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| − | All that messuage wherein John Joynson formerly dwelt, now and for some time past in the occupation of James Tilbury situate near Naphill Common, with the yard, garden, barn and outbuildings and premises thereto belonging. And also all those 7 parcels of arable, meadow and pasture land, lying in a ring fence adjoining the messuage, all which closes contain together 16 acres, 3 roods and 39 poles, bounded on the greatest part of the N and E by farm and lands formerly belonging and in the occupation of ? Jones, but now to the representative of the late Sir William Lawrence Young, Bart, and in the occupation of Thomas Hall. On the south side principally by land now or late belonging to William Janes, but partly by Naphill Common and on the West partly by a meadow formally occupied by John Joynson and now or late belonging to George Roctor and party by the Common, All of which said lands, except the parts occupied by the homestead forming 7 closes were formerly called respectively: - Further Field, Middle Field, Hither Field, Orchard, First Meadow, Second Meadow and Third Meadow. But in the Tithe Map are called respectively ; -Pitty Meadow, Square Meadow, Orchard, Home Field, Lower Field, Long Field and Big Meadow | + | All that messuage wherein John Joynson formerly dwelt, now and for some time past in the occupation of James Tilbury situate near Naphill Common, with the yard, garden, barn and outbuildings and premises thereto belonging. And also all those 7 parcels of arable, meadow and pasture land, lying in a ring fence adjoining the messuage, all which closes contain together 16 acres, 3 roods and 39 poles, bounded on the greatest part of the N and E by farm and lands formerly belonging and in the occupation of ? Jones, but now to the representative of the late Sir William Lawrence Young, Bart, and in the occupation of Thomas Hall. On the south side principally by land now or late belonging to William Janes, but partly by Naphill Common and on the West partly by a meadow formally occupied by John Joynson and now or late belonging to George Roctor and party by the Common, All of which said lands, except the parts occupied by the homestead forming 7 closes were formerly called respectively: - Further Field, Middle Field, Hither Field, Orchard, First Meadow, Second Meadow and Third Meadow. But in the Tithe Map are called respectively ; -Pitty Meadow, Square Meadow, Orchard, Home Field, Lower Field, Long Field and Big Meadow |
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| + | '''CHARLES BROWN of [[Stocken Farm]], churchwarden, was instrumental in formalising Lacey Green School and giving it to St. John's Church, Lacey Green.''' | ||
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| + | 24th March 1860 Conveyance | ||
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| + | Charles Brown purchased from the executors of [[Sarah Shard]] of Grymsdyke Lodge | ||
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| + | nos 1 and 2 [[Grymsdyke Cottages]] and a Schoolroom | ||
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| + | '''DEED OF GIFT''' | ||
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| + | '''3rd February 1875. [[Charles Brown]] conveyed to the Minister and Churchwardens of [[St. John's Church]], Lacey Green: -''' | ||
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| + | '''Schedule''' | ||
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| + | '''All that piece of ground situate at Lacey Green adjoining the highroad there, containing twenty-one and a half yards or thereabouts and in depth sixteen yards or thereabouts, as is now fenced out and divided from the other land of the said Charles Brown and which piece of land, hereby conveyed many years ago, given by the said Charles Brown for the purposes of education and on which piece of land schools and other buildings have for some time been created and built.''' | ||
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Revision as of 16:10, 24 October 2021
EMMA GRACE, nee BRODIE research by Joan West
1841 CENSUS
Wardrobes Farm. James Grace 51,widower, Mary Grace 40, sister single, Oliver James Grace 7, Mortimer Kelson 6, Emma Brodie 35, single, of independent means
MARRIED at St. Marylebone, London
1846. Emma Brodie, daughter of Alexander Brodie, clergyman dec’d, married James Grace, widower of Princes Risborough, son of Thomas Grace.
EASTBOURNE 1851 CENSUS
Emma’s mother is head of house, widow of a clergyman, with Emma, married, 3 sisters, and a brother, all single, 6 house servants and a coachman.
DEATH of JAMES GRACE James Grace died 1857.
