George# Rands

  Notes:

Made Wellingborough connection as a) left land there and b) youngest known dau Eleanor was born there. In addition married there, even though Eleanor from Irthlingborough.

Married in Wellingborough, first child Eleanor apparantely born in Wellingborough, and George had property in Wellingborough so possibly lived there before moving to Northampton. Also his son George was a friend (and executor) of Stephen Sumpter (from Irthlingborough - next to Well'boro).

In 'A Foot in the Past' (the 18th C footwear industry) there is reference to "The Penn brothers owed £210 to George Rands a Northampton currier".

1809 marrage, George listed as cordwainer of All Hallows, Wellingborough. Eleanor single of All Hallows. Witnesses were Thomas Outlaw and Sarah Outlaw.

Irth Hist Soc; 1809 18th December marriage - lately at Wellingborough George Rands, eminent shoe manufacturer of Wellingborough to Miss Outlaw of that place, daughter of Mr Outlaw, farmer & coal merchant of Irthlingborough.

Nov 1825; George Rands, Currier of Northampton is listed as a trustee of Wm Penn of Northampton (shoemaker) in Nov 1825, according to the 1831 Law Advertiser and also below;
31 Dec 1826 ; The Law Advertiser; Date of Assignment; 18 Nov 1825, PENN, William, Northampton, Shoemaker. Trustees;George Rands and Joseph Wykes, both of Northampton, curriers.Sol; Theophilus Jeyes, Northampton.

1828; He is mentioned in “A history of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton” looks like he was a Warden or similar from 1828 onwards (see also below).

1832 ; record at Northants CRO (not pulled) says he was a Church Warden, presumably of St Sepulchre.

1837; Was appointed a Trustee of the Northampton Municipal Charity in 11 Feb 1837. Basically this covered a number of smaller charities a list of which are here; http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9hUHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA58&dq=%22george+rands%22&lr=#v=onepage&q=%22george%20rands%22&f=false <http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9hUHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA58&dq=%22george+rands%22&lr=>

In 'E.W. Godwin: aesthetic movement architect and designer' By Edward William Godwin et al he is mentioned thus "Letters to G. Rands (Phipps' cousin) " which would imply there are letters between Pickering Phipps and George Rands somewhere or other.

Is mentioned in Annual report of the Council of the Art-union of London 'Rands, G. Northampton' in the list of subscribers.

1841 Census;(indexed as Bands) living (aged 60) in St Sepulchre, Northampton with wife and children, Sarah Outlaw (50) and 2 females who look like they're probably servants. Occupation; Leather Seller - son Christopher has same occupation.

The Law journal 1842. 30 Sept Bankrupt Lists; LEWIN, Richard, of Northampton, in the County of Northampton, leather seller, d.c. – Sols. RANDS, Northampton and Crosse. Essexcourt, Temple. Fiat Sept 26. Pet Crs George and Christopher RANDS, of Northampton, leather-sellers.

London Gazette; Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore carried on by George Rands the elder and Chrisopher Rands, of Northampton, Leather Sellers, at Northampton aforesaid, under the firm of George Rands and Son, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent - witness our hands this 6th day of February 1844. George Rands, Senior, Christopher Rands

From a2a. Both from the Bedford and Luton archives;
From Fielder le Riche solicitors, London, relating to Bedfordshire property ; 23, 25 and 27 Chase Street, Luton , 4 December 1846 , George Rands, Northampton, gentleman
and
Chase Street and New Town Street, Luton, 1845-1861 , George Rands, Northampton, gentleman

Shareholders of Northamptonshire Union Bank circa 1851 include;
Rands, George, Northampton, exors of
Rands, George jun, Northampton, Solicitor

National Archives; 4 December 1846 These documents are held at Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service
Contents:
Release to Uses
(i) John Holden Turner, Montague Place, Russell Square, Middx, gentleman Robert Jennings Crosse,South Molton, Devon, gentleman (trustees under will of John Chase, late of Luton, deceased)
(ii) Edward Chase, Luton, surgeon Frederick Chase, Luton, gentleman
(iii) George Barrett, Luton, carpenter
(iv) John Gardner, Luton, gentleman
(v) George Rands, Northampton, gentleman reciting death of Frances Chase on 21 May 1846. £200 is still owing on said mortgage
(iv) has agreed with (iii) to purchase said land, messuages etc for £250 out of which £200 shall be paid to (i).
Now in consideration of £200 paid by (iv) at request of (iii) and of (ii), to (i) and in consideration of further sum of £50 paid by (iv) to (iii)
(i) at request and direction of (iii) and (ii), release to (iv)
- piece of land in Bailey Field now called New Town, Luton (20p and 10ft)
- 3 cottages etc lately built by (iii) on said piece of land, with barns, outbuilding etc, in occupation of William Bailey, Joseph Slough and Charles Richardson to hold to (iv) and heirs to uses or to (v) as trustee for (iv) (iv) declares that any widow of his shall not be entitled to dower out of said piece of land. sigs of (i) to (iv) endorsed receipts


Google books; 'Cases argued and determined relating to the poor laws' (no date) - there is a list, not sure what relating to and says 'George and Christopher Rands of Northampton, leather-sellers'. Possibly says "Clrs George and ...." Councillors?, suspect is actually some legal shorthand .... I now think it's probably creditors.

