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[Buckle/Machet document] Conveyance
This 1803 indenture, a conveyance of property in Redenhall, refers back to a
settlement made in 1780 on the then forthcoming marriage of Rev Charles Buckle and
Catharine Machet. It provides much contemporary detail on the family.
Manuscript on 4 large parchment sheets, bears the signatures Charles Buckle, Cath: Buckle
and [their daughter] Catherine Buckle. Nice clean strong condition. (ref
4701) £22.50 post-free Not for export
The Calls of Norfolk & Suffolk, Their
Paston Connections & Descendants
Charles S Romanes, priv printed 1920. Copy no 9 of ltd ed of 300. Signed
dedication by author. 103pp inc indexes of persons & places. Large (approx
39"x17") multifolding pedigree covering 500 years, 124 ills (many photos) on 40
plates. 4to, bevelled boards, spine faded and torn at top. Scattered foxing to initial
5pp, rest clean. Generally VG. £48.00
The Corbould Genealogy
George C B Poulter, 1935. 4to, 165pp inc index, 26pp of ills/pedigrees, map
eps. Contents very clean and fresh. Rear board scored, bottom corners worn. (ref 0954) £25.00
[Seckford] A Tudor Worthy - Thomas Seckford of
Woodbridge
A Daly Briscoe, 1979. A5 booklet of 117pp followed by bibliography,
subscribers list & index. 20 ills, G. (ref 6240) £3.00
[Various parishes] Official Copy of
Order by Board of Agriculture on Oakley Park and Hoxne Estates
This is an official copy (signed and with embossed seal of the Inclosure
Commissioners) of an 1867 Order by the Inclosure Commissioners scheduling Sir Edward
Clarence Kerrison's Oakley Park and Hoxne estates totalling nigh on8000 acres, parts of
which lay in the various parishes of Oakley, Brome, Hoxne, Yaxley, Braiseworth, Eye and
Denham. This included more than 50 farms and although none of the farms are named,
the schedule of properties making up the 8000 acres lists well over 70 tenants, what they
were renting together with acreages and parishes - an important document for both local
and family historians. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 23"x18".
(ref 449/4) £25.00 post-free Not for export
The Akenham Burial Case
Ronald Fletcher, 1974. 280pp, 12 ills, all but 1 photos. In 1878 the
churchyard burial of unbaptised 2 year old Edward Ramsey sparked off nation-wide uproar.
VG in G d/w. (ref 2687) £5.00
The Story of Aldeburgh Church
1951 booklet of 15pp + 8 full-page ills. A little grubby but a decent copy.
£1.50 post-free within UK
Records of the Borough of Aldeburgh
Transcribed by Arthur T Winn, 1925. 58pp unindexed. This particular
transcription is of the Order Book 1549-1631 and is of particular interest to the local
historian. Nice copy, VG, a couple of small nicks towards the foot of the spine. (ref
8017) £16.00
Records of the Borough of Aldeburgh - The
Church
Arthur T Winn, 1926. 53pp unindexed. Slight rippling of the cloth at the foot
of the front cover o/w VG clean copy. (ref 8016) £16.00
Records of the Borough of Aldeburgh - The
Church
Arthur T Winn, 1926. 53pp unindexed. 2 copies in grey paper covers are
available, both VG. (refs 8014, 8015) each £8.00 post-free within UK
An Illustrated Description of St Mary's
Church, Bury St Edmunds
Nd but early 1950s, 7th ed. Small booklet, 30pp, 6 photographic ills. Grubby
card covers. £1.00 post-free within UK
The Church of Saint Mary, Bury St Edmunds
1976 small booklet of 12pp + folding church plan + 4 full-page photo ills.
