William & Mary Ann Lacey

Research by Joan West

Research Note. James Jenkins of Turnip End Cottage brought to me a picture found in the house when they had moved in. It was of a document and had been reframed. He said I may cut it out of the frame as there was writing on the back which might be worth looking at. It was indeed, as it gave much information of William Lacey and his will which took 56 years to resolve.

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William Lacey born 1772 was the son of William & Rebecca Lacey

15th April 1808. Document of mortgage between William Williams of High Wycombe, bricklayer of the first part and John Wade of Darvills Hill, carpenter of the 2nd part and Stephen Clinch of Cornhill London, vintner. William Lacey agrees to the above mortgage for £140 mortgage.

1808 William Lacey purchases from Stephen Clinch :-

All that cottage with appurtenances wherein John Biggs formerly dwelt now in the occupation of Caleb West at Darvlls Hill, also with a close of grass ground to the cottage adjoining. one acre adjoining also the woodground of the Reverend Edward Stone on the south and west and to the land late of Richard Wade on the north and East.

And also anther close belonging to the common there on the east about one & half roods with all and singular the houses, outhouses edifices building lands stables gardens orchards yards backsides ways waters easements hedges ditches trees mounds fences commons commodities advantages hereditaments profots and appurtenances to the said cottage closes of grass ground belongs To Have And To Hold the said cottage close to William Lacey.

Received from William Lacey £140 paid to Stephen Clinch.

Mary Ann Love was born in Bishopsgate, London

William was a bricklayer by trade.

William and Mary Ann married in 1811 in Bishopsgate, London.

William at some point remarried

William had 4 children all born in London, as follows :-

Eliza Lacey born ?

William Lacey born 1826

James Lacey born 1830

Jesse Lacey born 1837

(William had three sisters who all married in Princes Risborough)

27^th March 1829. Purchase by William Lacey

Indenture. Between Stephen Clinch of Green Terrace, Islington, Middlesex, gentleman, and Ann his wife sold William Lacey of Catherine Wheel Alley, St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, bricklayer.

Schedule :-

The cottage (later called Turnip End Cottage) wherein John Biggs formerly dwelt, now in the occupation of Caleb West at a place called Turnip End, Princes Risborough See Hamlet of Turnip End together with a close of grass ground adjoining the cottage containing by estimate one acre, adjoining on the south and west the wood ground (Wades Grove) of the Reverend Edward Stone and on the north and east the land of the late Richard Wade containing about a rood and a half.

26^th July 1857   Death of William Lacey.

He returned from Bishopsgate to die at Turnip End and is buried in Lacey Green graveyard.

WILLIAM LACEY’s WILL

William Lacey’s will was long and very detailed but unfortunately it ran into difficulties due to problems with executors and deaths therefore on 6^th November 1757 probate was proved by Henry Lacey but by a judgement of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice it was ordered that the real and personal estate of the Testator should be administered under the direction of the Court.   In a second action on 26 April 1893 the judge was of the opinion that according to the will of the Testator the surviving issue of the three grandsons originally named to inherit, however remotely, should inherit equally between the three families of William, James and Jesse Lacey.

14^th December 1912 POWER OF ATTORNEY was given to James Jesse Lacey

28^th May 1913  THE COURT APPOINTED  NEW TRUSTEES of the estate in Trust   (10 in all)

9^th Aug 1913   The COURT RELEASED POWER to the Trustees

TRUSTEES

1.      Frederick George Larkin of Whitehouse Farm, Wooburn, Bucks, farmer and Joseph George Floyd, of Loosley Row, coal merchant and general provision dealer.

2.      James Jesse Lacey of 32 Argyle Road, Tottenham, London, printer.

3.      Alice Harriet Amelia Buck, of 2 Shansted Street, Kennington Park, London (the wife of Joseph William Buck).

4.      Holbourn Jefferies of Chegina, Saskatchewan, Canada (the wife of William Thomas Jefferies, electrical engineer)

5.      Emily Legge of 10 Boden Street, Derby, Co. Derby,(the wife of Charles Legge)

6.      Elizabeth Hawkins of 56 Bruce Buildings, Caledonian Road, London (the wife of William Henry Hawkins, motor fitter).                                                                     7. Keturah Lacey of 84 Hawkesby Road, Stoke Newington London (the wife of William James Lacey)

8.      Ernest Sylvester Lacey of Drayton Gardens, West Ealing, Mddx, wine merchants manager.

9.      Charles Percival Lacey of 178 Ardgowan Road, Hither Green, Catford, S.E. London, foreman in the tea trade

10.   Part. William Lacey, 32 Argyle Road SE London, stationer

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