Lease and Counterpart Lease in Trust

Scope and Content

Lessee: Robert Worthington late of Altrincham but now of Manchester co. Lancs gent, trustee under the will of Peter Smith of Altrincham corn-dealer dec'd.

Tenement no.: 51B2.

Property: a plot of land in Altrincham (6 p.), late in the possession of Edward Garner, and 3 dwelling-houses erected on the plot and now or late in the possession of Margaret Smith (widow of Peter Smith), Robert Howarth and George Smith as undertenants.

Lessee is to hold upon the trusts declared in the will of Peter Smith dec'd.

Rent: £1 8s. Heriot: £2. Consideration: £100.

Surrendered lease: to Peter Smith dec'd, [cf. endorsement on EGR14/2/1/353/1].

Endorsed on lease: i) "September 1865 Granted in fee farm to Mary Smith and William Greenwood the daughter & son in law of the Testator, Peter Smith"; ii) "Taken out of Bundle 91" (in pencil).