Miscellaneous Snippets

From http://www.willtranscriptions.co.uk/surnames/g-h-i/gregory_ambrose_g44.htm

From
The Health Exhibition literature: Volume 1 International Health Exhibition, 1884,
via google snippets, so not very reliable:

There is a valley to the east of the Abbey at Eversholt, where, beyond the circuit
of the property of the Duke of Bedford, may be seen cottages of the type of
Lowmarsh, with both the virtues and the faults of the tenements described there.
There are the orthodox two rooms above and below, the upper with only some 600
cubic feet of space, the bedroom of a cheery couple, the man, of eighty-three, has
lived there in health and happiness these sixty years, and would be heartbroken to
leave this picturesque abode, full of the associations that belong to a large
family brought up in contentment, in their little crowded home or lives of labour.
Not far off may be seen a recent example of the Duke’s anxious care to discover the
rules for constructing an abode most fit for the peasant labourer. The old cottage
just described is rented for a shilling a week; the latter, the result of every
careful thought, for sevenpence more. It is a type of a simple unadorned structure,
massive, and considered carefully in every point It has overhanging eaves for
dryness of foundations, hard-brick causeway surrounding it ; a yard of asphalte
laid on concrete, a little barn and wash-house and earth-closet ; the rain-water
tank and protected well, with covered pump. The wooden floors and staircase, and
ample rooms, two below and three above, contain everything which a moderate family
would…

and there my abuse of google snippets came to a ful stop. “Lowmarsh” is a
place much discussed in the book. I wonder where these cottages were. Are they still
there?

and from the London Gazette
of 9 May 1815 – and he’s still in jail!

The Commissioners in a
Commission of Bankrupt, bearing date the 12th day of February 1813, awarded and
issued forth against John Smith, now a prisoner in the Gaol of Bedford, and late of
Eversholt, in the county of Bedford, Grocer and Cheesemonger, Dealer and Chapman,
intend to meet on the 3rd of June next, at One in the Afternoon, at Guildhall,
London, to make a dividend of the Estate and Effects of the said Bankrupt; when and
where the Creditors who have not already proved their Debts , are to come prepared
to prove the same, or they will be excluded the Benefit of the said Dividend. And
all Claims not then proved will be disallowed.

and yet again from the
London Gazette of 14 March 1818 – and, yes, he’s still in jail!

The Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt, bearing date the 12th day of
February 1813, awarded and issued forth against John Smith, now a prisoner in the
Gaol of Bedford, and late of Eversholt, in the county of Bedford, Grocer and
Cheesemonger, Dealer and Chapman, intend to meet on the 11th of April next, at One
in the Afternoon, at Guildhall, London, in order to make a final dividend of the
Estate and Effects of the said Bankrupt; when and where the Creditors who have not
already proved their Debts, are to come prepared to prove the same, or they will be
excluded the Benefit of the said Dividend. And all Claims not then proved will be
disallowed.

and that was copied into The Morning Chronicle, 16 Mar 1818:

Bankrupts – Dividends

J. Smith of Eversholt,
Bedfordshire, grocer – April 25 [but why was the date different?]

The process of bankruptcy and
the meaning of the three dates is more clearly shown in this extract from the London
Gazette of 27 August 1757:

From the Daily News, 29 January 1862.

Bankrupts …

Last Examination …

Feb. 14, J. Millard, Eversholt, Beds., steam engine proprietor.

From the Liverpool Mercury, 15 June 1868:

Bankrupts …

Smith, Samuel, Eversholt, Bedfordshire, carrier. [or possibly currier]

The Liverpool Mercury of 12 january 1883 has an item under “Ecclesiastical News”
which notes that F.D.How, from Eversholt, is to be a missionary at a mass gathering of
shoe operatives in Peterborough.

