171/174   Probated copy of Will & Codicil of Susan Elizabeth Stebbings - East Dereham - 1915- brothers James William Simpson & Franklin Simpson (Bay of Islands, New Zealand), George W Simpson, for full details, please see my Norfolk page.

211/174 Vavasour, Henry Dunstan - Hazlewood Castle, Yorkshire  & Tataraimaka, New Zealand - dated 1871 & 1880
2 Original Wills - brothers William Edward Joseph Vavasour, Oswald Hugh Vavasour (both of Hazlewood Castle), Edward Joseph Everard Vavasour, sisters Mary Lucy Vavasour, Angela Maria (de Gaudos) Galdina Vavasour. Both Wills written on watermarked paper; 1871 - 3 sides signed Hy Dunstan Vavasour, 1880 - 1 side  signed H D Vavasour, witnesses include Frederick Augustus Scott (1871) & S Churchward / Churchwara (1880 - Footman, Hazlewood Castle). £42

98/103 Culyer, Charles   Scilly Isles, Cornwall  - 1883
Beneficiary under the Will of his sister - for details see Norfolk page, Wills - Culyer, Elizabeth.

Scotland
Property, etc

61/2 - 1781 - Lease for a year (relating to assignment of property in Cumberland by way of a mortgage)  Property apparently previously mortgaged to late John Smith (Carlisle), and his siblings are party to the agreement. They include Agnes w/o James Johns(t)on (Whitehill, Dumfries),  Eleanor Smith, widow, (Cumbertrees, Scotland),  Jane w/o John Marshall (Clifton, Cumb.) and late Margaret's eldest son John Irving (Whitehill, Dumfries). For details see Cumberland page - Property - Carlisle.

62/20 Sale of Property in  Sunderland - 1881 - by Trustees of William Jackson Johnson (a Bankrupt), to Waverley Brewery, Edinburgh - James Jamieson and William Jenkinson. Property was subject to a Mortgage from Sunderland Thirteenth Working Mans Building Society.
2 sheets  Parchment - signed and sealed by Edmund Nichols, Robert Henderson, John Henry Isitt (all members of the Bankruptcy Committee) and James Jamieson and William Jenkinson. Includes the large wax seal of the Building Society and signature of Alexander Prosser, Chairman. It refers to earlier Indenture, Mortgage and Bankruptcy proceedings.   £47

84/239 Geneva - 1887 - Assignment of Mortgage by James Trevor (Nether Stowey) to Annabella Mary  Ascough Evered  (Geneva). For details see my Somerset page - Property - Wiveliscombe - 1887

48/118 Aberdare / Barry / Swansea -1890 -  Richard and James Thorney (both of Aberdare), Luke and John Alfred Owen (both of Barry) - the husband and son of Caroline dec'd, Samuel and Sarah Davies (formerly of Swansea, now of Carthage, Missouri) - for details, see Herefordshire page - under Property, Walford, 1890.  £27

48/121 Aberdare  -1890 - Declaration by Mrs Esther Thorney stating she had no interest in the property in Walford, to be sold by  James Thorney and others to E Crockett.
Paper - signed by Esther Thorney .  [see 48/118, above]  £7

68/12 Brecon / Radnor - 1795 - Disposal of Interest in Land - Llandewy Cwm, Brecon, by Elizabeth Jones to John Davis (Disserth, Radnor).
Elizabeth Jones, spinster, now of Kington, Hereford - grandaughter of John Morris (Llandewy) and daughter of John Morris alias Jones of Disserth.
Paper Indenture signed and sealed by Elizabeth Jones with signatures of witnesses, Thos ? Brice and Thomas Morgan. Names pieces of land.   £52

98/127 Patten, Edith  (of Bridgend, Glam.) - 1880
Named in her mother's Will - for details see Somerset page, Wills - Hembry, Jane

98/21 Cardiff - 1861 - Charlotte & James Saunders - See details on Gloucestershire page under Wills, Clark.

224/4 Carnarvon - 1841 - Deed of Covenant by Miss Elizabeth Lydia Cane (lately of Norwood Green, Middx, now Carnarvon) to surrender  property & land  she had become entitled to following death of Dame Mary Herschell. Signed / sealed by Elizabeth Lydia Cane,  witnessed on reverse by John Potter (agent, Carnarvon) for full details, please see my Buckinghamshire page - Property - Upton cum Chalvey [see also 224/5]

