CD/CP/70 – Various Property Interests

CD/CP/70

41 – 15th October 1713
Marriage settlement – Melyn-y-coed

  1. Hugh Harries anor
  2. John Lenthall anor

2 messuages 15 perches land 80a parish of Goytre. 1 messuage of 14 closes of land. 80 acres pg. 1 other close of land, messuage, mill 9 closes land

42 – 20th November 1746
Deed to levy a fine

  1. Bridget Bossville
  2. John Griffith

To messuage, tenement, farm, Goytre

43 – 20th November 1746

As above, 1 messuage, 1 farm etc PG

44 – 1st January 1777

  1. John Lewis
  2. David Morgan anor

Messuage, tenement land in parish of Goytre and same in the parish of Abergavenny

45 – 2nd January 1787

1 and 2 as above
£100

50 – 16th July 1792

Lease for a year

  1. Thomas Hobbes anor
  2. Henry Bird

Messuage, parcel of land containing 30a PG

51 – 17th July 1792

Release – As above

52 – 11th February 1797

Mortgage

  1. Henry Bird + Elizabeth his wife
  2. Margaret Phillip

£500 messuage and several parcels of land 30a PG messuage etc. 60a PG

53 – 25th March 1805

Lease for 3 lives

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. Gwilim Jenkins

Close of land ¼ a PG

54 – 29th September 1807

Lease for 3 lives

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. Richard Proger

Messuage garden 3a land PG

55 – 25th May 1815

Ass of a mortgage

  1. John Pyatt
  2. Edward Lewis

£500 messuage and 30a land PG also newly erected messuage 60a PG

56 – 29th September 1813

Lease for 3 lives

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. Thomas Williams

£84 messuage etc 5 closes land 6a 2p PG

57 – 23rd February 1821

Assignment of mortgage

  1. Edward Lewis
  2. Thomas Jones

£518 messuage several parcels of land 30a PG. Messuage etc 60a PG

58 – 25th March 1821

Lease 3 lives

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. William Williams

Messuage garden 3p land 3a p PG

59 – 2nd July 1821

Lease for 1 year

  1. Betsy Hayward Winstone anor
  2. Thomas Cooke

Ruin of a messuage several parcels of land 60a PG several parcels land 30a PG

60 – 3rd July 1821

Release

  1. B H Winstone
  2. Henry Bird

As before

61 – 4th July 1821

Transfer of mortgage

  1. Henry Bird
  2. Alex Waddington

£2150 as before

62 – 10th July 1830

Feoffment

  1. Thomas David anor
  2. Thomas Lewis and Joseph Jeremiah

£9 piece of land 262ft x 68 x 61ft part of Pentre Bach farm PG

63 – 7th February 1832

  1. Joseph Jeremiah
  2. Golden Lion Friendly Society

£60 as before

64 – 29th September 1832

Lease for 3 lives

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. William Williams
  3. Ruined cottage and garden 30p parcel of land 2a 2r 10p PG

65 – 7th December 1832

Lease for a year

  1. William Morgan
  2. Ann Phillips

Messuage farm etc Pantysgawn 50a + messuage etc called Penystare 40 covers messuage etc PG + Lanvair Kilgeddin

66 – 8th December 1832

  1. Mary Morgan anor
  2. Ann Phillips

£3000 Pantysgawn + Penystare 120a PG and Lanvair

67 – 24th August 1834

Lease for a year

  1. Alexander Waddington
  2. Alexander Jones

Messuage several closes of land 60a PG also messuage several parcels land 30a PG

68 – 25th August 1834

Release

  1. As above
  2. As above

£1947.19.2 as above

69 – 2nd December 1834

Certificate of commission for the deeds of married woman

  1. Frances Maria Mais

To a deed 25th August 1834

70 – 26th January 1835

Appointment of assignment

  1. Rev. Thomas Davies anor
  2. HC Bird anor
  3. £1446 as 67

71 – 28th Jan 1835

Mortgage

  1. Alexander Jones anor
  2. Sarah Jenkins

£1400 messuage several closes land and estate 60a but actually 38a 1r 27p PG also messuage several parcels land by estimate 30a but actually 22a 38p PG

72 – 25th May 1835

Further charge

  1. William Morgan
  2. Ann Phillips

£1500 messuage etc Pantysgawn

73 – 20th September 1836

  1. Ann Phillips
  2. CC Williams anor

Messuage farm etc Pantysgawn 50a messuage etc called Penystare 40 covers etc 120a PG and Lanvair

