The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society volume XXV
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The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society volume XXV
‘The meeting-place of Wixamtree hundred,’ by F. W. Marsom [Marsom suggests that the meeting place was in the centre of the hundred at Deadman’s Oak where old trackways meet.] ‘Two Cranfield manors,’ by Joyce Godber [This article identifies the medieval origins of the manors of Washingley and Rudlandesfelde (1166-1464). ‘The registers of the fraternity of St John the Baptist, Dunstable, 1506-8, 1522-41,’ by Anne Buck [A description of the guild register which was bought by Luton Museum in 1947.]
‘Newnham priory: a Bedford rental, 1506-7,’ by W. N. Henman [The rental is presented as a transcription and translation in parallel Latin and English texts. It includes Bedford street names. A map reconstructing the town of Bedford in 1506-7 is at the back of the volume.]
‘Newnham priory: rental of manor at Biddenham, 1505-6,’ by Barbara Cook [Latin transcription. It contains some field names.]
‘The papers of Richard Taylor of Clapham (c. 1579-1641),’ by G. D. Gilmore [Richard Taylor was a burgess, justice of the peace, deputy recorder of Bedford and a member of Parliament in the reign of Charles I. The article provides a brief biography and a transcription of one of the papers – an account of a meeting of subsidy-men in Bedford on 17 August 1626.]
‘John Crook, 1617-1699: a Bedfordshire Quaker,’ by H. G. Tibbutt [An account of Crook’s life is followed by a list of his writings between 1659 and 1699.]
‘A Bedfordshire wage assessment of 1684,’ by T. S. Willan [Wages for tradesmen, agricultural workers and servants and for other work were set at Bedford Quarter Sessions on 9 April 1684. The article transcribes these rates and provides an introduction.]
‘A Luton Baptist minute book, 1707-1806,’ by C. E. Freeman [Extracts with an introduction]
Anne Buck
Anne Buck OBE (1910-2005) was a fashion historian and museum curator, first at Luton museum (1938-1947) and later at the Platt Hall, Manchester (1947-1972) where she was keeper of the Gallery of English Costume.
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G. D. Gilmore
Gaston Denis Gilmore (1911-1979) was a solicitor in a Bedford firm. In 1974 he became keeper of Bedford Borough muniments.
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Joyce Godber
Joyce Godber (1906-1999) was Bedfordshire-born. Following a history degree, she spent a few years teaching, then worked at Oxford University Press. She was assistant secretary at the Institute of Historical Research before becoming clerk of the records, then County Archivist of Bedfordshire (1946-68). She was general editor of BHRS (1946-76) and an active member of the Society of Archivists and the British Records Association. She planned the transfer of the record office to its new premises, which took place in 1969, the year in which her History of Bedfordshire was published.
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F. W. Marsom
F W Marsom (1905-1950), from Northill, was an active member of Bedfordshire local history societies, contributing to the Bedfordshire Magazine. At the time of his death, he had recently volunteered to help with surveying footpaths in Northill, having prepared a pre-enclosure map of the parish.
H. G. Tibbutt
Gordon Tibbutt FSA, FRHistS (1913-1982) was an historian of nonconformity in Bedfordshire and wrote histories of many of its dissenting churches.
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