Scope and Content
1) Transfer of Mortgage in £4,600
1) William Talbot Wallis of Shifford, Oxfordshire, gentleman
Thomas Knighton of Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, gentleman
2) Thomas Gell of Sharnbrook, farmer and miller
Richard Gell of Sharnbrook, farmer and miller
3) William Talbot Wallis again
4) John Garrard of Olney, gentleman
recites deed of further charge and lease and release
1) Thomas Gell of Sharnbrook, gentleman (since deceased) (mortgagor)
2) Robert Talbot of Sharnbrook, gentleman (mortgagee)
3) John Talbot of Olney, lace merchant (trustee 1 or 2) 29 and 30 Oct 1822
recites lease and release (by mortgage in £8,000 plus interest unstated)
1) Thomas Gell
2) Benjamin Wellstead of Kimbolton, esquire
3) Robert Talbot
property including farmhouse with buildings and yards adjoining and belonging, then or late in occupation of John Partridge
and part of an ancient inclosure called Matts Close [Natts Close in Enclosure Award Book K] containing 2 acres 33 perches
abutting South West: Town Street
part of North West and rest of South West: Homestead belonging to Elizabeth Barringer and the Dissenting Meeting House
other part of North West: another part of Natts Close (here spelt correctly) exchanged by the Enclosure Commissioners for Sharnbrook to Samuel Cornish
rest of North West and North East: old enclosure called Long Mead, belonging to Samuel Cornish
South East: Holme Close and 2nd allotment to Thomas Gell for estate late Lowes
which Holme Close containing 7 acres 2 roods 28 perches and the above part of Natts Close with the site of the farmhouse, late Partridges, contained 2 acres 33 perches, formed one entire close 9 acres, 3 roods 21 perches called Holme Close
(farmhouse late Partridges and Natts Closes were late the estate of John Gibbard and were awarded to Thomas Gell in exchange for his 5th allotment containing 2 roods 29 perches, his 6th allotment, 1 acre 39 perches, from his 7th allotment, 19 perches (whose total was 5 acres 2 roods 36 perches) allotted to him for his Estate Drury Lowe and 1 acre 1 rood 14 perches part of an old inclosure called Langtons, part of estate late W D Lowe 29 and 30 Oct 1819
principal money not paid
recites further charge in £500
1) Thomas Gell (mortgagor)
2) R Talbot (mortgagee) 29 Apr 1820
recites further charge in £800 (by lease and release)
premises as above and piece of land in Bletsoe 30 and 31 Oct 1820
recites further charge in £1,000 and 5% interest not dated (30 Oct 1822)
recites memorandum
Talbot admits of above £10,300, sum of £4,600 only is owed 10 Oct 1825
recites death of Thomas Gell 23 Jul 1823
recites will of Thomas Gell of Sharnbrook
to wife for life or widowhood net rent of house, garden, yard in tenure of John Partridge
reversion to son Edwin Gell and sum of £500 as soon as aged 24 and interest in the meantime (charged on real and personal estate)
Real and personal estate to sons Thomas and Richard Gell made 15 Feb 1823
proved Prerogative Court of Canterbury 8 Nov 1823
recites Release of legacy of £500 by Edwin Gell 10 Oct 1825
recites memorandum of payment of £5,700 and part discharge of £10,300 by Sir Robert Harry Inglis, baronet
to Thomas and Richard Gell (mortgagors)
(passed on to Robert Talbot (mortgagee))
for part of above property in Bletsoe, Riseley, Felmersham and Sharnbrook, formerly Steeles and afterwards Lowes
all interest due paid: £4,600 only owed 10 Oct 1825
recites death of Robert Talbot, a bachelor and left his brother John his only heir at law
recites will of Robert Talbot (certain specific bequests etc. not specified in this abstract)
residue to brother John Talbot of Olney, Buckinghamshire, gentleman
will made 23 May 1821
will proved Prerogative Court of Canterbury 14 Apr 1834
recites death of John Talbot 27 April 1841
recites will of John Talbot
appointed George Wallis, William Talbot Wallis and Vincent Wallis (died in testator’s lifetime) and Thomas Knighton and Thomas Collier as trustees and executors will made 25 Jan 1840
codicil
proved Prerogative Court of Canterbury by William Talbot Wallis, Thomas Knighton and Thomas Collier with power reserved of George Wallis to enter probate at any future time 16 Jun 1841
recites death of George Wallis died 2 December 1847
and death of Thomas Collier - February 1850
William Talbot Wallis and Thomas Knighton want the £4,600 repaid transferred to Garrard as trustee for William Talbot Wallis 1 Nov 1855
2) Will of Thomas Gell (died 8 October 1859)
appointed W Islip of Melchbourne, farmer and William Pickering of Beaumont Chase, Rutland, farmer, executors
to William Islip
farm or land then in testator’s own occupation (180 acres) in Sharnbrook, Felmersham and Bletsoe with that part of the River Ouse running over his land and all his land covered with water and rights, royalties and privileges belonging
and close of land in occupation of William Heritage
and all other messuages, cottages and tenements, land etc.,
(subject to any mortgage and annuity of £20 per annum to Eliza Gebhard, wife of - Gebhard [?John Jacob, see X106/345] of Birmingham made 21 Dec 1858
codicil: personal legacies, confirms rest of will 18 Jan 1859
proved Prerogative Court of Canterbury 11 Jan 1860
3) Reconveyance
1) William Talbot Wallis (mortgagee)
2) John Garrard
3) Ann Pickering Islip of Sharnbrook, spinster
4) Ann Islip of Luton, spinster
5) William Islip
6) Samuel Day of St Neots, Huntingdonshire, gentleman (trustee to await inheritance)
recites death of Richard Gell as an intestate bachelor on 14 December 1855 leaving Thomas Gell, his brother, surviving
letters of administration granted by Archdeaconry of Bedford to Thomas Gell 3 May 1856
recites will of Thomas Gell above
recites certain messuages etc. free from charges to 3) and 4) to 5) subject to charges
Manor or reputed manor, capital messuages, tenements etc.
consideration £4,600 (partly paid by Thomas Gell in his lifetime and partly by William Islip to William Talbot Wallis) 22 Dec 1862
4) Mortgage in £2,000 and 5% interest
1) William Islip (mortgagor)
2) John Horrell of Oakley, farmer
Thomas Henry Murfin of Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, common brewer
John Dawes Bletsoe of Barnwell, Northamptonshire, farmer
(mortgagees)
property including house, buildings and yard [1 rood 9 perches] 17 Apr 1863
Abstract prepared by Day and Wade Gery of St Neots 1866