2 acres, 2 roods & 2 perches	Copyhold of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells of Morley

Receipts for monies paid by Jonathan Doubleday

With thanks to Martin Cavicchioni for sight of the document on which this section was based.

The formalisation of the transfer of ownership of the Copyhold piece (no 122) was recorded at the Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells held in July 1872.

1903 Receipt for Quit Rent from Jonathan Doubleday

This would have referred to the Copyhold piece no 122

With thanks to Martin Cavicchioni for sight of this document

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Date	Change
7/9/25	Published