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Hanby Holmes

Reference: D/HH 8 Catalogue Title: Hanby Holmes Area: Catalogue Category: Business and Industry Records (Solicitors) Description: Edleston Family: Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Norfolk manorial

Covering Dates: 1774-1811; 1885-1950

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  • Hanby Holmes
    • Manor of Pertenhall, Bedford (Ref: D/HH 8/2/1-16)
    • Manor of Ellington, Huntingdonshire (Ref: D/HH 8/2/17-20)
    • Manor of Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire (Ref: D/HH 8/2/21)
    • Manor of Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire (Ref: D/HH 8/2/22)
    • Manors of Munford and Lynford, Norfolk (Ref: D/HH 8/2/23-83)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: D/HH 8/2/84-87)
    • Second Deposit(Acc: 1298(D)) (Ref: D/HH 8/2/88)

Catalogue Description

Edleston Manors in Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Norfolk

Catalogue Contents

Manor of Pertenhall, Bedford (Ref: D/HH 8/2/1-16)Ref: D/HH 8/2/1

Plan of lands at Saughton and Pertenhall, Bedfordshire, 1902 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile
(1 plan, 60cm. x 90cm., printed, coloured additions)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/2-16

Correspondence between R.H. Edleston, 57 Rhadegend Buildings, Cambridge, the Bursar, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Messrs Castle, Field and Castle, surveyors, London and Cambridge, and E.R. Hanby Holmes concerning purchase of Manor of Pertenhall, Beds., 11 June 1923 - 22 January 1925
(15 papers, typescript)

Manor of Ellington, Huntingdonshire (Ref: D/HH 8/2/17-20)Ref: D/HH 8/2/17

10 August 1923 (1) Madeleine Sophia Beadon of Beachfield Bassett, Hampshire, widow and Gertrude Maria Rendel of 43 Courtfield Gardens, South Kensington, London, widow (2) Kenneth Hunnybun of Huntingdon, Esquire Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of the Manor of Ellington, Hunts. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £100
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/18

25 February 1950 (1) Kenneth Hunnybun of Ferrar House, Huntingdon, Esquire (2) Robert Holmes Edleston of Gainford, Esquire Draft conveyance of the Manor of Ellington Consideration: £20
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/19

Bill of costs of E.R. Hanby Holmes for Ellington purchase, 20 February 1950
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/20

Schedule of deeds (1838 - 1950) relating to the Manor of Ellington forwarded to E.R. Hanby Holmes, [1950]
(1 paper, typescript)

Manor of Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire (Ref: D/HH 8/2/21)Ref: D/HH 8/2/21

Court roll of the Manor of Eynesbury, 12 May 1885 - 14 November 1919
(1 volume, parchment bound, damaged)

Manor of Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire (Ref: D/HH 8/2/22)Ref: D/HH 8/2/22

Account book of the Manor of Hail Weston, 1921 - 1936
(1 notebook)

Manors of Munford and Lynford, Norfolk (Ref: D/HH 8/2/23-83)Ref: D/HH 8/2/23

4-5 April 1774 (1) Thomas Clark of Coulston, Norfolk, yeoman and Frances, his wife (2) Rt. Hon. Charles Henry Coote, Earl of Mountrath Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage, a meadow (5 acres) and 7 parcel of land (154 acres) in the parish of Mundford, Norfolk Consideration: £1,300
(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/24

4 October 1780 (1) Edmund Glasscock of Moundford, Norfolk, farmer (2) The Earl of Mountrath Lease by (1) to (2) for 1 year of 86a.0r.27p. of land in Infield and Outfield, Moundford
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/25

5 October 1780 (1) The Earl of Mountrath (2) Edmund Glasscock Release by (1) to (2) of lands at Moundford as specified (64a.0r.27p) in exchange for 86a.0r.27p of land released by (2) to (1)
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/26

4 October 1780 (1) Matthew Wright of Moundford, thatcher and Sarah, his wife, and Joseph Glasscock (2) The Earl of Mountrath Lease by (1) to (2) for 1 year of 49a.0r.24p. of land at Moundford
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/27

5 October 1780 (1) The Earl of Mountrath (2) Matthew Wright and Sarah, his wife (formerly Sarah Glasscock, the widow of Edmund Glasscock) and Joseph Glasscock (3) James Bradfield of Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, gentleman Release by (1) to (2) of 35a.1r.7p. of land as specified in Moundford in exchange for the release by (2) to (1) of 49a.0r.24p. of land in Moundford. Covenant to levy a fine
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/28

5 October 1780 (1) The Earl of Mountrath (2) James Nelthorpe of Linford, Norfolk, Esquire Release by (1) to (2) of 17a.0r.22p. of land in Moundford in exchange for the release by (2) to (1) of 25a.1r.32p. of land there.
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/29

6 October 1780 (1) The Earl of Mountrath (2) James Nelthorpe, Matthew Wright, Joseph Glasscock, Edmund Glasscock and others Extinguishment of (1)'s rights of common pasture at Moundford
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/30

9 February 1781 (1) James Bradfield, Plaintiff (2) Matthew Wright and Sarah, his wife and Joseph Glassock, Deforceants Two parts of a final concord of 20 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture and common of pasture at Moundford Consideration: £60
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/31

Contract for the redemption of Land Tax upon the Earl of Mountrath's lands in Norfolk, with related papers, 1799
(1 file)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/32

