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24 and 25 April 1812 (1) Silas Kelsey of Framwellgate, Durham, tanner (2) John Taylor of Esh, gent (3) Robert Darling of Plawsworth, yeoman Mortgage by lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage and house with 2 outhouses, 2 garths and a tanyard in Framwelgate, Durham Consideration: £1,600

20 April 1844 (1) Arthur, Viscount Dungannon and Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim), esq. (2) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Viscount Seaham (3) Hon. Charles Grey of Howick (co. Northumberland); John, Viscount Duncannon; Nicholas Wood of Killingworth (co. Northumberland); John Burrell of Durham, gent; and Ralph Philipson of Newcastle, gent. Lease for 42 years by (1) with the consent of (2) to (3) of a coalfield of 376a. 1r. 13p. in and under the Grange Estate in the parish of St. Giles, Durham Consideration: rent of £2,000 p.a. plus tentale rents of 50s. per ten for round coals; 50s per ten for coals from Hutton Seam; 17s. 6d. per ten for coals from other seams; 12s. per ten for small coals from the Hutton seam; and 8s. 9d. per ten for small coals from other seams

14 March 1749/50 (1) Anthony Wilkinson of Durham, esq. (2) Jonathan White of Herdshouse, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2) of leasehold farm and part of the common in East Rainton; and a pew in the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring Consideration: £1,125

12 May 1771 (1) Jonathan White of Herdshouse, yeoman (2) Nicholas Wake of Pittington Hallgarth, yeoman Assignment by (1) to (2) of leasehold farm and part of the common in East Rainton Consideration: £1,260

24 May 1771 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Jonathan White of Herdshouse, Durham (3) Nicholas Wake of Pittingten Hallgarth, yeoman Licence by (1) for (2) to alienate to (3) property in D/X 915/5

31 May 1780 (1) Nicholas Wake of Sherburn, gent. (2) Benjamin Dunn of Durham, merchant Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a leasehold farm and part of the common at East Rainton Consideration: £1,200

31 May 1780 (1) Nicholas Wake of Sherburn, gent. (2) Benjamin Dunn of Durham, merchant Bond in £2,400 for the performance of covenants contained in indentures of equal date

30 November 1785 (1) Nicholas Wake of Pittingten Hallgarth, gent. (2) Benjamin Dunn of Durham, merchant (3) George Wood of Durham, gent. Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) in trust for (1) of remaining term in leasehold farm and part of the common at East Rainton Consideration: £1,201

11 May 1798 (1) Alice Wake of Staindrop, widow of Nicholas Wake, late of Sherburn, gent. (2) Isabel Wake of Pittington Hallgarth Release by (1) to (2) of £10 annuity chargeable on property in D/X 915/5

12 May 1798 (1) Isabel Wake of Pittington Hallgarth, widow (2) Benjamin Dunn of Durham, esq. (3) George Wood of Durham, esq. (4) John Kelsey of Brancepeth, yeoman Discharge of mortgage by (4) to (2) at the request of (1) and assignment by (1) to (4) of property in D/X 915/5 Consideration: £1,650

Copy of will of John Kelsey of Brancepeth, yeoman, 17 November 1806

23 November 1822 (1) Robert Darling of Plawsworth, gent., and Robert Wastell of Hollywell, farmer (2) John Darling of Plawsworth, gent. (3) Thomas Mowbray of Tanhills [Plawsworth] (4) John Taylor of Durham, gent. (5) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (6) John Gregson of Durham, gent., and John Thompson of Durham, draper Assignment by (1) at the request of (5) to (6) in trust of an encumbered leasehold estate at East Rainton Consideration: £4,200

28 May 1825 (1) Francis Bradshaw Taylor of Aldin Grange, gent. (2) Joseph Scott of Claypath, Durham, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2) of £1,600 with interest and of leasehold premises at East Rainton to secure the same Consideration: £1,600

12 December 1829 (1) John Gregson of Durham, gent., and John Thompson of Durham, draper (2) Robert Darling of Plawsworth, gent., and Robert Wastell of Portrack Lodge, farmer (3) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (4) Joseph Scott of Claypath, Durham, gent. (5) John Brown of Sherburn Grange, gent., and John Jackson of Easington, farmer Assignment by (1) at the direction of (3) to (5) of a mortgaged leasehold estate at East Rainton Consideration: £1,300

4 April 1834 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) John Thompson of Plawsworth, gent., and Robert Hoggett of Durham, currier Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of a tenement and farm at East Rainton Consideration: £4 p.a. rent

3 April 1835 (1) John Thompson of Plawsworth, gent., and Robert Hoggett of Durham, currier (2) John Jackson of Easington, farmer (3) Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim) esq., and Thomas Richard Batson of Newcastle, esq. (4) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (5) Margaret Hudson of Monkwearmouth Shore, spinster Assignment of mortgage by (1) to (5) of premises in D/X 915/16 [includes schedule of field names and acreages] Consideration: £2,400

Valuation of an estate called 'Kelsey's Farm' at East Rainton, by Benjamin Johnson and Edward Grace. Includes field names, state of husbandry and acreages, 3 August 1839

Report by John Buddle, Penshaw Colliery Office, on the advantages of purchasing Kelsey's Farm, East Rainton, 3 August 1839

Quitclaim by the heirs of Beatrice Meggeson, daughter of the late John Kelsey of Brancepeth, yeoman, to leasehold the estates in the township of Rainton, 9 January 1847

Letter from H. and J.C. Marshall, Durham to John Rogerson, 50 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning interest paid to the exors. of John Kelsey [with enclosures], 27 April 1847

Abstract of title, 14 March 1749 - 23 February 1833, of leasehold estate [Kelsey's Farm] at East Rainton, 8 December 1834

Additional abstract of title, 20 - 21 March 1834, of estate in D/X 915/24, n.d.

31 January 1869 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 132a. 1r. 4p. of land in East Rainton Consideration: £386, and £5 3s. 2d. p.a.

4 June 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 28a. 1r. 30p. of clay seams in East Rainton, with liberty to manufacture bricks and tiles and wayleave rights Consideration: £50 p.a. and 2s. 0d. per 1,000 bricks or tiles in excess of 500,000

1 November 1820 (1) Charles, Lord Stewart, and Frances Anne Vane, Lady Stewart (2) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, and John Beckett, trustees of marriage settlement of (1) Direction by (1) to (2) for the purchase of residuary terms of leases from the Dean & Chapter of Durham of part of a messuage called Moor House in the parish of Houghton-le-Spring; a farm at West Rainton; a farm at Dalton together with 1/5 of another tenement there; a moiety of a farm at West Rainton; and another farm and tenement at West Rainton Consideration: £9,000

3 January 1821 (1) Matthew Woodifield of Durham, gent. (2) Dean & Chapter of Durham (3) Charles, Lord Stewart Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of residuary terms of leases of properties recited in D/X 915/28

12 January 1821 (1) Charles, Lord Stewart (2) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh and John Beckett (3) Frances Anne, Lady Stewart (4) Dean & Chapter of Durham (5) George Viscount Barrington and Robert Gray, doctor in divinity Mortgage by (1) at the request of (3) to (5) of coalmines, coal seams and wayleaves held by (1) on and under the leasehold estates of (4) at East Rainton, West Rainton, Moorsley, Pittington and Moorhouse Consideration: £39,500

27 January 1821 (1) Charles, Lord Stewart (2) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh and John Beckett Assignment by (1) to (2) in trust of leases of properties in D/X 915/28 Consideration: 10s.

