Reference
WL1000/1/Wils/2/12
Title
Release
Date free text
23 Jan 1841
Production date
From: 1840 To: 1841
Scope and Content
Release
Parties:
(i) Rev. John William Coventry Campion MA, late of Overstone [Northamptonshire], now of Bedford and Ann, his wife;
(ii) William Pestell of Bedford, Saint Paul, common brewer;
(iii) Isaac Hurst of Bedford, surgeon;
(iv) John Armstrong if Wilshamstead, farmer
Reciting:
- Will of Thomas Gadsby of 1 February 1840 devising to his cousin (i) all his real estate in Wilshamstead in the occupation of Sir William Long;
- death of Thomas Gadsby on 3 May 1840 and proof of his will in PCC in 23 May 1840;
- WL1000/1/Wils/2/10 and afterwards (ii) sold part of the property to (iv) for £1,495/8/9 of the £2,000 purchase price to (i)
- Ann Campion agreed to release her title to dower
Operative Part:
- (ii) paid £504/11/3 to (i);
- ((iv) paid £1,495/8/9 to (i) for other property not listed below);
- (ii) paid 5/- to Ann Campion;
- (i) released (a)-(g) to (ii)
Property:
(a) public house formerly called the Bell, then the Three Horseshoes, now the Red Lion with stable, outbuildings and appurtenances in Wilshamstead, for many years in the occupation of Mary Cooper, now in the occupation of John Groom as undertenants of Sir William Long and (ii);
(b) adjoining pightle of pasture of half an acre abutting SW on a pightle of pasture abutting on the Vicar’s home glebe (i. e. (f) below);
(c) yard and large barn adjoining (a);
(d) pightle pf pasture adjoining (c) and abutting E on turnpike road from Bedford to Luton and NW on a small pightle of two roods, twenty poles conveyed to (iv) lying next to the Black Hat public house being
(e) allotment of ground formerly situate on the Green but now part of the ground of (a), of two roods, nineteen poles bounded E by Luton Road, S by Church Road , part S and W by 7th allotment to Lord Carteret, part S and W by a cottage and garden of Lord Carteret and N by (a)-(d) , which had been awarded to Thomas Gadsby at inclosure in 1807;
(f) orchard, garden or pightle of pasture in Wilshamstead of two acres on which a messuage stood formerly in the occupation of William Sharp, then Thomas Cooper abutting on the Vicar’s home close;
(g) cottage and garden in Wilshamstead in the occupation of John Clarke fronting S on the walk to the parish church called Church Road and containing eighteen poles abutting W on the vicar’s home close and N on (f) which cottage was many years since erected by Thomas Gadsby on eleven poles allotted by the inclosure award
(c)-(d) being (d) and (e) in WL1000/1/Wils/2/7
Habendum:
- to (ii); to the uses appointed by (ii); to the use of (ii) for life; to the use of (iii) in trust for (ii) to the use of (ii) for ever
Witnesses:
- Theed Pearse junior of Bedford, solicitor;
- William Rogers of Bedford, solicitor
Level of description
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