• Reference
    R6/63/6/17
  • Title
    Admission, Manor of Woburn Abbotts: - Lord, Francis, Duke of Bedford; - Thomas Twining Wing, gentleman, steward; - presenting death of Elizabeth Skinner, widow on 23 Feb 1854 and her will of 9 Jan 1852 appointing James Fowler of Woburn, Emery Bodger of Southill and her nephew Samuel Salisbury, executors and devising (a)-(e) as well as her dwelling and adjoining house in occupation of Francis Carling and Robert Lilley to her sister Ann Tye for life, the premises charged with an annuity pf £20 per annum to the testator's servant Elizabeth Roberts; - Property: (a) messuage in former West End, Woburn, now called Leighton Street, called Greyhound formerly in occupation of John Ireland, then Samuel Turvey, then William Brandom, then Benjamin Foxley, then Thomas Burt, now James Fowler and called Greyhound; (b) messuage adjoining (a) formerly in occupation of John Ireland, then John Bull, then John Tift, then William Odell, now James Fowler; (c) brewhouse adjoining (a)-(b); (d) malthouse adjoining (a)-(c); (e) pightle of pasture called Homefield of one acre near (a)-(d); (c)-(e) formerly in occupation of John Osborn, now James Fowler; (a)-(e) adjoining: premises late of Robert Carey, now his widow E; premises late of Mrs.Edmunds, now Henry Rock W; close of Duke of Bedford N; Leighton Street S; - admission of Ann Tye, widow for 21 years from 1848; - rent 11/- per annum; - fine 11/-
  • Date free text
    13-14 Nov 1855
  • Production date
    From: 1848 To: 1855
  • Level of description
    item