[Enclosed in D/X 915/31] 25 January 1821 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Matthew Woodifield of Durham, gent (3) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) a farm in Dalton and 1/5 part of another farm formerly in the occupation of John Tempest

[Enclosed in D/X 915/31] 25 January 1821 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Matthew Woodifield of Durham, gent (3) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) a messuage called Moorhouse comprising 'two forty shillings closes' in the parish of Houghton-le-Spring

[Enclosed in D/X 915/31] 25 January 1821 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Matthew Woodifield of Durham, gent. (3) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) a farm in West Rainton formerly in the occupation of John Tempest

[Enclosed in D/X 915/31] 25 January 1821 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Matthew Woodifield of Durham, gent. (3) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) a farm comprising the White House and garth; a garth called the West Garth and the house and shop at the upper end of Lameside Lane; the close called the Upper Riding or Upper Lameside; the pasture called The Greens; two meadow closes called the New Moor; and 27a. enclosed from the Moor, all in West Rainton

[Enclosed in D/X 915/31] 25 January 1821 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Matthew Woodifield of Durham, gent (3) Robert, Viscount Castlereagh Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) moiety of a farm formerly in the occupation of John Tempest in West Rainton

18 July 1832 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) Sir John Beckett Direction by (1) to (2) to renew the leases of estates in D/X 915/28 Consideration: £2,566 13s. 8d.

18 July 1832 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) Sir John Beckett Direction by (1) to (2) for procuring a new lease of Rainton Colliery and other properties [with schedule of proposed terms] Consideration: £42,920 12s. 10d.

23 September 1841 Request and direction by the Marquess and Marchioness of Londonderry to Sir John Beckett and Viscount Dungannon to renew the Rainton Colliery and Rainton Colliery Farm leases of 20 July 1832 and the lease of Kelsey's Farm, East Rainton, of 4 April 1834

25 September 1841 (1) Sir John Beckett, bart., and Arthur, Viscount Dungannon (2) William Wigram of St. Marylebone (co. Middlesex) esq., and Money Wigram, Henry Loftus Wigram and Octavius, all of London esqs. (3) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (4) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Assignment by (1) to (4) of Rainton Colliery, Rainton Colliery Farms and Kelsey's Farm, East Rainton, to procure renewals of the leases [Endorsed with deed of assignment by the Marquess of Londonderry to Sir John Beckett and Arthur, Viscount Dungannon, of the renewed leases, 1 August 1842 Further endorsed with deed of assignment by the Marquess of Londonderry to Arthur, Viscount Dungannon, of various leases of tithes and lands, 1 July 1853 Attached copy of power of attorney by Arthur, Viscount Dungannon, to Henry Scott Turner and John Gregson, 3 July 1853]

25 September 1854 Direction by Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Earl Vane, to the Marquess of Blandford and John Vandeleur Stewart, to renew six leases of lands, quarries and dwellings at Moorsley, Moorhouse and East and West Rainton

18 April 1856 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) John, Marquess of Blandford, and John Vandeleur Stewart Assignment by (1) to (2) of certain leasehold lands at Moorsley; together with leases of 86a. 2r. 33p. at Moorhouse; 129a. 2r. 6p. at East Rainton; and 88a. 3r. 2p. in West Rainton

9 June 1860 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) leases of collieries and coal in East Rainton, West Rainton, Moorsley, Moorhouse, and Pittington

[?] 1860 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry and George, Earl Vane (2) trustees of the settlement of 1842 Direction [uncompleted] by (1) to (2) to renew the leases for 21 years of Rainton and Pittington collieries Consideration: (for Rainton) £22 10s. p.a. plus £6,000 p.a. in first 3 years and £4,000 p.a. for remaining term, plus charge of 35s per ten for coals from the Hutton seam and 25s. per ten for coals from other seams (for Pittington) 10s. plus £1,000 p.a. and charge of 35s. per ten for coals from the Hutton seam and 25s. per ten for coals from other seams

Direction by Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Earl Vane, to the trustees of the settlement of 29 December 1842, to renew five leases in East Rainton, West Rainton and Moorhouse, 1 November 1862

29 November 1862 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) leases in D/X 915/45

31 January 1869 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 88a. 2r. 18p. of land in West Rainton Consideration: £192. 10s. 0d. and £3 4s. 3½d p.a.

9 December 1869 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal) (3) George, Earl Vane Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) leases of messuages of 148a. 1r. 4p., 143a. 1r. 7p. and 87a. 2r. 29p. all in West Rainton; of 129a. 2r. 6p. in East Rainton; and of 86a. or. 39p. in Moorhouse

Direction by George, Earl Vane, to the Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart to renew the leases in D/X 915/48, 16 December 1869

31 December 1869 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 151a. 0r. 30p. of land in West Rainton Consideration: £360, and £5. 13s. 11d. p.a.

31 December 1869 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 147a. 1r. 11p. of land in West Rainton Consideration: £299, and £6 9s. 3d. p.a.

3 January 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane (3) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Licence by (1) to (2) to assigne to (3) leases of messuages of 151a. 0r. 30p., 147a. 1r. 11p. and 88a. 2r. 18p. all in West Rainton; of 132a. 1r. 4p. in East Rainton; and of 89a. 1r. 7p. in Moorhouse

4 June 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of wayleaves at Shincliffe, Pittington, East Rainton and West Rainton Consideration: £400 p.a. and tentale rent of 8s. per ten of coal or coke led in excess of 1,000 ten

4 June 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of wayleaves in East and West Rainton for loading coals from collieries in Framwellgate, Elvet and Witton Gilbert townships to Seaham Harbour Consideration: £220 p.a. for first 800 tens of coal or stone and 12s. 6d. per ten for quantities in excess

28 September 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane (3) John, Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Licence by (1) for (2) to assign to (3) leases of clay in East Rainton; coalmines in Witton Gilbert and Elvet; and wayleaves from collieries or quarries at Witton Gilbert, Elvet, Hetton-le-Hole, Moorsley, Framwellgate Moor, Penshaw and Old Durham

18 January 1869 (1) Robert Corner of Pelton Fell, farmer (2) James Dodds Hayton of Greatham, schoolmaster (3) John Corner of Elwick, farmer (4) parties (1) and (3) (5) George, Earl Vane (6) John, Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill Lodge (co. Donegal), trustees of the Vane Tempest Estates Draft conveyance by (1)-(4) to (6) in trust for (5) of Saddler's House and lands comprising 91a. 2r. 3p. at Elwick Hall Consideration: £400

Appointment of valuers by Earl Vane and The Hartlepool Gas and Water Company to estimate the perpetual rent charge for the granting of a easement to lay and maintain a main water pipe across at Elwick Hall, 12 December 1870

Valuation of rent charge payable by the Hartlepool Gas and Water Company to Earl Vane for an easement on land at Elwick Hall, 13 December 1870

14 December 1870 (1) George, Earl Vane (2) Hartlepool Gas and Water Company Grant of easement by (1) to (2) for laying a main water pipe across land at Elwick Hall Consideration: £1. 12s.

Statutory declaration by Robert Charles Yeoman of Wynyard, land agent, and Thomas Fenwick of Leeds, civil engineer, concerning the valuation of the rent charge for an easement on land at Elwick Hall, 15 December 1870 - 18 January 1871

21 June 1805 (1) Master & Brethren of Sherburn Hospital (2) Trustees of the will of John Tempest of Wynyard, esq. Counterpart lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of the corn tithes of Kelloe Consideration: £3 13s. 4d. p.a.

