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Alienation Office

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Under the feudal system the King owned all land and others could only hold it as the King's tenants. Transfers between tenants were known as 'alienations' and this required a licence from the King. Robert Dudley set up an office to manage this system, and to collect the fees and fines. Its role changed and shrunk over the years and by 1835 the system of land conveyancing meant that the Alienation Office could be abolished.

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Alienation Office

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Alienation Office

"Act 5 and 6 Will. IV.Cap.82" refers to a legal instrument created during the...

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Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

Created in 1900, it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1965.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
David Ingman

David Ingman

David Charles Ingham was born on 22 March 1928, the younger son of Charles Ingman (1896-1983) and Hetty Muriel Ingham née Bevan (1897-1974). His father was a chemical engineer. The 1939 England and...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
W. L. Owten

W. L. Owten

Churchwarden at St Giles Church in 1800.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
J. Harrison

J. Harrison

Hon. Sec. of the Commissioners of the 1890 Bermondsey Library.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
J. Chappell

J. Chappell

Churchwarden of St Mary Whitechapel parish in 1884.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial