| EV ID | EV-0012 |
|---|---|
| Title | Press reports: Bute’s will left Leckwith-with-Llandough to Colum Crichton-Stuart |
| Date of document | 18–20 October 1900 (reports); will dated 30 July 1894 |
| Type | press |
| Evidence label | PRESS REPORT |
| Repository / reference | London Evening Standard, The Tablet, Scotsman, Elgin Courant, Rothesay Chronicle (18–20 Oct 1900, pp.4/28/5/6/3; British Newspaper Archive); Will: probate registry. |
| Status | PENDING — Page images: BNA subscription (~£13/month). Will: official copy from Probate Registry (gov.uk “find a will”, £1.50 per copy). |
| Provenance | Found in free BNA search-result text of eight independent reports. Page images not yet saved. |
| Claims that rely on this | Land Registry Titles, New Archival Leads — Bute Archive List, 1793 Manor Deeds, Tŷ Mawr Plans and 1983, Press and Archive Leads — October 2026, The Bute Estate, Three-part Parcel A: chronology, order scope and later title transfers |
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Quotation: “all his estates in the parishes of Leckwith, with Llandough, Michaelston-le-Pit, Cogan, Sully, Lavernock, Penarth and St Andrews”
Proves: Several newspapers reported in October 1900 that the 3rd Marquess’s will left his estates in the parish of Leckwith-with-Llandough to Lord Colum Crichton-Stuart.
Does not prove: A press summary, not the will or any conveyance; It does not show Tŷ Mawr passed under the gift or its later history; See WA231076 conveyance.
