18 December 1869 - Northampton Mercury

For sale, a superior donkey and foal (7 days' old).—E. Chettle, Rushden, Higham Ferrers.

25 June 1870 - Northampton Mercury

RUSHDEN, Northamptonshire, Two Miles from Irchester Station, on the Midland Railway. 26 ACRES OF VALUABLE ARABLE AND PASTURE LAND, AND TWO NEWLY-ERECTED COTTAGES, Situate in the Parish of Rushden, WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION. 
To View the Estate, apply to the respective Tenants; and for further particulars, to Mr. John Dearlove, Bencroft, Rushden, Higham Ferrers; Mr. Samuel Brown, Raunds, Thrapston; the Auctioneer, Thrapston; or at the Offices of Messrs. Burnham & Henry 

24 September 1870 - Northampton Mercury 

TO BE LET, THE WAGGON and HORSES INN, Rushden, with BUTCHERING BUSINESS attached, with or without Six Acres of Pasture LAND, from the 11th October next. The above is a good Inn, and offers a good opportunity to a respectable man with little capital, as ….

10 September 1870 - Northampton Mercury 

RUSHDEN HALL, Northamptonshire. IMPORTANT SALE OF 700 SHEEP, 40 BEAST, 19 HORSES, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &c. Messrs. PENDERED ...........

11 March 1871 - 08 April 1871 - Northampton Mercury 

TO BE LET, and entered upon at Lady Day next, RUSHDEN COTTAGE, containing Dining, Drawing, and Breakfast Rooms, Smoking Rooms, Library, and Entrance Hall, six good Bedrooms, six Servants' Rooms, and suitable Out-offices, Stables, Good Kitchen Garden sloping to the south, Green House, lower Garden, and shrubberies. The whole containing about four Acres. Rushden Cottage situated about three miles from the Higham Ferrers Station, on the London and North Western Railway and Irchester.

13 June 1874 - Northampton Mercury

RUSHDEN, Northamptonshire. ELIGIBLE PROPERTY, CONSISTING of a BUTCHER'S SHOP, DWELLINGHOUSE, COTTAGE, and SLAUGHTER-HOUSE adjoining, with large Garden, Yard, Barn and Stabling.

At the Wheatsheaf Inn, on Thursday 18^th June 1874, at Six for Seven o’clock in the Evening.

05 September 1874 - Northampton Mercury

RUSHDEN, Northamptonshire. Messrs. PENDERED & SON are instructed by the Trustees of George Tailby SELL BY AUCTION, On Monday, 14th September 1874

The Live and Dead Farming Stock &c.

Comprising one fat cow, two in-calf cows, two barren cows, nine heifers and steers and two claves, poultry, &c.; Agricultural Implements, Household Furniture, &c.

For particulars see handbills.

Also about Twenty-One Acres of Grass Keeping to Christmas next

Sale to commence at Twelve o’clock.

Northampton Mercury Saturday September 26^th 1874, transcribed by Susan Manton

On Monday 12^th October 1874 at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Rushden, at six o’clock in the evening subject to conditions as will then be produced and in such lots as may be determined upon

All those TWO MESSUAGES or Tenements, situated in High Street Rushden in the occupations of Messrs J. H. Riddle and John White.

And also all those EIGHT COTTAGES in the occupation of C. Barker, J. Gilbert, A. Dickens and others.

And the large PLOT of BUILDING LAND bounded at the rear by the foot road from Rushden to Higham.

Full particulars next week of the Auctioneers, Wellingborough of W. Hirst Simpson, Solicitor, Higham Ferrers.

26 September 1874 - Northampton Mercury

RUSHDEN, Northamptonshire. Messrs. PENDERED & SON are instructed by Mr. John Piggott TO SELL BY AUCTION, On Monday, 12th October, 1874, at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Rushden, at Six o'clock in the Evening, subject to …

03 April 1875 - Northampton Mercury 

In Liquidation— Re J. Piggott, RUSHDEN, Northamptonshire. Valuable Property, consisting of TWELVE HOUSES and BUILDING LAND, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Messrs. PENDERED and SON, At the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Rushden, on Friday, the 9th of April, 1875, ..…. 

Northampton Mercury Saturday January 20^th 1877, transcribed by Susan Manton

At the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Rushden on Thursday, the 25^th day of January 1877 at six for seven o’clock in the evening by order of the Trustee of the Will of the late Mr. Joseph Pendered, deceased, subject to such conditions of Sale as will be then and there produced and in one or several Lots as may be determined upon at the tome of Sale.

All those TWO Copyhold Messuages of Tenements, fronting the main street in Rushden aforesaid, in the occupations of William Bollard and Joseph Bollard.

And also all those EIGHT copyhold MESSUAGES of Tenements, situate at the rear of the above, in the occupations of William Desborough, John Linnett, Thomas Whitehead, S. Brightwell, James Clark, W. Denton, T. Serjeant, and H. Underwood, together with the gardens, workshops and outhouses thereto belonging.

The whole estate is let at a moderate rental amounting to £44.15s.6d per annum.

The custom of the Manor of Rushden being fine certain, the Estate is almost equal in value to Freehold.

To view the Estate, apply to the Tenants; and for further particulars to the Auctioneers, Wellingborough; or to Messrs. Sharman and Jackson, Solicitors, Wellingborough.

Northampton Mercury Saturday January 20^th 1877, transcribed by Susan Manton

Rushden Northamptonshire

Five Newly and Substantially erected
Dwelling Houses
With Draper’s shop, workshops and Outbuildings,

Most pleasantly situated at Rushden and known as “Lion Terrace”

To be sold by auction, by Messrs. Pendered & Son

At the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Rushden on Thursday, the 25^th day of January 1877 at six o’clock in the evening, subject to such conditions as will be then produced and in the following or such lots as may be determined upon:-

Lot 1 All those three copyhold Messuages or Tenements, situated in Lion Terrace, Rushden aforesaid, together with workshops, barns, gardens and appurtenances thereto belonging in the occupations of Messrs. Wm. Brown, Wm. Sergeant and Ebenezer Knight, at a moderate rental amounting to £35 per annum

Lot 2 All those TWO copyhold MESSUAGES of Tenements, situated in Lion Terrace, Rushden, aforesaid, adjoining Lot 1 together with the workshops, barns, gardens and appurtenances thereto belonging in the occupations of Wm. Sanders (the proprietor) and Mr. Thomas Percival.

There is a back way to each lot. The Copyhold of the Manor of Rushden being fine certain, is nearly equal to Freehold.

To view apply on the Premises; and for further particulars to the Auctioneers, Wellingborough; or to W. Hirst Simpson, Solicitor Higham Ferrers.

Northampton Mercury Saturday March 3^rd 1877, transcribed by Susan Manton