T193
Court Case King’s Bench between Hughes Minet & Rekar Fector and Martha Arnold, widow.
Defendant sets forth – John Arnold late City of Canterbury dec.d late husband of defendant.
On 21st May 1769 was indebted to the plaintiff for goods and merchandizes for £137 8s.
Also on the 20th Sept.r 1773 at Maidstone aforesaid was indebted to the sd plts in other £653. 2s for divers, other goods, weares and merchandise.
Cummings Attorney
(Very long and involved but repetitive)
T179
3rd June 1769
Probate for goods of John Arnold to wife Martha.
T181
Will of Henry Arnold parish of Kingston Kent, yeoman.
To John Arnold messuage and tenement with barn, garden, orchard etc.
To Susannah, daughter, wife of John Marsh, all household goods, dinner and household furniture.
To Grandchildren:
Susannah, Henry, John and Jane Marsh £50 each.
Henry Arnold £200 to set him as an apprentice, son of John Arnold
Henry Arnold, late of New York £20
T52
Letter to Mr R Symonds, at no. 4 Queens Square, Bristol
Jan 19th 1802
Dear Friend,
Ceylon – 10th Nov 1801
I wrote to you on my return from Bristol now near three months since and I fear either from your urgent uncertainty of our country past office on your having proved that you have not received it. I have therefore enclosed this to a friend of mine, Mr B Biggs, Linen Draper, High Street Bristol, through whose hands you will get it. I hope by this time you have got quite of your complaints by the help of care and your surgeons and if you can make it agreeable I will be happy to see you here to spend a little time.
I will furnish you with a house already equipped. Before I left Bristol I met our friend J T Mais and suggested or requested him to sell you of my being obliged to leave it and without doing my ….
Am your friend truly yours,
M Wm Drake
Devon
Near Axminster
Part of 268
Bird-Byrd-Byrde
In a self bound volume of the history of the families of Cumberland and Westmorland, printed about 1700 is an account of the owners of Broughton Hall in Cumberland.
Henry, descent of Bird Oswald a Dane who founded his home on the Great Wall about AD800 (a Viking) married about 1164 Joan Teasdale, heiress of Broughton Hall.
Several pages in the book deals with the family genealogy, trees are given. Quarrels between the Hall and the castle, especially during the time of the celebrated Countess, owner of the castle which ended on the Bird or Byrds having to pay a token fine in kind or in money to the Countess. (Bird Oswald is still marked in maps of the Great Wall.)
After being in possession of Broughton Hall for 500 years the history ceases abruptly. Ten sons fought for King Charles, the family plate was melted down, 8 or 9 sons were killed.
My father, rev Frederick Louis Byrde told me that no Byrde should ever allow people to say that Charles II was ungenerous or mean. He granted 3 considerable estates to them in recognition of their services to the Stuarts.
Elizabeth Hicks.
In the wars between the French and the English in America the family of Hicks moved from Virginia. Red Indians tomahawked the parents, two sons and two daughters, Elizabeth 10 years old – said to be beautiful, with beautiful hair, was spared. The chief put her into the care of his chief squaw. Before the move a Captain Gilmore had offered Elizabeth’s father £500 if he would keep her safely with him until his return as he wished to marry her when she was old enough. 1 brother Hicks escaped when the family was killed off.
During the two years that Elizabeth was with the Indians she hoped that her brother would rescue her. A Henry Bird, a Captain with Wolf at Quebec heard of her, he and another officer captured her from the Indians.
Henry kept Elizabeth shut up in a house at Detroit Canada in the care of a lady for 2 years.
He married her there when she was 14 years. She rode ponies and milked cows when with the Red Indians and her imprisonment was terrible. She kept a diary which unfortunately was burnt – the spelling was shocking and her sentences illegible.
Two sons were born to Elizabeth and Henry in Canada, from one is descended Admiral Byrde. Birds are mentioned in the Creevy or Creecy papers, the lead Montreal now stands on what belonged to Henry, who sold it before its value was realised. Several other children were born to Elizabeth at Goytrey house in Monmouthshire, where she insisted on milking the cows.
