Copyhold of Earldom - quitrent 1s Wm Phil Honywood 3.11.1852 on surrender of Rich Oliver Johnson to all that toft or piece of ground (whereon a cottage formerly stood) lying in the lane called Park Lane leading from Earls Colne towards Colne Park and containing in length 45y - in breadth at one end 4y and at the other 10y - lying between a field there called Petty Field and the said lane
purchase fine 1835 R.O. Johnson £15
1734 Abigail Johnson wife of Oliver - will of brother Jos Abbutt
1755 proclamation for heirs of Abigail Johnson to come in
1756 seized into hands of lord for want of tenant
1759 Jos Shepherd grant from the lord to build
1781 Jn Shepherd death of father Jos
1823 Isaac Joslin Watson will of Jn Shepherd
1833 Rich Oliver Johnson surrender of I.J. Watson
A sketch is given of this copyhold with the tenement called the Wickhouse - page 85 ( (426) )
A good brick cottage in which miss Octavia Johnson resided from the death of her father till the sale of the property by her brother Rich Oliver Johnson 1852