Saturday 14 March 1896 – William Bennett claims for damages done to a crop of cabbages at Wickhamford
Evesham, Friday – Before Mr R W Ingham, Judge
Damages to Cabbages at Wickhamford
CA9.
We Remember
With Love
Our Devoted Parents
July 1913 – Walter Wilson leaving St Benedict’s Boys’ Home
Mr Walter G Wilson, who came to Badsey last autumn as Head of St Benedict’s, the home for lads which Father Lopes has established at the Manor House, is leaving Badsey for Oxford to complete his preparation for Holy Orders. Dom Anselm, late of Caldy, will be in charge for the present. Mr Wilson has proved himself an exceedingly capable Hed and we shall look forward to seeing him back in Badsey for vacations.
SANDYS (17th-19th century) of Wickhamford - Burials in Ombersley
Wickhamford Manor was bought by Samuel Sandys in 1594 and he and his son Edwin are buried, together with their wives, in the grand tombs in the church of St John the Baptist, Wickhamford. The Sandys family also owned Ombersley Court and descendants of Edwin lived there for many generations. They owned Wickhamford Manor until it was sold to John Pickup Lord in 1869 but no further Sandys family members were ever buried in Wickhamford.
CHURCHILL, George Henry (1880-1964) – Postcards from a family album
It was this postcard which led Ray Jones of Worcester to contact the Badsey website in November 2011. He had recently bought at auction some postcards and photographs relating to George Henry Churchill. This postcard, sent to George’s wife, gave clues as to where the Churchills lived. Ray wanted to know where Lonsdale House was and whether it still existed. We were able to co