Scope and Content
1) Robt Lindsell of Biggleswade, Gent
Wm Hogg of same bent.
(Trustees for sale under will of Sam Wells II)
2) Fred Hogg of Girtford, Sandy, Merchant
Wm Lindsell of Huntingdon, Merchant.
Copyhold lands vizt:-
Messuage sometime since erected by Sam Wells on site of King's Arms, Biggleswade (late in his occ).
AND: piece of gnd, formerly pt of the orchard of Jn Winn (who sold it to S. Wells with several buildings on site forming pt of Brewhouse & storerooms (late occ. S. Wells)).
AND: so much as is copyhold of rest of Brewho. & Malting or Malt House adj and stables & outbuildings & back yard & close of pasture adjoining & belonging to the brewho.
AND: Farm yard with Rick yard & yard belonging late in tenure of Wm Wheeler & now of W. Hogg & R. Lindsell
AND: Chequers Inn occ Sam Marsom
AND: Crown Inn
AND: gnd (IR) lying to N or NW of Back St used as gdn to Crown & as a Hog Sty & Yard
AND: slip of land upon pt of which are built Stables, used with Crown, rest used as yard gdn fronting Back St. Sar S.E. & extending backwards to premises late of Sam Wells adj W or SW gdn belonging to Crown above.
(Purchased by Denis Herbert deceased from Jos Weston
AND: toft whereon malthouse formerly stood pruchased by Denis Herbert of Wm Nightingale) now laid into gdn of Crown Inn. Now occ of Thos Perkins
AND: Messuage: 'Black Swan'. pt of an estate formerly purchased by Den Herbert of Austin Drage now occ Wm Richardson.
S. a cottage formerly in occ of Thos. Langford now of Geo Walker
AND: 2 little meadows. (1A 1R) on W. of new River formerly estate of Edw Bray & widow Adams & afterwards of Hen Winn & late occ of Ric Richardson, now of Wm Richardson
AND: 2 cottages now converted into 3 tenements formerly occ Jn Rivett, Wm Butterworth, Geo Walker & Jn Huffer now of Wm Butterworth, Geo Albone & Is. Woodward. (pencil note adj. Black Swan)
AND: Swan Inn & so much as is copyhold piece of land near to or adj 'Swan' used as garden & back yd.
(except that piece sold by S. Wells to Jn Foster) site of Queens Head & copyhold & freehold cottages since burnt down.
AND: stable & small piece of gnd held with Swan since purchased by Sam Wells & Geo (sic) Herbert, deceased now Ed Tingey & others.
AND: messuage, formerly occ of Dav. Moses now of Wm Wells, Gardner
AND: messuage, since known as 'the Last' now 'The White Horse' formerly occ Wiseman Lovell & now of Thos Ayres
AND: messuage formerly div into 2 occ wm Lamb, now of Jn Green
AND: messuage with piece of land gnd, now used as a garden & formerly close or pightle of pasture (1A) formerly in occ of Wm Parker now div into 3 one called 'The Half Moon' is now occ by Jos Rawlins & other 2 tenements now occ by Thos Barrett & Jn Broom
AND: 'Royal Oak' occ Wm Burton now Jas Bates
AND: piece of meadow lying near above. next to land late of Mr Cass (2A)
AND: Bridge Close (2A) abs Mackerell Haven Biggleswade late occ Wm Burton now Jas Bates
AND: Close of pasture (1A 1R) formerly occ of Mary Ann Cass widow now of Jn Sabey
abs N land formerly Wm Knight & late of Mary Ann Cass called Bowling Green Piece
E. Road leading to Shortmead Farm
S. Turnpike Road
W. public ho & close formerly of Ann
Goodman now or late of Sam Wells.
AND: Messuage formerly div into 4 then occ Thos Ventiman, Thos Farrington Thos Goods & Jn Walton now into 3 one of which is called 'Horse & Jockey'
AND: orchard & close to above adj formerly occ Thos Ventiman
'H & J' & orchard occ Jn Sabey. 2 cotts are occ by Jn Fowkes & Thos Rowley.
