Catalogue

Schedule of deeds, from 4 June 1691 to 6 November 1747, relating to the lands of John and Robert Wilson at Seaton Carew and Stranton, n.d.

16 May 1652 (1) Christopher Fulthorpe of Tunstall, esq. (2) Robert Johnson of Seaton, yeoman Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a messuage containing 3r. of pasture, two other parcels of ground containing 1r., a dovecote 'standing in the midst of Mr. Claxton's close', 60a. of arable ground in the common fields, all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £462

24 July 1652 (1) Edward Pepys of the Middle Temple, London, esq. (2) Christopher Fulthorpe of Tunstall, esq. Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of 40a. of arable land in the common fields of Seaton; 2a. 2r. 0p. of meadow; a cottage with its appurtenances; a toft containing 3r. of pasture; two other small parcels; a dovecote standing in Mr. Claxton's close; 60a. of arable in the common fields of Seaton Carew; 4 parcels of meadow; all of which were recently allotted to (1) as part of his 1/3 part of the moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew Consideration: £768

24 July 1652 (1) John Pepys of Salisbury Court, London, esq., and Nicholas Johnson of London, citizen and vintner (2) Christopher Fulthorpe of Tunstall, esq. Bargain and sale of 80a. of arable land in the fields of Seaton Carew, 4a. 2r. 0p. of meadow in several parcels, and a cottage, all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £556

20 April 1665 (1) Robert Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman; Nicholas Johnson of the same, yeoman; and William Johnson of the same, yeoman (2) Matthew Wiggoner of Preston, Yorkshire, gent. Feoffment by (1) to (2) of several [named] lands in the North, Middle and South fields of Seaton Carew, together with a moiety of one-fourth part of the manor of Seaton Carew and a moiety of one-fourth part of the Coney Warren and of the land called Seaton Warren Includes: power of attorney by (1) to George Williamson of Seaton, yeoman, 20 April 1665

3 August 1672 (1) Robert Johnson of Seaton, yeoman (2) Robert Gibson of Claxton, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 1000 years by (1) to (2) of messuages and lands as in D/El 43/2 Consideration: £456

August 1672 (1) Robert Johnson of Seaton, yeoman (2) Robert Gibson of Claxton, yeoman Bond in £1,000 for the performance of covenants as in D/El 43/6

19 January 1685/86 (1) Robert Johnson of Seaton, yeoman, and son, Richard Johnson of Hartlepool, mariner (2) Margrett Maire of Hart Bushes, spinster Mortgage by demise for 999 years by (1) to (2) of a moiety of the messuages and lands as in D/El 43/2 Consideration: £70

25 August 1686 (1) Richard Johnson of London, mariner, and wife, Frances (2) Robert Johnson of Seaton, yeoman Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a freehold messuage, barn, malt kiln and 2 stables; a fold on the west of the messuage; a stackyard to the north of the barn; six rigs of land lately taken from the Middle Field; a parcel of land behind the stackyard containing 2a. 2r.; a dovecote; their rigs, flats and parcels in the common fields now in the possession of (1); all in Seaton Carew Includes: power of attorney of equal date by (1) to George Williamson of Seaton, yeoman Consideration: £200

5 June 1690 (1) Robert Johnson, the elder, of Seaton (2) Christopher Maire of Hart Bushes and James Johnson of Seaton Articles of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of his farm at Seaton Consideration: £600

10 December 1690 (1) Robert Johnson, the elder, of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a messuage and appurtenances; a toft containing 3r.; 2 parcels containg 1r.; a dovecote in Mr. Claxton's close; 26a. 1r. 28p. in the Middle Field; 42a. 1r. 25p. in the South Field; 6a. 2r. 21p., 20a. 3r. 16p.; and 23a. 3r. 29p. in the Marsh; all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £600

10 December 1690 (1) Robert Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman Bond in £1,200 for the performance of covenants as in D/El 43/11

20 and 21 April 1691 (1) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, esq., and Godfrey Lawson of Leeds, Yorkshire, alderman (2) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman Mortgage by (1) to (2) of 5 rigs in the flat called Hugh containing 1a. 3r. 29p.; 4a. 1r. 5p. in the Flat called Tophs; 0a. 2r. 5p. in the Flat called North Stenling; and in the pasture 4a. 1r. 0p.; all being part of a farm in Seaton Carew, together with tithes of corn and grain Consideration: rent charge of £25 2s. 11½d. p.a.

4 and 5 June 1691 (1) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, esq., and Godfrey Lawson of Leeds, Yorkshire, alderman (2) John Fulthorpe of Tunstall, esq., and Christofer Fulthorpe of Silstron, Yorkshire, clerk Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a messuage and dwellinghouse, garth and barn in Seaton Carew, and of their rigs in the townfields there [names and acreages specified] Consideration: for securing an annuity of £18 13s. 6d.

9 July 1691 (1) John Fulthorpe of Tunstall, esq.; Christopher Fulthorpe of Celstron, Yorkshire, clerk; John Mickleton of Durham, esq.; Matthew Wiggoner of Linthorpe, Yorkshire, gent; Robert Johnson of Ryebread House, Durham; Mary Davison of Blakeston, widow; Tulip, guardian of Thomas Davison, esq.; Christopher Maire of Hart Bushes, gent.; Anthony Johnson, George Williamson, James Johnson, William Corker, Katherine Littlefare, Thomas Littlefare, Robert Bailes, Christopher Thompson, John Bussye and Thomas Soulby, all of Seaton Carew (2) John Parkhust of Gatesby, Northamptonshire Lease for 99 years by (1) to (2) of coal mines within the manor of Seaton Rent: 6s. 8d. p.a. per pit

4 January 1692/3 (1) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) Gabriel Newhouse of Durham, gent. Demise for 999 years for further securing the mortgage of premises as in D/El 43/2 and D/El 43/13, 14

4 January 1692/3 (1) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) Gabriel Newhouse of Durham, gent. Bond in £600 for the performance of covenants contained in indenture of equal date

4 September 1706 (1) Jane Newhouse of Durham, widow (2) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman Deed of covenants in respect of the premises mortgaged in D/El 43/2 and D/El 43/13, 14

4 September 1706 (1) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman, and son, William Johnson, of the same (2) Anthony Anderson and others, attorneys Power of attorney granted by (1) in any action for debt brought by Jane Newhouse of Durham, widow

4 September 1706 (1) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman, and son, William Johnson, of the same (2) Jane Newhouse of Durham, widow Bond in £600 for the payment of £300 and interest

28 April 1726 (1) Rev. James Finney of Durham, prebendary of Durham Cathedral, and wife, Jane (2) James Johnson of Seaton Carew Further charge on premises as in D/El 43/2 and D/El 43/13, 14 Consideration: £100

28 April 1726 (1) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) James Finney of Durham, professor of sacred theology, and wife, Jane Bond in £800 for the payment of £400 and interest

28 April 1726 (1) James Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) Charles Sanderson and others Power of attorney granted by (1) in any action for debt brought by Rev. James Finney of Durham, and wife, Jane

Office copy of will, dated 14 November 1728, of Jane Finney of North Bailey [Durham], widow, and codicil, of 13 January 1728/9, devising lands at Witton Gilbert [inc. endowment for a school], and Durham [North Bailey and Claypath, including an endowment for the Blue Coat School], n.d. [c.1730]

7 and 8 October 1730 (1) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq., and wife, Catherine; and Robert Wharton of Durham, esq., and wife, Mary (2) James Johnson of Toft House, Stranton, gent. (3) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Assignment of mortgage and further charge, by (1) and (2) to (3) with redemption to (2), on four closes called the Fence or Fences containing 80a., a house and garth, a little close [1a.] in the dovecote pasture, all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £600 and interest

8 October 1730 (1) James Johnson of Stranton, gent. (2) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Bond in £1,200 for the payment of £600 and interest

8 October 1730 (1) Joseph Hall and Robert Wharton, both of Durham, esqs. (2) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Bond in £1,000 for the performance of covenants in indenture of equal date

21 October 1730 (1) James Johnson of Tofthouse, Stranton, gent., and Anthony Lee of Durham, gent. (2) James Finney of Gillygate, Durham, esq., executor and heir of Rev. James Finney, deceased (3) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Further charge of £400, secured by James Johnson on property as in D/El 30/27, 28, the sum of which is paid directly to Anthony Lee by (3), under the direction of James Johnson for the discharge of an outstanding mortgage secured, with the consent of (2), on properties as in D/El 43/2 and D/El 43/13, 14 Total consideration oustanding: £1000

3 November 1730 (1) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, esqs., plaintiffs (2) Joseph Hall, esq., and wife, Catharine; and Robert Wharton, gent., and wife, Maria, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of a messuage, a garden, 300a. of land, 300a. of meadow, 400a. of pasture, in Seaton Carew Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

2 and 3 January 1730/1 (1) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. (2) James Johnson of Tofthouse, gent. (3) Robert Smith, esq., son of Thomas Smith of Morton House, esq. (4) John Hutton of Durham, gent. (5) Thomas Rudd of Durham, esq. Conveyance to make (4) a tenant to the precipe, and to lead the uses of a recovery, of four closes of 80a. called the Fence or Fences, a house and garth, a close of 1a. in the dovecote pasture, all in Seaton Carew

26 February 1731 (1) Thomas Rudd, esq. (2) John Hutton, gent. Exemplification of a recovery of 10 messuages, 300a. of land, 200a. of meadow, 200a. of pasture, 100a. of marsh in Stranton, Seaton Carew, Newburn Row and Monk Hesleden and Durham

11 May 1732 (1) Samuel Johnson and James Johnson, both of Tofthouse, Stranton, gents. (2) Carleton Carr of Durham, gent.; Lancelot Carr of Durham, esq.; and James Carr of Durham, gent. Bond in £300 for the payment of £150 and interest

11 November 1732 (1) James Johnson of Tofthouse, Stranton, gent. (2) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Bond in £100 for the payment of £50 and interest

11 November 1733 (1) James Johnson of Tofthouse, Stranton, gent. (2) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Bond in £300 for the payment of £100 [£150] and interest Endorsed: acknowledgement of the receipt by (1) of £150, making a total of £1,350 secured on his estates at Seaton Carew, 11 November 1733

11 May 1734 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Tofts, Stranton, yeoman (2) Peter Johnson of Tofts, mariner Quitclaim by (2) to a legacy of £200 under the will of the late James Johnson

24 March 1734/5 (1) Anthony Johnson, plaintiff (2) Nicholas Johnson and Samuel Johnson, deforceants Final concords of 3 messuages, 3 cottages, a corn mill, 100a. of land, 80a. of meadow, 80a. of pasture, 40a. of marsh in Stranton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

19 March 1736/7 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Seaton Carew, gent. (2) Carleton Carr, Lancelot Carr and James Carr, all of Durham, esqs. Bond in £100 for the payment of £50 and interest Includes: acknowledgement, of equal date, of the receipt by (1) of £50, making a total of £1,400 secured on the estates of the late James Johnson at Seaton Carew

17 January 1739/40 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Toft, gent. (2) Carlton Carr of Haughton, esq., and James Carr of Durham, esq. Bond in £200 for the payment of £100 and interest Includes: memorandum of agreement that the payment shall be secured on mortgaged lands at Seaton Carew

10 April 1744 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Hartlepool, master-mariner (2) Carlton Carr of Haughton, esq. Bond in £520 for the payment of £260 and interest Includes: memorandum of the indebtedness of (1), as devisee of his late brother, James Johnson, in the sum of £1,710 secured on messuages and lands at Seaton Carew

1 and 2 March 1744/5 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Hartlepool, master-mariner, and Matthias Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman (2) Carleton Carr of Haughton, esq. (3) Margaret Barker of Stockton, widow Assignment of mortgage to (3), and further charge on 4 closes of 80a. in the township of Seaton Carew, together with a house and garth, and another close of 1a. in the Dovecote Pasture, and lands as in D/El 43/2 and D/El 43/13, 14 Consideration: £1,800 and interest

4 and 5 March 1744/5 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Hartlepool, master-mariner; Matthias Johnson of Seaton Carew, yeoman; and Samuel Johnson of Stranton (2) Leonard Robinson of Stockton, merchant Demise for 2,000 years of part of the estate for better securing the mortgage of premises as in D/El 43/46, 47 Consideration: 5s.

20 and 21 April 1759 (1) William Salvin of Croxdale, esq. (2) Ralph Bradley of Stockton, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of 16a. of land called Salvin Flatt in Stranton Consideration: £181 6s. 8d.

23 July 1763 (1) John Swainston, gent., plaintiff (2) William Salvin, esq., and Ralph Bradley, esq., deforceants Final concords of 17a. of land, 17a. of meadow, and 17a. of pasture in Stranton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

22 and 23 October 1766 (1) John Swainston of Stockton, gent. (2) Ralph Bradley of Stockton, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of 16a. of land called Salvin Flatt or Admire Flatt in Stranton Consideration: 10s.

11 and 12 May 1778 (1) Robert Preston on Stockton, gent. (2) George Hutton of Sedgefield, gent. (3) John Burdon of Hardwick, esq. Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3), with further borrowing on the same security of a capital messuage and farm, together with named lands and closes, and beastgates in the Warren, March or Snook of Seaton Carew, and 4 cottages, a dovecote, a kiln and a garden belonging thereto Consideration: £1,500 and interest

1 and 2 March 1779 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent., and wife, Margery (2) Peter Holford of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of 1/3 of a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew, with farms, cottages and lands; a moiety of the lighthouse with the annual rent payable by Newcastle Trinity House; 1/2 of a cottage called the Bakehouse; and tithes of corn and grain Consideration: £3,000 and interest

23 March 1779 (1) Peter Holford, plaintiff (2) Robert Preston and wife, Margery, deforceants Final concords of 1/3 of a moiety of Seaton Carew and of 6 entire messuages, 6 cottages, 300a. of land, 300a. of meadow, 300a. of pasture, 6s. rent, all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £173 6s. 8d.

1 June 1779 (1) Ralph Bradley of Stockton, esq. (2) John Housley of Stockton, doctor in physic (3) John Rowntree of Stockton, clerk, and Benjamin Reed of Stockton, gent. Assignment and surrender of two terms of 1000 years and 1500 years by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of Admire Flatt and various closes on Seaton Moor, comprising 160a., in Stranton

1 June 1780 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent. (2) Peter Holford of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq. Further charge on estates as in D/El 43/58, 59 Consideration: £1,000 [making £4,000 in all] and interest

3 and 4 September 1781 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent. (2) William Cockfield of Hartburn, gent., executor of the will of his father, Robert Cockfield, deceased Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a messuage, house and garth in Seaton Carew, and 5 closes belonging thereto, containing 25a., lately belonging to William Elstob of Owton Grange Consideration: £940 and interest

25 and 26 March 1782 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent. (2) Elizabeth Grey of Stockton, spinster, residuary devisee of the will of Gascoyne Finch, late of Norton, deceased Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a messuage built on an old housestead called Tythers Old Barn, with tithes of corn and grain; 3a. 1r. 14p. in the Flatts called Crook Dike and Butterscroft; 1a. 0r. 23p. in a Flatt called Mass Gate; all of which lie in two closes called the Great South Field and the Little South Field with tithes of corn and grain thereon; also 6a. of land in Crook Dike, with tithes of corn and grain; all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £268 1s. 6d. and interest

10 May 1783 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent. (2) Elizabeth Grey of Stockton, spinster, residuary devisee of Gascoyne Finch, late of Norton, deceased Further charge on estates as in D/El 43/66, 67 Consideration: £103 14s. 2d. and interest

17 May 1783 (1) Robert Preston, the elder, of Stockton, esq. (2) Robert Preston, the younger, of the same, gent. Deed charging the estates of (1) in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool and Stockton, to secure outstanding debts Consideration: £2,200 and interest

3 July 1783 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent. (2) William Danby of Stockton, currier Mortgage by demise for 1,000 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage and lands at Seaton Carew, to secure outstanding debts of £450 and interest Consideration: 10s.

9 and 10 August 1784 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, esq. (2) Rev. Christopher Anstey of Stockton, clerk, and wife, Elizabeth (3) George Sutton of Stockton, esq., and George Hutchinson of the same place, merchant (4) William Wilkinson of Stockton, ropemaker (5) Ann Walker of Brierton, widow Mortgage by (1) and (2) to (5) of estates as in D/El 43/66, 67, for securing £300 and interest, and release by (4) to (5) of the remainder of a term of 1,000 years in a part thereof Consideration: £405 8s. 10d. paid by (1) to (3)

30 October 1784 (1) Ann Walker, widow, plaintiff (2) Rev. Christopher Anstey and wife, Elizabeth, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 15a. of land, 15a. of meadow, and 15a. of pasture in Seaton Carew, with tithes of corn and grain Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

10 February 1785 (1) Robert Preston, the elder, of Stockton, gent. (2) Joseph Lamb, Robert Ormston, Robert Newton Lynn and George Waldie, all of Newcastle, bankers Mortgage by demise for 1,500 years by (1) to (2) of all his freehold messuages in Seaton Carew Consideration: £444 17s. 4d. and interest [also consideration money for mortgage of freehold messuage, garth and garden in Hartlepool, 4 and 5 February 1785]

5 March 1785 (1) Robert Preston, the elder, of Stockton, esq. (2) Robert Preston, the younger, of the same, gent. Mortgage by demise for 2,000 years by (1) to (2) of a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew, and all his freehold messuages and tithes at Seaton Carew Consideration: £200 and interest

12 October 1785 (1) Robert Wilson of London, esq. (2) Mary Nicholson of Seaton Carew, widow, and Thomas Young of the same, yeoman Lease for 12 years by (1) to (2) of Longhill Farm in Seaton Carew and Stranton, with other closes called Maddeson's Farm Rent: £120 p.a. and £5 p.a. for each acre of pasture Includes: scheme of husbandry for the years 1786-98

Counterpart of D/El 43/77

28 and 29 June 1786 (1) Robert Preston of Stockton, gent. (2) Robert Allison of Hartlepool, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2), in trust to secure the discharge of debts and other uses, of a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew, and all the freehold messuages and tithes of (1) at Seaton Carew Consideration: 10s.

27 January 1787 (1) William Hoar, esq., John Stapylton Raisbeck and William Prissick, gent., commissioners in bankruptcy (2) Robert Preston, the elder, of Stockton, gent. (3) Thomas Davison of Stockton, merchant, and William Wilson of the same, gent. Bargain and sale to (3), in trust to uses specified, of a messuage and appurtenances in Broad Street, Stockton, certain granaries and warehouses near the river Tees in Stockton, a wharf near the said warehouses, a parcel of ground lying between the warehouses and an enclosed yard, several other messuages, and a broad passage from Broad Street to the aforesaid messuages and thence to the river Tees, all in Stockton; several messuages, farms and lands at Seaton Carew occupied by various tenants, with tithes of corn and grain; a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew; two parcels of land containing 5a. at Greatham; a messuage, burgage or dwelling house with appurtenances, in a street in Stockton called Ram's Weind; a messuage with its appurtenances in Hartlepool; and a messuage with its appurtenances at East Rounton, together with parcels of ground belonging thereto containing 236a. Consideration: 10s.

2 April 1787 (1) Robert Preston, the elder, of Stockton, gent., and wife, Margery (2) Thomas Davison of Stockton, merchant, and William Wilson of the same, gent. Deed of covenant to levy a fine on estates as in D/El 43/81

7 April 1787 (1) Thomas Davison and William Wilson, plaintiffs (2) Robert Preston, the elder, and wife, Margery, deforceants Final concord of 16 messuages, 300a. of land, 150a. of meadow, 150a. of pasture, 100a. of marsh in Seaton Carew, Stockton, Hartlepool and Stranton; with tithes of corn and grain in Seaton Carew; and a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew Consideration: £506 13s. 4d.

17 July 1787 (1) William Bentley of Red Lion Square, Middlesex, gent. (2) William Hobson of Stortloe House, Huntingdon, esq. Copy of declaration of trust, by (1) to (2), in a moiety of a mortgage for £3,000 and interest, on several messuages of Robert Wilson at Seaton Carew, together with 1/8 part of the manor of Seaton Carew; 1/8 part of the lighthouse there and a rent of 1s. 6d. p.a. payable by Trinity House, Deptford, Surrey

30 October 1787 (1) Thomas Young of Greatham, yeoman (2) John Newton of Seaton Carew, yeoman, and Robert Newton of Sunderland, mariner (3) Robert Wilson of Woodhouse, East Ham, Essex, esq. Surrender by (1) and (2) to (3) of the remainder of a lease for 12 years of Longhill Farm and Maddeson's farm in Seaton Carew Consideration: 10s.

25 September 1788 (1) Robert Wilson of Woodhouse, East Ham, Essex, esq. (2) John Tones of Stranton, yeoman Lease for 12 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage, house and lands in Seaton Carew and Stranton; 14.5 cattle gates in the marsh of Seaton Carew; another messuage and dwelling house called Longhill Farm; Maddeson's Farm; a dwelling house with two garths and a stable in Seaton Carew; and another house there Rents: £260 p.a. Includes: schedule of husbandry for the years 1788-1800

20 November 1788 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham (2) Robert Wilson of Woodhouse, East Ham, Essex, esq. Lease for 40 years by (1) to (2) of 3 housesteads with 3 closes in Hartlepool Rent: 19s. p.a.