25 May 1824 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) Rt. Hon. John Beckett, trustee of the leasehold estates of the Londonderry Marriage Settlement Direction by (1) to (2) to renew the lease of the tithes of Town Kelloe Consideration: £508 6s. 8d.

30 June 1825 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (2) Rt. Hon. John Beckett Assignment by (1) to (2) of remainder of the lease of the corn tithes of Kelloe for the trusts of the Londonderry Marriage Settlement Consideration: 10s

25 October 1831 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) Rt. Hon. Sir John Beckett, bart. Direction by (1) to (2) to renew the lease of the tithes of Town Kelloe with intention to assign the same in trust Consideration: £225

1 November 1831 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (2) Rt. Hon. Sir John Beckett, bart. Assignment by (1) to (2) of the new lease of the tithes of Town Kelloe for the trusts of the Londonderry Marriage Settlement Consideration: 10s

25 October 1841 (1) Master & Brethren of Sherburn Hospital (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of the corn tithes of Town Kelloe Consideration: £3 13s. 4d. p.a.

5 October 1845 (1) Master & Brethren of Sherburn Hospital (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of the corn tithes of Town Kelloe Consideration: £3 13s. 4d. p.a. rent

16 November 1711 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) Rev. John Morton of Durham Mortgage by (1) to (2) of messuages and farms in various occupations with several yearly rentals of £290 3s., all in Longnewton Consideration: £1,000

16 November 1711 Counterpart of D/X 915/68

13 May 1712 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq (2) Catherine Vane of Longnewton, widow, and mother of (1) (3) Rev. John Morton of Durham Further charge and counterpart on a messuage and farm occupied by John and Robert Merrington in Longnewton mortgaged in D/X 915/68

15 May 1712 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq., and Catherine Vane the elder of Longnewton, widow (2) Elizabeth, Alice, Katherine and Mary Vane, sisters of George Vane (3) Robert Honnywood of Markshall, esq., and Henry Liddell of the City of London, esq. Deed and counterpart to secure payment of portions to (2) amounting to £2,300 and a jointure to Catherine Vane the elder on the security of the manor of Longnewton

2 January 1713 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) John Rudd of Durham, esq. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of farms now or formerly in the occupation of John Todd, Thomas Atkinson, Margaret Moorey, Edward Charlton, Richard Coates and Widow Stoker, all in Longnewton Consideration: £400

2 February 1715 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) John Rudd of Durham, esq. (3) William Chaloner of Guisbrough (co. York), esq. Assignment by (2) to (3) with the consent of (1) of properties mortgaged in D/X 915/74 Consideration: £250

20 and 21 August 1721 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) Katherine Vane, widow, mother of (1) (3) Mary Turner of York, spinster Mortgage [lease and release] by (1) and (2) to (3) of Merrington's, Middleton's, Coulson's, Wilkinson's, Oliver's and Wall's farms, all in Longnewton Consideration: £2,500

21 August 1721 (1) Thomas Davison of Ferryhill, esq., and John Rudd of Durham, esq. (2) William Davison of Beamish, esq., his wife Dulcibella, and George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (3) Mary Turner of York, spinster (4) Hugh Cholmley of Whitby (co. York), esq., and John Cuthbert of Newcastle, esq Discharge by (3) to (1) and (2) of mortgage in D/X 915/68 with other properties held by (4) in turst for (3) Consideration: £1,000

13 and 14 August 1722 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) Katherine Vane of Longnewton, widow; Elizabeth, Alice, Katharine, the younger, and Mary Vane, all of Longnewton, spinsters; and Robert Honeywood of Markshall (co. Essex), esq. (3) Mary Turner, the younger, of Micklegate, York, spinster; Mary Turner, the elder, of York, widow; and Katherine Turner of York, spinster (4) George Bowes of Durham, esq., and his wife Ann; and Ann Machon of Durham, spinster (5) John Hutton, the younger, of Marske (co. York), esq., and James Salvin of the City of London, gent. (6) John Dodsworth of Watlas (co. York), esq., and Thomas Conyers of Elemore Hall, esq. Marriage settlement on intended marriage of George Vane and Ann Machon with payment of sums owing to (3) and release by (2) to (5) to secure an annuity and portions to parties in (2) and (3) of the manor of Longnewton with a chief mansion house and 2,127a. land Consideration: £5,500

13 and 14 August 1722 Counterparts of D/X 915/79 - 80

13 August 1722 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq., and Mary Turner of York, spinster (2) John Hutton, the younger, of Marske (co. York), and James Salvin of the City of London, gent. Mortgage by Lease & Release [Release missing] by (1) to (2) of the manor of Longnewton with George Vane's mansion house and closes called Ash Close, Thisley Fields, Brick Fields, Great Burne, Little Burne, Little Moore, Dobbins Garth, Ropeseed Fields and Tods Fields containing 181 a. Consideration: peppercorn rent

20 March 1744/45 (1) Henry Fletcher of Hutton in the Forest (co. Cumberland) esq. (2) Sir James Clavering of Whitehouse, bart. (3) George Vane of Longnewton, esq. (4) Thomas Rudd of Durham, esq. Assignment of mortgage by (1) with the consent of (2) and (3) to (4) of one-fourth part of the properties in D/X 915/83, with counterpart Consideration: £600.5s.

18 and 19 December 1745 (1) George Vane of Longnewton, esq., and his eldest son, Lionel (2) Robert Hilton of New Elvet, Durham, gent. (3) Henry Fletcher of Hutton Hall, (co. Cumberland), esq. Convenyance to make (2) a tenant to the precipe and lead the uses of a Recovery of the manor of Longnewton with the chief mansion house and other messuages Consideration: 5s

18 and 19 December 1745 Counterparts of D/X 915/86 - 87

16 January 1745/46 Exemplification of a common recovery by Henry Fletcher of the Manor of Longnewton and 20 messuages, 4 gardens, 800 a. land, 400 a. meadow, 800 a. pasture, 400 a. moor and £1 14s. 2d. rent p.a. from George and Lionel Vane, esqs. Tenant to the precipe: Robert Hilton, gent. Common vouchee: Lancelot Lamb

29 October 1750 (1) Lionel Vane of Longnewton, esq., and Henry Vane of Longnewton, gent., sons of George Vane (2) Henry Fletcher of Hutton Hall (co. Cumberland) Deed to lead to the levying of a fine on property in D/X 915/89 for the use of Lionel Vane 8 January 1750/51 (1) Henry Fletcher, esq., plaintiff (2) Lionel Vane, esq., and Henry Vane, gent., deforceants Two parts of a final concord in which the deforceants acknowledge the manor of Longnewton with 20 messuages, 10 cottages, 4 gardens, 800 a. land 400 a. of meadow, 800 a. of pasture, 400 a. of moor, and £1 14s. 2d. p.a. rent to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 1140 marks of silver

15 March 1754 (1) Robert Hilton of New Elvet, Durham, gent. (2) Lionel Vane of Longnewton, esq. Release by (1) to (2) of property in D/X 915/86-87 Consideration: 10s

21 and 22 March 1754 (1) Lyonel Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) Samuel Crompton of Derby, esq. Mortgage (by lease and release) by (1) to (2) of the manor of Longnewton Consideration: £8,000

