Selby Cottage, Woods Passage, All Saints

The property formed part of that conveyed by Thomas Kennard to John & Edward Furner for £450 on 19 June 1812 (see AMS5828/17/1-3 above). On 24 June 1817 it was mortgaged to Kennard who re-purchased a parcel 22' x 62' with his newly-built house & another house in two dwellings for £97 13s on 7 Jan 1819; the detailed abuttals seem to relate to the larger parcel (1, 2)

By his will of 15 Feb 1819 Kennard left the property to his wife Emmiar (née Strickland) for life, remainder to any children of the marriage, remainder to William Worger of Woodchurch Kent farmer & John Phillips farmer as trustees for sale. The will was proved (Lewes) 5 June 1819, Mrs K (who later married John Phillips) died in 1840 and on 30 Oct 1841 Worger conveyed to Thomas Davis whitesmith and Henry Thatcher gent his trustee for £110; a plan appears on the deed. The following day Davis mortgaged to Robert Hollond of The Allegria, St. Leonards Esq (3 - 5)

By his will of 9 Feb 1867 Davis devised the property (now known as Selby Cottage) to his son Edward Thomas Davis as trustee for sale; Davis died 15 Feb & the will was proved 28 Feb 1867. On 9 July 1867 Holland (of Stanmore Hall MX) & Davis (of Kentish Town carriage salesman) conveyed to Alfred James Chapman fishdealer for £260 who on 29 Aug mortgaged to the Rape of Hastings Mutual Permanent Benefit Building Society (6 - 8)

Chapman's will of 3 Jan 1881 bequeathing his property to George Page of the Royal Standard Inn fishmarket & Joseph Philip White railway clerk as trustees for sale was proved 31 Mar 1881 & on 10 Dec 1894 the surviving executor Page sold the property with Rose Cottage to William Coleman of High Street confectioner; he sold Selby Cottage to Henry Thomas Diton junior, fishpacker, 1 Nov 1897 (9 - 11)