Its owners and some historical connections - Lackham Countryside ...

The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
worth recalling that the agreement for this was made only months after Joseph
Neeld inherited Rundell’s immense fortune.
In 1842 440 Maj Boldero fought a duel with Craven Fitzhardinge Berkley, MP for
Cheltenham 441 , in Osterley Park 442 .
with pistols. [Boldero] was charged with utterances
disrespectful of the Queen by Berkeley. The two gentlemen
were attended by Hons. W Ridley Colbourne 443 and WF
Marriage settlement between Capt Henry George Boldero, captain in the Army, of
Portsmouth, Joseph Neeld the elder of Rockstone House S’hampton, Mary Elizabeth
Neeld, spinster of the same place daughter of the said Joseph Neeld, Joseph Neeld
the younger of Inner Temple London and John Brereton of Blakeney Norfolk. Dated 29
April 1828
The relevant bit of the agreement, on page four, runs “And whereas upon the treaty of
the said intended marriage and in consideration thereof the said Joseph Neeld the
younger did out of his regard and affection for his sister the said Mary Elizabeth
Neeld propose and agree to give his Bond to the said Henry George Boldero for
securing the payment to him of the sum of One thousand pounds in the event of the
said intended marriage taking effect and of the said Henry George Boldero becoming
qualified for and actually purchasing the Rank of Major in the Army during the life of
the said Mary Elizabeth Neeld”
440 July 15 th
441 William, WR (1898) The Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucestershire
p145 private printing
1805-1855, seventh and youngest son of the fifth earl of Berkeley
He has been described as one of the “well-heeled beaus” who were members of the
aristocracy who were involved in this late phase of duelling (Banks, S (2010) A Polite
Exchange of Bullets: The Duel and the English Gentleman 1750-1850 p185)
442 http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/osterley_park.pdf “Osterley Park and its surrounding
gardens, park and farmland is one of the last surviving country estates in London.
443 Spencer, H & Terry, T article on RIDLEY COLBORNE, Nicholas William (1779-1854),
of West Harling, Norf in the online edition of The Hisotry of Parliament at
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/ridleycolborne-nicholas-1779-1854
This would appear to be Nicholas William Ridley Colborne, 1779-1854 who was an MP
for various boroughs between 1805 and 1837, after which he was elevated to the
Peerage in 1839 [“Nicholas William Ridley Colborne, Esq. by thename, stile, and title of
Baron Colborne, of Westharling, in the county of Norfolk”. London Gazette: no. 19730.
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