Visit to Record Office – Margaret & Alyson

Here are the rough notes that they made after looking at the Baronial Court Rolls and various maps.

Manors of Rivershall & Hilton, Waldringfield

Hodskingson’s Map 1783

Bryants Map 1824

Greenwood Map 1825

Map of Glebelands 1842

Manorial Court Rolls Rental & Surveys for Waldringfield Hilton 1356-1739

Rivershall 1561-1718

Ely

G.H.Porter Lord of the Manor in 1868

Manor of Rivershall papers

HB8/1/ 936 Court Book (various manors) 1689-1745

HB8/1/ 937 Copy Survey (various manors) 1656

HB8/1/ 939 Survey (various manors) 1620

HB8/1/ 934-935 Rentals (various manors) 1627, 1656

HA231/2/ 10 Stewards papers 1736-1738

HA231/2/ 12-14 Rentals 1679, 1730, 1738

P 603/ 1 copy Particulars of Copyhold u.d. (£1600.00)

Manor of Waldringfield Hilton

HB8/1/ 936 Court Book (various manors) 1689-1745

HB8/1/ 937 Copy Survey (various manors) 1656

HB8/1/ 934-935 Rentals (various manors) 1627, 1656

HA231/2/ 10 Stewards papers 1736-1738

HA231/2/ 12-14 Rentals 1679, 1730, 1738

P 603/ 1 Copy Particulars of Copyhold u.d. (£1600.00)

HB8/1/ 936

In the front of the Court book: 1689-1745

“mem: It was agreed by Mr Brame & Mr Doughty that Susan ?Pell/Coll daughter of Jacob ?Pell/Coll? Admitted as heir to forsaid Jacob her father & Susan her mother as to the 2 Estates one called Rivershall and the other ?Slades?”

Rivershall Court book HB8/1/936

Various names mentioned at the beginning of the book. It appears to be some sort of will but the first part was in latin.

Starting: CUR (Wherefore) Maria ?Cole/Pell?

Signed Jacob Pell, Henr Hawes, Willi Bernard, Jurors?

Robt Pettigrew, Robt & Sare, Rosa ??? Michi Rowland, Rolloy Willi Ba-ly, Josephi Cooper, Elizabeth Brown, John Balding, Sam’l Barnardiston, 1691 Reign of William & Mary?

Robert Hawes, Josephus Cooper & Willia Bernard

Thomas Bantoft 1689 The White Horse

Bre—y Medow, Honny Medow, Willi Wardsman

Other end of the book

Hilton:

Susan Seaman admitted by the name of Susan Kerridge Mar 30 1654

Rivershall

Some sort of alphabetical index

A.	Aldous Edward	admit viz Surr(in place of?)	Geo: Winter	11
	Aldous Constancia	” ” “	Eliz Aldous	15
B.	Brown James	” ” “
C.	Cavell Willia	Adm.- Mort (by the death of?)	Marie Cavel	2
	Cavell Rich	Adm by Surr	Willi Cavell	20
	Cavell Rich	” ” Mort	Rich Cavel	38
	Cavell Eliz	” ” “	Fratrii Cavell	44
E	Ellis Josephus	Adm – SurrPrem: surr ad opus testi	Josephi Sparrow	9
	Ellis John	Adm – mort	Jo Ellis	32
	Ellis Jane/Sare			42
F	Frost |Willia	———-
	Frost Richd	Adm ad Reman of		2
H.	Hammond John			42
	Hunt Anne			45
	Hunt Charles			47
M	Minter Willia	Adm – Mort	Contanse Ellis
R	Riches? John	Adm Mort	John Ellis	39
W	Waller Edward & ???			20
	Waller Willia	Adm Mort	Willia Waller	23
	Waller Jepth	Am Surr	Willia Waller	23
	Winter Williy	Adm —- Testi		17
	Waller Jeptha	Surr		44
	Whimper Wm			44
B	Betts Georgius			43
	Bond Surr			54
C	Cavell Willia	Mort	Marie Cavell	3
	Clarke Johep	Mort	Eliz Clarke	5
	Clarke Johep	Mort	Anne Chapman	8
	Clarke Eliza	Mort	Johnis Clarke	18
	Clarke Jepep	Mort	Johnis Clarke	14 pri
	Cavell Ricd	Surr	Willi Cavell	21
	Cavelle Ricus	Mort	Rici Cavell	36 pri
E	Ellis Josephur	Surr	Jo Sparrow	8
	Ellis Johep	Surr surr opus vot	J Ellis	28
	Eade Jonathan			50
G	Goodall Anna	Mort	Anne Chapman	7
	Groom Martha	Surr.Admit surr ad opus testi	Roberti Harrison	19
	Glanfield Japhus	Surr	Cock	29
	Gooday Ben	Mort	Dan Vicare	34
	Gooday Ben	Ad usum vot		43
H	Harrison Robertus	Mort	Susanne Harrison	18
	Kennington Willia	Adm Revion		12
	Kennington Willia
	Kell Josephus			41
	Kell Mary			51
L	Leggett Wm			56
R	Redgrave Nicus	Adm		25
	Riches John			39
S	Seamans Susanna	Surr	Johnis	3
	Seamans Susanne
	Strutt Debra Vox	Isaac Strutt mort	Robt Kennington
	Struss Isaacus	Surr		28
T	Thacker Chris			55
V	Vickers Danl			26