22 March 1754 Counterpart of D/X 915/93

22 March 1754 (1) Lyonel Vane of Longnewton, esq. (2) Thomas Rudd of Durham, esq.; Ann Vane, widow; Katherine Vane, spinster; John Spearman of Sedgefield, gent., and Mary, his wife (3) John Dodsworth of Watlass (co. York) esq. (4) Rev. William Davison of Stokesley (co. York) and Katherine, his wife; Ann Crackenthorp of Durham, widow; and Rev. Henry Vane (5) Samuel Fox, the younger, of Derby, lead merchant, and Joshua Smith of Derby, apothecary (6) Joshua Crompton of Derby, gent, and Henry Coape of Duffield (co. Derby) (7) Samuel Crompton of Derby, esq. Settlement in trust of the Longnewton estate to secure specified sums to the parties to (2) and (4)

22 March 1754 Counterpart of D/X 915/95

29 and 30 November 1775 (1) Samuel Crompton of Derby, esq. (2) George Delaval of Bavington (co. Northumberland), esq., surviving executor of Henry Fletcher of Hutton in the Forest (co. Cumberland), esq., uncle of Lyonel Vane 'who was lately found a Lunatick' (3) Eleanor Vane of Durham, spinster (4) Rev. Henry Vane of Longnewton (5) Joshua Smith of Chesterfield (co. Derby), gent. (6) Henry Coape of Duffield (co. Derby), esq. (7) John Ord of Lincoln's Inn (co. Middlesex), esq. (8) Christopher Fawcett of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. Discharge of mortgage and conveyance of the manor of Longnewton in trust for Lyonel Vane and his heirs and for securing an annuity of £50 for (3) Consideration: £5,168 12s 6d.

15 February 1776 (1) Matthew Dodsworth of Crayke Hall (co. York), esq. (2) Eleanor Vane of Durham, spinster (3) George Delaval of Bavington (co. Northumberland), esq. (4) Rev. Henry Vane of Longnewton, brother of Lyonel Vane (5) Christopher Fawcett of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. Assignment by (1) to (5) in trust of one-fourth part of the manor and estate of Longnewton Consideration: £3,528 15s.

Copy of letter from William Stephen, Pudsley [?Pudsey], Leeds, to George Elliot concerning the leases for two farms at Moorsley, 2 May 1862

7 November 1868 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 150a 0r. 22p. of land with limestone quarries in Moorsley Consideration: £277.10s, and £7.2s 7d. p.a.

4 June 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of wayleaves from collieries at Moorsley and Hetton-le-Hole Consideration: £40 p.a. for first 320 tens of coal and tentale rent of 2s. 6d. per ten for quantities in excess

15 October 1870 (1) Dean & Chaper of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 147a. 1r. 11p. of land in Moorsley Consideration: £249, and £6 9s. 8d. p.a.

16 August 1842 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry; Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry; and George, Viscount Seaham (2) Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Agreement for sale by (1) to (2) of 13 a. 3r. 25p. of freehold land in St. Giles, Durham; and 11a. 0r. 19p. leasehold land in West Rainton and Moorhouse Consideration: £4,000

Copy of affidavit of Henry Whitlock of 1 Bedford Row (co. Middlesex), clerk to Messrs. Gregory Rowcliffes & Co., solicitors, in the matter of the Vane Tempest Settled Estates and the North Eastern Railway Company, 3 March 1869

Copy of petition in Chancery by the trustees of the Vane Tempest Settled Estates concerning the acquisition by the North Eastern Railway Company of seams of coal lying under the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway, and the distribution of monies paid into the Bank of England in connection with the purchase, 5 March 1869

Copy of draft order in Chancery for the payment of £400 to Robert Corner and others in the matter of the Vane Tempest Settled Estates and the North Eastern Railway Company, n.d. [1869]

1 May 1726 Power of attorney, Matilda Elstob of Canterbury (co. Kent), widow, to Mark Browell of Newcastle, attorney, for executing the attached assignment 2 May 1726 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) Matilda Elstob of Canterbury (co. Kent), widow (3) Nicholas Dodshon of Sherburn, gent., and his nephew, Nicholas Dodshon, of the same Assignment by (1) to (3) of a leasehold farm and lands at Pittington Consideration: £1,160

5 August 1732 Probate copy of will, 14 December 1730, of Nicholas Dodshon of Low Hills devising lands and housing at Sherburn and Pittington

1 December 1764 (1) Nicholas Dodshon of Coundon, gent., and William Dodshon of Bristol, merchant (2) Anthoney Tilley of Broomside, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2) of lease of farm and lands in Pittington Consideration: £1,500

Copy of extract from the will of Anthony Tilly of Broomside devising lands in Pittington. Will dated 5 April 1788; probate granted 19 February 1794

23 November 1795 (1) Jane Tilly of East Rainton, widow (2) Richard Darling of Shadforth, gent. (3) Anthony Tilly of Broomside, gent. Assignment by (1) to (3) of a moiety of leasehold messuages and lands in Pittington Consideration: £800

19 January 1828 (1) Sarah Tilly of Durham, widow (2) Thomas and William Trotter of East Rainton, farmers Articles of agreement for sub-letting a farm of 78a 2r. 4p. at Pittington Consideration: £150 p.a.

15 October 1828 (1) Sarah Tilly of Durham, widow (2) William Walker of Gateshead, ironmonger Memorandum of agreement for the sale of a leasehold farm of 78a. at Pittington Consideration: £2,000

12 May 1829 (1) Thomas Haswell of Cornforth, gent., and Robert Burrell of Durham, esq. (2) Sarah Tilly of Durham, widow (3) William Walker of Gateshead, ironmonger Assignment by (1) to (3) at the direction of (2) of a leasehold farm and lands comprising 73a. 3r. 4p. at Pittington Consideration: £2,000

1836 (1) Sir John Beckett of Somerby Park (co. Lincoln), bart (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim), esq. (4) Philip Rawlings of Pall Mall (co. Middlesex), esq.; Samuel Amory of Throgmorton Street, London, esq.; and George Warde Norman of Bromley Common (co. Kent), esq. (5) John Scott of New Broad Street, London, esq. (6) Henry Norman of the Haymarket (co. Middlesex), esq. (7) Arthur Philip Groom of Cavendish Square (co. Middlesex), gent. Appointment by (1) and (2) of (3) as a trustee under a deed of 27 May 1830 for securing sums of £15,000 and £10,500 on North Pittington Colliery and stock; and assignment by (4) to (7) of the mortgaged premises Endorsed: 1836 (1) Arthur Philip Groom (2) Edmund McDonnell, Samuel Amory and George Warde Norman Re-assignment of North Pittington Colliery and stock to the new trustees

Power of attorney granted by the old trustees in D/X 915/117 to Samuel Amory for the transfer to the new trustees of £21,784 6s. 0d. of joint stock of reduced £3 per cent annuities, 1836

20 November 1837 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) Sir John Beckett as trustee of the Londonderry Marriage Settlement Direction by (1) to (2) to renew the lease of Pittington colliery Consideration: £15,000 payable to the Dean & Chapter of Durham

15 July 1842 (1) William Walker of Gateshead, gent. (2) Christopher Bramwell of Bishopwearmouth, esq., Edward Backhouse of Bishopwearmouth, esq., and William Bell of Bishopwearmouth, esq. Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a leasehold farm containing 73a. 3r. 19p. at Pittington Consideration: £3,500 (parchment, 2 membranes) [with inset plan, 30cm x 21cm, Scale 8 chains to 1 inch i.e. 1: 6336]

