Reference
GK80/3
Title
Sworn Declaration
of Joseph White of Kempston
Butcher
aged 74, born in Kempston, lived
there ever since (except 5 yrs
during Apprenticeship at Roxton &
father occ messuage but allowed Jos to
occ as Tenant portion of premises incl land
behind dwellinghouse
1810 conveyed yard in front
of dwelling house & next to Kempston
Street with some buildings thereon
but NOT barn afterwards
convertedby his brown into cottage
& carpenter's shop
Portion of exchanged strip
& Ho & Butcher's shop which was occ
by Jos (whole lot had recently burn
down in a fire)
1845 Jos sold to Wm Longstaff
he also bought messuage
given to Wm.
& sold both to Wm Rignold.
Contracted to sell to illegitimate
Son Joseph White Lambert
(commonly Jos White)
only deeds conveyance
29 & 30 Dec 1792
from Wm Coles Dissenting
Minister to Chas Stewart
of Elstow, yeoman
Conveyance
1) Chas Stewart
2) Father Jn White
1 & 2 Mar 1799
described as Messuage heretofore occ
by Thos Harrison & then Hen Peck, Butcher
& 3 & hgrs or buildings adj messuage
Fire of Oct 1844 burn down:-
3 shops were in front yard of
the messuage & were used as workshops
on S W.
AND cottage and carpenter's shop (
made out of a barn standing in
yard but on soutward side &
more in front of dwelling house
then occ by Mary Ibbs & -
Craddock & previously occ
by Ely Jordan J - Craddock
& site of which cottage now
forms upper part of yard
belonging to cottage now occ
by Wid Brittain & belonging
to Jos Rignold & stands
on pt of the then gateway
& Tempsford
Late father Jn White d latter end of 1826
possessed for many yrs dwelling ho
now property of Wm Rignold, occ
2 cottages by cottages by Thomas Wilshere & Thos
Brittain).
Yard, garden, workshops, Barn
& Building.
Bought from Stewart of Elstow
(except small strip of land)
(SW side) on which was heretofore
a house & subsequently also
a Butcher's shop & fasting pen
all since burnt down
lying next to premises of
Geo Joyce.
(strip was exchanged at enclosure
with Marquis of Exeter)
Out of yard into village st
since time of Hen Peck has been occ
as 2 tenements by Wm Foster & Fra
Brittain, subseq. by Wm
Whittal & Fra Brittain, afterwards
by Jas Bettles & Fra Brittain
NOW occ by Has Bettles
& Fra Brittain
Date free text
14 May 1857
Production date
From: 1857 To: 1857
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