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p.1 Blank.
p.2 Printed map of Bedfordshire by J.Lodge. n.d.[1787]. Tipped-in folded printed map of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Rutland by Christopher Saxton, 1576.
p.3 Fisher engraving of ancient sculpture from Toddington Manor House now in Inn yard at Hockliffe, drawn 1813, etched 1836.
p.4 Watercolour by W. Cooper Cooper of the Manor House, painted 1851 from original by B.Atkins, 1806.
p.5 Survey of defects and reparations necessary to the Manor House handwritten by Joseph Stallwood, bricklayer, and Matthew Lowndes, carpenter, 1719. Inscriptions in Toddington church in pages of the "Topographer" dated 1790. Piece from a book, being a description of Toddington. Watercolour of the Manor House by W. Cooper Cooper, scaled and with note on rear "only a design, Father preferred the old", dated 1832.
p.6 Watercolour by W. Cooper Cooper, 1844, of the Manor House from a sketch by C. Lewis in 1836. Print of the Manor House after the rebuild. n.d. [c.1840's].
p.7 Watercolour by W. Cooper Cooper of the Manor House dated 1833. Pen and ink sketch of the rear of the Manor House, unsigned and undated. Pencil sketch of the Manor House, unsigned, dated 1842.
p.8 Photograph of the Manor House from a distance showing part of the grounds. n.d. [late 19th.C.]. P.8 Photograph of the Manor House from the gate to the garden. n.d. [late 19th.C].
p.9 Three photographs of the Manor House, two close and one distant, from the grounds. n.d. [late 19th.C.].
p.10 Pen drawing of the old kitchen showing grates and pump. n.d. [c. 1900?]. Three photographs of Manor House from diferent angles. n.d. [late 19th.C.].
p.11 Photograph of arch lintel showing wood carvings. n.d.[c1900] Photograph of Monmouth Oak. n.d. [late 19th.C.].
p.12 Black and white photograph of Manor House with donkey-drawn lawnmower. n.d. [c.1900]
p.13 Photograph of parkland with stream. Three photographs of Toddington Park House. n.d. [late 19th.C.].
p.14 Print of the Manor House with pasted-in printed description and names of celebrated inhabitants. n.d. [mid 19th.C.].
p.15 Photograph of drawing of Queen Elizabeth I. n.d. [late 19th.C.]. Photograph of Manor House from same angle as print on p.14. n.d. [late 19th.C.].
p.16 Print by Rawle of Thomas Gregory, aged 72 years, schoolmaster, parish clerk and sexton. Dated 1814.
p.17 Fisher engraving of Conger Hill, Toddington. 1812. Engraving of Francis Brooke Potts, preacher, born in Toddington in 1785. n.d. [c.1815]. Engraving of John Saunderson, preacher, born in Toddington. n.d. [c.1815]. Engraving of Rev. Erasmus Middleton. 1778.
p.18 Note from magazine on Loring family of Chalgrave. Hand-written note on Dunstable taken from Lelands Hierarchy, initialled W.C.C. dated 1893. Hand-writtten note on Monmouth from an old book found in Paris n.d.
p.18 Hand-written pedigree of Loring, Broughton and Peyvre families from History of Willey Hundred by W.M.Harvey, 1872 - 78. p.458, also of Wentworth lineage, 16th - 19th. C.
p.19 Printed pedigree of Wentworth of Toddington. n.d. [19th.C.]. Newspaper cutting of Bedfordshire Notes and Queries on the Loring family of Chalgrave, 1881.
p.19 Handwritten notes on the first of the Peyvre family from approximately 1250 to 1286. n.d. [Compiled 19th.C.]. Two newspaper clippings: Toddington and Chalgrave burials at great age, and list of Toddington charities.
p.20 Page on Wentworth, Lord Strafford: Photograph of painting in Vandyke style with description, painter unknown. Photograph of painting by Vandyke. Portrait, by Holbein, of Wentworth aged about 40. Drawing, head and shoulders. Page from small book describing the family holdings in Northern England and the coat of arms.
p.21 Engraving and autograph of Sir Peter Lely of Monmouth. Magazine clipping of June 1851 reporting acquisition of Monmouth memorandum book by the British Museum. Three photographs of paintings of Monmouth
p.22 Portrait of Monmouth engraved by Ven den Bergh from an original by Lely, 1792. Engraving of Henrietta Maria, Lady Wentworth by Lely, 1675. Magazine clipping reporting last acts of Monmouth on the scaffold. Newspaper review of novel on Monmouth "The Baton Sinister". Photograph of the Monmouth Oak.