17 and 18 December 1788 (1) John Burdon of Hardwicke, esq. (2) Thomas Davison of Stockton, gent., and William Wilson of the same, gent., assignees of the estate of Robert Preston, the elder, of Stockton, bankrupt (3) George Brown of Stockton, esq. Assignment of mortgage by (1), at the request of (2) to (3), of a capital messuage and farm, with lands thereto belonging [names and quantities specified] and beast gates in the Warren Marsh at Seaton Carew; and 4 cottages, a dovecote, kiln and garden in Seaton Carew Consideration: £1,087 6s. 7d. and interest

11 and 12 May 1791 (1) Thomas Davison of Stockton, merchant, and William Wilson of Stockton, gent., assignees of the estate of Robert Preston, the elder, bankrupt (2) Peter Holford of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., Master in Chancery (3) Rowland Webster of Stockton, esq., administrator of the estate of William Cockfield of Hartburn, gent; William Scott of Whitby, Yorkshire, gent.; William Elstob of Hartburn, gent.; and Robert Wilson of Stockton, gent. (4) George Brown of Stockton, esq. (5) Ann Walker of Brierton, widow (6) Anthony Harrison of Norton, gent. (7) Robert Allison of Hartlepool, gent. (8) Robert Preston, the younger, of Stockton, gent. (9) Elizabeth Surtees of Stranton, widow, executrix of the late Reed Surtees of Stranton, esq. (10) William Danby of Stockton, currier (11) Joseph Lamb, Robert Ormston, Robert Newton Lynn and George Waldie, all of Newcastle, bankers (12) John Wilkinson, the elder, of Stockton, esq., and Sibella Davison of Roehampton, Surrey, widow (13) George Pearson of Durham, esq. (14) William Wilkinson of Stockton, rope maker Lease and release, by (1) - (5), (7) and (12) to (13), of messuages, farms cottages and lands at Seaton Carew called or known as Nicholas Bean's farmhouse and backyard, John Walker's farmhouse and backyard, George Johnson's farmhouse, barn and backyard, Phillis Gray's cottage house and garth, Elizabeth White's frontstead, the Bakehouse Garth, John Dunn's house and barn, Pond Close, Middlegates, Longfives, Hunter's Close, Cow Road Close, Longflatt Close, the Old Pasture, South Field, The New Field or Wamless Field, the Long Close, Brantingham's Garth and Wood's Garth, the Snook Gates, and the Common Houses; a moiety of the lighthouse, and a rent of 6s. payable by the Master and Wardens of Trinity House, Newcastle; 1/2 of a cottage called the Bakehouse; tithes of corn and grain in respect of all the above; a messuage, house and garth containing 25a. in Seaton Carew; a capital messuage, farm and lands called Blind Sykes (16a. 3r. 28p.), the Moor (13a. 1r. 17p.), High Field (13a. 1r. 17p.), Old Seaton (23a. 0r. 11p.), Forty Riggs (13a. 2r. 4p.), a dovecote, a kiln and a garden pertaining to the said capital messuage in Seaton Carew; another messuage in Seaton Carew called Tythers Old Barn with stable, garth and garden; 3a. 1r. 14p. of land with tithes of corn and grain in the Flatts called Crookdike and Butterscroft; 1a. 0r. 23p. in a Flatt called Massgate, formerly in 2 closes called the Great Southfield and the Little Southfield, with tithes of corn and grain; another 6a. of land in the Flatt called Crookdike, with tithes of corn and grain; a close called Loaning Close containing 4a.; 2 dwelling houses with a garth or paddock containing 1/2 a.; 26a. 1r. 27p. in the Warren Marsh or Snook; all in Seaton Carew; a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew and assignment of two leasehold closes at Greatham; a leasehold stable, coach house and garth with several closes and 5 1/4 beastgates in Seaton March Consideration: £10,200

Receipts of George Hunter and William Robinson, Hartlepool, for twine for the salmon fishery, etc., 20 March - 7 September 1793

21 August 1793 Demandant: William Prissick, gent. Tenant to the precipe: Francis Smales, gent. Vouchees: William Metcalf, gent. Exemplification of a recovery of 3 messuages, 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, 100a. of marsh, 8 beastgates in Seaton Carew with tithes of corn and grain

23 and 24 May 1794 (1) George Pearson of Durham, esq. (2) Betty Chaytor of Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, spinster (3) William Chaytor of Spennithorne, Yorkshire, esq., and Ralph Ord of Sands, esq. Pre-nuptial settlement of (1) and (2), conveying from (1) to (3) to uses specified, the Ship Inn at Seaton Carew with stables, coach houses, gardens and a bowling green; 2 freehold fields containing 16a. near the said inn; 3 cattlegates in the Snook or Marsh at Seaton Carew; a freehold house and farm called Hunter House Farm; several freehold closes containing 262a., with 34 pasture gates; another house and farm; 6 closes containing 55a., with 2 leasehold closes and 10 pasture gates; another dwelling house and farm; 6 closes containing 85a.; two closes containing 13a. with a dwelling house and 3 pasture gates; all in Seaton Carew; with tithes of corn and grain

7 September 1799 (1) Robert Wilson of East Ham, Essex, esq. (2) John Scurfield of Moulton, Yorkshire, yeoman Lease for 9 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage, dwelling house and land comprising 103a. called Rye Bread House Farm in Stranton and Seaton Carew; 12.5 cattle gates in the marsh of Seaton Carew; two closes containing 3a. of land; and several dwelling houses and stables Rent: £125 p.a. Includes: schedule of husbandry for the years 1800-09

Schedules of deeds, from 30 June 1634 to 15 September 1785, from 11 December 1645 to 25 June 1768 and from 23 April 1658 to 17 July 1792, relating to tenements and lands at Stranton and Seaton Carew, n.d. [c.1800]

26 June 1779; copy made n.d. [1804] (1) Thomas Wilson, the elder, of Hartlepool, gent. (2) Thomas Wilson, the younger, of Hartlepool, merchant (3) Robert Wilson of Great Aycliffe Street, London Copy of conveyance by (1) to (3), in trust, of a freehold close called the Nunnery Garth on the east side of Northgate Street in Hartlepool, and assignment of the remainder of a term of 40 years of a leasehold house and garth in Hartlepool, for securing £1,347 19s. 3d.

Schedule of deeds, from 1 April 1719 to 8 July 1831, to an estate at Seaton Carew purchased from the assigns of John Sanderson, a bankrupt, n.d. [post 1831]

7 July 1831 (1) Edward Robinson of Gilling, Yorkshire, gent.; William Wetherell of Gilling, Yorkshire, farmer; Thomas Wetherell of Urlay Nook, gent.; Thomas Waldon of Brusselton, gent.; and William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, farmer (2) John, Earl of Eldon Lease for a year, by (1) to (2), of a messuage and farm with lands belonging, a close called Marlepot, a parcel called Admire Flatt, all formerly part of the South and Middle field of Seaton Carew; three closes called Seaton Moor, with tithes of corn and grain; all in the parish of Stranton

10 July 1841 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq., Recorder of Newcastle, and wife, Elizabeth Jane (2) Lady Augusta Poulett Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farm called Hunter House Farm with its appurtenances, and several closes, all in Seaton Carew, containing together 295a. 3r. 27p.; 45 beast gates in the Snook; 4 closes containing 51a. 3r. 37p.; 16.5 beast gates in the Snook; 2 lodging houses near the Seaton Hotel; with all tithes of corn and grain; all in Seaton Carew; and 1/3 of a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew Consideration: £5,000 and interest

3 November 1841 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park (2) John Brown of Hartlepool Copy of memorandum of agreement for the lease for 3 years of a farm called Golden Flats Fields and 51a. 2r. 37p. of land at Seaton Carew; 16 stints on Seaton Snook; and a lodging house in the occupation of Richard Hayes Rents: £130 p.a. and £15 p.a. Attached: memoranda agreeing to the leasing of the farm dwelling house by (1) to Kirtley Glendenning of Tofts for 9 years, 6 November 1844, and to the termination of the said lease, 28 October 1847

3 November 1841 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperly Park (2) John Elstob and Joseph Elstob of Fence House, Greatham Copy of memorandum of agreement for the lease for 9 years, by (1) to (2), of Hunter House Farm at Seaton Carew, and 51 stints on Seaton Snook Rent: £450

10 July 1843 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq., Recorder of Newcastle (2) Lady Augusta Poulett Further charge on estates as in D/El 43/107 Consideration: £2,000 and interest

Abstract of title, dated 28 November 1838, of George Hutton Wilkinson, esq., to 3 closes of land at Seaton Carew, and to 5 1/4 stints on the Snook Pasture held on lease from the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, n.d. [post 1849]

Abstract of title, dated 3 December 1849, to a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew, and to the entirety of the estates at Seaton Carew, n.d. [post1849]

Continuation of abstract of title, dated 27 December 1849, to leasehold hereditaments at Seaton Carew, n.d. [post 1849]

Additional abstract of title, dated 14 December 1849, of George Hutton Wilkinson, esq., to lands as in D/El 43/111, n.d. [post 1849]

Additional abstract of title, from 27 January 1787 to 7 April 1787, of George Hutton Wilkinson to an estate at Seaton Carew, furnished on the requisition of the purchaser, n.d. [post 1849]

The Durham Advertiser, containing a notice of the sale of two farms and 400a. of land at Seaton Carew, with manorial and mineral rights and a salmon fishery, 15 June 1849

Sale particulars of Hunter House Farm and 235a., enclosures of pasture called Town End Close, Pond Close and Middle Gates, a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew, a farm called Golden Flats, and a residence with offices and garden in Church Street, all at Seaton Carew, 3 July 1849

Copies of sale particulars of Golden Flatts Farm, Hunter House Farm, other lots of arable land, a residence and garden at no. 2 Church Street, and a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew with a salmon fishery in the river Tees and the sea, 3 July 1849 One copy contains articles of agreement for the sale of 9 of the 16 lots to Lord Eldon's agents for £11,700, October 1849; another contains a copy of William Hope's declaration concerning the estate, 2 November 1849; a third with a copy of Joseph Snowball's declaration and purchases of lot 1, 26 July 1849

Abstract of title, dated11 May 1791 to 10 July 1843, of George Hutton Wilkinson, to a freehold estate at Seaton Carew, n.d. Attached: opinion of Marcus Martin, 23 Chancery Lane, London, 23 August 1849

Requisitions on title, and replies, on the Goldlen Flatts estate at Seaton Carew, 29 August - 4 October 1849

Requisitions on title, replies, and further requisitions, on the Golden Flatts estate at Seaton Carew , 23 October - 3 November 1849

Copy of sworn declaration of George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq., concerning tithes charged on the Seaton Carew estate, 1 November 1849

Copy of sworn declaration of William Hope of Blackhall, yeoman, concerning the ownership and occupation of the estate at Seaton Carew and to that part of it called Golden Flatts, 2 November 1849

Copy of attested declaration by William Hood of Seaton Carew, pilot, concerning the rights of wreck and of free fishery belonging to the lords of the manor of Seaton Carew, 28 November 1849

3 December 1849 (1) Lady Augusta Poulett of Cleveland House, St. James Square, Middlesex, spinster (2) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq. (3) William Charles Chayter of Durham, esq., and Rev. John Wilkinson of Brancepeth, clerk (4) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Conveyance to (4) of the remainder of a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew; Hunter's House Farm, with its appurtenances and lands [names and quantities given], and 4 other closes, containing 51a. 3r. 37p., all in Seaton Carew; 16.5 stints in Seaton Snook; all with tithes of corn and grain; and 1/3 of a moiety of the manor of Seaton Carew; 3/4 of another stint in the Snook; two other thirds of a moiety of the said manor Includes: plan with descriptions and quantities of parcels

3 December 1849 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Covenant for the production of deeds, from 1 March 1779 to 11 July 1843, as specified in D/El 43/128

14 December 1849 (1) William Thompson of Dyke House, Seaton Carew, esq. (2) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq. Demise for 20 years and 10 months, by (1) to (2), of a stable and coach house at Seaton Carew, with two closes containing 18a. and 5 1/4 beast gates in the marsh there Rent: 10s. 8d. p.a. and 4s. 3d. p.a., with dues of wheat and barley malt

27 December 1849 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson of Harperley Park, esq. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Assignment, for the remainder of a term of 21 years, by (1) to (2) of estates as in D/El 43/130, except the stable and coach house at Seaton Carew Consideration: £400

24 August 1853 (1) William Thompson of Dyke House, Stranton, esq., and Ralph Walker of Middleton House, Stranton, esq. (2) Alfred Bell of 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, barrister Lease for 20 years and 10 months, by (1) to (2), of 2 closes, containing 18a., at Seaton Carew, with 5 1/4 beast gates in the marsh there Rent: 10s. 8d. p.a., with dues of wheat and barley malt

Schedule of deeds, from 24 July 1652 to 11 May 1802, relating to the manor of Seaton Carew, and forwarding letter from Messrs. Neshfields & Williams, 5 Bank Buildings, London E.C., to Messrs. Bell, Steward & Steward, 11 March 1882

Legal correspondence and related papers concerning the purchase of the manor of Seaton Carew and an estate there, 9 July 1841 - 4 June 1850

Copy of 'an Act for vesting in John Porrett, gent., ... part of the estate of Thomas Davison, esq., at Stranton, Seaton Carew, and Thorpe Thewles ... freed from the uses and trusts in the said Thomas Davison's marriage settlement ...', n.d.

1 and 2 April 1719 (1) John Porrett of Stockton, gent., and wife, Faith (2) Nicholas Bradley of Greatham, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farm with adjoining lands, including Admire Flatt, formerly part of the south Middle Field of Seaton Carew; and three closes called Seaton Moor Consideration: £860

27 April 1719 (1) Nicholas Bradley, gent., plaintiff (2) John Porrett, gent., deforceant Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 160a. of land, 60a. of meadow, 50a. of pasture, 50a. of moor in Seaton Carew Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

1 May 1719 (1) William Gibson of Stockton, mercer (2) John Porrett of Stockton, gent. (3) Nicholas Bradley of Greatham Hospital, gent. (4) Ralph Bunting of Stockton, gent. Assignment to (4), of the remainder of a term of 99 years in the premises as in D/El 44/2, 3, in trust for (3) to attend the inheritance

28 and 29 December 1744 (1) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Nicholas Bradley of Greatham, gent. (3) Thomas Raper of Bedale, Yorkshire, gent. Lease and release to (3), to secure to (1) an annuity of £10 6s. 2d., of the premises as in D/El 44/2, 3, with tithes of corn and grain; 48a. 3r. 5p. in the Northfield; 110a. 3r. 24p. in the South and Middlefield, 1a. 3r. 2p. called the Loaning Dike in the Southfield; 36a. 1r. 5p. in Seaton Moor; 26a. 1r. 27p. in the Warren Marsh and Snook; 2a. 1r. 10p. in the Loaning Dike; 7a. 0r. 35p. in Tithers South Close; with tithes of corn and grain, all in Seaton Carew

23 and 24 November 1778 (1) Ralph Bradley of Stockton, esq. (2) Mary Moor of Greatham, widow (3) John Horsley of Stockton, doctor in physic (4) John Rowntree of Stockton, clerk, and Benjamin Reed of Stockton, gent. Demise for 1000 years by (1) and (2) to (4), in trust for (3), of premises as in D/El 44/2, 3; demise for 1500 years by (1) to (4), in trust for (3), of 16a. of land called Salvin Flatt or Admire Flatt in Seaton Carew; release for 3 lives by (1) to (3) of 5a. of land in Greatham Moor; and assignment by (1) to (3) of a cothouse and garth comprising 2.5a. of land on the East Row, Greatham Consideration: £3,110

1 and 2 November 1779 (1) John Horsley of Stockton, doctor in physic (2) John Rowntree and Benjamin Reed of Stockton, gents. (3) Margaret Cuthbert of Durham, spinster Mortgage, by (1) to (3), with counterpart release, of a messuage and farm called Tythers Close and 3 closes on Seaton Moor containing together 160a. together with tithes of corn and grain, and of Salvin Flatt or Admire Flatt comprising 16a., both in Seaton Carew Consideration: £1,000 and interest

22 November 1780 (1) John Horsley of Stockton, doctor in physic (3) Margaret Cuthbert of Durham, spinster Bond in £400 for the payment of £200 and interest Endorsed: declaration of further charge on premises as in D/El 44/11-13, 22 November 1780

29 and 30 November 1782 (1) John Horsley of Darlington, doctor in physic (2) Margaret Smith of Stockton, widow (3) John Stephenson and Jeremiah Henderson, both of Stockton, gents. Lease and release, by (1) to (3), to secure £400 and interest to (2), of a farm and lands called Tythers Close, a parcel of ground called Admire Flatt, and 3 closes forming part of Seaton Moor, all in Seaton Carew, with tithes of corn and grain

18 and 19 May 1784 (1) John Horsley of Darlington, doctor in physic (2) Margaret Cuthbert of Durham, spinster (3) Margaret Smith of Stockton, widow (4) John Stevenson and Jeremiah Henderson, both of Stockton, gents. (5) John Lynn of Fishburn, gent., and John Darnell of Billingham, common brewer (6) Ralph Ord of Sands and Nicholas Chilton of Fishburn, gent. Lease and release, and counterparts, to (6), in trust for (5), of premises as in D/El 44/15-16 Consideration: £1,900

24 November 1787 (1) John Horsley of Darlington, doctor in physic (2) James Backhouse of Darlington, banker (3) Ralph Ord of Sands, esq., and Nicholas Chilton of Sunderland, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of premises as in D/El 44/15-16 Consideration: £500

30 November and 1 December 1789 (1) John Horsley of Darlington, doctor in physic (2) John Lynn of Sedgefield, gent., and John Darnell of Billingham, common brewer (3) James Backhouse of Darlington, banker (4) Ralph Ord of Sands, esq., and Nicholas Chilton of Fishburn, gent. (5) Reed Surtees of Stranton, esq. (6) Jonathan Backhouse of Darlington, banker; John Mowbray of the same, banker; and Ambrose Hodgson of the same, grocer (7) Thomas Short of Norton, gent. Release by (1) to (7), and assignment of a term of years to attend the inheritance, of a messuage farm and lands called Tythers Close, Longholmes; closes called Little Meadow Field and Marle Pot; a parcel called Admire Flat (6a), all formerly part of the south and middle field of Seaton Carew; three parcels called Seaton Moor, containing 10a. in the townfields of Seaton Carew with tithes of corn and grain; a parcel of land in Stranton called Salvin Flat (16a.); 5a. of land in Greatham Moor Consideration: £2,700

15 and 16 May 1795 (1) Thomas Short of Norton, gent. (2) Robert Chilton of Billingham, gent. Mortgage in fee, by (1) to (2), of messuages and lands as in D/El 44/22, 23 (except 5a. in Greatham Moor) Consideration: £1,200 and interest

19 and 20 October 1797 (1) Thomas Short of Durham, gent. (2) William Wray of Norton, gent., and Christopher Wray of Stockton, surgeon Lease and release by (1) to (2), in trust, for the settlement of debts, of a messuage, house and garden in St. Giles, Durham; of messuages and lands as in D/El 44/22, 23; of 2.5a. of land in Greatham; and of plate, linen, china, household goods, horses, cows and other goods and chattels of (1)

16 February 1798 (1) Thomas Short of Hartlepool, gent. (2) William Wray of Norton, gent., and Christopher Wray of Stockton, surgeon (3) Robert Chilton of Billingham, gent. Further charges on messuages and lands as in D/El 44/22, 23 Consideration: £165 and £100

19 January 1799 (1) Thomas Short of Hartlepool, gent., and wife, Ann (2) William Wray of Norton, gent., and Christopher Wray of Stockton, surgeon (3) Robert Clarke of Stockton, gent. Assignment by (1) to (3) of the surplus arising after sale of messuages and lands for the settlement of debts as in D/El 44/26, 27, as security for further loan Consideration: £450 and interest

1 August 1800 (1) Thomas Short of Hartlepool, gent. (2) William Wray of Norton, gent., and Christopher Wray of Stockton, surgeon (3) Robert Clarke of Stockton, gent. (4) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, gent. Assignment by (1-3) to (4) of the surplus, as in D/El 44/29, as security for further loan Consideration: £860 and interest

18 and 19 November 1800 (1) Thomas Short of Hartlepool, gent., and wife, Ann (2) William Wray of Norton, gent., and Christopher Wray of Stockton, surgeon (3) Robert Chilton of Billingham, gent. (4) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, gent. (5) John Sanderson of Stockton, merchant (6) Thomas Tunstall of Stockton, gent. Lease and release to (5) and (6) of freehold and leasehold estates for lives, and assignment of leasehold for years, to attend the inheritance of messuages and lands as in D/El 44/60-61 Consideration: £2,800

19 November 1800 (1) Thomas Short of Hartlepool, gent., and wife, Ann (2) William Wray of Norton, gent., and Christopher Wray of Stockton, surgeon (3) Robert Chilton of Billingham, gent. (4) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, gent. (5) John Sanderson of Stockton, merchant (6) Thomas Tunstall of Stockton, gent. Release by (1) to (5) of a farm and named closes, containing 160a., at Seaton Carew, with tithes of corn and grain, and land called Salvin Flatt comprising 16a.; and assignment of lease, by (1) and (2) to (5), of 5a. and 2.5a. of land at Greatham Moor Consideration: £2,800 and specified yearly rents

9 December 1800 (1) John Sanderson of Stockton, merchant, and Thomas Tunstall of Stockton, gent. (2) John Richardson of Framwellgate, esq. Demise for 2,000 years, by (1) to (2), of messuages and lands as in D/El 44/67, 68 Consideration: £1,000 and interest

27 May 1801 (1) John Sanderson of Stockton, merchant (2) William Raven, Samuel Lancaster and James Gilbee, of St. Mary Hill, London, merchants Mortgage of various lands in Seaton Carew [field names specified] Consideration: £3,013 6s. 4d.

Schedule of deeds and writings, from 9 August 1768 - 30 December 1800, relating to the freehold and leasehold estates of John Sanderson of Stockton, banker, with declarations concerning the deposit of the deeds with Messrs. Raven, Lancaster and Gilbee of London, merchants, as security for the repayment of debts, 6 May - 25 July 1801

Sale particulars of a farm called Red Barn at Seaton Carew, a parcel of ground called Salvin or Admire Flatt, and two cottage closes in Greatham township, to be sold by order of the assignees of John Sanderson, bankrupt, at the Red Lion Inn, Stockton, 9 November 1803

Abstract of the mortgage securities, from 7 December 1781 to 27 May 1801, of Messrs. Raven, Lancaster and Gilbee made over to them by John Sanderson, of lands in Seaton Carew for the opinion of William Hoar, n.d. [1805]

Copies of abstract of title, from 1718/19 to 23 June 1802, of the late John Sanderson, bankrupt, to a messuage and farm at Seaton Carew, with the opinion of William Hoar, Durham, 21 June 1805

5 and 6 September 1805 (1) William Wilson and John Barker, both of Stockton, merchants, assignees of John Sanderson, bankrupt, deceased (2) Samuel Lancaster and James Gilbee, both of St. Mary Hill, London, merchants (3) Thomas Tunstall of Stockton, gent. (4) William Robinson of Middlesbrough in Cleveland, Yorkshire Conveyance by (1) to (4) of a freehold dwelling house and farm [field names specified] at Seaton Carew, together with the assignment of leasehold premises Consideration: £1,436 7s. 11d.

