EV-0026 — Family title papers removed from farmhouse blanket box

EV ID	EV-0026
Title	Family title papers removed from farmhouse blanket box
Date of document	c. 1950–52 (date of loss)
Type	other
Evidence label	PRIMARY DOCUMENT — NOT YET HELD
Repository / reference	Holder unknown. Places named to ask: legacy files of WGR’s successors, BP and the BP Archive, Linklaters, any successor of Penarth agent Mr Knapp.
Status	PENDING — Holder unknown. Ask legacy files of WGR’s successors, BP and the BP Archive, Linklaters, or any successor of Penarth agent Mr Knapp. Written return request available (A-079). Related lead: E124.
Provenance	No copy held; Recorded as missing family evidence. Loss account from Mary (Nancy) Williams statement; 1987 Court of Appeal recorded her title documents were never produced.
Wiki catalogue page	GHF-E123
Claims that rely on this	Court of Appeal — Forensic Assessment, Linklaters — Forensic Assessment

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Proves: Not held, so nothing yet. Reported: Mary (Nancy) Williams states papers, including the farm agreement, were taken from the farmhouse blanket box by a lodger placed by Knapp in June 1950 and passed to Knapp; Title deed reported missing 1950–52; 1987 Court of Appeal recorded her title documents never produced.

Does not prove: Not established who removed the papers, where they went, or exact contents, including whether E120 was present. No link shown between Knapp and WGR or the Bute estate; Missing papers do not prove who took them.