Held at:

Gwent Record Office

Reference:

D.1583.3.11

Source:

Catalogue, Marquess of Abergavenny's Papers held at Hereford Record Office

Title:

Lease for Lives; Longtown Castle

Place name:

Longtown

Date:

1732

Description:

24 June 1732 - Lease for Lives (counterpart)

1) Rt Hon William, Lord Abergavenny
2) Lewis Watkins the elder of Longtown, yeoman

The site of Longtown castle with an ancient house belonging thereto, a meadow of 4 ac (boundaries given) and 3 other pieces of arable and pasture land of 7 ac (boundaries given).

For the lives of (2)'s son Lewis aged 20 and Jane aged 23 and
Elizabeth aged 15 his daughters.

Rent £3 8 6d for the first year and 18/6d p.a. thereafter with 5/- as a heriot and with suit of court..

Witnesses: John Day jr., and Job Gilbert.

 

Observations:

None


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