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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 755 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Houghton-le-Spring tithe plans; South Hetton, Willington etc. deeds

Covering Dates: 1833-1966

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  • Miscellaneous documents
    • Houghton-le-Spring tithe plans and apportionments (Ref: D/X 755/1-7)
    • 'Shoulder of Mutton' Inn and cottage, Helmington Row (Ref: D/X 755/8-16)
    • 'Green Tree' Inn, Willington (Ref: D/X 755/17-27)
    • South Hetton (Ref: D/X 755/28-38)

Catalogue Description

Records deposited on long-term loan

21 September 1984 Acc: 1555(D)

28 May 1993 Acc: 2135(D) 27 January 1993 Acc: 2110(D)

Catalogue Contents

Houghton-le-Spring tithe plans and apportionments (Ref: D/X 755/1-7)Ref: D/X 755/1

Tithe plan and apportionment for township of Warden Law in parish of Houghton-le-Spring, 25 March 1845
(1 file and 1 plan, 65cm x 50cm, paper, linen backed, colour-wash)

Ref: D/X 755/2

Altered apportionment, 1 April 1870
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/3

Tithe plan and apportionment for township of East and Middle Herrington, 3 January 1848
(1 file and 1 plan, 201cm x 67cm, paper, colour-wash)

Ref: D/X 755/4

Tithe plan and apportionment for part of township of Morton Grange, 18 December 1847
(1 file and 1 plan, 41cm x 35cm, parchment, colour-wash)

Ref: D/X 755/5

Tithe apportionment and plan for township of West Herrington, 2 February 1848
(1 file and 1 plan, 146cm x 86cm, paper, linen backed, colour-wash)

Ref: D/X 755/6

Tithe apportionment and plan for township of Houghton-le-Spring, 29 October 1842
(1 file and 1 plan, 147cm x 116cm, paper, linen backed, colour-wash)

Ref: D/X 755/7

Tithe apportionment and plan for township of Newbottle, 9 February 1839
(1 file and 1 plan, 186cm x 118cm, paper, linen backed, colour-wash)

'Shoulder of Mutton' Inn and cottage, Helmington Row (Ref: D/X 755/8-16)

Second deposit
(Acc: 2135(D))

Ref: D/X 755/8

13 August 1839 (1) Thomas Wilkinson of Old Elvet, Durham, esq. (2) George Ornsby of Durham, gent. (3) Robert Reed of Bishop Middleham, brewer Conveyance by feoffment from (1) to (3) of land (27p.) on south of Durham-Wolsingham turnpike in Brancepeth, in occ. of John French Consideration: £60
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/9

Conditions of sale of house at Helmington Row, adjoining Durham-Wolsingham turnpike and containing five rooms, bar and cellar, with stable and 450 sq. yards of land adjoining, December 1847; with memorandum of purchase by Thomas Greenwell, 8 December 1847
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/10

Abstract of title, 13 August 1839-28/29 May 1841, to house and land at Helmington Row, Brancepeth, 1847
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/11

21 January 1848 (1) John Carr of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant; Thomas Fenwick of North Shields esq., and Richard Shortridge of South Shields, esq. (trustees of Newcastle, Shields and Sunderland Union Joint Stock Bank) 2) Thomas Greenwell of Jobs Hill in Brancepeth, farmer Conveyance by statutory grant from (1) to (2) of house and stable (27p.) on south of Durham-Wolsingham turnpike in Helmington Row, in occ. of Thomas Simpson, publican (abuttals given) Consideration: £255
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/12

Copy of will (16 June 1849) of Thomas Greenwell of Jobs Hill, gent., in which he bequeaths all his property to William Greenwell of Sunnybrow Colliery (with note of probate attached), [1872]
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/13

27 March 1876 (1) William Greenwell of Jobs Hill in Helmington Row, gent. (2) Thomas Robert Maddison Plews of Darlington, wine and spirit merchant Conveyance from (1) to (2) of 'Shoulder of Mutton' inn, stable, butcher's shop and adjoining cottage (in all 27p.) on south of Durham-Wolsingham turnpike in Helmington Row, in occ. of Thomas Robson and Noah Preston (abbutals given) Consideration: land and houses in Prince's Street in Bishop Auckland
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/14

Abstract of title, 10 July 1925, to 31 and 32 Helmington Row, formerly 'Shoulder of Mutton' inn and adjoining cottage, 1963
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: D/X 755/15

