Notes for: Thomas Brooks Bumpsted

In Trinty College archives there is a memorandum that by indentures of 1884 and 1885 the western portion of the land originally leased to Robert Sayle was assigned to Thomas Brooks Bumsted of Cambridge and the remaining portion (about 7 acres) surrendered to the lessors.

Cambridge Independent Press 4 Dec 1886:
POLICE INTELLIGENCE
CAMBRIDGE DIVISION PETTY SESSIONS
SATURDAY. - Before I.H. Wilkinson, Esq (presiding), Col. Wale, the Rev. - Latham, S. Hurrell, Esq. and Rev. C. Wilkinson.
IMPURE WELLS AT TRUMPINGTON
Arthur Gentle and Samuel Gentle, of Trumpington, Henry Benton, of Grantchester; Thomas Harrington, of Trumpington; Charles Scott and Arthur Gentle, also of Trumpington: Thomas Brooks Bumpstead and Elijah Lawrence, of Trumpington, were all and severally summoned for having wells upon their premises, the water of which was unfit for domestic purpose, and to show cause why the said wells should not be closed. - Mr. Symonds appeared for the Chesterton Rural Sanitary Authority. In the cases of Lawrence and Bumpstead, the cases were dismissed, owing to the public analyst's report not being forthcoming - The cases of Harrington and Benton were adjourned.