Chronological ownership and usage of Ravenscroft: Various sources.

 

3rd April 1823 - Rate Assesment Book.

JOHN CLARK. House, Bake House, Mill, Homestead & Yard. Total 1 acre. 1 rod. 35 perches.

Home Close: 3 acre. 2 rod. 33 perch. Sheep Piece: 3 acre. Bottom Plough Close: 2 acre Top Plough Close: 1 acre. 3 rod. 22 perch

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1st April 1851

Entry No. 51 Lists JOHN CLARK Miller/Farmer

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10th April 1863

Will of JOHN CLARK Proved. Reads as follows: Estate left to wife but run by his two friends ROBERT LONGSTAFF of HAWSTEAD HALL and JOHN WALKER of HORSINGTON (Farmer). To sell as soon as possible and divide between his 6 nephews and nieces herein named: JOHN HEBBLEWHITE now in California. SARAH ANN STOTHARD, MARY JANE wife of THOMAS DUNN late MARY JANE STOTHARD. HARRIET STOTHARD. JOSEPH PEARSON STOTHARD. GEORGE STOTHARD.

If John Hebblewhite didn't return to England within 10 years his share to be divided between the rest.

TOTAL VALUE OF HIS EFFECTS UNDER £1500.
 

19th May 1866

Tennant Thomas Dunn​

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INFORMATION GLEANED FROM COPIES OF INDENTURES

 

23rd December 1891

Owned by JOHN HARRISON (Died 29th November 1900) & WILLIAM BROWN (Died 8th March 1900).

Both parties left the property to JANE ANN HARRISON (Widow of Horncastle).

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6th April 1901

JANE ANN HARRISON sold the property to JOHN FREEMAN of 91 Elmfield Road DONCASTER for the sum of £235

Property described in the Schedule as: All that dwelling house with stable, granary, and other out buildings garden and orchard containing 2 rods 38 perches situated at Horsington in the county of Lincolnshire. Bounded to the North by the highway from Bucknall to Horncastle. The East and South by lands of (sic Mr) Harrison Hill and the West by the highway from Stixwould to Horncastle and now in the occupation of DAVID CURTIS.

(the money raised from the sale was used to pay off part of a £1000 mortgage taken out by John Harrison and William Brown from Robert Henry Bell late of Ranby (Farmer) now of Horncastle (Inn Keeper).

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25th March 1912

JOHN FREEMAN late of 91 Elmfield Road DONCASTER but now of 114 St. Mary's Road both in DONCASTER Contractors agent of the first part. Sold to: MARTHA BELL wife of THOMAS BELL of Poolham House EDLINGTON (Farmer) for the sum of £230.

Property described as before but formally in the occupation of DAVID CURTIS and now or late in the occupation of MRS DALE. (Note. In the archives there are a collection of letters dated from January 1907 from Mrs Dale addressed from Ravenscroft, Horsington).

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31st March 1921

MARTHA BELL of Horncastle (Widow) sold property to THOMAS GRICE of Sandal nr. Wakefield (Policeman) for the sum of £475. Property in the occupation (tenant?) of FREDRICK BLADES.

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9th April 1935

THOMAS GRICE of Ravenscroft Horsington (Retired Policeman) sold the property to CATHERINE SHEPHARD

wife of PERCY HERBERT SHEPHARD of 2 Homefield Avenue Scartho Road Grimsbyfor the sum of £515.

(The only alteration in the schedule is that the land to the East & South now belongs to WILLIAM HILL.

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5th July 1943

CATHERINE SHEPHARD wife of PERCY HERBERT SHEPHARD of Rockwell Lincoln Road Branston sold the property to GEORGE HENRY CREASEY of Ravenscroft Horsington (Haulage Contractor) for the sum of £750.

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26th June 1954

GEORGE HENRY CREASEY of Ravenscroft sold the property to JOHN WILLIAM BELL of 4 Stanhope Terrace Horncastle (Farmer) for the sum of £1300.

The schedule lists the House, Stable, Granary, Garage and other outbuildings garden & orchard 2 rods 38 perches. Other change to the previous schedule lists the land to the East & South as belonging to R H HILL.

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6th June 1980

JOHN WILLIAM BELL of Poolham House Horsington sold the property to JOHN GEORGE NEEDHAM, PETER WILSON NEEDHAM, RICHARD SYDNEY NEEDHAM & FRANK F. NEEDHAM, jointly known as F. NEEDHAM & SONS for the sum of £25000.

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June 2001

The property was transferred into the names of RICHARD SYDNEY NEEDHAM & LYNNETTE NEEDHAM (Author).

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