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From: Robyn Waymouth <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Terminology in a lease
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:13:27 +0800


Thanks for your thoughts Ruth. Henry isn't actually related to this family as
far as I know, although you've made me wonder what his connection to Hillier was.
Possibly a remote connection from his mother's family or more probably a
business associate.

Regards, Robyn

On Thu Sep 11 4:07 , "Ruth Dunlap" sent:

>It probably means that Henry was the first named heir, likely the eldest
>son. The "title" of the document would abbreviate the list of heirs,
>listing only the first named. The complete document probably lists all the
>heirs. You need to see the entire document to know for sure.
>Ruth
>USA
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robyn Waymouth" >
>To: >
>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:40 PM
>Subject: [DEV] Terminology in a lease
>
>
>Can SKS help to interpret the following? It's a catalogue entry from the
>Surrey
>History Centre about an Essex land transaction, but Henry was Devonshire
>born.
>
>I'm interested in what Henry WAYMOUTH's involvement in this transaction was.
>I
>know that Nathaniel HILLIER was Susannah ONSLOW nee HILLIER's father. Was
>Henry
>an Executor of his will or perhaps a Trustee for some part of Nathaniel's
>estate?
>
>Regards,
>
>Robyn
>Melbourne
>
>“Lease for 10 years; 1) The Hon Thomas Cranley Onslow and Susannah
>Elizabeth,
>formerly Hillier, his wife; 2) Henry Waymouth and other devisees in trust of
>Nathaniel Hillier; 3) Jonathan Powell of Layer Marney, Essex, and Daniel
>Smith of
>Lindsell, Essex, farmers; East Thorpe Hall, Essex; Consideration to be fixed
>according to the average price of wheat G97/16/22 13 May 1828 “
>
>
>
>
>
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