Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    Z371
  • Title
    Inskip family of Shefford Hardwick and Clifton.
  • Date free text
    1887-1964
  • Production date
    From: 1887 To: 1964
  • Admin/biog history
    In 1816 Thomas Inskip became the tenant of the Whitbread estate on their farm at Shefford Hardwick. On his death in 1859 the tenancy was taken by his son, William. William married Jane Street in 1860 and they had five children: Alfred (1861-1930), William Henry (1862-1957), Alice (1866-1924), Charles Herbert (1873-?) and Francis Howard (1876-1909). After her husband's death in 1891 Jane continued to farm at Shefford Hardwicke, with the aid of Albert and Herbert and with Alice as housekeeper, until her own death in 1924. Alfred appears to have farmed at Clifton Bury, he was a long standing member of the county council and an alderman. He married Marjorie in 1903 and they had three children: William Alfred (1906-1995), Marjorie Alice (1908-?) and Frank (1909-?). Frank and William also appear to have farmed in the Clifton area. Frank married Eileen Jackson of Flitwick and they had three children, Jacqueline, David (born 1944) and Dianne (born 1948). William Henry was the only son not to go into farming, instead he became a banker. After his mother's death he kept on the house at Shefford Hardwicke as a holiday home, his main residence being a flat in London. However he finally gave up the property in 1939. Charles Herbert married twice. By his first wife, Evelyn Farren (d1918) he had a daughter, Jean, who married Kenneth Martell. By his second wife, Mary Ann Douglas Gray of Chicksands, he had a daughter, Jesse, and a son, John. John was a doctor at Tunbridge Wells and married Jill Young of Hitchin, they had three children: Hazel, Thomas and Irene. Reminiscences of Jane Inskip and her son William Henry can be found in BHRS volume 59.
  • Archival history
    Mr William Albert Inskip made a number of deposits and gifts to the Bedfordshire record office between 1932 and 1988. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, these were all treated as separate collections rather than being connected. At some time Mr Frank Inskip, by then of St Ives, Cambs, deposited 12 farming records with The Norris Museum, St Ives, for transfer to Bedfordshire Record Office. Mr Frank Inskip died before the transfer was made in March 2014 and so no further enquiries as to the collection were possible. Rather than create yet another collection for the same family and its farming interests the decision was taken to add Mr Frank Inskip's gift to one of the gifts made by his brother, William Alfred.
  • Reference
  • Level of description
    fonds
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