£4500

74 – 29th September 1838

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. William Phillips

Messuage with garden several closes land 3a 2r 10p PG

75 – 18th January 1842

Mortgage

  1. William Williams
  2. Alexander Waddington

Cottage and garden 30p parcel of land 2a 2r 10p

£25

76 – 14th June 1842

Conveyance

  1. Joseph Jeremiah
  2. Thomas Evans

£150 parcel of land 262 x 68 x 61 ft part of a farm called Pentre Bach PG with a messuage built thereon

77 – 3rd January 1845

Further charge and mortgage

  1. William Williams
  2. Charles Williams anor

£500 messuage farm etc called Pantysgawn messuage etc called Penystare also Penycauseway parish of Abergavenny

78 – 9th September 1847

Transfer of mortgage

  1. CC Williams anor
  2. William Williams

£2000 messuages – Pantysgawn – Penystare- Penycauseway

79 – 30th October 1848

Mortgage

  1. William Williams
  2. Lewis Edmunds

£38 cottage and garden 30p parcel land 2a 2r 10p PG

80 – 9th November 1853

Conveyance

  1. Jane Williams
  2. Lewis Edmund
  3. £25 messuage etc 5 closes land 6a PG

81 – 7th March 1850

Mortgage

  1. Dorothy Charlotte Bird
  2. Henry Charles Bird

£700 messuage several closes land 38a 1r 27p PG also messuage several parcels land 22a 38p PG

82 – 5th Feb 1856

Mortgage

  1. Thomas Evans
  2. Sarah Thomas

£120 parcel land 262 etc farm called Pentre Bach together with messuage

83 – 24th April 1856

Transfer of mortgage

  1. Dorothy Charlotte Bird
  2. Capt. Henry Charles Bird

£1400 messuage close of land 3a 1r 27p PG also messuage several parcels land 22a 38p PG

84 – 9th March 1858

Conveyance

  1. Dorothy C Bird
  2. Henry Charles Bird

£1501 9s as above

85 – 30th March 1858

Mortgage

  1. Henry Charles Bird
  2. Rev Thomas Davis anor

£1300 as above

86 – 24th March 1829

Transfer of mortgage

  1. William Williams anor
  2. Edward Yalden Cooper anor

£2000 messuage etc Pantysgawn-Penystare etc

87 – 24th May 1859

Lease

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. William Morgan

Close of land 2a 3r 35p also 3 closes land 8a 2r 27p also parcel land called Ty Bach y Burcwm

88 – 25th October 1859

Conveyance

  1. Richard Proger
  2. H C Bird

£80 dwelling house garden and 5a

89 – 25th March 1860

Lease for 3 lives

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. Thomas Lewis

Cottage 4 closes land 4a 32p

90 – 18th December 1860

Mortgage

  1. H C Bird
  2. Richard Colston Mais

£1466 13s 4d same details as before

91 – 25th March 1861

Lease

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. Col. HC Bird
  3. Cottage and 4 closes of land 3a 10p called Tee Tumpin

92 – 6th May 1861

Conveyance

  1. Thomas Evans
  2. HC Bird anor

£920 262 ft etc as before

93 – 6th May 1861

Mortgage

  1. HC Bird
  2. Wm Gwatkin secretary of the Cumrodorian Society

£300 parcel land etc 262 Pentre Bach

94 – 21st September 1861

Lease

  1. Earl of Abergavenny
  2. H C Bird

Ruins of a cottage 11 closes land 12a 3r 25p

95 – 31st July 1865

Mortgage

  1. HC Mais
  2. RC Mais

Messuage and several closes land 120a 23p (113a 2r 21p) PG and LK

£1547 12s 9d

96 – 5th July 1869

Deed of exchange

  1. RC Mais anor
  2. Trustees of the will of CH Leigh

3 closes of land 9a 2r 19p

5 closes land 11a 28p

97 – 12th August 1869

Grant

  1. HC Bird anor
  2. FL Byrde anor

Parcel land ¼ a at Penpellenny

100 – Goytre House Goytre

3 November 1949

Agreement for a pipe for conveying water from the Mon Brecon canal to Goytre House British Transport Committee + Mon CC

£1 10s pa

102 – Goytre House

8th December 1951

Agreement on Goytre House sewage system

SA Morgan and Mon CC

103 – Goytre House 1952

Abstract of title of SA Morgan to freehold property known as Goytre House

104 – 1st May 1952

Deed of grant

£50 full rights and liberty to lay drain on a plan for the passage of sewage from Goytre House

SA Morgan to Mon CC

111 – 7th August 1954

Land tax redemption certificate

£1 6s 1d

Concerning the above premises

112 – Goytre House 1st May 1954

For the erection of 5 poles and 5 stays and approx 50 yards of underground earth wire total 16/-

