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27 February 1704/5 (1) William Richardson, the elder, of Horeslaw in West Allen, Northumberland, yeoman; and Matthew Richardson of the same, yeoman (2) Thomas Fatherley of Byers Garth, yeoman (3) John Kirton of Cassop Smithy, yeoman Articles of agreement for the pre-nuptial settlement of Matthew Richardson and Jane Fatherley

29 and 30 April 1705 (1) Henry Eden of Shinckley [Shincliffe], gent.; Edward Eden of Durham, grocer; Blythman Eden of Newcastle, gent.; William Eden of Durham, gent.; Cuthbert Adamson of Durham, haberdasher, and wife, June; and Francis Salkeld of Newcastle, pewterer, and wife, Elizabeth (2) Thomas Fatherley of Byers Garth, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage farm and several [named] closes at Elstob in the parish of Great Stainton Consideration: £800

11 and 12 May 1705 (1) Thomas Fatherly of Byers Garth, yeoman (2) John Kirton of Cassop Smithy, yeoman (3) Mathew Richardson of Hareslaw in West Allen, Northumberland, yeoman, and Jane Fatherly, daughter of (1) Pre-nuptial settlement conveying from (1) to (2) estates as in D/El 9/2, 3 to the uses specified

12 May 1705 Counterpart of D/El 9/5

18 May 1705 (1) Thomas Fatherley, plaintiff (2) Henry Eden, clerk; Blythman Eden, gent.; Cuthbert Adamson and wife, Jane; and Francis Salkeld and wife, Elizabeth, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 5 cottages, 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, 40a. of moor in Elstob in the parish of Great Stainton Consideration: £106 13s. 4d.

17 November 1721 (1) Mathew Richardson of Sherburn, yeoman (2) Elizabeth Fatherley of Byers Garth, widow (3) William Richardson of Hareslaw, Northumberland, gent. Assignment by (2) to (3) in trust for (1) of the remainder of a term of 99 years in a moiety of the estates as in D/El 9/2, 3 Consideration: £180 and interest

10 December 1726 (1) Mathew Richardson of Sherburn, yeoman (2) William Richardson of Hareslaw, Northumberland, gent. (3) Ann Kirton of Cassop Smithy, widow Assignment by (2) to (3) in trust for (1) of the remainder of a term of 99 years in a moiety of estates as in D/El 9/2, 3 Consideration: £240 and interest

10 December 1726 (1) Mathew Richardson of Sherburn, yeoman (2) Ann Kirton of Cassop Smithy, widow (3) Robert Kirton of Shadforth, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 999 years by (1) at the request of (2) to (3) of estates as in D/El 9/2, 3 Consideration: £240 and interest

1 and 2 May 1730 (1) Mathew Richardson of Sherburn, yeoman, and wife, Jane (2) Elizabeth Fatherly of Shadforth, widow; William Errington of Sherburn Moor and wife, Elizabeth; and John Bailey of Shadforth and wife, Mary (3) John Hall of West Cramlington, Northumberland, gent. Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) of estates as in D/El 9/2, 3 Consideration: £1,200

2 May 1730 (1) Ann Kirton of Cassop Smithy, widow, and Robert Kirton of Shadforth, yeoman (2) Mathew Richardson of Sherburn, yeoman (3) John Hall of West Cramlington, Northumberland, gent. (4) Robert Hall and Henry Hall, both of Stannington, Northumberland, yeomen Assignment by (1) to (4) of the remainder of a term of 99 years in a moiety of estates as in D/El 9/2, 3 and of the remainder of a term of 999 years in the whole estate Consideration: £1,200

2 May 1730 (1) Mathew Richardson of Sherburn, yeoman, and William Richardson of Allendale, Northumberland, yeoman (2) John Hall of West Cramlington, Northumberland, gent. Bond in £2,400 for performance of covenants in indentures of equal date

16 May 1730 (1) John Hall, plaintiff (2) Mathew Richardson and wife, Jane; Elizabeth Fatherley, widow; William Errington and wife, Elizabeth; and John Bailey and wife, Mary, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 5 cottages, 200a. of land 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pastures, 100a. of moor in Elstob in the parish of Stainton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

Probate copy of will, dated 18 April 1754, of John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, gent., devising land at Elstob to son, John Hall, 27 September 1760

Will of Henry Hall of High Angerton, Hartburn, Northumberland, yeoman, 1 July 1766

14 and 15 May 1777 (1) John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, gent. (2) Mary Wilson of Newcastle, spinster Mortgage by (1) to (2) of estates at Elstob as in D/El 9/2, 3 Consideration: £500 and interest

15 May 1777 (1) John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, gent. (2) Mary Wilson of Newcastle, spinster Bond in £1,000 for the payment of £500 and interest, as in D/El 9/20, 21

29 May 1777 (1) Mary Wilson, plaintiff (2) John Hall and wife, Mary, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 5 cottages, 150a. of land, 150a. of meadow, 150a. of pasture, 150a. of moor in Elstob in the parish of Great Stainton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

25 April 1778 (1) John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, gent. (2) Mary Wilson of Newcastle, spinster Bond in £200 for the payment of £100 and interest

Probate copy of will, dated 30 March 1779, of John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, gent., devising freehold estates at Elstob to eldest son, John Hall, 7 June 1779

Copy of D/El 9/26

Letters of administration of the estate of the late Robert Hall of Stannington, Northumberland, yeoman, granted to his eldest son, Edward Hall, 3 April 1781

14 and 15 May 1781 (1) John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, yeoman (2) Mary Wilson of Newcastle, spinster (3) Francis Reed of Hurworth, esq. (4) Rev. William Addison, rector of Dinsdale, and Rev. John Theakston, curate of Eryholme, Yorkshire (5) Edward Hall of Stannington, Northumberland, yeoman (6) Edward Hall of Shield Hill, Bothall, Northumberland, yeoman (7) Thomas Reed Ward of Over Dinsdale, Yorkshire, esq. (8) Robert Colling, the younger, of Hurworth, esq. Lease and release by (1) and others to (3) of estates as in D/El 9/2, 3; release of the same at the request of (1) by (2) to (3) for the use of (4) for a term of 2,000 years on trusts specified; assignment to (7), in trust, of the remainder of a term of 99 years in a moiety of the same; and assignment to (8), in trust, of the remainder of a term of 999 years in the whole estate Consideration: £1,200

2 May 1786 (1) George Hall of North Shields, Northumberland, butcher (2) Mary Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, spinster (3) John Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, yeoman (4) Francis Reed of Hurworth, esq. Release to (1) and (2) of legacies under the will of their father, John Hall, late of Cramlington, gent., deceased

5 January 1789 (1) Margaret Hall of Cramlington, Northumberland, spinster (2) John Hall of Cramlington, yeoman (3) Francis Reed of Hurworth, esq. Release to (1) of a legacy under the will of her father, John Hall, late of Cramlington, gent., deceased

Receipts of John and Mary Hall for interest payable on a legacy charged upon an estate at Elstob, 3 January 1782 - 28 March 1788

Copy of the baptismal entries of the children of John and Mary Hall baptised at Cramlington, Northumberland, 30 June 1761 - 27 December 1767

30 April 1705; copy made post 1821 Copy of D/El 9/3

18 May 1705; copy made post 1814 Copy of D/El 9/7, 8

18 May 1705; copy made post 1826 (1) Thomas Fotherly,plaintiff (2) Henry Eden; Blythman Eden; William Eden; Cuthbert Adamson and wife, Jane; Francis Salkeld and wife, Elizabeth, deforceants Abstract of final concord of 2 messuages, 5 cottages, 100a. of land, 100a. of pasture, 40a. of heath

2 May 1730; copy made post 1821 Copy of D/El 9/13

Copy of will, dated 20 March 1823, of Robert Colling of Hurworth, esq., devising freehold estate at Hurworth and Haughton [le Skerne], copy made 16 June 1825

Letter from F.D. Beckwith, Darlington, to Richard Wilson, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding a plan of the Elstob estate, 25 October 1827

Conditions of sale of a freehold estate at Elstob, with memorandum of agreement to purchase for the Earl of Eldon for £2,250 by his agent Richard Wilson of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, 20 November 1827

Opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, on the title of the trustees of the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward to a farm at Elstob, 3 January 1828

Abstract of title, from 27 February 1704 to 5 January 1789, of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward to a freehold estate at Elstob, 13 February 1828

