• Reference
    X758/13/6/1
  • Title
    Copy admission, manor of Biggleswade, before Samuel Day, gentleman, acting steward of William Alexander Edwards by William Race Raynes, his attorney to (a) messuages in Cow Fair Lands, Biggleswade in occupation of John Thompson, Humphrey Walker, James Crawley, Thomas Dew, Richard Bud, Richard Walker and Josiah Mager; (b) small slip of land adjoining (a) in which cottages, lately burned down, had stood on death of Mary Edwards, who had been devised it in will of William Edwards of 11 Jun 1846 (proved in PCC on 17 Aug 1846) and been admitted on 28 Apr 1849 (the will devising the land to William Edwards the younger, his son for his life, remainder to Mary Edwards, the son dying on 20 Oct 1850, intestate, leaving William Alexander Edwards, his son, as his heir at law) (a) now described as two messuages with outbuildings, yard, gardens and premises in occupation of John Swepstone and John Seers bounded: N by property of Mr.Kendall; E by right of way leading to street; S by property of Mr.Rudd; W by property of Mr.Stoton; (b) now described as piece of ground whereon formerly some cottages stood, sometime since burned down together with barns and cart sheds abutting on W bounded: N by right of way; E by footpath to Chapel Field; S by property of William Conquest; W by premises sold by William Edwards alias Hall to Samuel Benson, now belonging to Montfort Docwra
  • Date free text
    28 Apr - 31 Mar 1871
  • Production date
    From: 1846 To: 1871
  • Level of description
    item