Mon CC and SWEB

117 – Goytre House 2nd September 1960

Agreement (c/part)

To let parcels of land situate in PG and Mamhilad containing 22a adjoining Goytre House from 2nd February 1960

£40 pa

Mon CC to Florence May Hamer

120 – Land adjoining Goytre House 20th May 1969

C/part tenancy agreement
Relating to 21.269a of land os plots nos: 105 part 106-part 963-901-902-960-960a situate adjacent to Goytre House

Plan

Annual tenancy from 2nd February 1969

Rent £55 pa

Mon CC to Robert Alfred Hamer Goytre House Farm

122 – 2nd June 1969

C/part agreement

For the tenancy of 2.168a land adjoining Goytre House and being enclosure number 963a and part of 963 on OS sheet for grazing purposes

Plan

£15 pa payable half yearly

Mon CC and Betty Prowlin

125 – Goytre Home for the Aged

2nd July 1976 – Tenancy agreement of the Lodge Goytre

  1. Gwent CC
  2. Mr E J Jenkins

129 – Goytre House

25th October and 15th November 1979

Correspondence relating to boundary line at Goytre House

130 – Goytre House

18th December 1981 – Copy letters and plan re tenancy to drive

T64 – Account for Miss Charlotte Bird

T64

Miss Charlotte Bird –
1820 – July 20th – Paid for you at Bromley as per Mrs Chalklen’s account 12 19 6

1821 – March – Paid for piano forte to Mr Phillips 10 00 0

1822 – September – Cash to go to Aberayron 11 00 0

December – Stamp for transfer of Midland Shares 2 0 0

50 19 6

December 25 – To 1 share in the Mon’shire canal transferred to you 170 00 0

To remain in balance of your share of the property listed In the land by mortgage £512 10 11

£682 10 11

Total sum paid to you and received in the land £733 10 5

It appears by the above account that I have the sum of £512-10-11 of your money in the land for which you have a joint mortgage with your mother, Lucy, Fanny and Maria and the interest I have to pay your mother for you on this sum of £512-10-11 at five pounds per cent per annum amounts to £25-12-6 a year which I shall continue to pay to her on your account till forbid by you to do so.

Henry Bird

T258 – Goytre House Freehold Land 1863

T258

Goytre House freehold lands situated in the parish of Goytre County of Monmouth the property of Col. Henry Byrde JP for the County of Monmouth

Ast 425 9 1 11

Plantation and pasture 426 1 12

Arable 427 2 1 23

Plantation and pasture 428 4 3 20

Manor house + farm bldgs 429 2 0 3

Arable 430 4 1 26

Pasture 431 2 3 29

Gorse 432 2 3 38

Arable 433 3 2 17

Arable 435 5 2 0

Pasture 530 2 0 12

Meadow 531 7 1 4

Pasture 532 2 0 17

Pasture 424 3 3 20

Arable 422a 3 7

Mamhilad

Arable 612 2 0 7

Wood 613 4 2 14

61 9 8

According to the tithes computation survey selected and surveyed by T Rees in the year 1863

T240 – Will of Owen Augustus Byrde 1939

T240

I devise and bequeath all the residue of my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever to which I shall be entitled at my death unto my Trustees UPON TRUST that my Trustees shall sell, call in and convert into money the same or such part thereof as shall not consist of money with power to postpone such sale calling in and conversion for such period as my Trustees shall judge expedient (with particular reference to the shares held by me in Cerebos Ltd) and out of the money so produced and out of my ready money shall pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and the legacies, bequests by this my will or any codicil hereto and all invest the residue of the said moneys in any authorised trust, investments with power from time to time to vary such investments for others of a like nature and shall stand possessed of the residue of such moneys and the investments for/the time being representing the same (herein called “my Residuary Fund”) upon the following trusts:

  1. UPON TRUST to pay the income thereof to myself wife during her life.
  2. SUBJECT to the aforesaid life interest of my said wife upon trust to divide the same into five equal parts and to hold the same as to both capital and income thereof:-
  3. AS to two fifths parts thereof UPON TRUST for my said son Richard George de Fer Byrde absolutely PROVIDED that should my said son predecease me without leaving issue him surviving then I DIRECT that his share shall be held by my Trustees upon the trusts hereinafter set out with regard to the remainder of my Residuary Trust Fund.
  4. AS to the remaining three fifth parts thereof UPON TRUST for my three remaining children, namely Pamela Morrison Murray and Rachel Olivia Byrde and Christopher Granville Byrde on his attaining the age of twenty one year’s absolutely in equal shares.
  5. PROVIDED NEVERTHELESS that in case any child of mine has died or shall die in my lifetime leaving issue living at my death who being male attain the age of twenty one years or being female attain that age or previously marry such issue shall stand in the place of such deceased child and take per stirpes and equally between them if more than one the share of my residuary trust fund which such deceased child would have taken if he or she had survived me and had attained a vested interest.
  6. ANY trustee being a solicitor or other person engaged in any profession or business may be so employed or act and shall be entitled to charge and be paid all professional or other charges or any business or act done by him or by his firm in connection with the trusts hereof including acts which a Trustee could have done personally.
  7. I DESIRE that my body shall be cremated and my ashes deposited in the family grave of my father and mother in Goytrey Churchyard.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my WILL contained in this and the preceding sheet of paper this Twentieth day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty Nine.

