Reference
X732/115
Title
Marriage settlement (Release, lease not present)
Date free text
22 Jan 1817
Production date
From: 1817 To: 1817
Scope and Content
i) Frederick William Foster, Fairfield, Lancashire, esquire
ii) William Foster, Haslehurst, Norton, Derby (2nd son of above)
iii) Mary Ann Bagshawe, 2nd daughter of Sir William Chambers Bagshawe, The Oakes, Norton, knight
iv) William John Bagshawe, Middle Temple, London, esquire
John Frederick Foster, Queens College, University of Cambridge, Esquire
marriage is shortly to take place between ii) and iii)
i) releases to ii)
- Burrs Farm, yards, gardens, stables etc. belonging (1 acre 1 rood 28 perches)
- close pasture called Home Close divided into 2 (12 acres 17 perches)
- Long Close - pasture (7 acres 25 perches)
- coppice adjoining Long Close (2 acres 36 perches)
- Coleman's Close, divided into 2 (12 acres 20 perches)
- Coleman's Spinney (2 acres 1 rood 9 perches)
- Denton's Close (5 acres 3 roods)
- cottage and garden in Dentons Close (35 perches)
- close of arable - Hunts Hole (2 acres 1 rood 37 perches)
- The Eight Acres (6 acres 2 roods 9 perches)
- 2 closes arable called Poor Closes (3 acres 6 perches and 1 acre 29 perches)
- 2 closes called Little Closes (2 acres 3 roods 2 perches and 1 acre 3 roods 2 perches)
- close of pasture called Wickstead (1 acre 3 roods 10 perches)
- close of pasture called Watts Hunt (4 acres 3 roods 16 perches)
- Box End Close with coppice adjoining (3 acres 3 roods 32 perches)
- 5 small coppices lying in the Open Boxes (3 acres 10 perches)
all occupied by Mr John Burr (total - 73 acres 1 rood 20 perches)
- all lands awarded to i) under Kempston inclosure award and all other lands of i) in Kempston
to be held by iv) on trust for the marriage of ii) and iii) and then for their children
various provisions for leases, sales and exchanges of the lands and proceeds used in purchase of other property. Also to mortgage the lands if necessary
power given to ii) and iii) to appoint new trustees
signatures of all
endorsed: witnesses: John Forster, McAdam John Parker, Thomas James Parker
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