Wells

1568 “Shepecote house wherein Edmond Wells nowe dwelleth”

{taken from notes made by Neil Langridge (in 2024) of a description of the bounds of Columbine Hall dated 11 the March 1568 -Suffolk Archive HA1/C/c/2/3/3}

Geo Wells

Yeoman

Inventory of 13th June 1664. Hall, parlour, bedchamber, buttery, hall chamber, buttery chamber, backhouse, diary, cheese chamber. total £76.9s.4d ( Bury St eds 592/9/91)

1700s a Mr Wells had land adjacent to a field called Spoonmans

1728 Henry Wells

Be it remembered that the 4th day of November 1728 Came Henry Wells of New Buckenham in Norfolk Glazier and Plumber only son of George Wells, who was Youngest son of Thomas Wells’ who was only son of George Wells his Great Grandfather deceased – before me Judith Countess of Jersey of the manor of Thorney Lezons in Suffolk at the dwelling house of John Goddard called Royden Hall situate in Creating St Peter alias West Creating and humbly prayed to be admitted Tenant to the Copyhold lands and Tenement holden of the mannor whereof Thomas Wells his late Unkle dyed seised. To one Tenement called Birds with two little yards containing one rood more of less to which premises the said Thomas Wells the Unkle was Admitted Tenant after the death of Rachel Hempsted late Grimwood at a Court Baron the fifth day of August 1724. To which said Henry Wells the said Judith Countess of Jersey Lady of the said mannor grant & deliver seisin of said copyhold premises to said Henry Wells. { retrieved by Neil Langridge from SRO in 2025 from  Thorney Lezon Court Book for 1714 – 42}.

 

John Wells 

(1784-1798)

A press report form Ipswich Journal, July 21st 1798.

Tuesday last an inquest was taken at Stowupland by Mr Harwood, Gent, coroner , on the body of John Wells age 14 who instantly died in consequence of a wound he received by the discharge of a gun.

The facts were as follows: two boys, playmates of the deceased, went with him to the counting house of Mr Dennis Chandler, of Stowupland, corn merchant, to deliver a parcel, in which room stood a loaded gun, kept there for the purpose of killing rats. One of the boys, about 10 years old, took up the gun, where it immediately went off (but by what means it did not appear), and killed the deceased as above mentioned. Jurors verdict, Accidental death.

(hand written copy in Ena Carter’s archive)

John Wells

In the 1800s John Wells built cottages on the Green he lived in one and kept a small beerhouse

 

From Stowmarket Baptist Church’s register of baptisms we have the names of 2 children for John and Patient Wells: George (1816) and Zachariah (1813).

1802

Wm Wells of Stowupland, potash burner, & Hannah his wife (nee Wilding, only child of Hannah late deceased wife of Wm Wilding)

1895 Absolute surrender by William Wells of Stowupland, yeoman & hannah his wife surrende all messuage lands to Joseph Antrum Webb late of Combs & now of Stowmarket, gentleman.

Ena added a pencil note as to whether this was Waterworks Cottages?

1716 – Stowupland Town Meadow containing three acres more or less abutting on the road to Mendlesham on the North, on Mr Saers land to the west and North and Wiliam Grimwood lands to the East now in the occupation of Thomas Wells at the yearly rent of Four Pounds Ten Shillings.