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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 2308 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Groom family of Hamsterley Hall

Covering Dates: 1870

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    • Groom family of Hamsterley Hall (Ref: D/X 2308/1)

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Hamsterley Hall was originally built in the seventeenth century and was held by the Swinburne family until 1803. After three years vacant Hamsterley Hall came into the possession of Anthony Surtees in 1806 before passing to his son, Robert Smith Surtees, in 1838. In 1864 Robert Smith Surtees died and Hamsterley Hall passed to his daughter, Eleanor Surtees.

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Groom family of Hamsterley Hall (Ref: D/X 2308/1)Ref: D/X 2308/1

Letter from Mary Maud Groom at Hamsterley Hall to her mother, Helen Groom, widow of William Tate Groom, concerning Hamsterley pit and Eleanor Surtees, 13 September 1870
(2 papers)



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