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Edleston family of Gainford

Reference: D/Ed 6 Catalogue Title: Edleston family of Gainford Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Bolam Chapelry

Covering Dates: 1837-1955

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  • Edleston family of Gainford
    • Edleston family of Gainford (Ref: D/Ed)
    • Bolam Chapelry (Ref: D/Ed 6)
    • Registration (Ref: D/Ed 6/1/1)
    • Clergy (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/1-63)
    • Endowment of Bolam as a separate ecclesiastical district (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/1-36)
    • Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/37-45)
    • Draft letters of Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/46-48)
    • Appointment of C.T. Bowen as curate (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/49-63)
    • Churchwardens and Church Fabric (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1-63)
    • Bolam Chapel (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1-63)
    • Conveyance of the site (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1-2)
    • Letters to Rev. G. Macfarlan at Gainford (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/3-4)
    • Draft letters of Rev. G. Macfarlan (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/5-44)
    • Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/45-63)
    • Schools (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1-96)
    • Bolam Church of England School (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1-96)
    • Present State of Bolam School (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1-2)
    • Letters concerning the conveyance of the site (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/3-24)
    • Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/25-31)
    • Draft letters of Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/32-33)
    • Papers concerning the repairs and alterations to Bolam school, 1893 - 1894 (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/34-36)
    • Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/37-72)
    • Letters of Rev. C.T. Bowen at Bolam to Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/73-76)
    • Re. the appointment of a schoolmistress for Bolam (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/77-86)
    • School Managers (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/87-90)
    • Letters to R.H. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/91-94)
    • Of Rev. A.J. Meek at Heighington (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/95-96)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-36)
    • New Parsonage and Burial Ground (Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-36)
    • Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-36)

Catalogue Description

Bolam Chapelry

Catalogue Contents

Edleston family of Gainford (Ref: D/Ed)Bolam Chapelry (Ref: D/Ed 6)Registration (Ref: D/Ed 6/1/1)Ref: D/Ed 6/1/1

Copy of Baptisms entry for Lenn Oiston, 9 September 1894 and Meggie Longstaff, 16 September 1894, of Bolam, sent of C.T. Bowen, 1894
(paper, 2 folios)

Clergy (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/1-63)Endowment of Bolam as a separate ecclesiastical district (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/1-36)Ref: D/Ed 6/2/1

Copy of an application form for the formation of a separate district under the New Parishes Acts issued by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and partially completed for Bolam, 9 January 1865
(paper, printed form)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/2-8

Letters between the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 19 May 1864 - 8 March 1866
(paper, 5 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/9-30

Letters between I. Lempriere Hammond, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 21 November 1864 - 11 April 1869
(paper, 22 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/31-36

Letters between J.W.P. Sowerby of the Guisborough Hospital at Stokesley, Yorks and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 28 November 1864 - 5 February 1866
(paper, 6 folios)

Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/37-45)Ref: D/Ed 6/2/37-44

Of G.S. Harrison at Richmond, Yorks., 9 October 1866 - 31 January 1868
(paper, 8 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/45

Of W. Aldis Wright, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge, 3 February 1893
(paper)

Draft letters of Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/46-48)Ref: D/Ed 6/2/46

To Matthew Ford at (unspecified), 23 September 1864
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/47

To the Duke of Cleveland, 5 October 1864
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/48

To the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 7 November 1864
(paper, 2 folios)

Appointment of C.T. Bowen as curate (Ref: D/Ed 6/2/49-63)Ref: D/Ed 6/2/49-61

Letters of Rev. C.T. Bowen at Guisborough Yorks to Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 21 July 1866 - 1 January 1870
(paper, 15 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/2/62-63

Letters of I.L. Hammond, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge to Rev. C.T. Bowen, 26 October 1867 - 17 October 1869
(paper, 2 folios)

Churchwardens and Church Fabric (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1-63)Bolam Chapel (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1-63)Conveyance of the site (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1-2)Ref: D/Ed 6/3/1

Extract from a Conveyance of a piece of ground at Bolam (the site of the chapel), n.d. [1850's]
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/2

31 December 1866 (1) George Macfarlan of Christchurch, New Zealand and Emma Mary Macfarlan of St. Leonards, Sussex (2) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Copy of conveyance by (1) to (2) of a parcel of land with the chapel or building standing thereon containing 150 square yards, situate at Bolam in the parish of Gainford, bounded on the west and north by the High Road leading from Morton Tinmouth to Leap Cross Turnpike Gate with right of way across field belonging to Rev. John Birkbeck which bounds parcel of land on east and south. Recites Church Building Acts and death of George Macfarlan of G. Macfarlan on 18 July 1862, with plan attached showing the area
(file, paper, 3 folios)

