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Conveyance [slightly water damaged by enemy action at Lawrance Messer & Company, 16 Coleman Street, London, 29 Dec 1940] Parties: (i) Edward Chase, formerly of Luton, now of New York [USA], surgeon; (ii) Samuel Lane of Luton, wheelwright; (iii) Henry Holyoak of Luton, surveyor Reciting: - lease & release of 30-31 Jan 1786 from (1) William Goldsmith and Elizabeth, his wife to (2) John Chase of Luton and William Anstee and a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo levied by (1) in Hilary 26 George III of Langley's Close, Luton of 4 acres late in occupation of Elizabeth Goldsmith, then William Hinson; - will of John Chase of 21 Oct 1836 devising his dwellinghouse with field and garden at rear in Luton, built on part of Langley's Close to Frederick Chase and Joseph Holden Turner to use of Frances Chase for life, remainder to Frederick Chase and Joseph Holden Turner for benefit of Edward Chase who, from rents and profits etc. had to pay his brother Frederick 200; - codicil to will of John Chase of 12 Feb 1838 appointing George Gilbert of Colchester [Essex] as another executor; - codicil to will of John Chase of 28 Mar 1842 revoking trusts in favour of Edward Chase and devising to him unfettered the dwellinghouse, garden and field etc.; - codicil to will of John Chase of 28 Mar 1842 replacing Frederick Chase as trustee with Robert Jennings Crosse; - death of John Chase on 22 Apr 1843 and proof of his will in PCC on 26 Apr 1843; - indenture of 27 May 1845 between (1) John Holden Turner and Robert Jennings Crosse; (2) Frances Chase; (3) Frederick Chase; (4) Edward Chase; (5) Daniel Gilbert in which (1), at request of (2)-(4) released their life interest in the dwellinghouse, field and garden to (5) as trustee for (4) Operative Part: - (i) released (a) to (ii) for 235; - (ii) released (a) to (iii) Property: (a) messuage in Park Street West, Luton with sitting room, butcher's and poulterer's shop and gateway belonging with frontage of 37ft 9in to Park Street West and bounded: NW by Park Street West; NE and SE by parish property let to John Craker; SW by parts of former Langley's Close belonging to George Barrett Habendum: - to uses appointed by (ii), to use of (iii) during life of (ii), in trust for (ii), to use of (iii), to use of (ii) Covenant: - by (i) to produce scheduled deeds to (ii) Schedule: - fine of Hilary 26 George III, John Chase plaintiff, William and Elizabeth Goldsmith, deforciants; Witnesses: - Joseph[?] Waller of 59 Cedar Street, New York; - Robert Waller of 59 Cedar Street, New York

5 May 1856

From: 1786 To: 1940

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Lawrance, Messer & Company,
Chase, Edward,
Lane, Samuel,
Holyoak, Henry,
Goldsmith, William,
Goldsmith, Elizabeth,
Chase, John,
Anstee, William,
Hinson, William,
Chase, Frederick,
Turner, Joseph Holden,
Gilbert, George,
Crosse, Robert Jennings,
Chase, Frances,
Gilbert, Daniel,
Craker, John,
Barrett, George,
Waller, Joseph,
Waller, Robert

Messer & Company Lawrance, specific solicitors, air raids over UK, surgeon, Americans, specific emigration, wheelwright, surveyor, butchers, poulterers, City of London, City of London Coleman Street, LUTON, Luton Park Street West, Luton fields