Reference
X277/266
Title
'Dunstable School List' (vellum bound folio, 2-300pp, 244 written)
p. 4-157. Annual lists of Boys, 1790-1900: name, age, date admitted, date removed and reasons for removal, whether apprenticed. Last removal, 1902.
Inside front cover: inscription over the foor of the School Rents of the Charity Farms.
p.1. Orders, 1791, as X277/261. and memo. that it should be inserted in list of candidates where every boy lives, and that 'out of town' boys have equal right to petition for the trade premium. Orders, 1798 (no change) and no. of vacancies. Cert. of parish required.
p.2. clause in Mrs. Ashton's will (as. X277/261)
p. 3. 'Putting out and setting up' - names of boys, 1790 - 1821.
At end: inside cover: printed notice of vacancies at Whitsun, 1809, and premiums available from
p.1. Mrs. Cart's and Mrs Ashton's charities. (blanks filled in in pencil) Note of dates of deaths of Wm. Chew, Fra. Ashton, Jane Cart and their ages.
p.2. Note of property tax paidon the School's land and the Poor's land.
p. 3. Application of Mrs Cart's donation for apprenticing or setting up; Boys' names 1790 - 1833.
p.4. Application of Mark Brown's donation. 1819-62.
p.5-16. Lease to Wm. Halsey, Markyate St. Husb. of Caddington Farm, 18 yrs @ £65 p.a. 16 Oct. 1731
p. 19-25. Memo. relating to the lease. 11 Aug. 1735
p 26-7 Fire insurance of same. 13 Oct. 1735.
p. 29-53. Lease to Thos. Hudson, Sewell, husb. of Sewell Farm. 6 yrs @ £41p.a. with terrier and note that it is incorrect respecting Totternhoe Field 4 May 1733. Note that it is let to Mr. Scroggs @ £70p.a. from Michaelmas 1799 for 15yrs. Memo: fire insurance.
p. 55-6 Insurance policy, Sewell Farm. (fire)
p. 59-60. Inventory of the contents of the School House, May 11, 1747.
p. 63 Terrier, Cowridge End.
p. 65-66 Inventory of contents of Schoolhouse. June 30, 1791.
p. 67. Note of acreage, value & tenats of Caddington and Sewell farms.
p. 72. Terrier of Horton farm (Mrs Ashton) made by Jn Gresham, May 28, 1799 (from survey)
p. 79-81 Terrier of lands in Totternhoe occ. with Sewell Farm by Jn Gresham. 30 May, 1806
p. 81 Terrier of 5 closes, Whipsnade & Flamstead. Jn. Gresham 3 July, 1806
p. 83. Terrier of Cowridge End Farm. 85 Jn. Gresham. 6 Sept. 1806.
p. 87. Summary of the acreages of the farms, and tenants' names.
p. 112 List of Applications for money from Horton Farm rents for putting out and setting up. Names. 1821-33
p. 113. Names of boys apprenticed from the general funds of the charity. 1823-34.
Date free text
1790-1902
Production date
From: 1790 To: 1902
Level of description
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