Reference
HF41/2/16/67
Title
Abstract of Title of Trustees of Will of Charles Powers to messuage, bakehouse etc., Tempsford
Date free text
fair copied 5 Apr 1887
Production date
From: 1828 To: 1887
Scope and Content
a) Lease and Release
1) Mary Elizabeth Woods of 57 Cambridge Terrace, Paddington, Middlesex, spinster
2) Martha Addington of same, widow (formerly Woods, widow of Charles Woods of Tempsford, farmer)
3) Samuel Hardwick of Tempsford, baker (purchaser)
4) Martin George of Tempsford, farmer (trustee to Bar Dower)
recites Will of Charles Woods (died 23 April 1834)
to 2) for life, messuage, cottage or tenement, Tempsford with the yard, garden etc. belonging, formerly occupied by his mother and then by Samuel Bennett.
All the rest of his property in Tempsford to friend Luke Addington esquire and Joseph Bennett of Tempsford, farmer, in trust to maintain, educate, clothe and support his daughter 1) above until 21 or marry with consent of her guardians
then to daughter (including reversion on messuage above) Prerogative Court of Canterbury 24 Jun 1834
Messuage, tenement or dwelling house with bakehouse outbuilding, yard, garden etc. adjoining, Tempsford, formerly in tenure of Elizabeth Medlock and for some time past of Samuel Hardwick.
And close of pasture adjoining above [1 acre 1 rood 23 perches], part of close called Dovehouse or House Close formerly in occupation of – and then of and for some time Samuel Hardwick.
And messuage adjoining in occupation of ... then of widow Cook
abutting - partly premises sold by 1) to John Lovell,
other part by a lane or occupation road
and on other parts by land sold by 1) to Henry Tingey, Joshua Addington and William Cope,
remaining part by Town Street of Tempsford
(part of premises formerly estate of inheritance of William Stuart esquire conveyed by Lease and Release
1) William Stuart esquire (vendor)
2) Jeremiah Lee
3) Mary Woods
4) Charles Woods
Consideration £748..12s) 1 and 2 Apr 1828
b) Conveyance
1) Samuel Hardwick
2) Charles Powers of Biggleswade, miller
Messuage, tenement or dwellinghouse with bakehouse, outbuildings, yard, garden etc., Tempsford
(boundary fence on east side from the road to the north corner of cart shed to be maintained by 1) and other fences by 2))
Consideration £425 30 Sep 1863
c) Will of Charles Powers 28 June 1881
d) Appointment of H E Powers 21 July 1883
e) Discharge of H E Powers from being trustee 14 Dec 1886
Level of description
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