Just a few snippets of news and information about the folk from Sedgebrook.
From the Grantham Borough Quarter Sessions
Cat.Ref. GBQS/21/1-date: undated [1637/38], Spring 1638
Henry Reast of Easthorpe in the parish of Bottesford, Leicestershire, labourer; for the theft on 10th January 1637/38 at Great Gonerby of two sheep skins worth six shillings and eight pence, the property of Robert Franke of Sedgebrook, yeoman.
Cat. Ref. GBQS/21/2-date: [19 January 1637/38]
Robert Franke of Sydebrooke [Sedgebrook], gentleman and John Watson of Sydebrooke [Sedgebrook], labourer, before Lewis Summersall, gentleman, Alderman of Grantham and other Justices of the Peace; to frame a bill of indictmant and give evidence against Henry Reast.
Cat.Ref GBQS/21/4 - date: [19 January 1637/38]
Robert Franke of Sidebrooke [Sedgebrook], yeoman, before Lewis Sommersall, gentleman, Alderman of Grantham and other Justices of the Peace, concerning stolen sheep.
John Watson of Sidebrooke [Sedgebrooke], labourer.
In the Lincolnshire Archives can be found many documents relating to Sedgebrook inhabitants. In particular in the catalogue Thorold [THOR 2 - THOR 13]
Under Family Settlements and entitled "Lease for a year" Thor 2/4/1 29th July 1730
Property mentioned:
the capital messuage at Sedgebrook in the occupation of Mary Turney & her son John. Annis Farm in the occupation of Mr. George Annis and spinney & Turnhill Meadow. The farm in the occupation of Thomas Cam, the farm called Alleyns Farm in the occupation of Eliz. Alleyn, the close called Moore Close in the occupation of Edward Garton, John Lunn and John Brett, the farm called North Crookdikes in the occupation of Henry Squire, the house in the possession of Elizabeth Fountain, widow, the farm called Robert Annis' Farm, lands and cottages called Sandlands, Ten Acres, Outmeadow, Lawfild, Ash Close, Hanleys Cottage, Sewell's Cottage, Grotox Homestead, in the occupation of Rhoda Mason, widow, the farm called Crookholmes and Deveys Closes in the occupation of John Robinson, the farm and lands called Lane Close, the Holme, Barrowby Meadow, Abbot Close, Great Musson Close, Machin Plot and Meadow, Coxe's Little Walk, Listers Dale and Mill Field in the occupation of Mary Waring junior, widow, the mill called Hoe Mill, part of Mill Close and Pingle in the occupation of Thomas Jessop, the close called Far Tunhill in the occupation of Michael Stephenson, closes called Berry Field and Northorns Sallowong and west part of Longlands in the occupation of John Mason, the two Gossey Closes, Deweys Thorolds Close, Fountains Thorolds Close, Robinsons 12 acre plot part of Dixon's farm, part of Dobbey's farm and Sheep Cott Close which are in the occupation of John Hollingworth, and all lands and appurtenances in Sedgebrook, Casthorpe (in Barrowby) and Barrowby. Also Elizabeth Ayton's third part in the capital messuage in West Herrrington where Samuel Ayton lived, farms etc in the occupation of William Clarke, William Tweddle, Thomas Usher, Robert Fairbone, William Blackstone, Anthony Blackstone, Matthew Reed, Catherine Cragg, John Greenwell, Thomas Ram, Anthony Denton, John Dixon, Robert Hall, Joseph Matthew, Jacob Watson, in East, West, and Middle Herrington, co Durham.
Bargain, sale, release & confirmation, - ref THOR 2/4/2 date 30th July 1730
A third of the undivided third part of the manor of West Herrington and the premises in East and West Herrington, Middle Herrington, Great Lumley, Silkworth, Harraton, and Harraton Outside, Offerton, Grindon and the two capital messuages in Barrowby, Sedgebrook and Casthorpe in the occupation of Mary and John Turney and George Annis to Elizabeth Ayton for life as jointure in lieu of dower.
