1841 Victorian Vellum England Orchard Broad Blunsdon Chamberlen Signed Wax Seal For Sale

1841 Victorian Vellum Conveyance Orchard Broad Blunsdon Wiltshire Chamberlen Rachel Large Wax Seal Antique Deed Title Abstract

2 pages Approximately 22" by 28”

1841 Victorian Conveyance of an Orchard — Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire — Chamberlen to Rachel Large

Dated 24th June 1841 | Consideration: £160

A substantial and well-preserved two-page vellum indenture dated 24th June 1841, executed in the fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, conveying an orchard at Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire, from Messrs. Richard Chamberlen and Edward Chamberlen to Mrs. Rachel Large, with an attached Covenant to Produce Title Deeds.

The Transaction:

For the full consideration of £160 — acknowledged and receipted on the document — Richard and Edward Chamberlen grant, bargain, sell, alien, release and convey unto Mrs. Rachel Large her heirs and assigns forever all that piece or parcel of land or orchard, with appurtenances, situated at Broad Blunsdon in the County of Wiltshire. The document grants Mrs. Large and her heirs full power and lawful authority to hold the same free from all encumbrances, with a covenant to produce title deeds upon request.

Abstract of Title — Schedule of Prior Deeds:

The document contains a detailed Schedule of prior title deeds tracing the chain of ownership, a rare and highly valuable feature for genealogical and historical research:

— 19th November 1801: Indentures of Lease and Release and Appointment — parties include John Ashfordby, Benjamin Baldwin (4th part), Daniel Hall (5th part), with Livery of Seisin endorsed; William Ward and Henry Ward (8th part); Daniel Hall; John William [surname partly obscured]; Martha his wife (Deforcients)

— 42nd George III (1802): Chirograph of Fine — James Fidel, Executor of John Fidel deceased; William Hall and Daniel Hall (3rd part)

— 3rd and 4th October 1801: Indentures of Lease and Release — William Hall and Daniel Hall (heirs); Mary Hall (formerly Mary Hall, spinster), Elizabeth Hall and Hannah Hall (three daughters and legatees of Daniel Hall deceased); William Saunders and Richard Shange (5th part)

— 14th and 15th November 1830: Indentures of Lease and Release [parties partially obscured]

The ornate printed “This Indenture” heading bears a Royal Arms engraver’s stamp: “Mester & Co., Engravers to Royalty, 31 Strand, London” — a premium stationer’s imprint used for high-quality Victorian legal documents.

Significant Parties:

∙ Richard Chamberlen and Edward Chamberlen — Wiltshire landowners and grantors; the Chamberlen family held land in and around Broad Blunsdon and Highworth; John Chamberlen of Highworth, Joiner, appears as witness, establishing a family presence in the North Wiltshire market town

∙ Mrs. Rachel Large — purchaser; the Large family were established Wiltshire yeoman/gentry; the document grants her and her heirs absolute freehold title to the orchard

∙ Daniel Hall / William Hall — earlier proprietors appearing in the 1801 chain of title; Elizabeth Hall, Hannah Hall, and Mary Hall appear as legatees, providing a clear picture of early 19th-century Wiltshire family property succession

∙ John Ashfordby / Benjamin Baldwin — 1801 parties suggesting earlier trust or settlement arrangements

∙ A. S. Gordy of Swindon — witness; the Gordy family were known in the Swindon/North Wiltshire area in the early Victorian period

Physical Description:

Two large vellum sheets with elaborate engraved blackletter “This Indenture” heading printed by Mester & Co., Engravers to Royalty, 31 Strand, London. Royal Arms embossed stamp upper left. Written in fine Victorian copperplate and engrossing hand with red ruling lines. Bears two intact red wax seals on green paper wafers, signed “Richard Chamberlen” and “Edward Chamberlen” with full flourished signatures. Receipt for £160 signed by both grantors with witnesses. Age-appropriate toning, fold lines, and handling wear commensurate with 184 years of age. Overall condition very good.

Provenance: Private collection. Part of a continuous Wiltshire property title abstract. Direct from England.