Lease and Counterpart Lease

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR14/2/12/25/1-2
  • Dates of Creation
      20 Dec 1729
  • Physical Description
      Condition: lease affected by dampness and mould growth, parchment fragile, fading of ink.

Scope and Content

Lessee: George Royle of Altrincham gardener.

Tenement no.: 6.

Property: a field or parcel of land in Timperley with the cottage or building erected thereon, late in the possession of Samuel Johnson.

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

Surrendered lease: unspecified (2 lives in being).

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