James & Emma Grace

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James Grace born 1790 was the son of Thomas & Sarah Grace

Emma Brodie born ? was the daughter of the Reverend Alexander & Emma Brodie

James & Emma married in 1846 at St. Marylebone, London

JAMES GRACE

He was born in 1790 at the Manor House in Princes Risborough, John Grubb living at Horsenden being the Lord of the Manor at that time.

1841 CENSUS. Wardrobes Farm, Loosley Row. James farmer of 910 acres of land leased from Merton College, Oxford, employing 24 men and 9 boys. James Grace 51, widower, Mary Grace 40, sister single, Oliver James 7, Mortimer Kelson 6, Emma Brodie 35, single, of independent means.

For James 1st marriage click James & Hannah Grace

1851 CENSUS. Wardrobes Farm, Loosley Row. James Grace 66, married. Farmer of 910 acres, 24 men, 9 boys.  Next door, Mary 50 & Catherine 48, sisters, single.

1851 CENSUS. Eastbourne. Emma visitor. Emma’s mother is head of house, widow, with Emma Grace married, 3 sisters, and a brother, all single, 6 house servants and a coachman.

DEATH and PROBATE of JAMES GRACE

A will with two codicils, James Grace late of Wardrobes Farm, gent, died 26^th December 1857, at Eastbourne.   Executor, Reverend Oliver James Grace, cleric, son. Under £450.

1861 CENSUS.  Eastbourne. Emma Grace, 55, widow, gentlewoman

1862 SCHOOLS ERECTED Emma Grace had had erected two schools. One in Loosley Row and one in Speen

1862.  CONVEYANCE and TRUST DEED for the EMMA GRACE FOUNDATION to support the 2 above schools

October 3^rd 1862.  Ash Farm, Walters Ash, 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.  

SALE AGREEMENT

James Tilbury agreed to sell to the parties of the 2^nd 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.

1862 SCHOOLS ERECTED

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

One 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  

1871 CENSUS.   Eastbourne

Anna Hall, 67, Emma Grace, widow, sister 63, 3 servants, footman, house maid & cook

1881 CENSUS   Naphill  (3 doors from The Wheel public House)

Emma Grace, 76, widow, gentlewoman

DEATH and PROBATE

Emma Grace died 3^rd November 1890 at Eastbourne. Her death was reported in he Bucks Free Press as follows -

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