• Reference
    WB/Green4/1/Lu/IC1
  • Title
    Abstract of Title of trustees of will of Dr.Kitt Tomson to freehold hereditaments in Langley Street, Luton (I) Conveyance of 25 Jun 1866 Parties: (1) John Crawley the Elder of Luton, butcher; (2) Kitt Tomson of Luton, surgeon Reciting: - conveyance of 22 Jun 1858 between (1) Thomas Roberts; (2) Thomas Roberts, Josiah Thomas Rogers and Mary, his wife, Anne Roberts, Richard Roberts, Ellen Roberts and John Roberts, Edward Kinlock and Sarah, his wife and Francis Roberts; (3) Frederick Crawley of Luton (now dead) and John Crawley the Elder; (4) Thomas Erskine Austin in which (a)-(b) were conveyed to (3), half vested in Frederick and half in John with (4) as trustee; - will of Frederick Crawley of 30 Jan 1860 devising hereditaments in Windsor Street, Hastings Street, Park Street West and Albert Road, Luton and his half of premises in High Town Road, Luton and Redbourn [Hertfordshire] to his brother John Crawley the Elder to whom he also bequeathed all his personal estate charged with legacies of 200 to Frederick, 200 to John , 200 to Thomas, 100 to Mary Ann and 100 to Jane all children of John Crawley the Elder; - death of Frederick Crawley on 28 Jun 1860 and its proof by his nephews Frederick and John Crawley in PPR on 22 Apr 1861; - legacies to Frederick Crawley, John Crawley and Mary Ann Crawley (then wife of Josiah Wingrave of Luton, draper) had been paid but legacy of Thomas Crawley, lately turned 21 and legacies of William Crawley and Jane Crawley, both under 21 were still unpaid Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a)-(b) to (2) for 1,000 Property [as shown on included plan]: (a) Ivy Cottage with washhouse, coachhouse, stable, vinery, yard, garden and pleasure grounds in Langley Street, Luton built many years before by Francis Cook the Elder and in occupation of Sarah Gilbert, then Henry Pearman; (b) piece of land, part of Langleys Close, Luton of 0a 2r 9p with frontage of 108ft and depth of 233ft bounded: SW by Langley Street; NE by wool warehouse, garden and premises formerly of John waller, then in occupation of William Willis and used as straw bonnet warehouse; NW by messuage of Kitt Tomson and others in Castle Street; SE by messuage of Thomas Barrett and others in Park Street West Covenant by (1) indemnifying (2) against possible claims by Thomas, William and Jane Crawley regarding unpaid legacies (II) Will of 18 Jul 1890 of Kitt Tomson: - appointing his son Walter Bolton Tomson and Charles Henry Gough Knowles of Oakdene, Luton, solicitor as executors and trustees; - devising Ivy Cottage to trustees in trust to permit his wife to occupy it for her widowhood or allow it to be let with the rent paid to her; remainder to form part of his residuary estate; - bequeathing various unspecified legacies; - devising and bequeathing residue of his estate to his trustees to sell and convert into cash (III) death of Kitt Tomson on 12 Jul 1891 (IV) proof of will of Kitt Tomson in PPR on 30 Jul 1891 (V) death of widow of Kitt Tomson in 1910
  • Date free text
    1912
  • Production date
    From: 1858 To: 1912
  • Level of description
    item