11 September 1805 (1) Rev. William Nesfield of Brancepeth, clerk, his wife, Elizabeth, and Catherine Andrews of Durham, spinster (2) John Forster of Witton Gilbert, yeoman (3) Jane Forster of Witton Gilbert, spinster Assignment of two undivided moieties of the mortgage of a farm and land at Seaton Carew Consideration: £1,012 1s. 6d.

5 and 6 October 1808 (1) Edward Robinson of London, merchant (2) Jane Robinson of Redbarn, Seaton Carew, widow (3) William Robinson of Redbarn, Seaton Carew, gent. (4) William Metcalfe of Tofts, Seaton Carew; Thomas Robinson, jun., of Marsh House, Middlesbrough, gent.; and William Wilson of Ingleby Barwick, gent. Lease and release of a dwelling house, farm and lands at Seaton Carew, and of 5a. of land in Greatham Moor Consideration: £2,650

Notification, contract, and receipts for the redemption of land tax, on the Redbarn property of William Robinson at Seaton Carew, 8 December 1813 - 25 March 1814

1 and 2 January 1816 (1) William Robinson of Redbarn, Seaton Carew, gent. (2) William Metcalf of Maltby in Cleveland, Yorkshire, gent.; Thomas Robinson of Marsh House, Middlesbrough, gent.; and William Wilson of Stockton, gent. (3) Dorothy Robinson of Stockton, spinster (4) June Robinson of Stockton, spinster (5) Edward Robinson of London, merchant, and William Wetherell of Manfield, Yorkshire, farmer Mortgage by (1) to (3) and (4) of a dwelling house, farm and land at Seaton Carew, with three closes on Seaton Moor, together comprising 160a,. and 16a. in Stranton called Salvin Flatt Consideration: £2,000 and interest

Abstract of title, from 11 September 1805 to 14 March 1817, to freehold premises in Seaton Carew, 1818

8 May 1818 (1) John Forster of Biggin, Lanchester, gent.; Jane Forster of Witton Gilbert, spinster; Jeremy Robertshaw of Durham, weaver, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Thomas Mills of Framwellgate, woodmonger (3) John Kingston of Worthing, Sussex, esq., and wife, Catherine (4) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent. Assignment by (1) to (4) of mortgage of a moiety of premises as in D/El 44/50, 51 Consideration: £1,000 and interest

11 April 1821 (1) William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, gent. (2) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent. Further charge on premises as in D/El 44/50, 51 Consideration: £500 and interest

A plan of Red Barn Farm in the township of Seaton Carew, n.d. [post 1827] No scale

5 February 1827 (1) William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, gent. (2) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent. (3) Edward Robinson of Gitting, Yorkshire, merchant, and William Wetherell of Manfield, Yorkshire, farmer Further charge on premises as in D/El 44/53 Consideration: £800 and interest

3 September 1828 (1) William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, gent. (2) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent. Further charge on premises as in D/El 44/53 Consideration: £160 and interest

29 June 1829 (1) William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, gent. (2) Leonard Raisbeck of Stockton, gent. (3) Thomas Wetherell of St. Helen Auckland, gent. Further charge on premises as in D/El 44/53 Consideration: £780 and interest

2 March 1830 (1) The Commissioners in Bankruptcy (2) William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, horse and cattle dealer and chapman (3) Thomas Wetherell of St. Helen Auckland, gent., and Thomas Waldon of Brusselton, gent. Conveyance to (3), in trust for the creditors of (2), of the real estate of (2) at Seaton Carew, Seaton Moor, Stranton and Greatham

Further answers of the vendors' solicitors to Mr. F. Turner's observations on the title to the Red Barn estate, Seaton Carew, n.d. [1831]

Copy of Francis Turner's opinion, of 9 February 1831, on the title to the Red Barn estate, Seaton Carew, with Messrs. Wilson and Faber's answers, [1831]

Attested copy of probate of will, dated 22 October 1748, of Bryan Salvin of Croxdale, esq., 26 March 1751; copy made 1831

9 December 1801; copy made 18 February 1831 (1) John Sanderson, gent., plaintiff (2) Thomas Short, gent., and wife, Ann, deforceants Attested copy of final concord of 2 messuages, 100a. of land, 80a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture in Seaton Carew, with tithes of corn and grain

Office copy of letters of administration of the goods of John Forster of Witton Gilbert, gent., granted to his children, John Forster, Jane Forster and Elizabeth Robertshaw, 29 March 1817; copy made 1831

Brief for the opinion of Francis Turner on the title to 180a. 2r. 4p. of land at Seaton Carew, 1831

Copy of the opinion of Francis Turner on the purchase of the Seaton Carew estate, 9 February 1831

Attested copy of letters of administration, of 9 May 1803, of the effects of John Richardson, late of Framwellgate, esq., granted to wife, Elizabeth, and others, 17 February 1831

Office copy of extract from the will, dated 10 November 1805, of Jane Forster of Witton Gilbert, spinster, with a copy of the burial entry of Elizabeth Nesfield, late Andrews, 5 March 1808, in the register of St. Oswald's Durham, 19 February 1831

Affidavit of William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, farmer, concerning the exemption from tithe of Salvin or Admire Flatt, 15 June and 8 July 1831

Affidavit of George Anderson of Norton, parish clerk, concerning the death of Jonathan Short of Norton, gent., 16 June 1831

Affidavit of Lazarus Bowser of Seaton Carew, farmer, concerning the exemption from tithe of Salvin or Admire Flatt, 16 June 1831

Affidavit of William Walls of St. Helen Auckland, yeoman, on the extent of the Red Barn estate and the former names of the component closes, 23 June 1831

Additional abstract of title, from 5 September 1805 to 2 March 1830, to an estate called Red Barn in Seaton Carew, with opinion of Francis Turner, Inner Temple, London, 9 July 1831

Affidavit of William Robinson of St. Helen Auckland, farmer, concerning the exemption from tithe of Salvin of Admire Flatt, 20 July 1831

Affidavit of Edward Robinson of Gilling, Yorkshire, gent., affirming that he is the eldest son and heir of William Robinson, late of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, farmer, deceased, 28 July 1831

Memorandum that bond of equal date to D/El 44/58 was surrendered to Messrs. Perkins & Frampton, 29 October 1835

Letter from Thomas Horner, Darlington, to Richard Wilson, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding a copy of the abstract of title to the Seaton estate and Mr. Hoar's opinion relating to the leasehold fields at Greatham, setting out the interest of his client, Edward Robinson, in the estate, and confirming that 'all necessary parties will join in the conveyance to Lord Eldon', 7 November 1830

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding a 'modern description' of the Red Barn estate and claiming 'that several of the Fields have been always considered large for the Size at which they were named', and referring to arrangements for examining the deeds, 11 December 1830

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, stating there has been no conveyance from William Robinson's assignees to Edward Robinson, 13 December 1830

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, undertaking to try to trace a plan of the estate and urging that the purchase should be completed quickly, referring to the apportionment of costs of examining the title deeds and arguing against sending them to London: 'allow me to suggest that you will appoint some Gentleman in the Country to examine the Deeds', 16 December 1830

Letter from Messrs. Wilson and Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, advising of the despatch to London of the title deeds but observing that some remain 'in the hands of Miss Robinson of Darlington, a Client of ours, but so excessively timid that we do not believe any one could persuade her to part with them ... it is really of no consequence even if a flaw were discovered in the documents now in Miss Robinson's hands tho' we know they are perfectly legal...', 30 December 1830

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson & Co. [sic], Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, undertaking to write to Miss Robinson asking her to show the deeds and enquiring if the estate is to be relet, 8 January 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, reporting that nearly all the missing deeds will be found in Miss Robinson's hands, and referring to a bargain and sale reported missing: '... we are sure you are mistaken for we put this deed into the Box with the others and you have no doubt overlooked it ...', 12 January 1831

Letter from Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, reporting 'Owing to the absence of Miss Robinson I have been unable to examine the other Deeds ... her return is expected about the latter end of the Week ...', 20 January 1831

Letter from Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, reporting that Miss Robinson is in possession of very few of the missing deeds and that Messrs. Wilson & Faber 'are not aware where the deeds wanting are to be found.', referring to the fact that enquiries have been made to Messrs. Backhouse, the bankers, without success, and adding '... there will I hope be no great objection to Lord Eldon's accepting the title even with the absence of these deeds', 26 January 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, referring to the Red Barns estate: 'Your Metropolitan Conveyancers seem to think it quite necessary on all occasions to write tremendously long opinions on the Abstracts laid before them - to show they do something for their fees - & on this principle we presume it is that Mr. Turner has filled a sheet of abstract paper with requisitions, required it appears, to elucidate this very plain & simple title. Bowing with all due deference (poor country practitioners as we are) to authority so high we have been for the last month in correspondence with our agents of every description ....', going on to suggest that the draft conveyance should now be prepared and enquiring again about letting the property, 8 March 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding a copy of the decree on the Seaton Tithes '... for which we have had to pay £14 10s. - if we had many of such requisitions to comply with we had better have given away any interest ... in the property', 14 March 1831

Letter from Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson Bell & Steward with account for examining deeds, etc., of the Red Barn estate, 19 March 1831 Includes: details of the state of the poll on the previous day in the Durham City election, 19 March 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell and Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, referring to the will of Bryan Salvin, the quantity of land to be conveyed to Lord Eldon, answering some of the queries to the title: '...Had not Mr. Turner been employed for an office in such extensive practice as yours & for such a man as Lord Eldon we should have strongly suspected he was a young gentleman with almost his first abstract before him desirous of convincing you his Clients how exceedingly acute he was in the discovery of flaws and objections; & to have characterized his requisitions ... as frivolous & vexatious ...', and forwarding a plan of the Red Barns estate to be returned '... for without it we can not make anything of your new description of the parcels in your Draft ...', 21 April 1831

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the proof of Edward Robinson being the eldest son of his father, 2 May 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding an affidavit, enquiring if Lord Eldon will take the title to the Red Barn estate, and referring to a projected railway 'thro' that Country to Hartlepool', 9 May 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, advising that the abstracts and draft for the Red Barn estate have been forwarded to Mr. Horner, 2 June 1831

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell and Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, advising there is little he can do to expedite the conveyance of the Red Barn estate, hoping that the other requisitions of title '... be not so important as to be indispensable ...', referring to the fact that the real quantity of the estate is greater than estimated, and concluding 'You have got a very cheap Estate, and we highly esteemed his Lordship as the future Possessor', 7 June 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning completion of the sale to Lord Eldon of the Red Barn estate and the need for a deed of covenant for the production of deeds relating to the two leasehold fields, 16 June 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding two affidavits, 18 June 1831

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell and Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding affidavits, abstracts and the draft conveyance for Red Barn estate and advising that engrossment of the deed should now proceed, 23 June 1831

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Richard Wilson, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding a memorial from Edward Wilson to Lord Eldon, 23 June 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the execution of the conveyance by the respective parties and the sums due to them: '... Miss Robinson who is a very timorous woman declines executing the deeds or parting with her securities until she receives her money ...', 9 July 1831

Letter from Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the need for an attested copy of the probate of will of Dorothy Robinson, late of Darlington, deceased, as part of the evidence of title to the Red Barn estate, 11 July 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the signatures of parties to the conveyance of the Red Barn estate, and requesting payment of interest on the purchase money because the purchaser has had possession of the estate since Martinmas, 19 July 1831

Letter from T[homas] Horner, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning a new affidavit from William Robinson and the reason for delay in preparing the deed of covenants, 23 July 1831

Letter from Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, affirming the grant of administration of the effects of the late William Robinson of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, to his wife, Jane, 23 July 1831

Letter from Edward Robinson, Gilling, Yorkshire, to John, Earl of Eldon, advising that an estate of 4 farms, comprising more than 1000a., adjoining part of the Red Barn property, is available for sale, 4 August 1831

Letter from Edward Robinson, Gilling, Yorkshire, to John, Earl of Eldon, requesting that an additional payment should be made to him because the Red Barn property contains 5a. more than stated in the agreement, 4 August 1831

Letter from Messrs. Wilson & Faber, Stockton, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, expressing surprise at the delay in receiving 'the Deed with Lord Eldon's signature' and pointing out that the money obtained for Edward Robinson on the mortgage of the two leasehold fields forming part of the Red Burn purchase has been paid over, 24 October 1831

Probate copy of the will, dated 26 November 1733, of James Johnson of Tofts, Stranton, yeoman, with bequest charged on estates at Seaton Carew, and devising to brother, Samuel, a messuage and land called Middleton House at Elwick; and to servant, Mary Carter, for life, a messuage and house in Seaton Carew; and to brother, Nicholas, a messuage and house called Tofts and two other tenements in Seaton Carew, 16 May 1734

18 May 1734 (1) Samuel Johnson of Middleton House, Hart, yeoman (2) Peter Johnson, Nicholas Johnson and Matthew Johnson, all of Tofts, younger brothers of (1) Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of a copyhold farm in Stockton township; of a farm called Tofts in Seaton Carew; and of several other messuages and lands in Seaton Carew

18 and 19 March 1734/5 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Tofts, Stranton, yeoman, and Samuel Johnson of Middleton House, Hart, yeoman (2) Matthew Johnson of Tofts, yeoman (3) Anthony Johnson of Hartlepool, merchant Lease and release to (3), to lead the uses of a fine, of a messuage and farm called the Tofts; and a messuage and house called Seaton Moor House, with two closes; a wind corn mill in Seaton Carew with the mill butts; three messuages or cottages and a house in Seaton Carew, together with several named closes; also eight beast gates in the common marsh of Seaton Carew

27 and 28 February 1750/1 (1) Nicholas Johnson of Hartlepool, master-mariner, and wife, Margaret (2) William Metcalf of Stockton, master-mariner Conveyance by lease and release of a farm called the Tofts; a wind corn mill; a cottage and garth; 8 beast gates in the common marsh; with tithes of corn and grain; all in Seaton Carew Consideration: £1,900

7 February 1751/52 (1) William Metcalf, master-mariner, plaintiff (2) John Appleby and wife, Mary, deforceants Final concord of one messuage, one cottage, one tenement, one garth, one garden, one acre of land, one acre of meadow, one acre of pasture in Seaton Carew Consideration: £40

30 and 31 May 1751 (1) Ralph Whitley of Stockton, and his wife, Margaret (2) George Hartley of Lincoln's Inn, London, and Leonard Robinson of Stockton, merchant (3) William Metcalf of Stockton (4) Robert Duke of Haverton Hill, yeoman, and Mary Metcalf of Stockton, spinster Assignment by lease and release of the remainder of a term of 999 years, in trust to attend the inheritance, from (1) and (2) to (4), in trust for (3), inTofts Farm, a cornmill, a cottage with garth, eight beast gates in the common marsh, and all tithes arising

17 June 1751 (1) William Metcalf, master-mariner, plaintiff (2) Nicholas Johnson, master-mariner, and wife, Margaret; and Ralph Whitley, esq., and wife, Margaret, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, a cornmill, a dovecote house, 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, 100a. of marsh, all in Stranton

4 December 1751 (1) John Appleby of Harthorn, yeoman, and wife, Mary (2) William Metcalf of Stockton, master-mariner Conveyance by (1) to (2) of the life interest of Mary Appleby in a messuage, cottage and garth in Seaton Carew, of which the remainder in fee simple is already vested in (2) Consideration: £9

7 February 1752 (1) William Metcalf, master-mariner, plaintiff (2) John Appleby and wife, Mary, deforceants Final concord of one messuage, one cottage, one tenement, one garth, one garden, 1a. of land, 1a. of meadow, 1a. of pasture in Seaton Carew Consideration: £40

Will of William Metcalfe of Stockton, gent., devising his house in Stockton, lands and houses at Seaton Carew, and lands and tenements at Staintondale, Yorkshire, 22 January 1774

7 March 1776 (1) Mary Metcalfe, wife of George Metcalfe of Wapping, Middlesex, master-mariner (2) John Metcalfe of Greatham, gent., and William Metcalfe of Stockton, mariner (3) John Pickering of Stockton, bookseller Mortgage by demise for 500 years by (2) to (3) of a messuage and farm called the Tofts, a wind cornmill, a cottage, eight beast gates in the Common Marsh, and tithes of corn and grain, all in Seaton Carew; a dwelling house with cow house, and several closes called Cliff Fields in Staintondale, Scalby, Yorkshire, together with a messuage and farm in the same Consideration: £102 9s. 6d. and interest

13 May 1779 (1) John Pickering of Stockton, bookseller (2) Robert Lumley of Stockton, master-mariner, and wife, Mary, widow of the late George Metcalfe of Wapping, Middlesex, master-mariner Assignment by (1) to (2) of a mortgage on a farm called the Tofts, a wind corn mill, a cottage and garth, eight beast gates in the common marsh, with tithes of corn and grain, all in Seaton Carew; and other lands at Staintondale, Scalby, Yorkshire Consideration: £102 9s. 6d.

13 May 1779; copy made n.d. (1) John Pickering of Stockton, bookseller (2) Robert Lumley of the same, master-mariner, and wife, Mary Copy of assignment of a demise by (1) to (2), for the remainder of a term of 500 years, of a farm called the Tofts, a cottage and garth, with tithes of corn and grain, all in Seaton Carew; and a dwelling house and cow house with several closes at Staindale, Scalby, Yorkshire, with other closes and a farm Consideration: £102 9s. 6d.

22 June 1793 (1) Robert Lumley of Wolviston, gent. (2) William Metcalfe of Seaton Carew, gent. (3) Thomas Mitchinson of Stockton, gent. Assignment of mortgage by demise for 500 years by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of premises as in D/El 45/16 Consideration: £102 9s. 6d.

22 July 1793 (1) William Metcalf of Seaton Carew, gent. (2) Francis Smales of Durham, gent. (3) William Prissick of Stainton, Yorkshire, gent. Conveyance by (1) to (2), to create a tenant to the precipe and lead the uses of a recovery, of those premises at Seaton Carew as in D/El 45/16

16 and 17 July 1794 (1) John Metcalfe of Durham, gent. (2) Thomas Mitchinson of Stockton, gent. (3) William Metcalfe of Seaton Carew, gent. Conveyance by lease and release by (1) to (3), in trust, of premises as in D/El 45/16, with assignment by (2) to (3) of an unexpired term of 500 years in the estate

Attested copy of D/El 45/15, 30 November 1795

14 May 1810 (1) William Metcalf of Tofts, Stranton, gent. (2) Anthony Dobson of Hunter's House, Stranton, farmer Lease for 3 years by (1) to (2) of a farm called Tofts with adjacent closes (158a.) in Stranton Includes: schedule of husbandry for 1810-1812 Rent: £250 p.a.

30 March 1813 (1) William Metcalf of Maltby, Stainton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Anthony Dobson of Hunter's House, Stranton, farmer Lease for 3 years by (1) to (2) of a farm called Tofts with adjacent closes (158a.) in Stranton Includes: schedule of husbandry for 1813-1815 Rent: £315 p.a.

8 May 1816 (1) William Metcalf of Maltby, Stainton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Anthony Dobson of Hunter's House, Stranton, farmer Lease for a year by (1) to (2) of a farm called Tofts with adjacent closes (158a.) in Stranton Includes: scheme of husbandry Rent: £270 p.a.

