Catalogue

13 August 1847 (1) Matthew Forster of New City Chambers, merchant (2) William Green of Durham, surgeon (3) John Burrell of Durham, Esquire (4) Thomas Rawsthorne of Lancaster, gentleman (5) John Walker of Cornhill House, Esquire Agreement for the reorganisation of the South Hetton Coal Company, and liability for its debts. Arrangements for the assumption of 22 of the 32 shares of Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll in the company by (1) (2) (3) (4) and (5) as specified at a nominal price of £4226 13s. 5d. per share, for the assumption of Braddyll's debts as specified, and for carrying on the business

1 November 1847 (1) Matthew Forster of London, Esquire, M.P. (2) Percival Forster of London, Esquire, (son of (1)) (3) William Green, John Burrell, Thomas Rawsthorne, Matthew Forster and Percival Forster, five of the partners in the East Hetton Coal Company Assignment by (1) to (2) of one thirtieth share of (1) in the said company

29 July 1850 (1) Thomas Rawsthorne (2) William Green, John Burrell and Percival Forster of Durham, gentleman (3) Matthew Forster Assignment by (1) to (3) of his six shares in the East Hetton Coal Company Consideration: £660 Endorsed: 7 November 1851 (1) Matthew Forster (2) Thomas Rawsthorne Re-assignment of the six shares to rectify mistakes in the above deed relating to various covenants seeking to discharge Rawsthorne from various of his partnership liabilities and nullifying the suspect provisions

8 November 1851 (1) Thomas Rawsthorne (2) William Green and others (3) Matthew Forster Assignment by (1) to (3) of his six shares in the East Hetton Coal Company

15 April 1852 (1) Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll, late of Conishead Priory, Lancashire, Esquire (2) Matthew Forster (3) William Green (4) John Burrell (5) Percival Forster Agreement for the continuation of the East Hetton Coal Company following Rawsthorne 's retirement from the partnership

30 November 1872 (1) Robert Anthony Burrell of Durham, Esquire, and Thomas Jones of Durham, gentleman (executors of John Burrell) (2) Matthew Hutton Chaytor (3) John Forster Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of seven sixty-fourth shares in the South Hetton Coal Company, and six thirtieth shares in the East Hetton Coal Company for £10,000 payable in five annual instalments. Reciting the advance by (1) of £7,800 and of the proceeds from £6,500 miscellaneous railway stock to the South Hetton Coal Company, which liability remains outstanding. Memorandum that the shares are to be considered as part of the estate of the late Matthew Forster of whom (2) and (3) are executors

16 December 1873 (1) Rachel Greene of 17 West Place, Lancaster, widow, and Martha Greene of the same place, spinster (2) Frederick William Dolman of 39 Jermyn Street, Middlesex, gentleman (3) Ralph Patterson of 35 Alfred Place, West Brompton, Middlesex, gentleman (4) Francis Marcus Beresford of Mortlake, Surrey, Esquire; Richard Horn of 22 King Street, St. James', Middlesex, gentleman; John Forster; Matthew Forster of New City Chambers, Bishopsgate Street, London, Esquire; Matthew Hutton Chaytor; Robert Anthony Burrell and Thomas Jones; Richard Forster Matthews of South Hetton, mining engineer (5) Henry Murray of 22 King Street, aforesaid, gentleman Assignment by (2) and (3) to (5) of the six thirtieth shares, originally the property of Thomas Rawsthorne, in the East Hetton Coal Company and the sums of £5000 and £1690 secured by mortgage thereupon. Appointment of (S) by (1) (2) and (3) to act towards securing the dismissal of the bill in Patterson v Forster in Chancery. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £400

Agreement by the executors of William Green to accept £70,000 in shares in the limited company to be formed and £5700 cash for their interests in the South and East Hetton collieries and the undersea coal lease, 20 February 1874

Agreement by John Walker to accept £22,000 in shares in the limited company to be formed for his interest in the South Hetton collieries and the undersea coal lease, 27 February 1874 Endorsed as exhibited in Forster v Forster in Chancery, 12 June 1876

11 July 1874 Declaration of trust by Henry Murray concerning £500 paid to Messrs. Petty which was advanced by John Forster, Matthew Forster, Matthew Hutton Chaytor (executors of Matthew Forster) , Robert Anthony Burrell and Thomas Jones (executors of John Burrell), Francis Marcus Beresford and Richard Horn (executors of William Green) and John Walker, in the shares in which they were interested in the South Hetton collieries, as to one half, and in the shares in which they were interested in the East Hetton collieries as to the balance. Recites the affairs of Col. Braddyll and of Petty and Postlethwaite of Ulverston, bankers

