Z965/14/1

Abstract of Title of Charles Wells Ltd to 1 & 3 Little Thurlow Street [marked in pencil "No deeds"]. Plan attached dated 1943 Abstracts conveyance 1904 between 1) Alfred Clare, solicitor of Bedford and 2) Harry Lawson, licensed victualler of Bedford for 372 10s in fee simple of a) ground on east side of Little Thurlow St measuring on north 50', on south 50', on west 36' 5" and bounded on N by property to be sold by AC to Arthur Sydney Smith, S by Thurlow St and W by Little Thurlow St with 2 tenements and stables erected on site known as 1 & 3 Little Thurlow St, occ by Messrs Brace Brockett and R. Appleby all which property was conveyed to WAC in fee simple by indenture 1885 between 1) John Whitehouse 2) Thomas Allen and 3) WAC Recites will 1903 of William Alexander Cameron, retired chemist [see Z 965/13/3 recital] Recites WAC died 1904 and will proved 1904 Recites Sarah Cameron died 1904 Abstracts Harry Lawson died 1942 Abstracts will of HL dtd 1923 codicil 1933 proved at Exeter District Probate Registry by Grace Maud Brown, wife of George Alfred Brown of 32 Millbrook Rd, Bedford, formerly Grave Maud Prigmore, widow, and John Henry Thomas Lawson, lorry driver of 55 Muswell Rd, Bedford, the surviving executors Abstracts Arthur Sydney Smith, merchant's clerk of Bedford, purchased from AC 1904 site in Little Thurlow St in fee simple and had received documents of title from him, scheduled below, and he acknowledged in writing in 1904 the right of production of these deeds to Harry Lawson who had lately purchased from AC other dwelling houses in Little Thurlow St THE SCHEDULE Indenture 1856 between 1) John Elger 2) Edward Haynes and 3) Ezra Eagles the Elder Indenture 1856 between 1) Edward Haynes 2) Thomas Street Indenture 1859 between 1) Edward Haynes 2) Thomas Street Indenture 1861 between 1) Thomas Street 2) Edward Haynes 3) Thomas Allen 4) Ezra Eagles the elder Indenture 1863 endorsed on the last indenture between 1) Thomas Allen 2) Thomas Street Indenture between 1) George Street & Frederick Street 2) Anne Street, George Street, Frederick Street & William Inskip 3) Thomas Allen Indenture between 1) Thomas Allen 2) John Whitehouse Indenture between 1) John Whitehouse 2) Thomas Allen 3) WAC Abstracts Conveyance 1943 between 1) Grace Maud Brown & John Henry Thomas Lawson (vendors) and 2) Charles Wells Ltd for 405 in fee simple of a) land on east side of Little Thurlow St with frontage of 36' 5" bounded on E by property described in (b) below, and on south measuring 34' 1" together with 2 tenements erected on the site known as 1 & 3 Little Thurlow St occ by Messrs Payne and Smith b) land on north side of Thurlow St with frontage of 15' 9" bounded on west by property in (a) above and on east by other property of Charles Wells Ltd together with store stable and loft erected thereon occ by A H Coules, (a) and (b) delineated on attached plan Recites seisin of Harry Lawson at his death in 1942 and probate of his will [see above] Recites acknowledgement by vendor for production of probate & codicil

1957

From: 1954 To: 1954

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Wells, Charles Ltd.,
Clare, Alfred,
Lawson, Harry,
Smith, Arthur Sydney,
Messrs. Brace Brocket,
Appleby, R.,
Whitehouse, John,
Allen, Thomas,
Cameron, William Alexander,
Cameron, Sarah,
Brown, Grace Maude,
Brown, George Alfred,
Prigmore, Grave Maud,
Lawson, John Henry Thomas,
Smith, Arthur Sydney,
Elger, John,
Haynes, Edward,
Eagles, Ezra the elder,
Street, Thomas,
Street, George,
Street, Frederick,
Street, Anne,
Inskip, William,
Messrs. Payne & Smith,
Coules, A.H.

solicitor, chemist, driver, merchant clerk, BEDFORD, Exeter, Bedford Millbrook Road, Bedford Muswell Road, Bedford Thurlow Street