Card covers. £0.50 post-free within UK
A History of Clare Suffolk
Gladys A Thornton, 1930 'cheaper' ed. 244pp inc index, 11 ills on 7
plates, 2 maps. Nice clean copy, VG in quite worn d/w. Uncommon. (ref
8350) £40.00
Memories of Bygone Dunwich
Ernest Read Cooper, 1948 2nd. Small 8vo, 52pp, a few ills. The registers of
St Peter's [which fell into the sea in the late 1600s] are probably still in the British
Museum. VG but without d/w. (ref 2688) £8.50
[East Bergholt] Postcards of St Mary's Church
A nice collection of 6 unused photo-postcards, all locally produced. (ref
6938) £4.00 post-free within UK
A Guide to Framlingham
O R Sitwell, 1971 rep of 2nd ed. Large 8vo, pale green card covers enclosing
22pp, 4 drawings, 2 sketch maps. G. (ref 7499) £3.00 post-free within UK
St Mary At-The-Quay, Ipswich
Undated 4pp pamphlet about this church which has remained unused since
wartime bomb- damage. £1.00 post-free within UK
[Ipswich] Abstract of Title to 13 acres
of Land
This is an 1879 abstract concerning land between Foxhall Road and Rose Hill
Road, bought by Alfred Piper from Robert Cade shortly before. Printed in manuscript style,
some spotting. 2 copies available (ref 188/342 & 343) each £4.00
post-free Not for export
[Ipswich] Sale Particulars of 3 Public
House & 11 Beer Houses
Printed particulars for the 1877 sale of:
The Welcome Sailor
The Great Eastern
The Horse Shoes
The Bricklayers Arms
The Artillery Arms
The Nightingale
The Leopard
The Reapers
The Forester
The Little Crown & Anchor
The Duke of Edinburgh
The Albion Mills
The New Foundry, and
The Lion & Lamb. Details include locations, names of tenants and - in some cases
- brief descriptions of accommodation. Evidently used at the sale as hammer prices
are pencilled in. Somewhat foxed. Probably most of the above have disappeared
over the years, which make these details all the more important from the local history
viewpoint. (ref 38/27) £20.00 post-free within UK
[Kettleburgh] Extract from 17c Court
Rolls
This undated - but we believe contemporary - extract is to do with the 1632
admission of Nicholas Pennynge on the death of his father Anthony (of Ipswich), and the
surrender of his copyhold the following year. Manuscript, a mixture of Latin and
English on single parchment sheet, approx 24"x25", surprisingly good clean
condition. (ref 4112) £45.00 post-free Not for export
[Lakenheath] Abstract of Title to Cottage
adjoining the Churchyard
This 1872 abstract also concerns an acre of pasture near The Bell Inn. It
mentions former buildings on the site, on the South side of the churchyard. Very much the
concern of the Evans family. Manuscript on 7 large paper sheets. (ref 188/327) £8.00
post-free Not for export
The Church of Ss Peter & Paul, Lavenham
1952 booklet of 40pp, 6 photo-ills. Rather grubby but G. £1.50
post-free within UK
Guide to the Church of Holy Trinity, Long
Melford
1937 revised ed, blue printed card covers, 16pp + 9 full-page photo-plates +
plan. G but staples are rusted. (ref 0000) £1.50 post-free within UK
[Lowestoft document] Sale Particulars of
Cottages and Houses
Printed particulars for the 1876 sale held at the Crown Hotel of:
1. A couple of cottages at the corner of Infirmary Plain tenanted by Henry Barber
and James Crowe.
2. 43 Mariner's Street [George Goff].
3. 6 Factory Lane [Harry Calthorpe].
4. 21-22-23 Chapel Street [Harry Gage, William Lincoln, Samuel Whiting].
5. 23 Duke's Head Street [Edward Bowles].
6. 2 cottages in Bank Court [Susannah Pells, John Read].
7. 85 Tonning Street [Robert Allen].
Some foxing otherwise clean. (ref 4703) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Martlesham & Bealings document] Official
Copy of Order by Board of Agriculture on Beacon Hill House & Estate
This is an official copy (signed and with embossed tax stamp) of an 1892
Order by the Board of Agriculture scheduling the 204 acre Beacon Hill House estate,
tenanted by Mrs Hayward. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 20"x15",
ideal for framing. (ref 449/1) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Mildenhall] Abstract of Title to Land at West
Row
This 1868 abstract was drawn up in preparation for sale by auction. It
contains extracts of property deeds as well as probate details going back to 1787. The
property came into the Wing family from the Buggs & related Sparshalls in 1787, and it
was the 1868 death of George Wing which prompted the sale of this 25 acres. Manuscript on
25 large paper sheets. (ref 188/339) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Mildenhall] Abstract of Title to a small
allotment of land on Beck Row Green
This is an early [approx 1820] abstract concerning John Peachey. The abstract
gives brief details of 7 property deals, and the parties involved, going back to 1734 when
the cottage was then described as 'lately burnt down'. (ref 188/344) £8.00
post-free Not for export
[Mildenhall] Abstract of Title to 6 acres of
Land at The Smugg
This 1842 abstract concerns 5 acres of fen or marsh and 1 acre of land. It
gives details of property transactions going back to 1788. The principal persons mentioned
are John Foote, Field Willett and Joseph Cash. Manuscript on 9 large paper sheets. (ref
188/330) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[Mildenhall] Abstract of Title to 12 acres of
Land in West Row Fen
This 1893 abstract gives details of deeds, and the parties involved, going
back to 1868. Formerly owned by George Wing, the land was acquired by John Rolfe when
George Wing died in 1868. Manuscript on 7 large paper sheets. (ref 188/337)
£6.00 post-free Not for export
[Mildenhall] Abstract of Title to Shrubland
House
This 1915 abstract gives details of deeds, and the parties involved, going
back to 1880. Principal parties were Charles Grimwade Owers, Abraham Peachey and several
Comptons. Manuscript on 6 large parchment sheets. (ref 188/322) £6.00
post-free Not for export
[Peasenhall and Sibton document] Official
Copy of Order by Board of Agriculture on School Land and Cottages
This is an official signed copy of an 1893 Order by the Board of Agriculture
scheduling 33 acres owned by Egerton Levett Scrivener of Sibton Abbey. 32 of the 33
acres comprised school land occupied by the owner - the schedule lists the various OS ref
no's. The rest of the property comprised two cottages occupied by Minter and
Sudbroke and two empty cottages. Manuscript on parchment, size approx
24"x19", bears the red seal of the Land Loand and Enfranchisement Company.
