not the farm toys, but Purbrook farm in 1897
Found this document 1 regarding the lease of Purbrook farm to Harry Clarke. No, not that one, nor the other one, but Great Grandfather James Cole Clarke's brother Harry Clarke:
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FindingNo
89M76/B35/2
Title
Lease of Purbrook farm for the term of eight years commencing 29 Sep 1897
Date
31 Dec 1897
Description
(1) Thomas Thistlethwayte
(2) Mr Henry Clarke, brewer of Cosham
50 per annum
This is from Hampshire archives online 2, make sure you click on start your search 3 though rather than using the search box at the top of the page...
Going to investigate more of this.
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