AND: 'The Anchor' & gnd adj on pt of which 'Anchor' is built pt of land (1R/5p) formerly purchased by Thos Cole of Edw Rudd
AND: piece of land (10.1/2p) adj above land
W: Meeting House & yard
W: premises late of Edis Albone
E. Crab Lane
all occ Ann Whitfield widow
AND: 2 cottages formerly occ Marmaduke West & Sam Carter & afterwards Wm Studman & Jn Barley. now of - Luck & Jn Barley
AND: cottage late occ Wm Rowlatt, now of - Mayer
AND: 2 cottages near to or adj last above late occ Wid. Warner & Jn Cousins, Now Jn Stacey & widow Cobb & free right of access to pump. on premises formerly Joseph Norman & by him surr to Thos Farrington.
AND: cottage formerly occ. Edw Cole, now of Sam Rowlett & Hen Pates with Barn etc.
AND: new erected messuage (brick) late occ Robt Huckle, now Jn Plowman
AND: cottage late occ Whittimore, now of Wid Huckle
AND: cottage formerly occ Thos Farrington, afterwards - Aikin, now of Jn Foot
AND: cottage formerly a barn, now a dwelling ho late occ - Sabey now of Wm Wilson
AND: new erected messuage formerly occ Wm Jn Munday, since of Dan Roe, now of Fra sale with yard adj & cottages on it in the occ of Alex George & - West.
AND: 'Shoulder of Mutton' now occ Nath Plowman
AND: cottage occ Wm Sherman, right of access to well of water in & through the yard, belonging to cottage formerly of Wm Christmas
AND: those new erected messuages erected & built upon pt of garden of above now occ Jn Barston, Wm How, Alex. Medlock,
AND: 'White Hart' formerly occ Jn Puddefoot & now or late of Zachariah Hardwick
AND: messuage adj forming pt of above, now occ Widow Reed.
AND: messuage & Blacksmith's shop adj to above, formerly occ of Jn Taylor & now of Geo Taylor
AND: newly erected cottages adj above occ by Philip Nicholson
AND: Messuage formerly occ by Weston Brotherton since of Wm Read now of Wm Wright
AND: Messuage & malting formerly occ by Thos Rolfe deceased, afterwards Dav Moses & Sam Wells & now of the said Jn Lancaster & Wm Hogg & Robt Lindsell
AND: 'New Inn'
AND: 'Catherine Wheel'
AND: Cottage & malting formerly occ Jn Mann, Maltster, cottage now div in 2 now occ by Jn Bond & Jn Farmer. & malting occ by Wm Hogg & Robt Lindsell
AND: cottage sometime since div into several tenements, one of them being a Public House called the 'Two Brewers' formerly occ Hen Squires, Wm Chapman & Edw Chamberlayne. Now of Wm Squires
AND: piece of land or garden gnd (48 sq. ft.) formerly occ Jn Crowder, behind Two Brewers. now occ by Wm Squires
AND: messuage formerly div ino 4 tenements now occ Jn Sheffield, Geo Souther, Eliz Armer & Thos West.
Now div into 5 tenements, now occ by Pet Gurney, Chas Field, Jn Burney, Thos Hawkins & Jas Farmer
AND: Cottage now div into 2 tenements formerly called 'The Goat' Public Ho formerly occ Eliz Brittain & Geo Strudman afterwards of Han Brittain & - & now of Jos Cobb
Messuage formerly an Inn Called 'The Dolphin Inn' now div into 4 messuages occ Jn Barker, Hen Swinscoe Sar Huckle & - Lawrence.
AND: piece of land (2A 1R 39P) or so much as is copyhold pt of close formerly belonging to Trustees of Turnpike Rd Called 'The Spectacles'.
Abs E. Road from Langford to Biggleswade.
W. on river there
N. Mr Nash's Orchard
S. Other pt of sd Close
formerly occ Wm Leighton, then of Wm Wheeler & now of Jn Barker
copyhold ALL in BIGGLESWADE
Consideration: £29,000
Yearly Rents: 2 12s. 4.1/2d.