Historic
documents
These
are placed in the Suffolk Record Office
18th
March 1797
Indenture, Lease 30 perches of land for 99 years from 10th October
1797 @ £2 10s per annum. Mr Philip Fenton to Mr William Ship
and Mr John Hunt.
5th
January 1831
Copy admission of William Hurren
1833
Abstract of title, Mr William Hurren, copyholder. Lists occupiers
back to pre 1732
1835
Abstract of title exors late William Hurren Esq.
7th
January 1836
Bond as collateral security for £500, Mary Ship and others
to Mr William Wainwright.
7th
January 1836
Bargain and sale of copyhold land and hereditaments and assignment
of a windmill. Mr Davy Hurren and Mr Isaac Backett to Mrs Mary Ship
7th
January 1836
Deed of covenant, surrender of copyhold land and assignment of a
windmill to secure £500. Mrs Mary Ship to Mr William Wainwright
and Mr Thomas Grimwood.
9th
January 1836
Admission of Mary Ship.
16th
January 1836
Conditional Surrender of copyhold land, Mary Ship to William Wainwright
and Thomas Grimwood.
28th
October 1847
Acknowledgement of satisfaction William Wainwright to Mary Ship
28th
October 1847
Conditional surrender copyhold land, Mary Ship to Frederick Steele.
28th
October 1847
Deed of covenant, conditional surrender and assignment Mary Ship
to Frederick Steele.
7th
August 1851
Assignment of £300 and securities, Frederick Steele and another
to Mrs Susan Wooly
15th
October 1855
Deed of Covenant and absolute surrender and assignment of windmill
Mary Ship and others to John Chenery.
15th
October 1855
Absolute surrender, Mary Ship to John Chenery.
15th
December 1855
Admission of Mr John Chenery.
16th
February 1872
Abstract of Title on sale to WS Kett
27th
February 1872
Requisition of Title, questions and answers - John Read, purchaser's
solicitor.
20th
March 1872
Memorandum regarding dispute over land and a fowl house William
Scarff Kett and Abraham Abbott (settled for £1)
3rd
April 1872
Conveyance of copyhold and windmill, Mrs H Chenery to Mr William
Scarff Kett.
12th
June 1872
Admission of Mr William Scarff Kett.
3rd
October 1872
Mortgage securing £300 @ 5% William Scarff Kett to Mr John
Read.
18th
October 1882
Deed Of Covenant for sale William Scarff Kett to Joseph Lee for
£500.
16th
July 1891
Deed Of Covenant for securing £400 @ 4.5% Harry Hudson to
Mrs Charlotte Garrett.
9th
October 1891
Covenant for sale of copyhold and windmill Mrs Emma Jane Lee to
Harry Hudson
11th
September 1891
Abstract of Title exors Joseph Lee.
21st
October 1891
Admission of Harry Hudson
11th
& 27th January 1892
Conditional Surrender W S Kett and Mary Elizabeth Kett, Harry and
Susannah Rebecca Hudson to Mrs Charlotte Garrett in the sum of £400.
13th
January 1892
Solicitor's receipted bill for Conditional Surrender above. Southwell
and Fry £6 0s 2d Mayhew and Sons £1 16s 4d.
20th
May 1897
Solicitor's receipted bill Geo Lyus and Son to exors Mrs Charlotte
Garrett re Hudson's mortgage, £2 2s.
17th
May 1897
Acknowledgement of satisfaction conditional surrender January 1892,
Exors Mrs Charlotte Garrett to Hudson and Kett.
20th
September 1897
Deed of Enfranchisement copyhold and windmill Lord Hylton and others
to W S Kett.
20th
September 1897
Ditto Lord Hylton and others to Harry Hudson.
5th
October 1897
Receipts from Mayhew and Sons for above, W S Kett £77 4s 6d,
Harry Hudson £12 14s.
1st
April 1921
Conveyance of land etc Harry Hudson to Mr F J Wilson for £600.
2nd
April 1921
Mortgage £200 F J Wilson to Harry Hudson.
12th
August 1925
Statutory Declaration of Harry Hudson.
12th
August 1925
Conveyance Harry Hudson to E W and W H Self for £400
18th
August 1925
Conveyance E W and W H Self to E A and B J Barnes for £480.
19th
August 1925
Mortgage E A and B J Barnes to E W Self £380.
31st
July 1937
Abstract of Title Bertie John Barnes.
8th
September 1937
Statutory Declaration of Bertie John Barnes.
8th
September 1937
Conveyance B J Barnes to E B Britten for £450.
1st
December 1947
Agreement of tenancy E B Britten to Mrs June Billows monthly rent
£8 6s 8d
29th
October 1953
Redemption of Tithe annuities £3 15s 7d
?
1955
Abstract of Title E B Britten
21st
June 1955
Conveyance E B Britten to Mrs P M Terry for £2850
10th
August 1955
Redemption of land tax certificate £1 7s 6d
10th
June 1968
Memorandum of agreement, land acquisition for new footpath.
Insurance
Policies
22nd
June 1801
Norwich Union, mill, gear, buildings, stock in trade, dwelling house
and chattels £550, premium 1 guinea.
3rd
January 1883
Atlas Assurance Co, all as above £540, premium £1 16s
6d.
10th
January 1940
Norwich Union, house and contents £2000, premium £3
5s 9d. Policy endorsed to say Britten living in America.
Former
owners of the mill
1700s
Elizabeth Paulson
Thomas Smith
John Aldrich
Samuel Aldrich
1800s
Philip Fenton
William Fenton
(William Hambling Fenton?)
William Ship
Mary Ship (Wife of the above,)
Frederick Steele
John Chenery
Hannah Chenery (Wife of the above)
Joseph Lee
Emma Jane Lee (His wife)
Harry Hudson
Susannah Hudson
Abraham Abbott (of the Fowl house dispute family? But this was in
1872)
See
other history files
- The Britten years
- Historic documents
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