Great blog about the old rectory: http://trucialstates.blogspot.com/

From Allegations
for marriage licences issued from the Faculty office of the Archbishop of Canterbury at
London, 1543 to 1869

1701-2 … Feb. 11 Thomas
Prichard, of St Mary Aldermary, London, Bachelor, 24, & Sarah Taylor, Spinster,
18 ; the consent of her father Humphrey Taylor, of Eversholt, Beds, Gent., attested
by her mother Sarah Taylor ; at St Clement Danes, Middx.

From
Hinton and related family history

A calendar of some Bedfordshire wills,
collected from various sources, relating chiefly to the gentry and clergy of the County
of Bedford; with references, showing where printed abstracts of many of the same are to
be found

Matthew Staunton, of Eversholt, yeoman, 16 Sept. 
1557. To be bur. in church or churchyard of Eversholt 
All his moveable goods to be divided into three equal 
parts ; 1 to wife Anne, other 2 parts to his 4 children, 
Francis his eld. s., Mary and Lettice his daurs., & George 
his youngest s. Appoint as exors. Richard Sam, brother 
John Staunton bayly of Woburn, brother Thomas Staunton. 
Appoints exors. as is aforesaid (sic) Richard Borne, brothers 
John & Thomas Staunton ; brother William to be overseen 
Proved at Ampthill, 25 Oct. 1557.

...

William Staunton, of Eversholt, yeoman, 20 June, 
1 582. To Frances my wife my dwelling-house, da. Marger>', 
Edward & William my sons, a messuage, Brother Edmund, 
Frances & Elizabeth, children of John Wright & Agnes 
my da. Residue to wife, sole extrix. Proved 7 Dec 
1582. 

€t)ersI)olt. 1628. 

HYNTON. 

Gibson, John, the minister of Eversholt, bur. 

Hinton, Ann, d. of Mr. Thomas, bapt. 

Plumer, Laurence, s. of W'm, bapt. 

Plumer, Mary, wife of W'm, bur. 

Button, Ann, d. of John, bapt. 

Styles, Malyne, d. of \Mlliam, bur. 

Charnocke — Audley, Robert, 6^ Ales, mar. 

Hinton, Thomas, bur. 

Charnocke, Robert, s. of Robert, bapt. 

Button, Ehzabeth, d. of Thomas, clerk, bapt. 

Charnocke, Robert, s. of Robert, bur. 

Styles, Nicholas, s. of William, bapt. 

Charnocke, James, s. of Robert, bapt. 

Button, lohn, s. of Thomas, clerk, bapt. 

Button, i'heodore 6- James, sons of Thomas, clerk, bapt. 

Charnocke, James, bur. 

Charnocke, John, s. of Robert, bapt. 

Styles, Mary, d. of Richard, bapt. 

Button, Eliiabcth, wife of Tho., bur. 

Charnocke, William, s. of Robert, bapt. 

Button, Ellen, wife of John, bur. 

Charnock, Hugh, s. of Robert, bur. 

Button, Alice d. of John, bur. 

Styles, Nicholas, bur. 

Charnock, Tho., s. of Robert, bapt. 

Stile, Priscilla, d. of William, bapt. 

Button — Poulton, John, 6-" Marie, mar. 

Hinton, Frances, d. of John, bapt. 

Charnocke, Marie, d. of Robert, bapt. 

Fountayne, Elizab., d. of Robert, bapt. Bur. 28 Oct. 

Fountayne, Anne, d. of Robert, bapt. 

Hinton, Frances, d. of Geo., bur. 

Hinton, George, s. of Mr. George, bapt. 

Stanton, Ehzabeth, d. of Mr , bapt. 

Charnocke, Elizabeth, d. of Robert o^ Alice, bapt. 

Hinton, Mary, d. of George, gent., &> Mary, bapt. 

Sanders, Edward, bur. 

Charnocke, Christopher, s. of Robert iS^ Alice, bapt 

Button, I'^liz'th, d. of Tho., junr., &= Elizth., bapt. 

