X758/13/1/1

Copy Admission, Manor of Biggleswade before Isaac Hindley, Deputy Steward to Oliver Farrer and James Farrer, Chief Stewards Reciting: - William Edwards the younger held (a)-(d) at yearly rent of 2d each; - at court on 23-24 Oct 1801 William Edwards the younger surrendered (a)-(d) to use of his will; - will of William Edwards of 22 May 1806 devising (a)-(d) to his son William Edwards alias Hall, apprentice to John Steward of Biggleswade, carpenter, provided he allowed his mother to reside in (b) Operative Part: - William Edwards alias Hall admitted to (a)-(d) Property: (a) 20.25 poles of arable in Biggleswade Town Field, since inclosed, part of arable land called Cow Fair Land in occupation of Edward Rudd, then William Edwards to which he was admitted at court on 23-24 Apr and 1 May 1776 on surrender of Edward Rudd; (b) cottage lately divided into two in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade in place called Cow Fair in several occupations of Thomas Bennett and Mary Pope, then William Sheffield and George Wicks, since William Edwards the elder and Nathaniel Seagrave, late of William Edwards the younger; (c) half acre of arable in Biggleswade common fields abutting against (b); (d) half acre known as Cow Fair Land in occupation of Edward Albone, since Edward Rudd, late William Edwards the younger - William Edwards the younger admitted to (b)-(d) at court of 28-29 Apr 1786 on surrender of William Edwards the elder

21-22 Oct 1806

From: 1776 To: 1806

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Hindley, Isaac,
Edwards, William,
Hall, William,
Steward, John,
Rudd, Edward,
Bennett, Thomas,
Pope, Mary,
Sheffield, William,
Wicks, George,
Seagrave, Nathaniel,
Albone, Edward,
Farrer, James,
Farrer, Oliver

Biggleswade Manor, copy court rolls, steward, apprenticeship, carpenter, William will: Edwards, Biggleswade fields, Biggleswade Cowfairlands, Biggleswade Shortmead Street