Certified copy of the entry for the burial, on 6 January 1813, of Robert White of Wolviston Grange, in the register for Elwick Hall, 12 September 1832

Office copy of the will, from 14 November 1728 to 13 January 1729, of Jane Finney of the North Bailey, Durham, devising, in trust, a close at Witton Gilbert for the endowment of a school there for teaching 4 poor children, n.d. [1832]

Office extract of the will, dated 30 March 1799, of Robert White of Norton, gent., recording the appointment of executors and trustees, n.d. [1832]

Further answers of the vendor's solicitors to Francis Turner's observations on the title to the Seaton Carew or Red Barn purchase, n.d. [1832]

Copy of opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the purchase of Tofts Farm, Stranton, with the replies of the vendor's solicitor, n.d. [1832]

Opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the purchase of Tofts Farm, Stranton, n.d. [1832]

Office copy of the will, dated 6 November 1733, of James Johnson of Tofts, Stranton, yeoman, devising his house at Seaton Carew with lands called the Tofts, two other messuages and a mill, to brother Nicholas, n.d. [1832]

Office copy of the will, dated 10 July 1705, of Gabriel Newhouse of North Bailey, Durham, gent., n.d. [1832]

Additional abstract of title, from 20 April 1691 to 3 May 1788, of the late William Metcalfe to a freehold estate called the Tofts in Stranton, contracted to be sold to the Earl of Eldon, 1832

Affidavit that 16 stints 'have gone upon the Snook at Seaton Carew' belonging to the late William Metcalfe, 10 April 1832

Abstract of title, from 27 February 1750 to 17 May 1828, of the late William Metcalfe to a freehold estate called the Tofts in Stranton, with opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, 14 June 1832

Certified copy of the entry for the burial, on 15 November 1785, of Frances Metcalf, widow, in the register of Stockton, 6 July 1832 1 paper

Certified copy of the entry from the register of the parish of Stranton for the burial, on 9 June 1792, of Mrs. [Mary] Lumley of Wolviston, in the register for Stranton, 6 July 1832

Note of the death, on 5 March 1806, of Thomas Smith of Norton, 13 August 1832

Instructions for, and advice of, P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the purchase of Tofts Farm, Stranton, 20 August 1832

Affidavit of Anthony Brown of Seaton, labourer, affirming that Tofts Farm, Seaton, had not been increased or diminished and that the farm enjoyed 16 stints on the common marsh, 30 August 1832

Affidavit of Anthony Dobson of Stockton, gent., concerning the depasturing of 16 stints on the Snook or marsh of Seaton, and affirming that the number of stints had been doubled in the past because of an embankment adjoining the river Tees, 4 September 1832

Grant of administration to William Crawford Newby of Stockton, gent., of the remainder of a term of 2,000 years in an estate at Seaton Carew devised in the will, dated 3 May 1788, of Mary Metcalf of Stockton, spinster, 27 October 1832

Affidavit of Jonathan Alderson of Owton Hall, gent., affirming that Tofts Farm, Seaton, had not been increased or diminished in the preceding fifty years, 31 October 1832

Direction of the trustees of the will of William Metcalf for the payment of purchase money for Tofts Farm, Stranton, 14 November 1832

Correspondence between John Wilkinson of Preston-le-Skerne, land agent; Messrs. Bayley & Newby of Stockton, solicitors for the vendors; and Messrs. Wilson, Bell & Steward of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the acquisition of the Tofts estate by the Earl of Eldon, 10 February 1832 - 16 November 1832

30 May 1722 (1) Nicholas Reed of Coundon, yeoman (2) William Crosby of Whitworth, joiner Lease for 80 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage and appurtenances at Sedgefield to secure to (1) an annuity of £10 p.a. Consideration: £19 5s. and peppercorn rent

12 and 13 September 1684 (1) John Turner of Kirkleatham, Yorkshire, serjeant at law, and his son, William Turner of the Middle Temple, London (2) Mary Fowlis, daughter of Sir David Fowlis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire, bart. (3) William Fowlis, son and heir of Sir David Fowlis, and John Cuthbert of the Middle Temple, London, gent. Pre-nuptial settlement of William Turner and Mary Fowlis conveying to (3), in trust, the lordship of the Isle with its chief mansion house; and a farm and other tenements; another farm called Harkers Farm and a water corn mill with lands belonging thereto; three cottages; an arable meadow called Welbury Holm, all in the townfields of Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire Consideration: £1,000

18 and 19 October 1706 (1) Mary Turner of Stainsby, Yorkshire, widow, and son, John (2) Robert Hilton of Stockton, gent., and John Mowbray of Durham, gent. (3) William Chaloner of Guisbrough, Yorkshire, esq. Conveyance to make (2) a tenant to the precipe, and lead the uses of a recovery, of the lordship of the Isle, with a mansion house, farm and lands in the Isle

29 November 1706 Demandant: William Chaloner, esq. Tenants to the precipe: Robert Hilton and John Mowbray, gents. Vouchee: John Turner, gent. Exemplification of a recovery of the manor of the Isle with 4 messuages, 2 gardens, 100a. of land, 150a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture in the Isle in the parish of Sedgefield

11 June 1709 (1) John Turner of Stainsby, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Roger Talbott, the elder, of Woodend, Yorkshire, esq., and only daughter, Katherine (3) Sir William Fowlis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire, bart., and Roger Talbott, the younger (4) John Waistell of Ainderby Steeple, Yorkshire, esq., and Edward Chaloner of Guisbrough, Yorkshire, gent. Prenuptial settlement (lease and release, lease missing) of (1) and Katherine Talbott, conveying to (3), in trust, for terms of 400 and 500 years, the manors of Sigston and Siggeston and Hutton juxta Rudby, Yorkshire, with the advowson of Siggeston parish church; the lordship of the Isle with the chief mansion house; farms, messuages and other lands at Sigston, South Otherington, Hutton juxta Rudby and the Isle Consideration: £2,000

1 and 2 February 1741/42 (1) Charles Slingesby of York, esq., and wife Catherine; Henry Talbot of Thirsk, Yorkshire, gent.; Joseph Storr of Easington, Yorkshire, clerk, and wife, Elizabeth; and George Buckley of York and wife, Ann (2) John Tempest of Sherburn, esq. Lease and release to (2) of the lordship of the Isle with its chief mansion house, and a farm with other messuages and lands in the Isle Consideration: £3,100

2 February 1741/42 (1) Charles Slingesby of York, esq., and wife, Catherine; Henry Talbot of Thirsk, Yorkshire, gent.; Joseph Storr of Easington, Yorkshire, clerk, and wife, Elizabeth; and George Buckley of York, esq., and wife, Ann (2) Henry Wastell of Simonburn, Northumberland, clerk (3) Sir William Fowlis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire, bart. (4) John Tempest of Sherburn, esq. (5) Nicholas Shuttleworth of New Elvet, Durham, esq., and James Shuttleworth of Forcett, Yorkshire, esq. Assignment to (5), in trust for (4), to attend the inheritance of the terms of years as in D/El 47/6

26 February 1741/42 (1) John Tempest, esq., plaintiff (2) Charles Slingesby, esq., and wife, Catherine; Joseph Storr, clerk, and wife, Elizabeth; and George Buckley and wife, Ann, deforceants Final concords of the manor of the Isle, and 4 messuages, 4 cottages, 2 gardens, 150a. of land, 150a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture in the Isle in the parish of Sedgefield Consideration: £153 6s. 8d.

'A Plan of John Tempest Esq.'s Estate called Isle in the Parish of Sedgefield ... ' by J. Mowbray, 1776 Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch [1 : 6336] Gives field names, acreages, roads and water courses

Certified extract from D/El 47/5, 20 June 1801

Office copy of the will, dated 1 April 1741, of John Turner of Stainsby, Yorkshire, esq., n.d. [post 1814]

Extract from the will, dated 8 August 1708, of William Turner of Stainsby, Yorkshire, esq., n.d. [post 1819]

Office copy of the will, dated 18 May 1730, of John Turner of Stainsby, Yorkshire, esq., n.d. [post 1821]

Office copy of will and codicil, from 27 September to 27 November 1732, of William Foulis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire, n.d. [post 1821]

Office copy of the will and codicil, from 11 October 1737 to 11 January 1737/8, of John Wastell of Anderby Steeple, Yorkshire, esq., n.d. [post 1821]

Office copy of will and codicil, 15-20 November 1741, of Mary Turner of Stockton, spinster, n.d. [post 1821]

Memorandum of queries to be answered, and documents to be produced, in Lord and Lady Stewart's title [to the Isle], n.d. [c.1822]

Copy of entry from the parochial register of St. Giles, Durham, for the burial, on 16 August 1817, of Ann Tempest of Little Grove, 16 May 1822

Copy of opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the title of Lord and Lady Stewart to the estate called the Isle, purchased by the Earl of Eldon, 17 June 1822

Abstract of title, from 12 September 1684 to 8 June 1822, of a freehold estate called the Isle, with opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, 17 June - 19 October 1822

Letter from William Groom, 24 Russell Square, London, to Messrs. Wilson, Chisholme & Holroyd, replying to queries in P.B. Brodie's opinion, 28 June 1822

Sworn statement of John Wetherell of Brancepeth, farmer, concerning the tenancy and rent of the farm called the Isle in the parish of Sedgefield, 15 August 1822

Sworn statement of John Oliver of Helmington Row, farmer, concerning the tenancy, since 1763, of the farm called the Isle in the parish of Sedgefield, 15 August 1822

24 June 1823 (1) Charles, Marquess of Londonderry (2) John, Earl of Eldon Deed of covenants for the production of documents, dating from 6 May 1767 to 8 June 1822, in connection with the sale and purchase of a manor and estate called the Isle in the parish of Sedgefield

Note of administrations and other proofs of title to the Isle farm, purchased by Lord Eldon from Lord and Lady Londonderry, 24 June 1823

Office copy of probate of will, dated 15 October 1831, of George Graham of Hetton, devising lands in the township of Middridge, 8 March 1832; copy made n.d.

Abstract of the will, dated 11 February 1857, of the late George Applegarth, devising a messuage in Shildon, 7 June 1858

1860 (1) Edward Forster of Shildon, builder; Jacob Goundry of Shildon, colliery viewer; and James Graham of Darlington (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, London, esq. Draft memorandum of agreement for the sale and purchase of a messuage and closes, containing 20a. 2r. 28p., called William Field in St. Andrew Auckland Consideration: £1,300

Abstract of title, from 10 May 1815 to 7 March 1857, of the trustee of the late Mr. George Applegarth to a messuage and closes called Williamsfield in the township of Middridge in St. Andrew Auckland, 1860

30 June 1860 (1) Edward Forster of Shildon, builder, trustee of the late George Applegarth of Shildon, farmer (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, London, esq. Articles of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a messuage and 6 closes, containing 20a. 2r. 28p., called William Field in St. Andrew Auckland Consideration: £1,300

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on requisitions on title to William Field, 3 September 1860

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, on further replies to requisitions on title to William Field, 9 December 1861

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on the completion of the purchase by Lord Eldon's trustees of William Field, 18 February 1863

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on the position of George Graham as a party to the conveyance of William Field, 18 November 1863

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising separate contracts for conveyance of the surface and of the coal at William Field, 2 December 1863

Office copy of letters of administration of the estate of John Graham of East Ketton, farmer, granted to William Graham of Coatham Lane near Darlington, joiner, to Hannah Swinbank, relict of the deceased, and to Elizabeth Graham, spinster, 28 August 1836; copy made 1864

Office copy of probate of will, dated 4 November 1836, of Ann Simpson of Staindrop, widow, 3 October 1853; copy made 1864

Continuation of abstract of title, of 1 October 1864, to an estate called William Field in the township of Middridge in St. Andrew Auckland, n.d. [1864]

Requisitions (with answers) on the abstract of title to William Field, n.d. [1864]

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, on the abstract of title of the trustee of the late George Applegarth to William Field, 3 August 1860 Attached: further opinion on the requisitions on title, 13 April 1864

Further requisitions (with answers) on the abstract of title to William Field, 20 April 1864

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, with observations on the replies to further requisitions on the title to William Field, 26 April 1864

Further observations and replies on the title to the William Field estate, 30 April - 22 December 1864

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on further requisitions on the title to William Field, 16 May 1864

Certified copies from baptismal and marriage registers, required in connection with the conveyance of William Field, 3 August - 2 December 1864

Certified copies of entries from parish registers, procured in connection with the conveyance of William Field to the trustees of Lord Eldon, 3 August 1864 - 14 January 1865

Opinion of Robert A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on the draft of the declaration to be made by William Graham, in connection with the conveyance of William Field, 20 August 1864

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on the draft of the declaration to be made by Elizabeth Applegarth, in connection with the conveyance of William Field, 20 August 1864

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising on replies to further requisitions on title to William Field, 22 August 1864

Authorisation of Edward Forster, Jacob Goundry, George Graham and George Applegarth, to Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer, for the payment of the purchase money for William Field, 1 October 1864

Declaration of Elizabeth Applegarth, widow of George Applegarth of Eldon Moor House, farmer, concerning her marriage, the death of her husband, and the right of her eldest son, George, as his heir, 10 November 1864

Declaration of William Graham of Middridge, yeoman, concerning the family of the late George Graham of Kitton, farmer, and his wife, Jane, 18 November 1864

Declaration of William Trotter of Bishop Auckland, esq., concerning the late Ann Simpson of Staindrop, widow, and her daughter, Ann, 9 December 1864

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, advising the purchasers of William Field to procure certain documents, 23 December 1864

Memorandum of agreement by Edward Forster, Jacob Goundry, and George Graham, with Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer, concerning the outgoings and rents of an estate called William Field, 31 January 1865

Draft account for the purchase of William Field, 31 January 1865

Receipted account of W. and W.D. Trotter for work in connection with the conveyance of William Field, 1 February 1865

Legal correspondence concerning William Field, 26 December 1861 - 13 January 1869

12 January 1652/3 (1) Francis Hutton of Newsham, gent. (2) Thomas Jackson of Knaton [?], Yorkshire, gent. Post nuptial settlement of (1) and Isabell Jackson, daughter of (2), conveying from (1) to (2) a messuage with appurtenances and lands in Woodham, and several named closes in Darlington and Bondgate, near Cockerton, to the uses specified

Admission, out of court, of Francis Hutton of Woodham, gent., to lands at Stooperdale, Cockerton, on the surrender of William Hodgson, 15 February 1666

14 November 1693 (1) Francis Hutton of Woodham, gent., and wife, Isabell (2) Thomas Hutton, eldest son of (1), and wife, Dorothy (3) Francis Pinckney of York, gent., and William Deighton of Knayton, Yorkshire, gent. Deed to lead to uses of a fine, conveying to (3), to uses specified, a messuage and garth in a street called Hungate in Darlington, with several named closes, all in the manor or township of Darlington; and two houses and several closes at Woodham

15 December 1693 (1) Francis Pinkney and William Deigton, gent., plaintiffs (2) Francis Hutton, gent., and wife, Isabell; and Thomas Hutton, gent., deforceants Final concord of two messuages, 60a. of land, 30a. of meadow, 90a. of pasture in Darlington and Woodham Consideration: £20

Admission of Francis Hutton, the younger, son of Thomas Hutton, gent., to a house and garden in Hungate, Darlington, in Bondgate, on the surrender of Francis Hutton, grandfather, of the first named Francis, 10 June 1701 Includes: memorandum that Francis Hutton, the grandfather, shall have the premises for his life

2 and 3 August 1717 (1) Francis Hutton, the elder, of Woodham, gent.; Thomas Hutton of Eldon, gent., and wife, Dorothy; Francis Hutton, the younger, of Woodham, gent.; John Hutton of Sunderland, mariner; Samuel Langdale of the same, mariner, and wife, Mary; Ralph Smith of Shildon, gent., and wife, Katherine; and Elizabeth Hutton and Ann Hutton of Eldon, spinsters (2) John Jennison of Walworth, gent., and Mary Jennison, spinster (3) Christopher Mickleton, the younger, of Durham, gent. (4) John Lamb of Durham, tobacconist, and John Dunn of Middridge, yeoman Pre-nuptial settlement of Francis Hutton, the younger, and Mary Jennison, making (4) a tenant to the precipe to lead the uses of a recovery, of a messuage and garth in Hungate, closes called Beckfield, the Bankclose, Stopperdale, Simpson's Nook, and Whinney Pasture, all in Darlington; a messuage, orchard and garth, one other house, and several closes, all in Woodham Consideration: £320

21 August 1717 (1) John Lamb and John Dunn, plaintiffs (2) Francis Hutton, gent.; Thomas Hutton and wife, Dorothy; and Francis Hutton, junior, deforceants Final concord of 2 messuages, 3 cottages, 80a. of land, 40a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, with appurtenances in Darlington and Woodham Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

11 October 1717 (1) John Lamb and John Lamb, demandant (2) Thomas Hutton and Francis Hutton, junior, gents. Exemplification of a common recovery of 4 messuages, 80a. of land, 40a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, with appurtenances in Darlington and Woodham

Award of Robert Lynn of Mainsforth, gent., Richard Garmonsway of Sadberge, gent., and John Cornforth of Quarrington, gent., arbitrators, for the allotment of the undivided residue of Woodham Moor comprising 269a., 10 July 1730

2 July 1744 (1) Francis Hutton of Darlington, gent. (2) John Ingleby of Old Elvet, Durham City, gent. (3) Ralph Stobbs of Darlington, gent. Conveyance by (1), to make (2) a tenant to the precipe, of estates as in D/El 49/6, 7, and to lead the uses of a recovery by (3), to the use of (1)

14 August 1744 (1) Ralph Stobbs, gent., demandant (2) John Ingleby, gent. Exemplification of a common recovery of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 300a. of land, 200a. of meadow, and 200a. of pasture, with appurtenances, in Darlington and Woodham

Admission of Francis Hutton, gent., to 7 samcasts of land at Stooperdale, Cockerton, containing 4a., as great grandson and heir to the late Francis Hutton of Woodham, deceased, 25 September 1745 A samcast is two or more ridges of land, ploughed as one

13 October 1781 (1) Sir Edward Smythe of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, bart., and eldest son, Edward Smythe (2) Peter Holford of Wooton Hall, Warwickshire, esq., and only surviving child, Catherina Maria Holford, spinster (3) Sir Walter Blount of Mawley, Shropshire, bart., and Charles Stonor of Stonor, Oxfordshire, esq. (4) John Wright of Kelvedon, Essex, esq., and Courtney Throckmorton of Weston Underwood, Buckingshamshire, esq. (5) Francis Canning of Foxcoate, Warwickshire, esq., and Michael Blount, the younger, of Mapledurham, Berkshire, esq. (6) George Byard of the Inner Temple, Middlesex, gent., and Samuel Underwood of the same, gent. (7) Francis Plowden of St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, esq. (8) Hendry Hopper of Durham, gent., and George Pearson of the same, gent. (9) Jasper Gibson of Hexham, Northumberland, gent. Attested copy, of 3 March 1786, of pre-nuptial settlement of Edward Smythe and Catherina Maria Holford, including the conveyance, in trust, by (1) to (8), to lead the uses of a recovery, of the manors of Esh and Ushaw, Nunstainton or Stainton Grange, East, West and Middle Herrington, High and Low Embleton, a moiety of the manors of Woodham and Walworth, a farm called Newhouse at Esh, and other manors and lands in Shropshire

12 December 1785 (1) Sir Edward Smythe of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, bart. (2) John Wright of Keldon, Essex, esq; Courtney Throckmorton of Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, esq.; Francis Canning of Foxcoate (?), Warwickshire, esq.; and Michael Blount, the younger, of Mapledurham, Berkshire, esq. (3) Anthony Wright, Francis Wright and Thomas Wright, all of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, bankers Deed of revocation of (2) and appointment by (1) of (3) as new trustees under the terms of his marriage settlement

23 and 24 April 1786 (1) Francis Wright and Thomas Wright, both of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, bankers (2) Sir Edward Smythe of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, bart. (3) Sir Robert Throckmorton of Buckland, Berkshire, bart. (4) Robert Smith of Elstob, gent.; Robert Burdon of Old Park, gent.; and John Burdon of the same, gent. (5) John Ward of Old Elvet, Durham City, gent. (6) Robert Dent of Needless Hall, Sedgefield Lease and release by (1), with the consent of (2), to (5), in trust for (2) and (4), in two equal parts, of a messuage, dwelling house and granary, several fields [names and acreages specified], three closes called the Moors, two undivided ninths of another messuage, all in Woodham; together with a pew in Aycliffe church; and assignment by (3) to (6) of the remainder of a term of 500 years Includes: schedule of deeds, from 13 June 1688 to 12 December 1785 Consideration: £970

Counterparts of D/El 49/16, 17

Abstract of title, from 13 June 1688 to 12 February 1786, of Sir Edward Smythe, bart., to four farms at Woodham, n.d. [c.1790]

19 and 20 June 1795 (1) Robert Burdon of Byers Green, gent. (2) John Burdon of Old Park, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a moiety of estates as in D/El 49/16, 17 Consideration: £250

11 and 12 May 1798 (1) John Burdon of Byers Green, yeoman (2) Robert Smith of Elstob, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a moiety of estates as in D/El 49/16, 17

Copy of the certificate for the redemption of land tax on a messuage and farm at Woodham belonging to, and in the occupation of, Robert Smith, 5 July 1799 Attached: receipts for the purchase money for 1/6 part of a dwellinghouse and blacksmith shop at Woodham, 13 May 1819 - 19 July 1820, and for an ancient site for a cottage on the east side of the street in Woodham, 10 April 1835 - 8 January 1836

Probate copy of will, dated 18 July 1807, of Robert Smith of Woodham, devising freehold lands in Woodham to sons, Robert and William, with remainders as specified, 13 May 1818

17 and 18 July 1820 (1) William Smith of Newton Bewley, yeoman (2) Robert Smith of Woodham, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a moiety of estates at Woodham as in D/El 49/30 Consideration: 10s.

Copy of the will of Robert Smith of Woodham, devising estates at Woodham to Robert Henderson of the Isle, farmer, and John Robson of Hawthorn, farmer, in trust, 10 July 1837 Attached: note of grant of probate, 27 September 1847

Abstract of a recovery, of 24 January 1782, of estates as in D/El 49/14, n.d.; post 1845 Attached: certified extract of the burial entry, of 16 April 1786, for Anthony Wright of St. Pancras; certified extract of the burial entry, of 9 March 1823, for Mary Smith of Woodham, from the Great Stainton parish register; and affidavit of Ann Martindale of Elwick, concerning a legacy under the will of her late father, Robert Smith, 24 April 1848

Plan of Robert Smith's estate at Woodham, with field names and quantities, n.d. [post 1847] Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch [1 : 6336]

Office copy of D/El 49/33, n.d. [c.1848]

Plan of Robert Smith's estate at Woodham, with field names, quantities and cultivation, n.d. [c.1848] Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168]

Copy of D/El 49/20, 1848

Valuation of, and report on, an estate at Woodham belonging to the trustees of the will of the late Robert Smith, 7 March 1848

Abstract of title, from 23 April 1786 to 27 September 1847, to a freehold messuage, dwelling house, farm, cottages and blacksmith's shop at Woodham, with opinion of R. Whitworth, 5 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, 15 April 1848

Requisitions on title of Smith's trustees to property at Woodham contracted to be sold to the Earl of Eldon, with answers and opinion of R. Whitworth, 5 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London, 20 April - 13 June 1848

Undertaking of Smith's trustees concerning the outgoings of an estate at Woodham, 3 July 1848

Continuation of abstract of title, of 3 July 1849, to a freehold messuage, farm, cottages and certain undivided shares in a blacksmith's shop at Woodham, 1849

Letter from Robert Henderson, The Isle, near Sedgefield, to [Alfred] Bell offering for sale a small farm at Woodham, 6 January 1848

Correspondence, copy letters, and associated papers, between Alfred Bell, 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, and various parties, including Joseph Snowball, concerning the purchase of property at Woodham, 10 January 1848 - 3 July 1848

'Plan of Rowell's Farm purchased by Mr. Hutton', showing acreages and cultivation, n.d. [18th c.] Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch [1 : 2376]

Part of plan of Woodham by Richard Richardson of Darlington, 1743

25 and 26 October 1751 (1) Francis Hutton of Grays Inn, London, gent. (2) Mary Grimbalston of St. George the Martyr, Middlesex, spinster Pre-nuptial settlement (lease and release), conveying from (1) to (3), in trust, a messuage and farm, comprising 168a., in Woodham; two closes called Bankfield and Beck Close, comprising 23a., in Darlington Bondgate; and several [named] closes, comprising 66a., in Cockerton Consideration: £1,000

24 June 1783 (1) Francis Hutton of Red Lion Square, Middlesex, gent. (2) Francis Hutton of the same, gent., only son of (1) (3) Hendry Hopper of Durham, gent. (4) John Madocke of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq. (5) John Wright of Holdon Hall, Essex, esq., and Anthony Wright of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, esq. Bargain and sale by (1) and (2) to (3), in trust, of messuages and lands as in D/El 50/3, 4, to make a tenant to the precipe and lead the uses of a recovery

Account of Richard Richardson with Francis Hutton for rents, 13 April 1778 - 2 May 1784

13 November 1783 (1) John Maddocks, esq., plaintiff (2) Hendry Hopper, gent. Exemplification of a common recovery, with double voucher, in the Durham Court of Pleas, by (1), of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 300a. of land, 200a. of meadow, 200a. of pasture in Darlington and Woodham.

