Thomas Dell Jnr. & Mary,nee Carter
From Lacey Green History
PARENTS
Thomas Dell Jnr, born 1765, was the eldest son of Thomas Dell snr. & Ann, nee Jacobs
MARRIAGE
In 1798 Thomas married Mary Carter at Hughenden Church.
CHILDREN
Thomas and Mary had 9 children. See details under 'Family', "1765 DELL Thomas"
INHERITANCE
Thomas Snr. Died in 1811, leaving everything to Ann, his wife, the properties to go to Thomas Jnr on her death. Ann, however passed the freehold properties to Thomas Jnr. before then. Ann died in 1827, but Thomas Jnr was already taking mortgages on them before that.
THE PROPERTIES
Thomas owned Speen Farm, Lacey Green Farm and the cottages and land at Up Green. He also rented Darvills Hill Farm and land at Darvills Hill.
EXTRA COTTAGE
In 1822 Thomas built an extra cottage at Up Green
1823. INCLOSURES of MANOR of PRINCES RISBOROUGH
Speen Farm is registered in the name of Thomas Dell Jnr. It is all freehold.
RENTED LAND
Thomas was also farming extra rented land in conjunction with Speen Farm.
MORTGAGES
1. October 31st 1828. Thomas Dell of Speen Farm took out a mortgage for £450, with Joseph Burrough and Elizabeth Chapman.
2. In 1830 a mortgage was taken out on cottages at Up Green
3. 1831 extra mortgage
4. December 29th 1832. Thomas Dell of Speen Farm took out a mortgage for £1,200 with Thomas Brown of Dorchester, gent. These were copyhold, making Thomas Brown the holding owner, they were all at Darvills Hill.
5. 1834 extra mortgage.
DEATH OF WIFE
Mary died in 1834
BANKRUPT
In 1837 the mortgagees foreclosed. All Thomas Dell’s properties were sold by auction in 1837.
WILL
Thomas made his will in 1839. I give all my estate to my sons, Jacob and Joshua, my heirs and executors.
DEATH
Thomas died in 1843