Collection GB 0074 ACC/0161 - HOWELL, John (fl 1700)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0161

Title

HOWELL, John (fl 1700)

Date(s)

  • 1694-1768 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.07 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

A deed is any document affecting title, that is, proof of ownership, of the land in question. The land may or may not have buildings upon it. Common types of deed include conveyances, mortgages, bonds, grants of easements, wills and administrations.

Conveyances are transfers of land from one party to another, usually for money. Early forms of conveyance include feoffments, surrenders and admissions at manor courts (if the property was copyhold), final concords, common recoveries, bargains and sales and leases and releases.

Source: British Records Association Guidelines 3: How to interpret deeds (available online).

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0161 1694-1768 Collection 0.07 linear metres. Various.

A deed is any document affecting title, that is, proof of ownership, of the land in question. The land may or may not have buildings upon it. Common types of deed include conveyances, mortgages, bonds, grants of easements, wills and administrations.

Conveyances are transfers of land from one party to another, usually for money. Early forms of conveyance include feoffments, surrenders and admissions at manor courts (if the property was copyhold), final concords, common recoveries, bargains and sales and leases and releases.

Source: British Records Association Guidelines 3: How to interpret deeds (available online).

Records deposited in May 1940.

Title deeds for property owned by John Howell of Lincoln's Inn and Enfield. The properties were situated in Stepney, Westminster and Southwark.

Records arranged according to place (Stepney; Westminster and Southwark).

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

January to May 2011. Right to property Civil law Property ownership Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Property law City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Europe Tower Hamlets Stepney Southwark (district) Southwark Civil and political rights Legal systems Human rights Law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in May 1940.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Title deeds for property owned by John Howell of Lincoln's Inn and Enfield. The properties were situated in Stepney, Westminster and Southwark.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged according to place (Stepney; Westminster and Southwark).

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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