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Category: Alderton

Forfeiture of Freedom in Addition to Copyhold Land

Posted on August 1, 2021October 8, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Entries relating to Jonathan Lock caught my eye whilst looking through some Manor Court Books. Jonathan Lock was a copyhold tenant of each of the Manors of Buckenham Lathes Outsoken, Buckenham Castle Outsoken and Buckenham Close Outsoken. The copyhold land was in Great Ellingham. The entries tell us that following a conviction for felony, Lock’s…

Medieval Manor Hall House in Church Street – Part II

Posted on March 1, 2021October 8, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Daniel & Bridget Lister’s Ownership c.1769-1799 We pick up the story of the owners and occupiers of the fine thatched building in Church Street (and an adjacent House), following the death of widow Bridget Lister in 1802. You can read Part I of the story here. Although captured over 100 years later, the postcard shows…

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