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1 - Town Lands Charity. Accounts of the treasurer of the Town Lands
2 - Town Lands Charity. Accounts of the 'fen treasurer' of the Town Lands
3 - Town Lands Charity. Small accounts and vouchers
4 - Town Lands Charity. Small accounts and vouchers
5 - Town Lands Charity. Account of disbursements of fen treasurer, and town rents received payments include for building new house at the Chain, to National and British Schools, etc
6 - Town Lands Charity. Memorandum of agreement about stocking of Mill field and the barley stubble fields
7 - Town Lands Charity. Memorandum of agreement to scour ditches, the cost to be paid in proportion by those with land in the meadows drained thereby
8 - Town Lands Charity. Memorandum of vestry order to occupiers of land to scour drains between Far Meadow and the Old West River
9 - Town Lands Charity. Memorandum of decision to sow Stubble field with beans with which to feed the sheep in summer
10 - Town Lands Charity. Memorandum of agreement made by 18 persons to bear jointly the cost of punishing anyone wilfully damaging their fencing, etc. Signed by the 18 persons in agreement
11 - School. Copy of conveyance by Rev. Charles Warren, vicar, with consent of the Bishop, of 2r. 6p. glebe land with buildings erected or to be erected on it for use as National School, to the incumbents of Swavesey, Oakington and Cottenham as trustees
12 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Feoffment of 7.5 roods in Long Meadow, Over Fen and 1 acre marsh
13 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Lease and release of 7.5r. in Long Meadow, Over Fen and 1a. marsh
14 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Bond by Dorothy Collett of Huntingdon, widow, and Thomas Collett of Huntingdon, gentleman, to Thomas Steven of Over, yeoman
15 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Copy probate of will of Elizabeth Kirby of Over
16 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Lease and release of 4.5a. in Fourhill Pasture and 1a. 3r. 20p. in Long Meadow
17 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Mortgage of 4.5a. in Fourhill Pasture & 1a. 3r. 20p. in Long Meadow
18 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Bond for £250 by William Robinson and Reuben Stevens to William Royston of Woodhurst, Huntingdonshire, gentleman
19 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Order to confirm Master's Report, of 24 April, to settle conveyances and for the sale of investments (Old South Sea Annuities valued at £267 17s. 3d.) for the purchase of an estate for Kirby's charity
20 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Master's report of allowing conveyances to Elizabeth Kirby's charity
21 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Lease and release of 4.5a. in Fourhill Pasture and 1a. 3r. 20p. in Long Meadow as endowment for Elizabeth Kirby's Charity
22 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Lease and release of 1/2 acre meadow lying in Long Meadow near Shaft Corner, 1 rood meadow in Minson's Dole, and 3 roods meadow in Long Meadow near Berry Dole corner as endowment of the Elizabeth Kirby Charity
23 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Attorney's account
24 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. A description of the 'state of Mrs. Kirby's charity'
25 - Elizabeth Kirby's Charity. Modern typed summary of the history of Elizabeth Kirby's charity, 1729 - 1765
26 - Town Lands Charity. Receipts for tax payments by 'Over Inhabitants' to the Bedford Level Corporation on 171 acres in Over Common
27 - Town Lands Charity. Receipts for bank rate payments by 'Over Inhabitants' to the Bedford Level Corporation
28 - Town Lands Charity. Inquisition by Royal Commissioners concerning the town charity in execution of an Act of Parliament 1601, to redress the misemployment of lands, goods and stocks of money given to charitable uses
29 - Town Lands Charity. Notice to the Inhabitants of Over from the Bedford Level Corporation, pursuant to an order of 8 June to clear rent arrears by Michaelmas, that new lease will be granted to other lessees unless arrears cleared and applications for renewal received by 9 September
30 - Town Lands Charity. Copy order by Bedford Level Corporation concerning an application by Mr. John Marlin for renewal of the lease of the feed of Over Bank from Crane Fen Barn to Over Load for 21 years - order that the premises be viewed and the yearly rent determined
