WB/Green4/1/HoR2/1

Abstract of Title of Mr.E.S.Beale to a piece of ground situate in Houghton Regis; abstracted by Sworder of Luton; "all the deeds included in this abstract are in the possession of Mr.Edward Burr of Dunstable - Thomas Sworder, Luton, 16 May 1852"

18 Mar 1852

From: 1808 To: 1852

(I) Lease & Release and Mortgage of 22-23 Dec 1824 Parties: (1) Thomas Burr of Dunstable, esquire; (2) Edward Mawley of Upper Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square [Middlesex], esquire Reciting: - lease & release of 19-20 Feb 1808 (1) Mansel Dawkin Mansel of Lathbury House [Buckinghamshire], esquire; William Lucas of Newport Pagnell [Buckinghamshire], gentleman; (2) Thomas Vaux of Montague Street, Whitechapel [Middlesex], gentleman (only son and heir of Thomas Vaux, late of Shoe Lane, London, printer, deceased by Rebecca, his wife, ne Jackson; also cousin and heir of Thomas Vaux of Dunstable, afterwards Whipsnade Hall, esquire, deceased); (3) Dixie Gregory of Bedford, gentleman; (4) Thomas Vaux (brother and administrator of goods and chattels of Mary Vaux alias Stennett, late of Artillery Passage, Christchurch [Middlesex], spinster, deceased); (5) Thomas Burr; (6) Solomon Burr of Luton, gentleman in which (a)-(d) were assured to (5), remainder to (6) for life of (5) in trust for (5); - Thomas Burr was seised of other hereditaments including a cottage held of Manor of Kensworth Operative Part: - (1) borrowed 4,000 at 4% interest from (2) secured on (a)-(d), amongst others Property: (a) Red Hart, since Rose & Crown, now Bull Inn, North Street, Dunstable; (b) home close lying near (a) of 10 acres; (c) pieces of arable, ley, meadow and pasture held with (a) in Houghton Regis containing 22a 1r 27p which, at Inclosure were allotted to devisees of Thomas Vaux; (d) plot in Houghton Regis of 0a 3r 18p awarded to devisees of Thomas Vaux (II) Assignment of 23 Dec 1824 Parties: (1) William Burr of Luton, esquire; (2) Percival White late of Lincolns Inn [Middlesex], now of Clapham [Surrey], gentleman; (3) Thomas Burr of Dunstable, esquire; (4) Edward Mawley of Upper Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square [Middlesex]; (5) [Richard Birch, referred to later on, part of fifth part being missed out in parties list] (6) John Collier of Carey Street, Lincolns Inn; (7) Solomon Burr of Luton, esquire Reciting: - mortgage by demise for 500 years of 3 Jul 1697 by Henry Earle to Ann Wright of (a) in (I); (b) close of 5 acres near (a); (c) 15 acres of arable dispersed in common fields of Dunstable and Houghton Regis and (d) 8 acres of arable dispersed in fields of Dunstable and Houghton Regis to secure 318; - mortgage by demise for 500 years of 7 Nov 1721 by Thomas Vaux to William Whipham, innholder of (a)-(d) in mortgage of 1697 to secure 300; - lease & release of 19-20 Feb 1808 (1) Mansel Dawkin Mansel of Lathbury House [Buckinghamshire], esquire; William Lucas of Newport Pagnell [Buckinghamshire], gentleman; (2) Thomas Vaux of Montague Street, Whitechapel [Middlesex], gentleman (only son and heir of Thomas Vaux, late of Shoe Lane, London, printer, deceased by Rebecca, his wife, ne Jackson; also cousin and heir of Thomas Vaux of Dunstable, afterwards Whipsnade Hall, esquire, deceased); (3) Dixie Gregory of Bedford, gentleman; (4) Thomas Vaux (brother and administrator of goods and chattels of Mary Vaux alias Stennett, late of Artillery Passage, Christchurch [Middlesex], spinster, deceased); (5) Thomas Burr; (6) Solomon Burr of Luton, gentleman in which (a)-(d) were assured to (5), remainder to (6) for life of (5) in trust for (5); - divers assignments etc. leading ultimately to release of 20 Feb 1808 (1) Elizabeth Shotbolt; (2) John Miller, gentleman; (3) Thomas Vaux and Dixie Gregory; (4) Mansel Dawkin Mansel and William Lucas; (5) Thomas Burr; (6) William Burr; (7) Percival White in which (a)-(d) in mortgage of 1697 were vested in (6) and in demise for 500 years of 1721 above were assigned to (7) in trust for residue of two terms of 500 years Operative Part: - (6) paid 10/- to (1); - (1), at request of (3) upon nomination of (4) assigned (a)-(d) in (I) to (6) for residue of 500 years created by mortgage of 1697; - (5) paid 10/- to (2); - (2), by direction of (3), upon nomination of (4) assigned to (5) residue of 500 years created by mortgage of 1808 (III) Will of 28 Jun 1835 of Thomas Burr: - devising to his sister Mary Burr, spinster the dwelling house she occupied in Dunstable for her life as well as a legacy of 500; - bequeathing to his nephews Frederick Burr and Charles Burr and his nieces Helen, wife of Rev.Thomas Sikes and Emily, wife of William Senhouse Gaitskell, esquire legacy of 2,000 each to be paid within 10 years of testator's decease with interest at 4% commencing from the day of ths death; - legacy and interest for Helen Sikes and Emily Gaitskell should be paid to them or to a trustee for them for their own separate use; - bequeathing to James Ewbank and Rev.James Horseman and his son Thomas Edmund Horseman and his daughter Harriet Ursula Horseman 100 each; - residue of his real and personal estate to his nephew Edward Burr and testator's trades and businesses to be carried on by his trustees for benefit of Edward Burr until he reached 21; - witnessed