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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Manors MANORS The first authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when … Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated at 10 hides, of which 1 hide and 1 virgate with 2 ploughs … until 1652. It was then granted to Nathaniel Andrews and John Bancks, 59 and later purchased by Secretary Thurloe. 60 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS The market is held by prescription. In 1657 John Thurloe, as lord of the manor, was granted a fortnightly market at Wisbech by letters patent. 73 In the 1840's Wisbech was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… MISCELLANEOUS INSTITUTIONS Wisbech was an assize town from at least 1515-16 7 until 1836 when the liberty of the Isle of Ely was abolished. Assizes were … issued on Fridays. The former was founded in 1845 by John Gardiner, whose family controlled the paper for over a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Officials of the corporation OFFICIALS OF THE CORPORATION The town … town clerk, but his salary is not recorded. 3 In 1825 John Wing was appointed to the office at a salary of £35, and a new post of chamberlain was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Political activity POLITICAL ACTIVITY Except in 1659, when John Thurloe was elected to represent Wisbech in the parliament of Richard Cromwell, 66 the borough has never … Captain Yorke, nephew of the Earl of Hardwicke, was placed at the bottom of the Wisbech poll, though he was returned by …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… POOR RELIEF AND APPRENTICESHIP As in some other towns the relief of the poor fell not to the churchwardens but to … are difficult to disentangle from its proceedings at this period, but a fairly clear picture can be drawn for … wife; and £1 13 s. 4 d. and £1 given by Robert Girden and John Strigett respectively (Corp. Rec. ii, 373). Corp. Rec. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Port, Nene outfall, canal PORT, NENE OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of the Ouse and Nene, by … by the Corporation, for a new sluice to be erected at Leverington at the cost of Wisbech hundred, but it was … no objection if it were at the Washway (Sutton Bridge). 24 John Wing, writing to Lord Lansdowne on behalf of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… unlawful meetings and conventicles were held in Wisbech at the house of Thomas Bouth. 81 The Baptists are the first sect … visited their brethren at Wisbech at the invitation of John Milles, a member of the Wisbech congregation, of which …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating … 50 In 1584 it was suggested that the number confined at Wisbech should be limited to twenty. 51 At first the … out, some of the prisoners being temporarily moved to Sir John Higham's house at Barrow (Suff.), and others allowed 'to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Schools SCHOOLS A reference in the Archdeacon's Visitation Book of 1581-3 69 to a certain … by private subscriptions. 70 In 1709 there were 50 boys at school, who had 'caps and bands &c. given them, to … building was defrayed by the Corporation, and Jobson and John Edes each gave £400 for the endowment and £50 for the …