Letters to Rev. G. Macfarlan at Gainford (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/3-4)Ref: D/Ed 6/3/3

Of the Church Commissioners' Office at London, 24 June 1841
(paper, printed form)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/4

Of Thomas Peacock at Denton, 8 October 1846
(paper)

Draft letters of Rev. G. Macfarlan (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/5-44)Ref: D/Ed 6/3/5

To Rev. J. Musgrave, Bursar at Trinity College, Cambridge, 22 April 1837
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/6

To the (Ecclesiastical Commissioners) (at London?), n.d. [1850's]
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/7-33

Letters between the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at Whitehall, London and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 16 December 1863 - 31 January 1868
(paper, 27 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/34-42

Letters between G.S. Harrison at Richmond and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 15 March 1864 - 23 October 1866
(paper, 12 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/43-44

Draft of Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford to Rev. F. Martin in London and his reply, 30 June - 2 July 1866
(paper, 2 folios)

Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/3/45-63)Ref: D/Ed 6/3/45-49

Of Mrs. E. Macfarlan at St. Leonards, Bucks., 19 March - 25 October 1866
(paper, 5 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/50-51

Letters of J.L. Hammond, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge, 22 June - 29 August 1866
(paper, 2 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/52-54

Letters of White, Bornett and White Solicitors for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at London of charges, 10 September 1866 - 29 January 1868
(paper, 4 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/55

Draft letter of Rev. J. Edleston to the Masters of Trinity College, Cambridge about the building of a new chapel at Bolam, 27 November 1894
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/56-57

Letters of J.L. Hammond at Trinity College, Cambridge to Rev. J. Edleston on the subject of repairs to the chapel, 25 April 1863 - 6 May 1867
(paper, 2 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/58-61

Letters of Rev. A.J. Meek at Heighington to Alice Edleston at Gainford requesting a donation towards repairing the church at Bolam, 3 September 1952 - 19 May 1955
(paper, 4 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/3/62-63

Church notices, 1905 - 1908
(paper, printed, 2 folios)

Schools (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1-96)Bolam Church of England School (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1-96)Present State of Bolam School (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1-2)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/1

Letter of Mary Turnage at Bolam to (Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford) informing about the present state of Bolam school, 24 March 1863
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/2

Memoranda dated 28 September and 24 March concerning the contents of letters and the history and present state of Bolam school, 1863

Letters concerning the conveyance of the site (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/3-24)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/3

Of Francis Martin, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge to Rev. G. Macfarlan at Gainford, 17 May 1841
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/4-8

Letters between the Duke of Cleveland or his secretary W.T. Scarth at Raby Castle and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 27 July - 12 August 1893
(paper, 5 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/9-24

Letters between W. and W.J. Watson at Barnard Castle and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 8 August 1893 - 23 January 1894
(paper, 16 folios, 1 printed)

Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/25-31)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/25-28

Of Wharton Ford at South Hampstead, London, 18 January - 21 November 1893
(paper, 4 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/29-31

Of the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle, 11 April 1893 - 30 October 1901
(paper, 3 folios)

Draft letters of Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/32-33)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/32

To Mr. Bowen at Bolam, 4 August 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/33

Draft letter, dated 20 October 1893
(paper)

Papers concerning the repairs and alterations to Bolam school, 1893 - 1894 (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/34-36)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/34-36

Letters between Lord Barnard at Raby Castle and Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 24 July 1893 - 23 May 1894
(paper, 3 folios)

Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/37-72)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/37

Of William C. Trevor at Guisborough, 10 August 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/38

Of J. Haworth at Durham Training College for Schoolmistresses, 28 August 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/39-54

Of Hicks and Charlewood, Architects of 42 Grainger Street, Newcastle, 31 August 1893 - 19 June 1894
(2 files, paper and paper, 19 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/55-66

Of J.F. Adamson, Builder, at Church Street, Childon, 29 September 1893 - 13 June 1894
(paper, 12 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/67

Of Joseph W. Vease, Chairman of the Governors of Guisborough Grammar School, 6 October 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/68

Draft letter of Rev. J. Edleston to the Bursar of (Trinity College, Cambridge?), 26 September 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/69

Statement by Joseph Edleston for the Bishop of Durham outlining the history of the scheme to re-open Bolam school, 10 October 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/70

Copy of instructions to applicants for grants towards the building of new schools, from the Durham Diocesan Board of Education, n.d. [c.1893]
(paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/71

Copy of a certificate of completion of school buildings for which the Diocesan Board of Education had made a grant, including an income and expenditure account and a Balance Sheet for the school, n.d. [c.1893]
(paper, printed form, 3 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/72

