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CodeP/0041
Dates1716-1760
Person NameHuddleston; Richard (1716-1760); of Sawston
SurnameHuddleston
ForenamesRichard
Epithetof Sawston
ActivityRichard Huddleston (1716-1760) was born into a family which was disadvantaged by their staunch religion but was nevertheless in a stronger financial position than they had been in the 17th century thanks to the efforts of his father Richard Huddleston (d.1717). This wealth had limits, as shown by the selling in 1745 of the Manor of Whittlesford, but was doubtless aided by Richard's marriage in 1735 to an heiress. It is difficult to understand the course of Richard's life without an appreciation for the position of Catholics in society during the 18th century, as a Protestant in his position would likely have spent much of his time engaged in holding public office - something denied to the Huddlestons. The family's exclusion from such roles long led them to take a higher than average interest in the traditions of their tenants in Sawston, and Richard evidently filled some of his time with charitable work. He was also evidently interested in religion, having two sisters who entered the convent, and a visitor in 1757 described a Jesuit who had lived at Sawston Hall for the prior 30 years, indicating that Richard shared his family's strong religious views.
RelationshipsFather: Richard Huddleston (d.1717)
Mother: Mary Ayloffe, daughter of John Ayloffe of Ewhurst, Hampshire
Spouse: Jane Belchier (m.1735) daughter and sole heir of Thomas Belchier of Monmouth
Children: Ferdinand Huddleston (1737-1808) m. Mary Lucas (m.1766, d.1823) daughter and sole heir of Timothy Lucas of Marlborough
Thomas Huddleston of Milton, Cambridgeshire m. Elizabeth Mackworth daughter of Sir Henry Mackworth, Baronet of Normanton, Rutland
Richard Huddleston of Gray's Inn m. Sarah Doffkin daughter of J. Doffkin, Merchant of London
Mary Huddleston m. Henry Bostock of Salop
Linked entries in the catalogue
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K488/C1/HD/51Richard Huddleston, Bornhem College, re his school-life.
K488/C1/BL/16aEdward Webbe, London, to Edward Jones, Monmouth, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/BL/16bEdward Webbe, London, to Edward Jones, Monmouth, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/BL/2Thomas Belchier, Monmouth, to John Champion, S.J. London, re Richard Huddleston's marriage settlement.
KP136/25/41Wakelin's Charity. Conveyance to new trustees of messuage between tenement sometime John Huntingdon's and Shingaye Lane, and orchard containing 1.5a
KP136/14/12Indenture apprenticing [ ] to Richard Huddleston, Esq. of Sawston
K488/C1/HD/59Edward Webbe, London, re payment of Fortescue legacy.
K488/C1/JH/14Catherine Burrell, Hammersmith, re care of Richard Huddleston's children.
K488/C1/HD/57Charles Pryor, Chesterton, Oxfordshire, re employment of clerks.
K488/C1/BL/3John Champion, S.J., London, re Richard Huddleston's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/BL/15Edward Webbe, Gray's Inn, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/HD/56Chester Pern, Abington, Cambridgeshire, offering a convict's release.
K488/C1/HD/60Henry Wyburne, Southampton Row, London, with a printed copy of the Brigittine petition.
K488/C1/FRb/28John Grimalston, Loughton, Warwickshire, re young Richard Huddleston's journey home from school.
K488/C1/HD/58Timothy Ravenhill, London, re Richard Huddleston's proposal to increase the rents of Brook Farm property and sell its woods.
KP136/25/58Ward's Charity (Church Lands). Enfeoffment of messuage and Wards Lands, containing 36a. 3.5r. dispersed in fields of Sawston, Pampisford and Babraham, with declaration of trust
K488/C1/HD/47Frances Huddleston, Lisbon, reproaching Richard for his neglect of her.
K488/C1/HD/53Richard Huddleston, Sawston, to John Meire, Gray's Inn, re the Dernford rentals.
K488/C1/HD/38William Greaves, London, re proceedings in action for trespass.
KHAC1/1853Photocopy of booklet entitled Recipes and Remedies of Sawston Hall
K488/C1/HD/35Henry Bostock, London, re rents. proffering courtesies, re the plague at Lisbon.
K488/C1/HD/32Draft of Richard Huddleston to Joseph Bambridge, re a cow claimed as a heriot.
K488/C1/JH/38John Marie, Gray's Inn, with receipt for interest payment on behalf of Richard Huddleston.
K488/C1/FRb/97Edward Webbe, Gray's Inn, re purchase on Richard Huddleston's behalf of Pembroke Hall lease.