p.23 Large photograph of the Monmouth Oak. Pages from a book of poems: poem by Mr. Stepney on the burning of Monmouth picture by the University of Cambridge, 1685. n.d.
p.24 Large photograph of tree-framed lake with rower.
p.25 Large photograph of a wooded walk.
p.26 Manuscript: "The case of Sir Henry Johnson and of the Right Honourable Martha, Lady Wentworth, his Lady". Summarizing the title of the couple to the Toddington Manor Estate, 1638 - c1696 n.d. [compiled c1700.]. Letter to William Cooper Cooper from the Rev. W.B.Pratt re Wentworth ancestry. n.d. [c1880's]. P.26 Magazine clipping of translation of will of Thomas Peyvre 1429.
p.27 Handwritten copy of article from "Village Rambles" of 1853 on Wentworth, 5th. Earl of Strafford, copied by W. Cooper Cooper in 1879. Copy of letter from Joseph L. Chester giving answer to query on Lucy Wentworth. 1880. Seven newspaper cuttings with ref. to Toddington including bronze elephant found there. Section of page on Toddington church.
p.28 Copy of a case, 1638, of Sir Henry Johnson and Lady Wentworth, his wife, with regard to Toddington Estate, 1888. (See page 26 for the original.)
p.29 Article from Archaeologica Vol. XXVIII p.434 ref. the discovery of the bronze elephant. Pamphlet: The Case in Law and Equity of Tristram Wodward for the Manors of Tuddington, Harlington and Tyngrith addressed to the Commissioners for removing obstructions in the sale of estates forfeited by treason. 1651. Eight pages on the History of Toddington, handwritten by W.S. Cooper Cooper, from the History of Woburn, by L.D.Parry, in 1900. Letters from Rev. W.B.Pratt to Mr. Cooper in 1900 on the origins of Monmouth.
p.30 Description of picture of Henrietta Maria. [portrait missing when album deposited].
p.31 Printed matter from magazines etc. on Wentworth family of Nettlestead, Suffolk. Printed epitaph to Henrietta in Toddington church.
p.31 Handwritten sale note for picture of Henrietta.
p.32 Blank.
p.33 Nine photographs of Mongol(?) heads.
p.34 Watercolours of shields hanging in large dining room at Toddington Manor House.
p.35 Handwritten notes of inscriptions on the shields in the dining room of Toddington Manor, with drawings, some black and white, and some in watercolour. Handwritten note with drawing of shield to Rt. Hon. Anne, Lady Wentworth. Drawings on tomb of Lady Anne Cheney in Toddington church, by W. Cooper Cooper, dated 1892.
p.36 Pencil drawing of Toddington church, n.d. [late 19th.C.]. 6787 Notes on British Museum ref. 1890 C11 to debts of the Earl of Cleveland. Photograph of fireplace, presumably in the House. n.d.
p.37 Letter from E. Cooper Cooper to the Edinburgh Journal. Correspondence re. Cheney from Rev. W. Hastings Kelke of Drayton Beauchamp and a copy of reply by Elizabeth Cooper Cooper. 1850. Newspaper articles on the Russell family of Toddington.
p.38 Correspondence re. family history of Wentworth. n.d. Letter from Rev. Wm. Pratt re. possible discovery and opening of coffin of Strafford. 1900. Original letter, copied by Pratt, from R.A.Gatty of Hooton Roberts Rectory, Rotherham.
p.39 Two handwritten pages describing the House and the architectural style, n.d. [late 19th. C.].
p.40 Printed booklet on the Cheney family of Drayton Beauchamp. Handwritten note on Toddington Manor by Robert Kerr. Handwritten note on the Toddington Wagon. Descriptive note on the month of May, "The May Song".
p.41 Notes on State papers in the the British Museum on the Great Rebellion with reference to estates. P.42 Printed paper "The Antiquarian Repertory on Thomas, Lord Wentworth". n.d. [late 19th. C.]
p.42 Print of engraving of Thomas, Lord Wentworth by R. White.
p.43 Print of Thomas, Lord Wentworth pub. 1779 by R.Godfrey. Coat of Arms of Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. Report from W. Horley, Luton bookseller, to Major Cooper ref. print on offer, 1895.
