Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WB/S4/1/7/3
  • Title
    Abstract of Title marked "Lot 2" of Frederick Burr, esquire to Green Man and premises situated at Chalk Hill, Houghton Regis
  • Date free text
    1852
  • Production date
    From: 1814 To: 1852
  • Scope and Content
    (I) Feoffment of 31 Dec 1814 Parties: (1) John Cook and William Capp, Surveyors of the Highways for Houghton Regis; (2) Henry Brandreth, esquire; James Fossey, gentleman; John Anstee; Edward Thorn the elder; Michael Cook; Thomas Partridge; William Eames; Joseph Freeman; Robert Seare; Benjamin Tofield - all proprietors and occupiers of lands and tenements in Houghton Regis; (3) Thomas Burr of Dunstable, esquire Reciting: - Houghton Regis Inclosure Act of 36 George III (1796); - (a) was part of fourth allotment to public as a public stone, sand and gravel pit and ut had been agreed to sell it and the purchase monies applied for benefit of highways in Houghton Regis Operative Part: - (3) paid 5 to (1) with agreement of (2); - (3) paid 1/- to each of (2); - (1) enfeoffed (a) to (3) Property: (a) plot of land in Houghton Regis containing 33 poles by virtue of Inclosure Act, bounded: E by Chester Turnpike Road [Watling Street or modern A5]; S and N by other parts of fourth allotment for stone, sand and gravel; W by part of allotments to Henry Brandreth for copyhold lands Power: - from (1)-(2) to Matthew Champkin of Houghton Regis, victualler for (1) to enter (1) and take seizin in name of (3), which he did on 2 Feb 1815 (II) Grant of 31 Dec 1814 Parties: (1) Henry Brandreth of Houghton Regos, esquire; (2) Thomas Burr Reciting: - surrender of 31 Dec 1814 out of court by (1) for 5 paid by (2) by hands of Edmund Thorn and William Duncombe of plot of land at Puddle Hill or Sewell Field, Houghton Regis measuring 0a 1r 34p being part of piece in Sewell Field of 33a 2r 30p allotted under Inclosure Act and Bounded: E by 4th allotment for public, stone, sand and gravel pits; W by remaining part of allotment to Henry Brandreth (III) Admission of 23 Oct 1817, Manor of Houghton Regis, before Samuel Davis, steward, presenting (II) above and admitting Thomas Burr (IV) Release of 6 Feb 1844 Parties: (1) Edward Burr of Dunstable, esquire; (2) Frederick Burr and Charles Burr, both of Luton, brewers; (3) William Senhouse Gaitskell of 21 Stamford Street [Surrey], gentleman Reciting: - will of Thomas Burr of 28 Jun 1835, after a devise not affecting the abstracted premises and bequeathing numerous legacies, devised and bequeathed the residue of his real and personal estate to his nephew (1) subject to a devise and bequest to testator's sister Mary Burr, rendered impossible when (1) came of age in 1840; Mary Burr, Rev.James Horseman and James Ewbank named executrix and executors; - codicil to will of Thomas Burr of 28 Jun 1835 not affecting abstracted title; - death of Thomas Burr on 13 Jul 1835 and proof of his will and codicil on 2 Dec 1835 in PCC Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (2) for 482; - (1) covenanted to surrender (b) to (2) for 18 Property: (a) Green Man, Chalk Hill, Houghton Regis built by Thomas Burr on a piece of land conveyed to him in 1814 [see (II) above] with outbuildings and yard and freehold part of garden of 33 perches adjoining: Chester Turnpike E; (b) W in occupation of John Bowles; (b) copyhold land in Puddle Hill in Sewell Field, Houghton Regis containing 0a 1r 34p then forming part of garden of (a) and in occupation of John Bowles Habendum: - half (a) to (2) to use of Frederick Burr to use of (3) in trust for Frederick Burr to use of Frederick Burr; - half (a) to (2) to use of Charles Burr to use of (3) in trust for Charles Burr to use of Charles Burr; - (b) to (2) in half shares (V) Appointment of 12 Nov 1850 Parties: (1) Charles Burr; (2) Frederick Burr; (3) William Senhouse Gaitskell Reciting: - Charles Butt and Frederick Burr had carried on brewery business for many years under name of Frederick & Charles Burr, which partnership was dissolved on 29 Sep 1850; - (a), with other properties, held as part of partnership; - (2) agreed to buy (1)'s share of business for 10,000 Operative Part: - (1) appointed (a), with other properties, to (2) for 10,000; - (2) paid 10/- to (1) who conveyed his half share of business to (2) Habendum: - to (2) to use of (3) in trust for (2) to use of (2) Covenant to surrender copyhold premises (b), with others, by (1) to (2) Property: (a) Green Man, Chalk Hill, Houghton Regis, built by Thomas Burr on a piece of land conveyed to him in 1814 [see (II)] with outbuildings and yard and freehold part of garden of 33 perches adjoining: Chester Turnpike E; (b) W; in occupation of John Bowles then David Eames; (b) copyhold land in Puddle Hill in Sewell Field, Houghton Regis containing 0a 1r 34p then forming part of garden of (a) and in occupation of John Bowles, then David Eames
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