BISHOPS FROME, HEREFORDSHIRE

DEED OF CONFIRMATION DATED 30 MARCH 1868

A vellum Indenture being a Deed of Confirmation with respect to the Cheney Court Estate situate in the parish of Bishops Frome in the County of Herefordshire dated 30 March 1868, Mr John Jones to James Moilliet Esquire.

The document contains detailed information about several earlier Indentures affecting the property including, amongst others, an Indenture of Settlement dated 5 November 1835 where trusts were made for a number of sums of money to be paid out after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner which are detailed below and an Indenture of Release or Confirmation dated 20 November 1867 in which it was said that John Jones had always been advised and insisted that the Indenture of 5 November 1835 was fraudulent and void but that the other parties to the 1867 Indenture contended that the contrary was the case.

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PARTIES TO DOCUMENT

Name	Other Information
John JONES	Gentleman of the City of Worcester. Also party to Indentures dated 29 April 1854, 5 October 1867. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 and in the recital of which it is said that John Jones had been advised and insisted that the Indenture of 5 November 1835 was fraudulent and void although the other parties to the 1867 Indenture contended that the contrary was the case
James MOILLIET	Esquire of Radnor Villa, Great Malvern, Worcestershire. Also party to Indenture dated 5 October 1867

OTHER NAMES MENTIONED IN DOCUMENT

Name	Other Information
Richard William GARDINER	Husband of Charlotte Gardiner. Party to Indenture dated 5 November 1835 in which he was apparently called Richard Gardiner by mistake. Died and was buried on 21 January 1868 at Sutton Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire
Charlotte GARDINER	Wife of Richard William Gardiner. Sister of Mary Spencer. Party to Indenture dated 5 November 1835. Died “sometime since” the 1835 Indenture
James BROWNE	Party to Indenture dated 5 November 1835
Jane GARDINER	Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 to be paid £100 after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Elizabeth GARDINER	Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 to be paid £100 after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Harriet Gardiner CURRIE	Formerly Harriet Gardiner Browne. Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 to be paid £100 after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Harriet Gardiner BROWNE	See Harriet Gardiner Currie
Charlotte BROWNE	Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 to be paid £100 after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Edward BROWNE	Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 to be paid £100 after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Elizabeth GARDINER	Daughter of James Gardiner. Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 to be paid £100 after the decease of the survivor of Richard William Gardiner and Charlotte Gardiner. Since deceased
Mary SPENCER	Sister of Charlotte Gardiner. Mentioned in Indenture dated 5 November 1835 as the residue of the proceeds of the sale of the property (after the above payment had been made) to be divided amongst the children of Mary Spencer. Died on 4 March 1846. Mother of Thomas Spencer the younger, Sarah Spencer, Jane Spencer, William Spencer, James Spencer and Mary Simpson
James GARDINER	Father of Elizabeth Gardiner
Thomas SPENCER	The younger. Son of Mary Spencer. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Sarah SPENCER	Daughter of Mary Spencer. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Jane SPENCER	Daughter of Mary Spencer. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
William SPENCER	Son of Mary Spencer. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
James SPENCER	Son of Mary Spencer. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
Mary SIMPSON	Daughter of Mary Spencer. Wife of Joseph Simpson. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)
John ALLEN	Gentleman of the City of Worcester. Party to Indenture dated 9 April 1854
Reginald Pyndar HILL	Party to Indenture dated 5 October 1867
John BROWNE	Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867
Joseph SIMPSON	Husband of Mary Simpson. Party to Indenture dated 20 November 1867 (see note above)

Document Signed

and Sealed by

John Jones

Witnesses

(with signature to document)

G Wragge, Solicitor, Birmingham

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