Copies of affidavits, orders, and reports in Chancery, concerning the purchase by Francis Hutton of Red Lion Square, Middlesex, of Moor House Farm, Woodham, and adjoining closes, for £1,070, 6 July - 1 December 1789

23 and 24 April 1714 [attested copies made 23 November 1789] (1) Francis Wycliffe of Whorlton, gent. (2) Cuthbert Watson of Claxton, yeoman Mortgage of Whorlton Hall with lands; several other closes in Whorlton, Stubhouse and Winston; a farm at Woodham; other lands at School Aycliffe; and one-third of the lands at Hyde Abbey, Hampshire, formerly belonging to the abbey Consideration: £700 and interest

23 and 24 April 1714 [attested copies made 23 November 1787] (1) Francis Wycliffe of Whorlton, gent. (2) Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, bart. (3) Cuthbert Watson of Claxton, yeoman Mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of a capital messuages and several closes [field names and areas specified], all in Whorlton Consideration: £700

19 June 1714 [attested copy made 23 November 1787] (1) Cuthbert Watson of Claxton, yeoman (2) Thomas Maire of Lartington, esq. Declaration of trust of (1) for (2) in the mortgages of 23 and 24 April [D/El 50/14, 15]

3 and 4 December 1716 [attested copies made 23 November 1789] (1) Edward Chaloner of Guisborough, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Francis Wycliffe of Whorlton, gent. (3) Sir William Foulis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire, bart. (4) John Rudd of Durham, esq. Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of Whorlton Hall and lands at Whorlton, Stubhouse and Winston, and other lands at Woodham and School Aycliffe Consideration: £1,390

3 and 4 December 1721 [attested copies made 23 November 1789] (1) Francis Wycliff and eldest son, Ambrose, both of Whorlton, gents. (2) Thomas Maire of Lartington, and Cuthbert Watson of Claxton, yeoman (3) Sir William Foulis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of estate as in D/El 50/19, 20 [field names and areas specified] and one-third of the land belonging to the disolved abbey of Hyde, Hampshire Consideration: £2,440

1 and 2 May 1722 [attested copies made 23 November 1789] (1) Francis Wycliffe and eldest son, Ambrose, both of Whorlton, gents. (2) Thomas Maire of Lartington, esq.; Cuthbert Watson of Claxton, yeoman; and Sir John Eden of West Auckland, bart. (3) Sir William Foulis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire, bart. Mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of estate as in D/El 50/21, 22 Consideration: £2,440

7 and 8 July 1725 [attested copies made 23 November 1789] (1) Francis Wycliff of Whorlton, gent., his wife, Fortune, and son, Ambrose Wycliff of Whorlton, gent. (2) Sir William Foulis of Ingleby Manor, Yorkshire; Sir John Eden of West Auckland, bart.; Thomas Maire of Lartington, Yorkshire, esq.; and Cuthbert Watson of Stranton Field House, yeoman (3) James, Lord Darcy Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of estate as in D/El 50/21, 22 Consideration: £3,150

8 July 1729 [attested copy made 23 November 1789] (1) Francis Wycliff of Whorlton, gent. (2) James, Lord Darcy Further charge on estate as in D/El 50/25, 26 Consideration: £700 and interest

8 July 1729 [attested copy made 23 November 1789] (1) Francis Wycliffe of Whorlton, gent. (2) James, Lord Darcy Bond in £1,400 for the payment of £700 and interest

8 and 9 June 1731 [attested copies made 23 and 24 November 1789] (1) Ambrose Wycliff of Whorlton, gent. (2) James, Lord Darcy (3) John Bacon of Staward, Northumberland, esq. Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of estates as in D/El 50/25, 26, except for premises at School Aycliffe Consideration: £4,500

10 October 1735 [attested copy made 24 November 1789] (1) Ambrose Wycliff of Whorlton, gent. (2) John Bacon of Staward, Northumberland, esq. Release by (1) to (2) of equity of redemption of estates as in D/El 50/29, 30 Consideration: £4,905

Attested copy of will, dated 3 September 1736, of John Bacon of Staward, Northumberland, 28 November 1789

Attested copy of will, dated 14 December 1743, of William Bacon of Newton Cap, 2 November 1789

19 September 1754 [attested copy made 28 November 1789] (1) John William Bacon of Newton Cap, esq. (2) Jonathon Wharton of Lincoln's Inn, London, gent. (3) Richard Clayton of Adlington, Lancashire, and the Middle Temple, Middlesex, esq. Deed to lead the uses of a recovery of lands in the townships of Westholm, Newsham, Whorlton, Winston, Woodham, Bollihope and Bishop Auckland, and in the townships and villages of Hazon, Harblow, Horton, Grainge, Newbrough, Cappabrough, Hetherington, Haward, Jedcastle and Dean Row, Northumberland, with tithes of corn and grain in the township of Guyzance, Northumberland

9 October 1754 [attested copy made 28 November 1789] (1) Richard Clayton, esq., plaintiff (2) Jonathon Wharton, gent. Exemplification of a common recovery in the Durham Court of Pleas by (1) of 4 messuages, 300a. of land, 200a. of meadow, 150a. of pasture in Westholm, Newsham and Winston; 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 200a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture in Whorlton; a messuage, 50a. of land, 30a. of meadow, 20a. of pasture in Woodham; 2 messuages, 50a. of land, 30a. of meadow, 20a. of pasture in Bollihope; one messuage in Bishop Auckland; and 2 gardens in the parish of St. Oswald, Durham Vouchees: Jonathon Wharton, gent. [tenant] and John William Bacon, esq.

Attested copies of the will, dated 21 April 1767, of John William Bacon Forster of Ederstone, Northumberland, esq., 28 November 1789 and 1 November 1792

22 June 1790 (1) Charles Brandling of Gosforth House, Northumberland, esq. (2) William Bentham of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq. Copy of release and assignment, in trust, by (1) to (2) of the real and personal estate of John William Bacon Forster

Quitclaim by Elizabeth Hutton of the Community of English Nuns, Bruges, to her father, brother and sister, of all right and interest in her father's estates in the County Palatine of Durham, 10 September 1790

26 January 1792 [attested copy made 26 October 1792] (1) Edward Collingwood of Chirton, Northumberland, esq. (2) William Bentham of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq. (3) James Graham of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq. Assignment by (1) to (3), in trust, of the Durham and Northumberland estates of the late John William Bacon Forster for the remainder of a term of 2000 years

Attested copy of the will, dated 29 April 1752, of John Bacon of Newton Cap, 27 October 1792

11 and 12 December 1792 (1) William Bentham of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq. (2) James Graham of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq. (3) Francis Hutton of St. George the Martyr, Middlesex, gent. (4) Thomas Wright of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (3) of a messuage and farm called Moorhouse Farm, with adjoining closes [field names and areas given] at Woodham, with assignment by (1) - (3) to (4) of the remainder of a term of 2000 years to attend the inheritance Consideration: £1,070

12 December 1792 (1) Cornelius Harrison of Stubb House, esq. (2) Thomas Graham of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq. (3) Francis Hutton of St. George the Martyr, Middlesex, gent. Deed of covenant for the production of title deeds relating to Moorhouse Farm, Woodham

Will and codicil of Francis Hutton of Red Lion Square, St. George the Martyr, Middlesex, 28 January 1794 and 2 November 1795

Certificate of exoneration of land tax of Francis Hutton's land at Woodham, 13 November 1799

Copy of will of Francis Hutton of Red Lion Square, Middlesex, 31 January 1804

5 and 6 August 1804 (1) Elizabeth Hutton of Winchester, member of the Community of English Nuns at Winchester (2) Frances Hutton of St. George the Martyr, Middlesex, spinster (3) John Willson of Furnivals Inn, London, gent. Lease and relase by (1) and (2) to (3), in trust, of messuages and lands as in D/El 50/5, and freehold tithes on copyhold lands of 11a. 1r. 32p. in Stopperdale in Cockerton, with tithes of other lands in Darlington Parchment, 4 membranes)

20 August 1804 (1) John Willson, plaintiff (2) Elizabeth Hutton and Frances Hutton, spinsters, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 300a. of land, 200a. of meadow, 200a. of pasture in Darlington and Woodham Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

27 and 28 August 1813 (1) Frances Hutton of St. Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, spinster (2) Charles Gabb of the same, apothecary (3) George Bacon of Durham, gent. (4) The said George Bacon and John Willson of Gray's Inn, London, gent. Marriage settlement of (1) and (2), conveying from (1) to (4), in trust, the messuages, lands and tithes as in D/El 50/49, 50, together with a farm called Moorhouse Farm and pertaining closes [names and areas specified] in Woodham

3 and 4 June 1823 (1) John Willson of Grays Inn, gent. (2) Charles Gabb of Claines, Worcestershire, surgeon (3) William Holdsworth of Worcester, gent. Conveyance by (1) to (2) of the freehold estates as in D/El 50/53, 54 belonging to Frances, late wife of (2), in Woodham, and direction for the surrender of copyhold lands in Darlington Bondgate, and Cockerton

Land tax assessment for Woodham, 7 July 1823

7 October 1823 (1) Rev. Charles Wright of Stoneyhurst, Lancashire; John Wright of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, esq.; and Thomas Norris of Lincoln's Inn, London, esq.; and Thomas Wright of Paris, France, esq. (2) Charles Gabb of Claines, Worcestershire, surgeon (3) William Valentine Holdsworth of Worcester, gent. Assignment by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of Moorhouse Farm, with adjoining closes at Woodham, for the remainder of a term of 2000 years

Affidavit of Rev. Edward Weetman of Taunton, Somerset, concerning the death and burial of Elizabeth Hutton of the convent at Taunton, 11 October 1823

13 and 14 November 1823 (1) Charles Gabb of Claines, Worcestershire, surgeon (2) Rev. Gregory Boraston of Lowe Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (3) William Wall of Worcester, esq. Mortgage by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of messuages, lands and tithes as in D/El 50/53, 54 Consideration: £3,000 and interest

14 November 1823 (1) William Valentine Holdsworth of Worcester, gent. (2) Charles Gabb of Claines, Worcestershire, surgeon (3) Rev. Gregory Barraston of Lowe Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (4) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (5) Thomas Emmerson Laslett, of Claines, Worcestershire, gent. Assignment by (1) to (5), in trust for (3), of Moorhouse Farm, with adjoining closes and tithes of corn and grain at Woodham, for the remainder of a term of 2000 years

22 and 23 August 1827 (1) Charles Gabb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, surgeon (2) Rev. Gregory Boraston of Lark Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (3) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (4) Fleming St. John of St. Michael-in-Bedwardine, Worcestershire, gent. Mortgage by (1), with the consent of (2) and (3), to (4) of messuages, lands and tithes as in D/El 50/53, 54

23 August 1827 (1) Charles Gabb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, surgeon (2) Rev. Gregory Boraston of Lark Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (3) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (4) Fleming St. John of St. Michael-in-Bedwardine, Worcestershire, gent. (5) William Laslett of Claines, Worcestershire, gent. Declaration of trust of a term of 2000 years in an estate at Woodham, for securing £600 to (4)

23 August 1827 (1) Charles Gabb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, surgeon (2) Fleming St. John of St. Michael-in-Bedwardine, Worcestershire, gent. Bond in £1,200 for the payment of £600 and interest

21 and 22 June 1828 (1) Charles Gabb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, surgeon (2) Rev. Gregory Boraston of Lark Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (3) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (4) Fleming St. John of Lancaster Place, Waterloo Bridge, Middlesex, gent. (5) Thomas Stephenson of Claines, Worcestershire, esq. Assignment of mortgage by (1) and (4) to (5), and further charge secured to (5), on the messuages, lands and tithes as in D/El 50/53, 54 Consideration: £1,000 and interest

22 June 1828 (1) Charles Gabb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, surgeon (2) Rev. Gregory Boraston of Lark Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (3) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (4) Fleming St. John of Lancaster Place, Middlesex, gent. (5) Thomas Stephenson of Claines, Worcestershire, esq. (6) William Laslett of Claines, Worcestershire, gent. Declaration of trust of a term of 2000 years in an estate at Woodham, for securing £1,000 to (5)

6 April 1831 (1) William Laslett of Claines, Worcestershire, gent. (2) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (3) Rev. Gregory Baraston of Lark Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (4) Thomas Stephenson of Claines, Worcestershire, esq. (5) Charles Gabb of Bristol (6) John Rayment, the elder, of Claines, Worcestershire, esq. (7) John Rayment, the younger, of Claines, Worcestershire, gent. Assignment of Moorhouse Farm and adjoining closes in Woodham to (7), in trust for (6), for the remainder of a term of 2000 years, for securing £5,000

25 and 26 April 1831 (1) William Wall of Worcester, esq. (2) Rev. Gregory Boraston of Lark Hill, Worcestershire, clerk (3) Thomas Stephenson of Claines, Worcestershire, esq. (4) Charles Gabb of Bristol, surgeon (5) John Rayment of Claines, Worcestershire, esq. Assignment of mortgage to (5), and further charge on estates as in D/El 50/55, 56 Consideration: £5,000 and interest

Sketch plan of lands at Woodham, with note that the old plans were sent to Messrs. Bell & Stewart [sic] on 12 August 1837, n.d. [c.1837] Scale: not stated

Copy of the provisional agreement for the commutation of the tithes of Woodham, n.d. [post 1837]

Abstract of title, from 23 April 1714 to 20 January 1832, of Charles Gabb to Moorhouse Farm and several parcels of land containing 90a., with tithes of corn and grain, forming part of the Woodham estate, 1837

Abstract of title, from 25 October 1751 to 4 June 1823, of Charles Gabb to a farm and lands at Woodham containing 168a., and to various other lands in Darlington, 1837

Abstract of title, from 13 November 1823 to 22 June 1828, to the Woodham estate, contracted to be sold to the Earl of Eldon, 1837

Wrapper,with note by William Rutter, Ormesby, Yorkshire, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, enclosing D/El 50/1, 2, 12 August 1837

Copy of the agreement, of 27 April 1838, for commutation of the tithes of Woodham, n.d. [c.1838]

Rough schedule of deeds, from 23 April 1714 to 26 April 1831, relating to an estate at Woodham, contracted to be sold by Charles Gabb to the Earl of Eldon, n.d. [c.1838]

Certified extract from the will, dated 29 April 1752, of John Bacon of Newton Cap, n.d. [post 1838]

Rough pedigree of the Cockram family, n.d. [post 1838]

Certified extract of the will and administration, dated 21 March 1822, of Frances Gabb of Gloucester Street, Queen Square, Middlesex, n.d. [post 1838]

Opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the acquisition by the Earl of Eldon of the Woodham and Moorhouse estates, 26 April 1838

Certified entry from the burial register of Merrington, of 8 February 1814, for George Bacon of Bishop Auckland, 16 May 1838

Declaration by Thomas Wilson of Woodham, that he occupied 4/9ths of a dwelling house, garth, and appurtenances at Woodham, as an undertenant, 9 June 1838

Certified entry from the register of the parish of Paddington, Middlesex, for the burial, on 27 March 1829, of Mary Clara Witham, 20 June 1838

Opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the commutation of the tithes of Woodham, 5 August 1838

Extract of probate copy of will, dated 22 October 1824, of Thomas Emmerson Laslett of Claines, Worcestershire, gent., 30 August 1838

Extract of probate copy of the will, dated 13 August 1831, of John Rayment, the younger, of Claines, Worcestershire, gent., 3 September 1838

Second opinion of P.B. Brodie on the abstract of title to the Woodham estate, 17 December 1838

Account for searches made in respect of encumbrances against Charles Gabb, 12 February 1839

Draft undertaking by the solicitors of the trustees of the Earl of Eldon, deceased, to procure from the trustees of the Earl of Eldon, a deed of covenant for the production of the title deeds which refer to the property of Charles Gabb, 12 February 1839

Continuation of abstract of title, of 11 February 1839, of Charles Gabb to an estate at Woodham purchased [by Lord Eldon], n.d. [post 1841]

Letter from Francis Hutton, Gray's Inn, London, to Richard Richardson of Darlington, land surveyor, enclosing a rental of several properties in Darlington and Woodham, and forwarding a power of attorney to act in the collection of rents, 4 August 1777

Letter from Francis Hutton, Red Lion Square, Middlesex, to Messrs. Richardson & Mowbray, Darlington, with a copy of a sale particular of Moor House Farm, Woodham, on lease to William Rowell, 16 May 1789 Includes: copy of a letter from J. Mowbray, Kirkleatham, Yorkshire, to Francis Hutton, concerning Hutton's rents from Woodham, and other matters relating to his estate, 27 October 1796

Letter from William Nelson, Rushyford, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning an adjourned tithe meeting at Sedgefield, referring to a meeting at Stranton and Seaton, reporting that proprietors at Egglescliffe have agreed to accept voluntary commutations for the whole parish, and enclosing a letter of 10 June 1837 from William Rutter, Rushyford, making a revised offer for the sale of Woodham Farm, 10 June 1837

Letter from William Rutter, Ormesby, Yorkshire, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning details of the purchase by Lord Eldon of 'Mr. Gabb's property at Woodham', 17 June 1837

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning repayment of a mortgage of the Woodham estate, 4-28 July 1837

Letter from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning a parcel containing an abstract left for collection at Griffin's Green Man & Still, Oxford Street, London, 29 July 1837

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn, London, concerning deeds and abstracts of title to the Woodham purchase, 5-25 August 1837

Letter from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn, London, enquiring about completion of the Woodham purchase, 7 October 1837

Letter from Charles Gabb, 11 Horfield Road, Bristol, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, enquiring about the very long delay in completing purchase of the Woodham estate, 19 November 1837

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn, London, referring to the serious inconvenience arising from the non-completion of the Woodham purchase, and hoping that 'the lamented death of the late Earl of Eldon will throw no obstacle in the way', 8 December 1837 - 6 February 1838

Letter from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, expressing pleasure 'that there is now some chance of having this business speedily settled', and referring to meetings in connection with tithe commutation at Great Aycliffe and the responsibility for expenses in commuting for the payment on the Woodham purchase, 27 April 1838

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the commutation of tithes on the Woodham estate, 4-12 May 1838

Letter from J. Davison, Durham, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, confirming that Mr. Gabb's land at Woodham is free from payment of all tithes, 19 May 1838

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning queries on the Woodham title and the production of supporting documents, 15 June - 5 October 1838

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the delay occasioned by Mr. Brodie in delivery of the drafts for the Woodham purchase, 23-30 November 1838

Letter from William Rutter, Ormesby, Yorkshire, to Messrs. Mewburn & Hutchinson, Darlington, forwarding the old field book of Woodham, with land tax certificates and sketch plans [not included], 26 December 1838

Letters from Messrs. Bedford & Pidcock, Worcester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the return of Mr. Gabb from France and the settlement of the Woodham purchase, 12 January - 8 February 1839

Letter from Robert Thompson, Woodham Lodge, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning an inspection of Woodham Farm, including field names and acreages, and referring to a very strong wind 'which has done a great deal of damage', 19 January 1839

9 February 1839 (1) John Rayment of Worcester, esq. (2) Charles Gabb of Amboise, France, surgeon (3) Francis Cross of Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq., Master in Chancery, and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, gent. (4) Samuel Steward of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, gent. Assignment, in trust, by (1) to (4) of a farm called Moorhouse with lands [names and areas specified] in Great Aycliffe Consideration: 10s.

11 February 1839 (1) John Rayment of Worcester, esq., and Charles Gabb of Amboise, France, surgeon (2) Francis Cross, esq., Master in Chancery, and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, gent. Lease for a year by (1) to (2) of a farm and 168a. 1r. 29p. of land at Woodham, Great Aycliffe, with 4/9ths of a dwelling house and shop, a farm called Moorhouse and various other lands [names and areas specified] Consideration: 5s.

