William & Mary Ann Lacey
From Lacey Green History
Research by Joan West
Research Note. Sandra Jenkins of Turnip End Cottage gave me much information of the people and properties at Turnip End in the mid to late 1900's. Her husband James brought to me a picture found in the house when they had moved in. It had been reframed, but 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 1772 – 1857
William Lacey born 1772 was the son of William Lacey 1747-1816 and Rebecca, nee Floyd,died 1789
William Jnr married in 1811 to Mary Ann Love of Bishopsgate, London, All their children were born in London. He had three sister who all married in Princes Risborough
27th 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.
26th 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 6th 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.
14th December 1912 POWER OF ATTORNEY was given to James Jesse Lacey
28th May 1913 THE COURT APPOINTED NEW TRUSTEES of the estate in Trust (10 in all)
9th 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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