Notes for: John Hemington
Richard Hewlings in "Anstey Hall" (August 2014) writes:
Thus, over a prolonged period, the Ansteys faded out of Anstey Hall. It is not yet clear how the house was used during the 35 years when Christopher II was resident in Bath. But the Rev Christopher let it, perhaps not immediately on inheriting it in 1805, but certainly from 1814 or 1815. The tenant was John Hemington (1768-1836) of Denny Abbey, a property which he had inherited from his father, also John Hemington (1743-98), described as 'gentleman', not 'esquire', in his will, proved in 1798. John Hemington junior was a partner of Henry Giblin and William Bryant, corn merchants, of Swaffham Bulbeck; and at his death in 1836 he owned property in Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Bottisham, Waterbeach, Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Landbeach and Hilton. The lease of the capital messuage at Trumpington granted by the Rev Christopher Anstey to John Hemington Esq is dated 30 December 1815. But Hemington was in occupation at least 21 months before; when, on 25 March 1814, the farm, comprising 395a, was let to Henry Humphreys, a Captain in the 48th Regiment, the adjoining 'Mansion House at Trumpington' was described as 'now in the occupation of John Hemington Esq'. And only a little later, on 19 May 1814, an inventory of Anstey's furniture at 'Trumpington Mansion House valued to Mr Hemington' was drawn up by E Smith. It did not amount to much, only £47 1s., and little of it is distinctive; three glasses or pier glasses are recorded, none precisely matching the glass in the first-floor south-eastern room