Copyhold Cottage

[MaryA]

Hi to all you clever people,

Can anybody tell me what a copyhold cottage was please?  These were mentioned in a will dated 1822.

Thank you.

MaryA

[Gadget]

Hi Mary

Try this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyhold

and

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/help/mdr/mdrfaq.htm :

What is copyhold?

Copyhold tenure, as opposed to freehold or leasehold, was a form of landholding peculiar to manors. Copyhold tenants were restricted in what they could do with their land and needed permission from the manorial court to inherit, sell, sublet, buy or mortgage their copyhold property. These transactions, referred to as admissions and surrenders, were written down in the formal record of the court, that is the court roll or court book, and a copy of the entry given to the new tenant as proof of title. The term copyhold therefore derives from the fact that the land was held by copy of the court roll. Copyhold tenants were also subject to certain customary payments. For example, when a new tenant took over copyhold property he had to pay an entry fine to the lord of the manor and when a copyhold tenant died a payment called a 'heriot' had to be made. Copyhold was abolished by the Law of Property Act 1922.

I've had some in my lines as well 

Gadget

[MaryA]

Thanks for that Gadget, I originally thought it was a style of cottage 

That makes it much clearer.

Mary

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Mary,

Another topic here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,139735.0.html

from the RootsChat Lexicon

Bob

[MaryA]

Thanks Bob, another successful hit for your Lexicon, I probably should have just looked there first   

[Berlin-Bob]

I probably should have just looked there first

Difficult one to answer.
 
This topic has some information that complements the "lexicon topic", so now this topic is also in the lexicon 

Bob