Papers loaned in November 2022 by Alan Brook, whose father had lived in West Mersea Hall. The papers are the work of Willoughby John Bean, who had West Mersea Hall until he was bankrupt in 1914. However, he continued to live on Mersea and recorded a lot of the history of the Bean family and the May family.
The papers are all scanned in MMIma090/Brook_Alan folder and important ones transcribed - some of them duplicate others here or existing documents on the families.

Many of these papers are addressed to Bessie, believed to be his sister Henrietta Elizabeth Bean. 1855 - 1950.

FBQ_101 Great Great Grandmother Bills 1827 - typewritten 13 pages
FBQ_102 transcription   It was Edward May of Coppid Hall ... typewritten 3 pages.
FBQ_103 It was Edward May of Coppid - handwritten version of above. 3 pages
FBQ_104 transcription Vol III The May Family. In the year 1799 ... handwritten 21 pages.
- author probably Willoughby John Bean. Much Mersea history in here from 19th century.
FBQ_105 I wrote the accompanying history for Bessie ... typewritten 8 pages
FBQ_106 I wrote the accompanying history for Bessie ... handwritten 12 pages
- same as 105 above.
FBQ_107 transcription  Henry John May 1802-1894 by Willoughby John Bean. Handwritten - 17 pages.
FBQ_108 Watson Alexander handwritten 2 sides
FBQ_109 Vol II No.1 Dear Bess ... WM 18 April 1927 ... handwritten 4 pages
FBQ_110 transcription   Notes on Bean and May family over the years, by Willoughby John Bean - handwritten 10 pages.
FBQ_111 John & Anne had eight children ... foolscap handwritten 4 pages
FBQ_112 The Seafield Title belongs ... foolscap typewritten 2 pages
FBQ_113 Rev. Willoughby Bean - handwritten
FBQ_114 The Seafield Title belongs ... foolscap typewritten