Additional abstract of title, from 14 May 1781 to 13 June 1827, of the trustees of the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward to a messuage, farm and other hereditaments at Elstob, 15 February 1828

Affirmation by John Graham of Darlington, clerk, concerning the entry in the Low Dinsdale burials register for Rev. William Addison in 1812, 25 April 1828

Affirmation by John Coates of Darlington, gent., concerning the entry in the Stockton burials register for John Ayres in 1804, 28 April 1828

Letter from Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson and Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, solicitors, concerning legacies payable from the Elstob estate under the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, 5 May 1828

Copies of receipts for legacies under the will of Thomas Reed Ward of Hurworth, esq., 26 April - 5 May 1828

Schedule, from 21 March 1799 to 13 June 1827, of deeds and writings to be retained by Ward's trustees, 12 May 1828

Copy of brief and opinion of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, regarding the conveyance by the trustees of Mrs. Elizabeth Ward to the Earl of Eldon of the title to an estate at Elstob, 31 May 1828

8 June 1828 (1) William Addison Fountaine of Middleton St. George, clerk, and Robert Addison, gent. (2) John, Earl of Eldon Lease [release missing] by (1) to (2) of a messuage and farm at Elstob containing 123a. 2r. 24p. Consideration: peppercorn rent

9 June 1828 (1) Robert Colling of Haughton le Skerne, esq. (2) Rev. John Theakston, rector of Hurworth (3) William Addison Fountaine of Middleton St. George, clerk, and Robert Addison, gent. (4) John, Earl of Eldon (5) Francis Cross of Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, esq., master in chancery (6) William Courtenay of Duke Street, Westminster, esq. Assignment by (1) to (5) and (2) to (6) of two terms of 999 years and 2000 years in premises as in D/El 9/51 in trust for (4)

9 June 1828 (1) William Addison Fountaine of Middleton St. George, clerk, and Robert Addison, gent. (2) John, Earl of Eldon Deed of covenant for the production of title deeds relating to the estates as in D/El 9/51

Attested copies of receipts for legacies under the will of Thomas Reed Ward of Hurworth, 9 June 1828

Letter from John Coates, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson and Bell, solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the purchase money for the Elstob estate and the cause of the delay of the apportionment of interest, 17 June 1828

Letter from John Coates, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson and Bell, solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, acknowledging receipt of £2,256 for the purchase of the Elstob estate, 23 June 1828

Account of Christopher Sherwood, Darlington, to Messrs. Wilson and Bell, solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, for legal work in connection with the conveyance of an estate at Elstob to the Earl of Eldon, 7 February - 25 June 1828, with receipts, 25 June - 26 July 1828

Schedule of deeds, from 27 February 1704 to 9 June 1828, relating to an estate at Elstob, n.d. [post 1831]

1 November 1836 (1) Rev. Thomas Peacock of Denton (2) John, Earl of Eldon Deed of covenant for the production of documents relating to premises as in D/El 9/51

Copy of plan of the township of Elstob [surveyed in 1837] by Richard Harrison of Aycliffe, September 1854 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168]

13 May 1861 (1) Robert Wanless of Ferryhill, yeoman (2) John Rudd of the same, foundryman Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 940 square yards to the south of Ferryhill village, adjoining the lands of Lord Eldon to the north and east, Chilton Quarry to the south, and the turnpike road from Ferryhill to Rushyford on the west Consideration: £5

Sworn declaration of John Rudd, foundryman, concerning his title to the lands as in D/El 10/1, 20 July 1872

Abstract of title, from 13 May 1861 to 16 August 1872, of the Earl of Eldon to a piece of land near Ferryhill purchased from John Rudd, n.d. [1872]

1 September 1759 (1) John Kelsey of Great Aycliffe, skinner (2) Thomas Smith, son of John Smith of Walworth Moor, yeoman Lease for a year [release missing] by (1) to (2) of a dwelling house with workhouse and other houses at Great Aycliffe Consideration: 5s., peppercorn rent

Copies of the will, dated 12 November 1804, of Richard Kelsey of Heighington, yeoman, devising a close called the Four Acres at Redworth to brother, George Kelsey; a dwelling house, orchard and garden at Great Aycliffe, to brother, Robert Kelsey, and thereafter to nephew, John Kelsey; all other lands at Great Aycliffe to brother, William Kelsey, and thereafter to the said nephew, John Kelsey, n.d.

28 March 1831 (1) John Kelsey of Great Aycliffe, weaver (2) Jeffrey Bulmer of Darlington, freestone cutter Mortgage by demise for 1,000 years by (1) to (2), in trust, of a messuage and dwelling house with appurtenances at Great Aycliffe Consideration: £50 and interest

19 March 1832 (1) John Kelsey of Great Aycliffe, weaver (2) Jeffrey Bulmer of Darlington, freestone cutter (3) George Jackson of Darlington, yeoman Discharge of mortgage as in D/El 11/4 and mortgage by demise for 2,000 years of the same premises, by (1) to (3), in trust Consideration: £100 and interest

26 May 1836 (1) John Kelsey of Great Aycliffe, weaver (2) Alice Stamper of the same, spinster Mortgage by (1) to (2) of estates as in D/El 11/4 Consideration: £110 and interest

Copy of the will, dated 5 May 1835, of George Jackson of Darlington, yeoman, agent to the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, devising several freehold dwelling houses at Hope Town and Old Shildon to the use of his wife, Jane; and all real estate, vested in the testator as a trustee or by way of mortgage, to the use of John Arrowsmith Storey of Darlington, schoolmaster; copy made post 1 August 1839

Abstract of title, from 12 November 1804 to 26 May 1836, to a freehold house and premises in Great Aycliffe, 1845

Letter from the Earl of Eldon, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, to A. Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, approving the purchase of a large freehold house at Aycliffe, urging the acquisition there of sufficient land for building a large hotel "... from which to the station there should be a very short and easy public access ...", and advising purchasing all the property which abuts the railway station: "... we should then be inaccessible to injury or rivalry, except by that remotest of all contingencies, namely the railway company shifting their station to some other part of Aycliffe ...", 5 February 1845

Letter from R[ichard] Harrison, Darlington, to A[lfred] Bell concerning the location of the title deeds to Kelsey's mortgaged property at Great Aycliffe, and forwarding a sketch of the property and the adjoining premises, 8 February 1845

Letter from Richard Harrison, Great Aycliffe, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, forwarding a missing deed and referring to the location of a pew in the church, 26 February 1845

Letter from Richard Harrison, Aycliffe, to Alfred Bell concerning a missing release of 2 September 1759, and other problems relating to the title to property there, 3 March 1845

Affirmation by John Kelsey that his estate in Great Aycliffe is the same as that described in the will of Richard Kelsey, of 12 November 1804, 11 March 1845

Certified extracts from the Aycliffe parish registers recording the burial of Robert Kelsey on 30 November 1828, and the marriage on 23 November 1836, of Benton Ord and Alice Stamper, both 11 March 1845

Letter from Richard Harrison, Great Aycliffe, to Alfred Bell concerning the title to the Aycliffe property, and the failure of another owner to name an asking price "... The Railway Co. by offering so enormous a price has made them think their Old houses pure Gold ...", 12 March 1845

Letter from Richard Harrison, Aycliffe, to Alfred Bell concerning proofs of Kelsey's title to the Aycliffe property, 15 March 1845

Letter from Richard Harrison, Great Aycliffe, to Alfred Bell advising that he has been unable to acquire "satisfactory particulars" in connection with the Great Aycliffe purchase, 2 April 1845

Letter from Richard Lawson, Darlington, concerning proofs of title, 3 April 1845

Letter from Richard Lawson to [Richard] Harrison, Great Aycliffe, concerning proofs of title and costs to the vendor of the Aycliffe property, n.d. [1845]

Letter from Richard Harrison, Great Aycliffe, to Alfred Bell, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, reporting on the execution of the deed and delays in receipt of the purchase money, 6 May 1845

Copy letters from Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, to Richard Harrison concerning the purchase of property at Aycliffe, 10 February 1845 - 7 May 1845

Letter from Robert Thompson, Woodham Lodge, to Alfred Bell concerning remuneration for Mr. Harrison in the Aycliffe transaction, 15 May 1845

Notes, instructions and requisitions on the title to Kelsey's Aycliffe property, 1845