Hinton, Frances, d. of George or- Mary, bajit. 

Button, John, bur. 

108 — I. Michael Gibson, citizen c^ merchant taylor of London, will dated 16 
Nov. 1615 ; to be bur. in ch. or ch-yard of Eversholt, to mother 
Margaret wife of Mark Turner, of E. ;^2o, to 2 sisters Johanna &= 
Hannah Godchild & niece Judith, d. of my brother Christopher G., 
sister Hannah Turner, William Blowfeilde, of London, clothworker, 
loving friend Thomas Button, servant to Mr. James Colbron. 
Residue to brother Christopher, sole exor. — Pr. 31 Jan. 1615. 

„ 33. Eld. s. of George Hynton, of Eversholt, by Mary his wife, d. of Geo. 
Foster, of Flitwick. — H. xix, 119. 
109 — 17. Ambrose Reddall, of Eversholt, gent., will dated 20 Aug. 1668, to 
wife Rebecca furniture of best chamber, plate, &c., to poor of Ever- 
sholt £2)' of Litlington 40J., to wife free lands in E. mentioned in 
settlement made by me when I granted my uncle Thomas a yearly 
rent of ;^4o ; to s. Ambrose for life lands &c. in E., 6- a cottage in 
Litlington ; to 2 s. Richard messuage d-= lands in Litlington, he 
paying thereout to my da. Lydia ^300, &^ ^15 per ann. to my 
brother Richard ; to s. Thomas 6^ his heirs messuage c^- lands in 
Northampton d^ .;^2So; to d. Mary ^^400 ; friend George Baker of 
Cranfield, gent. ^50, brother-in-law John Bedcott, d-^ brother 
Thomas R. to be overseers, s. Ambrose, exor., to sister Mary Bedcott 
20J-. Cod. dated 28 Oct. 1668, — Uncle Thomas, one of the trustees 
having died before sealing of will, the £40 bequeathed to him to go 
to children ; appoints friends Thomas Christie, of Bedford, gent., 
&= Thomas Gregory, of Woburn Abbey, gent., my kinsman, joint 
trustees. — Cod. dated 22 Jan. 1668, — George Baker, one of the 
trustees having died, Stephen Whitbread, gent., to be overseer in 
his stead. — Pr. 6 Apr. 1669. 

„ 26. Humphrey Taylor, of Harpenden, co. Herts, gent., widr. m. Mrs. 
Rebecca Reddall of Eversholt, wid., m. 1. dated 22 Oct. 1669; to 
be m. at Chalgrave, co. Beds. — H. xxiii, 169. Thomas Prichard, 
of St. Mary, Alderman, London, bachr., 24, &> Sarah, d. of Humphrey 
Taylor, of Eversholt, Beds, gent., spr. 18, m. 1. dated 11 Feb. 1701 ; 
to be m. at St. Clement Danes, Middx. — H. xxiv, 241. 

„ 43. James Button, elk., Rect.. will dated 19 Mar. 1693. — Pr. 6 Mar. 1698.

also:

„ 40. Thomas Gregory, of St. Martin's in Fields, gent., bachr., abt. 30 m. 
Elizabeth Nash, of Eversholt, spr., abt. 20, with consent of mother, 
Elizabeth Gregory, alias Nash of same, m. 1. dated i Sept. 1668. — H. 
xxiii, 155.

308—27. John Marburie, of Warden, Esq., nunc, will dated 17 Aug. 1615, all 
my goods to wife Dorothy, to da. Anne ^160, appoints wife sole 
extrix. — Pr. 22 Dec. 1615. 
„ 59. Thomas Winne, of Wardon, gent., will dated 3 Sep. 1623 ; to be bur. 
in W. ch. near my dear children, to s. Charles houses 0^ lands in St. 
Edmonds burye, which came to me at the death of my brother Lete, 
to d. Margaret W. a house at Westwood, also lease of Okefield in 
Graveley, to grandchild Elizabeth Spenser ^^5, wife to be sole 
extrix., bequeaths her the advowson of the parsonage of Eversholt, 
after wife's death, lease of Parkhouse to his 3 children, Charles, 
Bridget, e^ Margaret W. in equal shares; Nicholas Spenser, Esq., 
Mr. And. Dennis, 6^ Mr. Wilson to be supervisors. — Pr. 2 Dec. 
1623, admon. granted to Elizabeth, relict. 

