Reference
GK285/10b
Title
Abstract if Title as to lands formerly Phipps
1) Will of Thos Phipps of Shefford, Innholder
to son Jn
Residue of real estate, book debts, stock in trace
Made 4 Apr 1788
Proved Bedford 9 Mar 1792
2) Will of Jn Phipps (son of Thos) of Shefford, Gent
to dau Eliz Handscomb, widow with reversion to
3 sons Wm, Jas and Jn
6.1/2 A of freehold arable in Parish and fields of
Clifton Now in occ of Sam Wright (4A formerly
estate of Jn Berber 2A formerly estate of Jas Bower
Proved Bedford 11 Feb 1814
3) Lease and Release
1) Eliz Handscombe of Potton, Widow
(dau of Jn Phipps above)
2) Wm Handscombe of Potton, grocer
Jas Handscombe of St Neots, Baker (sons of 1)
and reversionaries in will)
3) Wm Skevington of Bedford, Baker
4) Robt Skevington of Bedford, Baker
5) Ann Phipps of Shefford, widow
1A of arable (comprising 2 lands lying
together in Clifton Field in Parish of
Clifton then in occ of Mrs Mary Wright
abs W Turnpike Road from Shefford to London
N land of Sam Billing
S land Mrs Mary Green
(purchased by Thos Phipps of Henry Wass
6 & 7 July 1763)
CONSIDERATION 65 pd by 3) to 1) and 2)
6 & 7 Sept 1820
4) Lease and Release
1) Wm Skevington (vendor)
2) Jn Bushby of Shefford, Cooper (purchaser)
3) Jos Freeman of Cople, victualler (trustee of 2)
a) piece of land as above
b) piece of land, Cotton End, Cardington
purchased by 1) from Wm Cowland (7 & 8 Oct 1825)
CONSIDERATION 81
4 & 4 Nov 1826
5) Clifton Enclosure Award
to Jn Bushby
piece of land in Shefford Field (1A 1R 4PO
abs N Shefford Rd
E allotment to Jn Arch
S & W allotment to Wm Bowyer
Fences on N & W to be made and maintained by
owners of this lot
30 Dec 1834
6) Conveyance (& Mortgage in 100 and interest
by Lease for 1000 yrs)
1) Jn Bushby, then of Clifton but late of
Shefford, Cooper (vendor)
2) Jas West of Clifton, Yeoman
(purchaser and mortgagor)
3) Jas Haddow of Shefford, Tailor (mortgagee)
(previously Williamson - conveyed
10 & 11 June 1825)
Bushby erected messuage on piece awarded
under 1834 enclosure award, agreed to sell
it to West for 100, West subsequently improved
it.
3) agreed to advance purchase money
Messuage or dwelling house near highway
from Clifton to Shefford
AND piece of gnd adj incl site of
messuage [45 poles]
as same was staked out,
being 15 yds in width at northward end
9 at the wouthward
11.1/2 in the centre
which 1) was to fence on the east side.
abs N Highway
E residue of allotment
S & W allotment to Bowyer (now Wilson
added in pencil)
CONSIDERATION 100 pd by 3) to 1)
at request of 2)
23 Mar 1837
7) Conveyance
1) J West (vendor & Old Mortgagor)
2) Sam Wilson of Clifton, Brewer
(purchaser and new mortgagor)
3) Jas Haddow (mortgagee)
4) Edw West of Shefford, Draper,(trustee)
Messuage and gnd as above
CONSIDERATION 45, pd by 2) to 1)
2) agrees to take on liability of paying the
100 mortgage to 3)
(ie total purchase price of 145)
25 Dec 1839
8) Conveyance
1) Wilson (as above) (vendor and mortgagor)
2) Haddow (mortgagee being paid off)
3) Edw West (Trustee)
4) Jos Ibbs of Shefford, Maltster (purchaser)
messuage as above late in occ of Jas Bushby,
but then of J West.
Piece of gnd as above
CONSIDERATION 210 1s 0d pd
100 pd by 4) to 2)
110, 1s 0d pd by 4) to 1)
31 Dec 1839
9) Will of Jos Ibbs of Shefford Town, farmer
to wife articles of personalty
appts son in law Jn Price AND friends
Geo Hen Cooper of Shefford, Draper and Geo Austin
of Shefford, Attorney at Law to be executors
And as trustees a) meadow gnd at Shefford purchased
from Mary Squire
b) freehold house at Clifton then occ
by Wm Hen Hill and 2 cottages
c) residue of estate in Clifton and
Shefford etc for sale
Made 15 Feb 1810
+ Codicil
new provisions re dau Sar's share
4 June 1842
+ Codicil
to wife for life: messuage in Shefford then
late the property of Miss Cole and Mrs Dance
and then in his own occ (in substitute for
2 cottages at Clifton devised in her favour
29 May 1843
+ Codicil
further directions re Dwelling house
31 May 1843
Proved Archdeaconry of Bedford
21 Sept 1843
Abstract prepared by Austin of Shefford
Date free text
1843
Production date
From: 1763 To: 1843
Level of description
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