31 - Town Lands Charity. Copy order by Bedford Level Corporation concerning a petition of Mr. Marlin, on behalf of himself and the rest of the Inhabitants of Over, for building a bridge over the drain called the New River, and also regarding previous orders relating to the lease of the feed of Over Bank (as in P129/25/30) - order that further consideration be referred to the next Whitsun meeting
32 - Town Lands Charity. Notice to Mr. Thomas Robinson concerning final adjustment under tithe apportionment with Mr. Cropley and Messrs. Layton, Cropley and Sabertons, including demand for payment
33 - Town Lands Charity. Expenses paid relating to fire on premises of Mr. Benjamin Bicheno on 15 December 1850 by a committee appointed for that purpose
34 - Town Lands Charity. Letter from John Johnson of St. Ives to Mr. Joseph Gifford of Over concerning position of a fence
35 - Town Lands Charity. Letter from vicar to Trustees of the Town Estates regarding the possibility of using the Town Hall as a reading room and evening school for young men
36 - Town Lands Charity. Grant by Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues to the Churchwardens of the yearly fee farm rent of 2s. 8d. from land at Over numbered 281 on the Crown Receiver's Rental
37 - Town Lands Charity. Acreage of an allotment in Ouze Fen measured for Mr. Thomas Hopkin
38 - Town Lands Charity. List of papers given to Rev. Charles Warren by the executors of Mr. Benjamin Bicheno and placed in the Town Chest
39 - Town Lands Charity. Five-year accounts of Over Town Lands
40 - Town Lands Charity. Rough note of account showing receipts (including rents from tenants) and disbursements (including payment to Overseers 1873)
41 - Town Lands Charity. Annual accounts of Over Town Lands
42 - Town Lands Charity. Charity Commissioners' order relating to Over Town Lands Charity (one draft copy attached)
43 - Appointments by Charity Commissioners of vicar and churchwardens to receive income of the charities of Sackville Wade (for the poor) and Alice Walpole (1709, for education and the poor)
44 - Annual accounts of small charities
45 - Annual accounts of small charities (1895 - 1915), Parish Council (1914 - 1917) and Recreation Ground (1896 - 1917)
46 - Over National School. Manager's minutes
47 - Over National School. Manager's minutes
48 - Over National School. Manager's minutes
49 - Over National School. Education Secretary's observations on school (found loose in P129/25/47)
50 - Over National School. Letter from Geo Robinson, Clerk to Over Parish Council giving notice of election of Arthur Ginn as School Manager (found loose in P129/25/47)
51 - Over National School. Diocesan Inspector's report (found loose in P129/25/48)
52 - Over National School. Letter from Alfred L Woodard, vicar of Sutton to vicar of Over concerning threat of closure of school (found loose in P129/25/48)
53 - Over National School. Log book
54 - Over National School. School and offertory accounts
55 - Over National School. Conveyance of 2r.6p of glebe belonging to the vicarage of Over as site for a National School
56 - Over National School. Account of Hannell and Robb for plans and specifications for new master's residence
57 - Over National School. Chart listing Cambridgeshire schools in order of attendance rate
58 - Over National School. Ely Diocesan Council of Education: Syllabus of Religious Instruction for Use in Schools
59 - Over National School. Diocesan Inspector's Report
60 - Over National School. H M Inspector's Report
61 - Over National School. Correspondence between Headmistress, Rev F G Weston and Cambridgeshire Education Committee concerning untidiness of school premises
62 - Over National School. File of correspondence regarding closure of Over Church of England School
63 - Town Lands. Feoffment of 3 messuages; the Court House, Cades, Keys and 65.5a land lying dispersedly in the fields of Over (detailed)
64 - Town Lands. Feoffment of 3 messuages; the Court House, Cades, Keys and 65.5a land lying dispersedly in the fields of Over (detailed)
65 - Town Lands. Feoffment of 3 messuages; the Court House, Cades, Keys and 65.5a land lying dispersedly in the fields of Over (detailed)
66-67 - Town Lands. Feoffment of 3 messuages; the Court House, Cades, Keys and 65.5a land lying dispersedly in the fields of Over (detailed)
68 - Town Lands. Feoffment of one close in Bluntsmere, three closes in Narwell, two closes called `Manload', 5a marsh abutting against the Bridge, three swaths and nine corners in Ouse Fen
69 - Town Lands. Feoffment of one close in Bluntsmere, three closes in Narwell, two closes called `Manload', 5a marsh abutting against the Bridge, three swaths and nine corners in Ouse Fen
70 - Town Lands. Feoffment of one close in Bluntsmere, three closes in Narwell, two closes called `Manload', 5a marsh abutting against the Bridge, three swaths and nine corners in Ouse Fen
