I may not be related to these people but I do enjoy reading about the mortgage details. Thank you for taking the time to do this transcription and to send this interesting article to the list. Once the initial excitement of finding birth, marriage and death dates passes it's nice to be able to "flesh out" the life and times of our ancestors. People on this list have been so generous with their time and hard work helping others find answers and break down those brick walls. I have been the recipient of a great deal of information about my family tree from list members and I hope to repay their kindness when I retire and more time to devote to the search. Mary Leunissen researching EMMS, HART, TENNANT, STAMP, MARTIN and many others Deborah Crawford <orkney5@sympatico.ca> wrote: Just thought I'd pass on a passage that I found interesting in the conveyancing mortgage book I'm transcribing. Yes, I'm still working on it - up to 1908 now. Interest rates still hovering about 7% (up from 6 1/2 from previous years for most mortgages). Many women held mortgages - most listed as the "wife of so & so", but never the less, the mortgages were held by the wives. Lots of chattel mortgages issued, with property listed for chattel as diverse as teams of horses and milk cows, to one such as this - thought the group out there would enjoy reading this.