K488/C1/HD/48Frances Huddleston, Lisbon, re the destruction of her convent by earthquake and fire; with a printed appeal for funds to re-build.
K488/C1/JH/49Rev. Charles Stuart, Ashen, Norfolk, with condolences on Richard Huddleston's death.
K488/C1/HD/49Jane Huddleston, Monmouth, deploring the threat of John Champion's removal from Sawston, re her journey home.
K488/C1/HD/44Richard Huddleston, Sawston, in Jane Huddleston's hand, to Charles Halfpenny, Monmouth, ordering payment to Mary Morgan.
K488/C1/HD/36bLetter concerning prosecution by an Association of three offenders; the prosecution may be stopped by the complainant upon payment of a penalty.
K488/C1/HD/41William Greaves, Bury Street, St James, London, urging reconciliation in a case of trespass.
K488/C1/HD/34Richard Huddleston, Sawston, to Thomas Belchier, Monmouth, acknowledging loan.
K488/C1/FRb/68R. Hudson, postmark Oxford, stating the school charge and the linen and silver spoon to be brought with the child [probably Richard].
K488/C1/HD/52D. Poole's legal opinion re a heriot claimed from Isaac Lofts.
K488/C2/B28Catherine Bodenham, Rotherwas, Hereford, with condolences re the death of Richard Huddleston, re Mr Bodenham's ill-health.
K488/C1/BL/1John Champion, S.J., Black Lyon and Seven Stars, Covent Garden, Monmouth, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/HD/55William Mott, Cambridge, re a surrender.
K488/C1/HD/42Charles Halfpenny, London, re business matters.
K488/C1/HD/30A Monmouth lawyer, re a legacy from Thomas Belchier.
K488/C1/HD/50John Huddleston, O.S.B., re payment of his annuity.
K488/C1/BL/16Edward Webbe, London, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/BL/16cEdward Webbe, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/HD/37William Finch, Cambridge, re fine on trespassing tenant.
K488/C1/BL/14Edward Webbe, Gray's Inn, re Jane Belchier's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/HD/39William Greaves, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, re fines and rents due to Richard Huddleston.
K488/C1/BL/4John Champion, S.J., Sawston, re Richard Huddleston's marriage settlement.
K488/C1/HD/45Charles Halfpenny, Monmouth, re payment to Morgan, rent collection.
K488/C1/HD/54Lord Montagu, St James's Square, London, re arrears in Montagu's quit-rents.
K488/C1/HD/43Charles Halfpenny, Monmouth, to Richard Huddleston, Bath, re purchase of goods.
K488/C1/JH/60George Wilmot, Lincoln's Inn, with condolences for the death of Richard Huddleston.
K488/C2/BS2Henry Bostock, London, with condolences on his father's death.
K488/C1/HD/31Stephen Adams, tanner, Sawston, abusing Richard Huddleston for fining his servant for poaching hares.
K488/C1/HD/40Copy By William Greaves, Fulbourn, of a letter from Richard Huddleston, re Richard's right to a heriot.
K488/C1/HD/46Frances Huddleston, Lisbon, re her poor health and spirits, asking for the tea and sympathy.
K488/C2/HD88Jane Huddleston, Sawston, to Ferdinand Huddleston, Lincoln's Inn, re Richard Huddleston's illness.
K488/C2/W10Elizabeth and George Williams, Bristol, with condolences for Richard Huddleston's death, proposal that their mother come to Sawston.
K488/C2/HD4Frances Huddleston, O.S.A., Bruges, with condolences for Richard Huddleston's death.
KP136/25/71Huntingdon's Charity. Lease for 21 years of 20a. called Sawston's Orchard containing 20 acres, abutting on the road from Sawston to Great Chesterford to the south-west
KP136/25/34Huntingdon's Charity, Parish Workhouse. Assignment of a term in trust to attend the inheritance upon freehold cottage and garden in Sawston
K488/C1/HD/33Richard Huddleston, Sawston, to Thomas Belchier, Monmouth, re his wife's impending confinement.
K488/C1/HD/36aWilliam Finch, Cambridge, to Richard Huddleston's steward(?), re an action for trespass against Finch's tenants.
K488/C1/HDCorrespondence of Henry Huddleston 1624-1709, Richard Huddleston 1708-1715, Squires of Sawston; and correspondence of Richard Huddlestone (1716-1760), 1748-1759, and Agnes, Frances, Isabella, Jane and Sarah Huddlestone, 1818-1851.
K488/C1/JH/7Henry Bostock, London, re Jane Huddleston's son Thomas's misconduct.
K488/C2/HD89Jane Huddleston, Sawston, to Ferdinand Huddleston, London, re medicine for Richard Huddleston.
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