Abstract of title, from 11 May 1797 to 19 July 1865, of William Coulson to lands at Great Aycliffe, 1868

Description of a piece of land at North Aycliffe to be conveyed to the Earl of Eldon, with covenants relating to access, and the creation and maintenance of gates, n.d. [post 1867]

Letter from [B. Wooler], Darlington, to R. Francis Reed, 38 High Street, Stockton on Tees, concerning the sale of 0a. 2r. 34p. of land [at Aycliffe] to the railway company, 8 April 1867

Correspondence between J. Coulson, North Aycliffe, and R. Francis Reed, 38 High Street, Stockton, concerning the offer for, and acceptance of, land for a railway line from the South Durham and Eldon Collieries, 29 July - 26 August 1867

Letters from John Johnson, Chilton Hall, Ferryhill, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning the Eldon Branch Railway line crossing the land proposed to be purchased from Coulson at Great Aycliffe and the Elstob and Standalone boreholes, 2 July 1868 - 6 November 1868

Letter from Ralph Ward-Jackson, Greatham Hall, Stockton, to John Johnson, Chilton Hall, enclosing a request by Coulson's solicitor to "push on" the purchase of land for the proposed line of railway to link Lord Eldon's estate with the North Eastern Railway, 3 - 16 July 1868

Opinion of Robert R. Hawkins, Lincoln's Inn, London, concerning the abstract of title of William Coulson to lands at Great Aycliffe, and on replies to requisitions on title, 10 July - 6 August 1868

Requisitions on title and answers concerning William Coulson's title to lands at Great Aycliffe, 20 - 24 July 1868

Letters from Q.B. Wooler, Darlington, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning the sale of a piece of land at North Aycliffe by Coulson to the Earl of Eldon, 24 July 1868 - 10 December 1868

Letters from Charles Thomas Foster, 13 Gray's Inn Square, London, agent for Wooler of Darlington, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning the conveyance of Coulson's land at Aycliffe to the Earl of Eldon, 28 July 1868 - 16 December 1868

Further requisitions on title, and answers, concerning William Coulson's lands at Great Aycliffe, 13 August - 25 September 1868

Opinion of Robert R. Hawkins, Lincoln's Inn, London, on the replies to further requisitions on title to a piece of land at Great Aycliffe, 12 September 1868

Draft declarations of George Etherington concerning the late William Coulson, farmer, and a piece of land at North Aycliffe to be purchased by the Earl of Eldon, 21 September 1868 and n.d.

Revised draft of Robert R.A. Hawkins, Lincoln's Inn, London, of the conveyance of a piece of land at Great Aycliffe by Jacob Coulson to the Earl of Eldon, 12 September - 2 October 1868

Letter from Robert Thompson, North Aycliffe, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd concerning the tenancy of his farm, 12 October 1868

Letters from Joseph Snowball, Seaton Burn House, Dudley, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning the crossing of the land purchased from Coulson at Great Aycliffe by the proposed line of the Eldon Branch Railway, 13 October 1868 - 6 January 1869

Undertaking of Jacob Coulson concerning outgoings on property at Great Aycliffe purchased by the Earl of Eldon, 1 December 1868

Authorisation by Jacob Coulson to the Earl of Eldon for the payment of purchase money, 1 December 1868

Abstract of a deed of purchase by the Earl of Eldon from Jacob Coulson of a piece of land at Great Aycliffe, 1 December 1868

Letters from John Ward, Durham, concerning searches at Durham for judgements against William and Jacob Coulson, 23 - 28 December 1868

Plan of land at North Aycliffe purchased by the Earl of Eldon from Jacob Coulson for the Eldon Branch Railway, n.d. [1868] Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1 : 2500]

Tracing of plan as in D/El 12/51 with note re purchase price, n.d. [1868]

Memorandum that the deeds relating to the [Great Aycliffe] property were handed to Sir William Eden on completion of the sale to him, 22 July 1903

Plan of four fields in the township of Aycliffe, n.d. [c.1860] Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168]

14 May 1697 (1) Christopher Richmond of Highside Banke, Heighington, gent., and wife, Jane; William Richmond, the elder, of Old Close House, gent., and wife, Frances; and William Richmond, the younger, of Redworth, gent., and wife, Mary (2) George Dixon of Durham, gent. (3) Jonathan Wood of Durham, gent. Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of a messuage and close called Dry Close, now divided into 7, containing 44a. in the manor of Heworth in Great Aycliffe Consideration: £320

31 May 1697 (1) George Dixon, gent., plaintiff (2) Christopher Richmond, gent., and wife, Jane; William Richmond, the elder, gent., and wife, Frances; and William Richmond, the younger, gent., and wife, Mary, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 50a. of land, 20a. of meadow, 20a. of pasture in Heworth, Great Aycliffe Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

24 June 1700 (1) George Dixon of Durham, gent., and wife, Elizabeth (2) Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, bart. (3) John Peas of West Auckland, gent. Bargain and sale with feoffment by (1) to (2) of messuage and lands as in D/El 13/1

Receipt of George Dixon for £320 for the sale of the messuage and lands conveyed in indenture of equal date, 24 June 1700

Office copy and extract of probate of will, from 18 May 1718 to 14 October 1720, of Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, bart., devising house in Stockton and lands in Billingham to son, Robert, 8 August 1721; copy made 1821

Certified copy of letters of administration of the estate of Sir John Eden of West Auckland, bart., granted to Dame Catherine Eden, widow, 26 June 1728; copy made 17 May 1821

Certified extract of the letters of administration, 3 January 1737, of the estate of John Eden, late of Bishop Monkton, Yorkshire, granted to Mary Eden, widow, n.d. [1821]

Certified extract from the will, dated 4 August 1751, of Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, bart., devising freehold, copyhold and leasehold estates in trust, n.d. [c.1821]

29 and 30 May 1776 (1) Sir John Eden of Windlestone, bart. (2) William Robinson of Fishburn, yeoman (3) Thomas Wild of Bishop Auckland, butcher Mortgage by lease and release by (1), at the request of (2), to (3) of a messuage called Dry Close (44a.) at Heworth, Great Aycliffe Consideration: £600 and £200 and interest

6 February 1777 (1) Thomas Wild, butcher, plaintiff (2) Sir John Eden, bart., deforceant Final concord, and duplicate, of 2 messuages, 2 byres, 2 barns, 2 stables, 2 garths, 2 gardens, 50a. of land, 50a. of pasture in Heworth, Great Aycliffe Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

29 and 30 April 1784 (1) William Robinson of Great Aycliffe, yeoman (2) George Robinson of Hawthorn, yeoman Lease and release by (1) to (2) of the mortgaged messuage and lands as in D/El 13/11 - 13/12 Consideration: £500 and £200 and interest

Contract, and certificates for the redemption of land tax, on messuage and lands as in D/El 13/11, 12, 23 March 1799

Copy of the will of George Robinson of Hawthorn, gent., dated 4 June 1802, devising Dry Close estate at Heworth, and other lands, to John Gregson, in trust; remainders as specified; copy made post 1813

Office copy of the will, dated 29 November 1802, of Thomas Wild of Bishop Auckland, butcher, n.d. [post 1818]

Office copy of the will, dated 2 November 1814, of Thomas Wild, the younger, of Bishop Auckland, butcher, n.d. [1821]

8 December 1820 (1) John Gregson of Durham, gent. (2) John Wilkinson of Preston le Skerne, farmer Articles of agreement for the sale and purchase of Dry Close estate Consideration: £1,000

Correspondence of Messrs. Wilson and Chisholm, 47 Lincoln's Hill Fields, London, solicitors, acting for Lord Eldon, with various parties, concerning the purchase of Dry Close estate, 12 February - 10 June 1821

Abstract of title, from 14 May 1697 to 23 May 1809, of John Gregson to the Dry Close estate, Heworth, with the observations of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, 12 March - 10 May 1821

17 and 18 June 1821 (1) William Wild of Bishop Auckland, butcher (2) Ann Welford of Bishop Auckland, widow (3) John Dalkin of Bishop Auckland, publican, and wife, Elizabeth (4) John Gregson of Durham, gent. (5) John Wilkinson of Preston le Skerne, farmer (6) John, Lord Eldon (7) Richard Wilson of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. Conveyance by lease and release by (1) - (5) to (6) - (7) of messuage and lands as in D/El 13/11, 12 Consideration: £1,000

Schedule of deeds, from 14 May 1697 to 18 June 1821, of Dry Close estate, Heworth, property of the Earl of Eldon, n.d. [post 1830]

11 May 1666 [copy] (1) William Riddell of Gateshead, esq. (2) Mark Milbanke of Newcastle, merchant Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of 5 messuages containing 21.5 oxgangs in Great Chilton Consideration: £2,200

1 and 2 November 1722 (1) Francis Blake Delavall of Ford Castle, Northumberland, esq.; William Metcalfe of Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, esq.; and Thomas Gyll of Barton, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Sir Ralph Milbanke of Halnaby, Yorkshire, bart. (3) John Milbanke of Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. Copy lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) of estates as in D/El 14/1 Consideration: £3,780

Copy of will, dated 25 November 1767, of John Milbanke of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq., devising his estates at Great Chilton to son, Mark, 23 October 1821

Copy of will, dated 23 July 1775, of Mark Milbank of Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, esq., devising his real estate to sisters, Mary, Jane and Elizabeth, n.d.

