The Allotment was purchased as part of a sale of Special Lands at Linton on the 9th of April 1861 The amount paid was £16 15s.Photocopy of a document which records the purchase by H. Franks of Allotment 15, Section 1, Township of Linton. henry franks, allotment 15 section 1 township of linton, special land sale 1861, documents and records

The land (with improvements) was sold for £650. Henry Franks had purchased the land for £16.15s at the Sale of Special Lands at Linton in 1861. The land, on the corner of Sussex and Clyde Streets, Linton, was later owned by David McFadzean, and after his death by several generations of the Barr/Greenbank families. It is understood that David McFadzean built the house there in 1873. (House still standing, generally referred to as "Barr's" - current address 64 Sussex Street, Linton.)A3 photocopy of an agreement ("indenture") made in 1863 between Henry Franks and William Hugill for the sale/purchase of Allotment 15, Section 1, Township of Linton. henry franks, william hugill, conveyance documents, land sales, land purchases, j. h. barr, david mcfadzean, allotment 15 section 1 township of linton, 64 sussex street linton