Expenses account book

FR DX2147/39

1795-1831

Richard Beale, Richard Beale

Richard Beale (1744-1814) of River Hall farm, Biddenden is from a long line of Beales living in this area from at least the 1650s - there was a Richard in each generation. This Richard was unmarried and left his estate to his nephew.Richard Beale (1771-1836) was the son of Seaman Cooke Beale, a wharfinger of London. He was the nephew of Seaman Cooke's brother, Richard Beale (1744-1814) of River Hall farm. He inherited the River Hall estate from his uncle. He had a large family some of whose descendants continued to live in Biddenden until 1969. He continued his uncle's tradition of keeping annual records of the affairs of the farm.

Includes farm and family expenses. The book was begun by Richard Beale senior and continued by his nephew Richard Beale junior.

1 volume

Richard Beale, Richard Beale