Notes for: Thomas Wallis Bland
Cambridge Independent Press 13 May 1848:
Sometime on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning, about fifty fowls were stolen from the premises of Mr. (Thomas) Bland, farmer and publican, of Trumpington.
Cambridge Independent Press 4 Sep 1869: Trinity College Farm fire
TRINITY COLLEGE FARM, TRUMPINGTON, - A most disastrous fire occurred on this farm on Monday last, which resulted in an extensive destruction of property. The farm, which is situate in the parish of Trumpington, between Hills-road and Trumpington-road, is the property of Trinity College, Cambridge, and is in the occupation of Mr. James Field Fetch, who resides in Gonville-place, Parker's-piece, Cambridge. . . .
Mr. Fetch's own labourers, as well as those of Messrs. Emson, Marsters, Bland, Witt, Slater, and Hudson, rendered efficient service in this work. . . .
The fire smouldered for several days after. We understand that the value of the agricultural produce destroyed is between £1,500 and £1,600. The buildings destroyed and damaged will probably entail a loss of about £500 or more, so that the total cost of the property destroyed may be put down something over £2,000.