"History, gazetteer, and directory of Northamptonshire; comprising a general survey of the county" 1849; Wellingborough; Curriers; Wm Rands, Cambridge St. Could this be a relative? George's brother perhaps as Currier and Wellingborough ? On other hand lots of people in leather industry in Northants, and a surprisingly large number of Rands.

Have his will, 24 Aug 1848, which is very long and tricky to read. Summary I think is;
Executors are son Christopher and John PHIPPS Draper of Northampton (see bottom of page)
He has already given £500 each (about £33k in 2007 prices!) to both of his sons on them coming of age.
He gives George two tenaments in Skitteroine, Wellingborough. Now think this is almost certainly Skiterdine, which was near Hogg Hill and Apostle Lane but is now I think somewhere behind the High St and now looks developed. A short distance away is (to this day) OUTLAW Lane.
He gives Christopher £150.
His personal effects to his wife
His house in Newland and the warehouse, offices, stables and gardens to his wife for the rest of her life providing she does not remarry.
He gives Mary of Wellingborough (the widow of John London) 4 shillings a week for life.
The trustees to invest £5000 and give the income to his wife for the duration of her life.
The residual of the estate (plus the house and the £5000 after his wife has died) to be divided equally between his six surviving children (inc the sons), after assorted deductions for Eleanor, Charlotte Ann and Elizabeth on account of money they have already been advanced!
There are also various conditions attached to Eleanor and Charlotte Ann's respective husbands - Elizabeth and Mary Ann not being married at this point.
Mary Ann is the only child not actually mentioned by name in the will, but it does say six children, it's just that she's the only one who hasn't already had some sort of advance from her father!

Newland is just north of the market. However the current road is much shorter than the road around this time if you look at old maps, it was mostly demolished largely to make way for the Grosvenor Centre.

Dead by 1851 as Eleanor was widow on that years census.

More info from Ian Markie via RoosChat.com (he had list of graves in St Sepulchres and also checked the parish register for me);
George was buried at St Sepulchres Graveyard, Northampton on 10th June 1850, aged 71. Grave also mentions Eleanor and younger son Edward (who previously I had no record of), it also mentions a John xxxx Rands; he was buried 29th July 1841 aged 4 months - possibly he was also a son, although Eleanor was 56 by then - so not sure - so haven't entered John anywhere.

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John Phipps, George's joint executor is a member of the Phipps family who married into the Outlaw's (ie George Rands' sister in law Elizabeth);
More on him here (inc picture) http://www.dilysjones.co.uk/downloads/GNS2%20NBC240-282%20J%20Phipps%2022-05-06.pdf (this says he is Pickering Phipps cousin).
and also this;
John Phipps, the son of James Phipps and Ann his first wife, became the founder of the large drapery and furnishing business of Phipps & Son, Gold street, Northampton, having previously opened a shop and warehouse in Bridge street on 11th September, 1822. He married on 28th October, 1822, at Brackley, Mary Hall, who was born on April 21st, 1800. He was for years a member of the corporation of Northampton previous to the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act, and was one of the first six alderman elected after the Reform Act came into operation. He retired from the aldermanic chair in 1841, but in 1843 was returned to the Town Council again by the electors of the South ward. He was mayor of the borough in 1831, the year in which we find he votes at the County Parliamentary Election for Lord Althorp and W. Ralph Cartwright. He married a second time at Easton Neston on December 28th, 1837, Sarah Ann Hill, who was born June 14th, 1796. He was intimately associated with religious and school work in All Saints' parish, was one of the trustees of Beckett and Serjeant's charity, and for 36 years was chief director of the Northamptonshire Banking Company. After he removed to the Grange, Earl's Barton, he was elected on Earl's Barton School Board. Whilst at Earl's Barton he contributed to the restoration of the church, and supported a bible-woman for the village. He died on October 31st, 1875, at the age of 77. He had four sons John, William, Edward, and James, and two daughters Mary Ann and Jane, of whom three sons survived him. He was buried in S. Giles' churchyard, Northampton, where there is monumental slab.

George# married Eleanor# Outlaw, daughter of St.John# Outlaw and Eleanor# Maule, on 18 Dec 1809 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northants. (Eleanor# Outlaw was born in 1785 in Irthlingborough, Northants., christened on 23 Dec 1785 in Irthlingborough, Northants, died on 24 Dec 1872 and was buried on 30 Dec 1872 in St Sepulchres, Northampton.)