A son or grandson of hers was one of the Prince regent’s gay set and lost a great deal, the Abbey lands may have been paid for a gambling debt.
Joshua Reynolds was a friend of one of the sons and painted their mother at Goytrey.
De Fer – at the time of the French Revolution De Fer and her brother Pierre escaped from France to Kent in a fishing boat. The rest of the family were guillotined.
A Captain Henry Bird stationed at Canterbury fell in love with the French girl who was teaching French to live. Pierre returned to France to see about the family estate and was never heard of again. Henry and ? were married in the Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. When stationed at Windsor the daughters of ? and Henry were (w Private) – as is. The daughters of George III. One gave, I think it was Adelaide Bird a carved ivory knife with a steel blade – probably Italian; this was given to me by my father, William Byrde.
The christian names of the children have now Frederick and Louis amongst the Augustus, Henrietta etc and Charles etc in the family genealogies.
Bird or Byrde spelt either way were great soldiers, undistinguished – not one became a general. They fought in the thirty years war, the wars of the Austrian succession. Peninsular war, Napoleonic wars, one was at Waterloo.
A boy of 18 was drowned at the battle of the Nile, China wars. On his return from China a Col. Henry Byrde bought land in Ceylon – he brought from China a great quantity of porcelain, bedroom and table and drawing room china. This was all marked with the family coat of arms in England. Most was sold after the death of my grandfather, Colonel Henry Louis Byrde, JP, deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. He went back to the old spelling of Byrde. A brother of his, I think a Charles was wounded in the Crimea war. He was the youngest Major. He went to Ceylon to plant on some of the family estate.
My grandmother would not allow any of her sons to go into the Army. My father and his brother became Clerics. Richard was headmaster of All Hallows Devon.
Note: when I sang in a concert in Penrith Cumbria in ’98 the Penrith newspaper said “one of the Byrde’s of Broughton Hall which had been in the family for 500 years”. Cumbria had a long memory. The celebrated Lord Chancellor took his title from “Broughton” when he lived at Broughton Hall.
T 210
8th February 1823 – Will of Henry Bird
Elizabeth Bird, parish of Goytre relict of Henry Bird.
George Bird.
Lucy Bird, spinster.
Frances Bird, spinster.
Rev Wm Richard Lewis Walker Llanover and Georgina his wife, late Georgina Bird
Dorothy Bird, spinster.
Betsy Hayward Winstone of Bath, widow and relict of Wm Hayward Winstone.
To Charles £200 to put him in full pay in an old Regiment and fit him out service at such time.
Wife Elizabeth and other mentioned people, all stocks and shares and Goytre House – not to sell canal shares until they reach £100 per share.
House not to be sold.
T 255
In Memory of Col. Henry Bird
Born at Detroit U.S. April 24th 1780.
Colonel Bird entered the army in the 29th Regt., was Lieut. In the 94th also in the 5th Regt. Served at Major in the expedition to Hanover in 1805 and at the storming of Buenos Aires in 1886 and in the battles of Roleia and Vimiera in 1807.
In 1809 he served under Sir John Moore in Spain and afterwards in the expedition to Walcheremz. At the siege of Flushing he was made prisoner whilst charging a French Column and upon being restored to liberty at the surrender of that fortress he served in the Peninsular under Lord Wellington and distinguished himself at the battles of Salamanca and Vittoria.
At the close of the Peninsular war in 1815 he returned home to Goytre House in this parish.
In 1822 he was appointed to the 16th Regt. In Ceylon and was deputy Commissary General of that Island.
On the 2nd April 1829 he was seized with Cholera and died the following day leaving a widow and four children and lamented by a wide circle of friends.
Also in Memory of Frances Maria relict of the above who was taken to her rest on the 26th January 1869 aged 85 years
T15 – Aug 25th 1784
We the proprietors of an Indian grant made in the month of June 1784 by the several Indian Nations in and about Detroit in favour of Mr Mcfee, Wm Caldwick, Mathew Elliot and Henry Bird esq., Mr Anthony St Martin, Mr Chas McCormack, Mr Robin Surphleet, Mr Thos Mcfee, and Mr Simon Girty, do herby consent and agree that the tract of land directly opposite the island of Bois Blane be divided into four parts and that the upper or north division be allotted to the above mentioned Henry Bird as his share and that the said fourth part allotted to the said Henry Bird shall run back as far as the small river or creek which empties itself into the lake, seven miles more or less, coating from the lower end of Bois Blane, or, as much more on the other side of the land as the majority of the proprietors make consent to, or allow to as much as a mark of our consent we hereunto set our hands this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four in presence of each other.