5 August 1775; copy made 20 November 1843 (1) Mary Milbank, Jane Milbank and Elizabeth Milbank, all of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, spinsters, sisters and devisees of Mark Milbank, esq., deceased (2) Dorothy Milbank, widow, mother of the parties of (1) Copy of release by (1) to (2), to uses specified, of estates devised by the will of Mark Milbank, esq., deceased, at Barningham in the North Riding of Yorkshire, at Newcastle in the county of Northumberland and at Kirk Merrington

Copy of will and probate, from 1 September 1784 to 7 December 1786, of Mary Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, spinster, devising her real estate to "... Master William Melvelle a Youth of about twelve years of age or upward, and for some years past called known or distinguished by that name and now residing with my sister and me ...", 11 April [1844]

Copy of will and probate, from 20 June 1791 to 26 May 1792, of Jane Milbanke of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, spinster, devising her real and personal estate to William Melvelle "... desiring him to take upon him and use the surname of Milbanke from and after my decease ..."; copy made post 1841

25 March 1796 (1) William Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Joseph Carter of Catterick, Yorkshire, gent. Mortgage by demise for 2,000 years by (1) to (2) of a messuage, farm and several closes therewith, except a close called Low South Moor, containing 128a. 3r. 20p. at Great Chilton Consideration: £2,000

22 March 1797; copy made 23 October 1821 (1) Matthew Mills of Barningham, yeoman (2) William Milbank of Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. Discharge of annuity of £10 to (1) chargeable on the estates of (2) Consideration: 10s.

5 April 1799 (1) William Milbank of Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Richard Oastler of Leeds, gent. (3) Rev. Robert Waugh of Bishop Middleham, clerk Copy of release by (1), with the consent of (2) and (3), of a dwellinghouse with appurtenances and lands, containing 282a. 0r. 18p. at Great Chilton, with reservation to (1) of rights of way Consideration: £6,500 and £3 14s. p.a. in lieu of corn tithes to (1), and a modus of 2s. to the vicar of Kirk Merrington

5 April 1799 (1) Robert Waugh of Bishop Middleham, clerk (2) William Milbank of Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. Deed of covenant for the production of title deeds to a messuage, dwellinghouse and lands at Great Chilton

8 April 1799 (1) Richard Oastler of Leeds, Yorkshire, gent. (2) William Milbank of Thorp, Yorkshire, esq. Assignment by (1) to (2) of the remainder of a term of 2,000 years in 20a. 3r. 4p. of land at South Moor, Great Chilton Consideration: £4,000 and interest

16 April 1801 (1) Joseph Carter of Catterick, Yorkshire, gent. (2) William Milbank of Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. Assignment to (2) of the remainder of a term of 2,000 years in a messuage, farm and lands, except Low South Moor, comprising 188a. 3r. 20p. Consideration: £2,000

Copy of the will and probate, from 27 May 1799 to 12 April 1802, of William Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq., n.d. [post 1841]

4 and 5 June 1802 (1) George Furlong Wise of Wolston, Devon, esq., and Rev. William Powley of Thornton Watless, Yorkshire, clerk, devisees in trust of William Milbank (2) Robert Hutton of Newby Wisk, Yorkshire, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of messuage and farm called Standalone Farm in Great Chilton with various named closes containing 208a. 3r. 14p. Consideration: £3,800

Copy of will and probate, from 17 June 1808 to 22 March 1813, of Robert Hutton of Newby Wiske, Yorkshire, esq., n.d. [post 1841]

6 and 7 August 1821 (1) John Hutton of Newby Wiske, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Stephen Elcoat of Woodham, gent. (3) William Elcoat of Woodham, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) and (3) of Standalone Farm with 208a. 3r. 14p. in Great Chilton Consideration: £5,175

17 and 18 September 1821 (1) Stephen Elcoat of Woodham, gent. (2) William Elcoat of Woodham, gent. (3) William Allan of Shiney Row, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (3) of premises as in D/El 14/20, 21 Consideration: £1,700

Copy of will and probate, from 16 September 1819 to 21 April 1823, of William Allan of Shiney Row, gent., n.d.

Copy of the probate copy of will, dated 10 September 1828, of Charles Allan of Shiney Row, shopkeeper, devising to George William Longridge of Sunderland, ironmonger, and Steven Watson of Sunderland, draper, in trust, all real estate, 28 September 1832; copy undated

Copy of probate copy of will, dated 18 December 1829, of Elizabeth Allan of Shiney Row, widow, devising cottages "which I lately built in a field adjoining the lane leading from Hetton-le-Hole to Easington", n.d. [post 1842]

Copy of will and probate, from 31 October 1822 to 19 March 1836, of Stephen Elcoat of Woodham, gent., devising houses and lands at Great Aycliffe and Great Chilton, n.d. [post 1842]

Plan of Standalone Farm and right of way in Chilton, belonging to William Elcoat, drawn by Thomas Burdon, Great Aycliffe Academy, 8 April 1842 Gives field names, quantities and cultivation Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168]

17 October 1842 (1) William Elcoat of Great Aycliffe, gent. (2) William Nelson of Alnwick, Northumberland, agent of the Earl of Eldon Copy of articles of agreement for the sale and purchase of an estate called Standalone at Great Chilton, containing 209a. 2r. 24 p., with timber and right of carriage road into Chilton Lane Consideration: £4,600

Abstract of title, from 27 May 1799 to 29 May 1835, of William Elcoat to a freehold estate in Great Chilton, with opinion of John Ashley, 3 Lincoln's Inn, London, 1 May 1843

Additional abstract of title, from 11 May 1666 to 5 April 1799, of William Elcoat to Standalone Farm, [1843]

Abstract of deeds, from 25 March 1796 to 16 April 1801, merging terms affecting the Standalone estate, 1843

Additional abstract of title, from 11 May 1666 to 5 April 1799, of William Elstob to Standalone Farm, with answers to requisitions thereon, 1843

Requisitions, answers, further requisitions, and observations on title, to Standalone Farm, 1843-44

Attested declaration of Thomas Elcoat of Great Aycliffe, farmer, concerning the use, for more than 30 years, by the owners and occupiers of Standalone Farm, for horses, carts and carriages, of a road from the farm through the Kay's Hill estate to the public road called Chilton Lane, 26 September 1843

Attested declaration by Ann Cummings of Shiney Row, widow, concerning William Allan, late of the same, shopkeeper, deceased, and his family relationships, 19 October 1843

Attested declaration of Elcoat Laing of Whitworth, yeoman, concerning a legacy under the will of Stephen Elcoat, late of Woodham, gent., deceased, and concerning the earlier deaths of his brother, Edward, and sister, Margaret, 4 December 1843

Attested declaration of William Laing of Old Elvet, innkeeper, concerning a legacy under the will of Stephen Elcoat, late of Woodham, gent., deceased, and concerning the earlier deaths of his brother, Edward, and sister, Margaret, 4 December 1843

Attested declaration of William Wetherell of New Elvet, gent., concerning John Hutton, his parents, and his house at Sober Hill in the township of Newby Wiske, Yorkshire, 6 December 1843

12 and 13 August 1793; copy made 6 February 1844 (1) Robert Hutton of Newby Wiske, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Margaret Squire of Romanby, Yorkshire, spinster (3) Edward Squire of Romanby, Yorkshire, and Robert Hutton of Sheffield, gent. Copy of pre-nuptial settlement of (1) and (2) conveying to (3), in trust, a mansion house and farm called Skirningham at Haughton le Skerne with several closes containing 256a.

