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Insurance Policy from Sun Fire Office for Thomas Wortham for property in Royston

14 January 1755 to 1 January 1771

From: 1755 To: 1771

Insurance Policy No. 144524 from Sun Fire Office initially issued to Thomas Wortham, gentleman, of Royston, Hertfordshire on 14th January 1755, in relation to properties in the town. Policy covers: several tenements adjoining each other in Royston: one house, lately occupied by Charles Briarby, saddler, but now empty; four tenements, one occupied by Joseph Horner, barber, one by Joseph Pruday, labourer and the other two empty; one barn; and one stable; all timbered, plastered and tiled. Policy cost 9s annually due on 25 December each year. Signed by trustees of the society: Bill Girber, John Stoker, Crispin Gascoyne and J Green. Witnessed by: Benjamin Poole and E Tuckwell. 1 January 1771: Interest in the policy becomes the property of Mr Hale Wortham in trust for Ann and Sarah Wortham, minors. Entered by agent H Biggins.

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Wortham,
Sun Fire Office,
Wortham, Thomas,
Briarby, Charles,
Horner, Joseph,
Pruday, Joseph,
Girber, Bill,
Stoker, John,
Gascoyne, Crispin,
Green, J,
Poole, Benjamin,
Tuckwell, E,
Wortham, Hale,
Wortham, Ann,
Wortham, Sarah,
Biggins, H

Royston, insurance, fire insurance, Sun Fire Office, London Sun Fire Office, gentleman, saddler, barber, labourer, insurance agent