71-72 - Town Lands. Lease and release of one close in Bluntsmere, three closes in Narwell, two closes called `Manload', 5a marsh abutting against the Bridge, three swaths and nine corners in Ouse Fen
73 - Town Lands. Conveyance of a messuage, now divided into three tenements, in Church End, Over
74-76 - Town Lands. Attested copy of decree dated 13 October 1729 of Commission to inquire into misemployment of lands, goods and money given to charitable uses with note by Rev T A Bold appended, 12 February 1959 (with two copies of the same)
77 - Town Lands. Summary of decree dated 13 October 1729, entitled 'Case' (torn and incomplete)
78 - Town Lands. Memorandum of entries from Churchwardens' and Town Treasurers' accounts, 1678-1847
79 - Copy opinion of Thomas Jarman of Lincoln's Inn on the appropriation of income from Town Lands and list of Town Lands in lieu of which land was allotted at inclosure
80 - Town Lands. Correspondence with Charity Commission regarding right to Churchwardens Third
81 - Town Lands. Balance sheets 1852-63, 1872-78, 1887-1906, 1929, 1952-53
82 - Town Lands. Statement of case regarding Churchwardens' Third by Rev Charles Warren
83 - Town Lands. Memorandum of meeting of Trustees held 18 May 1855 concerning payment of Churchwardens' Third
84 - Town Lands. Charity Commission's opinion on application of income from Town Lands charity
85 - Town Lands. Letter from Rev Warren to Trustees regarding monies owed to Overseers
86 - Town Lands. Notes on allotment of charity lands under the Inclosure Act
87 - Town Lands. Statement of account
88 - Town Lands. Charity Commission order appointing Trustees
89 - Town Lands. Correspondence with Charity Commission
90 - Town Lands. Charity Commission order establishing the Town Lands Ecclesiastical Charity, this to be endowed with 1/3 income from Town Lands property
91 - Town Lands. Correspondence between Rev J F Galloway and Charity Commission regarding his entitlement to act as Trustee
92 - Town Lands. Letters from Mortlock's Bank to Rev J F Galloway concerning charity account
93 - Town Lands. List of main papers relating to administration of charity, 11 August 1896 - 5 June 1902
94 - Town Lands. Letter from Trustees of charity to Charity Commission concerning refusal of Mr C Robinson to recognise Vicar as co-trustee
95 - Town Lands. Letter to Mr C Robinson from Mortlock's Bank returning cheque
96 - Town Lands. Charity Commission order for conveyance of 22p of charity land for extension to churchyard, with related correspondence
97 - Town Lands. Letter from Charity Commission concerning state of administration of the charity
98 - Town Lands. Copy of letter from Thomas Normandale, Vice-Chairman to Charity Commission proposing appointment of additional trustees
99 - Town Lands. Correspondence concerning proposed scheme for Town Lands Eleemosynary and Ecclesiastical Charities
100 - Town Lands. Letter from T A Bold, former Vicar of Over to Rev Donald Hardy concerning the Churchwardens' Third from Town Lands Charity
101 - Walpole's Charity. Extract from will of Alice Walpole of Hilton, Hunts dated 18 June 1709 bequeathing Greenhaden Close in Hemingford Grey, Hunts to her daughter, Mary Pearson, 50s pa to be paid from the profits to the Vicar, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of Over of which 40s shall pay for the schooling of 6 poor children, 10s to be distributed to the poor
102 - Charity Commission order establishing the Walpole Educational Foundation (2 copies)
103 - Pearson's Bequest. Extract from will of Mary Pearson nee Walpole of Hilton, Hunts, widow dated 10 April 1736 and from Charity Commissioner's report of 8 April 1830 with Rev Warren's account of events which brought about the extinguishment of the charity
104 - Wade's Charity. List of 29 recipients of Lordship Bread 1886
105 - Charity Commission order establishing the Kirby Educational Foundation and related correspondence
106 - Board of Education scheme for Kirby and Walpole Educational Foundations (2 copies)
107 - Bill for facilitating and better securing the due administration of charities in England and Wales
108 - First report of Charity Commissioners with an appendix
109 - Circular from Charity Commission regarding charity accounts
110 - Copy of Charity Commissioner's report with Rev Charles Warren's notes
111 - Volume compiled by Rev Charles Warren
112 - Loose accounts of small charities, 1871-72, 1874-77, 1886-87, 1904-5
113 - Copy of return made to 'The Record'
114 - Tables of Over charities
115 - Charity Commission scheme for Clock Acre and Sexton's Land charities
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