10/12A Carnarvon  -  1875 - Ysguburwen - Auction particulars for sale of 98 lots of freehold building land and reversionary interests.  10 page booklet but with middle 2 pages containing lots 22-98 to be sold on day 2 of sale missing.  Contains conditions of sale with details of reversionary interests to be sold on day 1. Details include brief description of premises,  details of lease, ground rent, tithes & occupants :- Geo. Farren, Dr. Morgan,  Robt. Newton, W Lloyd Griffeth, Capt. Davis, Charles Thomas, Jno Jones, John Griffith, Edwin Hobson, Paxton Hardy, Richard Aylmer, W G W Clemenger, Alexander Fraser.  The booklet (c.11"x 17"), with some small tears in folds, includes a large, coloured, printed, folding  plan (c. 30"x 21")showing the location of each Lot, & names of owners of surrounding grounds.   £18

10/13ACarnarvon  -  1875 - Ysguburwen - Auction particulars for sale of 98 lots of freehold building land and reversionary interests. Similar document to 10/12A, but this one has the complete booklet, however, there are tears to the centre fold & cover, and a number of large tears in the folds of the plan.  £18

10/13BCarnarvon  -  1875 - Ysguburwen - Copy of just the plan as in 10/12A & 13A - complete, but torn.  £4

10/12B Carnarvon  -  1881 - Ysguburwen - Auction particulars for sale of 29 lots of freehold building land and reversionary interests.  8 page printed booklet (c.12"x 18") containing conditions of sale & a brief description of each Lot, but plan missing.  £10

64/7 Chepstow - 1822 - Attested copy of Lease - Surrender by Executors of John Bowsher Dec'd (Chepstow) and Richard Bowsher (Bath) to the Merchant Adventurers of Bristol in favour of Benjamin Tucker the Elder and Younger. 4 acres of land - Honey Penn Hill, Clifton, Glos. upon which 32 properties were to be erected.
10 sheets of paper including plan of proposed properties. Refers to earlier agreements, Will of John Bowsher (deceased at time of agreement), specifications for construction of properties and various Covenants as to use of land. [see also 64/8].   £52

105/45 Denbigh - Wrexham - 1885 - George Stewart Bessell (Wrexham) had applied to the Guardian Permanent Benefit Building Socy (Bristol) for a mortgage on 1 Rodney Cottages, Two Mile Hill, St Georges, for full details & price, please see my Gloucestershire page - Property -  Bristol / St George

130/16 Glamorgan, Barry - 1903 - Transfer of Mortgage & further advance. Original mortgages advanced by  William Tame (Barry, Glam.) to Albert James Beaven (Bristol).   For full details / price of this document, please see my Somerset page - Property -  Brislington

215/26 & 215/27 Bryngwilli, Pontardulais, Co Glamorgan - 1925 - Lease & Counterpart Lease of Treliggan & Tretoil Farm, Lanivet, Cornwall  by Richard Harry Sampson (Bryngwilli, Pontardulais, Co Glamorgan) & John Messer Bennetts (Truro) [Executors of  Robert Treneer Michell ] . Signed by R.H. Sampson & J Messer Bennetts witnessed by Roger M Sampson (Pontardulais). For full details, please see my Cornwall page - Property - Lanivet

130/10 Cardiff, Glamorgan -  1895 - Marriage Settlement between Eliza Ann Roberts (Portishead) & William Gwynne Thomas (Cardiff),  signed / sealed by W G Thomas, Eliza A Roberts (+ Eliza A Thomas), and trustees -
Together with the Death Certificate of William Gwynne Thomas, prepared in 1903 & signed over a penny stamp. For full details of this document, please see my Somerset page - Property -  Portishead .

162/20 Cadoxton, Neath, Glam - 1826 - Lease for a year (the 1st part of Lease & Release for sale of property) by Richard & John Fosse (both Cadoxton, Neath) to Thomas Dumayne Place  (Cadoxton, Neath). Names the occupiers of the various cottages / lands in Marwood.  For full details / price of this document, please see my Devon page - Property - Marwood.

162/21 Cadoxton, Neath, Glam - 1827 - Lease for a year (the 1st part of Lease & Release for sale of property) by Thomas Dumayne Place  (Cadoxton, Neath) to Richard Crang (Marwood). Names the occupiers of the various cottages / lands in Marwood including  Richard Fosse, formerly the property of John Fosse dec'd.  Witnessed on reverse by D Powell (solr, Neath) & Jno Attwood (his clerk). For full details / price of this document, please see my Devon page - Property - Marwood.