Samuel Barnardiston Baron in Hilton 1689

Willm Frost – Maria 1689 Richard Frost Agnes Hobbs

Edwar Waller

1711/12 Jeptha Waller All lands except for cottage in occupation of Robert Scrutton with the Hempland

William the aforesaid cottage and Hempland

Arthur Barnardiston Casnolls in Foxhall

Dorothea Dyer (Hilton

Septingentimo Vicesimo 18 July 1759

A general Court Baron holden for the said Manor 7^th Day September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty three before Peregrin Love Gent. Steward there.

Homage Joseph Kell – Gent, Jeptha Waller,

Whereas at a Court holden for this Manor the 22^nd Day September in the year of our Lord 1726 Richard Frost late a copyhold of the manor did surrender by the Rodd? Out of his hands into the hands of the Lord of the said mannor by the hands of the Steward of that Court all and every messuage and land Tenements and heriditaments whatsoever with their and every of their appurtenants holden by copy of Court Roll of the said manor and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders thereof to the use of behoof of his last will and testament declared or to be declared now at this court it is presented by the homage? Thereof that before this court the said Richard Frost dyed seized of certain copyhold land and tenements holden of this manor whereupon at this Court —— Court John Hammon and Wiliam Whimper Gent Exector of the last will and testament of Richard Frost deceased by Daniel Whinchop Gent Their attorney lawfully authorised and brought into court the will and testament of the deceased Richard Frost bearing the date 7^th December in the year of the Lord 1741. The tenor whereof as to his copyhold lands and tenements holden of this manor follows In these words this is the last will and testament of me Richard Frost of Woodbridge Suffolk gent. I give devise and bequeath all my messuages lands and tenements and heriditaments whatsoever as well freehold as copyhold together with all my personal estates to my executor hereinafter named to their heirs and assigns upon the several trust etc., and thereupon the said John Hammond and William Whimper by the their said attorney prayed to be admitted tenants. To all and singular the lands and tenements holden of this manor whereof the said Richard Frost died seized as aforesaid according to the form and effect of said will namely to pieces of land and pasture containing together by estimation 7 acres formerly Greens and to one rood of copyhold land called Agnes Hobbs and to a piece of land containing by estimate 1 acre lying in a close called Broadle which time the said Richard Frost took to him and his heirs at a Court holden for this manor 1 August 1689 as by the Rolls of that Court it doth appear to which said John Hammond and William Whimper by their said attourney the Ladys of this Manor by their said Steward have granted and delivered —— of the said promised y the Rodd to hold the same to them the said John Hammond and William Whimper and their heirs of their Ladys by the Rodd. At the will of the Ladys and according to the customs of this manor by the rents and services therefore due and of right accustomed and the said John Hammond and William Whimper by their said attourney gave the Ladys a fine and they are admitted tenants to the said premises.

The close of arable land parcel of the ten’t of Waffins containing 7 acres

Lying between

(S) the way leading from Waldringfield Church to the Heath

(N) Rivershall Way

abutting

(E) Lands of Thos Knapp in right of his wife

(W) the lands in the tenure of Partington Brooke Gent in part and the lands of Robert Lane in part

the other part lying between the marsh of the Lord and the Bond Lands of Richard Rose.

Piece from the Ipswich Journal 3^rd Dec 1803 (Google)

SUFFOLK GAME DUTY.

A List of the Names of the several Persons acting as Gamekeepers, under, or by virtue of Deputations or Appointments duly registered, to whom Certificates have been issued for the County aforesaid, in the Year 1803, with the Names of the Persons deputing, and of the Manors in respect to which they depute, pursuant to the Directions of an Act of Parliament passed in the Thirty-first Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for granting to his late Majesty an additional Duty on Certificates issued with respect to the killing of Game.”

	Creeton, Thomas	Wm. Windham, Esq.	Chilton, alias Waldringfield-hall
Payne, Joseph		Mrs. Elizabeth Parish	Waldringfield with Hilton, and Rivershall in Waldringfield