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The Genealogy of the Story Family
Caroline Sophia Henrietta Reid
1817 -
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Caroline Story - Letter from her brother. 1885
Regarding Islington Estate
Written on the envelope -
This letter to be kept , the enclosure confirms XXX accounts of the Islington Eatet XXX from my brother from Mr Thurston himself
Addressed to
Mrs Story
Caellaun
Carnavon
North Wales
25 Mark Lane
London
24th Aug 1885
My dear Carry
I have seen Thurston as you requested and found him very civil and willing to give information.
The Islington Property appears to have come into the Story family from a purchase by Archdeacon Coxe, his two brothers George & Edward and Lady Rivers who each of them held a fourth. The division of the property had become necessary through the great number of interests in it through subdivision which had reached such an extent that the value of the Lyon family interest in some of the homes was represented by 10/1150 shares.
The divison was the result of a long amicable remit(?) in the Court of Chancery and was settled by a decree of XX Justice Kay on the 31st Aug ,82 in the case of "Stephenson vs Story" in which Edward was the nominal defendant...
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Let me know if I can do anything more
Ever you affect.
Nevile Reid
| Date | 1885 |
| Linked to | Islington, London, England; Caroline Sophia Henrietta Reid |
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