28 September 1842 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) William Walker of Gateshead, gent. (3) Christopher Bramwell, esq., Edward Backhouse, esq., and William Bell, esq., all of Bishopwearmouth Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) leasehold premises at Pittington

21 October 1844 (1) Christopher Bramwell of Bishopwearmouth, esq., Edward Backhouse of Bishopwearmouth, esq., and William Bell of Bishopwearmouth, esq. (2) Jane Darnell of Clifton Grove (co. York), widow Assignment of leasehold farm and tenement containing 78a. 2r. 7p. in Pittington Consideration: £2,700

Receipt of Jane Darnell for one year's rent and land tax for premises at Pittington, 31 May 1857

13 May 1858 (1) Rev. William Escott Harrison of Clifton (co. York), William George Armstrong of Newcastle, esq., and George Waugh Stable of Newcastle, gent. (2) John, Duke of Marlborough and John Vandaleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Assignment by (1) to (2) in trust of premises in D/X 915/122 Consideration: £2,600

Valuation by George Fernie of the Pittington estate in the occupation of Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, 25 November 1857

20 January 1858 (1) Rev. William Escott Harrison of Clifton (co. York); William George Amrstrong of Newcastle, esq.; and George Waugh Stable of Newcastle, gent. (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Agreement by (1) to sell to (2) 78a. 2r. 7p. of leasehold land at Pittington

10 May 1858 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Rev. William Escott Harrison of Clifton, clerk, William George Armstrong and George Waugh Stable, both of Newcastle, gents. (3) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Licence by (1) to (2) to assigne to (3) lease of premises in D/X 915/126 at Pittington

12 July 1858 Instrument of consent by Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Earl Vane, for the purchase of premises in D/X 915/122

6 October 1863 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Earl Vane (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart Direction by (1) to (2) to renew leases of 143a. 0r. 35p. land at Moorsley, and 78a. 2r. 7p. land at Pittington

9 March 1864 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) John, Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) leasehold premises at Moorsley (143a. 0r. 35p.) Pittington (79a. 2r. 25p.) and Wolviston (8a. 3r. 17p.)

10 March 1864 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Assignment in trust by (1) to (2) of leasehold premises at Moorsley (143a 0r. 35p) and Pittington (79a. 2r. 25p.) [Endorsed with unexecuted assignment of the above premises by (2) to Earl Vane]

Letter of administration granted to George Todd of Stockton, butcher, in respect of the estate of his wife, Ann, 24 June 1864

8 October 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) John, Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. (3) George, Earl Vane Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) premises at Pittington (79a. 2r. 25p.) and Moorsley (143a. 0r. 35p.)

15 October 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 81a. 1r. 18p. of land in Pittington Consideration: £265.3s. 0d, and £2. 12s. 1d. p.a.

22 October 1870 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) George, Earl Vane of Wynyard Park (3) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) 150a. 0r. 22p. lands in Moorsley with limestone quarries; 81a. 1r. 18p. lands in Pittington; and a farm and lands comprising 147a. 1r. 11p. also in Moorsley

Direction by George, Earl Vane, to John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart, to surrender the leases of lands at Moorsley and Pittington, 27 October 1871

27 October 1871 (1) George, Earl Vane (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart Direction by (1) to (2) for renewal of a lease of lands and limestone quarries containing 'by recent survey' 150a. 0r. 22p. in Moorsley

27 October 1871 (1) George, Earl Vane (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Assignment in trust by (1) to (2) of leasehold premises and limestone quarries (150a. 0r. 22p.) in Moorsley

30 April and 1 May 1738 (1) Richard Mascall of Dalton le Dale, gent., and wife Anne (2) Ann Barkes of Offerton Haugh, widow (3) Robert Nicholson of Bishop Wearmouth Salt Panns, ship carpenter, Edward Walton of Sunderland, merchant, and John Ridley of Sunderland, butcher (4) Humphrey Hutchinson of Cornforth, gent., and George Barkes of Offerton Haugh, gent. Marriage settlement (lease and release) to secure the discharge of a mortgage on Carr House and 80a. of land at Seaham, the property of (1), and to convey the estate to (4) for the uses specificed Consideration: £420

30 April and 1 May 1738 Counterparts of D/X 915/139-140

12 July 1771 (1) Richard Mascall of Dalton le Dale (2) Nicholas Stormsby of Easington Appointment by (1) vesting a messuage called Carr House with 80a. of land in Seaham in (2) in trust for his son, Francis Mascall of Monkwearmouth Shore, master mariner

1 and 2 August 1771 (1) Francis Mascall of Monkwearmouth Shore, master mariner (2) Nicholas Hornsby of Easington, clerk (3) Richard Mascall of Dalton le Dale, gent. Conveyance (lease and release) of a messuage called Carr House with 80a. land in Seaham ConsiderationL £435. 5s.

1 May 1778 (1) Ann Mascall of Houghton-le-Spring, widow (2) Thomas Mascall of Dalton-le-Dale, gent. Lease for 12 years by (1) to (2) of Carr House and 80a. of land in Seaham Consideration: £45 p.a.

5 December 1778 Probate copy of will, 10 April 1777 of Richard Mascall of Dalton le Dale, gent.

16 January 1779 (1) Thomas Mascall of Dalton le Dale, gent. (2) Christopher Wardell of Durham, esq., and Hendry Hopper of Durham, gent. Copy of release by (1) to (2) of lands in Gateshead; messuages in the North Bailey, Durham; closes in the chapelry of St. Margaret, Durham; in Middlehope, and in Bleak Laws Fell [sic]. Also a tenement in Framwellgate, Durham; and a messuage called Carr House with other lands in Seaham. Also assignments of leases by (1) to (2) of a tenement and farm with other lands at Dalton le Dale; of messuages in East Rainton; of moiety of a garth and other lands also in East Rainton; and of two burgages in Sadlergate, Durham [one with 'a Brewlead Steeplead Kiln'] All for sale and discharge of debts

Terms of sale of the reversion in fee of Carr House estate, Seaham, 16 September 1779

9 and 10 August 1780 (1) Christopher Wardell of Durham, esq., and Hendry Hopper of Durham, gent. (2) Thomas Mascall of Seaton, gent. (3) Francis Mascall of Monkwearmouth Shore, mariner (4) William Hugall of Durham, gent. (5) Matthew Smith of Herrington, gent (6) Ralph Milbanks of Halnaby (co. York) Conveyance (lease and release) to (6) of the reversion in fee of Carr House and 87a. land in Seaham Consideration: £900

14 September 1780 (1) Ralph Milbanks, esq., plaintiff (2) Christopher Wardell, esq., Hendry Hopper, gent., Thomas Mascall, gent., and Francis Mascall, mariner, deforceants Final concords of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 30a. of land, 30a. of meadow, 30a. of pasture in Seaham

19 and 20 January 1781 (1) Ralph Milbanks of Aycliffe Heads [sic], esq., (2) Margaret and Elizabeth Brockett of Durham, spinsters (3) Thomas Collin of Sunderland, gent. (4) Christopher Chrishop of Durham, gent. Mortgage (lease and release) by (1) of reversionary interest in Carr House and 87a. of land in Seaham Consideration: £700

