GK165/4

Transferred to Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies, County Hall, Hertford SG13 8EJ. Conveyance 1) Margaret Steed of Baldock, Herts. widow of Oliver. Edw Lowell squire of Coalbrookdale, Salop. Esq. 2) Margaret Steed again. 3) Chas Herbert Morley of Baldock, Esq. (Agent for 4) 4) Wm Pickering of Burton on Trent, Staffs, Esq (purchaser) recites:- will of Oliver Steed late of Baldock, Esq. (d 19 May 1888) appts 1) as executors trustees of will and guardian of infant children to widow so long as is a widow use of all his books, pictures, prints, plate, linen, china, household furniture and effects. reversion to residue of personal estate contingent interest in 6000 and interest in right of wife in 6000 under will of late Jas Hurnard deceased and all other (if any) interest under J.H's will to wife Absolutely. residue of personal and real estate to 1) (except Copyhold estates and estates as Trustee or Mortgagee) Trustees power to sell Real estate and Copyhold estates and convert into money residuary personal estate pay off debts and Mortgages invest in govt or real securities in England and Wales. income to wife for widowhood reversion in trust for sons till 21; daus till 21 or marry. made 17 Oct 1882 proved London 9 July 1889 1st schedule No 25 below is only vested in 2) and not in Squire. NB for copyhold more detailed description in schedule 2 1st Schedule:- 1) Messuage, brewho, offices, yds and gdns Baldock, called Steeds Brewery. front Norton St. and Pond Lane together with Workman's Cottage and Beerhouse called The Star (see detailed plan on 1st sheet) (Brewery in hand: 'Star' let to Geo Scott subj to apportioned rent of 1s.6d.) 2) 'Swan' Beerhouse, Norton End, Baldock near Brewery with yard and outbuildings and 2 cottages on opp side of road with gdns. (All freehold except cottages which are copyhold J Manor of Norton) (Swan let to R. Bygrave; Cottages E. Lee and R. Lee) 3) Victoria Public House. 1 yard and outbuildings Whitehorse alias Sun St. Baldock (occ Waldron) 4) Rose and Crown, Tap with yard and cottage adj and an enclosed farm yard beyond. Whitehorse Street near Market Square, Baldock (occ of Tap F. Bailey cottage Jabez Foot farmyard and barn in hand) 5) 'Beehive' Beerhouse with outbuildings and gnd, High St. Baldock (copyhold of Manor of Baldock occ C. Howard.) 6) 'Hen and Chickens' Public House with outbuildings, yard and gdn and gdn gnd adj (covenants re fencing and building ref back to deed of 1852), Clarkes Lane, Baldock fronting Road leading from Baldock to Clothall occ G. Brooks - pt of gnd in hand. 7) 'White Horse' Weston, Herts, public house with gdn, shop and outbuildings (occ J. Bennett). 8) 'The Thatched House' Beerhouse with yard, gdn, outbuildings, farmyard and meadow (2A) Weston. (copyhold of Manor of Lannock) (occ J. Burrows) 9) 'Sun' Beerhouse, with outbuildings, yard, gdn, paddock and arable field (3A) and detached field 3A. Stotfold (occ T. Mitchell) on Arlesey Road. 10) 'Steam Engine' Beerhouse with 2 tenements under same roof, yard, gdn and outbuildings Arlesey opposite church (occ W. Child) 11) 'The Thatched House' Beerhouse with gdn gnd and outbuildings and 3 cottages and gdn gnd Moss Lane, Lower Stondon, Shillington. beerho occ W. Angel; cottages occ - Thompson, - Arnold, and - Nottingham. 12) 'Cat and Fiddle' Beerhouse with yard and outbuildings and 5 cottages and gdns. Pirton, Herts Beerhouse occ Mr Burton; cottages:- Roberts, - Buckett, - Chamberlain and - Crawley and one unocc 13) 'The Green Man' Ickleford, Herts. Public House, outbuildings, meadow now called Facks Close, Orchard and gdn (3'12A) + right of common (occ Pet. Geo Sheedy) 14) 'Prince of Wales', Albert St. Stevenage, Herts public house and outbuildings. (occ J. Thomas) 15) 'The Compasses' Beerhouse with outbuildings, gdn and 1A of arable and 6 cottages adj Greenfield in Pulloxhill occ G. - Odell cottages: Willis, Virgin, Webb and Goodman and 2 unlet. 16) 'Fox'' Beerho. Hitchin St. Biggleswade with yards and outbuildings. covendnt to maintain fence on N. and E. and indemity against damages in respect of neglect to fence refers back to deed of 1851 (occ D. Arnold) 17) 'Hole in the Wall' , Shortmead St., Biggleswade (occ W. Plowman) 18)'The Running Stream' Beerhouse with yard and outbuildings and 2 cottages gdn. Shortmead St. Biggleswade (Beerho occ W. Tindall Cottages occ W - Bates and Wm Arnold) 19 'Swan' Beerhouse, Girtford, Sandy with outbuildings, farm yards and gdn. (occ Mrs Pinner) 29) 'Queen's Head' Blunham Beerho. with yard, gdn and outbuildings, (occ J. Boness) 21 'Beehive' Beerho with yard and outbuildings Great Barford (occ E. Ellskip) 22) Beerho, yard and cottage at back Sawston. Cambs. (occ J. Stubbings) 23) 'Green Man' Public House with outbuildngs yard, gdn (2A) Shepreth, Cambs. (copyhold.) (occ R. Spring) 24) 'White Horse', Melbourn. Cambs beerhouse with outbuildings, orchard and gdn. also cottage, detached shop and barn (all copyhold of Manor of Melbourn except small portion which is freeehold) Breerhouse occ J. Stockbridge Cottage W. Stockbridge. 25) 'Indian Star' Beerhouse, yard and outbuildings High Buntingford, Herts. occ Chas Miles. NB sold by party 2) above ONLY for 225. Schedule 2 copyhold above described in more detail. 2) Copyhold of Manor of Norton, Herts. Admission of 0l Steed 11 Dec 1867 2 cottages with Buildings, garden and yard Norton then occ Jas Hide and Jas Draper abs: N. Land of Morris Pryor E. public way leading to the gas house S. Norton Road W. property of Jas Hankin (to which Jas and Wm Richardson were admitted 3 June 1848) 5) Copyholds of Manor of Baldock (to which 0l Steed was admitted 24 Mar 1879) piece of land (4P of land in length, (pole in breadth but then found to contain 156 feet in length and from 25-30 ft in breadth. formerly Wm Harris. 8) Copyholds of Manor of Lannock, Herts (to which 0l Steed was admitted 12 Dec 1883) Customary messuage, cottage or tenement theretofore div into 2 habitations, Weston, Herts AND close of pasture (div into 2 Closes) adj and belonging to above messuage by estimation 2A; by Measuring 1A 3R 26P heretofore occ of Geo Wallis. 23) Copyhold of Manor of Shepreth, Cambs (to which 0l Steed was admitted on 26 Nov 1879) S.W.pt of old enclosed land or gnd Shepreth, Cambs. Separated from rest by a hedge with messuage and outbuildings belonging called 'Green Man' (1A 0R 38P) abs: N.E. said messuage and rest of land N.W. Newsell's Closes S.W. Highway to Shepreth S.E. Cambridge Turnpike Road. 24) Copyhold of Manor of Melbourn, Cambs. (to which 0l Steed was admitted 1 May 1882 on the surrender of Albert Thos Harris Messuage with orchard and close of pasture Melbourn commonly called 'White Horse' held of Manor by yearly rent of 9d. Consideration 14300