A Mcfee
Mathew Elliot
Anthony St Martin
Sept 11th1805
Made copy for Major Bird
One side bookhouses
Second Doc as first then continues:
Be it known to all whom it may concern that Henry Bird late Capt. in the Kings Regiment of Foot do give unto Agnes Hazel of Detroit and unto Judith Hicks, sisters, the southernmost of my two houses and the lot of land situate between the two runs or creeks on the east side of the river of Detroit opposite the isle of Bois Blane which they may cultivate of themselves or their assigns. I do give the said house and land aforesaid Agnes Hazel and Judith Hicks until such land and house be reclaimed and demanded by me the said Henry Bird, or my heirs executors or assigns on which claim or demand the aforesaid house and land is to be delivered and given up as property appertaining to Henry Bird or his heirs – and it is to be delivered, (that is the house and lot given for a term as above premised and mentioned) is to be redelivered free from all charges for buildings, labour or costs of any kind that may have been erected or furnished by the aforesaid Agnes Hazel or Judith Hicks or their assigns, but they may remove any such buildings at the delivery of the lot that may have been erected after the date of this deed. And if they or their assigns should have a crop of the land when it is redeemable and claimed they are to have the advantage of such crops further the said house and lot is not to be suddenly abandoned or left without proper persons to take care that the house be not damaged or destroyed.
In witness that this is my free will and deed I thereunto set my hand and seal in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four and on the 31st day of August in presence of
Barnaby M Eudding – X
Henry Bird
We Agnes Hazel and Judith Hicks do consent to receive the house and lot mentioned and described in the premises on the conditions therein proposed and do mean God willing to conform to the above spirit and meaning of this deed.
Signed
Agnes Hazel
Judith Hicks
Witness:
Alex McCormick
I Edward Hazel do agree that my wife Agnes Hazel shall receive her part of the house and lot on the conditions proposed in the deed contained in this paper: signed Edward Hicks
Witness:
Barnaby Mc Edding
W Powlett
27thSept 1785
We received yours dated 21 Jan/y, 4 Febr.y& 28thApr., we also received last fall Gen. Haldimands confirmation of Capt. Dipeysters deed of your house and lot in town which we have offered for sale to everyone we could think might be inclined to purchase without being able to succeed, some even doubted the legality of the grant, so that it remains undisposed of and still, with great difficulty we got a tenant, and that too at very low rate of £30 per annum, which was poor. Wm Andrews & God knows when she will pay it, the Lord knows, her brother Arthur Collin dyed this summer whose estate is involved in lawsuits, that she can touch nothing that was his. The provisions that you purchased at Montreal to replace those you was in debt to Mr Reynolds met with so many toings and tumbling’s about that they fell so much short of the quantity he became your security for to him, he demanded payment of the deficiencies which we were obliged to Comply with according to the enclosed account amount to £49 6 New York Curs.y the prices charged are so much lower than what is current in town.
We send you a state of your account that you may know for what value to insure your life, we think it just that this should be don that we may not run any risk through our willingness to oblige.
We wish you had given us more ample instructions relative to your farms, Mr Hazel talks largely he now occupies both without paying any rent. Should you make steps to London you may perhaps find our A Macomb there this winter and our father for certain with Captain Mrs Bennett.
Please present our complements to Mrs Bird and believe us dear sir,
Your very humble servants
Alex & W Macomb
Capt. Henry Bird
New York October 27 1788 sent to Cpt. H Bird Goytre Nr Pontypool
Dear Sir
The pleasing period being at length arrived when u were to touch the fortune left you. I have taken the liberty of sending your bond and account carried to my friends Mrs Phelps Ellias of no. 27 Mark Lane London for payment and request you will pay to them and their discharge shall be an aquittance from Alex Macomb, the amount of our demand 1stMay back is £1135 2s 11d New York currency to which interest until payment will be added.
We need not urge the cheerfulness with which we advanced this money nor the patience with which we have waited your convenience as motives to prompt you to repay us. We are perfectly assured of your honourable intentions and do not ? and doubt of your inclination to discharge our demand if you probably can we shall say no more on this matter.
The politics of this country have for some times been very fluctuating while the state were undecided on the subject of the new constitution in the place while peace and longevity appear throughout the union during the important deliberation at present things have every appearance of making that peace and tranquillity permanent from the above general concurrence of the states towards the new states of government which is to be organized in this city the first Wednesday in March next.
We promise ourselves much from its consolidation and energetic principals and we hope it will make the country respected as a nation and perhaps may be the means of inducing many respectable families from Europe coming to reside among us, in the number perhaps Capt. Bird.
I visited Detroit last summer and left in August last year – things are very much changed- indeed since your departure – half the houses in the main street empty and three fourths of the merchant banks and supply – your farms at Fredericksburg being very little advanced from what they were when you saw them tho Mr Hazel still lives there he has not enough clearing. The new settlements made by government on the Lawrence have increased astonishingly further sugar loaf increased in Lake Eve to Toronto. In lake Ontario is closely inhabited and from sixty miles west most of Cadgruguy?. Cedars is equally so and all thriving.
At Detroit farms on the same principal are laid out as far as point Pelee but few of them yet in occupation.
I shall be happy to hear from you & make my compliments to Mrs Bird and family,
I am, Dr Sir, yr obed servt
Alex Macom
May 14th1790
Capt. Bird mouth of the river Detroit.
Sir,
I have been informed by D Harffy of your kind intention of sending me a few goods to assist me in the support of my family.
I did not accept of your kind offer after last summer as I had some hopes of having the pleasure of you being in this country. At present I shall be much obliged to you to complete the Miland order that Mr Macombe has been good as to write for me and who has during your absence paid me and my family great attention. You will please to him the goods packed in small bales mkd with your own name HB and consigned to Robert Ellis HD merchnts Detroit who will take the trouble of paying the inland navigation and delivering the goods to me and then I can see them. I will deliver the package to Mr Macomb on your order. (I have not been able to clear more than about 30 acres of land on the 2 farms as you will know without money or assistance little can be done in this country. If you send me the above goods I shall be able to make some improvements on the land situated on the back creek.)
I have wrote you several letters and am happy to hear that yourself and family enjoy good health.
I have 3 children, Beth, Sally and Richard and if I have good luck this summer will produce a fourth.
My wife joins with me in your grand wishes to yourself, Mrs Bird and family
I remain Sir and with R
Your obedientservt
Edward Hazel
27 Sept 1796 Fort Maldon mouth of the river Detroit
Sir, I had the misfortune to lose my dear wife on the 14thMay last, leaving me with three small children, one boy and two girls.
The land you was pleased to leave in the possession of Mr Hazel and my deceased wife is taken possession of by the government and now a governor is erecting thereon and I understand that Mr Hazel has disposed of the southernmost house for some consideration towards payment. But for fear that I might enquire you in getting the value of your lands from government I have put the upper most house in possession of Douton Nasby who has undertook to take care of the instruction which you left, I never saw until about a month before the death of my dear companion who had entirely forgot her signing of the deed and after I was married and wanted to live in the upper house Mr Hazel asked me fifty bushells of wheat per year to live in it what I would not given and consequently hoped and have the please to inform that my children are all very well as I.
Sincerely hope you and yours are, please send my love to Mrs Bird and the children and,
I am Sir, with great regards your most humble servant
Henry Ransden
Detroit 11 June 1797 – Mr Major Bird’s American Claim
Mr Little forwarded to me some time ago power of substitution from you to act in Cpt. Bird’s matters here which I shall attend to.
I shall state to you the situation in which they now stand and shall be glad to have your advice in the business.
