Held at:	Gwent Record Office
Reference:	MAN/A/151/0040
Source:	Images of Original Document
Title:	Transcription of Marquess of Abergavenny’s Land Agent’s pocket book: Extract of Area around ‘Bob’s Shop’
Place name:	Upper Maescoed, Michaelchurch, St Margarets
Date:	1760 -1862

Description:

[extract]

Details of the land holdings of the Francis family in the area of Crossways Garage, also known as ‘Bob’s Shop’.

 

In Michaelchurch Parish

No. 6,7,8
Lease granted 25 March1819 to Robert Francis.
for the lives of Lessee (dead), Robert Francis aged 19 and Richard Francis then aged 7 yrs (sons of Lessee)
Lands called “Old Shop” in the parish of Michaelchurch.

Lease purchased by Henry Smith
Tithe Map 943, 950,951
Quantity 3a.2r.5p

No. 9
Claimed as freehold, in possession of Wm Francis who bought it of Warburton Solc. of Hereford
Tithe Map 957
Quantity 3r.17p

 

In St Margarets Parish

 

No. 46, 47, 48, 49
Lease granted 25 March 1819 to Robert Francis of St Margarets Blacksmith.
for the Lives of Wm Francis then aged 12, Eliz Francis 10 and Thomas Francis 2 (children of Lessee)
Lease purchased by Wm Bullock Solc Hereford. All Lives good.
Tithe Map 237 & 259
Quantity 5-2-30

 

No. ? 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71
Lease granted 29 Sept 1839 to Richard Francis
for the Lives of Lessee then aged 26, Thos Prosser then aged 4 (son of Thos Prosser of the Birches Crasswall Farmer) and Philip Seaborne then aged 9 (son of John Seaborne of St Margarets Yeoman)
Lease sold to Henry Smith Michaelchurch, Inn Keeper about 3 or 4 years ago
Tithe Map 252, 253 254, 308, 309, 310, & 334
Quantity 8a 0r.39p
No 66, Tithe Map 304, 305 & 306
Quantity 1-2-2

 

No. 72, 73
Lease granted 29 Sept 1839 to Richard Francis
for the Lives of Lessee 26, Eliz his wife 22 and Wm Prosser 6 (son of Thos Prosser of Birches, Crasswall)
No. 73 Tithe Map258 (including 44)
Quantity -2-13
No. 72 included in 252
Eliz Francis & Wm Prosser dead.

No. 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135
Lease granted 29 Sept 1831 to Robert Francis
for the Lives of Wm Francis then aged 25, Richard Francis 20 and Thos Francis 15 (sons of Lessee) and John Watkins 17 (son of XX)
Tithe Map 355, 356, 360, 361,362 & 363
Quantity 8-3-14