SIGNED by the said Owen Augustus Richard Byrde the testator as

And for his last will in the presence of us both present at the same Owen Richard

Time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of Augustus Byrde

each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

C Evans SRC Thomas

The Old Bank House Patson

Abergavenny Park Avenue

Mon – Bank Manager Abergavenny – Bank Clerk

T222 – List of Goytre Papers

T222

List of Goytre Papers

  1. Conveyance dated 19th September 1853 on lives of Wm Williams, Rice Davies and Richard Cobner viz. Williams and Edwards

Haymeadow

  1. No. 3 HB

Relieve and purchase of Goytrey House in 17th January 1775

  1. No 11 HB

Indenture between James Howell and his wife and Monias Lewis same land as 2. dated 1759

  1. Probate of estate of Richard Colston
  2. Declaration of trust. Baugh and Levnau inform of certain properties in Bristol: Chas Mais
  3. Draft of agreement between Elizabeth Bird and other members of the family and the trustees of Henry Bird’s will
  4. Stamp duties of Colston’s estate
  5. Lease from Earl Abergavenny to Wm Morgan dated 1782 of Craig yr Allt and Bwrgwm
  6. Will of Thomas Hodges mariner concerning property in the Barton Bristol
  7. Consignment of 30? Property in leases Mead Bristol by John Morgan
  8. Deed of release and confirmation of an inventory of lands in Goytrey. James Howell of Ross and others now of Henry Bird 1791. Deed of release and confirmation from James Howell and others to Henry Bird same as nos 2 and 3
  9. Probate of the will of Henry Bird 1799
  10. Release from Thomas Lewis and Robert Hughes to Henry Bird in consideration of £180 rec’d 1788 also refers to same as nos 2-3 &11
  11. Lease for a year by James and John Howell to Henry Bird of the Goytrey lands referred to as above 1791
  12. Declaration or warrant given in the first year of the reign of Geo III concerning lands sold or leased by John and James Howell to Henry Bird, probably same land referred to in other deeds
  13. Settlement by Charles Mais to trustees to receive payment of £3000 to his children – 30th March 1793
  14. Transfer of mortgage by Henry C Bird to W. Macintosh to receive £3000 @ 5% 1866 on Owens property
  15. Declaration of ? on Bristol property to Charles Mais same as 5
  16. Lease re Robert William to John Davy of house in Bristol Horsefair
  17. Conveyance and arrangement by Charles Mais dealer in hats of Bristol dated 1873 to his son Jeremiah of 2/3 of a certain property in Bristol in 1813
  18. Commission by George 3rd to Henry Bird to be Captain of 80th Regt. (Commission by Col. Wilmot) dated 3rd October 1761
  19. Settlement by Richard Colston of Rebecca Mander whom he was about to marry 1777 and settlement of Rebecca Colston
  20. Mrs Hughes release on land of her son Robert dated 1788 as to land in Goytrey bought by Col. Henry Bird see nos 2 & 3
  21. Account of estate by late Samuel Bird by his widow
  22. Conveyance by Lewis Edmunds or Edward to Col. Henry Bird and leasehold property 6a 2r 0p in Goytrey Wm Williams, Rice Davies, Cobner same as no.1
  23. Consignment of mortgage 8th December 1766 Menar Lewis to David Jones concerning land at Goytrey no. 2 & 3
  24. Marriage settlement of Richard Colston and Rebecca Maunder see no. 22
  25. Consignment of mortgage of land in Goytrey by M Lewis named as no. 26
  26. Consignment of mortgage by Philip Jones and R J Mais 1758 to same land
  27. Will of Mrs Mary Williams naming her son 1836
  28. Relating to H C Byrde from Vicar and Churchwardens of Nerettru Church in respect of £200 legacy left by Rev Davies
  29. From the oath of a Burgess of Bristol taken by Richard Colston and other Colston papers
  30. In the matter of proving the copy of the will of Henry Bird 16th Regt., dated 7th November ’31. Signed will 1829. Valuable letter from Henry Charles Bird to Henry Nesbat also declared of debt due by George Bird £3000 arrangement of half shares of all George Bird’s property also letter of George Bird
  31. Mortgage to Waddington of Goytrey lands by Henry Bird and Mr and R C Mais afterwards
  32. P/Att to R A Byrde per Col. H C Byrde
  33. Harilla and Queens of Hills Munny Ceylon
  34. In the United Service stores in liquidation
  35. P/Att Henry C Bird to HB and GMB
  36. Articles of agreement between Henry C Bird and C Augusta Cobbe 1841
  37. Leases bills and transfer of property
  38. Letter Henry C Bird to Miss Wardle about Sunday – mis-statement
  39. Agreement with David Reid about Marionatte land and Eudamarka see 45
  40. Particulars of leases. Estate for sale in estate Elias Bird and also of Samuel Bird’s furniture
  41. Will of W Bosville
  42. Case of David Reid Gampole land see 42
  43. Goytrey House building contract & c
  44. Will of LGM Byrde
  45. Letters from Henry Bird in Holland and Spain to his wife 1801-1813
  46. Do do Mrs Westlake
  47. Wills and papers C Pitts
  48. Papers relating to De Fers, Arnolds and Birts
  49. Account of Goytrey estate from 1895-1911
  50. Letters concerning F C Mais
  51. Henry C Bird commission
  52. Administrations of estate of Amelia Mais deceased
  53. Administration of Miss Louisa Sophia Byrde
  54. Will, Henry Bird married 1799 see no. 12 Account of Henry Bird 1780 also extract will Elias Bird
  55. Administration of goods of Mrs Elizabeth Bird 1843
  56. Conveyance, leases etc of Mais family