29 October 1963 (1) J.W. Cameron and Co., Lion Brewery, West Hartlepool (2) Mabel Oliver of 'Butsfield', Birtley, wife of Benjamin Oliver; and Charles Lawson of 'Donrene', Park Road North, Chester-le-Street Conveyance from (1) to (2) of (a) 31 and 32 Helmington Row, formerly 'Shoulder of Mutton' inn and adjoining cottage, and (b) 'Green Tree' inn (now delicenced), Commercial Street, Willington Consideration: £200
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: D/X 755/16

7 July 1966 (1) Mabel Oliver of 'Butsfield', Birtley, wife of Benjamin Oliver; and Charles Lawson of 'Donrene', Park Road North, Chester-le-Street, schoolmaster (2) Durham County Council Dedication agreement from (1) to (2) of land at Helmington Row Consideration: £250
(1 file)

'Green Tree' Inn, Willington (Ref: D/X 755/17-27)Ref: D/X 755/17

23 November 1839 (1) William Friend of Willington, yeo. (2) Robert Reed of Bishop Auckland, brewer (3) William Newby of Page Bank, yeo. Conveyance by appointment from (1) to (3) of land at west end of Willington, formerly a garden (abuttals given) Consideration: £27
(1 parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/18

23 November 1857 (1) William Wilkinson Newby of Page Bank, yeo. (2) John Bentham of Durham, brewer Lease for five years from (1) to (2) of land at west end of Willington, formerly a garden (abuttals given) on which (1) has recently erected 'Oak' public house Rent: £30 p.a.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 755/19

19 February 1858 (1) William Wilkinson Newby of Lingley Close in Brancepeth, yeo. (2) Joseph Radcliffe Wilson of Stockton, gent., and Thomas Rowell of Hartlepool, gent. Mortgage from (1) to (2) of land at west end of Willington, formerly a garden (abuttals given) Consideration: £100 Endorsed: 4 June 1858, further charge for £50
(parchment, 1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/20

29 June 1860 (1) Elizabeth Rowell of Hartlepool, widow (2) William Wilkinson Newby of Sedgefield, yeo. Reconveyance from (1) to (2) of land at west end of Willington, formerly a garden (abuttals given) on which (2) erected a house Consideration: £150
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/21

30 June 1860 (1) William Wilkinson Newby of Sedgefield, yeo. (2) Hall Stobbs of Farnley in Hunwick, farmer Mortgage from (1) to (2) of 'Oak' public house at west end of Willington (abuttals given) Consideration: £220
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/22

21 November 1861 (1) William Wilkinson of Newby of Langley Moor, yeo. (2) Hall Stobbs of Farnley in Hunwick, farmer Conveyance from (1) to (2) of 'Oak' public house at west end of Willington (abuttals given) Consideration: £220 still owing to (2) and £105
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/23

23 November 1895 (1) Henry Hall Stobbs of Hopewell near Piercebridge, farmer, and Bertram Burmer of Barnard Castle, gent (2) Anne Stobbs of Saltburn, Yorkshire, widow (3) Henry Hall Stobbs (4) Sarah Catherine McGonigle, wife of Rev. William Alexander McGonigle of Monkwearmouth Shore (5) Barbara Catherick, wife of Pearson Catherick of Piercebridge, farmer (6) Jane Ann Chapman, Abel Chapman and Joseph Crawhall Chapman, all of Sunderland, trading as T.E. Chapman & Son, brewers and wine and spirit merchants Conveyance from (1), with the agreement of (2) - (5) as legatees etc., to (6) of 'Green Tree' public house, formerly 'Oak', at west end of Willington (abuttals given) Consideration £1100
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/24

25 November 1895 (1) Jane Ann Chapman, Abel Chapman and Joseph Crawhall Chapman, all of Sunderland, [trading as T.E. Chapman and Son] brewers and wine and spirit merchants (2) Bertram Bulmer of Barnard Castle, gent.; Anne Stobbs of Saltburn, Yorkshire, widow; Henry Hall Stobbs of Hopewell near Piercebridge, farmer; Sarah Catherine McGonigle, wife of Rev. William Alexander McGonigle of Monkwearmouth Shore; and Barbara Cathrick, wife of Pearson Cathrick of Piercebridge, farmer Mortgage by (1) to (2) of (a) 'Green Tree' public house, formerly 'Oak', at west end of Willington (abuttals given) and (b) 32 Castle Street, Bishopwearmouth (abuttals given) Consideration: £1100
(parchment, 1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/25

25 November 1897 (1) Bertram Bulmer of Barnard Castle, gent.; Henry Hall Stobbs of Hopewell near Piercebridge, farmer,; Sarah Catherine McGonigle, wife of Rev. William Alexander McGonigle of Monkwearmouth Shore; and Barbara Cathrick, wife of Pearson Cathrick of Piercebridge, farmer (2) Jane Ann Chapman, Abel Chapman and Joseph Crawhall Chapman, all of Sunderland, brewers and wine and spirit merchants Reconveyance from (1) to (2) of (a) 'Green Tree' public house, formerly 'Oak' at west end of Willington (abuttals given) and (b) 32 Castle Street, Bishopwearmouth (abuttals given) Consideration: £1100
(parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/26

