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Mortgage - £5,000 i) William Claridge of Leighton Buzzard, farmer, and wife Harriet ii) Frederick Wright of Maidenhead, Berkshire and William Howard of Great Witchingham, Norfolk, clerk

29 Nov 1861; reconveyance 14 May 1872

From: 1861 To: 1872

Freehold: 11 acres 3 roods 15 perches, allotted by Enclosure Award 5 May 1848: 1 rood 31 perches in Parsons Close 10 plots of land in Brook ley Furlong 3 acres in Muggenden Far Field, allotted by Enclosure Award 14 January1840 12 acres 3 roods 32 perches in Muggenden Far Field, Stanbridge allotted to Charles Claridge deceased, by the 1840 award 3 acres 37 perches in Heydon Hill Field, Eggington, allotted to William and Charles Claridge by 1840 award for Eggington 3 roods 25 perches perches in Heydon Hill Field, Eggington, allotted to Charles Claridge by the 1840 award for Eggington Copyhold: Messuage in Leck Street, Leighton Buzzard, heretofore in occupation Thomas Philpot. then J Dell, then Ann Dell, then William Pyne, then Priscilla Pyne, now William Claridge, messuage late J Millard's now Grace Millard's east, Unicorn Inn west; also close adjoining used as a garden - to which William Claridge was admitted on surrender of Edward Farn and Thomas Wakefield 29, 30 October 1846 farmyard with barns, stables etc. adjoining the Unicorn, divided from it Piece of land formerly part of Home Close, but for some time past used as a farmyard and rickyard, behind above farmyard, divided from the rest of Home Close by a newly built hovel and gates, with wheathouses, wheat frames, barns etc. 48 acres 3 roods 37 perches, allotted to Claridge under Enclosure Award for Leighton Buzzard: 3 acres 3 roods 31 perches in Brook Ley Furlong 10 acres 3 roods in Folly Furlong 1 acre 20 perches in Brook Ley Furlong 6 acres in Brook Ley Furlong 2 roods in Brook Ley Furlong 1 acre 5 perches in Pitnall Furlong 3 acres 3 roods 27 perches in Pitnall Furlong and Brewers Close Furlong 4 acres in Brewers Close Furlong 2 acres in Pitnall Furlong 2 acres 3 roods 18 perches in Pitnall Furlong 4 acres 20 perches in Brewers Close Furlong 4 acres 1 rood in Brewers Close Furlong 3 acres 1 rood 30 perches in Brewers Close Furlong 6 acres 1 rood in Brewers Close Furlong 3 roods in Brewers Close Furlong 21 acres 9 perches in Chalton Hill Field, Billington, allotted under Billington Enclosure Award 25 May 1844 3 roods 25 perches in Haydon Hill Field, Eggington, allotted under Eggington Enclosure Award Endorsed: Reconveyance i) Frederick Wright and William Howard ii) Harriet Claridge, widow, William Claridge, innkeeper and George Claridge, farmer, all of Leighton Buzzard Recites: Will of William Claridge, 9 August 1862, appointing wife Harriet and sons William and George executors and trustees for sale. Testator died 1 January 1871, will proved 16 June 1871. Part of the above property has been sold by auction Mortgage has been repaid and all above property is reconveyed except following which has already been sold: - 3 acres 1 rood 27 perches in Brook Ley Furlong, conveyed to Richard Harris - land in Haydon Hill Field, Eggington, conveyed to William Yirrell The property is still subject to the mortgage to Heley.

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Claridge, Harriet,
Claridge, William,
Claridge, Charles,
Claridge, George,
Wright, Frederick,
Howard, William,
Philpot, Thomas,
Dell, J.,
Dell, Ann,
Pyne, William,
Pyne, Priscilla,
Millard, J.,
Millard, Grace,
Farn, Edward,
Wakefield, Thomas,
Harris, Richard,
Yirrell, William,
Heley

legal papers, DEEDS, mortgages, STANBRIDGE, EGGINGTON, Leighton Buzzard Leck Street, Leighton Buzzard Unicorn, BILLINGTON, ENCLOSURE