p.44 Three letters from W. Cooper Cooper to Elwes ref. family history, 1881.
p.45 Description of Toddington St. George copied by Cooper in 1834 from Topographical Dictionary, 1883 by Lewes.
p.46 Two letters from Cooper Cooper to Elwes ref. interchange of information on family history, 1882. Letter from Charles Keyser ref. wall painting in Toddington church. Other details ref. prints, 1883. Pages from a book on the Battle of Sedgemoor and the behaviour of Monmouth.
p.47 Watercolour of Toddington Manor by Atkins, 1806. List of rentals of Cooper Cooper estates, 1827, with names of tenants. + Harlington
p.48 Sketch of old kitchen in Manor, by W. Cooper Cooper, before conversion into a dining room. 1845.
p.49 Copy extracted from Registry of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury of the will of the Rt. Hon. Philadelphia, Lady Wentworth, 1696. Copy made 1805. Cutting from Morning Herald of case of Cooper v. Everitt in Bedford Assize re. land at Harlington. 1831. News cutting giving details of sale of the Manor. Undated text gives lease end dates as 1807 and 1808. News cutting of notice of sale of Parsonage Farm at West Thurrock. n.d.
p.50 Handwritten notes re archaeological finds on the Toddington Estates. Duplicated notes describing All Saints, Chalgrave. n.d. [late 19th.C.]
p.50 Two cuttings, dated 1673 and 1769, giving descriptions of Toddington at that time.
p.51 Handwritten notes by W. Cooper Cooper re archaeological finds. Printed description of All Saints, Chalgrave. n.d. [late 19th.C] p.52 Printed remarks from W. Cooper Cooper re exhibited archaeological finds. From Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries: printed account from James Wyatt of archaeological finds. 1874 Letter from Ed Conolly of Castletown, Ireland, agreeing to sale of advowson of Toddington Rectory for £5,000. 1825
p.53 Letter from W. Cooper Cooper re finds at Walluds Bank, Leagrave in 1882 to 1884.
p.54 Pencil drawing of Norman Snoxell, gamekeeper on the estate for over fifty years, died 1855. Drawing by Charles Lewis.
p.55 Photographs of old woman, one by Ernest Antill, Hathern, photographer and signed "Mrs. Mead, Major Cooper Cooper Alms House 1878". [Probably Maria Mead buried at Toddington in 1893 aged 84]. n.d. [1880's]. Newspaper obituary of Phoebe Randall of Toddington [buried 7th. December 1900]. n.d. [1900]. Draft letters by William Cooper Cooper concerning advowson of Toddington church, probably reply to letter on p.52. 1825. Notes re the hiding places to be found in the Manor and used by Monmouth. n.d.
p.56 Photograph of Toddington Green. Late 19th.C. Photograph of Hall on the Green. Late 19th.C. Draft letter by William Cooper Cooper re Toddington advowson. n.d. [c.1825].
p.57 Harlington items: two photographs of the church, one showing part of the Schoolhouse, n.d. [c.1900]. Extract from Parish magazine concerning the recasting of the second bell, November 1900. Inscriptions on bells, copied March 1884.
p.57 Extract relating to Harlington cut from Lyson's Bedfordshire Illustrated. n.d. [1813].
p.58 Map of Toddington area by Jeffereys, 1765, pencil copy.
p.59 Notes and newspaper cutting ref. "enormous fish" taken at Battlesden. 1881. Printed sheet from The British Theatre containing anecdotes of James II with Monmouth prior to and during execution, 1771. Printed accounts of the execution of the Earl of Strafford, 1641, and of James, Duke of Monmouth, 1685.
p.60 Cutting ref. monuments in the Abbey Church to Sir Thomas Cheyne. Handwritten notes on the Cheyne family history. Notes on the Manor of Patricksbourne Cheney. Notes on the Cheynes of Sundon with information from the slabs in the chancel of Sundon church; also a drawing of the coat of arms on a slab. Notes on various members of the Cheyne family and their offices of the Crown. Typed sheet of description of Chalgrave church and parish. All these have no date but compiled in late 18th.C.
p.61 Notes, from Lysons, on Cheney family as Sheriff of Kent and other offices. The Manors of Bedfordshire held by the Cheyne and Peyvre families. Coloured drawing of the arms of Robert de Cheney, made 1891.
