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Copy of deed of appointment of new trustees for the old meeting, Bedford and conveyance of the estates.

2 November 1835

From: 1835 To: 1835

i) Samuel Hillyard, minister; Thomas Kilpin, ironmonger; Ebenezer Malden, baker; Richard Hensman, late a butcher and John Prole of Harrowden, farmer (outgoing trustees) ii) Joseph Hill, stationer; Thomas Green, grocer; Benjamin Prole of Cardington, farmer; John Joyce of Kempston, shop-keeper; Edward Chapman of Oakley, farmer; John Brashier, confectioner; Thomas Lester, lace merchant; Edward Berrill, builder; William White, stationer. (new trustees) Property - Meeting house called the Old or Bunyan's Meeting and the vestry room and burial grounds in Mill Lane, Bedford - new built messuage with coach house stable yard etc in Harpur or Dame Alice Street, Bedford - messuage with outbuildings, yard, garden etc in Mill Lane nearly opposite to the said meeting house formerly in the tenure of Stephen Odell, then Martha Furness late of John Kilpin deceased and now of Mrs Keziah Brightman, widow - messuage with outbuildings etc in Stagsden, also a close of pasture adjoining containing 2 acres more or less and certain allotments now occupied with said messuage containing 79 acres 2 roods and 10 poles, late in the occupation of Thomas Gregory and now Thomas Whitmee - messuage with outbuildings etc in Bush Leys in Thurleigh formerly in the occupation of Bartholomew Walton then Thomas Cambers, since John Negus, late John King and now Colonel Campbell, with close or pightle adjoining called Holme Close (2 ac) and certain allotments etc. - close of pasture in Goldington called New Close containing 5 and a half acres and 22 acres 3 roods and an half in the common fields of Goldington. - messuage and outbuildings etc in Colmworth with 4 closes of pasture (7 acres) and three new inclosed fields containing about 15 acres. - allotment in Motherfield in Cardington containing 5 acres 3 roods late in the occupation of William Berrill. - cottage situated in Cople with garden and appurtenances and also close or pightle of pasture containing 1 acre and an half formerly in the occupation of John Cooper an dnow of William Fennemore. Endorsed with note of deed of appointment of new trustees 8 July 1851, new trustees appointed 21 Oct 1876, 26 Oct 1894, 8 Dec 1914 and May 15th 1922. Retirement of three trustees 13 Oct 1897, memo of sale of land in Goldington to the Borough of Bedford 30 April 1926.

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Hillyard, Samuel,
Kilpin, Thomas,
Malden, Ebenezer,
Hensman, Richard,
Prole, John,
Hill, Joseph,
Green, Thomas,
Prole, Benjamin,
Joyce, John,
Chapman, Edward,
Brashier, John,
Lester, Thomas,
Berrill, Edward,
White, William,
Odell, Stephen,
Furness, Martha,
Kilpin, John,
Brightman, Kezia,
Gregory, Thomas,
Whitmee, Thomas,
Walton, Bartholomew,
Cambers, Thomas,
Negus, John,
King, John,
Cooper, John,
Fennemore, William

Bedford Mill Street, STAGSDEN, GOLDINGTON, COPLE, THURLEIGH, Bedford Dame Alice Street, Bunyan Meeting