Certificate of renumbering of 'Green Tree' inn, Willington, as 52 Commercial Street, Willington, 18 January 1961
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 755/27

Certificate of renumbering of 43 Commercial Street, Willington, as 51 Commercial Street, Willington, 18 January 1961
(1 paper)

South Hetton (Ref: D/X 755/28-38)

See also D/X 755/151
Third Deposit
(Acc: 2110(D)

Ref: D/X 755/28-29

2 and 3 September 1833 (1) Thomas Rawsthorne of Lancaster, Lancashire, gent., trustee of Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll of Conishead Priory, Lancashire, esq. (2) James Toward of Cox Green Staiths, labourer (3) Stephen Toward of Tinkler Row, labourer Bargain and sale from (1) to (3) at the direction of (2) of a parcel of land (145 1/6 sq. yds.) bounded on the east by Edward Back Street, on the west by Richmond Back Street, on the south by Ralph Dunn's Cottages, on the north by a building plot and 2 cottages thereon, part of three parcels of land known as Near and Far Pasture (40a. 3r. 38p) at South Hetton in the parish of Easington Consideration: £18 2s 11d
(Parchment, 2 membranes)

Ref: D/X 755/30

13 April 1861 (1) Thomas Wood of Coxhoe Hall, esq. (2) Stephen Robinson of Hartlepool, esq. (3) Percival Laidler of South Hetton, grocer Conveyance from (1) to (3) at the direction of (2) of a parcel of land (286 sq. yds.) bounded on the east by premises belonging to John Welsh, on the west by the second plot herein described, on the north by a back street and on the south by a highway from Hetton-le-Hole to Easington and 4 cottages erected thereon and of a parcel of land (286 sq. yds.) bounded on east by first plot described herein, on the west by --- Street, [sic] on the north by a back street and on the south by the highway from Hetton-le-Hole to Easington and 4 cottages erected thereon Consideration: £400 Endorsed: conveyance from (3) to Richard Forster Matthews of South Hetton, colliery viewer, of parcel of land and 5 cottages thereon, [cottages in first parcel and easternmost cottage in second parcel], 11 May 1861
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/31

Abstract of title of Percival Laidler to two cottages at South Hetton, 13 April 1861
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 755/32

26 February 1862 (1) Richard Forster Matthews of South Hetton, colliery viewer (2) Percival Laidler of South Hetton, grocer Covenant by (1) to produce at the request of (2) indenture of 13 April 1861 [D/X 755/30]
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/33

27 February 1862 (1) Percival Laidler of South Hetton, grocer (2) Ann Morland of Gateshead, widow, and John Morland of Gateshead, cheesemonger Mortgage from (2) to (1) in £400 on parcel of land and dwelling house and shop (previously the site of three cottages)
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/34

17 June 1879 (1) Percival Laidler of South Hetton, grocer (2) Ann Morland of Gateshead, widow Further mortgage from (2) to (1) in £400 on property as in D/X 755/33
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/35

Probate copy of the will of Percival Laidler, grocer, 22 November 1894. Probate granted, 27 March 1895
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 755/36

19 March 1897 (1) Mary Hannah Richardson, wife of Thomas Richardson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, cornmerchant (2) William Grimshaw of Sunderland, gent., and Charles Wood Grimshaw of Sunderland, grocer Assignment from (1) to (2) of mortgage in £600 on property as in D/X 755/33 Endorsed: Assignment of mortgage in £600 from Charles Wood Grimshaw to Louisa Jane Laidler and Mary Elizabeth Laidler, both of South Hetton, 1 August 19 --
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/37

27 July 1899 (1) John Handley Clarkson, formerly of South Hetton, now of Ryton, clerk in holy orders, and Percival Laidler of Sunderland, grocer (2) Louisa Jane Laidler and Mary Elizabeth Laidler of South Hetton, spinsters Conveyance from (1) to (2) of property as in D/X 755/33 and mortgage debt thereon of £600 and £12 10s. interest Consideration: £50
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 755/38

23 March 1901 (1) Louisa Jane Laidler and Mary Elizabeth Laidler, spinsters, both of South Hetton (2) William Wakefield of Hetton-le-Hole, grocer and provisions merchant Conveyance from (1) to (2) of property as in D/X 755/33 free of mortgage debt Consideration: £2150
(Parchment, 1 membrane)



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