WB/Green4/1/Lu/BS1

Attested Copy Release [water damaged by enemy action at Lawrance Messer & Company, 16 Coleman Street, London, 29 Dec 1940] Parties: (i) John Hill of Whitwell [Hertfordshire], carpenter and Elizabeth, his wife; Robert Smith of Tewin [Hertfordshire], yeoman and Sarah, his wife (Elizabeth Hill and Sarah Smith being daughters, coheirs and devisees of Elizabeth Gutteridge late of Luton and Whitwell, deceased); (ii) William Cole of Luton, esquire Reciting: - (i) seised of (a)-(d) as estate of late Elizabeth Gutteridge Operative Part: - Robert Smith paid 300 to John Hill for John Hill's moiety of (a)-(d) - (i) released (a)-(d) to (ii) for 10/- Property: (a) Black Swan, Luton formerly in occupation of Elizabeth Gutteridge, now John Smith and cottage adjoining formerly in occupation of Elizabeth Gutteridge, now John Smith, for many years converted and used as a stable and outhouse; bounded by: messuage late of Samuel Chalkeley formerly in occupation of John Butterfield one side; messuage of John Freeth other side; fronting common street from Luton to Market Place; (b) cottage at Peters Green, Kimpton [Hertfordshire] formerly in occupation of Samuel Cheworth, now William Giddings; (c) two closes of arable and pasture of 2 acres near (b) in occupation of William Giddings; arable close bounding lane from Peters Green to Luton N, land of John Laisby E; close of pasture bounding land of Thomas Lawrence S and lane from Peters Green to Wandon Green NE; (d) cottage, formerly blacksmith's shop, erected on part of (c) formerly in occupation of John Eyre, now William Giddings Habendum: - to (ii) to use of Robert Smith Covenant - by (i) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo Witnesses: - John Wellingham; - William Hampson Attested 12 Apr 1800 by John Samuel Story and John Burr, clerks to Cowper of St.Albans [Hertfordshire]

20 Jun 1776

From: 1776 To: 1940

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Lawrance, Messer & Company,
Hill, John,
Hill, Elizabeth,
Smith, Robert,
Smith, Sarah,
Gutteridge, Elizabeth,
Gutteridge, Sarah,
Cole, William,
Smith, John,
Chalkeley, Samuel,
Butterfield, John,
Freeth, John,
Cheworth, Samuel,
Giddings, William,
Laisby, John,
Lawrence, Thomas,
Eyre, John,
Wellingham, John,
Hampson, William,
Story, Samuel Butler,
Burr, John,
Cowper

air raids over UK, Messer & Company Lawrance, specific solicitors, carpenter, yeoman, Luton Black Swan, Market Hill, blacksmiths, City of London Coleman Street, City of London, LUTON, Kimpton, Peters Green