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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 234 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Barnard Castle and Bishopwearmouth deeds

Covering Dates: 1785-1900

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    • Box 41 C.B. Harrison, Esquire (Ref: D/X 234/1-30)

Catalogue Description

Material deposited on long-term loan,

(Acc: 1546)

29 January 1969

(Acc: 359(D))

County Record Office,
County Hall,
DURHAM.
DHl 5UL

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Catalogue Contents

Box 41 C.B. Harrison, Esquire (Ref: D/X 234/1-30)Ref: D/X 234/1

Allotment of inclosure of 2a. 2r. 20p. of the Ings, Barnard Castle to Anthony Hugginson, 1785
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 234/2

21 May 1785 (l) Anthony Hugginson of Romaldkirk, Yorks., gentleman (2) John Hugginson of Holiwell Street, St. Clements, Middlesex, whalebone cutter (2) Swainston Harrison of Barnard Castle, merchant Bargain and sale by (l) to (3), with livery of seisin endorsed, of the allotment of 2a. 2r. 20p. upon the Ings, Barnard Castle. Covenant by (2) for the production of title deeds Consideration: £92 by (3) to (l)
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 234/3

20 March 1798 (l) Henry Swainston of Barnard Castle, yeoman (2) Colpitts Harrison of Barnard Castle, spirit merchant Bargain and sale by (l) to (2), with livery of seisin endorsed, of la. 3r. 7p. of land, an allotment under the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act of 1794/95 Consideration: £20
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 234/4

10 - 11 May 1799 (l) George Edwards of Barnard Castle, Esquire (2) Loyzelure Wilkinson of Coatsaw Moor, gentleman (3) Colpitts Harrison of Barnard Castle, spirit merchant Lease and release by (l) and (2) to (3) of a messuage and four closes of land (the Barn Closes or Barnfields) as specified (7a.) in Barnard Castle. Covenant for the production of title deeds. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £210 15/- by (3) to (2) and £193 5/-by (3) to (l)
(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/5

10 August 1799 (l) George Henderson of West Newlands, yeoman (2) Anthony Wood of Bishop Auckland, gentleman (3) Colpitts Harrison of Barnard Castle, spirit merchant Bargain and sale by (l) and (2) to (3), with livery of seisin endorsed, of an allotment of 3a. 3r. 15p. made under the Barnard Castle Inclosure Act Consideration: £60 by (3) to (2) and £88 by (3) to(l)
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 234/6

l May 1805 Probate of the will (dated 31 March 1801) of Swainston Harrison of Barnard Castle, gentleman: annuity of £20 to wife; bequests to sons Swainston, Colpitts and Thomas Harrison and devise of various allotments to the three of them
(parchment, 2 membranes, pendant seal)

Ref: D/X 234/7

8 - 9 July 1813 (l) Thomas Harrison of Sunderland near the Sea, wine merchant (2) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant Lease by release by (l) to (2) of 2a. 2r. 20p. of land, formerly part of a common field called the Ings, Barnard Castle Consideration: £200
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/8

9 July 1813 (l) Thomas Harrison (2) Swainston Harrison Bond of (l) to (2) in £200 to perform covenants
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 234/9

27 - 28 October 1813 (l) Colpitts Harrison of Barnard Castle, shopkeeper and Jane, his wife (2) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant Lease and release by (l) to (2) of a close of 3a. 3r. 15p. of land and an adjoining close of 3a. 0r. 38p., both at Barnard Castle as specified. Covenant to levy a fine Consideration: £500
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/10

22 - 23 April 1814 (l) Colpitts Harrison of Barnard Castle, grocer and Jane, his wife (2) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant Lease and release by (l) to (2) of a messuage and four closes of land at Barnard Castle as specified. Covenant to levy a fine Consideration: £800
(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/11

31 March 1815 (l) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant (2) John Adamthwaite of Bowes, Yorks., gentleman Mortgage by (l) to (2) by demise of 1000 years, of the close of 2a. 2r. 20p. formerly part of the Ings and a close of 3a. 2r. 10p. as specified, both at Barnard Castle, to secure £500 and interest Consideration: £500
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 234/12

31 March 1815 (l) Swainston Harrison (2) John Adamthwaite Bond of (l) to (2) in £1000 to secure the payment of £500 and interest
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: D/X 234/13

29 - 30 May 1815 (l) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant (2) Ralph Hodgson of Carr House, gentleman Lease and release by (l) to (2), by way of mortgage, of a messuage and 5a. of land (the Barn Closes or Barnfields) at Barnard Castle as specified, to secure £500 and interest Consideration: £500
(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/14

29 February 1820 (l) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant (2) Francis Ullathorne of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, warehouseman Agreement for the sale by (l) to (2) for £800 of a messuage and premises in Newgate Street, Barnard Castle
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 234/15

3 - 4 June 1820 (l) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant (2) William Dent of Mickleton, Yorks., gentleman Lease and release by (l) to (2), by way of mortgage, of a close of 3a. 3r. 15p. and another adjoining one of 3a. 0r. 38p., both at Barnard Castle, to secure £500 and interest Consideration: £500
(parchment, 4 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/16