p.62 Extract from Ireland's History of Kent showing descent of Cheney family and connection to Manor of Sharland. 1830. Account for the purchase of Toddington estate by John Cooper from Rt. Hon. Thomas Conelly, 1804 - 6. Printed catalogue of the particulars and conditions of sale of the Toddington Manor on 17 July 1804 with a manuscript of the lots. Lots include Herne, Lodge and Manor farms. p.64 Pen and pencil drawings, with details, of windows in Toddington Church. n.d. Late 19th.C.
p.65 Income and expense account for Toddington almshouses at Farmers End under Cheney's Charity, including list of tenants. 1825 Three sepia photographs showing Toddinton church from different aspects. n.d. late 19th.C.
p.66 Letter from Henry Vernon, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, to John Cooper ref. last accounts of rents from Bedfordshire. 1808. Letter from W. Bramston of Minster Vicarage, Isle of Sheppey, acknowledging receipt of query on Cheyne family. 1891. Notes from Archeologica p.154 of references to the Cheyne family. n.d. INCLUDE HARLINGTON PROPERTY Letter from Hooper of Dunstable with accounts referred to in first entry on this page to Henry Vernon, 1808.
p.67 Notes referring to the Earl of Cleveland, handwritten from State papers in British Museum; three large pages. Two obituary notices on death of William Dodge Cooper Cooper, 1860. Handwritten note by W.C. Cooper, 1875, on Toddington Manor and Wentworth family from Mrs. Donovan nee Vernon. Letter from D,C,E(1wes?) on Wentworth family, 1877.
p.68 Toddington church items: engraving from Gentlemans Magazine, 1803. Printed extract cut from unidentified book ref. Cheney family monuments, with mss. date 1796. Engraving of figures on roof by Thomas Fisher. Drawn 1813, etched 1836.
p.69 Toddington church items: press cutting on history of church and monuments. n.d. [post 1893]. Photograph of memorial tablet to Elizabeth Cooper (d.1855), William Dodge Cooper Cooper (d.1860) and their daughter Jane (d.1856) Engraving of sculptures on north side of church by Thomas Fisher. Drawn 1814, etched 1836. p.70 Toddington church items: Cutting, probably from Gentlemans p.70 Magazine ref. former poor condition of church and repair of transepts, 1816. Three photographs; two of church exterior; one of interior showing font and pulpit, n.d. [c.1880's]. Extract from the Will of Lady Jane Cheney, 1512, made by W.S. Cooper Cooper. 1900. p.71 Handwritten copy of inscriptions on tombs of Dame Anne Cheney, d.1561, compiled c1900. Print of church by Rock and Co. n.d. [c1860] Copy of inscription on tomb of Henrietta Maria, Baroness Wentworth. (d.1686). Compiled c1900. Handwritten copy of inscription on tomb of Dame Jane, wife of Sir Henry Cheyne, 1614. Compiled c1900. Photographs of the three tombs described above. n.d. [c1880's].
p.72 Letters from G. Byng ref. repairs to transept at Toddington church, 1831, with account of former repairs, 1808-9. Plan of tombs in Toddington church, lettered and figured, together with a list showing occupants, 1818.
p.73 Declaration of William Cooper Cooper to appoint John Tegg and James Buckingham as gamekeepers. 24 August 1865. Printed anti-poaching notice by Elizabeth Cooper, n.d. [late 19th.C]. + HARLINGTON Appointment of Thomas Horley as gamekeeper to Earl of Strafford 1773. Appointment of Thomas Bunker as gamekeeper to Earl of Strafford 1787. Letter to J. Cooper from Key Hardey of Toddington ref. Edward Horley, former gamekeeper, and condition of fences at Cowbridge Plantation etc. 1812 p.74 Letter from Lord Tavistock to John Cooper stating intent to stand as candidate to Parliament. He was to succeed General Fitzpatrick. 1812 Printed notice warning poachers that they face prosecution
p.74 if caught on the Toddington and Young's estates. 1806
p.75 Printed notice of election of Members of Parliament in Bedford. 1812. Printed calendar of prisoners in Bedford gaol to appear 30th. July 1829 at Bedford Summer Assize. 1829. Printed list of jurors addressed to William Dodge Cooper Cooper the Sheriff. n.d. [1829]. Royal Appointment of William Cooper Cooper as Sheriff of Bedfordshire. 2nd. February 1867. Printed calendar of prisoners at the Assize in Bedford with some annotations in ink. 11 March 1867. p.76 Blank.