20 November 1847 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham (2) Rev. John Graham Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of closes, with a dwelling house [Thorney Close], containing 50a. 3r. 12p. at Nunstainton, reputedly sometime in the tenure of the nuns 'of the late dissolved Monastery of Nunstainton' Endorsed with plan; scale not stated

Valuation of Thorney Close estate, Aycliffe, by Joseph Snowball, Seaton Burn House, Dudley, Northumberland, 25 April 1872

24 June 1872 (1) Charlotte Graham of Chester, widow, and Henry James Oakes of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, esq. (2) John, Earl of Eldon Memorandum of agreement for the sale and purchase of a farm and dwelling house called Thorney Close, containing 41a. 3r. 12p., at Nunstainton Consideration: £1,900

Copy of draft contract between Dr. Graham's trustees and John, Earl of Eldon, for the sale and purchase of Thorney Close Farm, 24 June 1872

Abstract of title, from 20 November 1847 to 30 August 1872, of John, Earl of Eldon, to Thorney Close Farm, Nunstainton, in the parish of Aycliffe, purchased from the trustees of Dr. John Graham, Bishop of Chester, 26 June 1872

Authorisation by Dr. Graham's trustees for Henshaw Russell to receive the purchase money for Thorney Close Farm, and Russell's receipt for £1,900, 22 - 30 august 1872

Receipted accounts of H.S. Russell for work in connection with the purchase of Thorney Close, Nunstainton, by the Earl of Eldon, 30 August - 11 September 1872

Receipted account of Messrs. Bell & Steward for legal work connected with the purchase of Thorney Close, Nunstainton, by the Earl of Eldon, 24 April 1873

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, giving notice of an offer by the trustees of the late Bishop of Chester to sell Thorney Close, Woodham, to the Earl of Eldon for £2,500, 22 February 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Messrs. Bell and Steward, advising that the sale price asked for Thorney Close 'is considerably beyond the value of the property' and recommending that the offer should be declined, 7 March 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Alfred Bell, with copies of correspondence between the writer and Messrs. Perry & Gamon of Chester, solicitors, inviting an offer for Thorney Close, 12 March 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Alfred Bell, advising on the making of an offer for Thorney Close, and reporting on an alteration made to the boundary of the land taken by the North Eastern Railway Company at Bradbury, 25 April 1872

Copies of correspondence between Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, and Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, concerning the purchase price for Thorney Close, 7 May - 22 May 1872

Letter from the Earl of Eldon, Hamilton Place, London, to Alfred Bell, authorising the purchase of Thorney Close for not more than £2,000, 14 May 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Alfred Bell, with a copy of a letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon concerning a revised price for Thorney Close, 18 May 1872

Letter from John Snowball to Alfred Bell, discussing a possible application for a wayleave across Thorney Close from the Bishop Middleham Royalty to the West Hartlepool Railway, and the fact that 'a way leave rent would greatly enhance the value', 18 May 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Alfred Bell, reporting completion of negotiations for purchasing Thorney Close for £1,900, 22 May 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Alfred Bell, with confirmation of acceptance by Messrs. Parry & Gamon of the agreement to purchase Thorney Close, 25 May 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, forwarding a draft contract for the sale of Thorney Close, 25 May 1872

Letter of Joseph Snowball to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning the conveyance for Thorney Close, 28 May 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning details of completion for Thorney Close, 8 June 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning the effects of the drainage of Thorney Close on the stream forming its eastern boundary, 15 June 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning the death of Mrs. Graham's agent at Aycliffe and reporting on the termination of the tenancy of Thorney Close Farm, 17 June 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, forwarding the contract and abstract of title for Thorney Close, 25 June 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning the tenancy of Thorney Close Farm, 26 June 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon to Messrs. Bell & Steward, advising that abstracts of deeds for Thorney Close and of the probate of Dr. Graham's will have been forwarded to their London agent, 28 June 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, acknowledging receipt of draft conveyance and plan of Thorney Close, 8 July 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning arrangements for completion on Thorney Close, 26 August 1872

Letter from Henshaw S. Russell, Temple, London, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, advising of the receipt of documents relating to Thorney Close from Messrs. Parry & Gamon of Chester, and setting out the arrangements for completion, 27 August 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon to Messrs. Bell & Steward, enquiring about the arrears of rent owed by the tenant of Thorney Close Farm, and describing the tenant's character, 28 August 1872

Letter from Henshaw S. Russell, Temple, London, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, with copy of a letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, concerning payment for the purchase of Thorney Close, 28 - 29 August 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, advising that the tenant of Thorney Close Farm should be given notice to quit and the farm let to John Raine, 31 August 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball to Messrs. Bell & Steward, reporting that he has discovered 'a great proportion of a Railway' upon the property recently purchased by Lord Eldon and is at a loss to understand on whose authority it is being constructed, 3 September 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, advising that they are unable to respond immediately concerning the building of the railway, 7 September 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, expressing surprise 'that possession has been taken of any part of Thorney Close Farm for the purposes of a Railway' and advising that granting of a wayleave can only be taken by the Dean and Chapter 'but in such case we should have had notice to assess compensation', 16 September 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, acknowledging receipt of notice to quit to be served on William Raine, tenant of Thorney Close Farm, 16 September 1872

Letter from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, with copy of a letter from S. & C. Rowlandson, Durham, giving the opinion that the Dean and Chapter or their lessees 'can enter on enfranchised lands to make railway etc., etc., without giving any notice', 17 - 18 September 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning a copy of the letter from Messrs. Rowlandson about the wayleave at Thorney Close Farm and advising that 'The Claim shall be made on behalf of Lord Eldon at the proper time', 19 - 24 september 1872

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning Lord Eldon's claim for the building of a railway across Thorney Close Farm by the Weardale Colliery Company, and enclosing newspaper reports of a judgement by Lord Chief Justice Bovill concerning the lessees and owners of land enfranchised by the Dean and Chapter of Durham, Durham University, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 29 April - 30 June 1873

Letters from Messrs. Parry & Gamon, Chester, and Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, concerning payment in lieu of an agreed proportion of the rent charge on Thorney Close Farm, 6 - 18 June 1873

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell & Steward, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Weardale Iron & Coal Co., concerning the railway across Thorney Close Farm, 4 - 5 July 1873

'Abstract of ancient grants, from c.1280 to 1562, of the manor of Woodham now the property of John George Lambton, esq.', n.d. [c.1820] (1 file)

12 November 1711 (1) Rt. Hon. John How of Stowell, Gloucester, and John How, his son and heir (2) Dorothy Thynne of St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex; Sir Cane James of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; and Thomas Lewis of Soberton, Hampshire Pre-nuptial agreement between John How and Dorothy Thynne, with trusts as specified

Will of Richard Howe of Wishford, Wiltshire, baronet, devising all his real estate to any son or any other child, which may be born to him during his lifetime or after his death, failing which, devising his tithes in Asserton, Wiltshire, to provide an education for 40 poor children at the Charity School in Wishford Magna; devising to William Howe of Somerton, Somerset, the Manors of Salt Moor, Gregory Stocke and St. John the Baptist in Bridgewater, all Somerset, and all that hundred of Whitstone and a moiety of the manor of Stath, with various other bequests, 3 January 1728

Copy will of Richard Howe of Wishford, Wiltshire, baronet, 3 January 1728; copy made 11 July 1730

Probate copy of the will of Richard Howe of Wishford, Wiltshire, 3 January 1728; copy made 11 July 1730

18 October 1735 (1) John Howe of Stowell, Gloucester, and John Thynne Howe (2) Charles Fielding of the Inner Temple, London, gent. (3) John Wickes of the Middle Temple, London, gent. Attested copy bargain and sale to make a tenant to the precipe for a property as described in D/El 53/10

28 November 1735 (1) John Wickes, gent. (2) Charles Fielding, gent. Exemplification of a recovery of the manors of Compton Magna, Gloucestershire, and 35 messuages, 20 cottages, 35 gardens, 1450a. and 720a. of meadow, 180a. of pasture, 680a. of wood, 350a. of furze and heath Tenant-in-tail: John Thynne Howe Vouchee: Jacob Morland

Probate copy of the will, dated 14 February 1740, of John Howe, Lord Chedworth of Stowell, Gloucestershire, giving various bequests, 24 May 1742

17 January 1745/6 (1) Rt. Hon. John, Lord Chedworth, Baron of Chedworth, Gloucester (2) William Stephens, London Lease for one year of property as described in D/El 53/10 Rent: peppercorn

18 January 1745 (1) Rt. Hon. John, Lord Chedworth, Baron of Chedworth, Gloucestershire (2) William Stephens, London, gent. (3) John Constantine, London, gent. Deed to lead the uses of a recovery of property as described in D/El 53/10

12 February 1745/6 (1) John Constantine, gent. (2) William Stephens, gent. Exemplification of a recovery of the Manors of Stowell and Hamprett and the park of Stowell, and 14 messuages, 2 mills, 28 gardens, 6000a. of land, 400a. of meadow, 2000a. pasture, 300a. of wood and common of pasture in Stowell and Hamprett, all Gloucestershire Tenant-in-tail: John, Lord Chedworth Vouchee: Edmond Wilson

Manuscript copy of an Act for enabling Rt. Hon. John Thynne, Lord Chedworth, to settle a jointure on Martha Parker, spinster, upon their intermarriage 1751-52, 25 George II [1751-1752]

27 March 1834 (1) William Berrow of Much Marcle, Herefordshire, mason (2) John Berrow of Much Marcle, Herefordshire, mason (3) Sarah Berrow of Much Marcle, Herefordshire, widow (4) William Lewis of Griffins Mill, nr. Stroud, Gloucestershire, clothier, and wife, Sarah (5) Frederick Polhill Kell of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, gent. (6) James Berrow of Much Marcle, Herefordshire, mason (7) Thomas Clinton of Much Marcle, Herefordshire, farmer (8) James Wallace Richard Hall of Ross, Herefordshire, gent. (9) Joseph Berrow of Much Marcle, Herefordshire, mason Release to (6) of a dwelling house called the Upper House together with another house and garden in Much Marcle, Herefordshire; and assignment by (5) to (9) of a term of years, in trust for (6), to attend the inheritance of the same property Consideration: £107 10s.

Award of John Hadson and William Grenewell, both of Newcastle, merchants, in a dispute between William Grenewell of Newcastle, saddler, and wife, Jennet, and Richard Read of Newcastle, draper, concerning the tithes of Kirkely, Northumberland, 8 March 1572/3

Affidavit, sworn by George Denis O'Kelly Templer of Launceston, Cornwall, concerning the opinions of owners and occupiers of lands through which the proposed new line of the Launceston Turnpike Road is to pass, 17 March 1835

6 December 1819 (1) William John Jollife of Merstham, Surrey, clerk (2) Sir Berkeley William Guise of Highnam Court and Rendcomb Park, Gloucestershire, bart. (3) John, Lord Eldon, Baron Eldon of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Draft transfer by (1) to (3) of a mortgage of the Manors of Highnam over Linton, and Lassington, Gloucestershire, and a mansion with grounds totalling 11a. 0r. 1p., called Highnam Court; closes called Wilderness, Coneygree and Ludman Hill; Pond Head, Deer Paddock and Home Ground; Little Moores, Ash Coppice and Conigar Orchard; the Great Pool, now converted into a garden; 16a. 1r. 32p. land, formerly a coppice, and 5a. pasture adjoining it; Lodge House with a brewhouse, stable, mill, dog kennel, courtyard and garden; 2a. orchard; 56a. 1r. 36p. pasture, partly planted, called Little Park; the Great Park; Highnam Wood; Overs Quay and closes formerly part of the park, totalling 48a. 2r., all at Highnam; Maiden Hall Farm; a farm in Highnam containing 93a. 0r. 23p.; a farm in Highnam, Over and Lassington, containing 251a. 1r. 32p.; a farm in Over and Highnam, containing 158a. 3r. 1p.; and Overs Elm Farm at Over Consideration: £20,000

'Plan and elevation of the bridge over the railway at Willington', n.d. (1 plan, 129 cm. x 73.5 cm.)

21 August 1804 (1) John, Lord Eldon, Baron of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Elizabeth, Baroness Eldon, his wife (2) John Scott, eldest son of (1) (3) Sir William Scott, Knt., privy councillor and judge of the High Court of Admiralty; John Campbell, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery; Nicholas Ridley, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery; and Edward Hilliard of Cowley House, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law, Trustees of the marriage settlement of (2) and Henrietta Elizabeth Ridley Settlement to provide for the widow and younger children of John, Lord Eldon, whereby John, Lord Eldon agrees that, following the marriage of (2), he will invest the principal sums of £25,000 and £15,000 and all interest accruing on 2 mortgages dated 24/25 June 1791 and 8/9 July 1800, in the names of (3) in trust to pay an annuity of £300 to Baroness Eldon, and the remaining proceeds to John, Lord Eldon, during his lifetime, and after his death raise £15,000 to provide portions for each of his younger children Endorsed: 2 August 1827 (1) John, Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) William, Lord Stowell, Baron Stowell of Stowell, Gloucestershire, William Courteney of Palace Yard, Westminster, esq., and Francis Cross, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery Appointment by (1) of (2) as new trustees of the settlement dated 21 August 1804

Counterpart of D/El 57/1

21 August 1804 (1) John, Lord Eldon, Baron of Eldon, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (2) Sir William Scott, knt., privy councillor and judge of the High Court of Admiralty; John Campbell, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery; Nicholas Ridley, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery; and Edward Hilliard of Cowley House, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law Deed of covenant whereby (1) agrees to stand possessed of a mortgage for £15,000 secured on the estate of Lord Rivers and his son, George Pitt, on trusts declared in D/El 57/1

Duplicate of D/El 57/3

21 August 1804 (1) John, Lord Eldon, Baron of Eldon, Chancellor of Great Britain (2) Sir William Scott, knt., a privy councillor and judge of the High Court of Admiralty; John Campbell, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery; Nicholas Ridley, esq., a Master of the High Court of Chancery; and Edward Hilliard of Cowley House, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law Deed of covenant whereby (1) agrees to stand possessed of a mortgage for £25,000 on the estate of William Bentinck, esq., upon trusts declared in D/El 57/1

Duplicate of D/El 57/5

21 February 1820 Deed poll by John, Lord Eldon, Baron Eldon of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, appointing how sums of £15,000 and £15,000, to be raised after his death under the terms of the settlement, D/El 57/1, shall be divided amongst his younger children

19 July 1828 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) John Scott, Viscount Encombe, son of John Scott, deceased, and grandson of (1) (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., barrister, and Richard Wilson of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (4) Nicholas William Ridley Colborne of West Hurling, Norfolk, esq., and William Villiers Surtees of Rotherfield, Sussex, esq. Settlement by release, part of a lease and release by (1) to (3) and (4) of the manor of Eldon; a messuage and garth at Preston le Skerne, bounded by property of (1) on the east, west and north and the town street on the south; the manor of Preston upon Skerne; and other property at Preston comprising Manor Farm; closes called Flasses, Great Staggs Nook, Little Staggs Nook, Homestead; Skreen, West Ox Pasture, East Ox Pasture and East Field, High Carr, Middle Carr and Dryholm Carr; a cottage occupied by Aaron Shaw, pot maker; 2 cottages in the north row with 2 garths behind; property in Heworth in the parish of Aycliffe, comprising 44 acres of ground called Dry Close; an estate in the Isle, Sedgefield, comprising the manor of the Isle; a tenement containing 2 acres; Little Carr, Low Pasture, Rushey Carr, West New Laid, East New Laid, Green Carr, High Gelding Carr, Low Gelding Carr, South Hill Carr, North Hill Carr, Great New Laid, South Cony Garth, North Cony Garth, South Middle Field, North Middle Field, Sandhole Field, Little Field, Isle Bridge Field, Well Field, New Laid, Blue Bottom, New Cut Field, High Pasture, New Close, Barnfield, Bulmers Close; an estate at Elstob comprising The Hall, Elstob South Farm, 2 farms in Elstob occupied by William Dobbing and Robert Ord, and a farm at Great Stainton occupied by James Smith; an estate in Nunstainton and Woodham comprising West Farm, East Farm and Woodham Farm; a garth at Great Stainton belonging to William Dobbin, farmer, and an estate at Elstob comprising a farmhouse and closes called Calf Close, The Garth, The Meadows, Thirstley Close, East Field, Winter Close and Long Summer Closes, in trust to provide an annuity of £1500 to (2) during the lifetime of (1), if (2) should marry; and then in trust successively for (1), (2), the sons of (2) and the heirs of (1); to provide an income for any male heir of (2) Marginal plans of The Hall, Elstob; 2 farms at Elstob and a farm at Great Stainton Endorsed: 23 August 1831 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) John, Viscount Encombe (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie and Richard Wilson (4) Nicholas William Ridley Colborne and William Villiers Surtees Settlement whereby (1) releases to (3) and (4) a mansion house at Newbiggin in the parish of Heighington, with an orchard and closes called Woodfield (formerly East Wood and West Wood); Pitt Field (formerly South Pitt Close and North Pitt Close); North Barn Field and West Barn Field (formerly Hutchinson's Corn Field); South Barn Field with fold and stack yard; East Barn Field, Fox Beds and Old Hill (formerly Hutchinson's Pasture); Poland Field (formerly West Fog Close); Bottom Field and Old Meadow Field (formerly East Fog Close); Primrose Pasture (formerly Dobson's Fall); Meadow Field (formerly Smith's Close); The House on the Green at Newbiggin with closes called Well Field, Thorney Hill, Little Thorney Hill and Back Field; Normy Nook Lane, North Allison's Fall, Allison's Fall, and Heighington Earth; the Manor of Aislaby; property at Little Stainton comprising closes called The Garth, End Closes, The Barn, Meadows, The Moor and Batts, Twelve Acre Close, Eight Acre Close, and Thirsley Fields; rent charge of 4s. 2d. issuing out of the Grass Harles, Middle Harles, The Garth Ends, Far Thistley Field, High Thistley Field, Eight Acres Field, High Moor, Near Moor, High Burn Meadow and Low Burn Meadow; farm called Long Pasture at Little Stainton and closes called Cow Loan, Calf Close, Far Sheep Flats, Great Sheep Flats, South Sheep Flats, Orchard Foot, Missle Pasture, East Long Pasture, West Long Pasture, Middle Thistley Field, High Gallow Hill, Long Gallow Hill, Low Gallow Hill, Middle Gallow Hill and The Moor; a farm at Seaton Carew comprising closes called Tythers Close, Long Holmes, Little Meadow Field, Marle Pot, Admire Flatt, all formerly part of the South and Middle Field of Seaton Carew; Seaton Moor and the corn tithes of all this Seaton Carew property; Salvin Flatt, also at Seaton Carew, all on the trusts declared in the settlement dated 19 July 1828 10 July 1832 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Peter Bellinger Brodie and Richard Wilson (3) Francis Cross of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq., and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. (4) John, Viscount Encombe (5) Nicholas William Ridley Colborne and William Villiers Surtees Settlement whereby (1) releases to (2) the manor of Middridge Grange, excepting the mineral rights, to the use of (3) for 500 years on the same trusts as the release dated 19 July 1828, except for the £1500 annuity; and release by (1) to (3) of a 21 year lease of the mines and quarries on the Middridge Grange Estate on the same trusts 16 November 1832 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Peter Bellinger Brodie and Richard Wilson (3) John, Viscount Encombe (4) Nicholas William Ridley Colborne and William Villiers Surtees Settlement whereby (1) releases to (2) Tofts Farm, Seaton Carew; the wind corn mill and the Mill Batts, bordering the sea, containing 4 acres, with a stable occupied by John Smith and a joiner's shop occupied by William Walker on it; 16 stints on Seaton Snook, Seaton Carew, and all the corn tithes relating to this property, on the trusts declared in the settlement dated 19 July 1828 30 May 1834 (1) Francis Cross and Alfred Bell (2) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie Settlement whereby (1) assigns to (3) a 21-year lease dated 24 August 1826 of mines and quarries on the Middridge Grange estate on trusts declared in the settlement dated 10 July 1832 31 May 1834 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Francis Cross and Alfred Bell Assignment by (1) to (2) of a 21-year lease dated 8 February 1833 of mines and quarries on the Middridge Grange estate, on trusts declared in the settlement dated 10 July 1832 24 July 1834 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Peter Bellinger Brodie (3) Alfred Bell (4) Samuel Stewart of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. Appointment by (1) of (3) to be a trustee of the settlement dated 19 July 1828 and subsequent deeds in place of Richard Wilson, deceased, and release by (2) to (4) of all the property comprised in the settlement dated 19 July 1828, and subsequent deeds, on the trusts declared in those same deeds 16 May 1835 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Peter Bellinger Brodie and Alfred Bell (3) John, Viscount Encombe (4) Nicholas William Ridley Colborne Settlement whereby (1) releases to (2) closes at Great Stainton called Near South Broad Leys, Far South Broad Leys, Great South Board Leys, Near Huggerston Nook, Far Huggerston Nook, Middle Field, Polts Field, Newburn Broad Leys, Old Barn Broad Leys and Broad Leys, and Joe Garth, including the larger kitchen garden on the north side, containing 28 perches, but excluding the kitchen garden at the south end containing 12 perches, on the trusts declared in the release dated 19 July 1828 22 June 1836 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) John, Viscount Encombe (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie and Alfred Bell (4) Nicholas William Ridley Colborne Settlement whereby (1) releases to (3) a house and garths on the west side of Little Stainton main street, containing 1 acre 2 rood, 3 perches; Stellings Garth, East Row, Little Stainton; a garth on the east side of Little Stainton main street, containing 12 perches, and sittings in pew 14 of Bishopton parish church, on the trusts declared in the settlement dated 19 July 1828 20 July 1840 (1) Peter Bellinger Brodie (2) Francis Cross and Alfred Bell (3) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, formerly John, Viscount Encombe Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of their 21-year leases, dated 24 August 1826 and 8 February 1833, of mines and quarries on Middridge Grange Estate 24 December 1841 (1) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Francis Cross and Alfred Bell Settlement whereby (1) assigns to (2) a 21-year lease, dated 23 February 1841, of mines and quarries on Middridge Grange Estate, on the trusts declared in the settlement dated 10 July 1832, and after that on the trusts declared in the will of John, 1st Earl of Eldon, deceased

19 July 1828 (1) John Scott, Viscount Encombe, son of John Scott deceased and his wife, Henrietta Elizabeth, née Ridley, now wife of James William Farrer, esq., a master of the High Court of Chancery (2) John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe and Baron Eldon of Eldon (3) William, Lord Stowell, William Courteney of Duke Street, Westminster, esq., and Francis Cross of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq., a master of the High Court of Chancery Settlement whereby (1) releases to (3) sums of £32,400 3% reduced bank annuities, £39,049 13s. 9d. bank annuities and £38,681 17s. 9d. 3% consolidated bank annuities in trust to pay the interest to (1) for life, and afterwards to provide portions for the younger children of (1), with remainder in trust for the eldest living son of (1), and failing a son, in trust for the daughters of (1) in equal shares Endorsed: 18 July 1843 (1) Henrietta Elizabeth Farrer (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon, formerly John Scott (3) William, Earl of Devon, formerly William Courteney; George Ridley of the Middle Temple, esq., barrister at law; George William John Repton of Norfolk Street, Park Lane, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, esq. Appointment by (1) of George Ridley, George William John Repton and Oliver William Farrer as new trustees of the settlement, D/El 57/1, in place of William Lord Stowell, deceased, and Francis Cross, deceased, and appointment by (2) of the same men as trustees of the settlement, D/El 57/8, in place of William Lord Stowell and Francis Cross

