19th Century – Russell Farm Tenants
For almost a century following Lady Anne Capell’s death in 1804 the Earls of Essex let the mansion and the Estate to a succession of tenants. They are described in the following paragraphs. It should be added that there may have been others who have left as yet undiscovered evidence of their stay. To those […]
20th Century Owners
1902 Estate Sold In 1902 the Earl, by then in considerable debt, put the Estate up for sale. The advertisement which appeared in the Herts Advertiser in May described; “beautifully wooded, undulating lands, together with a superior old-fashioned mansion-house, standing on high ground in the centre of the park, approached by a long winding carriage […]
1939 Register/Census
The 1939 ‘census’ gives a useful insight into the people moving into the estate. The initial National Registration Bill was introduced to Parliament as an emergency measure at the start of the Second World War. It provided for the establishment of a constantly-maintained national register of the civilian population of the United Kingdom and the […]