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Z1093/1/1/3
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Mortgage Parties: (i) Francis Bassett of Leighton Buzzard, banker; (ii) Henry Meux Smith of Flamstead Lodge [Hertfordshire], esquire; (iii) George James Stapleton of St.Albans [Hertfordshire], major in Indian Army Reciting: - marriage settlement of 19 Nov 1861 between (1) Henry Meux Smith; (2) John Dorrien Magens of Park Road, Twickenham [Middlesex], esquire; (3) Mary Louisa Magens, daughter of John Dorrien Magens and Stephana Magens; (4) Richard Thomas Gilpin of The Grange, Hockliffe, MP, Colonel in Bedfordshire Militia; Sir John Montague Burgoyne of Sutton Park; Frederick Dorrien Magens of St.James' Place [Middlesex], esquire; Levett Thoroton of Leande [Carmarthen], esquire; (5) Richard Thomas Gilpin; George William Shury of George Street, Euston Square [Middlesex], gentleman, the two surviving trustees of will of Captain Henry Nealson Smith, father of Henry Meux Smith; reciting intended marriage of (1) and (3); witnessing that (4) should be trustees of 10,000 in will of Henry Nealson Smith bequeathed to benefit of Henry Meux Smith and his children in Sir Henry Meux & Company of Horse Shoe Brewery, Tottenham Court Road [Middlesex] secured by the firm's promisory note, so that interest should be paid to Henry Meux Smith upon trust for him, his wife and children; - settlement of 28 Mar 1862 between (1) Richard Thomas Gilpin; George William Shury; Sir John Montague Burgoyne; (2) Henry Meux Smith in which (1) took possession of 11,000 secured by bond of Sir Henry Meux & Company together with interest in trust to pay interest to (1), remainder to his wife, subject to payment of 50 annuity to Elia du Boscq de Beaumont with option to advance up to 1,000 from the 11,000 to Henry Meux Smith provided to take out a life assurance policy for the same amount, to be invested in the name of the settlement; - 1,000 paid to Henry Meux Smith as in Z1093/1/1; - on 23 Jul 1863 Henry Meux Smith was declared bankrupt and on 11 Aug 1863 his creditors chose Francis Bassett assignee of Henry Meux Smith's estate; - Francis Bassett, as assignee, was entitled to several Law Life Insurance Society London assurance policies on Henry Meux Smith of 7 Jun 1860 (16916) for 800 and 8 Apr 1861 (17158) for 1,000 and Economic Life Assurance Society policy of 25 Sep 1863 (16103) for 3,200; - assignment of 25 Nov 1863 in which Francis Bassett assigned to William Cotton, esquire life interest of Henry Meux Smith in two sums of 10,000 each and of the three assurance policies to secure a mortgage loan of 4,000 at 5% interest; - Henry Meux Smith owed 4,854/15/2 at time of his bankruptcy; - Francis Bassett applied the 4,000 borrowed from William Cotton to part payment of debts of Henry Meux Smith Operative Part: - (iii) lent 854/15/2 at 5% interest to (i) on security of interest in sum of 10,000 in settlement of 1861 and 10,000 remaining form settlement of 1862 with Henry Meux & Company and the three life assurance policies Witnesses: - John Hunter of 9 Lincolns Inn, London; - John Watney, solicitor of 16 Loudon Street, Fenchurch Street, London Memoranda: - 11 Sep 1874 (1) Thomas Kiernan of East India United Service Club, retired major; (2) Richard Hunter of Lincolns Inn, London, esquire|: reciting death of George James Stapleton on 16 Feb 1872 and appointment in his will of Thomas Kiernan and Frederick Gwatkin as his executors; death of Frederick Gwatkin on 17 Nov 1873; 854/15/2 was proper money of Richard Hunter; witnessing (1) transferred security on 855/14/2 to (2); witnessed by E.C.Haynes of Lincolns Inn, solicitor - claim on life assurance policies 16916 and 17158 paid on 18 Dec 1882 and payment of claim on Economic Life Assurance Society policy; - note that document was E in affidavit of John Hunter of 16 Jan 1864 in Chancery case of Cotton v.Gilpin
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17 Dec 1863
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From: 1861 To: 1882
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