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Admission (copy), Sutton, Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.3697

Scope and Contents

Certifying that by his will dated c9 Jan 1799 Benjamin Haddock snr, late copyhold tenant of the manor of Sutton, bequeathed a life interest in his 'four acres ... of copyhold Wash land laying in the lower Common Wash in the parish of Sutton, which was formerly the estate of my late sister Jane Haddock' [ie the same property as is described in Doc 3696], to his granddaughter Jane Low and her heirs. Also that Jane Low is now admitted, upon payment of an undisclosed fine, to the aforesaid land at an unchanged annual rent of 3s. Because she is a minor, aged six, her father Edward Low is admitted guardian. Copy of court roll, examined by Hugh Robert Evans, gent, deputy steward; duty stamps. Lords of the manor are the Dean and Chapter of Ely Cathedral. The steward is Charles Nalson Cole esq.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 Apr. 1799

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by A. Leverington Esq, of Cambridge, November 1943

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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