Scope and Content
1)John Shaw Leigh of Childwall Hall, Liverpool, County of Lancaster, Esq. 2) Charles Thomas Warde of Clopton House, Warwicks, Esq 3) Marianne Warde wife of 2). 4) John Bennett Lawes of Rothampstead Park, Herts, Esq., Henry Bury of Manchester Esq.
recites Marriage Settlement 1) Charles Thomas Warde Esq (marrying Party) 2) Marianne Warde (then Lawes) spinster (marrying
party) 3)John Bennet Lowes, Rev John Wheeldon, Charles London/Louden, John Morford Cottle (Marriage Trustees) Manors & estates. At Welcombe, Stratford & Hampton Lucy,(Warwickshire) 1) entitled expectant on death of John Gamaliel Lloyd charged with £1000 p.a. to 2) in event of death of 1) as jointure and in lieu of Dower 18 Oct 1834. Death of John Wheldon, 4 Ap 1834, and death of Charles Louden 2 Feb 1844, recites Discharge of Trusteeship 1) Charles Thomas Warde & Marianne Warde 2) John Bennet Lowes & John Morford Cottle (old Trustees) 3) Richard Marriott, Freeman (new Trustee) 4) Henry Bury (discharged Trustee) 5) G T Warde
Clauses re £1000 repeated but no longer specifically tied to Warwicks estates, 20 Sept 1845. Discharge of Trusteeship
1) Charles Thomas Warde & Marianne 2) John Bennet Lowes (old Trustee), John Morford Cottle (old Trustee) retiring 3) Henry Bury (new Trustee) ,3 July 1846.John Crichton Stuart, Marquis of Bute & Earl of Dumfries (now deceased) entitled to various Manors,
Lordships, Mansion house, park, messuages & farms etc. called Luton Hoo Estate pts in Hamlets of East & West Hyde,
freed from tithes & other lands lot 40A. Bute agrees to sell estate to Warde for £159,796. Recites will of John Marquis of Bute etc
(dies 9 Mar 1848) has Manors etc in Beds, Herts, Durham & Glamorgan, estates in Beds, Herts & Durham. Hon Patrick, James
Herbert Crichton Stuart (commonly called Lord James Stuart) Onesiphorus Tyndal Bruce Esq & James Munro Macnabb Esq
as Trustee to convey to Those, who had already contracted to purchase, as soon as possible.Made 27 July 1847, No date of probate given.Recites Agreement to purchase from C T Warde by John Shaw Leigh. All above except 40A of land & trees since cut down for £158,350, Aug 1847. Bute paid £102, 446.16s.0d, by Charles Thomas Warde & £57,350.0s.0d, by John Shaw Leigh at request of Charles Thomas Warde recites Discharge of Macnabb from Trusteeship of J R Macnabb and appt of John Boyle
29 Ap 1852.Recites Decree in Chancery in case Marianne Warde (by her next friend Edward Fountaine) plaintiff v Charles Thomas Warde, John Bennet Lawes/Lowes, Henry Bury & John Shaw Leigh declared CharlesThomas Warde should charge on pt of Luton Hoo estate £1000 annuity in case she still survive her husband. Ordered to demise it for 99 years to Lowes & Bury on trust to secure £1000 p.a. refer to Master what portion of Luton Hoo estate would be 'competant & sufficient pt to secure annuity, 30 June 1852,
death of Onesiphorus Tyndal Bruce 19 Mar 1855, recites Conveyance 1) Lord James Stuart & John Boyle 2) Charles Thomas Warde 3) John Shaw Leigh (eventual purchase) 4) Robert Manley Lowe (Trustee) Manors lordships etc:- Luton Hoo Estate
Consideration £102446.16s.paid by 2 to John Marquis of Bute &£ 57, 350 by 3) to Marquis of Bute at request of 2) & £96,262.4s.9d paid by 3) to 2) Tot. £153,612.4s9d agreed to be paid by 3) to 2), 29 June 1855. Recites Order of Thomas Humphrey Esq, Master in Chancery, property listed in schedule. Sufficient to secure annuity (in obedience to order of 30 June 1852) 1) Summeries Farm (tenant John How) (446 A.3R4P (Rental in 1851 £440 p.a) Under lease from Charles Thomas Warde for 21 years from 29 Sept 1843 (dated
1 Mar 1847). NB comment price of grain viz: if Wheat is above 7s per bushell rent will be £500 if at 7s £480 if below 7s £440.
Always to be in a bank £440-£500. 2) Copt Hall Farm (tenant William Plummer (£380A) rental in 1851 £267,10s.7d. Under lease from late Marquis of Bute for 12 years from 29 Sept 1843 (dated 23 Sept 1844) a corn rent-rent reserved £365.14s.Subj to deduction or addition to last quarterly payment of such rent of so much money as would rep value of 522 Bushels of Wheat & 915 Bushels of Barley calculated acc. to averages for year .Should fall or exceed £365.14s. Wheat never to be calculated at less than 5s or more than 9s. & Barley 'at Price it might be when wheat was 5s or 9s'. 3) West Hyde Farm (tenant Matthew Gutteridge (250A, 1R, 39P)
(rental in 1851 £168,18s,2d) lease same as William Plummers above, terms similar to Plummers above. Rent reserved £230.18s
330 number of Bushels of Wheat & 557 Bushels of Barley. New Mill End Farm (tenant Edward Robert Meacher) - 332A
3R 29P (rental in 1851 £288.1s.11d) under lease as same as Plummers, Corn Rent reserved Rent £393,17s, 563 Bushels of Wheat & 984 of Barley 'N.B. it will be seen from these above that all these corn Rents are at their lowest level.' New Mill End Mile (95A, 1R, 11P
(tenant John Jones - rental in 1851 £200 - fixed) lease from L T Warde (Charles Thomas Warde?) undated.The Leather Bottle Public House and lands (tenant Broach James (10A1R6P) - Rental in 1851 £55 - fixed on year to year Tenancy - terms on death of E.T Warde/Charles Thomas Warde? trustees take £1000 p.a. from above lands - rest to John Shaw Leigh, 29 June 1855, copied on paper with Watermark of 1867