Catalogue

9 May 1797 (1) Martha Kitchin of Aldbrough, Yorkshire, widow of William Kitchin late of Aldbrough, yeoman (2) George Coates of Kirkbridge, Yorkshire, farmer and Richard Ingledew, late of Carlton, now of Nowsham, Yorkshire, farmer (3) John Waistell of Barnard Castle, yeoman Feoffment by (1) and (2) to (3) of a moiety of a dwelling house, stable and yard in Gallgate in Barnard Castle [boundaries specified]

3 February 1824 (1) John Waistell of Barnard Castle Moor, farmer (2) Thomas Waistell of Egliston Abbey, Yorkshire, tailor Lease for a year of a dwelling house, stable and yard in Gallgate, Barnard Castle, with two pieces of ground, 3r. 2p. [boundaries specified] allotted to the same on the enclosure of Barnard Castle Moor, the Little Moor, Glentin Green and Baiting Stead, and 2a. 3r. 10p. of ground [boundaries specified] allotted to John Kipling and others and later conveyed to (1)

4 February 1824 (1) John Waistell of Barnard Castle Moor, farmer (2) Thomas Waistell of Egliston Abbey, Yorkshire, tailor Release of the above mentioned premises in trust to raise £360 and interest by mortgage or sale Consideration: £360

9 January 1833 (1) John Waistell of Barnard Castle Moor, farmer (2) Thomas Waistell of Eggleston Abbey, Yorkshire, tailor (3) James Waistell of Barnard Castle Moor, farmer Bargain and sale of a dwelling house, stable and yard in Galgate, Barnard Castle [boundaries specified] to (2) and (3) as tenants in common Consideration: £120, part of the sum of £360 and £10 interest owed by (1) to (2)

6 December 1849 Probate copy of will, 11 September 1849, of George Jordan of Barnard Castle, carpet weaver. Devises all his real estate in Barnard Castle (viz.) a moiety of a dwelling house in Newgate Street and a dwelling house in Thorngate Street to his sister, Jane Winskill, wife of James Winskill of Barnard Castle, for life. Remainders as specified

13 May 1854 (1) Thomas Waistell of Barnard Castle, labourer, eldest son and heir of Thomas Waistell of Barnard Castle, labourer and carter, deceased (2) Ann Waistell of Barnard Castle, widow of Thomas Waistell, deceased (3) Thomas Barker of Barnard Castle, yeoman Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a dwelling house in Galgate, Barnard Castle, with declaration that no widow of (3) may be entitled to dower from the said premises. Consideration: £39, part of the total purchase price of £80, the remainder of which is retained by (3) in satisfaction of (1) and (2)'s debt to him

Copy of the will and codicil of Benoite Josephine Bowes. Founding the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park, Barnard Castle, 12 and 19 July 1871

Copy of order by the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales approving scheme for the regulation of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park, 8 November 1889

Copy of authority by the Charity Commissioners for the trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park to raise a loan by mortgage, subject to the provisions of the Scheme of 8 November 1889, 10 June 1890

1 July 1890 (1) Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Yorkshire North Riding; Alexander William Kinglake of 17 Bayswater Terrace, Kensington Gardens, Middlesex, esq.; Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor; George Adolphus Western of the same place, solicitor; and Ralph John Dent of The Cedars, Harrogate, Yorkshire, land agent (2) Frances Western of 7 First Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, widow Copy of mortgage by (1), trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park, to (2) of la. lr. lp. of land in Barnard Castle, with the building called the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and an adjoining 19a. 0r. 24p. of land called the Josephine and John Bowes Park Consideration: £5,000

15 August 1890 (1) Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Yorkshire, North Riding; Alexander William Kinglake of 17 Bayswater Terrace, Kensington Gardens, Middlesex, esq.; Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor; George Adolphus Western of the same place, solicitor; Ralph John Dent of the Cedars, Harrogate, Yorkshire, land agent (trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park) (2) Frances Western of 7 First Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, widow (3) Rev. Vincent John Stanton of Halesworth, Suffolk, clerk Copy of mortgage by (1) to (3) of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park to rank "pari passu" with the mortgage granted by (1) to (2), 1 July 1890 Consideration: £900

26 January 1891 (1) Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Yorkshire North Riding; Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor; George Adolphus Western of the same place, solicitor; Ralph John Dent of "The Cedars", Harrogate, Yorkshire, land agent (trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park) (2) Frances Western of 7 First Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, widow Copy of mortgage by (1) to (2) of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park to rank "pari passu" with mortgages to (2), 1 July 1890, and to Rev. Vincent John Stanton, 15 August 1890 Consideration: £900

18 December 1891 (1) Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Yorkshire North Riding; Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor; George Adolphus Western of the same place, solicitor; Ralph John Dent of "The Cedars", Harrogate, Yorkshire, land agent (trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park) (2) Frances Western of 7 First Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, widow Copy of mortgage by (1) to (2) of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park to rank "pari passu" with all other mortgages Consideration: £900

Copy of authority by the Charity Commissioners for the trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park to raise a loan by mortgage of up to £5,000 subject to existing mortgages for sums amounting to £7,700, 5 May 1893

21 August 1893 (1) Rt. Hon. Henry de Vere Baron Barnard of Raby Castle; Very Rev. Mgr. Thomas Witham of Lartington Hall, Yorkshire North Riding; Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, London, solicitor; George Adolphus Western of the same place, solicitor; Ralph John Dent, now of Highfield Villas, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, esq.; Abraham Hilton of Barnard Castle, esq., Chairman of the Local Board of Health of Barnard Castle (trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park) (2) William Thomas Western of 44 Charing Cross, London, navy agent; Charles Robert Western of Broadway Chambers, Westminster, London Copy of mortgage by (1) to (2) of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park subject to existing mortgages [specified] Consideration: £5,000

Copy of order by the Charity Commissioners sanctioning a compromise agreed in the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) whereby the executor of the will of John Bowes is to pay the trustees of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park, the sum of £5,000, 26 June 1894

Memorandum of compromise payment of £5,000 to the trustees of the Bowes Museum; with extract from minutes of the meeting, 17 November 1893, reporting the decision of Mr. Justice North respecting jewels in dispute between the Museum and the Earl of Strathmore, legatee under the will of John Bowes, 23 November 1894

Copy of order by the Charity Commissioners varying the scheme for the regulation of the Josephine and John Bowes Museum and Park in respect of the appointment and duties of the trustees, 15 December 1896

Probate copy of the will, 3 February 1897, of William Thomas Scarth of Staindrop House, Staindrop, esq., 18 October 1898

Barnard Castle and Teesdale Benefit Building Society subscription book, belonging to Matthew M. Robinson, with entries from 1888 to 1892

Death certificate of Matthew Middleton Robinson of Galgate, Barnard Castle, carter, 22 July 1892 Attached: notes relating to the estate and surviving relaties of Matthew Robinson, deceased, n.d.

Statement of account by the executors of the will of John Watson, September 1893

Letter from W. and W.J. Watson of Barnard Castle, to a beneficiary under the will of John Watson, sending the executor's statement of account and requesting receipt for enclosed cheque, 11 January 1894

Letters of Administration granted to Matthew Robinson in respect of his father, Matthew Robinson of Barnard Castle, retired coal carter, a widower, 12 July 1894

Papers concerning the distribution of the estate of Matthew Robinson, 1895

Receipt by Matthew Robinson for £25 due to his sister, Margaret Hannah Robinson, under the will of her father, Matthew Robinson, and paid by Jane A. Barker, executor of Robert Barker, 24 August 1904