Assignment of lease 13 January 1854 Parties: (1) John Twizell Wawn of West Boldon, esquire and Christopher Akenhead Wawn of South Shields, gentleman (trustees and executors of will of John Turnbull of South Shields, mason, deceased; (2) Andrew Stoddart of South Shields, land surveyor and agent; (3) Joseph Cubey of South Shields, butcher Reciting: – will of John Turnbull, deceased by his will of 15 June 1837 devised and bequeathed all his real and personal estate to (1) in trust to sell and convert into money and appointed them executors; death of John Turnbull on 26 July 1837 and proof of his will in Durham Consistory Court on 14 December 1847; – decretal order of Court of Chancery of 14 November 1851 made by vice chancellor Turner in a cause in which John Turnbull, son of the testator, was plaintiff and (1) were defendants in which the master was ordered to undertake an enquiry into what part of estate of the deceased was undisposed and what part of his real estate had been sold and that those parts unsold should be sold and purchase money paid into the bank; – as a result of the order (a), along with other property, formed part of ten lots offered for sale by auction on 5 July 1853 with approbation of Nassan William Senior, esquire, the master to whom the cause stood at house of William Cook, the Golden Lion Hotel in South Shields as pursuant to public advertisements in London Gazette and local newspapers at which (2) was highest bidder for Lot 8 for £65; – report of Nassan William Senior of 22 July 1853 certified that (2) was purchaser for £65; – order in Chancery of 2 November 1853 confirming the report of Nassan William Senior; – £65 was placed into an account with the Bank of England to the credit of the Accountant General Operative Part – (1), in consequence of the payment of £65 by (2), assigned (a) to (2) Property: (a) ground with buildings, part of a farmhold called Shieldsheugh, in Queen Street, South Shields now in occupation of William Musgrave and others in lease from dean and chapter of Durham to John Twizell Wawn and Christopher Akenhead Wawn Habendum: – to (2) for residue of term of 21 years subject to payment of proportionate part of rent of 2 shillings and payment of byrents, fines and fees attending renewal of the lease Covenant by (2) with (1) and (3) to pay proportionate part of rent, byrents, fines and fees Witnesses: – George D. Robson of South Shields, notary public; – Christopher Wawn, clerk to Christopher Akenhead Wawn of South Shields, solicitor – From: Queen Street, South Shields