Abstract of title, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1715
  • Dates of Creation
      1811 (Circa, undated)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

Abstract of Robert Tingay's title to the 12 acres of copyhold land (4 acres in court roll) in Key's Close, manor of Chatteris Ramsey, summarising records of courts from 1681 to 1811. Named parties are: 1. Richard and Elizabeth Sympole (both fl 1681) 2. William Winter, clerk (fl 1681) 3. George Read jnr (fl 1681) 4. John Tye (d c1687) 5. William Tye (d c1713, son of JT) 6. Mary Tye (fl 1687, widow of JT) 7. Hannah Mayfield (d c1733, nee Tye, daughter of WT) 8. Caleb Viccars (fl 1713) 9. John Mayfield of Ely, apothecary (d c1754) 10. William Finch of Cambridge, gent (fl 1738) 11. George Mayfield of Ely, grocer (d before 1762, son of JM and HM) 12. William Armiger of Ely, grocer (fl 1756) 13. Benjamin Vipan, attorney (fl 1756) 14. Sarah Finch of Cambridge, spinster (fl 1756) 15. Thomas Smith of Chatteris, common brewer (fl 1762) 16. Christopher Newton of Hamerton, gent (fl 1774) 17. John Warth of Chatteris, farmer (d before 1794) 18. John Warth of Chatteris, farmer (fl 1794, son of JW) 19. William Purrant the younger, of Chatteris, farmer (fl 1794) 20. William Margetts of Hemingford Grey, Hunts, miller (fl 1794) 21. William Dunn 22. Elizabeth Blench of Chatteris, widow (d 1811) 23. Robert Tingay

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Acquisition Information

Presented by E A B Barnard, FSA, November 1931

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