Correspondence between Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, Swainston Harrison, London and William Dent, Mickleton, arranging to pay off mortgage, 25 May - 14 July 1824
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 234/17

22 - 23 November 1824 (l) Thomas Dent of Mickleton, Yorks., gentleman (devisee and executor of William Dent) (2) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant Lease and release by (l) to (2) of premises specified in D/X 734/15 upon redemption of the mortgage. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £500
(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/18-21

Correspondence between Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, Christopher Lonsdale, Arlaw Banks and Swainston Harrison of Messrs. Alnott and Harrison, London, with schedules of deeds, concerning redemption of mortgage, title for mortgage of Newgate Street property to Ullathorne etc., n.d. [1824] and 20 September - 2 December 1824
(5 papers)

Ref: D/X 234/22

21 - 22 November 1826 (l) Ralph Hodgson of Carr House, gentleman (2) Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant Lease and release by (l) to (2) of premises specified in D/X 234/13 above upon redemptionof the mortgage. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £500
(parchment, 3 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/23

Copy will of Swainston Harrison of Mark Lane, London, wine merchant devising all real and personal estate to be equally divided betweens sons Swainston, Colpitts and Thomas and daughters Mary and Eliza, dated 25 March 1826. Note of grant of Administration with will annexed, 13 August 1828
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 234/24

3 February 1838 (l) John Chapman of Headlam, schoolmaster (executor of John Adamthwaite) (2) Reverend Johnson Lambert of Bowes, Clerk and Jane, his wife and John Hunter Adamthwaite of Richmond, Yorks., chemist (3) Thomas Harrison of St. Mary Hill, London, gentleman (4) William Adamthwaite of Scorton, Richmond, surgeon Assignment by (l) to (4) of quit claim by (2) to (4) of the premises comprised in D/X 234/ll and the sum of £500 secure thereby for the remainder of the term of 1000 years. Recites previous deeds Endorsed: 17 April 1840 (l) William Adamthwaite aforesaid (2) Thomas Harrison aforesaid, Swainston Harrison and Colpitts Harrison, both of St. Mary at Hill, London, wine merchants; Eliza Love of Basinghall Street, London, clothfacter (whose late wife was formerly Mary Harrison) Surrender by (l) to (2) of the term of 1000 years under redemption of the mortgage Consideration: £500
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 234/25

27 August 1841 (l) Swainston Harrison of St. Mary at Hill, London, wine merchant and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Colpitts Harrison at St. Mary at Hill, London, wine merchant and Jane Colpitts, his wife (3) Eliza Harrison of Gloucester Terrace, Hoxton, Middlesex, spinster (4) Thomas Harrison of Gloucester Terrace, Hoxton, Middlesex, gentleman Statutory release by (l) and (2) to (3) and (4) of their interest in a messuage and 5a. of land (the Barn Closes or Barnfields) and the several other closes of land specified in the above series of deeds. Covenant to surrender their two fifth shares in copyholds of the Manor of Wearmouth (24 yds. x 7 yds. of land in William Street, Bishopwearmouth). Certificates of acknowledgement by Elizabeth Harrison and Jane Colpitts Harrison annexed Consideration: £247 by (3) and (4) to (l) and the same to (2)
(parchment, 5 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/26

Copy of marriage and burial certificates of Mary Love and baptism certificate of Horatio Love, 29 April - 1 May 1855
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 234/27

Receipts of Ridsdale and Craddock, solicitors. for deeds, 16 May - 13 August 1855 and of Thomas Harrison for their return, 3 March 1856
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 234/28

26 May 1873 (l) Horatio Nelson Love of Crown Hill, Norwood, Surrey, Esquire (2) Harriet Love of 6 William Street, Herne Bay, Kent, widow (3) Thomas Harrison of 5 Canonbury Grove, Islington, Middlesex, gentleman Conveyance by (l) to (3) of, and release of dower by (2) to (3) in, one undivided fifth share in a messuage and lands in Barnard Castle as specified. Recites previous deeds. Succession Duty form attached Consideration: £40 by (3) to (2) and £155 by (3) to (l)
(parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/X 234/29

Succession Duty form for Colpitts Bock Harrison of 18 Trinity Square under the will of Thomas Harrison, 1 October 1879
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: D/X 234/30

28 April 1900 (l) William Bock Harrison of The City Bank, Theobalds Road, London, Esquire; Colpitts Harrison of Trinity Square, London, rope and coir merchant; Arthur Ernest Harrison of Trinity Square, London, rope and coir merchant (executors of C.B. Harrison) (2) Colpitts Harrison and Arthur Ernest Harrison aforesaid; Horatio Harrison of Trinity Square, London, rope and coir merchant (3) William Henry Harrison of the Stock Exchange, London, stock broker Conveyance by (l) to (3) of a messuage and closes of land at Barnard Castle as specified and the pracel of 24 yds. x 7 yds. of land in Bishopwearmouth Consideration: £860 by (3) to (l)
(parchment, 1 membrane)



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