Copy of the will of Charles Henry, Earl of Mountrath, residing at Strawberry Hill, Devon, devising real estate upon trust for Charles Henry Coote son of Chudleigh Coote late of Ashill, Limerick, Esquire, deceased, with remainders specified, 25 February 1802
(1 file)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/33

An Act for confirming and establishing a Division and Inclosure of the Open Fields in the Parish of Moundford, 1806
(1 file, printed)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/34

4 May 1808 (1) Elizabeth Pratt of Strawberry Hill, Devon (annuitant under the will of the Earl of Mountrath) (2) Rt. Hon. Orlando, Lord Bradford (devisee of the Earl of Mountrath) Attested copy of release by (1) to (2) of lands in [Mundford] Norfolk, devised by the recited will of the Earl of Mountrath from the annuity of £150 devised to (1) and charged thereupon
(1 paper)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/35

29 December 1809 (1) Rt. Hon. Orlando, Lord Bradford (2) Robert Wilson of Didlington, Norfolk, Esquire (3) Sir Thomas Miller of Froyle, Hampshire, Bart and Thomas Pares of Leicester, Esquire Release by (1) and (2) to (3) of the Manor of West Hall at Moundford, the mansion house of Moundford Hall and lands there as specified. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £8,046
(parchment, 6 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/36

4-5 November 1811 (1) George Robert Eyres of Lynford Hall, Norfolk, Esquire and Louisa, his wife (2) John William Drage Merest of Wherstead Lodge, Suffolk, Esquire (3) John William Caley of Gray's Inn, Middlesex, gentleman (a trustee for (2)) Lease and release by (1) to (2) of the Manor of Easthall in Moundford with its rights and jurisdictions and messuages and lands as specified to the use of (2), and to (3) in trust for (2), as specified Covenant to levy a fine Consideration: £12,250
(parchment, 9 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/37

5 November 1811 (1) George Robert Eyres and Louisa, his wife (2) John William Drage Merest (3) John William Caley Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) as D/HH 8/2/36. Endorsed note of inrolment in the King's Bench, Michaelmas Term 1811
(parchment, 4 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/38

2 November 1811 (1) John William Caley, gentleman, Plaintiff (2) George Robert Eyres, Esquire and Louisa, his wife, Deforceants Two parts of a final concord of the Manor of East Hall in Moundeford, 5 messuages, 2 tofts, 2 cowhouses, 6 cottages, 5 barns, 5 stables, 10 gardens, 10 orchards, 800 acres of land, 200 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, 50 acres of wood, 200 acres of furze and heath, and common of pasture Consideration: £1,460
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/39

6 January 1925 (1) Henry William Game of Burwell, Cambridge, engineer (2) Robert Holmes Edleston and Sarah Alice Cumming Edleston (administrator of Revd. Joseph Edleston) Conveyance by (1) to (2) of the Manors of Lynford otherwise Linford, East Hall in Mountford, West Hall in Mundford, Cranwick and West Tofts, Norfolk Consideration: £75
(parchment, 1 booklet)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/40

Appointment of George Richard Gent of Tees View, Gainford as Steward of the Manors of Lynford, Mundford, etc., 1925
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/41-42

Notices of holding of courts for the Manors of Mundford East Hall and Mundford West Hall, 21 October 1925
(2 papers, printed form)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/43-47

Miscellaneous notes, rough agendas etc. concerning the Manors of Mundford etc., 1925
(5 papers)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/48

Notes on the alleged rights of commoners of Mundford, n.d. [1920s]
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/49

Notes on rental of the Manors of Lyndford in 1567, 1934
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/50

Newspaper cuttings concerning the holding of Mundford Manor Courts, 1925 - 1926
(1 envelope)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/51

Plan of the Lynford Hall Estate, Norfolk, 1924 No scale
(1 plan, 84cm. x 72cm., colour wash)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/52-83

Correspondence between R.H. Edleston, E.R. Hanby Holmes and W.R. Greenland, Solicitor, Thetford, Norfolk and W.J. and J.G. Taylor, Solicitors, Newmarket concerning Edleston's purchase of manorial rights and manorial matters, 27 October 1924 - 20 January 1928
(35 papers)

Miscellaneous (Ref: D/HH 8/2/84-87)Ref: D/HH 8/2/84

Schedule of tenants whose manorial incidents have been extinguished since Dr. Edleston's representatives purchased the Manor of Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, n.d. [1930's]
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/85

Letter from E.R. Hanby Holmes to R.H. Edleston concerning extinguishment of incidents on D.R. Alder's holding at Chesterton, 26 September 1942
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/86

Details of R.H. Edleston, his manors, advowsons etc., n.d. [c.1930]
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/HH 8/2/87

Letter from R.H. Edleston to E.R. Hanby Holmes concerning Egerton fee farm purchase, 22 May 1944
(1 paper)

Second Deposit(Acc: 1298(D)) (Ref: D/HH 8/2/88)Ref: D/HH 8/2/88

19 November 1784 (1) Sarah Notley of Norwich, widow and Revd. Rayner Bellman of Wetheringsett, Suffolk, clerk and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Sarah Partridge of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, Esquire Lease [release missing] by (1) to (2) of land in North Runcton, Norfolk
(parchment, 1 membrane)



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