Certified copies of entries from parish registers, for various parties, requested in connection with the conveyance of Standalone Farm, 1 June 1843 - 19 April 1844

Letter from Robert Thompson, Woodham Lodge, to Alfred Bell, 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning the tenant of Standalone Farm, 29 April 1844

Letter from Robert Thompson, Woodham Lodge, to Alfred Bell, forwarding a map of Standalone Farm and of the wayleave to Chilton Lane, 7 June 1844

Attested declaration of John Ward of Durham, solicitor, concerning his professional activity in respect of the Standalone estate, the Hutton, Elcoat and Allan families, and legacies under the wills of Mark Milbank, William Milbank and Mary Milbank, 25 June 1844

28 June 1844 (1) John Allan of Workington, Cumberland, sailor (2) Michael Longridge of Bedlington, Northumberland, gent., and George William Longridge of Heighington, ironmonger (3) William Laing of Durham, innkeeper (4) Elcoat Laing of Whitworth, yeoman (5) William Elcoat of Great Aycliffe, gent. (6) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, gent., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Release by (2) and (4) to (6) of Standalone Farm and 209a. 2r. 24p. of land in Great Chilton Consideration: £4,600 Includes: plan of farm and fields Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168]

28 June 1844 (1) George William Longridge of Heighington, ironmonger (2) William Elcoat of Great Aycliffe, gent. (3) Alfred Bell of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, gent., and Oliver William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Quitcaim by (2) to premises as in D/El 14/62

"Plan of an estate [Standalone Farm] belonging to the Earl of Eldon ... in the Township of Chilton ...", by George Young, Woodham Lodge, 6 November 1844 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1 : 3168]

Continuation of abstract of title, dated 28 June 1844, to Standalone Farm purchased of William Elcoat, 1845

13 and 14 July 1713 (1) Robert Dunn, of Great Chilton, gent., and wife, Jane, and James Dunn of Great Chilton, gent. (2) James Dunn of Middleston, gent., and Robert Brabart of Bishop Middleham, gent. (3) Richard Wright of Dalton Piercy, gent., and daughter, Dorothy Marriage settlement of James Dunn [part of (1)] and Dorothy Wright, whereby (1) and (3) convey to (2), in trust, a dwellinghouse at the High End of Great Chilton and a moiety of the manor of Great Chilton

Probate copy of will and codicils, from 9 June 1761 to 28 August 1764, of James Dunn of Great Chilton, devising lands at Great Chilton and Dalton Piercy, 3 March 1768

2 and 3 June 1769 (1) James Dunn of Great Chilton, esq. (2) Mary Swainston of Gainford, widow, and Robert Rawling of Eppleby, Yorkshire, clerk (3) John Lowther of New Elvet, Durham, gent. (4) Christopher Johnson of Queen Street, gent. Deed to lead the uses of a recovery [lease and release] of estate as in D/El 15/1-3

Exemplification of a common recovery by John Lowther, gent., demandant, from Christopher Johnson, gent., of the moiety of the manor of Great Chilton and 5 messuages, 5 cottages, 5 barns, 5 stables, 5 garths, 5 gardens, 300a. of land, 300a. of meadow, 300a. of pasture, 3 July 1769 Tenant to the precipe: Christopher Johnson

Probate copy of the will, from 17 December 1777 to 15 January 1779, of James Dunn of Great Chilton, devising lands at Great Chilton, Dalton Piercy and Fishburn, 29 May 1779

Probate copy of the will, from 17 December 1777 to 15 January 1779, of James Dunn of Great Chilton, 23 February 1781

13 and 14 November 1783 (1) John Hardcastle of the Inner Temple, London, gent. (2) Ann Hodgson of the 'Temple aforesaid', spinster (3) William Scafe of St. Andrew, Holborn, London, esq. (4) Michael Hodgson of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Pre-nuptial settlement of (1) and (2) conveying from (1) to (3), in trust, a farm and land at Great Chilton

Office copy of decree by the Master of the Rolls concerning the estate of William Scafe, 14 July 1810

15 July 1788 (1) John Hardcastle of Symonds Inn, London, gent., and wife, Ann (2) Michael Hodgson of Symonds Inn, London, gent. (3) John Howell of Prinknash Park, Gloucestershire Mortgage by demise for 1,000 years by (1) to (3) of a farm and lands of Great Chilton Consideration: £1,500 and interest

5 September 1788 (1) John Howell, plaintiff (2) John Hardcastle and wife, Ann, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 6 messuages, 6 cottages, 6 gardens, 500a. of land, 400a. of meadow, 400a. of pasture in Great Chilton Consideration: £253 6s. 8d.

7 March 1795 (1) John Howell of Prinknash Park, Gloucestershire, esq. (2) John Hardcastle of Lincoln's Inn, London, gent., and wife, Ann (3) Michael Hodgson of Symond's Inn, London, gent. (4) William Scafe of St. Andrew Holborn, London, esq. (5) Edward Hartopp Wigley of Little Dalby, Leicestershire, esq. (6) Caleb Lowdham of Leicester, gent. Assignment of mortgage by (1) to (5) of estates as in D/El 15/13 Consideration: £1,500 and interest

17 June 1797 (1) John Mason of Littleburn, gent., and Christopher Mason of Holywell, gent. (2) John Hardcastle of Lincoln's Inn, London, gent. Bond in £4,000 for the payment of £2,000 and interest

6 and 7 October 1797 (1) John Hardcastle of Lincoln's Inn, London, and wife, Ann (2) Edward Hartopp Wigley of Little Dolby, Leicestershire, esq. (3) Caleb Lowdham of Leicester, gent. (4) William Scafe of St. Andrew Holborn, London, esq. (5) John Mason of Littleburn, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (5) of a dwellinghouse and 157a.; a dwellinghouse and farm; Calf Close (1a.) with a dwellinghouse and ground behind; all at Great Chilton, with a moiety of the lordship Consideration: £8,500

1 November 1797 (1) John Mason, gent., plaintiff (2) John Hardcastle, gent., and wife, Ann, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 6 messuages, 6 cottages, 6 gardens, 300a. of land, 300a. of meadow, 300a. of pasture in Great Chilton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

12 December 1810 (1) Frances Scafe of Tanfield, widow, and John Scafe of Tanfield, esq. (2) Christopher Mason of Chilton, gent. (3) John Mason of Chilton, gent. Surrender by (1) to (3) of a term of 200 years of premises as in D/El 15/10, 11

9 March 1793; copy post 1838 (1) Rev. Robert Waugh of Durham, clerk (2) Elizabeth Waugh of the same, widow (3) Margaret Byers, the younger, of Newbottle, spinster, and Margaret Byers, the elder, of Newbottle, widow (4) Robert Makepeace of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gent.; John Makepeace of Gray's Inn, Middlesex, gent.; and Thomas Hopper of Durham, gent. Copy of marriage settlement of (1) and Margaret Byers, the younger

25 March 1796 (1) William Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. (2) William Oastler of Newsham, Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, gent. Copy of mortgage by demise for 2,000 years by (1) to (2) of 282a. 1r. 38p. of land in Great Chilton and 20a. 3r. 4p. of ground called the South Moor, also in Great Chilton Consideration: £4,000 and interest

4 and 5 April 1799 (1) William Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Richard Oastler of Leeds, Yorkshire, gent. (3) Rev. Robert Waugh of Bishop Middleham, clerk Copy of conveyance by (1) to (3), and assignment by (2) to (3) of the remainder of a term of 2000 years to be merged in the freehold, of messuages as in D/El 15/24 Consideration: £6,500

5 April 1799 (1) William Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Rev. Robert Waugh of Bishop Middleham, clerk Copy of deed of covenant for the production of title deeds to lands in Great Chilton

17 and 18 May 1799 (1) Rev. Robert Waugh of Bishop Middleham, clerk (2) John Mason of Littleburn, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage, dwellinghouse and fields comprising 62a. in Great Chilton Consideration: £2,030 and tithe rent charge

20 January 1728/29 (1) William Wall of Great Chilton, gent. (2) Richard Cuming of Great Chilton, yeoman Assignment of the remainder of a term of 999 years by (1) to (2) in a messuage or cottage in Great Chilton Consideration: £21

1 May 1759 (1) Richard Cummin of Great Chilton, yeoman (2) Thomas Cummin of Great Chilton, yeoman, third son of (1) Assignment by (1) to (2) of the residue of a term of 999 years in a messuage or cottage and an orchard in Great Chilton Consideration: 10s.

