1808 - Sale Notice
156 Acres. Extends to River Axe, so maybe Lower Farm is also included.
Exeter Flying Post - 15Sep1808
1841 Census NHF
1842 - Lower New House Farm Sale Notice
71 Acres including part of River Axe. James Pickford Smart selling, he is emigrating to NZ.
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - 28May1842 - Courtesy of BNA
1851 Census NHF
1861(a) Census NHF
1861(b) Census LNHF
1864 - Sale Notice Axwater
Axwater (3 pastures?) occupied by Richard Wills is included.
Exeter Flying Post - 13Jul1864 - Courtesy of BNA
1871 Census NHF
1876 - Richard Wills Probate
Executors are his three sons. Effects are quite low, which probably means the farm freehold/s are in other names.
1880 Sale Notice
Sale of both farms - 166 Acres - Farmhouse stated as being 21 rooms
Dorset County Chronicle - 29Jul1880 - Courtesy of BNA
1881 Census NHF
1891(a) Census NHF
1891(b) Census NHF
1901 Census NHF
1902(a) Property Purchases Report
The sale of the estate of Henry Henley. Mr Wills buys 3 lots including a house with smithy.
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - 29May1902 - Courtesy of BNA
1902(b) Property Purchases Map
Showing the fields purchased. New House Farm is just shown for reference.
1905 - Peter Turner Wills Probate
1906(a) Early Sale Notice
New House freehold estate. Sale includes "Dwelling-house with Smithy"
Western Gazette - 25May1906 - Courtesy of BNA
1906(b) Sale Notice
Sale following the death of Major P Turner Wills. Whole 256 acres.
Western Times 08Jun1906 - Courtesy of BNA
1907(a) Letting Notice
Available to let from 25 March 1908. No mention of Walter Wills quitting.
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - 21Jun1907 - Courtesy of BNA
1907 Stock Sale
Walter Wills quitting the farm. Early stock sale.
Chard and Ilminster News - 12Oct1907 - Courtesy of BNA
1911(a) Census NHF
1911(b) Census NHF
1926 - Sale of New House Stall
Advice of 1st Auction, at which it did not sell.
Western Times - 30Apr1926 - Courtesy of BNA
1926 Part 2 - Sale of New House Stall
Auction advice with details of the lots
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - 28May1926 - Courtesy of BNA
1926 Part 2 - Sale of New House Stall - Plan
Plan showing the fields included in the sale.
1931 - Robert Snell died
Owner from 1906 to 1931?
1931 Robert Snell Probate
Effects £16513 (£1.13 million today) - trustees his 2 daughters and A B Gage, Auctioneer
1937 - Joanna Snell Probate
Widow of Robert Snell leaving her effects to their 2 daughters
1939 Register NHF