Lease

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR14/2/9/20
  • Dates of Creation
      4 Nov 1728
  • Physical Description
      Condition: severely affected by dampness and mould-growth causing extensive decay and weakening of parchment.

Scope and Content

Lessee: Edward Astley of Altrincham yeo.

Tenement no.: 5.

Property: a cottage or tenement in Partington, and two and a half acres of common or new improved land, now enclosed, and two acres of "coarse" common land lately set forth from Partington Moss.

Lives: Mary Astley of [... wid]ow; Martha Astley, daughter of Mary; Isaac Tipping, son of Richard Tipping of Broadheath [to. Altrincham] yeo.

Rent: 9s. Heriot: best beast or other best goods, or 40s, at the election of Lord Warrington. Consideration: £8.

Surrendered lease: unspecified (1 life in being).

MS. Endorsed with memorandum of contract for renewal to Edward Astley for the lives of Martha Astley, his granddaughter, John Barlow, son of George Barlow of Partington yeo, and Isaac Tipping, son of Richard Tipping, consideration £6 to add 1 life, 16 May 1729.

Access Information

EGR14/2/9/20 cannot be made available to researchers because of its poor physical condition.