He married Catherine Castle, heiress and daughter of William Castle of Suffolk in March 1788. Unlike his father, and other relatives, Edward did not involve himself in national politics but instead served the local community as a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant (18 February 1793) and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire (1800). Edward inherited Delapré on the death of his father in 1810.
He spent time in investing in the Delapré estate, in artwork and in horses. In 1814 Edward Bouverie purchased Weston Favell, which included the two principal farms, from the Ekins family for £23,970. A model farm, now known as Home Farm, was built on the Delapre estate for the bailiff between 1830 and 1855.
Farmstead design during this period was governed by economy of labour and buildings, together with some architectural embellishment.
Home Farm followed a typical layout comprising a double quadrangle with the farmhouse at the south end, the barn at the north end, and east and west foldyards. In 1823, after protracted negotiations Edward purchase charity lands belonging to Saint Leonard"s (The Leper Hospitals) and the Grammar School in Far Cotton and other lands in Northampton from Northampton Corporation for £2,500 together with £470 in interest.
There were some questions over the transaction which were not finally resolved until 1864, after Edwards’s death. Also of note was a pen & brown ink sketch by Rembrandt of “An Artist in a Studio”
Of more local interest is a watercolour painting produced in about 1850 and details the areas of Far Cotton and Delapré, as they looked at the time.
Edward’s colours were all black, while those of his friend were all white.
He had a good turn of speed, which his jockey Sam Mann put to use in the Doncaster Cup of 1847. In 1847 War Eagle took second place in the Epsom Derby. After 12 years as a widower, Catherine having died in 1846, Edward Bouverie (junior) died 14 April 1858 at the age of 90.
