R6/5/20/3/1

Copy Conveyance [Lots 1, 3, 10 and 11]

29th December 1842

From: 1810 To: 1842

Copy Conveyance [Lots 1, 3, 10 and 11] Parties: (i) George William Russell, commonly called Lord George William Russell, brother of (ii); (ii) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (iii) Thomas Davies of Bedford, esquire; (iv) John Langley Mayle of Bedford, plumber; (v) John Hill Day of Saint Neots [Huntingdonshire], brewer; (vi) Richard Halfhead of Bedford, banker; (vii) Charles Short of Bedford, surgeon Reciting: (I) lease and appointment of 26th-27th July 1810 between (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, then Marquess of Tavistock and Anna Maria, his wife; (3) Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington; (4) William Adam; William Drew; (5) John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory; William Adam; (6) Edward Adolphus Saint Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset; Charles Stanhope, Viscount Petersham in which (a)-(c) was limited to the use of (5) for 2,000 years from the death of (2) as trustees to raise £10,000 for each of (2)’s children apart from his eldest son (II) lease and appointment of 20th and 21st July 1824 between (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, Duke of Bedford; (3) William Russell, commonly called Lord William Russell, now dead, brother of (1); William George Adam; (4) Lord William Russell; Lord George William Russell; William George Adam; (5) Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath; Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (appointments of 20th June 1829 between (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (3) Lord William Russell; William George Adam; (4) and 29th and 31st March 1834 between (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (3) Lord William Russell; William George Adam indorsed upon it) in which (a)-(c) was settled for 1,500 years from 20th July 1824 on (5) to the use of (2) for his life after the death of (1) with power of sale for Lord George William Russell (III) (i), with the consent of (ii), had agreed sale of (a) to (iii) for £273/2/6 (IV) (i), as trustee for (ii), had contacted sale of (b) to (iv) for £158/6/8 (V) (iv) had contracted sale of (b) to (iii) for £183/6/8 (VI) (i), as trustee for (ii), had agreed sale of (c) to (v) for £341/13/4 (VII) (v) had contracted sale of (c) to (vi) for £375/16/8 (VIII) (vi) had built a nine inch thick brick wall on the N side of (c) (IX) (vi) had contracted sale of (c) to (iii) for £433/16/8 (X) (iii), (iv) and (vi) had requested (i) and (ii) to limit and assure (a)-(c) (XI) (ii)’s only issue was William, Marquess of Tavistock, aged 32, and no other child and it was agreed that (ii) would enter into the covenant Operative Part: - (iii) paid £273/2/6 to (i) by direction of (ii); - (iii) paid £158/6/8 to (i) by direction of (ii) and (iv); - (iii) paid £25 to (iv); - (iii) paid £341/13/4 to (i) by direction of (ii), (v) and (vi); - (iii) paid £34/3/4 to (v) by direction of (vi); - (iii) paid £58 to (vi); - (i), with the consent of (ii), revoked all trusts, including those of 1824, 1829 and 1834 above, affecting (a); - (i), by consent of (ii), and direction of (vi), (v) and (vi) appointed (a)-(c) to (iii) Property [as shown on included plan]: (a) piece of land formerly part of Dovehouse Close bounded: N or NE by a new road of 20 feet width [Balsall Street West]; S by (b); E by new road [Harpur Street]; W by a new road of 20 feet width [Cross Street]; containing 6,900 square feet; (b) piece of ground forming part of the former Dovehouse Close bounded: N by (a); S by part of Dovehouse Close contracted to be sold to George Henry Flood [R6/5/20/3/3]; E by Harpur Street; W by Cross Street; containing 4,000 square feet; (c) piece if ground forming part of the former Dovehouse Close bounded: N by part of the close contracted to be sold to George Dilley; S by land of the Trustees of the Harpur Charity; E by a new road of 20 feet width recently formed from the close [part of Balsall Street East leading south towards Dame Alice Street]; containing 8,200 square feet. Habendum - to trusts directed by (iii) ; to the use of (iii) during his life; to the use of (vii) during the life of (iii), in trust for (iii); to the use of (iii) for ever Schedule - probate of the will of John, 4th Duke of Bedford of 16th April 1767; - agreement of 16th May 1797 (1) Lord William Russell; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; - will of John, 6th Duke of Bedford of 27th February 1802; - marriage settlement of 6th August 1808 (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (3) Charles, Earl Harrington; Lady Anna Maria Stanhope; (4) William Adam; William Drewe; - indenture of 10th November 1809 (1) Lord William Russell; (2) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; - bargain and sale of 16th June 1810 (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (3) Samuel Brown; (4) William Adam - exemplification of a recovery of Trinity 1810; William Adam demandant; Samuel Brown tenant; Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford first vouchee; John, 6th Duke of Bedford second vouchee - lease and appointment of 26th-27th July 1810: (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, then Marquess of Tavistock and Anna Maria, his wife; (3) Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington; (4) William Adam; William Drew; (5) John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory; William Adam; (6) Edward Adolphus Saint Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset; Charles Stanhope, Viscount Petersham; - lease and appointment of 20th and 21st July 1824: (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, Duke of Bedford; (3) William Russell, commonly called Lord William Russell, now dead, brother of (1); William George Adam; (4) Lord William Russell; Lord George William Russell; William George Adam; (5) Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath; Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland; - appointment of 20th June 1829: (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (3) Lord William Russell; (4) William George Adam; - appointment of 29th and 31st March 1834: (1) John, 6th Duke of Bedford; (2) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford; (3) Lord William Russell; William George Adam Witnesses: - J. John Guest of Dowlais [Glamorgan]; - John Martin of Froxfield, Eversholt; - Thomas W. Turnley of Bedford, solicitor; - Frederick Hide, clerk to John Hill Day of Saint Neots

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Russell, George William,
Russell, Francis (7th Duke of Bedford),
Davies, Thomas,
Mayle, John Langley,
Day, John Hill,
Halfhead, Richard,
Short, Charles,
Russell, John (6th Duke of Bedford),
Russell, Anna Maria (Duchess of Bedford),
Stanhope, Anna Maria,
Harrington, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of,
Adam, William,
Drew, William,
Upper Ossory, John Fitzpatrick, 2nd Earl of,
Somerset, Edward Adolphus Saint Maur, 11th Duke of,
Harrington, Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of,
Russell, William,
Adam, William George,
Bath, Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of,
Vassall-Fox, Henry Richard [3rd Baron Holland],
Russell, William (8th Duke of Bedford),
Flood, George Henry,
Dilley, George,
Brown, Samuel,
Guest, J. John,
Martin, John,
Turnley, Thomas Wesley,
Hide, Frederick

BEDFORD, plumber, brewer, banker, surgeon, Bedford fields, Bedford Cross Street, Bedford Balsall Street West, Bedford Harpur Street, Bedford Dame Alice Street, wills, marriage settlements, specific solicitors, Thomas Wesley Turnley, clerk