This is the history of the ownership of my house, from 1928 to 1990. My fave is Les William Cheyne, Spare Parts Assistant.
Mostly because ain’t no millennial afford this house now with the one household income being a spare parts assistant.
Two of my favourite entries are from the other side of the deed where there’s identifying information that I didn’t want to post…
11978 Transfer to the Nelson Diocesan Trust Board (Incorporated) in exercise of Power of Sale in an above mortgage no 6949
producedto Sophia Granville wife of Victor Granville of Nelson Gentleman produced 25th October 1912 at 2.35 o’clock amI have so many questions about this
- Victor Granville is an epic Penny Dreadful villain name if I ever heard one
- 2.35am? WHY?
- I did not know married women were allowed to own their own property in New Zealand in 1912 so I learned something today
Transfer no 1622 produced 3pm April 1904 Thomas Hoyle Smith to Emily Horcuce (sp?) Clark of Nelson Spinster
Hell yeah the first person to purchase the land I live on was an unmarried woman in 1904