27 August 1831 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Peter Bellinger Brodie of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law, and Richard Wilson of the same place, esq. (3) William Henry John Scott, son of (1) Settlement by (1) of his reversion in estates settled by deeds dated 19 July 1828 [D/El 57/8] and 23 August 1831 (endorsed on D/El 57/8), whereby (1) conveys the estates to (2) in trust for (3) and his male heirs, establishing an entail

24 July 1832 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Francis Cross of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq.; William Villiers Surtees of Rotherfield, Sussex, esq.; and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. Settlement, whereby (1) conveys to (2) £5,000 3% consolidated bank annuities and £5,000 3% reduced bank annuities in trust for Lady Frances Jane Bankes, wife of Edward Bankes, clerk, the daughter of (1), and her children Endorsed: 30 November 1833 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Francis Cross, William Villiers Surtees and Alfred Bell Further settlement whereby (1) conveys to (2) additional sums of £963 3s. 5½d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and £944 4s. 1½d. 3% reduced bank annuities, on the same trusts as stated in the deed dated 24 July 1832 4 June 1834 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon (2) Francis Cross and Alfred Bell Further settlement whereby (1) conveys to (2) additional sums of £2,370 3s. 2½d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and £2,389 2s. 6½d. 3% reduced bank annuities, on the same trusts as stated in the deed dated 24 July 1832; and revocation by (1) of the power of appointment in favour of her husband, granted to Lady Frances Jane Bankes in the settlement dated 24 July 1832

6 February 1835 (1) John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Francis Cross of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq., and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. Further settlement, whereby (1) conveys to (2) additional sums of £1,666 13s. 4d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and £1,666 13s. 4d. 3% reduced bank annuities, in trust for Lady Frances Jane Bankes, wife of Edward Bankes, clerk, daughter of (1) and her children

Probate of the will, dated 24 June 1836, and 7 codicils, of John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon, 16 February 1838

Duplicate probate of the will, dated 24 June 1836, and seven codicils, of John, 1st Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon, 30 July 1838

26 February 1841 (1) Francis Cross of Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq., and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie of Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq., barrister at law Settlement, whereby (1) releases to (3), a farm at Woodham Grange, containing 168 acres 1 rood 29 perches of land, comprising closes called Homestall, Cow Pasture, and New Laid; New Field, Near Moor and Middle Moor; Far Moor, Great Field and North Horse Pasture; South Horse Pasture, Old Field and Far Durham Hill; Middle Durham Hill, Near Durham Hill and West Garth, with the Buck Inn built on it; Thompson's Field, Paddock and Middridge Moor; 4/9 of a house and smith's shop, occupied by Thomas Wilson, bounded by Robert Smith's house on the east, Woodham main street on the north and south and the Great North Road on the west; and a farm called Moorhouse in Aycliffe parish, on the same trusts as the late Earl of Eldon's Dorset estates, as declared in his will and codicils Marginal plan Endorsed: 7 August 1841 (1) Alfred Bell (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon (3) Francis Cross and Alfred Bell (4) Peter Bellinger Brodie Release by (1) to (4) of 243 acres 19 perches of property in Preston upon Skerne, comprising East House and closes of land called the Far Flashes, Hither Flashes and Lane Close, Smoor Bank, Tod Hole and House Pasture, Great North Field, Little North Field and Low Carr, High Carr, the lane adjoining Smoor Bank, Tod Hole and House Pasture, the Awkward Close and the south end of Carr Lane Close; a messuage formerly occupied by William Dakers; a garth containing 2 acres adjoining the messuage and lying between it and the river Skerne; the next-door messuage, formerly occupied by William Dakers; closes called Lee Field Hall, Woofing and High Ox Close, Low Ox Close, Two Meadow Closes, Six Oxgang Carr and the Close on the south side of Preston le Skerne; 133 acres 1 rood 31 perches of land adjoining the Mill Field comprising closes called Fishers Close, Paddy Leach and Stony Close, Elleram Arm, Landy Hills and Grayston Flatts, Little Pasture, Farr Close and Long Lands, Three Nook Close, Carr Hope and Little Smoor Bank, Great Smoor Bank, Little Carr and Crooks, Two North Garths, Farr Carr and South Garth and House, and the lane to the Carrs, except 3 acres 3 roods 8 perches sold to the proprietors of the Clarence Railway; and a pew in the middle aisle of Aycliffe parish church, on the same trusts as declared in the settlement dated 26 February 1841 4 August 1843 (1) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon (2) Alfred Bell (3) Samuel Steward of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. (4) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Release by (2) to (3) of all the property comprised in the deeds dated 26 February 1841 and 7 August 1841, as a trustee under the will of the late Earl of Eldon, in place of Francis Cross, deceased 25 October 1845 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie Release by (1) to (3) of Standalone Farm, Great Chilton, with a right of way from Corn Closes across property occupied by William Wilson and John Dawson Lambton, esqs., into Chilton Lane; property in Pitfield, Little Stainton and Newbiggin totalling 147 acres 28 perches, comprising closes called Ashes, Middle Field and Dam Balk, Low Plain, Little Low Plain and Bridge Close, Back Close, Thistley Close and Near Thistley Close, Humphrey Close, Little Humphrey Close and House Pasture, a house, buildings and garden, Calf Garth, Little Meadow and Brick Kiln Field, Cow Pasture, Horse Pasture and Near Moor, White Waters and a 1 acre 2 perch plantation, on the trusts contained in the settlements dated 26 February 1841 and 1 September 1841 12 April 1848 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie Release by (1) to (3) of 2 cottages in Aislaby, occupied by Thomas Hodgson and Thomas Croak, with a garth on the east side of it, containing 2 roods 38 perches and a garden in front of the cottages, containing 21 perches, all bounded on the north and east by Mrs. Croft's property, on the west by Aislaby Green, and on the south by land of Thomas Meynell the elder; and release by (2) to (3) of a house called Levesome Hill with a garth behind; closes in Brafferton called Carney Carr, Horse Close, Ox Close and Stoney Flatt, bounded by Ketton Lordship on the south, Mr. Thursby's lands on the north, and property called The Wellings and High Marleys on the west; other closes in Brafferton, adjoining the previous ones on the east, called Coney Years, High Stelden and Low Stelden, Middle Stelden and The Moor, all bounded by Thomasin Davison's land on the south, and Thursby's land on the north; an old frontstead with part of a garth behind, adjoining a little house belonging to Ann Johnson, in Brafferton, and a pew in Aycliffe parish church, on the trusts contained in the settlements dated 26 February 1841 and 1 September 1841 21 July 1848 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie Release by (1) to (3) of a house, outhouses, granary and steps on the north-east side, in Woodham, formerly occupied by Mrs. Hutton, widow, and afterwards by Edward Taylor and Francis Sheraton; closes at Woodham called Whinney Pasture, Old Pasture and Old Field, Lime Kiln Field, Nine Acre Field and The Bottoms, all bounded on the west by Miss Hallhead's property, on the north by other property of (2), on the east and south-east by Rev. Lawson's property and drawing to a point on the south; 3 closes at Woodham called Taylor's Moor, Walker's Moor and Hedley's Moor, all bounded on the north by Eldon Lane, on the west by Middridge Lane, on the south by land formerly belonging to Timothy Hutchinson, esq., and on the east by land formerly belonging to Francis Hutton, esq., Bacon Forster of Newton Cap, Mr. Hallhead and Mr. Wilkinson but now the property of (2) and Mr. Wilkinson; 2/9, 1/6 and 1/6 of a blacksmith's shop at Woodham, occupied by Thomas Pallister; a pew in Aycliffe parish church formerly belonging to Robert Smith the younger; an ancient site of a cottage on the east side of Woodham main street adjoining the house formerly occupied by Robert Smith the younger, measuring 11 yards 21 inches long and 6 yards 9 inches wide; another cottage site in Woodham, adjoining the previous one on the west side, measuring 10.5 yards long and 6 yards 9 inches wide; the Manor of Grindon; farms in Grindon called Stenton Moorhouse, Low Grindon, How Hills and High Grindon, except 10 acres 1 rood 32 perches of land sold to the Clarence Railway Company, on the trusts contained in the settlements dated 26 February 1841 and 1 September 1841 6 December 1849 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon (3) Peter Bellinger Brodie Release by (1) to (3) of a farm called The Lodge, and closes adjoining it called Lodge Field, Back Pasture and Stainton Hill House Field, South Mill Hill Field, North Mill Hill Field and Road Field, Rope Field, Blue Field and Lee Hall Field, West Long Field, Bottom Field and Trough Field, East Long Field, The Homestead, High Moor Field and Low Moor, in Preston-upon-Skerne and Brafferton; a close at Preston-le-Skerne called Longfield; 2 closes at Brafferton called Near Lodge Field and Far Lodge Field; Hauxley Farm, Great Stainton; gardens on the east side of Great Town Garth and Little Town Garth, at Great Stainton, containing 1 acre; Hunter House Farm at Seaton Carew with closes called Dents Wamleys, High Wamleys and Near Wamleys, Wamleys, Plash and Nook, New Garth, Old Close and a plantation containing 32 poles, Eight Acres, Hunter Close and Old Pasture, 2 closes called New Field, Calf Garth and Homestead gardens and yard, Back Garth, Brantingham's Close and Clover Field, Flat Close, High Shadforth and Long Fives, Cow Close, Johnson's Close and 2 closes called Lower Shadforth, 3 closes called Middle Gates, Townend Field and Pond Close; 45 stints in the Snook, Seaton Carew, occupied by Messrs. Elstob; 4 closes at Seaton Carew containing in total, 51 acres 3 roods 37 perches, occupied by Kirtley Glendinning; 16.5 stints in the Snook also occupied by Kirtley Glendinning; corn tithes of all the property at Seaton Carew; half the Manor of Seaton Carew and 3/4 stint in the Snook, occupied by Messrs. Elstob; 2/3 of the other half of the Manor of Seaton Carew, and Little Stainton Farm, Little Stainton, on the trusts contained in the settlements dated 26 February 1841 and 1 September 1841

5 August 1843 (1) John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex,, gent. (3) Samuel Steward of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. (4) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Release by (2) to (3) of estates in Dorset and Durham, bank annuities, mines and quarries leased from the Bishop of Durham, to the use of (4) on trusts established by the first Earl of Eldon's will; assignment by (2) to (3) of items bequeathed in the will; and declaration of trust relating to £187,684 18s. 11d., 3% consolidated bank annuities, £181,804 11s. 3d. new 3.5% annuities and £112 18s. 10d. reduced 3.5% annuities; and sums of £32,000, £80,000, £50,000 and £76,970 11s. 2d. Endorsed: 7 August 1843 (1) Samuel Steward (2) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer Assignment by (1) to (2) of items bequeathed by the late 1st Earl of Eldon in his will, on the trusts established by the will

9 August 1843 (1) Alfred Bell of 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (2) Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Appointment by (1) of (2) to be a trustee jointly with him in place of Francis Cross, deceased, of settlements dated 24 July 1832 [D/El 57/11]; 30 November 1833, and 4 June 1834 (endorsed on D/El 57/11) and 6 February 1835 [D/El 57/12], relating to sums of £10,000 consolidated 3% bank annuities, £10,000 3% reduced bank annuities and £3,170 6s. 4d. reduced 3.5% bank annuities

14 November 1846 (1) Sheffield Serrell of Langton Matravers, Dorset, esq., and Frances, his wife, formerly Frances Bankes, spinster (2) Rev. Edward Bankes of Corfe Castle, Dorset, clerk (3) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Release by (1) of (3) from responsibility for £2,500 3% consolidated bank annuities, £2,500 3% reduced bank annuities and £1,284 4s. 3 1/4% bank annuities, following their transfer to the trustees of the marriage settlement of (1)

23 January 1847 (1) John Scott Bankes of Corfe Castle, Dorset, esq. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for £2,500 3% consolidated bank annuities, £2,500 3% reduced bank annuities and £1,381 4s. 2d. 3 1/4% bank annuities, following their transfer to (1) when he reached the age of 21

3 January 1851 (1) Eldon Surtees Bankes of Corfe Castle, Dorset, esq. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for £2,500 3% consolidated bank annuities, £2,500 3% reduced bank annuities and £2,198 5s. 4d. 3 1/4% bank annuities following their transfer to (1) when he reached the age of 21

6 March 1855 (1) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law (2) Samuel Steward of Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq., and Henry Lloyd of Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq. Mortgage by demise for 500 years by (1) to (2) of Red House Farm, part of the Manor of Middridge Consideration: £653 13s. 8d. Endorsed: 24 September 1866 (1) Samuel Steward and Henry Lloyd (2) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer Release by (1) to (2) of Red House Farm following repayment of the mortgage

6 March 1855 (1) Samuel Steward and Henry Lloyd both of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esqs. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq. and Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, Middlesex, and the Inner Temple, London, esq., barrister at law Declaration of trusts of D/El 57/21 of the Middridge Grange Estate and leases of the mining rights relating to it Endorsed: Memorandum that the mortgage was paid off on 24 September 1866

26 July 1855 (1) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (2) Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Middlesex, and the Inner Temple, London, esq., barrister at law Declaration of trusts by (1) and (2) relating to mining and quarrying rights on the Middridge Grange Estate, leased to them by the Bishop of Durham on 6 March 1855 Endorsed: Memorandum noting that John, 3rd Earl of Eldon attained the age of 21 on 8 November 1866 and that (1) and (2) assigned the Middridge Grange mining rights to him on 29 November 1867

5 August 1856 (1) Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Scott, eldest daughter of John, second Earl of Eldon, deceased (2) Rev. John Venables Vernon of Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, clerk, James William Farrer of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, esq., a retired master of the High Court of Chancery, and Sir Matthew White Ridley of Blagdon, Northumberland, bart. Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for 1/6 share of sums of £17,000; £20,700 3s. 2d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and £2,450 0s. 6d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, following their payment to her on reaching the age of 21

5 August 1856 Counterpart of D/El 57/24

10 July 1857 (1) Henry Eldon George Bankes of 27 Alpha Road, Regent's Park, Middlesex, esq. (2) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq., barrister at law Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for sums of £2,500 3% consolidated bank annuities, £2,500 3% reduced bank annuities, and /26 (contd.) £3,872 10s. 3d. new 3% bank annuities, following their transfer to (1) on his reaching the age of 21

10 September 1858 (1) Gustavus Russell Hamilton Russell and Lady Katharine Frances Hamilton Russell, his wife, née Scott, 3rd daughter of John, second Earl of Eldon, deceased (2) James William Farrer of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, esq., a retired master of the High Court of Chancery; Rev. Matthew Thomas Farrer of Shirley, Surrey, clerk; Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law, and Henry Richard Farrer of Lowndes Street, Lowndes Square, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law, guardians of Lady Katharine Frances Hamilton Russell (3) Oliver William Farrer and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., William Stephens of Bedford Row, Middlesex, gent., and William Emerson Wooler of Durham, gent., trustees of the marriage settlement of (1) (4) William, Earl of Devon; George Ridley of the Middle Temple, esq., M.P., George William John Repton of Carlton House Terrace, Middlesex, esq., M.P., and Oliver William Farrer Release by (1) of (4) from responsibility for 1/6 share of sums of £40,000 and £6,899 10s. 7d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, following the marriage settlement of (1)

10 September 1858 (1) Gustavus Russell Hamilton Russell and Lady Katharine Frances Hamilton Russell, his wife, daughter of John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, deceased (2) James William Farrer of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, esq., a retired master of the High Court of Chancery; Rev. Matthew Thomas Farrer of Shirley, Surrey, clerk; Oliver William Farrer of Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law; and Henry Richard Farrer of Lowndes Street, Lowndes Square, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law, guardians of Lady Katharine Frances Hamilton Russell (3) Oliver William Farrer and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., William Stephens of Bedford Row, Middlesex, gent., and William Emerson Wooler of Durham, trustees of the marriage settlement of (1) (4) Rev. John Venables Vernon of Nuthall Rectory, Nottinghamshire, clerk; James William Farrer, and Sir Matthew White Ridley of Blagdon, Northumberland, bart. Release by (1) of (4) from responsibility for 1/6 share of £20,700 3s. 2d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and invested dividends, comprising £3,450 0s. 6d., £342 17s. 3d. and £51 15s. 10d. consolidated bank annuities, following the marriage settlement of (1)

20 November 1858 (1) Lady Augusta Henrietta Scott of Encombe, Dorset, spinster, second daughter of John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, deceased (2) John Venables Vernon of Nuthall Rectory, Nottinghamshire, clerk, James William Farrer of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, esq., a retired master of the High Court of Chancery and Sir Matthew White Ridley of Blagdon, Northumberland, bart. Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for 1/6 share of £20,700 3s. 2d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and accumulated invested dividends, comprising £3,450 0s. 6d., and £209 8s. 3d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, following their transfer to (1) on her reaching the age of 21

30 November 1858 (1) Lady Augusta Henrietta Scott of Encombe, Dorset, spinster, second daughter of John, 2nd earl of Eldon, deceased (2) William, Earl of Devon; George Ridley of the Middle Temple, London, esq., barrister at law; George William John Repton of Carlton House Terrace, Middlesex, esq., barrister at law, trustees of a settlement dated 19 July 1828 Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for 1/6 share of £40,000, comprising £7,101 12s. 10d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, following their transfer to (1) on her reaching the age of 21

27 June 1859 (1) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of 1 Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, esq., barrister at law (2) Samuel Steward of Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq. Conveyance by (1) to (2) of Bell Farm, Aislaby; Farr Carr, Preston le Skerne; 3 pieces of land in the village of Preston le Skerne, containing 167 sq. yds., 272 sq. yds., and 405 sq. yds.; a half share of the Manor of Great Chilton; Manor of Morden; and Manor of Little Chilton, including West Close House Farm, on the same trusts as the Dorset Estates, established under the will of John, 1st Earl of Eldon, deceased and deeds dated 1 September 1841 and 5 August 1843 [D/El 57/16] Endorsed 15 plans of property at Middridge, Aycliffe, Woodham, Ferryhill Station, Chilton, Great Stainton, Preston le Skerne, Heighington and Morden, n.d., [1859 - 1867] 20 September 1864 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) Samuel Steward Conveyance by (1) to (2) of property at Middridge comprising a house, orchard, stable and garth formerly in the possession of Matthew Hornsby; 4 closes called Garr End Fields; 2 closes called High Laws; a cottage formerly of Isaac Hewitt and then Matthew Robson; a cottage with a garth, garden and outbuildings bounded by John Trotter's property on the west and south, property of Francis Burton and Miss Halhead on the east and the town street on the north; close of meadowland at Heighington, called Five Acres; property at Middridge comprising a freehold messuage and orchard called Burnhill; freehold closes called Church Field, containing 14a 1r. 4p.; copyhold cottage and garden behind it containing 27p, formerly occupied by Martin Taylor; copyhold cottage and garden behind containing 32p, formerly occupied by John Alderson; a half share of a close called The Lane; two fields near Burnhills called Newland Close and High Field; closes near Horndale and Greenfield; 6 acres of ground in the upper end of Domesday part of Middridge Town Fields; 2 closes on Middridge Moor containing 30a bounded by Jane and George Watson's property on the east, property of George Dennis on the west, Thomas and George Ord's on the north and Michael and Jane Forster's on the south; 4 pieces of land, building yard and garden containing 31a 10p, bounded by Jane and George Watson's property on the east, land of George Dennis and Richard Kay on the west, the Earl of Eldon's on the north and William Coulson's on the south; 120a 3r 39p of ground with a house and outbuildings on it, occupied by Mrs. Ann Hodgson; property at Morden comprising closes called The Scribe, High West Carr and East High Carr; North Gowling Carr and South Gowling Carr; Manor of Heworth with its mansion, mill, farms and closes called Twenty-four Acres, Little Meadow and Holme Close; Whinney Field, Eleven Acres and Thistley Field; Old Close, Pinkney's Nook and New Close; Wheat Field, Hewison's Close and Long Close and Mill; limestone quarries at Heworth; and Stainton Grange estate, Great Stainton, all on the same trusts as the Dorset estates, established under the 1st Earl of Eldon's will, and deeds dated 1 September 1841 and 5 August 1843 24 July 1865 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) Samuel Steward Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage and 6 closes of land called William Field, containing 20a 2r 28p, at Middridge, on the same trusts as the Dorset estates, established under the will of the 1st Earl of Eldon, and deeds dated 1 September 1841 and 5 August 1843 4 March 1867 (1) Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer (2) John, third Earl of Eldon Assignment by (1) to (2), having reached the age of 21, of terms of 1000 years, 900 years, 990 years, 999 years and 999 years in property assigned to (1) in a deed dated 23 November 1857

1 July 1859 (1) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (2) Oliver William Farrer of 1 Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, esq., barrister at law Declaration of trusts by (1) and (2) relating to leasehold property at Seaton Carew comprising: a house formerly occupied by Richard Robinson, but later converted into a stable and coach-house, with a garth behind, bounded by a house and garth belonging to George Johnson on the south; the Great South Field and Little South Field, bounded by the Snuke on the south and east and lands belonging to Joseph Craggs on the north and west, and 5 1/4 beast gates in the marshes

4 July 1863 (1) George William John Repton of 29 Curzon Street, parish of St. George, Hanover Square, Westminster, esq., M.P. and Lady Jane Seymour Repton, his wife (2) Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, 2nd son of Augustus Frederick; Duke of Leinster; Lord Otho Augustus Fitzgerald, 3rd son of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Leinster; George Guy, Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick; and Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., trustees of the marriage settlement of (1) (3) James William Farrer of Ingleborough, Yorkshire, esq. Release by (1) and (2) of (3) from responsibility for £6,357 12s. 3d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, which (3) held as trustee of a settlement dated 21 August 1804 [D/El 57/1]

