Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WL1000/1/FLWK/1/7
  • Title
    Abstract of Title of Mrs.Elizabeth Jane Reed Morris to The Wheatsheaf beerhouse, abstracting: (I) Mortgage by Demise for 1,000 Years of 15 May 1834 Parties: (1) Robert Adams of Shenley [Buckinghamshire], yeoman; (2) Ezra Eagles of Ampthill, gentleman Reciting: - will of 21 Sep 1803 Edward Farey the elder of Flitwick, yeoman in which he devised all his real estate in Flitwick to his son Edward Farey; - death of Edward Farey the elder shortly after making his will; - proof of will of Edward Farey the elder in Archdeaconry Court of Bedford on 30 Sep 1808; - will of 18 Jun 1824 of Edward Farey the younger of Flitwick, yeoman devising all his real estate in Flitwick to (1), son of William Adams of Flitwick, agricultural labourer, provided he reached 21; - death of Edward Farey the younger in 1824 and proof of his will; - (1) became 21 in Apr 1830 Operative Part: - (2) lent 200 at 5% interest to (12) on security of (a) Property: (a) cottage in Daniel [sic] End, Flitwick in occupation of John Elmer, late William Beal then William Adams; (b) three pightles of pasture next to (a) of 3 acres abutting: road from Flitwick to Ampthill E; land of Joshua Wheeler, since John Morris N, S and W; late in occupation of Thomas Bushby, since Edward Farey, then William Adams (a)-(b) having been conveyed in WL1000/1/FLWK/1/5 (II) Mortgage Bond of 15 May 1834 from Robert Adams to Ezra Eagles (III) Further Advance of 4 Feb 1836 Parties: (1) Robert Adams; (2) John Eagles of Ampthill, gentleman Reciting: - will of 6 Dec 1832 of Ezra Eagles appointing his wife Sarah Eagles and son, (2) as his executors; - death of Ezra Eagles on 18 Dec 1834 and of Sarah Eagles on 2 Dec 1834; - proof of will of Ezra Eagles in PCC; - 200 mortgage still outstanding, but all interest paid to date Operative Part; - (2) lent a further 100 at 5% interest to (1) on security of (a)-(b) in (I) above (IV) Mortgage Bond of 4 Feb 1836 from Robert Adams to John Eagles (V) Further Advance of 29 Mar 1845 of 250 at 5% interest from John Eagles to Robert Adams endorsed with memorandum that on 8 Nov 1865 Robert Adams, with agreement of Frances Eagles of Ampthill, widow, conveyed 1a 3r 3p of (b) in (I) to Midland Railway Company, being land on W side of road from Ampthill to Flitwick (VI) Assignment of Mortgage of 19 Jan 1866 Parties: (1) Frances Eagles of Ampthill, widow and administratrix of John Eagles, late of Ampthill, gentleman, deceased; (2) Robert Adams of Bradwell [Buckinghamshire], farmer; (3) Charles William Arrowsmith of 2 Southgate Villas, Colney Hatch [Middlesex], gentleman; William Collingwood of Maidstone [Kent], surgeon; John Wright of Ampthill, gentleman as trustees of settlement of Sarah Annie Dusautoy, then Sarah Annie Eagles with Rev.Francis Peter Dusautoy of Oakley, near Dorking [Surrey] Reciting: - (I), (III), (V) above; - death of John Eagles intestate on 5 Feb 1863, letters of administration being obtained on 20 May 1863 to Frances Eagles, his widow; - Mary Eagles and Sarah Eagles, the two surviving children of Ezra Eagles renounced by deed of 25 Sep 1865 their right to administer the estate of Ezra Eagles and letters of administration were granted to Frances Eagles on 2 Sep 1865; - 550 of the mortgage and further advances remained, all interest having been paid Operative Part: - (1) assigned the 550 mortgage to (3) (VII) Further Advance of 14 Jun 1867 in which Charles William Arrowsmith, William Collingwood and John Wright lent a further 300 at 5% interest to Robert Adams (VIII) Death of Charles William Arrowsmith on 12 Jan 1870 (IX) Receipt of 5 May 1870 in full satisfaction on repayment of mortgage and further advances, being 951/18/4 (X) Conveyance of 5 May 1870 Parties: (1) Robert Adams of Bradwell Abbey Farm, Old Bradwell [Buckinghamshire], farmer; (2) John Morris of Ampthill, brewer Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (2) for 1,430 Property: (a) The Wheatsheaf beerhouse in Denel End, Flitwick measuring 0a 1r 34p bounded: E by road from Flitwick to Ampthill; S by land of [blank] Powell; W by Midland Railway; N by land of John James comprising site of cottage formerly occupied by William Adams (XI) Will of 6 Jul 1874 of John Morris devising all copyhold estates to his wife Elizabeth Jane Reed Morris (XII) Death of John Morris on 2 Jan 1880 (XIII) Proof of will of John Morris in PPR on 31 Mar 1880
  • Date free text
    1880
  • Production date
    From: 1803 To: 1880
  • Level of description
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