13 July 1874 (1) Francis Marcus Beresford of Sheen House, East Sheen, Surrey, Esquire, M.P. and Richard Horn of 2 Berkeley Street, Piccadilly, Middlesex, gentleman (2) John Walker of Stalling Hall,Northumberland, Esquire (3) Robert Anthony Burrell and Thomas Jones (4) John Forster of 91 Victoria Street, Westminster, Esquire (5) Richard Forster Matthews (6) Elizabeth Josephine Forster of 55 Victoria Street, spinster (7) John Forster, Matthew Forster and Matthew Hutton Chaytor Deed for the dissolution of the South Hetton Coal Company partnership from 31 December 1873 Assignment by (1) of seven sixty-fourth shares, by (2) of three sixty-fourth shares, by (3) of seven sixty-fourth shares, by (4) as administrator of Percival Forster of one sixty-fourth share and by (5) of nine sixty fourth shares, all to (7) upon trust to sell [to a new limited company to be formed to carry on the business] Consideration: £6000 (7) to (3) plus £4000 already so paid, £70000 shares to be allotted to (1) and £22000 shares to (2)

13 July 1874 (1) Francis Marcus Beresford, M.P. and Richard Horn (2) Robert Anthony Burrell and Thomas Jones (3) Henry Murray (4) Richard Forster Matthews (5) Elizabeth Josephine Forster (6) John Forster, Matthew Forster of the Temple, London, Esquire, and Matthew Hutton Chaytor Assignment by (1) and (2) to (6) of the twelve thirtieth shares of (1) and (2) in the East Hetton Coal Company, subject to any equity of redemption of Rawsthorne or Braddyll, upon trust to sell the shares as specified. Assignment by (3) to (6) of £5000 and £1690 secured by mortgage upon the shares by the within recited agreements. Covenant by (6) indemnifying (1) and (2) from all claims against them and to pay all debts of the company

23 May 1876 (1) The 46 persons named in the attached schedule (2) John Forster of 91 Victoria Street, Westminster, Esquire Agreement that the 46 block of ten shares in the South Hetton Coal Company Ltd. to be transferred by (2) into the joint names of (2) and the respective parties to (1) are to remain the property in equity of (2) and that the parties to (1) are to hold the shares in trust for (2)

31 December 1880 (1) Matthew Hutton Chaytor of the Lea, Denham, near Uxbridge, Middlesex, Esquire and Richard Forster Matthews (2) Matthew Forster of Ennismore Gardens, Middlesex, Esquire and Matthew Hutton Chaytor (3) Elizabeth Josephine Forster of 51 Victoria Street, Westminster, spinster (4) Walter Scott of Newcastle upon Tyne, contractor Assignment by (1) (2) and (3) to (4) of the mines, rights, buildings, apparatus and goodwill of the Trimdon Grange Colliery from 24 July 1880 to hold: as to theTown Kelloe Royalty (200 a.) for two terms of 41 and 42 years from 1 August 1843; as to the Trimdon Grange Royalty (150a.) for a term of 42 years from 25 October 1850; as to the North Side Royalty (305a.) for 31 years from 25 October 1870. Schedule of workmens' cottages at Trimdon Grange and plans of the royalties attached. Recites previous deeds and progress of Forster v Forster in Chancery. Consideration: £3000 to the credit of Forster v Forster

31 December 1880 (1) Matthew Hutton Chaytor (2) Richard Forster Matthews (3) Matthew Hutton Chaytor and Richard Forster Matthews (4) Matthew Forster and Matthew Hutton Chaytor (5) Elizabeth Josephine Forster (6) Walter Scott Conveyance by (1) (2) (3) and (4) to (6) of 6a. Or. 2p. of land in the parish of Trimdon and 1a. of land at Wingate in the parish of Kelloe, reserving minerals. Assignment by (1) (2) (3) and (4) to (6) of a messuage and parcel of land at Trimdon for the remainder of a term of 1000 years from 1652. Recites previous deeds. Plans of properties attached. Consideration: £1000 to the credit of Forster v Forster

Schedule of deeds 1858-73 handed over to the purchaserof the [Trimdon?] collieries, 27 April 1881

31 December 1881 (1) Matthew Hutton Chaytor of 17 Durham Villas, Kingston, Middlesex, Esquire (2) Richard Forster Matthews, late of Seaton Carew, now of Hardwicke Hall, Sedgefield, Esquire (executor of Percival Forster) (3) Elizabeth Josephine Forster (4) Thomas Wood of Coxhoe Hall, Esquire Conveyance by (I) and (2) to (4) of Coxhoe Water Mill and 19a. 3r. 26p. of land adjoining it and 3r. 6p. of land near Coxhoe Railway Station subject to the payment of £3 5s. 8d. annual fee farm rent to Sir John Papillion Twisdon, Baronet, and of three twenty-eighths of £3 13s. 4d. annual prescript rents as specified. Recites previous deeds relating to the Hetton collieries and re Forster v Forster in Chancery. Plan of property endorsed. Consideration: £90 and £842 13s. 6d. to the credit of Forster v Forster

