Court of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells September 1897 – 2

Contents

1. Heading
2. Property
   1. Full text of the Memorandum
3. Location on the 1814 Inclosures Map
   1. Piece No 44
4. Footnotes
5. Navigation

Heading

Title	Shadwell’s otherwise Cockerell’s in Morley: Memorandum of Enfranchisement
Date	September 11th 1897
Steward	–
Location	–
Page number in Court Roll	92

Property

Person surrendering property	Proclamations	Date of the Copyhold	Beneficiary	Attorney	Identification of property	Rent	Fine
Robert Thornhagh Gurdon of Letton Hall in the County of Norfolk, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells in Morley		July 19th 1888	William Allen of Deopham, Farmer and Dealer		All that piece of land containing 1 acre, 2 roods & 5 perches1.

Full text of the Memorandum

Memorandum
That by an Indenture dated September 11^th 1897 and made between
– Robert Thornhagh Gurdon of Letton Hall in the County of Norfolk, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells in Morley in the County of Norfolk of the one part, and
– William Allen of Deopham in the said County Farmer and Dealer of the other part,
For the consideration therein mentioned the said Robert Thornhagh Gurdon as beneficial owner granted, released and enfranchised unto the said William Allen and his heirs
All that piece of land containing 1 acre, 2 roods & 5 perches thereinbefore described, to which the said William Allen was admitted Tenant on July 19^th 1888²
Together with the rights reserved by Section 23 of the Copyhold Act of 1894,
To hold the said piece of land thereby enfranchised with the appurtenances as freehold thenceforth freed and discharged for ever thereafter from all quit rents and other rents, fines, suits and services which by the custom of the said Manor were or had been done, paid or performed in respect of the said hereditaments and premises unto the said William Allen and his heirs
To the use of the said William Allen, his heirs and assigns for ever.

Location on the 1814 Inclosures Map

Piece No 44

All rights reserved by Norfolk Record Office who hold the original; their ref is NRO C/Sca 2/86

Footnotes

1. The 1814 Inclosures map reference is not stated explicitly, but the acreage and the date of the Court at which William Allen was admitted to this property both point to piece no 44. ↩︎
2. The Court referenced here which was held on July 19^th 1888 was that at which William Allen was admitted to piece no 44 on the Deopham 1814 Inclosures Map. ↩︎

Navigation

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