File - Lease for a year - ref THOR 2/4/5 date 27th April 1757
Messuages in Sedgebrook, Newboe, Casthorpe, Barrowby, Denton, Allington, Benington, Manthorpe, and Gonerby now or late in the occupation of John Turney, William Leeson, George Annis, Ralph Whittle, John Hollingworth, William Bayne, Thomas Cam, William Turney, William Newcomb, Robert Collingwood, John Robinson, John Allen, Miles Peck, Thomas Turney, Thomas Leeson, Thomas Williams, Thomas Howett, John Stennett, Richard Leeson, Robert Squire, John Lunn, John Bret, Robert Hutchin, Richard Portwood, Richard Dewey, John Handley, Edward Pearson, ---- Morris, widow, Richard Allam, William Dennis, John jessop, Thomas Dewey, John Grey, John Richardson, Henry Chester, John Chester, Francis Dennis, John Welbourne, William Palin and William Lowe.
File Deed of revocation of settlements and declaration of new uses ref. THOR 2/5/1/ date 11th September 1770
.....the manor house of Sedgebrook, the capital messuage of Newboe, and lands etc. in Sedgebrook, Casthorpe, Newbo, Barrowby, Denton, Allington, Bennington, Manthorpe and Gonerby, now or late in the tenure of Mr. William Leeson, Edward Leeson, William Bayne, Benjamin Wade, William Turney, John Hollingworth, William Newcombe, Robert Hollingwood, widow Allen, John Robinson, Joseph Hardy, Thomas Leeson, Thomas Williams, Thomas Howett, William Twelch, John Stennett, Samuel Sanders, William Leeson, Thomas Read, widow Chester, John Goy, John Richardson, Thomas Dennis, John Welbourne, Thomas Jackson, and William Palin, the rents amounting to 1232.8s. from premises in Sedgebrook, Barrowby and Casthorpe not being limited to Dame Eliz Thorold for life
1 Pearson-GregoryCatalogue Ref. 1 PG
Pearson-Gregory family of Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire
Title Deeds. Harlaxton, - ref. 1 PG/2/1 - Purchases of George de Ligne Gregory, cont.
File - release - ref. 1PG/2/1/17/18 - date 5th April 1796
Mary Leeson of Newark upon Trent, Notts, spinster, and Richard Fisher of the same, mercer, and Frances Fisher, his wife, late Frances Leeson, spinster, which Mary and Frances are the two surviving children and coheiresses at law of Edward Leeson, late of Sedgebrook, grazier, deceased, and devisees in fee simple in reversion expectant upon the death of their mother, Hannah Leeson, which has happened, named in the will of the said Edward Leeson, who was the last surviving son and heir at law of William Leeson, sometime since of Harlaxton, grazier deceased, William Leeson and Robert Leeson, the two other sons of the said William Leeson of Harlaxton having died without issue, which Edward Leeson was devisee also in fee simple named in a codicil to the will of the said William Leeson of Harlaxton, his father, deceased.
File - Deed to make a tenant to the precipe ref THOR 2/7/8 date 22nd June 1811
The manor of Sedgebrook, capital messuage or manor house, the manor of Newboe, capital messuage or Manor House, the manor of Casthorpe, and farms, messauges, closes etc in Sedgebrook, Newbow, Casthorpe, Barrowby, Denton, Allington, Benington,Manthorpe and Gonerby in the occupation of William Turney, John Clark, Joseph Ward, Willam Lee, John Turney, William Wing, Edward Mabbot, the Very Reverend George Gordon, John Allen, John Eminson, Elizabeth Gray, Joseph Burroughs, Elizabeth Bullock, Francis Fields, Gervas Rider, James North, Anne Lane, James Auckland, Richard Warren, John Footit, Thomas Jackson, Elizabeth Saunders, John Handley the elder, Elizabeth Richardson, Joseph Pulling, John Handley the younger, Ann Simon, Thomas Welbourn, Joseph Scrimshaw, Robert Barnes and George Clark.