ELSTOW. — Indenture dated 26 April 165 1 being the 
Articles of Agreement between Thomas Hillersdon Esq. 
of Eversholte, Sir William Lytton of Knebworth, co. 
Herts, Knight, and Sir Thomas Hewett of Pishoeberry, 
CO. Herts, Knight, guardians of the said Thomas Hillers- 
don, of the one part, and John Huxley of Edmonton, co. 
Middx. Esq. of the other part. Recites that a marriage 
is intended to be solemnised between Thomas Hillersdon 
and Elizabeth eldest da. of John Huxley and that the 
said Sr. Wm. Lytton as guardian had received the sum of 
£2'\QO to be paid to Thos. Hillersdon on his attaining the 
age of 21 years, and that Sr. Thos. Hewett by his marriage 
with Margaret the mother of the said Thomas Hillersdon 
and executrix of the last Will and Testament of Thos. 
Hillersdon Esq. deed, father of the said Thos. Hillersdon 
had received the sum of £\l\9 2s, gd, to be paid to Thos. 



Bedfordshire Notes and Queries. 58$ 

Hillersdon on his attaining the age of 21 years. Covenant 
on the part of Thos. Hillersdon to charge his estates in 
the parishes of Eversholte, Badlesdon, Tingriff, Tudding- 
ton, Maldon, Stcppingley, Kempson, and Hockley with 
a sum of ;f 350 per ann. by way of jointure and dower for 
his intended bride. Covenant on the part of John Huxley 
that so soon as the said intended marriage shall have 
taken place that he will settle the sum of £2^00 on his 
daughter Elizabeth as a marriage portion. 

Signed Thomas Hillersdon, W. Lytton, Thos. Hewytt. 

Alumni
cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of
office at the University of Cambridge (Volume pt 1 vol 2)

DUTTON, THOMAS. Adm. sizar at Emmanuel, Apr. 5, 1588. 
B. in Lanes., c. 1572. Matric. 1588; B.A. (? 1591-2); M.A. 
1595. Afterwards at King's. Ord. deacon and priest (Lincoln). 
Oct. 2, 1595. R. of Eversholt, Beds., 1602. Perhaps Master 
of the Free School, Buckingham, 1638. 
DUTTON, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Jesus, June 1, 1626. Of 
London. Matric. 1626; B.A. 1629-30; M.A. 1632 (on King's 
visit). One of these names 5th s. of Sir Thomas, late of Isle- 
worth, Midds., Knt., deceased ; adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Aug. 5, 
1635. But see Al. Oxon. for a contemporary. 

DUTTON, WILLIAM. Adm. Fell. -Com. at Jesus, Apr. 22, 1629. 
Of London. Perhaps the same as above. 

DUTTON, . Matric. Fell.-Com. from King's, Lent, 1598-9. 

DUTYNG, . B.A. 1523-4. 

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From
Beds historical record society, published 1917?: Don’t know quite what this means.
No book in original format, unfortunately.

This clipping is covered in the charity reports but has additional items.

covered in charity reports.

covered in charity reports

Also on parish council report page

Also in Pheasant

Also in Pheasant

Miscellaneous crimes

https://archive.org/stream/publicationsofbe02bedf_0#page/94/mode/2up/search/eversholt

https://archive.org/stream/recordsofmertonp00heal#page/104/mode/2up/search/eversholt

which is just a mention, but robert had stopped being rector of eversholt by then.