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Abstract of title of trustees of William Dunham to freehold land and messuages in Brantwood Road There are one or more pages missing from the beginning of the abstract, which now begins part way through an abstracted conveyance which formed part of the land described [see (X) below]

1912

From: 1912 To: 1912

(I) (a) ....“then turned into one cottage and in occupation of John Parkins; (b) newly erected cottage adjoining (a) and uninhabited; (c) land on which (a) and (b) were erected in Brickhill alias Little Field, Luton, formerly in the occupation of William Sandon, then William Brown then divided into gardens in occupation of various people with land formerly of Henry Layton NE; land of Marquess of Bute SW; land of Dunstable Charity NW; lane of highway SE and containing 2 acres, 2 roods, 10 poles Habendum: - to R March to the use of any deed of R Marsh; to the use of R Marsh for ever Covenant: - by J Everitt that he had good right to convey (II) Death of R Marsh intestate on 4 December 1869 leaving Ann as his widow and four surviving children of whom Frederick was eldest and his heir-at-law (III) Letters of administration granted to Frederick Marsh in Northampton DPR on 6 January 1870 (IV) Will of Frederick Marsh of Stopsley, gentleman, of 17 April 1872 appointing John Ephraim Kightly, Frederick Pates and David Pike executors and devising and bequeathing the residue of his estate to his “beloved” friend and companion, Robert Sharp, residing with him at Stopsley; (V) Death of Frederick Marsh on 9 June 1873 (VI) Will proved in DPP on 3 July 1873 (VII) Conveyance of 28 January 1876 Parties: (i) Robert Sharp; (ii) Ann Marsh of Luton, widow; (iii) John Ransom Marsh of Kendal [Westomeland], grocer; (iv) Robert Henry Marsh of Luton; (v) Edward Marsh of Luton; (vi) Ann Marsh; Alfred Robinson of Rose Bank, Lymm [Cheshire], velvet manufacturer; Richard Thomas Cooke of Luton, gentleman Reciting: - on his death Robert Marsh was seized of at property including (a)-(b) ; - (II); - (III); - on the death of Robert Marsh all freehold hereditaments descended to Frederick Marsh subject, as to the greater part, to right of dower of (ii); - (IV); - (V); - (VI); - on 22 September 1874 (i) delivered to Inland Revenue an account of his succession in real estate derived from Frederick Marsh, showing a saleable value of £6,190 and gross rack rental of £322/14/1, total annual value of deductions of £122/12/6 (including £81/14/9 for dower of (ii) - net annual value £200/1/6; duty being assessed at £348/4/9 of which he paid the first and second of eight half-yearly instalments on 17 November 1874; on 9 June and 9 December 1874 the sums of £87/14/4 became due including 13/2 interest; - (i) became 21 on 24 September 1875; - (i) had been “fully fully advised upon the matters aforesaid” and had agreed with (ii) that on receiving £2,000 and upon (ii) and (iii) executing a conveyance of certain hereditaments therein mentioned not affecting (a)-(b), he would convey (a)-(b) to (vi) Operative Part: - (vi) paid £2,000 to (i); - in consideration of conveyance noted above (i) conveyed property including (a)-(b) to (vi) Property: (a) “seventhly all those” five cottages in Dallow Lane, Luton; (b) land on which (a) was built in Brickhill alias Little Field, Luton in occupation of William Sandon, then William Brown, then divided into gardens occupied by various people, land formerly of Henry Layton NE; land late of Marquess of Bute SW; land of Dunstable Charity NW; lane of highway SE and containing 2 acres, 2 roods, 10 poles with two cottages standing thereon in 1851 Habendum: - to the use of (vi) upon trusts not abstracted Note: Luton News of 14 June 1873 noted: the will of the late Mr Frederick Marsh is the talk of the town. By his will, we hear, the mother of the deceased is to be deprived of house and home, an instance of filial affection rarely witnessed. The lucky person in whose favour the will is drawn is a servant who has been employed for a year or more in the capacity of personal attendant, as a sort of groom and private secretary”. (VIII) death of Ann Marsh on 16 April 1878 (IX) death of Alfred Robinson on 6 October 1876 (X) Settlement of 16 December 1882 Parties: (i) Richard Thomas Cooke; (ii) John Ransom Marsh; (iii) Robert Henry Marsh; (iv) Edward Marsh Reciting: - Ann Marsh, Alfred Robinson and Richard Thomas Cooke some time had sold premises 1stly to 6thly and 8thly mentioned in (VII), using the money to make payments as directed by the conveyance and to but other real estate; - (VIII) and (IX); - (iii) and (iv) had become 21; - (ii)-(iv) had requested (i) as surviving trustee to convey unsold real estate to them according to their respective shares Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a)-(b) and property 9thly mentioned