File - Grant, bargain, sale, release and confirmation - ref THOR 2/7/16 - date 4th May 1841
The Manor of Sedgebrook and manor house, the manor of Casthorpe and lands, farms etc. in Sedgebrook, Casthorpe, and Barrowby containing by survey 2625 acres, 2 roods, 3 perches in the occupation of Sir John Charles Thorold, John Auckland, Mary Allen, Eleanor Bainbridge, Mark Burroughs, William Burton, John Brewster, Francis Cant, George Dennis senior, George Dennis junior, John Downing, James Exton, Francis Fields, Richard Lee, the Reverend Dean Gordon, John Gibson, William Green, Ann Handley, William Handley, John Handley, John Handley junior, Richard Hubbard, William Lee, Richard North, Charles North, Rebecca Pullayn, John Robottom, William Ryder, Joseph Richardson, William Scholefield, Joseph Simons, John Stennett, William Shipman, John Savidge, Stephen Ashwell, Joseph Ward, John Wing, James Wing, Richard Warner.
In 1613, Symon Ecoppe rented lands from John Gybson of Sedgebrook, as shown by the following counterpart of a lease (Lincs Archives 1 PG/2/3/3).
(1)John Gybson of Sedgebrook, yeoman.
(2)Simon Ecopp of Denton, husbandman, and William Ecopp of the same, husbandman.
Messuage or tenement in Denton, the cottage with the appurtenances only excepted, together with five oxgangs of land, meadow and pasture in the fields of Denton, with all commons and commodities belonging.
From Michaelmas next for three years
Rent: £14 p.a. (£1386 in 2005)
(1) to have entry to premises for pulling down and rebuilding part of the buildings.
Signature of Simon and mark of William Ecop 22 June 1613. [Thanks to Janey Hawkins - nee Ecob for that entry],
Lincolnshire Poor Law Bastardy Cases: From the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury Newspaper: extracted by Anne Cole.
Newspaper Date 23 January 1846.
Grantham County Magistrates Meeting 16 January
A summons to answer to the paternity of her illegitimate child.was granted against John EXTON, on the application of Hannah LANE, of Sedgebrook.
Newspaper Date: 13 February 1846
Grantham County Magistrates Meeting, 6th February
Hannah LANE, of Harlaxton, succeeded in obtaining an order for John EXTON, of Sedgebrook, to pay 1s 6d per week for the maintenance of her child with the fee and expenses.
Newspaper Date 22 May 1846
Grantham County Magistrates Meeting 15 May
Mary RODEN, [very probably Mary Rider] of Sedgebrook, applied for a summons against Jas. OGDEN, of Casthorpe, on a bastardy charge: it was granted, and he was ordered to appear at the next meeting (June 5th).
Newspaper Date 12 June 1846
Grantham, 5 June
Jas. OGDEN sent a written consent to pay 1s 6d per week towards the support of the illegitimate son of Mary RIDEN, [Rider] of Sedgebrook.
The Gospel Standard 1st July 1868
SITUATION - Wanted by an aged couple, a middle aged person who can milk ? & do the housework. Can have the privelege of attending a gospel ministry.
Address: Joseph Gray, Cottager, Sedgebrook near Grantham.
Leeds Mercury Wednesday January 3rd 1872
Railway Accident near Grantham - On Sunday a collision of an alarming nature, but fortunately unattended with any fatal result occurred on the Great Northern Railway near sedgebrook to the 7.10am train from Grantham to Nottingham. When in the tunnel between Grantham and Sedgebrook one of the tubes burst and after the train had run about 3/4 mile the steam extinguished the fire and the train came to a stand. There were only 4 passengers in the train, 3 of whom were going to the next station and they left the train and walked on to their destinations. The 4th passenger returned to Grantham. Meanwhile the driver of the train went back to Grantham to obtain another engine. This he did but owing to a curve in the line the driver of the engine failed to see the stationary train until almost up to it. The rails being rather slippery owing to a slight frost which had prevailed during the night, the engine ran into the train smashing in pieces the brake van and doing considerable damage to a 2nd class carriage. The funnel of the engine was broken. The driver, seeing that a collision was inevitable, jumped from the engine and received a severe cut on the head by the fall.
The Times Newspaper June 6th 1873
St Leonards on Sea - Education for the daughters of Gentlemen. For particulars address the Rev. Canon Drake, Chaplain in ordinary to the Queen, Sedgebrook Rectory, Grantham.
