The plan to the right is copied from an Indenture of 1908.  The plot of land outlined in red and the three cottages indicated on it appear to be the subject of all the notes below which are taken from an abstract of earlier titles.  Further information from the 1908 Indenture is listed at the end of this page, so as to list items in date order.

Before February 1866

Referring to George Edward Gibbs Checkley of Lincoln Lodge:

THE several Cottages or tenements and hereditaments situated in or near the Church Yd of Hanslope aforesaid and purchased by him of Mary West  Robert Allen and Thomas Hindes resply

15 February 1866

BY WILL SO dated George Edward Gibbs Checkley of Lincoln Lodge Hanslope Bucks Farmer and Grazier

DEVISED (inter alia)

UNTO his Son William his heirs and assigns

AND APPOINTED his brother Richard Mountford Checkley and his son James and his (Testator's) Wife Elizabeth (during her Widowhood) Exors and Extrix of his will

28 February 1866   TESTATOR died at Hanslope aforesaid

1 May 1866   WILL proved in Oxford District Registry of Cer of Probate

16 October 1888

INDENTURE between William Checkley then of Eoton Northants out of Business and John Worley of Stony Stratford Bucks Gentleman.

IT WAS WITNESSED that for the sum of £100   W. Checkley as beneficial Owner conveyed unto John Worley

ALL THAT Cottage or Tenement (thereto fore occupied as two tenements situate standin and being in Church End Hanslope formerly in occupation of Wm Bates and Aaron Gregory and then of             Abbott

AND ALSO ALL THAT other Cottage or tenement situate and being in Church End aforesaid for many years in occupation of James Nicholls and then of Joseph Mills

AND ALSO ALL THAT other Cottaage or tenement formerly erected by Robert Allen situate in Church End aforesaid forerly occupied by Samuel Meredith and then by Mrs Meakins

TOGETHER with the plot piece or parcel of ground belogging to said Cottages or tenements and occupied therewith as Garden ground by estimate One rood

All which premises were formerly the property of Robert Allen

TO HOLD same wit apputs

UNTO AND TO USE of J Worley in fee simple

COVENANT by w.Checkley with J.Worley for insce

Note: This appears to be a form of mortgage with William Checkley as borrower from John Worley.  There is also reference to other properties which were also part of the security.  This document seems to have been endorsed on 16 November 1888 to reflect a further £50 borrowed by William Checkley.

12 February 1892

INDENTURE between Wm. Checkley then of No 11 Albion Place Northampton out of Business and Jno Checkley

Note: this seems to be a sale by William Checkley to John Checkley of these premises for £56. 15. 0, subject to J. Checkley indemnifying William Checkley for £113. 5. 0. still owing to John Worley.

24 December 1898

BY INDENTURE between John Worley, John Checkley and Robert Longman Rice of South Collingham, Notts Gentleman ....

IT IS WITNESSED that in cosideration of £110 to J. Worley and £350 to J. Checkley paid by R. L. Rice (recognising that £110 remained due to J Worley as mortgagee)

J Worley and J Checkley conveyed unto R. L. Rice the hereditaments described

4 November 1900

BY WILL R. L. Rice appointed Percy Richard Rice and Francis Luke Howitt to be Executors and Trustees and devised to them

ALL his real property situated in the parish of Hanslope

UPON TRUST to permit his Wife Jane Elizabeth Rice to receive the rents and profits thereof during her life

30 November 1900  DEATH oj R. L. Rice

4 March 1901   PROOF of Will of R. L. Rice

10 February 1902   SETTLEMENT estate duty

27 May 1908

Indenture between Jane Elizabeth Rice, Percy Richard Rice and Francis Luke Howell as Trustees appointed in the will of R L Rice; and William Jardine Harkness, Vicar of Hanslope, William James Geary of Church End Labourer and Henry Rainbow of Barnwell Buildings Superintendent of Sunday School (the Purchasers, thought to be representing the feoffe charity)

WITNESS that in consideration of the sum of £250 ... conveys to the Purchasers:

that cottage or tenement (formerly occupied as two tenements) formerly in the occupation of William Bates and Aaron Gregory then of         Abbott and now in the occupation of William Simons

And also that other cottage or tenement formerly for many years in the occupation of James Nicholls then of Joseph Mills then Widow Neal and now of Matthew Young

And also that other cottage or tenement sometime since erected by Robert Allen formerly occupied by Samuel Meredith then by Widow Meakins then by John Alcock and now by Ernest Amos