130/3 Glamorgan, Wenvoe Castle - 1806 - Contemporary Attested copy of a Release to make a Common Recovery (property conveyance subject to life tenancy) by Sir John Thomas (Southampton) & his son John Godfrey Thomas  Refers to Deed of 1771 - lands inherited from Mary Phelps dec'd (Cole, Westbury upon Trym) settled on Sir John (then John Thomas (Wenvoe Castle, Glamorgan), father & brother both named Sir Edmond Thomas. For full details / price of this document, please see my Gloucesterhire page - Property - Westbury upon Trym [see also 130/70]

48/190 Dingestowe, Monmouth - 1720 -  Copy of Assignment of Mortgage. Mortgage granted to Richard Jelfe (City of Gloucester), assigned by Charles Hopkins (Dingestowe) to Jeremiah Jenkins (Gloucester). Details of original mortgage granted to William Jelfe (Richard's father) in 1708 on security of lands in Ruardean, Glos. subsequent assignment of mortgage & transfer of property to Richard. As part of this agreement, some of the original mortgage was repaid.
Paper - written on 7 sides - some small holes in folds of final sheet - hardly affecting text.   £36

84/89 Dolgelly, Merioneth - 1886 -  Statutory  declaration made by  Edward Otto Partridge (Dolgelly, Merioneth ) relating to purchase of lands in Hazlehurst, Walford  - 1846 to 1869 - for details  see my Herefordshire page - Property  - Walford  1886

48/127 Dolgelly, Merioneth - 1904 - Short Declaration by Edward Otto Partridge (Dolgelly, Merioneth) identifying land at Walford, Herefordsh. sold. for details  see Herefordshire page - Property  - Walford  1904

48/40 Glasbury, Brecon - 1908 - Sale of lands - Hope Mansell, Herefordsh., by Executors of  William Bennett Jones (wife, Elizabeth and niece, Gertrude Anne Freeman) to Sir George Bullough (Bishopwood). Francis Thomas Jones (Glasbury)  and others, were party to the agreement as Mortgagees. George William Jones (Hope Mansell) was also party to the agreement.  8 sides of parchment, together with folding map of lands -  signed and sealed by Elizabeth Anne Jones, Gertrude Annie Freeman, G W Jones,  FT Jones, W S Clarke and F S Collins.  [see my Herefordshire page - property - Hope Mansell, for further details] £42

144/2 Hope, Montgomery - 1628 - Lease for a year (being first part of Lease / Release for Sale of Land) by David Pughe (Stirchley, Shropshire) to Howell Jones (Brythdir, Montgomery). Gives names & acreages of property & lands in Hope, occupied by Bartholomew ap Oliver,  Edward Lawrence &  Piers ap Hugh als Bryn.
Sheet parchment approx. 16"x 7" with small stain in centre fold. Signed by David Pughe, but seal tag & wax seal missing. 4 witness signatures on reverse, including  Francis Davies,  Edw Edwardes,  Henry Shipman.   £90

144/6 Hope, Montgomery - 1658 - Lease for 6 months (being first part of Lease / Release for Sale of Land) by Richard Poole (Gyngroy? Vawre, Montgomery) to Anne Corbett (Longnor, Shropshire). Details of land. Also refers to Richard Corbett.
Sheet parchment approx. 20"x 4+" with decorative initial letter . Small amount of rodent damage to bottom edge, not affecting text. Signed by Richard Poole, with pendant wax seal. Witness signatures on reverse Thomas Greene, James Wooddin,  Thomas Crosse, Thomas Poole,  Charles Jones. [see also 144/3 - Leighton, below]  £110

144/1 Leighton, Montgomery - 1613/14 - Mortgage of property by Charles & Anne Lloyd and their son Brochwell to Anne Lloyd (Tyddyn Preed), widow of Theophilus Lloyd. Property leased to John Davies & Lewis Davies.  Details of original loan by Theophilus & arrangements for repayment.
Large sheet parchment approx. 21"x 20", with 3 seal tags 2 of which have pendant wax seals still attached. Signed by Chas Lloyd, Anne Lloyd,  Broychwell Lloyd with 9 witness signatures on reverse - Richard Griffyths,  Humpfrey Lloyd,  ........... Lloyd,  ....... Hay, Humffrey Jones,  Griffith Griffiths,  Francis Davies & Roger Davies.  £160

144/3 Leighton, Montgomery - 1653 - Sale and Feoffment of Land by Edmond Redge & Mary his wife to Anne Corbett widow of Edward Corbett. Includes names & acreage of parcels of land & current occupiers Gilbert ap Evan,  Richard Shone,  Edward Thomas.
Large sheet parchment approx. 25"x 26", with  decorative initial letter. Small hole towards bottom of document with loss of odd letter from several words. 2 seal tags 1 of which has large  pendant wax seal still attached. 1 seal tag has the 'mark' "E R" , the other has a 'mark' like a reversed letter "R" on its side. 5 witness signatures on reverse including Thomas Crosse,  Thomas Greene,  Thomas Crosse (different writing),  James Wooding.  [see also 144/5 - Hope, above]  £140

