• Reference
    HN2/B3/5
  • Title
    Draft Release
  • Date free text
    21 May 1816
  • Production date
    From: 1801 To: 1816
  • Scope and Content
    Parties: (i) George Brooks of Twickenham [Middlesex], esquire; (ii) John Thomas Brooks of Twickenham, esquire, younger son of (i); (iii) John Brooks of Chancery Lane, London Operative Part: - (i), "for natural love and affection" and in pursuance of marriage settlement of (ii) and Mary, his wife, released (a)-(z) to (ii) Property: [amongst others] (a) capital messuage in East End, Flitwick; (b) close of 6 acres of pasture adjoining (a); (c) 5 roods of meadow in east End Mead, Flitwick; (d) 2 acres of arable or pasture called Oakleys in east End, Flitwick; (e) 9 roods of meadow or boggy ground in east End Mead, Flitwick; (f) barn, formerly messuage of George Burrows, in East End, Flitwick; (g) small piece of orchard and site of cottage and garden, formerly in occupation of Thomas Cooke, then William Vincent of 20 poles; (h) Pightle near Flitwick Pound; (i) 7.5 acres in common field next to wood in Flitwick; (j) 3.5 acres in East End Meadow, Flitwick; (k) 20 acres in Flitwick common field; (l) close of pasture of 2 acres in Flitwick; (m) 2a 2r 0p arable in East Field, Flitwick; (n) 1 rood in Woodfield, Flitwick; (o) messuage in Flitwick with lands belonging called Coneygree Field of 30 acres; (p) several pieces of meadow, pasture and wood containing 120 acres in common fields, meadow and woods of Flitwick; (q) all conies in Manor of Flitwick with privilege of taking, hunting and catching them; (r) undivided third part of all messuages and farm at Denel End, Flitwick; (s) several allotments in Flitwick containing together 45a 1r 7p awarded by Inclosure Commissioners on 23 Mar 1808 to (i) in respect of exchanges etc.; (t) meadow in Maulden of 31a 3r 4p allotted to (i) on inclosure in lieu of two messuages and a farmhouse in occupation of William Astrey and Thomas Field and allotment in Woodfield, Flitwick of 1a 3r 24p and allotment in Ridgeway Field, Flitwick of 46a 2r 12p; (u) plot of ground in Moor Field, Flitwick of 2a 1r 10p allotted on inclosure in lieu of land purchased from Thomas Smith; (v) plot of land in Moor Field, Flitwick of 1a 1r 14p allotted in lieu of common rights purchased from Ralph Hill; (w) plot of land in Moor Field, Flitwick of 0a 3r 20p allotted in lieu of common rights purchased from Thomas Phillips; (x) plot of land in Moor Field, Flitwick of 2a 0r 7p allotted in lieu of lands purchased from William Home, esquire and Ann, his wife, Arthur Bold and Martha, his wife; (y) messuage and allotment of pasture called Gubbins, Gobions and Gabbings Wood in Gubbins, Gobions or Gubbings Close containing together 40 acres in Higham Gobion; (z) tithes of corn, grain, hay, wheat and lambs, wool, milk, eggs, wood etc. from (y) purchased on 24 Feb 1801 from William Mead, rector of Higham Gobion Habendum - to (ii);to use of his will etc. [see HN10/277/Brooks6]; to use of (ii) for life; remainder to use of (iii) during the life of (ii) in trust for (ii); remainder to use of (i)
  • Level of description
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