27 June 1889

From: 1889 To: 1889

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Steed, Margaret,
Steed, Oliver,
Lowell, Edward,
Morley, Charles Herbert,
Pickering, William,
Hurnard, James,
Bailey, F,
Foot, Jabez,
Brooks, G,
Burrows, J,
Mitchell, T,
Child, W,
Thompson,
Arnold,
Nottingham,
Roberts,
Buckett,
Chamberlain,
Crawley,
Sheedy, Peter George,
Thomas, J,
Odell, G,
Willis,
Virgin,
Webb,
Goodman,
Arnold, D,
Plowman, W,
Tindall, W,
Bates, W,
Arnold, William,
Pinner,
Boness,
Ellskip, E,
Stubbings, J,
Spring, R,
Stockbridge, J,
Stockbridge, W,
Miles, Charles,
Hide, James,
Steed, Oliver,
Draper, James,
Pryor, Morris,
Hankin, James,
Richardson, William,
Richardson, James,
Harris, William,
Wallis, George,
Harris, Alfred Thomas

wills, furniture, HOUSEHOLD, Baldock Star, Baldock Swan, Baldock Victoria, Baldock Rose & Crown, Baldock Beehive, Baldock Hen & Chickens, Weston Thatched House, Stotfold Sun, Arlesey Steam Engine, Lower Stondon Thatched House, Stondon Angel, Pirton Cat & Fiddle, Ickleford Green Man, Stevenage Prince of Wales, Greenfield Compasses, Biggleswade Fox, Biggleswade Hole in the Wall, Biggleswade Running Stream, Girtford Swan, Blunham Queens Head, Great Barford Beehive, Shepreth Green Man, Melbourn White Horse, Buntingford Indian Star, gas, Shropshire, Coalbrookdale, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, Weston [Hertfordshire], STOTFOLD, Stotfold Arlesey Road, Lower Stondon, Stondon Moss Lane, STONDON, SHILLINGTON, ICKLEFORD, Stevenage, Greenfield, PULLOXHILL, ARLESEY, PIRTON, BIGGLESWADE, Girtford, SANDY, BLUNHAM, GREAT BARFORD, Great Barford, Sawston, Shepreth, Melbourn [Cambridgeshire], Buntingford, Norton [Hertfordshire], Biggleswade Hitchin Street, Biggleswade Shortmead Street, Norton [Hertfordshire]