84/91 Mansons Cross, Monmouth - 1897 - "Hand in Hand" Insurance policy on property at Mansons Cross, taken out in names of John Best Bills (owner) and Joseph Herbert Bussell & Thomas Pike (both of Ross, Hereford, mortgagees). Paper printed with manuscript details by W G Walton (Ross agency) - signed by W Esdaile Winter (Director).  £7

84/314 Monmouthshire - 1686 - Gift of lands by Edmund Lewis (Lanvihangell Yestern Llewierne) to his eldest son Isaac. Properties to be held in trust till after Edmund's death & subject to payment to son Samuel. Lands in Landeny & Usk.
Parchment - very decorative initial letter, note there are 3 horizontal splits across it - approx 7", 14"& 15" long, respectively. Signed by John Evans, one of the trustees, 'mark' of Thomas Watkin missing with seal tag. Witness signatures on reverse - Thomas Jones, James Charles,  Isaac Lewis & 'mark' of Margaret Lewis. Also, the signature of Sam Lewis acknowledging receipt of payment by brother in 1693.  £55

84/315 Monmouthshire - 1752/3 - Fine  (or Final Concord) made at Westminster in 26th  year of reign of George II, recording sale of property and land in Landenny Usk Gwehehogg by  William and Ann Walker to  Thomas Walker on parchment sheet approx 8"x 18".      £21

73/4 Monmouth / Goldcliff - 1887 - Release and Covenant to surrender copyhold lands to Lord of Manor. Relates to lands mortgaged to Thomas Henry Morgan (Chepstow) by Daniel Baker (St. Aruans, Mon.)
Agreement between Christiana Morgan (Tidenham, Glos.) - widow of Thomas H , Sarah Ann Baker (Roggiett, Mon) and George Nicholls (Bristol) - Executor of Daniel, and Alfred Jones (Nash), the Purchaser.
2 sheets parchment c. 28"x 19" including a plan and description of land. Occupied by Sarah Reece as tenant. Signed and sealed by Christiana Morgan, Sarah Ann Baker  and George Nicholls. Details of earlier agreements including mortgages between, and deaths of, Morgan and Baker.    £48

48/39 Monmouth - 1897 - Assignment of Mortgage  originally granted by Francis Hamp Adams (Upton Bishop) to William Bennett Jones (Hope Mansell, Herefordsh.). Mortgage assigned to Francis Thomas Jones (Kings Caple) and Thomas Robert Oakley (Monmouth). George William Jones (Hope Mansell) was also party to the agreement. Details of original Mortgage and description of various pieces of land, including field names, acreage and location by reference to adjoining landowners.
8 sides of parchment (writing faint in places) - signed and sealed by Bennett Jones, G W Jones, F H Adams, FT Jones and T R Oakley.  £37

48/165 Nantyglo, Monmouth - 1838 - Receipt from exors. and legatees of Joseph Robins Will, relating to payment received from George Robins (Nantyglo, Monmouth) in respect of legacies charged on properties left to George by Joseph.
Small slip of paper - approx 3"x 8"with small tear in from one edge - written on both sides and containing 14 signatures of exors. and legatees - John & Mary Evans, William & Sophia Finglass, Charles & Elizabeth Jones, Sarah Lord, Edmund, Joseph, Thos., & William Robins, George & Susan Webb. Provision was made for James Robins signature - but he didn't sign.   £10

48/33 Newport, Monmouth - 1878- Mortgage by William Bennett Jones (Hope Mansell)  to Elizabeth Anne Preece (Newport, Monmouth). Contains some details of Thomas Bennett's Will, William's brother and uncle. The document includes the Assignment of the Mortgage in 1882 by Elizabeth Preece to John and Ann Addis (Markstow, Hereford).
8 sides of watermarked paper with split down centre fold where sewn together. Original Mortgage signed by William Bennett Jones and Elizabeth Anne Preece. Assignment signed by  Jones,  Preece,  John and Ann Addis.  £36

66/15  Tredegar, Mon - 1883 - Second Mortgage of the Railway Inn (previously the Beaufort Arms) Stapleton Rd, Bristol  by Alfred Horsley Townsend . Original Mortgage granted by Edward Swindenbank assigned to Agnes Hannah Harris, widow, (both Tredegar, Mon).  For full details / price, please see my Gloucestershire page - Property -  Bristol / St. Philip & St. Jacob