8 March 1882 (1) Richard Forster Matthews (2) Matthew Hutton Chaytor (3) Matthew Hutton Chaytor and Richard Forster Matthews (4) Elizabeth Josephine Forster Assignment by (1) to (2) of all the share of (1) as executor of Percival Forster in the assets of the East Hetton Coal Company with various indemnities and releases by (1) (2) and (3). Recites previous deeds. 2 copies Consideration: £3000

30 March 1882 (I) William Fairbairn Hall of Haswell, mining engineer; Robert Ropner of Hardwicke Hall, Castle Eden, ship owner; Charles Hunting of South Hetton, veterinary surgeon; Charles Lilburn of Sunderland, ship owner; John Storey Barwick of Sunderland, ship owner; William Robert Edward Waddingham of Durham, wine and spirit merchant; James Tait of Garmondsway, estate agent (2) Matthew Hutton Chaytor and Richard Forster Matthews Covenant by (1) , as purchasers of the Raisby Hill Limestone Quarries, with (2) to take over the entire staff employed by (2) in the quarries on 10 September 1881 and all contracts to supply limestone specified in the annexed schedule.

21 October 1865 Probate of the will of William Forster of North Shields, Northumberland, ship owner, leaving all his property upon trust for his wife for life and thence to be divided between his children, 12 May 1865

27 November 1869 (1) John Forster of New City Chambers, Bishopsgate Street, London, merchant (2) Matthew Forster of 4 Harcourt Buildings, The Temple, London, Barrister at Law, and Elizabeth Josephine Forster of Belsize, Hampstead, Middlesex, spinster (3) Matthew Hutton Chaytor of 155 Fenchurch Street, London, coal factor (executor of Matthew Forster) Agreement that the partnership business of Forster and Smith, African Merchants, should be classed as part of the residuary personal estate of Matthew Forster the elder and be carried on by (1) until an organised liquid-ation take place.

Abstract of Title to the Holmside estate of Calverly Bewicke and Margaret his wife, formerly belonging to Robert Spearman, 1532-1789

27 May 1789 (1) John Metcalf of Durham, gentleman, Martin Darnton of Hallowell, gentleman, and John Taylor of Ash, gentleman (2) Ann Spearman of Old Acres, widow of Robert Spearman, Esquire, deceased (3) John Ralph Fenwick of Durham, Doctor in Physic, and Dorothy his wife, one of the daughters and coheirs of Robert Spearman (4) Thomas Wilkinson of Coxhoe, Esquire and Hannah Elizabeth his wife, another daughter of Robert Spearman (5) Thomas Swinburne of Pontop, Esquire, and Charlotte his wife, another daughter of Robert Spearman (6) Calverly Bewicke of Close House, Northumberland, Esquire and Margaret his wife, another daughter of Robert Spearman (7) Sir John Eden of Windlestone, Baronet, and Rowland Burdon of Castle Eden, Esquire (8) John Tempest of Brancepeth Castle, Esquire, and Christopher Fewcett of Newcastle upon Tyne (9) Ralph Shipperdson of Pittington Hall Garth, Esquire (10) Henry Uttrick Reay of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esquire, executor of Joseph Reay (11) Ralph Spearman of Eachwick, Northumberland, Esquire (12) Calverley Bewicke and John Tempest Deed of partition and exchange. Revocation by (5) of all uses and trusts declared in their marriage settlement of 1780 within recited, concerning their quarter part of the estate and appointment of the property drawn for the lot of (5) upon trusts hereafter specified. Release by (1) and (5) to (11) , and surrender by (8) to (11), of the Manor and estate of Holmside otherwise Homeside and Moor side with the capital messuage, chapel, lands, tithes, annual rents, allotment in Lanchester Common in the parishes of Lanchester and Chester-le-Street; the Manor of Old Acres in the parish of Sedgefield (418a); messuages and lands in Pagebank and Willington in the parish of Brancepeth; messuages and lands in the town-ship of Witton Gilbert; a capital messuage Lee Close House and lands (169a.),in Stainton otherwise Great Stainton; and two messuages in the North Bailey, Durham upon trusts to the uses variously of (7) and (12) for various terms of years for the respecitive benefits of (3) (4) (5) and (6) subject to annuities payable to (2) for life. Covenants to produce title deeds specified in schedule annexed. Consideration: £124 3s. (5) to (8) and £117 lOs. (5) to (3) to equalise the division

Residuary account of the personal estate of Thomas Hutchinson of North Shields, Northumberland, 22 June 1876