Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Samuel Witt of Brookside, Cambridge, esquire;
(ii) Samuel Whitbread of Ennismore Gardens [Middlesex] MP; William Francis Higgins of Turvey House, esquire; Francis John Thynne of Kempston Lodge, esquire; Richard Orlebar of Hinwick, esquire; Dudley George Cary Elwes of Bedford, esquire; Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger of Bedford, esquire; George Peregrine Nash of Bedford,esquire; Alfred Whittaker of Bedford, maltster; Robert Barry Stafford of Bedford, auctioneer; George Wells of Bedford, upholsterer
Reciting:
- indenture of 14 March 1845 between (1) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, John Crichton Stuart, 2nd Marquis of Bute, George Witt, Frederic Polhill, Samuel Crawley, Thomas Charles Higgins, Thomas Barnard, John Harris, Thomas Abbott Green, Thomas John Green, Isaac Elger and Rev Edward Isaac Lockwood (trustees of Bedford Rooms Company); (2) Theed Pearse the younger, (3) Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey, Stephen Thornton, William Henry Whitbread, George Peter Livius, Theed Pearse the elder, John Thomas Dawson, George Witt, Francis Pym, Thomas Abbott Green, Robert Newland and Rev John Brereton, trustees of Bedford Savings Bank and (4) Joseph Hill, secretary of Bedford Savings Bank in which (a) Bedford Savings Bank erected on part of land purchased from Sir William Long, with site of the building; (b) messuage erected on other part of the ground late in occupation of William Grey, clerk and superintendent of the building; (c) site of (b) and so much of ground on N side of iron palisades extending across yard adjoining (b) as lay between palisades and imaginary line drawn from and in line with N side of (b) E to buildings of John Rawlins were demised to (4) upon trust to assign (a)-(c) to (3) upon trust for the Bedford Savings Bank;
- deed poll of 15 March 1845 by Joseph Hill transferring (a)-(c) to Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey, Stephen Thornton, William Henry Whitbread, George Peter Livius, Theed Pearse the elder, John Thomas Dawson, George Witt, Francis Pym Thomas Abbott Green, Robert Newland and Rev John Brereton for 999 years as trustees;
- Z1265/3/2-3;
- deaths of Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey, Stephen Thornton, William Henry Whitbread, George Peter Livius, Theed Pearse the elder, John Thomas Dawson, George Witt, Francis Pym, Thomas Abbott Green, Robert Newland and John Brereton;
- George Witt was sole survivor of the trustees of Bedford Savings Bank;
- Will of George Witt of 14 January 1869 devising all real estate held upon trust to his wife Elizabeth and brother (i) ;
- death of George Witt on 20 February 1869 and proof of his will in PPR on 11 March 1869;
- death of Elizabeth Witt on 25 August 1871
Operative Part:
- (i) assigned (a)-(b) to (ii)
Property:
(a) building used as Bedford Savings Bank;
(b) premises described as (c) in Z1265/3/2
Habendum:
- to (ii) for residue of 999 years each from 14 March 1845 and 30 May 1848 upon trust for benefit of Bedford Savings Bank
Witnesses:
- Frederick John Beecher of 4 Syle Street, Lincoln’s Inn, solicitor;
- Francis Trapp, secretary of Bedford Savings Bank;
- C Froome of 10 Ennismore Gardens, London, butler