in (VII) to (ii)-(iv) Habendum: - to (ii)-(iv) in three equal parts (XI) Conveyance of 18 December 1882 Parties: (i) John Ransom Marsh; (ii) Robert Henry Marsh; (iii) Edward Marsh Operative Part: - (i) and (ii) conveyed their third parts of (a)-(b) to (iii) for £1,186 divided equally between them Property (a) five cottages in Dallow Lane, Luton; (b) land in Brickhill alias Little Field, Luton in occupation of William Sandon, then William Brown, then divided into gardens occupied by various people, land formerly of Henry Taylor NE; land late of Marquess of Bute, then of John Sambrook Crawley SW; land of Dunstable Charity NW; lane of highway SE and containing 2 acres, 2 roods, 10 poles with two cottages standing thereon in 1851 As to the Remaining Part (X) Exchange of 27 October 1896 Parties: (i) Edward Marsh of Cheapside, Luton, gentleman; (ii) Mayor, aldermen and burgesses of Borough of Luton acting as Urban Sanitary Authority Reciting: - conveyance of 1 June 1894 between (1) Richard Thomas Cooke, (2) John Hawkes and Elizabeth, his wife, (3) Asher John Hucklesby and Edwin Oakley, (4) urban Sanitary Authority in which (b) was appointed and conveyed subject to life estate of Ann Taylor to (4) Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a) to (ii); - (ii) conveyed (b) to (i) Property: (a) land containing 27½ poles with a frontage to Downs Lane of 37 feet; (b) land containing 27½ poles with frontage to Dallow Lane of 57 feet Covenants: - by (i) to produce deeds in Schedule Three; - by (ii) to produce deeds in Schedule Four Schedule 3: - “hereinbefore abstracted Indentures” of 28 September 1851 and 18 December 1882 [(IX)] Schedule 4: - copy will of Henry Taylor of South Mimms [Middlesex], farmer of 9 October 1846; - mortgage of 11 September 1872 (1) John Hawkes; (2) Richard Wall and Stephen Douglas Beckley Middleton; - conveyance of 25 June 1874 (1) Richard Wall and Stephen Douglas Beckley Middleton; (2) Robert Webdale and John Webdale the younger; - mortgage of 20 November 1885 (1) John Hawkes and Elizabeth, his wife; (2) Richard Thomas Cooke; - further charges of 29 July 1887, 16 June 1890, 20 May 1892, 26 September 1893, 1 June 1894 from Richard Thomas Cooke to John Hawkes and Elizabeth, his wife; - redemption of Land Tax of 31 January 1895 by Edward Marsh and attested by Urban Authority of Luton in the presence of George Sell, town clerk; - certificate of redemption of Land Tax 16 July 1897; - certificate of redemption of Land Tax of 8 June 1905 (XI) Conveyance of 2 November 1907 Parties: (i) Edward Marsh; (ii) William Dunham of Studley Road, Luton, builder Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a) to (ii) for £1,832 Property: (a) several plots of land in Luton numbered 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 on included plan Covenant: - by (i) to produce scheduled deeds; - by (ii) to observe provisos in Second Schedule First Schedule: - appointment and grant of 28 September 1851 (1) John Everitt; (2) Robert Marsh; - contract for redemption of Land Tax of 2 April 1864; - conveyance of 18 December 1882 (1) John Ransom Marsh; (2) Robert Henry Marsh; (3) Edward Marsh; - (X); - contract for redemption of Land Tax of 16 July 1897; - certificate of redemption of Land Tax of 8 June 1905 Second Schedule: - erect two semi-detached private dwellings on each plots 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12 to be of annual value of not less than £20; to erect on plot 13 not more than three private dwellings with offices and outbuildings, each house of annual value of not less than 320; - no trade or manufacturing business to be carried on upon any plot; - frontage of each dwelling to be erected on building line shown in plan, 12 feet from the road; - to erect and maintain boundary walls or fences; - to maintain assigned portions of Brantwood Road (XII) will of William Dunham of 16 January 1912 appointing Ezra Dunham of Saint Albans [Hertfordshire], builder, William Austin of Luton, gentleman and Bernardo Thomas Crew of Luton, accountant as executors and trustees and devising residue of real estate to them (XIII) death of William Dunham on 4 April 1912 (XIV) probate of will of William Dunham on 13 July 1912 in PPR

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Parkins, John,
Sandon, William,
Brown, William,
Marsh, R,
Marsh, Frederick,
Kightly, John Ephraim,
Pates, Frederick,
Pike, David,
Sharp, Robert,
Marsh, Ann,
Marsh, John Ransom,
Marsh, Robert Henry,
Marsh, Edward,
Robinson, Alfred,
Cooke, Richard Thomas,
Hawkes, John,
Hawkes, Elizabeth,
Hucklesby, Asher John,
Oakley, Edwin,
Taylor, Ann,
Taylor, Henry,
Wall, Richard,
Middleton, Stephen Douglas Beckley,
Webdale, Robert,
Webdale, John,
Dunham, William,
Dunham, Ezra,
Austin, William,
Crew, Thomas Bernado

LUTON, Luton Brantwood Road, Luton Dallow Lane, Luton Brickhill, DEEDS