The owners of Lackham in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries ...

The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners
Indeed not only did it not sell but William Wallace Rooke seems to have
been adding to the estate after this; in 1857 135 William’s agent, Thomas
Abdy Fellowes, purchased a pasture at Notton, known as Neale’s Leigh 136 ,
for £205 at an auction held at the Angel in Chippenham, from the
executors of John Corbett Neale 137 .
Of course Thomas Abdy Fellowes was more than just William Wallace
Rooke’s agent, as was seen above he was William Wallace’s brother in law,
having married Eliza Sophia (again in 1844) at St Cyriac’s in Lacock 138 .
The Caldwells at Lackham
The estate was finally sold, in 1858, to Henry Berney Caldwell 139 for
£40,000.
The Indenture for this sale is a useful document as it shows where four
sons were living, these being William Wallace Rooke 140 , the Rev Frederick
John Rooke 141 , Alexander Beaumont Rooke 142 and Octavius Cobb Rooke
143 . The sale indenture 144 was made between the Rookes and Henry
135 W&SHC 109/389 It is noted on the indenture specifically that Fellowes was
acting as Agent for William Wallace Rooke
136 W&SHC 109/389 5 acres 1 rood 14 perches,
137 William Gale of Horton, Glos, John Arnold of Chipping Sodbury, Glos and
David Selm of Dodington, Glos
138 12 th September 1844 The Annual Register vol 86 p184
139 W&SHC 44/8 Indenture of Sale dated 24 Dec 1858
140 W&SHC 44/8 In 1858
141
W&SHC 44/8 of Frampisham Rectory, Devon
142 W&SHC 44/8 of The Ridge near Corsham
143 W&SHC 44/8 of Dean Hall, Gloucester
144 W&SHC 44/8 dated 24 Dec 1858
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