• Reference
    X758/13/2/14
  • Title
    Abstract of title of trustees of will of John King to copyhold lands in Biggleswade, abstracted by Leeds Smith of Sandy, solicitors, abstracting: (I) covenant to absolute surrender by way of conveyance of 29 Dec 1890 by John Malden of Biggleswade, seed merchant to John King of Broom, Southill, farmer for 615 of, amongst other things, (a) dwellinghouse and baker's shop with yard, harness room, with loft over, timber built cart shed with onion loft over, pigsty, stable, garden etc. in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade bounded: part N and part E by property of John West sold to John King; part N by property late of John Malden; part E by property of Henry Jackson; S by public passage way leading to Cowfair lands from Shortmead Street; with frontage of 32 feet and in occupation of James Howard; (b) right of way through gateway entrance over yard of building to N, with use of well (II) Copy surrender of 29 Dec 1890, Manor of Biggleswade, before Abraham Robarts and Thomas James Hooper, two customary tenants of John Malden of (a)-(b) in (I) to use of John King (III) copy admission of 24 Apr 1891, Manor of Biggleswade, of John King to (a)-(b) in (I) (IV) will of 8 Jun 1900 of John King of Devonshire House, Upper Maze Hill, St.Leonards-on-Sea [Sussex]: - appointing his sons Herbert King and Albert Ernest King as executors and general trustees and Albert Ernest King and Charles William Payton as special trustees; - devising real estate at Sandy to special trustees upon trust to allow occupation of one house by Sarah Odell and to pay an annuity out of a certain part to his daughter Ann Emma Whydale and her children; - devising and bequeathing residue of real and personal estate to his general trustees in trust for sale (V) three codicils to will of John King of 14 Mar 1901, 9 Sep 1904 and 26 Jan 1905 not affecting the abstracted premises (VI) codicil to will of John King of 24 Feb 1905 revoking appointment of Herbert King as executor and general trustee in favour of Ebenezer Chew of Biggleswade, grocer (VII) codicil to will of John King of 10 Mar 1905 not affecting abstracted premises (VIII) death of John King on 30 Apr 1906 (IX) proof of will and codicils of John King in PPR on 30 Jun 1906 (X) admission of 1 Nov 1906, Manor of Biggleswade, of Albert Ernest King and Ebenezer Chew to, amongst other things, (a) dwellinghouse and baker's shop with yard, harness room, with loft over, timber built cart shed with onion loft over, pigsty, stable, garden etc. in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade bounded: part N and part E by property of John West sold to John King; part N by property late of John Malden; part E by property formerly of Henry Jackson, then Mrs.Bond; S by public passage way leading to Cowfair lands from Shortmead Street; with frontage of 155 feet and on W frontage to Shortmead Street of 32 feet and in occupation of James Howard, then John Bowman; (b) right of way through gateway entrance over yard of building to N, with use of well [with included plan]
  • Date free text
    1906
  • Production date
    From: 1890 To: 1906
  • Level of description
    item