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Offline EmFrank

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English inheritance rules in 18th century
« on: Tuesday 12 February 13 05:31 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone tell me, if a person had a long term lease, with the condition that its was on the life of one of more of his sons, and did not have a Will, would his eldest son inherit the lease, or would it go to the son or sons named as above.
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Re: English inheritance rules in 18th century
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 12 February 13 08:58 GMT (UK) »
Leasehold Tenure could be for a term of years, for life, for up to three lives, or at the will of the landlord. In leases for three lives [not necessarily of three generations] the names of three persons had to be recorded.
See http://www.familychest.co.uk/Glossary.htm

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