In the first place the lot of land of the mouth of this river claimed by Cpt. Caldwell, Col Mcfee, Cpt. Elliot viz on an old morain grant and I believe verbally confirmed by the commander chief that at least I have never heard of any deed that was obtained from it/. The front of Cpt. Bird’s farm unfortunately comes within the lines of defence of the garrison of Heratbury? Which also takes in three fourths of Cpt. Caldwell’s farm. Mr Hazel was disposed about 12 months ago when the fortifications were first about to be erected and both Cpt. Bird’s houses have been turned to military purposes, one of them is occupied by the Barracks Master and the other by an officer of the Rangers – Col Mcfee and Cpts Elliot and Caldwell finding that their Indian deed were insufficient have lately petitioned the administrator for a new deed which has been granted to the two first but 200 acres in the front of Cpt. Caldwell has been reserved until the Commdr Chief’s pleasure shall be known. Within a yard of the confines of the garrison. Capt. Bird’s land however lays nearest to that reserved for governmt and it is not probable that he will get a deed for that part as the blockhouses are built upon it. The back land will however be valuable but might be well obtained by the government for that the compensation for 200acres in point taken for the use of the govt. I am to ask of the four lots contains 1000 acres. This house and lot in this town stands in this situation, it was until by W Macomb to a Mr Tarry? Then who died, soon after let by his heirs to a Mr Martcliffe – Mr Macomb’s sudden death and the interval which was equally sudden, a person was empowered to act for his estate and rent being regularly made his affairs were put into the hands of Mr Macintosh a merchant who had made a demand some considerable time ago of rent from Mr Martcliffe who since the late change of Governt. In this place not only refused to pay unto or leave the house but won disputes. Capt. Birds letter to Mr Roux alleging that it was built by the Detroit Goods and belonged to Wm., states Mr Macintosh bought at auction against him but for the singularity or particularly of these counts such was suspended.
(The page now has pieces missing)
Must go to the Supreme Court
Alex Duff
Letter to Charles Blake
T38
Copy of a letter from Lieut J M Pennington to the Secretary at War
Luzarches 19th December 1815
My Lord,
I have taken the liberty of begging your Lord’s interference in a lease the particulars of which are here detailed – after the battle of Vittoria, Lieut. Colonel Bird was left there on duty and his company (The Grenadiers) was paid by his brother for him until it was ascertained that the former was going to England about the 24th September when Major Clarke was appointed to the Company.
His brother and Captain Leech were authorised by him to settle his accounts both public and private.
The balances on the abstract 24th September were less by £106 9s, the amount of the minus credits to that period which was charged to Colonel Bird’s private account and creating to the Company account to October along with the balances to 24th September, after that the public account was signed by Captain Leech, for him, as correct and the receipts, memorandums &c to the period over to him for Colonel Bird last declaration.
The balance of his private account was sent to him as two remittances amongst which was credited the amount of our order drawn by Lt. Barry 87th Regiment for one hundred dollars on paymaster Sherlock which I counted as goods as having the money in my possession, being accepted by the latter and which I beg to leave to enclose. – On applying for the money it was refused on a plea that it was forbid by Lt. Barry in consequence for the horses (for which it appears the order was given) being claimed by Captain Thompson 83rd Regiment.
Finding I could not get the money for Colonel Bird I made him acquainted with it, as also that it would be charged by me to paymaster Boyd of the 2nd Battalion for him to repay as it was no transaction of mine whatsoever in paying the money before it was received and that he might be able to make some arrangement with Captain Thompson and Lieut. Barry concerning it.
I was however much surprised on being informed that Colonel Bird would not refund the money that being eighteen months ago and still preservers in with holding it from me.
May I request your Lord will have the goodness to assist me in recovering the amount from Colonel Bird by having it paid into the hands of paymaster Boyd on my account.
