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Admission of Rebecca (wife of Joseph Osborn of Toddington, yeoman) on death of her father John Potts. [copy]

21 May 1799

From: 1799 To: 1799

...Allotments in lieu of a messuage (now divided into 8 dwellings), with 18¾ acres land, and a pightle. Also the “Angel Inn”, a close belonging, common of pasture on the new common, and 20 acres in the Fields. Also a messuage (now divided into 6 dwellings), a pightle, and 2 acres of arable and meadow, late in occupation of Edward Faldo. ...Also lands (formerly Ivory’s) belonging to the “White Horse”. Also a cottage in the Parsonage End, late in occupation of Widow Atkins and Thomas Ambrose, and since of William Freer and Mary Waters, and a close containing 2 acres, late in occupation of Francis Walker (formerly estate of Francis Boughton and John Strange). Also 2 cottages in the Town End, late in occupation of Gabriel Blik [Blake] and John King, with one cow common, and a pump in yard belonging. And also 2 cottages in Town End Street, late in occupation of Thomas Smith and Thomas Chapman, and then of Thomas Smith and John Atkins. [recites Enclosure Act of Toddington (1797)] [Court of Thomas Connolly esquire. Steward: Samuel Davis, gentleman]

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Potts, John,
Osborn, Rebecca,
Osborn, Joseph,
Faldo, Edward,
Ivory,
Atkins,
Ambrose, Thomas,
Freer, William,
Waters, Mary,
Walker, Francis,
Boughton, Francis,
Strange, John,
Blake, Gabriel,
King, John,
Chapman, Thomas,
Smith, Thomas,
Atkins, John,
Conolly, Thomas,
Davis, Samuel

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