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(i) William Bodger of Shefford, miller and wife Harriet
(ii) Richard Bodger of Southill, farmer
(iii) Hesketh Martin Davis, Esq of Leadenhall Street, London
(iv) John Alington of Little Barford, exor of will of John Williamson of Baldock, banker, decd.
(v) Samuel Wells of Biggleswade, banker, surviving partner of Williamson
(vi) Robert Lindsell of Biggleswade, gent
(vii) William Hogg of Biggleswade, merchant
(Rec. of will of Richard Bodger of Southill, farmer of 30 Oct 1811. To son (i) mills, farms, land etc in Shefford, Clifton and Southill. Rec. of appointment and assignment of 10 and 11 Dec 1819/ Rec. of conveyance of 26 and 27 Oct 1820 between:
(a) Elizabeth Handscombe
(b) William Handscombe, James Handscombe, and John Handscombe
(c) Ann Phipps
(d) William Bodger
(e) Robert Lindsell
- 4 ac. in Clifton, estate of John Barber, then Thomas Phipps (W. London Road, E. clay pits, S. lands of Mary Green, N. the common) conveyed to (d).
Rec. of 6 & 7 Oct 1823.
Rec. of conveyance of 28 & 29 Nov 1823 between (a) Hon. Frances Henley Ongley of Sandy, widow (b) William Bodger (c) Richard Bodger and of conveyance of 18 & 19 June 1824 between (a) Lord Ongley of Old Warden (b) Frances Henley Ongley (c) William Bodger
- 3 cottages and app. in Clifton occ. of Thomas Dilling, William Pratt and John Ashby; 51 ac. 6p. in common fields of Clifton (in Hitchin field, in Hoo field) conveyed to used of persons appointed by (c)
Rec. of conveyance and appointment of 19 & 20 Oct 1829 between (a) William Bodger (b) Richard Bodger (c) Robert Copeman of Horsley, Norfolk, gent John Master Bell of Great Yarmouth, merchant
- lands of 10 & 11 Oct 1819; 26 & 27 Oct 1820; 28 & 29 Nov 1823; 18 & 19 Jun 1824 conveyed by (a) to (c). (c) to promissory note of 1820. William Bodger with Richard Bodger as surety indebted unto Samuel Wells and John Williamson in £5000
Rec. of will of John Williamson dated 21 Jan 1827 appointing John Alington and Rev. William Alington of Twyford, Northants his exors. £4000 owing to (iv) & (v) from above promissory note and to secure payment by mortgage of all property mentioned above. Payments to (iii) on 6 & 7 Oct 1823 complete)
(iii) & (i) - (iv)
- farmhouse and Shefford mills with garden and app. in parish of SOuthill
- close of 4a. 11p.
- close of 6 3/4 ac. near town of Shefford
- Holt Close (3 1/4 ac. 16p.)
- Mill Pond
- Meadow below Mill Ponf
- close (8 1/2ac. 12p.) next land of Samuel Whitbread
- land (1ac. 36p.) below mills, surrounded by water
- road to mill
- close of meadow (4 1/4a. 6p)
All in Southill and Clifton. Formerly occ. by John Northwood and William Bodger.
- Portmill on River Hiz on. north side of Mill Lane and garden to south of Mill Lane, lately occ. by John Ransom
- 12 1/4ac. 4p. in Clifton
- 4ac. in Clifton, formerly estate of John Barber, then Thomas Phipps, west of London Road, east of clay pits, south of land of Mary Green and north of the common
- 3 cottages in Clifton occ. by Gregory Sale, William Cain and Abraham West, then Thomas Dilloy, William Pratt and John Ashby, built on site of cott, occ. by Richard Edwards.
- 51 acs. 6p in Clifton in Hitchin Field in Broadland field, in Dog Ditch furlong, in Dog Ditch Corner, in Lime Lane furlong, in Longland furlong, in Black Land furlong, in Upper Ryeland furlong, in Longland furlong, Bailey's baulk, Dinmore furlong, Cockholds corner, in Delve furlong (in Lower Ryeland furlong) head land in South Shot, in Hoo field, in Short Peasland furlong, in Wren Park furlong, in Lower furlong, in Kates Jointure furlong, in Fineland furlong. Conveyed to (i) 28 & 29 Nov 1823 and 18 & 19 Jun 1824.
To (iv) on trust to secure repayment of £4000 to (iv) and (v). (i) covenants with (vi) to surrender cottage near Portmill Lane, Hitchin, occ. by Elizabeth Catlyn, widow, then Joseph Bonfield, (i) admitted tenant on surrender of John Rawson at Court of Manor of Hitchin, 18 Oct 1815
(i)-(vi) - assignment of Tackle, gears, stones, machinery, implements etc of these mills at Hitchin, Shefford and Southill.
(vi) to sell whenever requested by (v) and (vi) and pay off mortgage (pencil note in margin:- the Clifton Estates were sold to Major Oliver and this mortgage thereupon paid off) and interest due to Copeman and Bell by 19 & 20 Oct 1829, any surplus to (i)
(i) covenant with (vi) to levy a fine. (i) to insure premises against fire.
Two terms of 1000 years vested in (ii) by 11 Dec 1819 assigned by (ii) to (vii)
Witnessed: Jonathan Philip Kipling, William Francis Kerr, William Summersby, warehouseman, Edward Argles, Biggleswade.