Bygrave Indentures, St Albans, 18th century
This is a complete listing, in date order, of the indentures that were sold on ebay in the Autumn of 2001 and which prompted me to write the web page What happened to that vital record?
1705 Vellum
Indenture. St.Albans. CLEMENT
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of vellum
and is dated 24th November 1705. It is between William
Blythman and Richard Clement. The
document concerns properties within the town of St. Albans. There are 2 sixpenny
revenue stamps. On the reverse there are some witness signatures. Size- The
document is approx. 77cm wide x 70cm high. In good condition with the usual
folding creases and a couple of small holes.
1708 Vellum
Indenture. St.Albans.CLEMENT BIGG
This handwritten indenture is on a double sheet of vellum
and is dated 16th July 1708. It is between Richard
Clement, William Blythman and Elizabeth Bigg. The document concerns properties
within the town of St. Albans. There are 2 sixpenny revenue stamps on each
sheet, and 2 red wax seals. On the reverse there are some witness signatures.
Size - The document is approx. 82cm wide x 65cm high. In good condition with the
usual folding creases.
1710 Vellum
Indenture. St.Albans. TULL, BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of vellum
and is dated 16th January 1710. It is between Henry
Tull, Edward Byrgrave and Thomas Ivory(?). The document concerns properties
within the town of St. Albans. There are 2 sixpenny revenue stamps and 3 red wax
seals. On the reverse there are some witness signatures. Size- The document is
approx. 89cm wide x 71cm high. In good condition with the usual folding creases
and a couple of small holes. This is a potentially very rare item. According to
'The Impressed Revenue Stamps of Great Britain' 1981 by Frank, Schonfield and
Barber, this is the earliest known record of use of this type of revenue!
1727 Vellum Indenture. St.Albans. BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of vellum and
is dated 25th March 1727. It is between Edward Bygrave
and Edward Byegrave his son! The document
concerns properties within the town of St. Albans. There are 3 sixpenny revenue
stamps and 1 red wax seal. On the reverse there are some witness signatures.
Size- The document is approx. 80cm wide x 53cm high. In good condition with the
usual folding creases.
1727 Vellum Indenture. St.Albans. BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of vellum and
is dated 28th December 1727. It is between Edward
Bygrave and John Iremonger. The
document concerns properties within the town of St. Albans. There are 3 sixpenny
revenue stamps and 1 red wax seal. On the reverse there are some witness
signatures. Size- The document is approx. 50cm wide x 29cm high. In good
condition with the usual folding creases.
1727 Vellum Indenture.
St.Albans. BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of
vellum and is dated 29th December 1727. It is between Edward
Bygrave and John Iremonger. The
document concerns properties within the town of St. Albans. There are 3 sixpenny
revenue stamps and 1 red wax seal. On the reverse there are some witness
signatures. Size- The document is approx. 76cm wide x 58cm high. In good
condition with the usual folding creases.
[I have acquired this item and will be posting a transcript when I have time.]
1731 Vellum Indenture. St.Albans.RUDD BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of vellum and is
dated 2nd August 1731. It is between Edward Bygrave,
John Rudd and John
Iremonger. The document concerns properties within the town of St.
Albans. There are 3 sixpenny revenue stamps and 3 red wax seals. On the reverse
there are some witness signatures, including . Size. The document is approx.
90cm wide x 78cm high. In good condition with the usual folding creases.
1734 Vellum
Indenture. St.Albans. BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a double sheet of vellum
and is dated 27th September 1734. It is between Edward
Bygrave, Anne Fothergill and Richard Smiths. The document concerns properties
within the town of St. Albans. There are 3 sixpenny revenue stamps on each sheet
and 3 red wax seals. On the reverse there are some witness signatures. Size-
Each sheet of the document is document is approx. 71cm wide x 54cm high.
1735 Vellum Indenture. St.Albans.
BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a double sheet of vellum
and is dated 2nd August 1735. It is between Edward
Bygrave, John Rudd and Anne Fothergill. The document concerns properties
within the town of St. Albans. There are 3 sixpenny revenue stamps on each sheet
and 3 red wax seals. On the reverse there are some witness signatures.
1735 Paper Indenture. St.Albans. BYGRAVE
This handwritten indenture is on a single sheet of paper and is
dated 26th September 1735. It is between Edward Bygrave
and Anne Hothergill. The document concerns
properties within the town of St. Albans. There are 3 impressed sixpenny revenue
stamps and 3 red wax seals. On the reverse there are some witness signatures.
Size. The document is approx. 55cm wide x 32cm high. In good condition with the
usual folding creases, and a couple of tiny tears.
1826 Vellum Indenture.
St.Albans.SANDERS
This handwritten indenture is on a double sheet of vellum
and is dated 31st October 1826. It is between William
Smith, Stephen Smith, Joseph Russel and Thomas
Fairthorne. The document concerns properties within the town of St.
Albans. The first sheet has a blue Three Pound revenue stamp, and the second a
One Pound one. There are four red wax seals. On the reverse there are some
witness signatures. Size- The document is approx. 77cm wide x 60cm high. In good
condition with the usual folding creases.
[I have acquired this item and will be posting a transcript when I have time.]
July 2003
Simon Fairthorne (fairthorne @t iclway.co.uk)
writes one of the names in the 1826 document is Thomas
Fairthorne. He was a solicitor, born in Wiltshire,
started his career in Hackney, moved to St Albans
and later emigrated to Australia. He had a
large family, almost all of whom survived past childhood. Although not a direct
ancestor of mine, we are related and I have a large amount of information about
him if you should ever need it
.
If you can add to the information given above tell me.