5 February 1785 (1) Thomas Cummin of Philadelphia, yeoman (2) Ralph Meggeson of Houghton-le-Spring, butcher Mortgage by (1) to (2) by assignment of the residue of a term of 999 years in premises as in D/El 15/31 Consideration: £32 and interest

22 November 1796 (1) Thomas Cumins of Newbottle, yeoman (2) Ralph Meggeson of Houghton-le-Spring, butcher (3) Thomas Cumins, the younger, of Hetton Water Corn Mill, miller Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of the residue of a term of 999 years in premises as in D/El 15/31 Consideration: £37

22 November 1796 (1) Thomas Cumins, the elder, of Newbottle, yeoman (2) Thomas Cumins, the younger, of Hetton Water Corn Mill, miller, son of (1) Assignment of the residue of a term of 1000 years in a moiety of a tenement and garth "over against Prior's Pool on the South of the Cross", with right of Town Green, in Great Chilton Consideration: £5

22 November 1799 (1) Thomas Cumins, the younger, of Hetton Water Corn Mill, miller (2) John Mason of Littleburn, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2) of the residue of a term of 999 years of premises as in D/El 15/31 and assignment of the residue of a term of 1000 years in a moiety of the estate as in D/El 15/34 Consideration: £112

1 and 2 June 1733 (1) Ann Greenwell of Great Chilton, spinster (2) John Mowbray of Durham, gent. (3) Arthur Walton of Durham, gent. Lease and release by (1), to make (2) a tenant to the precipe and lead the uses of a recovery, of a moiety of a capital messuage at Great Chilton and of several named closes there, all formerly belonging to the late William Greenwell, father of (1) Consideration: 5s.

1 August 1735 (1) Arthur Walton, gent., demandant (2) John Mowbray, gent. Exemplification of a common recovery of a moiety of 3 messuages, 3 cottages, 3 gardens, 100a. of land, 100a., of meadow and 100a. of pasture with appurtenances in Great Chilton Vouchee: Ann Greenwell

17 and 18 July 1733 (1) Ann Greenwell of Great Chilton, spinster (2) Thomas Whitfield of Clargill, Cumberland, gent., and Henry Blackett of Ditchburn, Northumberland, gent. (3) Joseph Walton of Gateshead, merchant Prenuptial settlement of (1) and (3) conveying to (2), in trust, lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37, to uses specified

25 September 1733 (1) Henry Blackett of Ditchburn, Northumberland, gent. (2) Joseph Walton of Gateshead, merchant (3) James Stewart of North Shields, Northumberland, gent. Mortgage, by demise for the remainder of a term of 500 years, by (1) and (2) to (3) in lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £400 and interest

2 May 1745 (1) Edward Stewart, lately called Edward Clarke, of Newcastle, gent. (2) Joseph Walton of Gateshead, merchant (3) John Brown of Sidgate without the Walls, Newcastle, yeoman Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of a mortgage, by demise for the remainder of a term of 500 years in lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £200 and interest

28 June 1745 (1) Joseph Walton of Gateshead, merchant (2) John Brown of Sidgate without the Walls, Newcastle, yeoman Further charge on lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £50 and interest

2 May 1749 (1) John Brown of Sidgate without the Walls, Newcastle, yeoman (2) Joseph Walton of New Moorhouse, Northumberland, merchant (3) Jane Spencer of Newcastle, widow Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of a mortgage, by demise for the remainder of a term of 500 years, in lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £250 and interest

22 January 1752 (1) Jane Spencer of Newcastle, widow (2) Joseph Walton of New Moorhouse, Northumberland, merchant (3) William Leaton of Gibside, gent. Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of a mortgage, by demise for the remainder of a term of 500 years, and further charge on lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £400 and interest

Will of Joseph Walton, formerly of Gateshead, merchant, devising to daughter, Ann Walton, estate as in D/El 15/36, 37; remainders as specified, 2 August 1768

Copy of will, dated 20 December 1777, of William Seaton [sic] of Whickham, gent., devising all freehold and copyhold estates to John Ord of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq., William Gibson of Newcastle, esq., and Thomas Bell of Whickham, gent., in trust, n.d. [post 1805]

Office copy of the will, dated 20 December 1777, of William Leaton of Whickham, gent., [see D/El 15/47], n.d. [post 1831]

21 November 1794 (1) Anthony Leaton of Whickham, esq. (2) Robert Botcherby of Darlington, cabinet maker (3) James Wilson of Darlington, gent. Assignment by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of a mortgage, by demise for the remainder of a term of 500 years, in lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £400 and interest

17 and 18 May 1805 (1) Robert Botcherby of Darlington, cabinet maker (2) John Wetherell of Osmotherley, Yorkshire, bleacher, and wife, Ann (3) Mary Botcherby of Darlington, spinster (4) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, gent. Conveyance by (1) - (3) to (4) of lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: £3,800

18 May 1805 (1) Robert Botcherby of Darlington, cabinet maker (2) John Wetherell of Osmotherley, Yorkshire, bleacher, and wife, Ann (3) Mary Botcherby of Darlington, spinster (4) Christopher Mason of Great chilton, gent. (5) James Wilson of Darlington, gent. (6) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, gent. Assignment at the request of (1) - (3) by (5) - (6), in trust for (4), to attend the inheritance of a mortgage, by demise for the remainder of a term of 500 years in lands and premises as in D/El 15/36, 37 Consideration: 10s.

31 May 1805 (1) Christopher Mason, palintiff (2) Robert Botcherby; John Wetherell and wife, Ann; and Mary Botcherby, spinster, deforceants Final concords of a moiety of 2 messuages and 99a. of land, 99a. of meadow, 99a. of pasture in Great Chilton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

1 and 2 August 1754 (1) Cuthbert Smith of Durham, gent., and wife, Mary (2) John Richardson of Durham, alderman (3) John Fawcett, jun., of Durham, gent. Lease and release by (1) to (2), to make a tenant to the precipe and lead the uses of a recovery, of a moiety of a capital messuage at Great Chilton and of a moiety of several [named] messuages at Great Chilton

9 October 1754 (1) John Fawcett, jun., gent., demandant (2) John Richardson, alderman Exemplification of a common recovery by (2) of a moiety of 3 messuages, 3 cottages, 3 gardens, 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow and 100a. of pasture in Great Chilton Vouchees: Cuthbert Smith and wife, Mary

Office copy of the will, dated 28 October 1756, of Cuthbert Smith of Durham, gent., devising lands at Great Chilton and elsewhere, n.d. [post 1801]

Copy of the will, dated 29 March 1784, of Ralph Smith of Riding, Northumberland, esq., devising lands in Northumberland and at Chilton, Middle Causey, and Durham City, n.d. [post 1805]

11 and 12 May 1804 (1) Robert Surtees of Milkwell Burn in the parish of Ryton, esq., and wife, Ann (2) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (3) John Griffith of Durham, gent. Lease and release to (2) of messuages and lands as in D/El 15/55, 56 Consideration: £3,200

8 October 1806 (1) John Griffith, gent., plaintiff (2) Robert Surtees, esq., and wife, Ann, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, in Great Chilton Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

12 September 1806 (1) John Mason of Great Chilton, gent. (2) Christopher Mason of the same, gent. (3) Robert Surtees of Mainsforth, esq. Deed of agreement concerning the apportionment of rents payable out of the Chilton estate, the division of the minerals beneath it, and the allocation of pews in Kirk Merrington Church

Probate copy of will, from 10 January 1807 to 18 July 1809, of John Mason of West Chilton, devising mansion house called West Chilton to wife, Esther, and lands at Great Chilton, West Chilton and East Chilton to son, Christopher; remainders as specified, 25 September 1813

21 March 1821 (1) Elizabeth Hopper of Norton, spinster (2) Trustees of the will of the late John Mason of West Chilton, gent. Release by (1) to (2) for receipt of a legacy of £3,112 10s.

21 March 1821 (1) Mary Hopper of Norton, spinster (2) Trustees of the will of the late John Mason of West Chilton, gent. Release by (1) to (2) for receipt of a legacy of £3,737 10s.

