Edward Gregory. was one of the tenants followed by William Wells Gardner who died there in 1859. Frances Lindsell Robert Lindsell who was a solicitor and very wealthy land owner, died in 1856 and left Shortmead House to his eldest son Robert Henry Lindsell. He left an annuity to his wife and a substantial amount of money to his daughter Frances who never married. Frances and her mother moved to Shortmead House after it became vacant in 1859. Mrs Lindsell died in 1869 and Frances continued to live in the house until her death in 1916. She lived there until she was 100 years old. An obituary notice appeared in The Times which is shown on the left. The house during this time was inherited in 1891 by Henry Martin Linsell, the son of Robert Henry Lindsell. Upon his death in 1925 the house was sold. The next long-term resident was Eva Frances Ewbank-Morris who lived there until about 1946. She was the daughter of Rev. Christopher Cooper Ewbank who lived in Biggleswade. In 1910 she had married William Richard Morris, an Irish surgeon who was 15 years her senior. They lived in Waterford, Ireland but unfortunately he died in 1921 leaving her a widow. She returned to Biggleswade some years after his death and bought Shortmead. References External links British Trust For Conservation Volunteers TCV | The UK's community volunteering charity Houses completed in 1543 Country houses in Bedfordshire Grade II listed houses Georgian architecture in England Biggleswade Buildings and structures in Biggleswade 1543 establishments in England