by J.S.Story of St.Albans [Hertfordshire]; Charles Farr, surgeon of Dunstable and John Purton of Dunstable, cooper (IV) Codicil of 30 Jun 1835 to will of Thomas Burr bequeathing to his sister Mary a pecuniary legacy (V) Death of Thomas Burr on 13 Jul 1835 and proof of his will and codicil in PCC on 2 Dec 1835 by Mary Burr and James Horseman (VI) Lease & Release of 24-25 Apr 1840 Parties: (1) Henry Mawley of Alfred Place, Bedford Square [Middlesex], esquire; Anna Maria Mawley of Baldham Hill, Clapham [Surrey], spinster; (2) Mary Burr of Dunstable, spinster; Rev.James Horseman of Middle [Shropshire]; (3) Edward Burr of Dunstable, esquire; (4) William Senhouse Gaitskell of Stamford [Surrey], gentleman Reciting: - 4,000 still outstanding; - will of Edward Mawley of 23 Apr 1825: bequeathing to his son Frederick (now dead) the 4,000 owing to him on mortgage from Thomas Burr; devising to Frederick all real estate vested in him to secure the 4,000 mortgage; appointing his wife Elizabeth and his son Henry as executrix and executor; - death of Edward Mawley in Mar 1826 and proof of his will in PCC; - will of Frederick Mawley of 24 May 1838: devising and bequeathing all estates in trust to secure mortgages to Henry Mawley and Anna Maria Mawley upon trust; - codicil to will of Frederick Mawley of 24 May 1838 not altering the devise and bequest to Henry and Anna Maria; - death of Frederick Mawley on 30 Jun 1838 and proof of the will and codicil in PCC on 31 Jul 1838; - will, codicil, death and proof of will and codicil of Thomas Burr as in (III)-(V) above; - two part repayments of mortgage to (1) by (2), with assent of (3) of 1,000 on 1 Oct 1838 and 29 Sep 1839, leaving 2,000 outstanding, with all interest paid Operative Part: - (3) paid 2,000 to (1); - (1), with approbation of (2), conveyed the mortgaged premises to (3) Habendum: - to (3), to use of (3), to use of (4) in trust for (3), to use of (3) (VII) Re-assignment of 25 Apr 1840 Parties: (1) John Collier; (2) Richard Birch Wolfe of Wood Hall [Essex], esquire (called Richard Birch in (II) above but who had since assumed the surname Wolfe); (3) Henry Mawley and Anna Maria Mawley; (4) Edward Burr; (5) William Senhouse Gaitskell; (6) Frederick Burr of Luton, brewer Reciting: - will, death and proof of will of Edward Mawley as in (VI) above; - will, codicil, death and proof of will and codicil of Frederick Mawley as in (VI) above; - will, codicil, death and proof of will and codicil of Thomas Burr as in (III)-(V) above; - repayment of 4,000 and interest as in (VI) above Operative Part: - (5) paid 10/- to (1); - (1), at request of (3) and appointment of (4) transferred to (5) the residue of 500 years from mortgage of 1697; - (6) paid 10/- to (2); - (2), at request of (3) and by appointment of (4) transferred to (6) the residue of 500 years from mortgage of 1721 Habendum: - to (5) and (6) for residue of term of 500 years; - to Solomon Burr for residue of 1,000 years; - all in trust for (4) to attend upon the inheritance (VIII) Release of 5 Feb 1844 Parties: (1) Edward Burr of Dunstable, brewer; (2) Edward James Beale of Luton, draper; (3) William Irons of Luton, gentleman Reciting: - will, death and proof of will of Thomas Burr as in (III)-(V) above; - (1) put up (a), together with others, for auction on 25 Jul 1843 at which (2) purchased (a) as Lot 66 for 275; - since auction (2) had agreed to purchase (b)-(c) (Lots 67 and 68) for 555; - scheduled deeds to remain with (1) with covenant of production to (2) Operative Part: - (1) released (a)-(c) to (2) for 830 Property: (a) meadow of 3a 2r 34p in Seywell Field, Houghton Regis in occupation of Edward Burr bounded: NE by highway from Dunstable to Hockliffe; NW by (b); SE by former Lot 65 intended to be conveyed to W.Elliott; SW by land conveyed to James Cook; (b) meadow adjoining (a) of 3a 2r 37p (Lot 67) bounded: NE by highway from Dunstable to Hockliffe; NW by (c); SW by land to be conveyed to James Cook; SE by (a); (c) pasture of 3a 3r 10p (Lot 68) bounded: NE by highway from Dunstable to Hockliffe; NW by land to be conveyed to Johnston Masters; SW by land to be conveyed to James Cook; SE by (b) (a)-(c) allotted by devisee of this Vaux at Inclosure Habendum: - to (2) to use of (2) to use of (3) in trust for (2) to use of (2) Covenant: - by (1) to produce scheduled deeds to (2) Schedule: - lease & release of 6-7 Jun 1800 (1) Dixie Gregory; (2) Thomas Vaux; (3) Leonard Hampson; (4) Edward Bernard; - lease and assignment and release of 10-11 Jun 1805 (1) Edward Bernard; (2) Leonard Hampson (3) Dixie Gregory; (4) Thomas Vaux; (5) Mary Stennett; (6) William Bucks; (7) John Alexander; - lease & release of 27-28 Jun 1805 (1) John Alexander; (2) Dixie Gregory; (3) Thomas Vaux; (4) Mary Stennett; (5) Mansel Dawkins Mansel and William Lucas; - lease & release of 19-20 Feb 1808 (1) Mansel Dawkins Mansel and William Lucas; (2) Thomas Vaux; (3) Dixie Gregory; (4) Thomas Vaux; (5) Thomas Burr; (6) Solomon Burr; - lease & release and mortgage of 22-23 Dec 1824 (1) Thomas Burr; (2) Edward Mawley; - probate of 28 Jun 1835 of will of Thomas Burr; - lease & release of 24-25 Apr 1840 (1) Henry Mawley and Anna Maria Mawley; (2) Mary Burr and Rev.James Horseman; (3) Edward Burr; (4) William Senhouse Gaitskell

