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RefNoK509/6/8
AltRefNo509/6/8
TitleIsleham
DescriptionNote that because original bundles are kept intact, the chronology in consecutive bundles overlaps. Isleham lies on the eastern boundary of Cambridgeshire bordering Suffolk just north of Newmarket. It is a fen-edge parish, with old enclosures and arable to the south and a large fen to the north inclosed in the 17th century (VCH, Vol. X, p. 420). The remainder of the parish was one of the last to be enclosed by Parliamentray Inclosure, the Act dating from1845 and the Award from June 1854. The Mortlock involvement in Isleham property has not been fully researched, but a few salient facts are given here. John Mortlock's interest in Isleham land began in 1807, and in 1808 he borrowed £5,300 from his three sisters Ann and Elizabeth Mortlock and Susan Skeeles to buy property there, 60 acres of which he sold to Mr Norman. In 1812 Thomas Mortlock took over th debt. The Norman family (father William and four sons, turf-diggers) also rented land on the common for turf-digging, resulting in several 'turf agreements'. By 1849 the turf business was no longer so profitable and the Normans were asking for more time to pay their debts.
Date1812-1854
CreatorNameMortlock Bank and Estate
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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