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Feoffment (Trust Deed to appoint new Trustees)

9 Jul 1844; Note of Delivery of Seisin 9 Apr 1846

From: 1844 To: 1846

1) Most Noble Francis Duke of Bedford Right Honourable Henry Edward Lord Holland Henry Hartop Knapp, Rector of parish of Ampthill Thomas Chapman the elder, Ampthill, surgeon (surviving trustees) 2) John Morris of Ampthill esquire Thomas Beach Whitehurst of Ampthill, clerk Thomas Bennet of Woburn, gentleman John Eagles of Ampthill, gentleman Andrew Hamilton of Ampthill, surgeon Thomas Chapman the younger of Ampthill, surgeon Samuel Swaffield of Ampthill, gentleman William Seabrook of Ampthill, farmer (new trustees) appointment of 2) approved by Meeting of Trustees 9 May 1844 a) for use of poor of Ampthill 1) site of messuage with garden near Pinfold Hill, formerly in occupation of Robert Gray and other poor persons but was sometime since taken down and site with the garden laid open to and occupied with close of ground ii) below ii) Close of ground formerly pasture but now arable adjoining 1) (6 acres) by estimation. 1) and ii) measured together total 5 acres 1 rood 16 perches with barn adjoining, heretofore in occupation of Benjamin Goode and now of Henry Spring. N. close formerly of Simon Urlin, gentleman and now of Duke of Bedford S. land allotted to Rector of Ampthill on enclosure of Ampthill, formerly part of the common or waste ground. W. lane into Houghton Park. E. Close of Duke of Bedford iii) messuage, Mill Street, Ampthill, heretofore in occupation of William Peele since of James Faulkener late of William Farnell and now of Ann Farnell iv) piece of ground on east side of iii) between same and premises late of – Shouler, deceased, in occupation of William Claridge. measures IV end or front on Mill Street 11ft 8ins S. end 13ft. in length N. – S. 41ft 3ins same is covered over and occupied by William Claridge as tenant. v) messuage and garden adjoining Church Street, Ampthill formerly in occupation of Thomas Evans and Thomas Kilpin, since of John West and now of John Bartram vi) messuage heretofore divided into several tenements Church End, Ampthill. ( abutting N. Churchyard; S. Messuage formerly in occupation John Butler) heretofore in occupation of Mary Hutchinson widow and other persons and now by certain poor persons of the parish of Ampthill, who are permitted by the said Trustees to reside therein rent free. vii) cottage, Church End, Ampthill, abutting W. Churchyard formerly in occupation of Robert Gray since of Elizabeth Dobney widow, and other poor persons and now of divers poor persons of Ampthill etc. as above. viii) messuage with garden ground Church Street, Ampthill heretofore in occupation of Samuel Wright or his undertenant, since of John Dunville, afterwards of John Beach now of John G – Ramsey. abutting E. messuage formerly of John Bennell, later of Richard Arnold, gentleman and now of – Crowley. W. tenement of John Bartram. ix) messuage, Ampthill, abutting Market Place SW. White Hart NE. messuage late of William Findlay heretofore in occupation of Thomas Hollingworth, since of Charles Haley and now of Ann Shaw widow And plot or allotment of land Ampthill Warren (2 roods 34 perches) abutting NE. and NW. by plot next described SE. Flitwick Road SW. allotment to Rector of Ampthill And plot or allotment on the warren (4 acres 8 perches) abutting NE allotment next described part of SE. Flitwick Road part of SW. and rest of SE. last described allotment (6 acres 1 rood 36 perches) other 2 are called late Greenes Closes (12 acres 2 roods 6 perches) And plot or allotment (2 acres 5 perches) abutting N. private road leading to the warren of Ampthill Hospital Estate rest of SW. by allotment to Rector of Ampthill NW. public drain And plot or allotment in the Warren (3 acres 2 roods) abutting NE. allotment next mentioned SE. Flitwick Road SW. last described allotment NW. public drain And plot or allotment in the Warren (1 acre 2 roods 25 perches abutting NE. and SW. other allotments herein described SE. Flitwick Road NW. public road SW. another allotment herein described W. public drain Total of allotments 11 acres 3 roods 32 perches late in occupation of William Morris and now of Robert Sexton And 3 adjoining closes pasture one of which is called Russells Close (6 acres), and two called late Greenes (12 acres 2 roods 6 perches). all in Maulden adjoining parish of Ampthill and are now in occupations of George Coleby and James Phillips abutting N. land of Martha Morris E. land of Duke of Bedford and William Exton S. land of – French, -- Austin and John Morris W. land of – Eagles, --Berry and – Austin, and private road belonging to Martha Morris in trust for poor of Ampthill b) messuage or tenement, Maulden, heretofore in occupation of George Wildman, since of William Summerfield and now of Summerfield the younger abutting E. lane W. other land heretofore of William Jennings and now of --. N. cottage formerly of Morton Bass, since of William Henson, carpenter now of Daniel Mann and occupatied by William Stokes S. Moor called Blackmoor in trust for poor of Ampthill and Maulden Witnesses: George Whilbread, innkeeper of Ampthill, William Sheard, plumber etc. Ampthill

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Russell, Francis (7th Duke of Bedford),
Fox, Henry Edward (4th Baron Holland),
Knapp, Henry Hartopp,
Chapman, Thomas,
Morris, John,
Whitehurst, Thomas Beach,
Bennet, Thomas,
Eagles, John,
Hamilton, Andrew,
Swaffield, Samuel,
Seabrook, William,
Gray, Robert,
Goode, Benjamin,
Spring, Henry,
Urlin, Simon,
Peele, William,
Faulkener, James,
Farnell, Ann,
Farnell, William,
Shouler,
Claridge, William,
Evans, Thomas,
Kilpin, Thomas,
West, John,
Bartram, John,
Butler, John,
Hutchinson, Mary,
Grey, Robert,
Dobney, Elizabeth,
Wright, Samuel,
Dunville, John,
Beech, John,
Ramsey,
Bennell, John,
Arnold, Richard,
Crowley,
Findlay, William,
Hollingworth, Thomas,
Haley, Charles,
Shaw, Ann,
Morris, William,
Sexton, Robert,
Coleby, George,
Phillips, James,
Morris, Martha,
Exton, William,
French,
Austin,
Morris, John,
Eagles,
Berry,
Wildman, George,
Summerfield, William,
Jennings, William,
Bass, Morton,
Carpenter, William Henson,
Mann, Daniel,
Stokes, William,
Whilbread, George,
Sheard, William

DEEDS, legal papers, Ampthill Feoffee Charity, local charities, Ampthill Pinfold Hill, Ampthill fields, Ampthill Mill Street, Ampthill Church Street, Ampthill Church End, Ampthill White Hart, Ampthill Market Place, MAULDEN, Maulden fields