12th Baron Petre. Ensthusiastic builder of churches. Eldest son of William Henry, 11th Baron Petre (1793-1850). Born 20 Dec 1817. Married on 26 Sep 1843, Mary Teresa, eldest daughter of Hon. Charles Thomas Clifford, son of the 6th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. He succeeded to the peerage as 12th Baron on the death of his father on 3 Jul 1850. His wife died 31 Dec 1895.
Petre, William Bernard Petre, Baron, 1817-1884
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Petre family ; Miscellaneous land deeds, powers of attorney and biographical information
Date: 1840-1855
Reference: MSI-Papers-3744
Description: Comprises photocopies of land deeds and powers of attorney by Henry William Francis Petre and William Bernard Petre to others for the management of their lands at Wellington and Nelson together with biographical information on the family Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 items). Physical Description: Ms and printed matter (negative photocopies), varying sizes
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Land instruments
Date: 1858-1947
From: Stevenson, Margaret, d 1999 : Papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-6684-2
Description: Land grant to Lord Petre, Wellington (1858, cancelled 1934); conveyance, Lord Petre and H F Logan for land in Ohariu (1878, CT issued 1934); minute of resignation of land in Ohariu, Robert Copland, James and George Collie for John Roy (1878) (discharged 1934); grant to I E Featherston, of land in Palmerston North (1867); and certificate of title for Stevenson, Rodrigo Road property (1947) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Petre Family : Legal documents
Date: 1843-1895
By: Petre family
Reference: MS-Group-2380
Description: Comprise five legal documents and contracts relating to the Petre family, a branch of which settled in New Zealand. They include a marriage contract, land instruments relating to the Petre family estates in Essex, William Bernard Petre's will and codicil, and papers from the Principal Registry of the British High Court of Justice relating to the personal estate of William Joseph Baron Petre. All documents apart from the will have been registered with the High Court of New Zealand. Source of title - Supplied by Library Relationship complexity - Further papers dealing with the Petre family's genealogy and land holdings in England may be found at MSI-Papers-3744 and with the papers of June Starke at MS-Group-0978. Henry William Petre was the younger son of William Baron Petre, chairman of the New Zealand Company and the younger brother of William Bernard Petre. By his first marriage in 1842 to Mary Ann Eleanore Walmsley he had seven sons and nine daughters and it is from this issue that the Petre family in New Zealand descend. Quantity: 5 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Dr John Bradbury, a Wellington General Practitioner, settled with his family in Perth, Western Australia. His son, Michael, a collector of historic items, passed them to the donor. Where he obtained them is unknown, but they may have been from a former solicitor's office.
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Land Transfer Office : Wellington land deeds
Date: 1840-1890
Reference: fMS-256
Description: Mainly land deeds (conveyance, right of way, grants, leases, tenancy agreements, mortgages), includes certificates of New Zealand Company shares Includes discharge certificate from 65th Regiment of Foot for Private James McFadden, 1861 Variations in title - Spine title: Old land deeds of Wellington Quantity: 1 volume(s) (110 pieces). Physical Description: Mss (50 cm; brown linen tie folder) Finding Aids: Calendar of contents available.
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Petre, William Henry Francis, 11th Baron 1793-1850 : Legal papers
Date: 1842, 1855
By: Petre, William Henry Francis Petre, Baron, 1793-1850
Reference: MS-Papers-0472
Description: Power of attorney for lands in Wellington & Nelson, to Messrs Clifford & Vavasour, 1842; power of attorney for lands (a) in Wellington (b) Nelson, to Nathaniel Levin, 1855 from William Bernard Petre, 12th baron; address to Lord Petre by the Catholics of Wellington (photocopy of newspaper clipping) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and printed matter (photocopies)
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Settlement of the Essex estates
Date: 14 Dec 1868
From: Petre Family : Legal documents
Reference: fMS-Papers-11873-2
Description: Attested copy settlement of estates in Essex by the Right Hon. William Bernard Lord Petre and the Hon. William Joseph Petre, his eldest son. Drawn up by Fooks Chadwick Arnold and Chadwick, Lincolns Inn, London. Registered in High Cout of New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Marriage settlement
Date: 25 Sep 1843
From: Petre Family : Legal documents
Reference: fMS-Papers-11873-1
Description: Attested copy settlement on the intended marriage between The Hon. William Bernard Petre and May Teresa Clifford, drawn up by Fooks, Chadwick Arnold and Chadwick, Lincolns Inn, London. Registered also by the Registrar, High Court of New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Deed of release
Date: 22 Jun 1887
From: Petre Family : Legal documents
Reference: fMS-Papers-11873-3
Description: Addressed from Katherine Mary Lucy Petre and others to Joseph Francis Lescher and James Cudden. Copy of deed of release concerning part of the portion fund of 25,000 pounds charged on Lord Petre's settled estates in Essex. Drawn up by Arnold, Chadwick Arnold & Chadwick, Lincolns Inn, London. Registered in High Court of New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Will and codicil - William Bernard Lord Petre
Date: 1883-1884
From: Petre Family : Legal documents
Reference: MS-Papers-11873-1
Description: Will and codicil of Right Hon. William Bernard Lord Petre. Proved in the Principal Registry of the Probate Division, HM High Court of Justice on 29 Aug 1884. Drawn up by Arnold, Fooks, Chadwick & Co, Lincolns Inn, London. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence
Date: Jan-Jun 1870
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-056
Description: Includes clipping on Dawn of Hope Mine and other papers Arrangement: Correspondents entered in order of first letters received Quantity: 1 folder(s). Includes map of showing small area of proposed Great North and Great Southern Railway purchase of land