12 and 13 May 1803; copy made 7 February 1806 (1) Edward Wylam of High Heworth, gent. (2) Edward Smith of Bishop Middleham, gent. (3) Robert Surtees of Mainsforth, esq. Attested copy of lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) of East Moor House, with appurtenances, at Great Chilton, together with several specified closes containing about 141a. [Out-rents specified for Peterhouse and Caius College, Cambridge, the almshouses on Palace Green, Durham, the Bishop of Durham's Library, the Dean of Durham, and the vicar of Merrington] Consideration: £2,800

12 and 13 May 1806 (1) Robert Surtees of Mainsforth, esq. (2) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a close called Meadow Field (16a. 2r. 7p.) at Great Chilton Consideration: £1,235

6 and 7 April 1813 (1) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (2) Richard Clarance of the Minories, London, furniture printer (3) John Wetherell of Field House, esq. Mortgage to (2) of premises as in D/El 15/71, 72 Consideration: £700 and interest

18 and 19 February 1814 (1) Richard Clarance of the Minories, London, furniture printer (2) Thomas Beckwith of Giltspur Street, London, druggist Assignment of mortgage of £700 by (1) to (2) of premises as in D/El 15/71, 72 Consideration: £300 Endorsed: 23 and 24 December 1822 (1) The within named Thomas Beckwith (2) The within named Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (3) Jane Wrangham of Durham, spinster Assignment to (3) of mortgage of £700 secured on the above premises

19 and 20 November 1834 (1) Jane Wrangham of Durham, spinster (2) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (3) Joseph Dent of Winterton, Lincolnshire, esq. Assignment by (1) to (3) of mortgage of £700 and interest secured on premises as in D/El 15/71, 72

24 and 25 March 1796 (1) William Milbank of Thorpe Perrow, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Mark Williamson of Great Chilton, blacksmith Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a cottage and small tenement at Great Chilton Consideration: £60

21 July 1819 (1) Mark Williamson of Great Chilton, blacksmith (2) Christopher Mason of the same, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage and cottage, and one other small tenement on the east end, in Great Chilton, and assignment by (1) to (2) of the remainder of a lease for 1,000 years of a moiety of the above premises Consideration: £180 10s.

12 May 1802 (1) Martin Moor of Great Chilton, yeoman (2) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. Assignment by (1) to (2) of lease for 900 years of a tenement and garth, used as a public house, at Great Chilton Consideration: £40

22 and 23 November 1812 (1) Thomas Arrowsmith of Ferryhill, gent. (2) Richard Kirton of Durham, gent. (3) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (4) William Kirton of Durham, alderman Bargain and sale by (1) to (3), in trust, of a mansion or capital messuage at Great Chilton with a field called the Boggs, a tenement and garth and a little close called Burnt Garth, all in Great Chilton Consideration: £950

11 April 1820 (1) Ralph Oliver of Great Chilton, shoemaker (2) Mary Oliver of Great Chilton, widow (3) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. Assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of the remainder of a lease for 1,000 years of a dwelling house with parcel of ground behind, in Great Chilton, and a moiety of an orchard in Great Chilton Consideration: £50

12 and 13 November 1816 (1) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq., and wife, Eleanor (2) John Griffith of Durham, gent., a trustee of (1) (3) William Kirton of Durham, alderman, a trustee of (1) (4) Esther Mason of West Chilton, widow (5) Elizabeth Hopper of Newham, Marton, Yorkshire, spinster (6) Mary Hopper of Newham aforesaid, spinster (7) John Hopper of Newham aforesaid (8) John Russell Rowntree of Durham, esq., and Robert Clarke of the same, gent. Mortgage by (1), and others, to (8) of a moiety of the manor and of other lands and messuages at Great Chilton and other lands there, with names and acreages specified Consideration: £14,000 and interest

1 December 1816 (1) John Russell Rowntree and Robert Clarke, plaintiffs (2) Christopher Mason and wife, Eleanor, deforceants Final concord, and duplicate, of the moiety of the manor of Great Chilton and 12 messuages, 12 cottages, 12 gardens, 500a. of land, 500a. of meadow and 500a. of pasture, all in Great Chilton Consideraton: £66 13s. 4d.

30 July 1817 (1) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (2) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, esq., and Robert Clarke of the same, gent. (3) George Wray of Stockton, esq. Further charge on estates as in D/El 15/86, 87 Consideration: £5,000 and interest

23 October 1817 (1) Robert Clarke of Stockton, gent. (2) John Russell Rowntree of the same, esq. Declaration of trust by (1) to (2) in respect of monies advanced for the mortgage of estates as in D/El 15/86, 87

23 October 1817 (1) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, esq., and Robert Clarke of the same, gent. (2) John Stringer of Crathorne, Yorkshire, farmer Declaration of trust by (1) to (2) in respect of £1,000 advanced for the mortgage of estates as in D/El 15/86, 87

23 October 1817 (1) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, esq., and Robert Clarke of the same, gent. (2) Jane Allison of Stockton, widow Declaration of trust by (1) to (2) in respect of £500 advanced for the mortgage of estates as in D/El 15/86, 87

23 October 1817 (1) John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, esq., and Robert Clarke of the same, gent. (2) Thomas Robinson Grey of Norton, esq. Declaration of trust by (1) to (2) in respect of £2,300 advanced for the mortgage of estates as in D/El 15/86, 87

29 June 1832 (1) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (2) Elizabeth Rowntree of Stockton, spinster, sister and devisee of John Russell Rowntree, deceased (3) Robert Clarke of Stockton, gent. Further charge on estates as in D/El 15/86, 87 Consideration: £1,000 and interest

Direction by Jane Jackson of Newcastle, widow and executrix of the will of Robert Jackson of Thursby, Cumberland, doctor in physic, deceased, for the payment of £2,000 by Joseph Dent, of Winterton, Lincolnshire, esq., to Elizabeth Rowntree, sister and executrix of John Russell Rowntree, late of Stockton, deceased, 6 November 1834

5 and 6 November 1834 (1) Robert Clarke of Stockton, esq. (2) Elizabeth Rowntree of Stockton, spinster (3) George Wray of Stockton, esq. (4) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (5) Joseph Dent of Winterton, Lincolnshire, esq. Assignment to (5) of mortgage on estates as in D/El 15/86, 87 Consideration: £10,300 and interest

27 and 28 November 1834 (1) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (2) Joseph Dent of Winterton, Lincolnshire, esq. (3) Brady Nicholson of Wootton, Lincolnshire, gent., and John Richardson of Horkstow, Lincolnshire, esq. Mortgage by (1) to (3), in trust for (2), of a moiety of the manor of Great Chilton, with several capital and other messuages in Great, East and West Chilton; further security with powers of sale on various messuages belonging to (1) in Great Chilton Attached: Schedule and plan Consideration: £19,300 and interest

28 November 1834 (1) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (2) Joseph Dent of Winterton, Lincolnshire, esq. Bond in £38,600 for the payment of £10,300 and interest

28 November 1834 (1) Elizabeth Rowntree of Stockton, spinster (2) Christopher Mason of Great Chilton, esq. (3) Joseph Dent of Winterton, Lincolnshire, esq. (4) Brady Nicholson of Wootton, Lincolnshire, gent., and John Richardson of Horkstow, Lincolnshire, gent. (5) Robert Brown of Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire, gent. Assignment by (1) to (5) of the remainder of a term of 500 years in a moiety of a capital messuage and several closes at Great Chilton, in trust for (3), to attend the inheritance Consideration: 10s.

13 and 14 June 1839 (1) Brady Nicholson of Wootton, Lincolnshire, gent., and John Richardson of Horkstow, Lincolnshire, esq. (2) Joseph Dent of Ribston, Yorkshire, esq. (3) John Gregson of Durham, esq. (4) John Dawson Lambton of Low House near Carlisle, Cumberland, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (4) of a moiety of the manor of Chilton and the whole of several capital and other messuages in Great Chilton and at Great, West and East Chilton, as scheduled as in D/El 15/100, and the assignment to (4) of other messuages at Great Chilton for the remainder of terms of 999 years, 1,000 years and 900 years Consideration: £26,000

14 June 1839 (1) Robert Brown of Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire, gent. (2) Joseph Dent of Ribston, Yorkshire, esq. (3) John Richardson of Horkstow, Lincolnshire, esq. (4) John Dawson Lambton of Low House, near Carlisle, Cumberland, esq. (5) William Emerson Wooler of Durham, gent. Assignment by (1) to (5) of the remainder of a term of 500 years in a moiety of a capital messuage and several closes at Great Chilton, in trust for (4), to attend the inheritance Consideration: 10s.