(ref 449/8) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Polestead] Valuation of Trees at Hill Farm,
1859
This little notebook contains an 8pp manuscript list of the 'standing timber
on the estate of [blank] Mills Esq'. A large ornamental 72 foot oak was valued at £9/0/0
and a 55 foot elm £2/15/0. A bit grubby o/w in quite nice condition. (ref 0000)
£6.00 post-free Not for
export
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Year Book
for 1947
325pp packed with facts and figures including a 90pp list of churches with
the names of the incumbent, the patron, the churchwardens, the population etc. A
surprising amount of detail lurks in this small book. G. (ref 2689) £10.00
[Shotley document] Official Copy of
Order by Board of Agriculture on Farms, Buildings, Fields and the Bristol Arms Inn
This is an official signed copy of an 1894 Order by the Board of Agriculture
scheduling 785 acres owned by The Marquis of Bristol. This is broken down into the
Overhall and Netherall Farms, tenanted by Henry Spurling, the Rose Farme (Henry Spurling),
a brick and cement works (Edward Charles Gibbons) and the Bristol Arms Inn (Ezra Dale)
together with acreages. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 16" square, ideal
for framing. (ref 449/5) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Tuddenham document] Official Copy of
Order by Board of Agriculture on Farms & Other Property
This is an official signed copy of an 1892 Order by the Board of Agriculture
scheduling 1963 acres owned by The Marquis of Bristol. This is broken down into
several blocks showing occupiers and acreages - tenants are Westley, Hensby and Woolars.
Manuscript on parchment, size approx 19"x15". (ref 449/6) £12.00
post-free Not for export
[Ufford, Melton, Bromeswell, Brefield, Brockley
and Hollesley document] Official Copy of Order by Board of Agriculture on The
Ufford Estate
This is an official signed copy of an 1892 Order by the Board of Agriculture
scheduling 1919 acres owned by Edward Brooke Esq. The estate comprised several farms
and plots of land, all of them named, together with occupiers (of which 13 are
specifically named) and with the various acreages - a useful document for both the family
and local historian. Manuscript on parchment, size approx 19"x15". (ref
449/9) £15.00 post-free Not for export
The Church of St Mary, Woolpit
Small nd (c1980) booklet of 8pp, paper covers. £0.50 post-free
within UK
Early to Rise
Hugh Barrett, 1983 Country Library ed. 169pp paperback, ex-lib with usual
stamps, fep missing. The story of a years apprenticeship on a Suffolk farm in the 1930s.
(ref 4015) £0.50
A Suffolk Bibliography
Compiled by A V Steward, Suffolk Records Society vol 20, 1979. Large 8vo,
453pp inc index. This bibliography, which took 12 years to compile, is an invaluable
finding aid to over 8000 books, entries in journals, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets etc
on almost every aspect of Suffolk. It is mandatory for the serious Suffolk
researcher. Nice clean copy, VG in rather grubby but G d/w. (ref 6797) £30.00
Suffolk Parish Registers - Marriages - Vol 3
The Phillimore marriages series, 1916. Familiar grey cloth boards,
143pp, unindexed as usual. Vol 3 provides transcripts for the following parishes:
Hoxne
1548-1837
Syleham 1538-1837
Mendham 1678-1837
Metfield 1559-1837
Withersdale 1660-1837
A particularly nice copy, easily VG. (ref 3030) £30.00
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NB A large quantity of deeds and documents relating to Mildenhall, Lakenheath and the surrounding area is in stock. A few of the more general ones are detailed above. Family historians may wish to submit lists of surnames being researched in this area of Suffolk/ Cambridgeshire. Local historians may also wish to make contact. (ref 188)