20 January 1781 (1) Ralph Milbanks of Aycliffe Heads [sic], esq. (2) Margaret and Elizabeth Brockett of Durham, spinsters Bond in £800 for the performance of covenants in D.X 915/154-155

8 and 9 May 1809 (1) Sir Ralph Milbanke of Seaham, bart. (2) Ann Elizabeth Dodd of Hornsey Lane (co. Middlesex), spinster (3) George Chrishop of the City of London, gent. (4) Richard Scruton of Durham, gent. Mortgage (lease and release) by (1) to (4) of Carr House and 87a. of land at Seaham ConsiderationL £1,400

19 and 20 August 1822 (1) George Chrishop of City of London, gent. (2) Edmund Harll of Stockton, yeoman (3) Richard Scruton of Durham, gent. (4) Sir Ralph Noel [formerly Milbanke] of Beckenham (co. Kent) (5) Stephen Lushington of the City of London, doctor of laws, and Francis Hastings Doyle of Montague Square (co. Middlesex), colonel in H.M. Army Discharge of mortgage by (4) and reconveyance to (5) of Carr House and 87a. of land in Seaham Consideration: £1,400

24 January 1825 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (2) Rev. Henry Hildyard of York (3) John Buddle of Wallsend, colliery viewer Appointment of (3) as receiver for the mortgaged manors of Seaham and Dawdon [includes plan]

1 August 1840 (1) James Agnew of Fisherwick Lodge (co. Antrim), esq. (2) Charles Arkwright of Dunstall (co. Stafford), esq., and Henry Loftus Wigram of the City of London, esq. (3) James Wigram of Lincoln's Inn (co. Middlesex), esq., (4) Alexander Robert Stewart of Ards (co. Donegal), esq., and Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm (co. Antrim), esq., (5) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (6) Arthur, Viscount Dungannon and Sir John Beckett, bart. Release to (6) of part of the mortgaged 'land basins docks shipping places and premises' in the parish of Dalton le Dale [includes plan of area, 59cm x 42cm, coloured; scale 4 chains to 1 in. (1: 3168)]

2 August 1840 (1) Robert Hildyard of Stokesley (co. York), esq. (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) Arthur, Viscount Dungannon, and Sir John Beckett, bart. Release by (1) to (3) of 83a. 0r. 35p. of land forming part of an estate at Seaham to be discharged of a mortgage debt of £35,000 [contains plan of areas released, 60cm x 51cm, scale 4 chains to 1 inch i.e. 1: 3168]

12 June 1844 (1) Rev. Richard Moorsom, rector of Seaham (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 50 years by (1) to (2) of coal mines and seams in and under the glebe of the rectory of Seaham Consideration: £100 p.a. rent

29 December 1844 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (2) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) George, Viscount Seaham (4) Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim), esq. (5) Arthur, Viscount Dungannon, and Edmund McDonnell (6) proprietors of the Seaton Coal Company Agreement for winning the Hutton Seam by the Londonderry Collieries and the Seaton Coal Company; for leading the coals by the Seaham Railway Company; and for shipping them from Seaham Harbour Consideration: 1s. 3½d. per Newcastle chaldron payable by the proprietors of the Seaton Coal Company to the proprietors of the Seaham Coal Co.

29 December 1844 (1) Arthur, Viscount Dungannon and Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim), esq. (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Viscount Seaham (3) proprietors of the Seaton Coal Company Counterpart lease by (1) and (2) to (3) of the Hutton Seam in and under 123a. 2r. 19p. of land comprising part of the Seaham estate, with wayleaves Consideration: rents of £1 10s. per ten for best coals (except for the first 3,000 tens); 15s. per ten for small coals; and 5s. per ten outstroke rent for coals from other seams or mines [each ten to comprise 18 1/3 Newcastle chaldrons and each chaldron to contain 53 cwt]

30 December 1844 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (2) Nicholas Wood of Killingworth (co. Northumberland), colliery viewer Agreement for 7 years to carry coals from the Moorsley, Hazard and Dunwell pits of the North Hetton Colliery on the Seaham Railway to Seaham Harbour Consideration: 2s. 8d. per chaldron for coals shipped at Seaham Harbour; 8½d. per chaldron for coals carried to Copt Hill

Proposals by Earl Vane to assign to the trustees of the settlement of 1842 leases of various estates in Bishopwearmouth and for financing the winning of the Silksworth Collieries, 28 April 1869

1 July 1869 - 9 April 1870 (1) John Eminson, private secretary to George, Earl Vane (2) George, Earl Vane (3) John Vandeleur Stewart of Warwick Square (co. Middlesex) and John, Duke of Marlborough Declaration of trust of a sum of £24,000 and interest secured on part of the Vane Tempest estates

1 July 1869 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

5 March - 19 April 1870 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

2 December 1870 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

20 - 22 December 1871 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

16 December 1871 - 27 March 1872 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

23 - 27 March 1872 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

19 October - 2 December 1872 Request and receipt by Earl Vane to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

12 - 13 December 1872 Request and receipt by the Marquess of Londonderry to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

11 March - 9 May 1873 Request and receipt by the Marquess of Londonderry to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of £10,000 by order of the Court of Chancery

11 March - 9 May 1873 Request by the Marquess of Londonderry to the trustees of the Vane Tempest estates for payment of a final instalment of £3,652 1s. 6d. by order of the Court of Chancery

Declarations by the trustees concerning the accumulating fund for winning the Silksworth Collieries, 1 July 1869 - 9 May 1873

Affidavits of John Daglish of Seaham Harbour, mining engineer and manager of the Silksworth Collieres, certifying the expenditure of the various instalments paid by order of the Court of Chancery for winning the coals, 4 March 1870 - 20 February 1873

Affidavits of John Daglish of Seaham Harbour, mining engineer, verifying the certificates of expenditure of the various instalments paid under an order of the Court of Chancery (Stewart v. Earl Vane), 16 March 1870 - 1 March 1873

Actuaries opinions on raising a mortgage in various sums on the trust estates to be repaid by means of an accumulating fund financed from rents and profits over 40 years, 28 June 1869 - 7 May 1872

28 - 30 December 1870 (1) George, Earl Vane (2) William Robinson Robinson of Silksworth Hall, esq. Copy of notice by (1) to (2) of intention to occupy 180a. of land on the Silksworth Hall estate in connection with the winning of Silksworth Collieries

21 and 22 February 1839 (1) Henry Donkin and John Dunn of Durham, gents. (2) William Green of Durham, surgeon, and his wife, Elizabeth Dawson Green (3) Josephus Septimus Green of Houghton-le-Spring, surgeon (4) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (5) Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim) Reconveyance by lease and release to (5) as trustee for (4) of 66a. 3r. 39p. of land [names and closes specified] at South Biddick on discharge of two mortgages for £10,000

Letters of administration granted by the Prerogative Court of York to Richard Groom of Cavendish Square (co. Middlesex), esq., in respect of the estate of William, Earl Beauchamp, 14 September 1835

5 December 1845 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry, and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) Lord Adolphus Vane (3) Edward, Lord Ellenborough and Thomas, Lord Ravensworth (4) Arthur, Viscount Dungannon and Edmund McDonnell of Glenarm Castle (co. Antrim), esq. Security advanced by (4) for the purchase for (2) of a commission of ensign in the 3rd Regiment of Guards Consideration: £750 [Endorsed with assignment of security by Arthur, Viscount Dungannon, to John Vandeleur Stewart and John, Marquess of Blandford, 13 July 1853]

15 July 1853 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderyy (2) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (3) George, Viscount Seaham (4) Lord Adolphus Vane (5) John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), and John, Marquess of Blandford Deed by (1)-(4) to idemnify (5) as new trustees against debts of £1,456 3s. 6d. and £970 15s. 8d. owing to the estate by the late Edmund McDonnell and to secure the repayment by (1) of £8,954 13s. 2d.

