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Hawkins family of Staunton Court, Staunton, by Ledbury
Catalogue reference: D8815
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This record is about the Hawkins family of Staunton Court, Staunton, by Ledbury dating from 1879-1930.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D8815
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Title (The name of the record)
- Hawkins family of Staunton Court, Staunton, by Ledbury
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1879-1930
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Description (What the record is about)
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The surviving accounts provide a very detailed record of the management of the farm, particularly its labour force. Note however, the significant gap in the records between 1892 and 1914. Several volumes were reused at a later date.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Gloucestershire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Hawkins family of Staunton Court, Ledbury, Herefordshire</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 20 Files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Documents deposited by Ms M A Hawkins
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Hawkins family has been farming the land of Staunton Court for around 150 years. Joseph Hawkins who died in February 1889, left an estate of the value of £4,370 to his wife Eliza. (The will of Joseph Hawkins was proved at Worcester in May 1889. Further information can be found from the National Probate Register)
Joseph Galliers Hawkins purchased Staunton Court in 1901, the family having been resident as tenant farmers for some time before. (Victoria County History of Worcestershire Vol. IV, p.200). By 1917 the land amounted to over 260 acres.
The will of Hengler Joseph Hawkins (proved in 1931) left Staunton Court to his wife Lillian and in 1935 she was one of the two principal landowners in the village. Chief crops at that time were wheat, beans, and peas.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ab477b78-d3a5-4799-96d0-bc9ca9002b19/
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Hawkins family of Staunton Court, Staunton, by Ledbury