1861 CENSUS Eastbourne. Emma Grace, 55, widow.
1862. EMMA GRACE FOUNDATION FORMED
1871 CENSUS Eastbourne. Emma’s sister Anna Hall, 67, is head of house, with Emma Grace 63. Also 3 servants.
1881 CENSUS Walters Ash, 3rd cottage from The Wheel, Emma Grace, 76, widow, 76, gentlewoman.
DEATH & PROBATE
Emma Grace died 3rd November 1890 at Eastbourne. Executors, William Brodie of Eastbourne & Frederick Brodie of Isle of Wight, brothers. £10,852 – 16 – 8d. Re-sworn February 1891, £11,018 – 8 – 3d
See below for details of the gifts given by Emma Grace, being the profits from a farm at Walters Ash to support Loosley Row School and Speen School.
1862. CONVEYANCE and TRUST DEED for the EMMA GRACE FOUNDATION
October 3rd 1862. Ash Farm, between
1. James Tilbury, yeoman, William Day his mortgagee (for £700) and: -
2. Reverend William Johnson Burgess, Charles Brown of Lacey Green gent and Edward Anderson farmer of Darvills Hill, Vicar and churchwardens of St. John’s Church Lacey Green and Emma Grace, widow, of Loosley House William Brodie Esq of Eastbourne, Sussex, Frederic Brodie Esq of Uckfield, Sussex, Thomas Wheeler of High Wycombe, banker & brewer, George Frederick Chambers Esq of Kensington.
James Tilbury agreed to sell to the parties of the 2nd part for £830 upon trust, for the support of certain schools. The said sum to be pay £700 to William Day, mortgagee, and £130 the purchase money.
THE TRUST
Upon trust that the Incumbent and Chapel Wardens of the aforesaid Chapel of St. John the Evangelist at Lacey Green and their successors and the said Emma Grace, William Brodie, Frederick Brodie, Thomas Wheeler and George Frederick Chambers, trustees and their successors, shall at all times hereafter, in the first place, from time to time, pay and apply the rents, issues and profits of the said messuage, lands and premises, towards the repair and improvement of the said premises and also insuring the buildings. And shall pay and apply the surplus of such rents, issues and profits in the following manner : -
TO LOOSLEY ROW SCHOOL
ne equal half thereof, Upon Trust, to transfer the same, half yearly, into the hands of the Trustees of the school erected by the said Emma Grace at Loosley Row. To be applied towards the support, carrying on and maintaining of such school in the way and manner directed by the Trust Deed thereof
TO SPEEN SCHOOL
The remaining equal half of such surplus rents and profits Upon Trust, in like manner to transfer the same, half yearly, into the hands of the Trustees of the school also erected or in the course of erection by the said Emma Grace at Speen
SCHEDULE
All that messuage wherein John Joynson formerly dwelt, now and for some time past in the occupation of James Tilbury situate near Naphill Common, with the yard, garden, barn and outbuildings and premises thereto belonging. And also all those 7 parcels of arable, meadow and pasture land, lying in a ring fence adjoining the messuage, all which closes contain together 16 acres, 3 roods and 39 poles, bounded on the greatest part of the N and E by farm and lands formerly belonging and in the occupation of ? Jones, but now to the representative of the late Sir William Lawrence Young, Bart, and in the occupation of Thomas Hall. On the south side principally by land now or late belonging to William Janes, but partly by Naphill Common and on the West partly by a meadow formally occupied by John Joynson and now or late belonging to George Roctor and party by the Common, All of which said lands, except the parts occupied by the homestead forming 7 closes were formerly called respectively: - Further Field, Middle Field, Hither Field, Orchard, First Meadow, Second Meadow and Third Meadow. But in the Tithe Map are called respectively ; -Pitty Meadow, Square Meadow, Orchard, Home Field, Lower Field, Long Field and Big Meadow
CHARLES BROWN of Stocken Farm, churchwarden, was instrumental in formalising Lacey Green School and giving it to St. John's Church, Lacey Green.
24th March 1860 Conveyance
Charles Brown purchased from the executors of Sarah Shard of Grymsdyke Lodge
nos 1 and 2 Grymsdyke Cottages and a Schoolroom
DEED OF GIFT
3rd February 1875. Charles Brown conveyed to the Minister and Churchwardens of St. John's Church, Lacey Green: -
Schedule
All that piece of ground situate at Lacey Green adjoining the highroad there, containing twenty-one and a half yards or thereabouts and in depth sixteen yards or thereabouts, as is now fenced out and divided from the other land of the said Charles Brown and which piece of land, hereby conveyed many years ago, given by the said Charles Brown for the purposes of education and on which piece of land schools and other buildings have for some time been created and built.