Letters from Lord Adolphus Vane, Holdernesse House, London, concerning a deed of appointment, 27-28 June 1854

Declaration by Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, approving the application of £7,700 towards the discharge of debts, 16 June 1856

27 January 1857 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (2) George, Earl Vane (3) John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. and John, Marquess of Blandford Declaration of trust

30 June 1863 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Earl Vane (2) John, Duke of Marlborough, and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill Lodge (co. Donegal), esq. Release and indemnity by (1) to (2) in respect of the purchase of Old Hall and West Murton farms in the township of Embleton and Anierston Hall and Saddlers House in the parish of Elwick Hall

4 February 1864 (1) Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, and George, Earl Vane (2) John, Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. Deed of covenant, direction and indemnity by (1) to (2) for the payment of interest on the sum of £2,600

12 March 1698/99 (1) John Smith of Wolviston, yeoman, and Robert Smith of Newton Bewley, yeoman (2) Robert Broomley of Nesbitt, gent. (3) Michael Jurdison of Low Stotfold, yeoman Assignment by (1) to (3) of lease of a tenement and farm in Wolviston Consideration: £342 2s.; 5s.; and £150

Probate of will, 3 April 1738 of Michael Jordison of Wolviston, yeoman, 4 May 1742

23 November 1765 (1) John Jordison of Greatham, yeoman (2) John Swainston of Stockton, merchant Mortgage by (1) to (2) a tenement and farm in Wolviston Consideration: £700

11 May 1767 (1) John Jordison of Greatham, yeoman (2) John Swainston of Stockton, merchant Further charge on premises in D/X 915/230 Consideration: £150

29 March 1768 Probate of will of John Jordison of Greatham, yeoman

28 September 1768 (1) Christopher Jordison of Lea Close House, Great Stainton, yeoman (2) Anthony Hubbock of Great Stainton, gent., and Adam Moffett of Sunderland, butcher (3) John Swainston of Stockton, merchant Assignment by (2) to (3) at the direction of (1) of a mortgaged leasehold farm and lands at Wolviston

6 September 1775 (1) John Swainston of Stockton, gent. (2) Christopher Jordison of Lee Close House, Great Stainton (3) Anthony Hubbock of Stainton Grange, Great Stainton, and Adam Moffett of Sunderland, butcher Agreement by (1), as the new lessee of the property in D/X 915/233, to assign it to (2) on the discharge of outstanding debts

Letters of administration granted to Ann Jordison, widow of the late Christopher Jordison of Lee Close House, Great Stainton, 18 April 1781

2 November 1781 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Isabella Hubbock of Stainton Grange, widow (3) Ann Jordison of Lee Close House, Great Stainton, widow Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) the lease of a farm and land at Wolviston

16 February 1796 (1) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent., exor. of the late Thomas Troy (2) Ralph Forster of Stockton, butcher Agreement for (2) to purchase a leasehold house and farm at Wolviston Consideration: £601

Probate copy of will, 30 December 1752, of Jonathan Troy of Stockton, 3 March 1796

Probate copy of will, 3 March 1795, of Thomas Troy of Stockton, 3 March 1796

12 May 1796 (1) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent., devisee and exor. of Thomas Troy (2) John Copland of Old Windsor (co. Berks.), house carpenter, and wife, Sarah (3) Ralph Foster of Stockton, butcher Assignment by (1) with the consent of (2) to (3) of a leasehold tenement, farm, barns and stables with closes called The Bottoms (5a.); The Banks (6a.); The Longfield (10a. 2r.); The Northfield (3a.); The Gill Field (13a.); The Far Field (5a.); Fogg Close (9a.); and The Meadows (4a. 2r.); all at Wolviston Consideration: £601 10s.

1 June 1801 (1) Ralph Foster of Stockton, butcher (2) John Stonehouse of Owton, yeoman (3) John Jonathan Reed of Billingham, gent. (4) Mary Watson of Blackgate, widow (5) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, gent., and Jonathan Walton of Blackgate, gent. Assignment in trust of lease for 21 years by (1) to (5) of a house, barn, stable and closes [named] at Wolviston Consideration: £580

13 May 1803 (1) John Jonathan Reed of Yarm (Co. York), gent. (2) Robert Atkinson of Wolviston, yeoman Assignment by (1) to (2) of a mortgaged leasehold estate comprising a house, stable and barn with a close (6a.), two closes called The Bottoms (5a.), a close called The Longfield (10a. 2r.), a close called The Northfield (3a.), a close called The Gill Field (13a.), a close called The Far Field (5a.) in Wolviston Consideration: £320

31 May 1817 (1) Robert Atkinson of Wolviston, yeoman (2) Mary Watson of Cornforth, widow (3) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, esq., and Jonathan Walton of Blackgate, gent. (4) Robert Saville of Wolvison, gent. (5) John Turner of Darlington, grocer Assignment of mortgage to (5) and further charge on property in D/X 915/242 Cosideration: £500

Abstract of title, 30 December 1752 - 17 January 1818, of Robert Atkinson to leasehold estate at Wolviston, n.d. [1819]

29 November 1819 (1) James Crisp of Wolviston, miller (2) Robert Baiston of Billingham, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of farm and lands in Wolviston Consideration: £600 and interest

8 November 1820 (1) William Taylor of Norton, blacksmith (2) James Crisp of Grindon, miller Agreement to purchase 3 closes of leasehold land containing 15a. 2r. 20p. in Wolviston Consideration: £300

31 December 1823 (1) Ralph Foster of Stockton, butcher, son of the late Ralph Foster, the elder (2) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller Assignment by (1) to (2) of an estate for life in Fogg Close and The Bottoms at Wolviston Consideration: £45

27 December 1826 (1) Ralph Foster, the younger, of Stockton, mariner (2) James Crisp of Wolviston, miller Assignment by (1) to (2) of 1/3 share arising from the sale of Fogg Close and Bottom at Wolviston Consideration: £23 and a boll of wheat

12 April 1831 (1) James Snaith of Stockton, ropemaker, and wife Mary, grand daughter of Ralph Foster, the elder (2) John Wilkinson and George Applegarth, both of Stockton, yeoman Assignment by (1) to (2) of interest under the will of Ralph Foster, the elder Consideration: £25

9 May 1832 (1) Henry Lyness of Stockton, flax dresser (2) James Crisp of Blue Stone Mill, Wolviston, miller Assignment by (1) to (2) of 1/3 share of the money arising from the sale of Fogg Close and The Bottoms at Wolviston Consideration: £35

26 January 1839 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Ralph Stamper of London, druggist, and Anthony Dobson of Seaton Carew, farmer Abstract of lease of farm and lands at Wolvison Consideration: rent £3 15s. p.a.

Valuation by Matthew Bowser of Thornaby Grange of a leasehold farm and premises "belonging to Mr. James Chrisp and now occupied by his son Mr. John Chrisp" in Wolviston, 20 May 1846 [contains field names, particulars of cultivation, acreages etc.]

