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THS/JNC/003/011
Village Scrapbook: Turvey

Unknown paper A general article on Turvey with references made to the architecture of the village, its traffic, the church and it’s organ. An outline of the Mordaunt family’s role in the village is provided and the coming of the railway. Reference is also made to Thomas Andrews the poet of Turvey and the fact that ...
THS/SPD/003
Early History of the Ayres Family

The history commences with the marriage of William Ayres to Juliana Harris in 1748 at Wymington, Bedfordshire and concludes with the death of Richard Ayres in Turvey in 1840.
THS/SPD/005
Ayres Story

An overview of the Ayers family written by Silvia Purdie whilst on a visit to Turvey in May 2017. Starting in 1818 when Thomas Ayres was born in Turvey, the story covers the emigration, settlement and growth of the family in Woodend.
THS/JLH/001/002/040
Memorial to The Reverend Legh Richmond

Picture depicting memorial to The Reverend Legh Richmond, Rector of Turvey 1805-1827 Size 230 x 190mm White paper, painting with border
THS/JLH/001/004/039
The Drawing Room

Sketch of Turvey Abbey Drawing Room and list of those present Page size 185 x 117mm Contained in Sketchbook A, size 190 x 125 x 15mm
THS/JLH/001/005/006
Cameo of woman

Cameo of Theresa Longuet, wife of John Higgins, on facing page of THS-JLH-001-005-005 The Drawing Room. Size of sketchbook: 255 mm x 175 mm x 8 mm Page size: 245 x 170 mm
THS/JLH/001/005/007
Two women

Sketches of two women. The elder, head and shoulders view only, wearing a bonnet “Mrs Humphreys, Weston, Aug 23 1833 “. The younger, drawn horizontally, standing, with plaited hair ” Aug 26th” Size of sketchbook: 255 mm x 175 mm x 8 mm Page size: 245 x 170 mm
THS/JLH/001/005/017
Near Turvey Bridge

Three women and one man seated on grass .” Drawn near Turvey Bridge Aug. 27 1833″ Annotated L to R M., C.H., C., Miss H. Turvey Ch. in distance Size of sketchbook: 255 mm x 175 mm x 8 mm Page size: 245 x 170 mm
THS/JLH/003/042
Long Life in the Villages

A letter from I Timpson of Newport Pagnell, formerly of Turvey, to the Beds Times and Independent newspaper, published on 14 October 1898, about life in Turvey in the 19th Century. He writes about the Higgins families, the farming families (Whitworth, Bolton, Keech, Paine, Gaton, Davis, Skevington, Dunkley, Halatt, Sturges), Rev Russell and Mr Cecil, the ...
THS/PPC/002/002/004
Chapter 3: Reminiscences of Turvey Abbey
The chapter begins with a discussion as to why the building might be called an ‘Abbey’ as it had never been a religious house.. The rest of the chapter concentrates on three main inhabitants of the Abbey. The first is John Higgins who acquired the ownership at a young age. The chapter describes his love ...
THS/PPC/002/002/006
Chapter 5: Turvey Rectory and its clergy.
The Chapter commences with a claim that the Reformation did not bring about the Church of England, the Church was the Church of England before the reformation. On a wall in All Saints Church is a list of Rectors from 1154 and this chapter identifies how the Rector was appointed. Mention is made of some ...
THS/PPC/002/002/005
Chapter 4: Early Days at Turvey House
The Chapter commences with John Higgins of Weston Underwood purchasing the land in the 1786 auction and then commenced, in 1792, to build ‘Turvey House’ in the Italian Style following his ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe. His son Thomas Charles Higgins added a top storey. TCH as he was known made many improvements to the housing ...
THS/JLH/003/004
Longuet Higgins Family Tree Details

A detailed document regarding detail of individuals within the Longuet Higgins Family tree. The document commences with a note on the sources of the information, including the family bible. The slips of paper have been put inside Volume 2 of the Turvey Abbey Scrapbook and the first sheet is numbered 489. An addendum to this tree is ...
THS/REC/002/012
L. Richmond

Handwritten note about Legh Richmond, former Rector of Turvey.
THS/REC/002/017
Letter from Elizabeth Wallbridge to Legh Richmond

Photocopy of a letter from Elizabeth Wallbridge to Rev. Legh Richmond. Legh Richmond wrote a book ‘The Dairyman’s Daughter’ about the religious experience of Elizabeth Wallbridge. See <The Dairyman’s Daughter – Wikipedia> and <The Dairyman’s Daughter (gutenberg.org)> From the book – “Rev. Sir, “I have been expecting to see or hear from you for a considerable time. Excuse the liberty I ...
THS/CWS/005/004
Death of Colonel Higgins

An obituary of Colonel Higgins of Picts’ Hill from the Bedfordshire Mercury of 19 October 1878.
THS/CWS/004/006
A Nineteenth Century Turvey Family

An article by Dick West from Bedfordshire Country Life about a family in Turvey living through the nineteenth century and the changes they will have seen.

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