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Misses Heming |
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The last owners of Haselor Grounds Farm and Walcote Farm |
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until 1925 |
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Haselor Grounds Farm |
Walcote Farm |
| In 1807 the Heming family purchased Haselor Grounds | 162a..0r..32p | £9629 .. 5s..6d |
| In 1866 the Heming family purchased part of Walcote Farm | 41a..3r.. 1p | £3014 .. 5s..2d |
| In 1882 the Heming family purchased Walcote Farm | 46a..3r..38p | £3470 |
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250a..3r..31p | £16113..10s..8d |
| Heming family purchased other land, plus a row of cottages | 258a..1r..13p | More research here on cost. |
| at Great Alne, bringing the total acreage to | ||
| In 1925 Edward Finnemore purchased the whole estate | 258a..1r..13p | £5500 |
| In 1925 the whole estate of 258 acres with tenant Robert Stock of Haselor Grounds, farming the land, Tom Baseley renting Walcote Farm house, and tenants in the cottages, was sold as one lot for £5500. My grandfather, Edward Finnemore, who was farming at New End Farm, Great Alne, was the purchaser. | ||
| My grandfather went to the auction sale just to see how much it would make. It wasn't sold. The next day the auctioneer went to see my grandfather and said "I saw you at the sale Mr Finnemore, are you interested in it?" | ||
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| Acres were divided into roods and perches. 40 perches made 1 rood and 4 roods made 1 acre. | ||