T198 – Goytre House Indenture 1775

 T198

16th January 1775

Indenture between farmer Jackson parish of Panteague, husbandsman

Thomas Lewis parish Goytrey Tuckor first part and Thomas Hughes Coedmorgan parish of Llanarth

Sell lease to Robert Hughes a messuage late in possession of James Howell:

Houses, out-houses, barns, buildings, stables with appurtenances, gardens, orchards, folds, backsides. Curtillage, outlets, paths, passages, easements, profits, privileges, commons, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said messuage or tenements thereto belonging with all those several pieces or parcels of land:

 Cae Mamhilad;  Cae Pellenny;  Cae clover Isha; Cae clover Ycha;  Gwenlody skibor; Cae Knap; Wain moorhen;  Cae back;  Cae dishlawr berllan;  Cae fynnon;  Cae souel gwenith; Y cover bach; and 15a woodland

About three one acres

Lease to Robert Hughes

Signed and sealed by farmer Jackson & Thomas Lewis

T183 – Henry Charles Bird born 1815

T183

Henry Charles Bird son of Col Bird and Frances Bird

Born at Gosport 7th December 1815

Rebecca Mais d/o Charles and Elizabeth born Kingsdown Bristol on 10th December 1810 married at St Peter’s Church Colombo Ceylon on 5th February 1837 

Children:

Henry 3/12/1837 bap Kandy 4/3/37

Charles 17/6/1839 bap Kandy 14/7/39

Daughter 22/10/1840 died 27th/10/1840 – unbaptised born Kandy

Frederick Louis 28/1/1842 bap 27/2/1842

Richard Augustus 4/3/1844 bap 24/3/1844

Francis Wm 20/6/1846 b August 1846

Annie Elizabeth 16/2/1853 bap 20/3/1853

T252 – “African” Henry Bird

 T252

'African' Henry Bird

‘African’ Henry Bird

“African Henry”

Lieut General Henry Byrde ob. 1892

He was the son of Charles Elias Bird, Capt. 5th Foot, and Charlotte Crook of Kinsale. Married 1816.

Who with his elder brother Henry served all through the Peninsular War and in the Montevideo Buenos Aires expedition. Charles Elias wrote the diary.

These two were strong men of the army. When sent to forage they returned carrying an ox between them.

“African” Henry never married. His last appointment was that of governor of Cape Coast Castle.

ORA Byrde

Gt grandson of Henry Byrde department Comm. general Ceylon

In 1945 Florence Marriott wrote the following to someone:
This is “African Henry” given to me by aunt Louisa because I always admired him as a child although I never knew him.
He was my earliest hero, I love it, though mother said he looked like a “fat butcher.”

Cape Coast Castle.was the administrative centre for the Gold Coast (modern day Ghana), Henry was governor their from April 1858 – 20th April 1860.