13 July 1864 (1) Lady Selina Jane Scott of Encombe, Dorset, spinster, 5th daughter of John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, deceased (2) George Ridley of the Middle Temple, London, esq., barrister at law; George William John Repton of Curzon Street, Mayfair, Middlesex, esq., M.P.; and Oliver William Farrer of 1 Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq. Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for 1/6 share of £40,000, comprising £7,285 19s. 4d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, following their transfer to (1) on her reaching the age of 21

13 July 1864 (1) Lady Selina Jane Scott of Encombe, Dorset, spinster, 5th daughter of John, 2nd Earl of Eldon, deceased (2) Rev. John Venables Vernon of Nuthall Rectory, Nottinghamshire, clerk, and Sir Matthew White Ridley of Blagdon, Northumberland, bart. Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for 1/6 share of £20,700 3s. 2d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, and accumulated invested dividends, comprising £3,450 0s. 7d. and £1,064 15s. 9d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, following their transfer to (1) on her reaching the age of 21

8 November 1866 (1) John, third Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of 1 Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq. (3) Samuel Steward of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. Disentailing assurance, whereby (1) and (2) grant to (3) to the use of (1) all the Durham estates held on the same trusts governing the Dorset estates, as established by the will of the 1st Earl of Eldon, free of any entail Includes: 9 schedules of property at Middridge, Heworth, and Ferryhill Station; Morden, Heighington and Great Stainton; Chilton, Preston le Skerne and Aislaby; Little Stainton, Seaton Carew and Grindon; Aycliffe, Woodham and Brafferton Endorsed Memorandum that the deed was enrolled in the High Court of Chancery, 14 November 1866

8 November 1866 (1) John, third Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Samuel Steward of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. Disentailing assurance, whereby (1) grants to (2) to the use of (1) all of John, first Earl of Eldon's freehold estates in County Durham which were not subject to the trusts established by his will, and which (1) is entitled to as tenant-in-tail Endorsed Memorandum that the deed was enrolled in the High Court of Chancery, 14 November 1866

8 November 1866 (1) John, third Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Oliver William Farrer of 1 Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq. (3) Samuel Steward of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, esq. Disentailing assurance whereby (1) and (2) grant to (3), to the use of or in trust for (1), all of the property subject to the trusts established by the settlement dated 19 July 1828 [D/El 57/8]; the mortgages securing sums of £38,489 4s. 7d. and £13,000; £743 5s. 4d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and all other investments subject to the same trusts Includes: 8 schedules of property at Eldon, Preston le Skerne and Heworth; Sedgefield, Elstob and Great Stainton; Woodham, Newbiggin and Aislaby; Little Stainton, Seaton Carew and Middridge Grange; and Morden Endorsed Memorandum that the deed was enrolled in the High Court of Chancery, 14 November 1866

12 December 1866 (1) John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) George Ridley of 2 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, Middlesex, esq; George William John Repton of 29 Curzon Street, Mayfair, Middlesex, esq., M.P.; and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq., barrister at law Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for sums of £13,269 19s. 3d. 3% consolidated bank annuities, £79,953 8s. 5d. 3% reduced bank annuities and £2 2s. 4d. cash in hand and all other investments or trusts contained in a settlement dated 19 July 1828, except for £9,523 16s. 3d. 3% reduced bank annuities retained to pay to Lady Rachel Adela her portion of £40,000

30 June 1869 (1) John, third Earl of Eldon (2) Henrietta Minnà Turnor, spinster, eldest daughter of Henry Martin Turnor of 39 Half Moon Street, Piccadilly, Middlesex, esq. (3) Rev. Sir Henry Foulis of Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, clerk, bart., and Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (4) John Alexander, Earl of Hopetown, and Nathaniel Bond, the younger, of Holme, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, esq. (5) Edmund Turnor of Panton House, Wragby, Lincolnshire, esq., and George Hawksworth Bond of Grange, Dorset, esq. Settlement on the marriage of (1) and (2) whereby (1) conveys to (3) to the use of (3), for 99 years, then (4) for 200 years, and (5) for 600 years in trust to provide for (2) and any children of (1) and (2), his Durham estates Includes: 2 schedules of property at Preston le Skerne, Heworth, in the parish of Aycliffe, and the Isle in Sedgefield parish; Elstob, Stainton Grange and Woodham; Newbiggin in Heighington parish, Aislaby and Little Stainton; Middridge, Seaton Carew and Great Stainton; Morden, Great Chilton and Little Chilton; Brafferton, Grindon and Bradbury; Heighington and Ferryhill Station Endorsed 9 May 1887 (1) John, third Earl of Eldon and Henrietta Minnà, Countess of Eldon (2) Frederick William Steward of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq., and Thomas Boone Nelson of 6 Laurence Pountney Lane, esq. (3) Frederick William Steward, Thomas Boone Nelson, Edmund Turner and George Hawkesworth Bond Appointment by (1) of (2) to be trustees of their marriage settlement in place of Sir Henry Foulis and Alfred Bell 15 November 1904 (1) 3rd Earl and Countess of Eldon (2) Thomas Boone Nelson (3) Charles Gibbons May of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, solicitor (4) Frederick Archibald Vaughan, Earl Cawdor, and John Wentworth Garneys Bond of 156 Ashley Gardens, London, esq., clerk in the House of Commons (5) Charles Gibbons May and Thomas Boone Nelson Appointment by (1) of (3) in place of Frederick William Steward to be a trustee with (2) of the term of 200 years created in (1)'s marriage settlement, and appointment of (4) to be trustees of the term of 600 years created in the settlement, in place of Edmund Turnor and George Hawksworth Bond

8 March 1871 (1) Oliver William Farrer of Binegar Hall, near Wareham, Dorset, esq., and Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (2) Oliver William Farrer, Alfred Bell, Rev. William Henry Freemantle of Lewknor, Oxfordshire, clerk, and Robert Thornhagh Gurdon of Letton, Norfolk, esq. (3) Rev. Eldon Surtees Bankes, rector of Corfe Castle, Dorset, clerk (4) Thomas Francis Fremantle of 22 Chesham Place, Middlesex, esq., and Lady Augusta Henrietta, his wife (5) Gustavus Russell Hamilton Russell of 16 Grosvenor Gardens, Middlesex, and Lady Katharine Frances, his wife (6) Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne Cecil of 32 Eccleston Square, Middlesex, M.P., and Lady Gertrude Louisa, his wife (7) Nathaniel Bond of Holme, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, esq., and Lady Selina Jane, his wife (8) George Ridley of 2 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, Middlesex, esq.; George William John Repton of 29 Curzon Street, Middlesex, esq.; and Oliver William Farrer, trustees of a settlement dated 19 July 1828 Quit claim by (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) to (8) of any further right to the 1/6 share of Lady Rachel Adela Scott, deceased, in the sum of £40,000, following the division of the trust fund

8 March 1871 (1) Oliver William Farrer of Binegar Hall near Wareham, Dorset, esq., and Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (2) Oliver William Farrer; Alfred Bell; Rev. William Henry Freemantle of Lewknor, Oxfordshire, clerk; and Robert Thornhagh Gurdon of Letton, Norfolk, esq. (3) Rev. Eldon Surtees Bankes, rector of Corfe Castle, Dorset, clerk (4) Thomas Francis Fremantle of 22 Chesham Place, Middlesex, esq., and Lady Augusta Henrietta, his wife (5) Gustavus Russell Hamilton Russell of 16 Grosvenor Gardens, Middlesex, and Lady Katharine Frances, his wife (6) Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne Cecil of 32 Eccleston Square, Middlesex, M.P., and Lady Gertrude Louisa, his wife (7) Nathaniel Bond of Holme, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, esq.; and Lady Selina Jane, his wife (8) Rev. John Venables Vernon of Nuthall Rectory, Nottinghamshire, clerk, and Sir Matthew White Ridley of Blagdon, Northumberland, bart., trustees of a settlement dated 1 September 1831 Quit claim by (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) to (8) of any further right to the 1/6 share of Lady Rachel Adela Scott, deceased, in the sum of £20,700 3s. 2d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and accumulated dividends, comprising £3,450 0s. 7d., £1,900 6s. 6d. and £111 12s. 10d. 3% consolidated bank annuities and £126 4s. 1d. cash, following the division of the trust fund

19 April 1871 (1) John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe and Baron Eldon of Eldon (2) George Ridley of 2 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, Middlesex, esq.; George William John Repton of 29 Curzon Street, Middlesex, esq.; and Oliver William Farrar of Binegar Hall, near Wareham, Dorset, esq., trustees of a settlement dated 19 July 1828 [D/El 57/8] Release by (1) of (2) from responsibility for the sum of £9,523 16s. 3d. 3% reduced bank annuities and accumulated dividends, which were excepted from the release dated 12 December 1866 [D/El 57/39], in order to pay Lady Rachel Adela Scott her portion of £40,000, following Lady Rachel's death and the division of her trust fund

2 July 1913 Affidavit, in response to a summons in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, of John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, affirming the details of the marriage settlement which settled his County Durham estates, and confirming that Charles Gibbons May and John Wentworth Garneys Bond are trustees of the settlement

30 March 1920 (1) John, third Earl of Eldon (2) John Wentworth Garneys Bond, trustee of the terms of 600 years created by (1)'s marriage settlement to raise £50,000 to provide for younger children Deed poll by (1) appointing 3 equal 1/6th shares of the portions fund of £50,000; one each to his 3 youngest children, Ernest Stowell Scott, Lady Margaret Scott, and Michael Scott, and requiring (2) to raise the money out of the Durham estates

Duplicate probate of the will, dated 7 May 1840, and nine codicils, of John [2nd] Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Shirley House, near Croydon, Surrey, deceased, 17 February 1855

Probate of the will, dated 7 May 1840, and 9 codicils, of John, [second] Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon, deceased, 22 December 1854

Analysis of the will and codicils of John, [first] Earl of Eldon, n.d., [1843]

Index to the will and codicils of the second Earl of Eldon, n.d., [1857] Originally enclosed in D/El 57/48

7 February 1812 (1) William Bates of Derwent Coat, gent., and Ann, his wife, daughter of James Leybourn of Woodside, deceased (2) Rev. John Chambers of Winlaton, clerk (3) James Leybourn Chambers of Liverpool, son of (2) (4) Nathaniel Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq., and Abraham Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent., trustees of (1), (2),and (3) (5) John Dinning of Newlands, Northumberland, gent., William Bates of Chollerton, Northumberland, gent., and John Bell of Newcastle upon Tyne, surveyor Deed of partition between (1), (2) and (3), whereby (2) and (3) convey to (4) a half share in a messuage at Little Stainton, occupied by William Wilson; a cottage and garth also occupied by William Wilson; a cottage with half the garth behind it, in East Row, Little Stainton, bounded by Mr. Tatham's property on the north, and Henry Handcock's on the south; closes belonging to the messuage, called the Garth End Closes, the Burn Meadows and Moor End Batts; Twelve Acre Close, Eight Acres Close and Thirsley Fields; an annual rent charge of 4s. 2d. issuing out of Fawdon's Closes; all at Little Stainton; a house, malt kiln and brew house, orchards and garth, bounded by property of Henry Askew esq., on the east, Little Stainton main street on the west, Mr. Addison's property on the north and George Wood's property on the south; and houses and farms in Little Stainton formerly occupied by George Hutchinson, afterwards by Thomas Walker, then by Jane Preacher, widow, and now by William Wilson, purchased by George Wood from Rev. Thomas Davidson, clerk; a farm at Derwent Coat in the chapelry of Medomsley, late the estate of James Leybourn the father; a house and buildings used as a brewery with a yard, gardens and a parcel of ground in New Elvet, Durham, occupied by Thomas Liddell; an allotment on Elvet Moor allotted in respect of the property in New Elvet; and a half share of a farm at Collierley, occupied by Andrew Mathewson, so that the property in New Elvet and Elvet Moor may be allotted to (1) in trust to effect a partition of the property; and (1) agrees to surrender to the use of (2) for life and then (3), at the Manor Court of Chester, Ann Bates's half share in a house in Chester and adjoining garden measuring 50 yds. by 35 yds. lying between Mark Watson's tenement on the east and the Garth Ends Close on the south; a parcel of former waste land to the south of Chester Burn, with a house built on it at the west end of John Wilkinson's house and garden, bounded by the Lord of the Manor's waste on the west, measuring 13 yds. by 22 yds.; 2 acres 1 rood 8 perches of land on Chester South Moor, bounded by the allotments of Elizabeth Tinker on the east, John Wright on the north and Joseph Owen on the south, and the Durham Turnpike Road on the west; and (1) (2) and (3) appoint (5) to make a partition of the remainder of the property conveyed in trust to (4)

20 October 1812 (1) William Bates of Derwent Coat, gent., and Ann, his wife (2) John Chambers of Winlaton, clerk, and James Laybourn Chambers of Liverpool, gent. (3) John Dinning of Newlands, Northumberland, gent; William Bates of Chollerton, Northumberland, gent.; and John Bell of Newcastle upon Tyne, surveyor Deed of covenant varying the deed of partition between the parties, dated 7 February 1812 [D/El 58/1], whereby property at Derwent Coat and in the parish of Lanchester be allotted to (1) and property at Little Stainton to (2)

30 October 1812 (1) John Dinning of Newlands, Northumberland, gent; William Bates of Chollerton, Northumberland, gent; and John Bell of Newcastle upon Tyne, surveyor (2) William Bates of Derwent Coat, gent., and Ann, his wife (3) John Chambers of Winlaton, clerk, and James Laybourn Chambers of Liverpool, gent. Award of (1) declaring that the value of property allotted to (3) is greater than that allotted to (2) by deeds dated 7 February 1812 [D/El 58/1] and 20 October 1812 [D/El 58/2] and directing that (3) pays £413 to (2) as compensation

2 June 1817 (1) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton, clerk (2) James Leybourn Chambers of Little Stainton, gent., son of (1) (3) Nathaniel Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq.; and Abraham Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) Sarah Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow Mortgage by lease for 1500 years, by (1), (2) and (3) to (4) of property at Little Stainton comprising a messuage formerly occupied by Robert Dobbin and now by William Wilson; a cottage and garth formerly occupied by William Pindar and then by William Wilson; a cottage and half the garth behind it in East Row, bounded by Mr. Tatham's property on the north and Henry Handcock's on the south; closes belonging to the messuage, called The Garth End Closes, the Burn Meadows and Moor End Batts; Twelve Acre Close and Thirsley Fields; an annual rent charge of 4s. 2d. issuing out of Fawdon Closes; house, maltkiln and brewhouse, orchards and garth, bounded by William Wilson's properties on the east and north, Little Stainton main street on the west, and a house occupied by Christopher Garry on the south; and houses and a farm formerly occupied by George Hutchinson, later Thomas Walker, then Jane Preacher and afterwards by William Wilson Consideration: £950

2 June 1817 (1) James Leybourn Chambers of Little Stainton, gent. (2) Sarah Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow Bond by (1) to (2) in the penal sum of £1900 to secure the repayment of a mortgage Originally enclosed in D/El 58/4

2 June 1817 (1) Thomas Dunn of Stockton, gent., Martin Dunn of Durham, merchant, and John Dunn of Durham, gent., administrators of the goods of Benjamin Dunn of Durham, esq., deceased (2) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton, clerk, and James Leybourn Chambers of Little Stainton, gent. (3) Sarah Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow (4) John Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Assignment by (1) to (4) of terms of 1000 years and 600 years to secure a mortgage by (2) to (4) of property at Little Stainton, as described in D/El 58/4

5 August 1817 (1) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton, clerk (2) James Leybourn Chambers of Little Stainton, gent. (3) Sarah Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow Further charge by (1) and (2) to (3) on property at Little Stainton as in D/El 58/4 Consideration: £70

2 June 1819 (1) Rev. John Chambers, late of Winlaton, now of Little Stainton, clerk (2) James Leybourn Chambers, late of Liverpool, Lancashire, now of Little Stainton, son of (1) (3) Sarah Hunter of the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow Further mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of property, as in D/El 58/4, at Little Stainton Consideration: £500

6 August 1817 (1) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton, clerk (2) James Leybourn Chambers of Little Stainton, gent. (3) Nathaniel Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq., and Abraham Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) John Beckwith of Merrington, gent., and Rev. James Blackburn of Newcastle upon Tyne, clerk Lease for 2000 years by (1), (2) and (3) to (4) of property at Little Stainton comprising a messuage formerly occupied by Robert Dobbin and now by William Wilson; a cottage and garth formerly occupied by William Pindar and then by William Wilson; a cottage and half the garth behind it in East Row, bounded by Mr. Tatham's property on the north and Henry Handcock's on the south; closes belonging to the messuage, called The Garth End Closes, the Burn Meadows and Moor End Batts; Twelve Acre Close and Thirsley Fields; an annual rent charge of 4s. 2d. issuing out of Fawdon Closes; house, maltkiln and brewhouse, orchards and garth bounded by William Wilson's properties on the east and north, Little Stainton main street on the west and a house occupied by Christopher Garry on the south; and houses and a farm formerly occupied by George Hutchinson, later Thomas Walker, then Jane Preacher and afterwards by William Wilson, in trust to raise £1100 to support the 2 daughters of (1), sisters of (2)

15 April 1824 (1) Sarah Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow (2) William Trotter of Morpeth, Northumberland esq. (3) John Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. Transfer by (1) to (2) of a mortgage by (3) of property at Little Stainton comprising a messuage formerly occupied by Robert Dobbin and now by William Wilson; a cottage and garth formerly occupied by William Pindar and then by William Wilson; a cottage and half the garth behind it in East Row, bounded by Mr. Tatham's property on the north and Henry Handcock's on the south; closes belonging to the messuage, called The Garth End Closes, The Burn Meadows and Moor End Batts; 12 Acre Close and Thirsley Fields; an annual rent charge of 4s. 2d. issuing out of Fawdon Closes; house, maltkiln and brewhouse, orchards and garth, bounded by William Wilson's property on the east and north, Little Stainton main street on the west, and a house occupied by Christopher Garry on the south; houses and farm formerly occupied by George Hutchinson, then Thomas Walker, then Jane Preacher and afterwards by William Wilson Consideration: £1200

12 July 1827 (1) Ann Bates the elder of Derwent Coat, widow, and Ann Bates the younger, and Eleanor Bates, both of Derwent Coat, spinsters (2) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton, clerk, and James Leybourn Chambers of Westmorland, gent. (3) Nathaniel Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq., and Abraham Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) John Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. Deed to lead the uses of a fine, in the form of a lease and release by (1), (2) and (3) to (4) of a farm called Derwent Coat in the parish of Lanchester, formerly the property of James Laybourn, deceased; half of a house and farm in Collierley, also formerly belonging to James Laybourn; and property in Little Stainton comprising a messuage formerly occupied by Robert Dobbin, afterwards by George Smith and now by William Wilson; a cottage and garth formerly occupied by William Pindar and now by William Wilson; a cottage and half a garth behind it on the East Row, bounded by lands of Mr. Tatham on the north and lands of Henry Handcock on the south; together with closes called The Garth End Closes, Burn Meadows and Moor End Batts; Twelve Acre Close, the Eight Acres Close and Thirsley Fields; an annual rent charge of 4s. 2d. issuing out of Fawdon's Closes; a house, maltkiln and brewhouse, orchards and garth, bounded by property of Henry Askew, esq., on the east, Little Stainton main street on the west, property of Mr. Addison on the north and property of George Wood on the south, purchased by George Wood from George Goundry, Ralph Goundry and Bridget Richardson; and houses and farms formerly occupied by George Hutchinson, afterwards by Thomas Walker, then by Jane Preacher, widow, and now by William Wilson, purchased by George Wood from Rev. Thomas Davidson, clerk, in accordance with a previous agreement between the parties to effect a partition of the property whereby Derwent Coat and the property at Collierley are allotted to (1) and all the property at Little Stainton to (2) and their trustee (3), subject to the rights of various mortgagees

25 September [1827] (1) John Clayton, plaintiff (2) Ann Bates, the younger, and Eleanor Bates, deforciants Final concord whereby (2) acknowledge the right of (1) to 15 messuages, 10 gardens, 400 acres of land, 400 acres of meadow, 400 acres of pasture, 50 acres of wood and common and 4s. 2d. rent, in Derwent Coat and Collierley in the parish of Lanchester, and Little Stainton in the parish of Bishopton Consideration: 300 marks of silver Originally enclosed in D/El 58/10

Extract from the tithe commutation apportionment relating to property belonging to John Bright and occupied by William Alderson and Robert Petch, at Little Stainton, 7 February 1849

Plan of property at Little Stainton listed in the schedule D/El 58/12, n.d., [1849] Scale: 6 chains to 1 inch [1:4752] Originally enclosed in D/El 58/12

11 April 1865 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., receiver of the estates of John, third Earl of Eldon, during his minority Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits of the Drainage District of Morden Carrs to the value of £1,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

13 May 1865 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., receiver of the estates of John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, during his minority Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits from the Morden Carrs Drainage District to the value of £2,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

16 August 1865 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits from the Morden Carrs Drainage District to the value of £3,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

13 December 1865 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., receiver of the estates of John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, during his minority Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits from the Morden Carrs Drainage District to the value of £2,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

7 May 1866 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., receiver of the estates of John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, during his minority Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits from the Morden Carrs Drainage District to the value of £1,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

28 July 1866 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., receiver of the estates of John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, during his minority Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits from the Morden Carrs Drainage District to the value of £1,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

8 September 1866 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) Alfred Bell of 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent., receiver of the estates of John, 3rd Earl of Eldon, during his minority Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits from the Morden Carrs Drainage District to the value of £2,000 and interest at 4.5% a year

2 November 1867 (1) Morden Carrs Drainage Board (2) John, third Earl of Eldon Mortgage by (1) to (2) of the profits of Morden Drainage District to the value of £2,000 and interest at the rate of 4.5% a year

7 July [1821] (1) King George IV (2) John, Baron Eldon, High Chancellor of Great Britain Letters patent of (1) granting to (2) and his heirs, the titles Viscount Encombe of Encombe, Dorset, and Earl of Eldon

18 July [1799] (1) King George III (2) Sir John Scott, knight Letters patent of (1) granting to (2) and his heirs the title Baron Eldon of Eldon