The Times Newspaper August 24th 1916
WANT PLACES - Maid - Useful, good needle woman, no dressmaking.
E.Walker, near Grantham
The Times Newspaper January 3rd 1920
Preliminary Notice by direction of His Grace, the Duke of Rutland K.G.
Leic, Linc, Notts - an important sale of a large portion of the Belvoir estate comprising an area upwatds of 13,300 acres - in the parishes of Bottesford, Muston, Redmile, Granby, Sutton, Plungar, Stathern, Rose, Harby, Eastwell, Eaton, Goadby, Marwood, Waltham, Stonesby, Thorpe Arnold, Scalford, Sedgebrook & Casthorpe, consisting of numerous farms, small holdings, residences, cottages, Licenced Houses, and accomodation lands to be sold by auction by Escitt & Barrell early in 1920.
The Times Newspaper November 10th 1925
Sir J.G. Thorold has requested Messrs Escritt & Barrell (Grantham) to sell the village of Sedgebrook five miles from Grantham, in that town on November 21st with the rest of the 1,730 acres of the Sedgebrook estate. Among the lots is a well preserved 14th century manor house, which has a richly panelled oak hall.
The Times Newspaper November 16th 1925
Sales by Auction - Saturday next
The important, valuable freehold & tithe free estate comprising the whole of the village of Sedgebrook and known as The Sedgebrook Estate and containing 5 very desirable mixed farms with good farm houses and excellant Farm premises including the very fine 14th century Manor House with magnificent Oak Panelled Hall and Bedrooms in a thorough state of preservation. Several lots of Accomodation, Pasture and Arable land, Cottages and Cottage Holdings. Three parcels of valuable Woodlands, known as Shipman's Plantation, The Debdales and Keeper's Plantation. The whole extending to a total area of 1,730 Acres. To be sold by auction by Escritt & Barrell at the Estate Sale Rooms, Elmer House, Grantham on Saturday November 21st 1925 at 2 o' clock precisely.
The Times Newspaper November 24th 1925
Results of Auctions
Sedgebrook, Lincs - 1,616 acres .........£33,681.
The Times Newspaper January 6th 1959
ELECTRICITY CHARGES - To the Editor of the Times
Sir - Is not one of the great drawbacks of the national industries that they are so inflexible and impersonal?. Local representatives cannot accept responsibility or make decisions, and must work by rule of thumb. I recently came as priest-in-charge of Sedgebrook with East and West Allington (where George Crabbe was once rector). I am occupying only 2 rooms in what, even by Victorian standards, was a very large rectory. (At one time it accomodated the boarders of the now defunct Sedgebrook Grammar School). The East Midland Electricty Board informs me that it does not matter how many rooms I occupy. I am to be charged on the floor space of the rectory. My sister, who has a small house in Fulbeck under the same authority, with 5 rooms and a great variety of electrical apparatus is paying less a year than I must pay a quarter for my 2 rooms. This seems unjust.
Yours Faithfully,
Austin Lee
Sedgebrook Rectory, Grantham, Lincolnshire.
The Times Newspaper June 11th 1959
Writer wants a typist, male, short period [about 100.000 words] pleasant accomodation, salary, expenses.
Rev Austin Lee, Segebrook, Grantham, Lincolnshire Note: This MAY have been 'Miss Hogg and the Covent Garden Murders', published in 1960. He also published his autobiography in 1954. Information provided by Jon Bayliss
The Times Newspaper May 3rd 1968
Preliminary Announcement
Sedgebrook Manor - Grantham on the Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Birders & in the heart of Belvoir country. An exeptionally attractive XVIII century county property ideal as a hunting box or small residential estate. Entrance Hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, modern domestic offices. 5 bedrooms, dressing room, 2 bathrooms, self contained staff flat with bathroom. Gargaing for 4 cars. Ample stabling, main services, central heating, beautiful gardens & grounds.
2 modernised bungalows, over 15 acres in all. Freehold, for sale by Auction in the summer [unless sold privately]
Auctioneers John D Wood & Co. Land Agents Smith Woolley & Co. Collingham, Newark, Notts.