Abstract of title of Albert Casanova Ballard and mortgagees to land in Queens Road...

Recites: 10 July 1869 Mortgage

1. Penelope Higgins

2. William Charles Hill of Great Malvern Rev, Reginald Pynder Hill of Bromsberrow, Gloucs.

Which recites will of Philip Matthews of Linton, Hereford 15 Jan 1869 leaving estate called Blagdon to niece Penelope Higgins to apply rents to maintain three children of his late nephew Rev. Samuel Higgins. Insufficient funds for legacies so Blagdon Farm in the parishes of Kingston and Malden was mortgaged to parties in 2 for £6000

Described as 233 acres 1 rood 9 perches intersected by L.S.E.R. and a portion sold for that railway being the form shown on the O.S. 1867 map as 229 acres 2r 17p; in occupations of A Horlick and [?] Dricker as tenants of P Higgins with all houses, buildings etc.

Schedule (annotated in pencil "1-15 in Merton")

Kingston

A R P

16 Little Meadow grass 1 1 19

17 Woodfield east arable 6 2 19

18 Little Wood wood 2 1 30

19 Lane Driftway 1 26

20 Hilly Field grass 7 3 28

21 Hilly Field Shaws Wood 2 2 20

22 Wood field west arable 5 2 26

23 Common field arable 8 3 15

24 beyond railway arable 2 31

25 Guide Post Field arable 14 1 28

26 Apple Tree Lane arable 11 3 31

27 Wood field south arable 9 1 23

28 Great Wood wood 8 3 0

29 Large field arable & grass 12 1 9

Malden

30 Malden field arable 16 3 20

Including Merton total 223a 1 9

Recites: 25 Jan 1870 Grant

1. Penelope Higgins now of London, spinster

2. Richard Thomas Higgins Lt. in H.M. Regiment of Foot

Appointed 2 to be trustee of the will in place of Samuel and Penelope Higgins.

Schedule

Number on plan First part (inter alia)

188 etc

Kingston

944 Plantation 1r 26p

945 Arable field 10a 1 12

946 Grass field 33 3 25

934 Grass field 18 1 35

935 Brickfield & 2 cottages 2 1 3a

Pt 937 Building land 13 3 33

Pt 937 Building land 11 1 22

Malden Hotel & shop 12

Five houses & shop 20

4 An inclosure and grass land in Malden 16 3 23

Total 227 3 1

Second Part

Merton

Building land 18r

Norbiton Park Hotel 2a 18r

Recites: 10 June 1871 Decree in

Elizabeth Higgins Francis Matthew Higgins and Winifred Ellen Higgins represented by Rev. Thomas Higgins v. Rev. Charles Edward Underwood and Penelope his wife and Richard Thomas Higgins defendents re rents of Blagdon estate and £6000 charge on the Hay Grove estate.

Ordered that the Underwoods be appointed guardian of the infants' estates.

Recites: 23 April 1872 Transfer of mortgage

1. W.C. Hill and Rev. R.P. Hill

2. Nathaniel Clissold Tuehy of Mortimer Lodge, Wimbledon Park

Which recites 9 Jan 1870 Release

1. W.C. Hill and R.P. Hill

2. Penelope Higgins

(a) Ground in Kingston formerly part of Blagdon estate bounded north, south and east by the estate and west by Coombe and Malden Road, with messuage called Norbiton Park Hotel occupied by Francis Edward [? Fricker]

(b) Land in Kingston (18 perches) part of Blagdon estate bounded north by Mrs Hopper, east by Duke of Cambridge, south by estate and west by Coombe and Malden Road.

Also recites agreement to transfer all premises in the mortgage of 10 July 1869 except those (above) released in 9 Jan 1870.

Recites: 14 Jan 1874 Conveyance of trust premises

1. R.T. Higgins

2. Rev. Charles E Underwood and Penelope, of Madley, Hereford

Recites marriage of Penelope Higgins with C.E. Underwood 31 May 1870 and re-appointment of Penelope as trustee.

Recites: 19 Nov 1876 Lease for 7½ yrs.

1. C.E & P Underwood

2. Alfred Message of Stockwell Green, cow keeper

[Endorsed by reconveyance 1881]

Recites: 27 April 1877 Will of Nathaniel Clissold Tuehy (d. 3 Jan 1879) leaving all to George Duprey and Rev. John Adolphus Stansbury in trust proved 7 Feb. 1879.

Recites: 13 Feb 1879 Conveyance of remainder

1. George Duprey and J.A. Stansbury

2. F.M. Higgins, E. Higgins and W.E. Higgins (the three children now over 21 years)

3. Charles Edward and Penelope Underwood

4. John Guscotte George Wadham and Charles James Daw all of London.

All those messuages, farms, buildings etc and land including the site of two roads and a narrow strip of land along the southern side of part of northernmost of such roads. Being 174a 1r 3p called Blagdon Farm in Merton, Kingston and Malden then in occupation of Alfred Message (lease 1885 at rent of £335.10s)

Recites: 14 Sept 1881 Conveyance for £3350

1. John Guscotte, G Wadham and Charles James Daw

2. Alfred John Dunning of London

3. John Guscotte

(a) Land 16a 3r 28p part of Blagdon Farm in Malden

(b) Land 11a 2r 20p part of Blagdon Farm in Kingston

With right of way and conditions for fencing along Burlington Road. No building to be within 10' of Burlington Road

1881 Production of deeds

Recites: 15 Sept 1881 Mortgage £2000

1. John Guscotte

2. Rev. F.M. Higgins, E. Higgins & W.E. Higgins

Land as in 14 Sept 1881

Recites: 7 Sept 1885 Transfer of mortgage

1. The Higgins'

2. Robert Edward Joshua Matthews and Robert Taunton Raikes of London

28 Aug 1890 Transfer of mortgage

1. Robert T Raikes

2. Robert T Raikes and Rev. Edward John Holloway of Clehonger, Hereford

28 Sept 1897 Lease for 1 year

1. J Guscotte

2. Messrs Brinkman and Mudge of New House Farm, Old Malden

8 March 1899 Acknowledgement of end of tenancy.

25 Jan 1899 Conveyance £4750

1. Robert T Raikes and Rev. Edward J Holloway

2. J Guscotte

3. Harold Selby Davison of Trinity Road Wimbledon

4. Albert Casanova Ballard of London

Land 11a 2r 20p being part of Blagdon Farm in Kingston having frontage of 884' to Burlington Road with right of way for horses, animals and carriages along Burlington Road from the Malden Road to L & S.W.R. Co. Rlway.

28 April 1899 Mortgage £4000

1. Albert Casanova Ballard

2. James Andrews of Margate, Kent and George Joseph Barspool Porter of London

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