Hello Carol, It is not at all unusual for people in the provinces to own property in London, which they let out. In fact, a good part of London is still owned by people who don't live there. When London was developing rapidly in the 19th century, it provided many investment opportunities, as it still does, except that now the investors are more likely to come from Qatar or Moscow than Warwickshire! MAR in France. > Message du 30/10/12 15:59 > De : "Carol Kennedy" > A : warwick@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : [WAR] More questions > > These documents are held at Warwickshire County Record Office > > Contents: > In 1807 William Steel of Kenilworth, timber merchant, devised three > messuages in Castle End, then in the occupations of the Draper and Rawlins' > family to Mary Peate with reversion to his son William Steel, who in 1816 > conveyed a messuage, garden and croft called Meese Place at Castle End and > another croft called Meese Place near Sharpes Green to Richard Rawlins of > Kenilworth, carpenter. The property at Meese Place featured in the marriage > settlement of Philip Perkins of Cryfield, Stoneleigh, farmer, and Elizabeth, > Richard Rawlins' daughter in 1818. In 1821, Daniel Winter Burbury of > Warwick, solicitor, conveyed to Richard Rawlins of Kenilworth, yeoman, land > at the bottom of Castle End, being part of Barn Close. Three copies of D.W. > Burbury's abstract of title to Barn Close (1755 or 1756-1821), 1823. The > Somers Town property (1814, 1823) belonged to Thomas Hicks of Somers Town, > victualler, whose marriage settlement with Elizabeth Perkins of Kenilworth, > widow, is dated 1825. The draft will of Elizabeth Hicks of Rouncil Lane, > Kenilworth, refers to the property at Castle End, 1846. The probate of the > will of Richard Rawlins of Kenilworth, yeoman, dated 1851, refers to his > property at Castle End and in 1861 a draft conveyance (part of which only > survives) from Henry Hicks of Kenilworth gent. to John Hands of Newbold > Pacey gent. referred to many properties in Kenilworth including the Meese > Place property and the Barn Close property at Castle End. > > My questions: > It states "belonged to Thomas Hicks of Somerstown, Victualler-- > > That confuses me; as Eliz and Thomas married in Stoneleigh.... > **How does Somerstown fit into my families history?** > And > Phillip Perkins of Cryfield,,,,,,,, > I have not been able to find a birth for him. I found his death date. > I found this- > > FILE - Legal papersxxx - ref. CR 237/391 - date: c1828-1831 > > item: "The joint answer of Thomas Hicks and Elizabeth his wife, two of the > defendants to the bill of complaint of John Perkins, an infant, by Catherine > Perkins her [his?] next friend, the said Catherine Perkins and Elizabeth > Perkins complainants", concerning the will of John Perkins, the grandfather > of Elizabeth and Catherine; and Philip Perkins, the son of John and uncle of > Elizabeth and Catherine, and to whose will Elizabeth Hicks became the > executrix: concerning £400 purportedly due from the estate of Philip Perkins > to the trusts of the will of John Perkins to the benefit of the plaintiffs. > [Three spinster Perkins of Kenilworth appear in CR 237/391/] as mortgagees > to Job Willson, 1788.] - ref. CR 237/391/2 - date: [Post 1829] > ======================== > Yikes,,,,,,,,,I should have been a Lawyer!!! > > Thank goodness the storm is over. The wind was horrendous. > The 2nd half is over us now, but no damaging winds like yesterday. We may > have our power back on by tomorrow night 6pm. Thank goodness for generators! > Regards from Massachusetts > Carol > > > ------------------------------- > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >