Abstract of title of British Land Company Ltd, to freehold land: Kingston No. 2:

Second portion lots 85-115, 128-151, 164-193, 275-361, 371-397, 406-446. Pts of 116, 152, 153, 194, 195, 362, 363, 398, 399, 447.

[For other parts see third portion]

A Lease and release Oct 1829

1 Sir Edward Stracey of London, John Stracey of Sprowston, Norfolk

2 Rev. Sir Charles Hardinge of Tonbridge

3 Sir Edward Stracey

4 Rev Stephen Woodgate of Kent and Frances, his wife

5 Sir Henry Hardinge of Middx., KCB

6 Richard Hardinge of Kent, Capt RA

7 Sir Henry Hardinge and Peter Nouaille of Kent

8 Edward Kent of Canbury Place, Kingston, and Henry Kent of Kingston, son

9 Joseph Wrenford Sly of Grays Inn

Recites: Lease and release 1802 between George Hardinge, Jane Hardinge, widow, the Hon John Peachey, William Fawkenor, Josias Hy Stacey Rev Geo Augustus Thursley, Charles Morgan, Bishop of Chichester (Rbt Carr), Edward Stracey and Hardinge Stracey

Pt of lands to use of ES and HS in trust to raise £2000 for Frances Woodgate (nee Hardinge) and £1000 for Sir Henry Hardinge and £1000 for Richard Hardinge.

Also recites trust agreements of 1809.

Also 1809 Lease and release of new trustees being John Trower and George Watson Foster (or Taylor)

Recites death of Hardinge Stracey (nd)

Recites Act of Parliament 1828 for sale of estates of Rev Henry Hardinge and Sir Richard Hardinge in Ireland and Surrey (part of marriage settlement of Rev Sir Charles Hardinge), for various purposes.

First and third schedule lands contracted for sale to Edward and Henry Kent:

(1) Rectory of Kingston and tithes of Rectory in Norbiton, Surbiton, Comb, Hatch & Ham in Kingston and in Petersham then on Lease to Edward Kent

(2) Field called Forty Acres (28a 0r 30p) and 3a 0r 34p pt of a field called Hooks Orchard (whole being 8a) Also two fields called The Bar Fields (7a 2r 9p) and the Great Tithe Barn and stable near Hooks Orchard with yard (2a 0r 13p). All which were leased to Edward Kent

(3) Field called The Cow Leaze (8a 2r 4p) in lease to Edward Kent

To be to the use of Joseph Wrenford Sly in trust for Edward and Henry Kent

B Lease and release, Nov 1829

1 Edward Kent and Henry Kent

2 Joseph Wrenford Sly

3 Davies Gilbert of Sussex, George James Hamilton, Wm Howe Mulcaster Cpt RN, John Fullerton Elphinstone

Mortgage for £25,242 on property as above

C Lease and release, March 1835

1 Davies Gilbert, George Jas Hamilton, Sir Wm Howe Mulcaster and Jn Fullerton Elphinstone of Sussex

2 Robert Thomas Kent of Chesnut (sic) Grove, Kingston

3 Charles Edward Jemmett, trustee of 1

In default of mortgage, property auctioned 23 Aug 1834 at the Tithe Barn, Kingston and sold to R T Kent (Lots 7 & 8) for £1400.

(a) Close of land, 7a 2r 23p bounded by road from Upper Ham Road into King's Road and Richmond Park (nnw) by (b) (se), by Upper Ham Road from Kingston to Ham (w or sw) and another piece of land of Rectory estate (e, ne)

(b) Close of land, 8a 1r 5p, adjoining (a) (nw) Upper Ham Road (w or sw), other land (e & ne) and meadow land called Cow Leaze (south).

(a) & (b) were formerly part of the Forty Acres and in occupation of the Earl of Liverpool with all Rectorial tithes arising.

Plan (appears to be same as described as the Bar Fields and pt of 40 acres on previous plan)

D May 1838: Will of Robert Thomas Kent of Chesnut Grove, Kingston. Devised to George Davies Kent, William Hilton, John Porter in trust for Robert Thomas Kent the younger inter al.:

1 Capital messuage, Chesnut Grove and land and a cottage called Worple Cottage (occ by Lambert)

2 Two closes of land (c16 acres) part of the Forty Acres and purchased from the Rectory Estate

3 Messuage called the Green Gate at Hook End in Plaistow, Essex and testator's toft and other land at Hook End

E Release of trust, July 1843

1 Trustees

2 Robert Thomas Kent, jnr. of Chesnut Grove

Recties: Death of William Hilton in 1840 Robert Thomas Kent attained 25 yrs in 1841

F June 1867: Mortgage for £3000

1 Robert Thomas Kent

2 George Morley Dowdeswell and Francis Valentine Woodhouse of Albury, Surrey

Two closes of land in Kingston

G July 1867: Statutory declaration of Robert Thomas Kent of Chesnut Grove then at Falmouth, Cornwall re his parents Rbt Thos Kent and Abiah; marriage in Southwark 1814; his baptism in same 1818; burial of his father in Kingston 1839; and burial of Wm Hilton, 1840

H Nov 1867: Statutory declaration of William Sudlow Roots of Kingston, surgeon, who knew the Kents of Chesnut Grove, well.

I April 1869: Statutory declaration of Thomas John Kent of London re William Hilton

J May 1869: Conveyance

1 George Morley Dowdeswell and Francis Valentine Woodhouse

2 Robert Thomas Kent

3 The British Land Company Ltd

In consideration of £8000 (part to repay mortgage)

(1) Arable land, 7a 2r 23p, bounded by road to Richmond Park (King's Road), by Upper Ham Road, by (2) and by another piece of land of the Rectory Estate now of The Company

(2) Close of land, 8a 1r 5p, adjoining above, bounded by Upper Ham Road and the close purchased by the Company and land formerly called Cow Leaze, both were part of Forty Acres, formerly occupied by Earl of Liverpool and then by William Sudlow Roots Plan

Abstract of Deed of Settlement of The British Land Co. Ltd in reference to their powers to purchase and sell land, 1857-67.