I am, Sr
Signed
J M Pennington
1st Battalion 5th Regiment
The Right Honble
The Secretary at War
CD/CP/70
41 – 15th October 1713
Marriage settlement – Melyn-y-coed
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
To messuage, tenement, farm, Goytre
43 – 20th November 1746
As above, 1 messuage, 1 farm etc PG
44 – 1st January 1777
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
Messuage, parcel of land containing 30a PG
51 – 17th July 1792
Release – As above
52 – 11th February 1797
Mortgage
£500 messuage and several parcels of land 30a PG messuage etc. 60a PG
53 – 25th March 1805
Lease for 3 lives
Close of land ¼ a PG
54 – 29th September 1807
Lease for 3 lives
Messuage garden 3a land PG
55 – 25th May 1815
Ass of a mortgage
£500 messuage and 30a land PG also newly erected messuage 60a PG
56 – 29th September 1813
Lease for 3 lives
£84 messuage etc 5 closes land 6a 2p PG
57 – 23rd February 1821
Assignment of mortgage
£518 messuage several parcels of land 30a PG. Messuage etc 60a PG
58 – 25th March 1821
Lease 3 lives
Messuage garden 3p land 3a p PG
59 – 2nd July 1821
Lease for 1 year
Ruin of a messuage several parcels of land 60a PG several parcels land 30a PG
60 – 3rd July 1821
Release
As before
61 – 4th July 1821
Transfer of mortgage
£2150 as before
62 – 10th July 1830
Feoffment
£9 piece of land 262ft x 68 x 61ft part of Pentre Bach farm PG
63 – 7th February 1832
£60 as before
64 – 29th September 1832
Lease for 3 lives
65 – 7th December 1832
Lease for a year
Messuage farm etc Pantysgawn 50a + messuage etc called Penystare 40 covers messuage etc PG + Lanvair Kilgeddin
66 – 8th December 1832
£3000 Pantysgawn + Penystare 120a PG and Lanvair
67 – 24th August 1834
Lease for a year
Messuage several closes of land 60a PG also messuage several parcels land 30a PG
68 – 25th August 1834
Release
£1947.19.2 as above
69 – 2nd December 1834
Certificate of commission for the deeds of married woman
To a deed 25th August 1834
70 – 26th January 1835
Appointment of assignment
71 – 28th Jan 1835
Mortgage
£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
£1500 messuage etc Pantysgawn
73 – 20th September 1836
Messuage farm etc Pantysgawn 50a messuage etc called Penystare 40 covers etc 120a PG and Lanvair
£4500
74 – 29th September 1838
Messuage with garden several closes land 3a 2r 10p PG
75 – 18th January 1842
Mortgage
Cottage and garden 30p parcel of land 2a 2r 10p
£25
76 – 14th June 1842
Conveyance
£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
£500 messuage farm etc called Pantysgawn messuage etc called Penystare also Penycauseway parish of Abergavenny
78 – 9th September 1847
Transfer of mortgage
£2000 messuages – Pantysgawn – Penystare- Penycauseway
79 – 30th October 1848
Mortgage
£38 cottage and garden 30p parcel land 2a 2r 10p PG
80 – 9th November 1853
Conveyance
81 – 7th March 1850
Mortgage
£700 messuage several closes land 38a 1r 27p PG also messuage several parcels land 22a 38p PG
82 – 5th Feb 1856
Mortgage
£120 parcel land 262 etc farm called Pentre Bach together with messuage
83 – 24th April 1856
Transfer of mortgage
£1400 messuage close of land 3a 1r 27p PG also messuage several parcels land 22a 38p PG
84 – 9th March 1858
Conveyance
£1501 9s as above
85 – 30th March 1858
Mortgage
£1300 as above
86 – 24th March 1829
Transfer of mortgage
£2000 messuage etc Pantysgawn-Penystare etc
87 – 24th May 1859
Lease
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
£80 dwelling house garden and 5a
89 – 25th March 1860
Lease for 3 lives
Cottage 4 closes land 4a 32p
90 – 18th December 1860
Mortgage
£1466 13s 4d same details as before
91 – 25th March 1861
Lease
92 – 6th May 1861
Conveyance
£920 262 ft etc as before
93 – 6th May 1861
Mortgage
£300 parcel land etc 262 Pentre Bach
94 – 21st September 1861
Lease
Ruins of a cottage 11 closes land 12a 3r 25p
95 – 31st July 1865
Mortgage
Messuage and several closes land 120a 23p (113a 2r 21p) PG and LK
£1547 12s 9d
96 – 5th July 1869
Deed of exchange
3 closes of land 9a 2r 19p
5 closes land 11a 28p
97 – 12th August 1869
Grant
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
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
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