Abstract of title, from 13 July 1713 to 14 June 1839, to the Chilton Estate, contracted to be sold by John Dawson Lambton to Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer, n.d. [post 1855]

Continuation of abstract of title, dated 23 November 1857, to the Chilton Estate, 1857

Affidavit of William Bowron of Great Chilton concerning particulars of the Chilton estate, 20 November 1834 Attached: plan of the Chilton estate, 1834 Scale: 3 inches to 20 chains [1 : 5280]

Sale particulars of the Chilton estate, 13 August 1838

Abstract of a deed of agreement, dated 12 September 1806, concerning the apportionment of rents, payable out of the Chilton estate, the division of mines under it, and the pew in Merrington church, n.d. [post 1854]

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Alfred Bell, advising the latter that the Great Chilton estate is for sale again and recommending it as a desirable investment for Lord Eldon, 8 January 1856 [possibly 1857]

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, concerning the status of the minerals underlying the Middridge estate, and recommending enquiring about the possible purchase of the Great Chilton estate, 9 February 1857

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Alfred Bell, reporting an offer by Mr. Wood of Hetton Hall to take a lease of the coal underlying the Great Chilton estate in the event of its acquisition by Lord Eldon's trustees, referring to the rents which would cease from 'such an arrangement' and to the possibility of 'opening out' the Nunstainton and Standalone minerals, 16 February 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, referring to a meeting at the Mining Institute in Newcastle with John Johnson concerning the Chilton estate, an offer by Nicholas Wood to enter into an agreement for working the coals thereunder, and Johnson's opinion of the value of the estate to Lord Eldon, 17 February 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, King's Head, Darlington, to Alfred Bell, concerning the price for which the Chilton estate might be acquired, 19 February 1857

Letter from Oliver William Farrer, Encombe, Wareham, Dorset, to Alfred Bell, returning Mr. Johnson's letter about the Great Chilton estate, expressing interest in its acquisition, given clear proof of the stated valuation of the land for agricultural purposes, and expressing ".. little inclination to see Lord Eldon make other than mineral purchases in Durham, when he can never have the opportunity of the enjoyments or duties of residence ...", 19 February 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning a meeting with Johnson ["... Mr. Wood was called to Barnsley by Telegraph to investigate the cause of the shocking Coal Mine Accident near there ..."], and enquiring about the decision of Bell and Farrer regarding the purchase of Chilton, 23 February 1857

Letter from Oliver William Farrer, Encombe, Wareham, Dorset, to Alfred Bell, returning Mr. Snowball's letter and commenting that "it [the Great Chilton estate] does not strike me as a purchase for which we should press", 23 February 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, concerning a further meeting with Johnson "... but Mr. Wood was not able to come having been so much engaged all last week upon the Barnsley Colliery Explosion ...", and again urging the acquisition of the Chilton estate by Lord Eldon's trustees, 3 March 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, welcoming the opportunity to go over Lord Eldon's estates with Mr. O.W. Farrer; and with Johnson, to show him the estate at Chilton, 4 March 1857

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Alfred Bell, concerning the sinking of a shaft in Great Chilton and the drawing of coals from the adjoining estates of Lord Eldon, 4 March 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning Lambton's asking price for the Chilton estate, and proposing a survey and valuation of the land and minerals, 28 April 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Newcastle, to Alfred Bell, concerning negotiations which he and Johnson have had with Joseph Anderson of Newcastle, Lambton's solicitor, concerning the purchase of the Chilton estate, referring to the difficulty in dealing with Anderson "... as he is a timid jealous man ...", and to Johnson's anxiety about the purchase which would have the advantage "... of bringing the Coal Field in that district into profitable occupation ...", 11 May 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Hexham, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, concerning details of the proposed purchase of the Chilton estate, 14 May 1857

Letters from Joseph Anderson, Westgate Street, Newcastle [acting for John Dawson Lambton] to Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, and Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, 49 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, concerning arangements for the purchase by Lord Eldon's trustees of the Great Chilton estate, 15 May 1857 - 8 January 1859

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, reporting Lambton's offer to sell the Chilton estate for £41,000 on the same conditions as when he purchased it except that the timber is to be included, 16 May 1857

Copy of letters between Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland and Joseph Anderson, formally offering on the part of Lord Eldon's trustees to purchase the Chilton estate, and from Joseph Snowball to Alfred Bell acknowledging his approval of the purchase, 16-19 May 1857

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Alfred Bell, concerning the purchase of the Great Chilton estate for £41,000, 18 May 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, 96 Westbourne Terrace, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning the draft contract for the Chilton purchase, 30 May 1857

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Alfred Bell concerning the manorial rights of Mrs. Surtees of Mainsforth in the Great Chilton estate, the terms under which the lessees will be required to work out the Main Coal, and the likely expense to the lessees of sinking the shaft, 1 June 1857

Instructions issued by the trustees of the will of Lord Chancellor Eldon to Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, to settle the draft contract for the purchase of the Chilton estate, and Hawkin's opinion on the purchase, 10 June 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, concerning the Chilton estate rents and a newspaper rumour about "... the House being a residence for Mr. Farrer ...", 17 June 1857

Letters from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning the draft contract for the Chilton estate and tithe rent charges and reports that Sir William Eden "is very angry about losing this purchase ... he was most desirous of having it that he might work the Windlestone Coal by the Chilton Shaft", 20-25 June 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, undertaking to survey the Chilton estate in the following week, 27 June 1857

Letter from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Alfred Bell, concerning the Chilton tithe rent charges, and discrepancies in cottage rents and the fact that "... the Fields do not in many respect agree with the Plan ..." although the "total quantity" is correct, 1 July 1857 Enclosed: letter from W.R. Robinson of Crimdon House, Hartlepool, concerning the drainage of lands at Mordon and enquiring whether his property there might be considered "a desirable adjunct" to the Eldon Estate, 27 June 1857

Letters from Joseph Snowball, Netherwitton, Morpeth, Northumberland, to Messrs. Bell Steward and Lloyd, concerning activities relating to the Chilton estate, 2 July 1857 - 16 December 1857

Receipt for half year's insurance on the Chilton estate, 11 July 1857

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, forwarding a valuation of the Great Chilton estate signed by the writer and Joseph Snowball, 13 July 1857

Letter from John Johnson, Willington, to Alfred Bell, forwarding a copy of a letter of 6 August 1857 from Ralph Ward Jackson, in which Jackson offers to work the coal in the Great Chilton Royalty from Little Chilton Colliery, and commenting that the winning should be made on the Royalty and that the rents are too low, 8 August 1857

Copy of letter from Ralph Ward Jackson, 26 Cambridge Street, Hyde Park Square, London, to John Johnson, Willington, offering to take a lease of the house and garden at Great Chilton for use by a colliery agent, 8 August 1857

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, on the abstract of title of the Chilton estate contracted to be sold by John Dawson Lambton to Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer, 22 August 1857

Requisitions on the abstract of title to the Chilton estate, 25 August 1857

Opinion of Robert R.A. Hawkins of Lincoln's Inn, London, on replies to requisitions on the Chilton estate, 16 October - 14 December 1857

Letters from various parties to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, concerning legal searches in connection with the purchase of the Great Chilton estate, 7 November - 15 December 1857

Advice of Robert R.A. Hawkins on the draft conveyance of the Chilton estate, 12-23 November 1857

Undertaking by Joseph Anderson on behalf of John Dawson Lambton to Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer for the production of deeds relating to the Chilton estate, 9 December 1857

Letter from W.E. Wooler, Durham, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, forwarding receipts for rents paid to Peterhouse, Cambridge, out of the Chilton estate, 12 December 1857

Letter from Messrs. Trotter and Trotter, 4 Ely Place, Holborn, London, to Messrs. Bell, Steward and Lloyd, complaining about further delay in completing the purchase [of the Great Chilton estate], 14 December 1857

Undertaking of John Dawson Lambton to Alfred Bell and Oliver William Farrer as regards the outgoings on the Chilton estate, 8 December 1857

Rental of the Chilton estate from May 1857, n.d. [1857]

Receipts and related papers concerning the purchase of the Chilton estate, 8 August 1834 - 15 December 1857