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Abstract of the Title of Frances Wells King and Albert Sharman to freehold land (39 High Street) at Riseley in the County of Bedford

1874 -1973

From: 1936 To: 1973

- search certificate dated 23 September 1936 in H. M. Land Charges Registry against Malcolm Lloyd Griffith of 1 Knightsbridge London, Clerk in Holy Orders and Thomas Richard Jones of 44 Gledstanes Road, London Solicitor's Clerk -conveyance dated 24 September 1936 between Malcolm Lloyd Griffith and Thomas Richard Jones (Vendors) and Frederick Smith King of Risely (Purchaser) Reciting: - Will of Rt. Hon St. Andrew Lord St John Baron St John of Bletsoe (Fifteenth Baron) dated 23 June 1874 and proved 5 February 1888. Freehold property conveyed was with other property settled to uses under Moubray St. Andrew Thornton St. John (Eighteenth Baron). Norman Magnus MacLeod, Harry Norton Schofield and Malcolm Lloyd Griffith appointed as Trustees of Settlement. - Transitional provisions of LPA 1925 the legal estate in fee simple in the said property thereby conveyed became vested in the eighteenth baron upon the trusts of the said will. - Principal Vesting Deed dated 25 March 1927 between Norman Magnus MacLeod, Harry Norton Schofield and Malcolm Lloyd Griffith of one part, and the Eighteenth Baron. Declared that the property was vested in the eighteenth baron in fee simple upon the trusts and subject to the powers and provision upon and subject to the settlement. - Deed of Appointment of New Trustees dated the 12th March 1931. Retirement of Harry Norton Schofield and appointment of Henry Martin Ashford Sandford. - Deed of Appointment of New Trustees dated 11 May 1932. Retirement of Henry Martin Ashford Sanford and appointment of Thomas Richard Jones. - Eighteenth Baron agreed with purchaser for the sale to him for the sum of £725 of the fee simple of said property. No conveyance had been executed by the time of the Baron’s death. - Death of the Eighteenth Baron 28th October 1934. Will dated 17 January 1933. - Probate of will of Eighteenth Baron limited to settled land made 10th May 1935 was granted to the Vendors. Trustees made executors to the settled land by the Principal Probate Registry -under will of Fifteenth Baron, John Moubray Russell Baron St. John of Bletsoe (Nineteenth Baron), infant, if of full age would have had the powers of a tenant for live over the said settled land, but Vendors as personal representative of the Eighteenth Baron have all the powers conferred by the said Act and Will of the Fifteenth Baron. - Vendors convey to the purchaser in fee simple for the consideration of £725: Property: House, Buildings and Land amounting to 10.773 acres in the occupation of Frank Felce. Memorandum: By conveyance dated 23rd May 1964 part of the land comprising O.S. Parcel 232 conveyed to Bedford Rural District Council in fee simple Memorandum: By conveyance dated 1st June 1973 part of the land comprising O.S. Parcel 224 and 225 containing area of 1.390 acres with the premises erected on was conveyed to Wrights (Langford) Limited in fee simple. -Search Certificate dated 23 September 1936 in H. M Land Charges Registry against Frederick Smith King -Mortgage dated 25th September 1936 between Frederick Smith King and Frances Hannah Hollis for loan of £450 with interest of £4 10s per annum - Will of Frederick Smith King, dated 12 October 1940. - death of Frederick Smith King dated 3rd November 1943 - probate of will of Frederick Smith King granted 13 June 1944 -Deed of appointment dated 4th June 1953 between Beatrice Maud King of 39 High Street Riseley, formerly of The Post Office Riseley, Kate Syms Sharman, wife of Albert Sharman and Frances Wells King, Spinster both of 39 High Street Riseley as new trustees -death of Beatrice Maud King of Dairy Farm, 39 High Street Riseley dated 2nd December 1954 - grant of letters of Administration to Kate Syms Sharman of Dairy Farm dated 8th August 1955 - death of Kate Syms Sharman 26 May 1972 at Middlesex Hospital London - Deed of Appointment dated 28th December 1972 between Frances Wells King of No. 39 High Street and Albert Sharman, 39 High Street appointed as new trustee

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Sharman, Kate Syms,
King, Frances Wells,
Griffith, Malcolm Lloyd,
Jones, Thomas Richard,
King, Frederick Smith,
St John, Andrew,
St John, Moubray St Andrew Thornton, 19th Baron St John of Bletsoe,
Macleod, Norman Magnus,
Schofield, Harry Norton,
Felce, Frank,
Hollis, Frances Hannah,
King, Beatrice Maud,
Sharman, Albert

RISELEY, Riseley High Street, DEEDS