WL1000/1/LUT/5/1

Grant and Conveyance

27 Jan 1851

From: 1788 To: 1940

Grant and Conveyance Parties: (i) John Francis Bontems of Hemel Hempstead [Hertfordshire], brewer; (ii) George Croft of Luton, plait dealer Reciting: (i) had agreed to sell (a) to (ii) for £24/19/- Operative Part: (i) conveyed (a) to (ii) for £24/19/- Property: (a) plot of land of 354 square yards in Bridge Field, Luton, now subdivided as shown on an included plan as Number 7 [on Hitchin Road, then called Scholefield Place, on the west side of a junction with Cobden Street]; any building to conform to the building line for Scholefield Place Covenant: By (i) to produce scheduled deeds to (ii) on demand Schedule: - 18 and 19 September 1788: Lease and Release (i) Matthew Cole, gentleman; John Jones, grocer and tallow chandler; - 9 and 10 October 1788: Lease and Release (i) Caleb Talbot, cheesemonger, Francis Wilkins, gentleman and Joseph Williamson, hatter; (ii) John Coles, grocer; (iii) John Coles, grocer; - 6 March 1799: certificate of redemption of Land Tax on estates of Thomas Jones of Luton; - 31 March 1826: plain copy will of Thomas Jones; - 18 July 1827: plain copy codicil to the will of Thomas Jones; - 22 and 23 April 1829: Lease, Appointment and Release (i) Thomas Jones, painter; Stephen Norris, engraver; Henry John Gore, surgeon; (ii) Henry John Gore and Isabella, his wife; (iii) Samuel Goujon, straw hat merchant; (iv) Thomas Waller, straw hat merchant; - 22 March 1842: Appointment and Release (i) Samuel Goujon; (ii) Thomas Davies, gentleman; - 27 May 1846: Attested copy transfer (i) Thomas Davis and Samuel Goujon; (ii) Joseph Sharples, William Exton, Jeffrey Lucas; - Statutory Declarations of 21 June, 4 July and 27 September 1850 by Benjamin Agutter, George Bailey and William Bailey; - 28 September 1850: Conveyance (i) Joseph Sharples, William Exton and Jeffrey Lucas, bankers; (ii) Samuel Goujon, straw hat merchant; (iii) John Francis Bontems, brewer and John Everitt, manufacturer; - 24 January 1851: Deed of Partition (i) John Francis Bontems; (ii) John Everitt; (iii) Charles Henry Edmunds Witnesses: - William Axtell, plait dealer of Houghton Regis; - George Bailey of Luton, solicitor Attached is a piece of paper reading: The attached Deed was damaged by Water, our Strong Room having been flooded as a result of Enemy Action on the night of Sunday, 29th December, 1940 – Lawrance, Messer & Co., 16 Coleman Street, London EC2. NOTE – The Deed Boxes reached by Water in the Strong Room were removed as soon as possible and the Deeds affected, including this Deed were opened out and dried by Electric fan Damage appears minimal.

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Lawrance, Messer & Company,
Bontems, John Francis,
Croft, George,
Wilkins, Francis,
Williamson, Joseph,
Coles, John,
Jones, Thomas,
Norris, Stephen,
Gore, Henry John,
Gore, Isabella,
Goujon, Samuel,
Waller, Thomas,
Davis, Thomas,
Sharples, Joseph,
Exton, William,
Lucas, Jeffery,
Agutter, Benjamin,
Bailey, George,
Bailey, William,
Everitt, John,
Axtell, William,
Talbot, Caleb

LUTON, Luton Harrow, Luton Hitchin Road, Messer & Company Lawrance, air raids over UK, City of London Coleman Street, plait dealer, brewer, Luton fields, tallow chandler, grocer, cheesemonger, hatter, redemption Land Tax, painter, wills, engraver, surgeon, straw hat merchant, banker, manufacturer, specific solicitors, George Bailey