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HF11/27/1
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Abstract of title of Henry Nix Clayton to 5 freehold cottages, Palace Street and 2 in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade
Date free text
1827-1890
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From: 1827 To: 1890
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Recites: 1) Will of William Brunt the elder of Biggleswade, gent (died 2 January 1828) to son John, messuage in Langford Street and 6 cottages on Langford Street, Biggleswade and other premises. charged with moiety of legacy of £900 in trust for testators daughter Mary Larkins to Thomas Mcgarth, Robert Lindsell and William Larkins and their heirs - several messuages or dwelling houses in Palace yard, Biggleswade AND 2 messuages in Shortmead Street on trust to pay an annuity of £15 for each of his grandchildren William and Sarah Brunt Perkins for life (to be used for their maintenance during their minorities) on trust as to one moiety for all the children of his son William Brunt upon trust for son John to convey above accordingly. Other property to raise moiety of legacy of £900 to pay son William & Elizabeth £1 per week on trust for children of son William Legacy of £50 to Thomas Perkins made 17 Sep 1827; proved PCC 21 Jan 1828 2) William Larkins last surviving trustee died 20 Jun 1870 3) Sarah Larkins Perkins (called above Sarah Brunt Perkins) died 19 Jan 1885 4) William Perkins died 5) Trust deed i) Beneficiaries under will of William Brunt the elder ii) Henry Nix Clayton of Biggleswade (trustee) recites will of William Brunt recites death of William Larkins (survived T. Mcgrath and R.Lindsell) on 20 Jun 1870 and will:- appoints son William Tebbutt and son Edwin Watts executors. proved Northampton 18 May 1871 recites insolvency of J. E. Watts not heard of since 1884 and believed gone abroad. recites death of J.W. Tebbutt. 25 Mar 1885 recites death of Sarah Larkins Perkins and William Perkins had issue 9 children, 2 children died in infancy after testator (Charles & Frederick), 5 of children reached age 21, namely William, John, Thomas Perkins, Mary Ann and Sarah recites death of testators son William Brunt, Oct 1833; means William's oldest son William (i.e. testators grandson) entitled to 1/7th share death of grandson William Brunt, 4 Mar 1860, intestate, leaving widow (now Louisa Allen), and 2 children, James and William (who was the eldest and heir at law) death of great grandson William on 28 Mar 1878 intestate, leaving a widow Sarah Ann Brunt and an only son William Perkins Brunt, heir at law of grandson entitled to one 1/7th and two 1/7th shares recites death of testators second son, John intestate. 18 Dec 1862 therefore W.P. Perkins entitled to 1/4 share subject to dower rights recites death of thomas Perkins Brunt 3rd son intestate leaving a widow Caroline and 4 children of whom William was the eldest son, entitled to 1/4 share subject to mother's dower rights. 1869 4th child Mary Ann married William White (died 16 Nov 1879) leaving a wife and 5 children survivivg - William White, eldest son entitled to 1/7th share of his mother, subject to the estate by courtesy of his father William White 5th child, Sarah, was married to James Race (died 11 Apr 1861) leaving her husband surviving and eldest son James Samuel Race death of James race. 28 Feb 1864 death of James Samuel race 25 Oct 1867 leaving 2 children Elizabeth Sarah Race and Alice Maud Mary, wife of __ Bell, coheiresses and entitles to 1/7th share Original testators son John died 2 Aug 1871 devises his moiety to 2 daughters, Eliza Perkins and Mary Larkins Perkins recites death of Eliza perkins and her will which leaves her moiety of a moiety to her 2 daughters Helen and Emma Perkins 2 cottages with gardens in front shortmead Street, Biggleswade, then in occupation of widow gray and widow Pepper abutting: north: property of Mary Ann Edwards east: garden land of mrs Hannah Walker west; Shortmead Street south: property of Mary L. Perkins (William Brunt admitted on surrender of John Mardall 4 and 5 Apr 1815) AND 5 cottages, back Street, biggleswade, with joint use of Palace yard, now in occupation of widow Reynolds, thomas housden, William Rawlins, widow Chessum and George Rawlins abutting; north: back Street east: property west: Palace Street south: county police station (William Brunt admitted on surrender of Charles Barnett and others 21 and 22 Oct 1816 enfranchised 31 Jul 1817 (schedule of moieties with addresses of beneficiary) 10 Sep 1890 Abstract prepared by Hooper & Co. 1890
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