84/243  Penarth, Glamorgan - 1894 -  Mortgage by Rev Frederick Hancock (Selworthy) of farm & lands to Arthur J Mackey (Exeter) & Rev William Sweet Escott (late of Hartrow Manor, now Penarth, Glamorgan). Details on my Somerset page - Property - Wiveliscombe - 1894

60/41 Plashendre - 1880 - Certified copy of Surrender of  land by Osman Barrett (formerly of Mitcheldean, but now of Plashendre, Aberystwith) to Lord of the Manor of Hope Mansell, in favour of Worcester City & County Banking Co. Ltd. Names adjoining landowners.
Parchment (approx. 23"x 28") - signed  by B. Bonnor.    £27

84/317 Radnor county -  Presteigne - 1800 - Fine (or Final Concord) made at Presteigne, recording sale of properties & lands in Presteign by William & Margaret Williams to David Griffiths, on parchment sheet approx 21"x 5".      £18

60/81 Old Radnor - 1884 - Covenant by  Lewis Thomas Turner (Old Radnor)  to surrender lands   to Lord of Manor of Preston upon Wye, Herefordshire. For the details, see  Herefordshire page.

60/30 Radnor - 1908 - Agreement between Willoughby Baskerville Mynors (Bosbury) and Davies Banks &Co to secure a further overdraft. Details of earlier agreement between Mynors and the Bank and of properties in  Radnor upon which overdraft secured. Also includes a release of the properties back to Mynors in 1911.
Parchment -  signed  by WB Mynors, and William H Banks &  Geo. F Pearson, on behalf of the bank. [see also 48/176, 177} £18

84/241 Roath, Cardiff - 1890 - Transfer of Mortgage by George Moody (Wigborough) to Thomas Willy (Ilminster) and Caroline (w/o Robert Westlake of Roath, Cardiff, Glam.). Details on my Somerset page - Property -  South Petherton - 1890

84/19  Tintern - 1892 - Assignment of Mortgage (originally granted by Helen Lavinia Shaw (Sneyd Park) to  Francis Baskerville (Kingsdown,  Bristol) ) to Mary Ann Jones (Tintern, Monmouth).  [for details see Gloucestersh page - Bristol /  St. Michael] 

211/81 Briggs, Frederick - Colwyn Bay & St John's College, Oxford - dated 1905
Original Will - mother not named, uncle Frederick Duckworth Briggs. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side, signed Fred Briggs, witnessed by W J Holdsworth (St John's College) & WL Arrowsmith (Darlington).  £18

211/80 Colliver, Edward - Llanelly, Carmarthenshire - 1905
Probated copy of Will - brother Henry, sons late Sidney,  William Jennings Colliver, daughters Margaret Jane Davis, Elizabeth McVicar [her son Edward Sidney McVicar], servant Annie Alice Harries. Specific bequests - pictures etc. Paper booklet 2 company stamps on cover & memo re subsequent Lease of land / premises by son in Llanelly.  Together with 2 receipts for legacies, signed over penny stamps, by Elizabeth McVicar & Annie Alice Jones,  receipt signed by Susanna Williams for services during Edward's illness, & a covering letter on "E Colliver & Son" notepaper signed by WJ Colliver.  £25

190/4 Comberbach, Roger - Prothonotary of counties of Chester & Flint - dated 1762
Appointment of deputy,   signed / sealed by Comberbach, witnessed by Wm Kinsey.  For full details / price, please see my Cheshire page - Wills etc

225/26 Owen(s), Owen - Llwyndeetwydd (or Lhoydeetwydd), Denbigh - (Will made 1752) this document 1771
Release given by Edward Williams (Northop, Flint) & Jane his wife (daughter of Lewis Thomas of Bryn Eeglwgs, Denbigh) in respect of a legacy payable under the Will of her grandfather Owen Owens. Refers to lands in Merioneth purchased by Owen from John,  Anne & Humphrey Humphreys. Owen's brother was John Owen & his wife Lowry Roberts. Jane Williams' brother was Owen Lewis & her sister Margaret Lewis.  Large sheet of  watermarked paper folded in 2, written 2½ sides with ink & embossed duty stamps. Several small holes & tears in folds, but no loss of text. Signed/sealed by Edwd. Williams & Jane Williams, witnessed by Ow. Owens.  £52

118/99 Owen, William - Swansea - 1894
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - son William A,  daughter Edith M,  mother in law Elizabeth Jones (Newport), brother David Owen,  sisters Margaret (both Anglesea),  Ellen Jones dec'd - her daughters Annie,  Sarah G,  nephew William Owen, niece Mary L Rees, servant Elizabeth Davies.  2 large sheets parchment, cert of Probate & wafer seal attached. Number of company stamps on reverse. £26

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