Series of notes detailing the progress of the plan to build a school at Bolam, a list of subscribers to the fund and details of the likely expenditure, n.d. [1890's]
(paper)

Letters of Rev. C.T. Bowen at Bolam to Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/73-76)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/73

Asking him to attend a meeting to discuss Bolam School, n.d. [c.April 1893]
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/74

Re necessity of keeping Bolam school a strictly Church School, 15 May 1893
(paper, 2 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/75

Estirnating the number of children likely to attend Bolam school, 20 May 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/76

Informing him that Mr. Richard Brown has accepted office as one of the Bolam School Managers, 28 December 1893
(paper)

Re. the appointment of a schoolmistress for Bolam (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/77-86)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/77

Letters of Alice S. Denning, secretary of Whitelands Training College, Chelsea to Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford, 30 November 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/78

Recommendation from Principal of Whitelands College of Miss Bakewell for Bolam School including reports on her ability in all subjects, 6 December 1893
(paper, printed form)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/79

Letter of E. Lowes at Bolam to Alice Edleston at Gainford, 15 December 1893
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/80-85

Letters between Annie Bakewell at Keswick and Alice Edleston at Gainford, 9 December 1893 - 24 January 1895
(paper, 6 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/86

Income and Expenditure Accounts of Bolam school for the years 1893 and 1894, n.d. [c.1893]
(booklet, cardboard cover, paper)

School Managers (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/87-90)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/87

Draft letter by (Alice Edleston?) to an un-named person inviting him/her to be one of the Managers of Bolam school, 11 January 1894
(paper, 2 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/88

Letter of R. Lares at Bolam to Rev. J, Edleston at Gainford accepting the appointment as one of the managers of Bolam school, 18 January 1894
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/89-90

Notices of special meetings of the Managers of Bolam Church of England School, first and second deposits, 4 September 1918 - November n.d. [1910's]
(paper, printed form, 2 folios)

Letters to R.H. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/91-94)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/91

Of William H. Kirby at Gainford asking to be recommended for the vacant post of Master, 12 July 1919
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/92-94

Of C.H. Brain at Consett about his application for the post of headmaster, 10 March - 18 May 1941
(file, paper and paper, 4 folios)

Of Rev. A.J. Meek at Heighington (Ref: D/Ed 6/4/95-96)Ref: D/Ed 6/4/95

Informing him about the progress of the work to Bolam school and asking for further help in the matter, 6 October 1949
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/4/96

Asking for his aid in preventing Bolam School from being taken over by the County Council and closed, 12 May 1951
(paper)

Miscellaneous (Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-36)New Parsonage and Burial Ground (Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-36)Letters to Rev. J. Edleston (Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-36)Ref: D/Ed 6/5/1-4

Of Matthew Ford at Lincoln's Inn Fields London, 19 January 1864 - 14 March 1866
(paper, 4 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/5(I)

Of John Birkbeck at Denton, 17 February 1864
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/5(II)

List of landowners in the Bolam area, n.d. [1864] Enclosure in D/Ed 6/5/5(I)
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/6

Of J.P. Sowerby at Stokesley, Yorks., 2 March 1864 Endorsed by J. Edleston with draft reply, dated 22 September 1864
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/7

Of H.E. Surtees at Ware, Herts., 4 March 1864 Endorsed by J. Edleston with draft letter to H.E. Surtees, dated (28) September 1864, about Bolam school
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/8

Of J.L. Hammond, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge, 19 March 1864
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/9

Of James J. Chalk, secretary to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at London, 2 November 1864
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/10-16

Of John B. Barraclough at Bolam, 27 December 1867 - 8 July 1869
(paper, 7 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/17-24

Of C.T. Bowen at (Gainford?), 19 March 1869 - 5 February 1883
(paper, 11 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/25-27

Of W. Aldis Wright, Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge, 6 March 1880 - 27 April 1881
(paper, 3 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/28-31

Of the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle, 21 January 1881 - 21 February 1884
(paper, 4 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/32

Certified Abstract of Title of Matthew Ford, Esq., to lands at Bolam, Gainford, to be donated as the site for a parsonage, March 1866
(file, paper, 2 folios)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/33

Rough notes concerning Bolam Parsonage House and the apportionment of the 1887 tithe,, n.d. [c.1887]
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/34

Notes of Acts of Parliament relevant to the District of Bolam, n.d. [c.post 1857]
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/35

Letter of C.T. Bowen at Gainford to Rev. J. Edleston at Gainford re burial of an unbaptised infant, 4 April 1881
(paper)

Ref: D/Ed 6/5/36

Balance sheet of Bolam weekly Offertory Fund and the Clothing Club Fund for year ended 31 December 1870, n.d. [1871]
(paper, printed)



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