25 September 1846 (1) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller (2) Mary Wood of Wolviston, widow (3) Daniel Rutter of Wolviston, joiner (4) Ralph Stamper of the City of London, druggist (5) Dean & Chapter of Durham Surrender by (1)-(4) to (5) of farm and lands at Wolviston to enable the granting of new leases Consideration: £2

28 September 1846 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 60a. 0r. 34p. land at Wolviston Consideration: £1 13s. 3d. p.a. rent

28 September 1846 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) David Rutter of Wolviston, joiner (3) Mary Wood of Wolviston, widow Lease for 21 years by (1) to (3) of buildings and land amounting by estimation to 48a. 2r. 33p. and a parcel of land with houses and joiners' shop containing 1a. 15p., all in Wolviston Consideration: £2 6s. 10½d. p.a. and 8s. 8 1/4d. p.a.

Letter from William Charles Chaytor, Durham, to Messrs. Wilson and Faber, Stockton, concerning the new leases of the Wolviston estate, 18 December 1846

6 February 1847 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller (3) Jane Taylor of Norton, spinster, and Thomas Henry Faber of Stockton, gent. Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) lease of premises in D/X 915/255

Letter from Edward Peele, Durham, to Messrs Wilson and Faber, solicitors, Stockton, concerning licences and assignments, 27 April 1847

1 May 1847 (1) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller (2) Jane Taylor of Norton, spinster (3) said Jane Taylor and Thomas Henry Faber of Norton, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of 60a. 0r. 34p. leasehold land at Wolviston Consideration: £700 and interest

28 September 1847 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of lands (67a. 0r. 7p. and 19a 3r. 20p) in Wolviston Consideration: £2 0s. 10½d. p.a.

8 September 1848 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 91a. 1r. 29p. of land in Wolviston Consideration: £2 18s. 0d. p.a.

28 September 1850 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 56a. 1r. 35p. of land in Wolviston Consideration: £1 5s. p.a.

25 January 1851 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 13a. 1r. 8p. of land in Wolviston Consideration: £16 12s 6d., and 6s. p.a.

3 July 1851 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Nathaniel Hindhaugh of Newcastle, merchant, and William Rymer of Darlington, gent. Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of 83a 3r. 7p. of land in Wolviston Consideration: £46 8s. 1d., and £1 8s 10½d. p.a.

27 October 1852 (1) Dean & Chaper of Durham (2) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry Agreement for sale by (1) to (2) of various leasehold lands at Wolviston [includes schedule and plan of property to be conveyed] Consideration: £6,713 13s.

15 December 1854 (1) John Henderson of Kirk Merrington, farmer, and wife Jane (formerly Taylor) (2) Rev. John Birkbeck of Denton Assignment of mortgage by (1) to (2) and further charge on 60a. 0r. 34p. leasehold at Wolviston Consideration: £200

20 July 1855 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Charles Waring Faber of Lincoln's Inn (co. Middlesex), barrister, John Grey of Stockton, wine merchant, and John Henderson of Merrington House, farmer, and wife Jane (3) Jane Dunn of Stockton, spinster Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) premises in a lease of 17 August 1853

12 October 1855 (1) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller, and John Crisp of the same, farmer (2) John Henderson of Kirk Merrington, farmer, and wife Jane [formerly Taylor] (3) Rev. John Birkbeck of Denton (4) Thomas Nelson of Norton, cartwright (5) Charles Waring Faber of Lincoln's Inn (co. Middlesex), esq., John Grey of Stockton, wine merchant, and the parties of (2) (6) Thomas Crisp of Seamer Hill (co. York), farmer; the parties of (1); Jane Crisp of Wynyard Mill, spinster; and George Todd of Stockton, butcher, and wife Ann [formerly Crisp] (7) Jane Dunn of Stockton, spinster Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (3) to (7) at the request of (2) and (4) of 60a. 0r. 34p. of land in Wolviston Consideration: £800 plus interest

25 May 1859 (1) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller, and John Crisp of the same, farmer (2) John Grey of Stockton, wine merchant, and Rev. Francis Atkinson Faber of Saunderton (co. Bucks) Further charge on estate in D/X 915/268 Consideration: £114 15s. 4d. and interest

20 June 1864 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Jane Dunn of Stockton, spinster (3) Monkhouse Graham of Carlisle, gent. Licence by (1) to (2) to assign to (3) leasehold lands in Wolviston

25 June 1864 (1) Thomas Crisp of Seamer Hill (co. York), farmer (2) Jane Crisp of Wynyard Mill, spinster (3) George Todd of Stockton, butcher (4) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller, and John Crisp of the same, farmer Assignment by (1)-(3) to (4) as tenants in common of three undivided one-fifth shares of a mortgaged leasehold estate of 62a. 1r. 3p. in Wolviston Consideration: £299

27 June 1864 (1) Jane Dunn of Stockton, spinster (2) John Gray of Stockton, wine and spirit merchant, and Rev. Francis Atkinson Faber of Saunderton (co. Bucks.) (3) James Crisp of Wynyard Mill, miller, and John Crisp of the same, farmer (4) Monkhouse Graham of Carlisle, gent. Assignment of mortgage by (1)-(3) to (4) and further charge on leasehold estate in D/X 915/271 Consideration: £1,000

Extract from the records of the Durham District Probate Registry from the will of 16 October 1850 of James Crisp the elder of Wynyard Mill, miller, n.d. [watermarked 1866]

17 September 1867 (1) James William Crisp and James Crisp, both of Wynyard Mill, miller (2) Monkhouse Graham, of Newcastle, gent. Further charge on leasehold estate of 62a. 1r. 3p. at Wolviston Consideration: £145

20 June 1868 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Monkhouse Graham of Newcastle, gent. Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of lands in D/X 915/271 Consideration: £115 10s. and £1 18s. 8d. p.a. rent

Declaration by Robert Waugh of Norton, cartwright, concerning Thornley House Farm, Wolviston, its ownership by the late James Crisp, and members of the Crisp family, 27 January 1869

17 February 1869 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Monkhouse Graham of Newcastle, gent. (3) Edward Peele of Durham, gent. (4) John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal) and John, Duke of Marlborough Licence by (1) to (2) and (3) to assign to (4) leasehold premises at Wolviston

19 February 1869 (1) Monkhouse Graham of Newcastle, gent. (2) Edward Peele of Durham, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2) of leasehold estate in D/X 915/271 Consideration: £1,200

8 June 1869 (1) Edward Peele of Durham, gent. (2) George, Earl Vane (3) John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. and John, Duke of Marlborough Assignment by (1) to (3) in trust at the direction of (2) of leasehold estate in D/X 915/271

11 October 1869 (1) George Corner of Wolviston, farmer (2) George, Earl Vane (3) John Vandeleur Stewart of 13 Warwick Square (co. Middlesex) and John, Duke of Marlborough Copy of conveyance by (1) to (3) in trust for (2) of a plantation comprising 8a. 3r. 24p. in Wolviston Consideration: £400

13 November 1871 (1) Dean & Chapter of Durham (2) Church Estates Commissioners (3) George, Earl Vane (4) John Vandeleur Stewart of Rockhill (co. Donegal), esq. and John, Duke of Marlborough Conveyance by (1) to (4) in trust of the reversion in fee of 47a. 1r. 19p. of land in Wolviston Consideration: £822 15s.