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Burr, Edward,
Sworder, Thomas,
Burr, Thomas,
Mawley, Edward,
Mansel, Mansel Dawkin,
Lucas, William,
Vaux, Thomas,
Vaux, Rebecca,
Jackson, Rebecca,
Gregory, Dixie,
Vaux, Mary,
Stennett, Mary,
Burr, Solomon,
White, Percival,
Birch, Richard,
Collier, John,
Earle, Henry,
Wright, Ann,
Whipham, William,
Shotbolt, Elizabeth,
Miller, John,
Burr, Frederick,
Burr, Mary,
Burr, Charles,
Sikes, Thomas,
Sikes, Helen,
Gaitskell, William Senhouse,
Gaitskell, Emily,
Ewbank, James,
Horseman, James,
Horseman, Thomas Edmund,
Horseman, Harriet Ursula,
Story, J.S.,
Farr, Charles,
Purton, John,
Mawley, Anna Maria,
Mawley, Frederick,
Mawley, Henry,
Mawley, Elizabeth,
Mawley, Anna Maria,
Wolfe, Richard Birch,
Beale, Edward James,
Irons, William,
Cook, James,
Masters, Johnston,
Hampson, Leonard,
Bernard, Edward,
Bucks, William,
Alexander, John,
Elliott, W.

Thomas Sworder, specific solicitors, printer, Kensworth Manor, Dunstable Red Hart, John Collier, innholder, Thomas will: Burr, clergy names index, surgeon, cooper, deaths, Edward will: Mawley, Frederick will: Mawley, brewer, draper, Major 2 Road, Inclosure, Whipsnade Hall, WHIPSNADE, City of London Shoe Lane, City of London, KENSWORTH, Dunstable North Street, DUNSTABLE, HOUGHTON REGIS, Lathbury, Lathbury House, Houghton Regis fields