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The Environs of London
… In the year 1693, the manor of Westham was granted to George Booth, Esq. for 99 years, from the decease of Queen … to commence at the expiration of the former lease 42. George Earl of Totness was in possession of the lease (then … daughter of Cornelius Drebbelt, 1621; Elizabeth, wife of George Seabroke, minister, 1647; Daniel Pratt, citizen of …
A History of the County of Essex
… 37 Henry, duke of Cumberland (174590), brother of George III, kept a racing stud at Cumberland House, Plaistow. 38 The prince of Wales, later George IV, is also said to have grazed his horses on Plaistow …
A History of the County of Essex
… f. 193; ibid. 48/3, f. 132. Lysons, London, iv. 256. For George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham …
A History of the County of Essex
… paid after 1839 and efforts to recover it in 18557 failed. George Dacre, by deed of 1855, conveyed to the vicar and … In 1966 each of the 30 pensioners received 16 s. 3 d. 21 George Canning Edwards, by will proved 1902, left 100 to …
A History of the County of Essex
… parish, though some also performed duties in London. 56 George Gregory (18048) is said to have obtained the living … relieve this pressure. In 18479 All Saints was restored by George Dyson and (Sir) George Gilbert Scott. 78 The old box-seats were replaced by …
A History of the County of Essex
… before 1945. Sarah Bonnell grammar school for girls, St. George's Road, Upton. The earlier history of this school, … 1944, when they were rehoused in the buildings in St. George's Road previously occupied by the Grove central … convent Roman Catholic multilateral school for girls, St. George's Road, Upton. 168 The Ursuline nuns, originally at …
A History of the County of Essex
… seems to have been established at Bow (Mdx.) in 1744 by George Arnold, alderman and haberdasher of London, Edward … which was succeeded by Shimwell & Co. ( c. 18781928). 172 George Cohen & Sons, steel manufacturer, Bidder Street, … Town, came to West Ham in 1881; it is now part of the George Cohen 600 Group Ltd. 173 Wilmer Lea Foundries Ltd., …
A History of the County of Essex
… the company built Hudson Town, named after its chairman, George Hudson 'the railway king'. It was stated in 1848 that … Road and the Thames. 87 Prominent in that syndicate was George P. Bidder (180678), a civil engineer whose remarkable …
A History of the County of Essex
… In 1805, when the whole manor was bought from the Crown by George Johnstone and James Humphreys, the full jurisdiction … of title. The vestry was displeased with the former clerk, George Dacre, who was said to have caused 'litigation and … followed by John Meeson (186375), cement manufacturer, and George Rivett (187586), builder and undertaker. Meeson, who …
A History of the County of Essex
… of Braganza, for life. 19 On Catherine's death in 1705 George Booth assumed control of the manor under a 99-year … Ham were sold by the Crown in 1805 to James Humphreys and George Johnstone. 36 Johnstone's interest, secured by a … her death it passed by courtesy of England to her husband George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1478). 64 When John de Ferrers …