Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    GK185/15
  • Title
    Abstract of Title of Wm Thos Scruby to freehold Blacksmith's Shop, Beerhouse and premises at Chrishall, Essex 1) Lease and Release 1) Sam Pickering Beales of Cambridge, Merchant (vendor) 2) Joseph Dunham Hayes of Chrishall, Essex, Farmer (purchaser) 3) Wedd Wm Nash of Royston, Gent (purchaser's trustee) recites Lease and Release 1) Thos Brand (vendor) 2) Jn Brand (vendor's trustee) 3) Sam P Beales (purchaser) 4) Wm Daintry (purchaser's trustee) 25 & 26 Nov 1803 recites Chrishall Enclosure Award 18 Nov 1808 a) freehold messuage, cottage or tenement and blacksmith's shop with outhouses, yard, garden, orchard, Chrishall, Essex abs SW Highway NE close then or late of Henry Pottrell SE cottage then late Oakmans NW cottage then late a butcher's shop (late in tenure of Elizabeth King, afterwards of Thos Rush, and then or late of Thos Brand) (formerly the estate of Thos Pottrell, afterwards of Jas Belsham who by Lease and Release of 13 and 14 March 1781 conveyed it to Thos Brand (and Jn Brand, who clearly was a Trustee) b) piece of gnd in Mill Field, Chrishall, [3A 0R 27P] (presumably awarded under Chrishall Enclosure Award) (b) not subject of this abstract ie NOT ultimately sold to Scruby) Consideration 136 10 pd by 2) to 1) 21 & 22 Mar 1827 2) Will of Joseph Downham (sometimes called Joseph Downham Hayes) (d 10 Apr 1861) specific pecuniary bequests to illegitimate son Joseph Downham Messuage called Kemps at Chrishall, then in occ of Wm Starr to yngest son Philip residue of freehold and copyhold land appts friends Chas Green of Buntingford and J Livings, the ynger of Gt Shelford executors made 5 Feb 1857 Proved Principal Probate Registry 19 July 1861 3) Succession Duty Account of Philip Downham of Chrishall, Essex freehold public house and blacksmith's shop at Chrishall, late to Jas Wallman on yearly tenancy of 10 10s (details of amounts claimed on all the Chrishall property which incl above) Philip Downham born on 12 Feb 1853 13 March 1963 4) Certificate of Payment of Succession Duty property occ by Wallman at Chrishall, Essex 24 Sep 1879 5) Statutory Declaration of Robt Brand of Chrishall, Farmer known 'The Gate', Chrishall, for 50+ yrs (fomerly belonging to Jos Downahm and afterwards of son Philip) consisted of blacksmith's shop, and messuage (used as a dwellinghouse and beershop with gdn etc belonging) 17 Jun 1879 6) Conveyance 1) Philip Downham (vendor) 2) Wm Thos Scruby of Pampisford, Brewer (purchaser) Messuage, cottage, tenement or Public House called 'The Gate' with blacksmith shop, clubroom, outhouses, yard, and gdn, Chrishall, Essex abs SW Highway NE close formerly of Hen Pottrell and then of P Downham SE cottage formerly 'Oakmans' and then belonging to Philip Downham NW cottage formerly butcher's shop belonging to - Fordham Consideration 650 29 Sep 1879
  • Date free text
    1879
  • Production date
    From: 1803 To: 1879
  • Level of description
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