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A History of the County of Middlesex
… at Finchley was first recorded in 1274, although some of its fabric was probably older. 47 The benefice has always … and his ancestors. On the advice of Hadestok's successor Henry Bedyk, the bishop of London established the chantry at … John Hall the younger in 1706, presumably the rector's son. 92 In 1461 the pope confirmed the custom of blessing the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… included in the woodland for 1,000 pigs which formed part of Fulham manor. 40 Clearance of the woodland, which covered … the draper Adam de Basing were mayors of London. Adam's son Thomas was a leading wool-merchant, who died young, … husbands William de Hadestok, alderman, and the cordwainer Henry le Waleys, who was twice mayor. Hadestok's son-in-law …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… in 1813 47 commented that no parish within 300 miles of London had a greater proportion of its inhabitants in a … It contained 40 boys and girls in 1833. 80 Catherine's son J. H. Puget (d. 1897) built a school for girls and … the Manor House in East End Road, which was taken over by Henry and Charles Worsley in 1838 and closed in the early …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Finchley, 1 whose shape has been compared to a leg of mutton 2 with its narrow end to the north at Whetstone, … police magistrate, Osbert Salvin (1835-98), naturalist and son of the architect Anthony Salvin, Philip Stanhope Worsley … (1501), 36 perhaps the later White or Grove House which Henry Stephens, inventor of the ink and father of Henry …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Finchley Manors MANORS. In 1294 the bishop of London claimed that his predecessors had exercised rights … active in the early 13th century 31 and in 1248-9 Richard, son of Richard of Finchley, granted 80 a. in Finchley to … wives respectively of William de Hadestok (d. 1296) and Henry le Waleys (d. 1301). 38 By 1299 Hadestok's daughter …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Finchley Other estates OTHER ESTATES. Matthew of Ditton (? Ryfton) granted 40 a. and a house in Hendon and … Temple Croft, with other land probably in Hendon, to Henry Barker, smith of Hendon, and in 1571 John Barker leased … in 1642. 19 By will proved 1660, Sutton devised it to his son Richard, who in 1717 conveyed it to John Lyons, from whom …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… NONCONFORMITY. Finchley common may have been a resort of nonconformists after the Conventicle Act of 1664 but no evidence supports the tradition that John Bunyan and Richard Baxter held meetings there, although Baxter lived in … Mathews, the pastor, was described as a Methodist by his son, the actor Charles Mathews (1803-78), and registered a …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… fishing, and hawking were restricted to the bishop as lord of the manor and leased out from 1662. 4 Partridges were said … to the statutes and in 1615 a Whetstone man was accused of 'cozenage at decoy at cards'. 6 Sport often centred on the … 47 Woodside hall and assembly rooms were built in 1885 by Henry Holden, the proprietor of Woodside Park estate. Of red …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Findon FINDON Findon c.1839 THE PARISH of Findon, famous in the county for its sheep fair and for … granted it back in 1514 in repayment of a loan. 66 In 1534 Henry VIII granted it to Sir Christopher Hales and Sir … Findon in 1580. 73 In 1616 Henry conveyed it to his son-in-law Thomas Middleton of Horsham and others as security …
A Calendar to the Feet of Fines for London & Middlesex
… A rent in London and land in Harpesfeld, in the county of Hertford, which John Brutewell held. Anno 1. 8. Stephen de … de Apeltrefeud, Alexander, king of Scotland, and John, son of John de Burgo, put in their claims. Anno 2. 21. Adam … Anno 9. 160. Roger de Suthcote, the younger, and Henry Russel, of Foulescote, and Milecent, his wife. Rents in …