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A History of the County of Essex
… united with the National Society, 50 children attended out of the 120 between the ages of 7 and 13 in need of education; there was no schoolroom. In … dated 1858, John Round of Brighton and John Round, his son, gave ½ a. of land on Bergholt common for a school, which …
A History of the County of Essex
… in Bergholt assessed at 1 hide and 25 a.; in 1086 Roger of Poitou, lord of the honor of Lancaster, held it in demesne … 1488. 91 By 1119 the demesne tenant of BERGHOLT HALL was Robert de Sackville (d. c. 1137), from whom the manor took … abbey, Colchester, and was probably succeeded by his son Jordan (fl. 1157). He was succeeded by his son another …
Old and New London
… Science, Art, and Labour have outpour'd Their myriad horns of plenty at our feet." Tennyson. Situation of BromptonIts … We found that Oliver never resided there, but that his son Richard had, and was a ratepayer to the parish of … In Pelham Crescent, died, in 1869, aged seventyfour, Mr. Robert Keeley, the comic actor. Hard by, in Onslow Square, at …
A History of the County of Stafford
… CHURCHES. Originally West Bromwich may have been part of Handsworth parish, but a church had been built by the 12th … de Offini, with the consent of his wife Christine and his son Richard, gave West Bromwich church to Worcester priory c. … 1937. 41 Open-air services were held in the parish during Robert Thompson's time as vicar (1902-16); he was helped by …
A History of the County of Stafford
… During the Middle Ages the farming pattern was a mixture of open-field husbandry and farming in severalty. Three cases … adjacent land. On his death in 1621 the mill passed to his son William. 24 The Turtons also owned Greet mill, the next … Whitehurst were demolished in 1901. 36 There was a mill on Robert Rider's estate by 1554, 37 situated on the Tame about …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Dartmouths, the Clarkes, and others paid for the education of many poor children. 77 In 1819 the minister of All Saints' … in 1863. 4 Average attendance in January 1871 was 305. 5 Robert Hodgson, vicar 1872-82, raised the numbers. The school … parish by 1686; 30 later he was probably assisted by his son Job, described in 1726 as a writingmaster. 31 The elder …
A History of the County of Stafford
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Manorial Government. The lords of the divided manor held view of frankpledge by 1255, 15 and in the later 13th century the … drink, washing, and lodging' and maintenance for his young son if he wished. 85 The governor appointed in 1803 was given …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Bromwich Manors MANORS. In 1086 William fitz Ansculf, lord of Dudley, held three hides in BROMWICH; before the Conquest … de Offini, 39 who was still alive c. 1155. 40 In 1166 his son William held it. 41 Although there is evidence that he … manor and lands formerly belonging to Sandwell priory to Robert Whorwood, a London mercer and a younger son of John …
A History of the County of Stafford
… OTHER ESTATES. Charlemont Hall stood on the west side of the present Charlemont Crescent. It was preceded by a … 1732 belonged to Jesson Lowe, an ironmonger and a younger son of John Lowe of Lyndon. 80 Crump Hall was burnt down c. … century. Riders occur at West Bromwich in the 1380s. 4 Robert Rider held land in the Greets Green area in the 1520s …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. Asseblies of God. Bethel temple in Gads Lane dates from 1930. 94 Bethel … was a Presbyterian. 14 In 1667 Richard Fisher and his son and Henry Free and his son, all of West Bromwich, were in … the site of a chapel for 'Revivalists in connection with Robert Winfield'. The chapel was opened in 1823, with …