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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 1168 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Willington, West End Terrace, Commercial Street and Brookside deeds

Covering Dates: 1863-1958

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  • Miscellaneous documents
    • 565 sq. yds. of land at Willington, on Lobley Hill Turnpike Road, acquired 1866 by William Cowan (Ref: D/X 1168/1-2)
    • Dwellinghouse, Shop and 173 sq. yds. of Land in Commercial Street/High Street, Willington, acquired 1874, by John Tulip (Ref: D/X 1168/3-10)
    • 392 sq. yds. of Land at Willington with Messuage and Shop at the Front and 2 Cottages at the Back, acquired 1876 by John Tulip (Ref: D/X 1168/11-15)
    • Messuage, Shop and 173 sq. yds. of Land, and 392 sq. yds. of land, etc., Willington, acquired 1887 by Reuben Metcalfe from John Tulip (Ref: D/X 1168/16-17)
    • 12 and 13 West End Terrace, Willington, acquired 1904 by Edward Savage (Ref: D/X 1168/18-19)
    • Property at Willington: 12 and 13 West End Terrace, 3 Shops and 2 Cottages in Commercial Street, and Brookside, devised 1929 by Edward Savage (Ref: D/X 1168/20-22)
    • Savage/Robbins Family of Willington (Ref: D/X 1168/23)

Catalogue Description

Records given
17 July 1997 Acc: 2461 (D)

Title Deeds to Property at Willington, 1863 - 1958

Catalogue Contents

565 sq. yds. of land at Willington, on Lobley Hill Turnpike Road, acquired 1866 by William Cowan (Ref: D/X 1168/1-2)Ref: D/X 1168/1

13 September 1863 (1) Joseph Love of Beulah House near the city of Durham, esq. (2) Thomas Lamb of Hetton le Hole, brewer (3) William Marshall of city of Durham, gent. Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 565 sq. yds. of land at Willington [fronting to Lobley Hill turnpike road] and buildings thereon, to the use of (3) in trust for (2) Consideration: £84 Endorsed: plan of property
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/2

10 July 1866 (1) Thomas Lamb of Hetton le Hole, brewer (2) William Cowan of Willington, builder Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 565 sq. yds. of land at Willington, bounded on the east by the Lobley Hill turnpike road [other boundaries specified], and all buildings thereon. Consideration: £84 16s.
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Dwellinghouse, Shop and 173 sq. yds. of Land in Commercial Street/High Street, Willington, acquired 1874, by John Tulip (Ref: D/X 1168/3-10)Ref: D/X 1168/3

Abstract of title to a dwellinghouse and shop in Commercial Street, Willington, from 24 September 1866 to 17 December 1873, 1874. Includes: plan of property
(1 file and 1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1168/4

24 September 1866 (1) William Cowan of Willington, builder (2) William Middleton of Willington, tailor Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage and 173 sq. yds. of land at Willington, with right of passage over the premises of (1) at the rear of the property conveyed. Consideration: £350 Endorsed: plan of property
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/5

25 September 1866 (1) William Middleton of Willington, tailor (2) John Wolstenholme, grocer; George Barnes, butcher; William Earle, agent; and Jonathan Priestly, merchant tailor; all of the borough of Sunderland and trustees of the Thirteenth Universal Benefit Building Society Mortgage for £300 and interest by (1) to (2) of a messuage and 173 sq. yds. of land in Willington
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/6

[.....] 1867 (1) William Middleton of Willington, tailor (2) The trustees of the Thirteenth Universal Benefit Building Society Agreement for a further charge of £25 on a messuage and land in Willington
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1168/7

15 February 1869 (1) William Middleton of Willington, tailor and draper (2) George Humble and Thomas Adamson, both of Newcastle upon Tyne, wholesale drapers Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and shop in Commercial Street, Willington Consideration: debt of £110 3s. 9d. owed by (1) to (2)
(Parchment, 1 membrane and 1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1168/8

20 July 1869 (1) William Middleton of Willington, draper and tailor (2) Frederick Charles Coxon of Newcastle upon Tyne, wholesale draper Copy trust deed for the conveyance by (1) to (2) of all estate and effects in trust for the creditors of (1), bankrupt
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1168/9

1 October 1869 (1) Frederick Charles Coxon of Newcastle upon Tyne, wholesale draper (2) George Humble and Thomas Adamson both of Newcastle upon Tyne, wholesale drapers and partners in trade Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and shop in Commercial Street, Willington. Consideration: £35 (subject to an existing mortgage)
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/10

6 March 1874 (1) George Humble and Thomas Adamson, both of Newcastle upon Tyne, wholesale drapers (2) John Tulip of Willington, butcher Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse, shop, and 173 sq. yds. of land in High Street, Willington [boundaries specified] Consideration: £380
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

392 sq. yds. of Land at Willington with Messuage and Shop at the Front and 2 Cottages at the Back, acquired 1876 by John Tulip (Ref: D/X 1168/11-15)Ref: D/X 1168/11

Abstract of title of the trustees of the Thirteenth Universal Benefit Building Society to freehold premises at Willington, from 13 September 1863 to 5 September 1867, 1870 Endorsed: plan of property
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 1168/12

5 September 1867 (1) William Cowan of Willington, builder (2) John Wolstenholme, grocer; George Barnes, butcher; William Earle, agent; and Jonathan Priestly, merchant tailor; trustees of the Thirteenth Universal Benefit Building Society Mortgage for £500 and interest by (1) to (2) of a messuage and 392 sq. yds. of land at Willington Endorsed: plan of property
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/13

27 January 1870 (1) John Wolstenholme, grocer; George Barnes, butcher; William Earle, agent; and Jonathan Priestly, merchant tailor; all of the borough of Sunderland, trustees of the Thirteenth Universal Benefit Building Society (2) William Law of Willington, chemist Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage, shop, 2 cottages at the back, and 392 sq. yds. of land at Willington. Consideration: £450 Endorsed: plan of property
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/14

28 January 1870 (1) William Law, the younger, of Willington, chemist (2) William Law, the elder, of Hunwick Lane Ends, grocer Mortgage for £300 and interest by (1) to (2) of 392 sq. yds. of land at Willington with a messuage and shop at the front and 2 cottages at the back. Includes: plan of property in margin Endorsed: redemption of mortgage 26 December 1871
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/15

18 March 1876 (1) William Law, the younger, of 17 Hyde Park Corner, Southsea, Hampshire, physician (2) John Tulip of Willington, butcher Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 392 sq. yds. of land at Willington with a messuage and shop at the front and 2 cottages at the back. Includes: plan of property Consideration: £600
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Messuage, Shop and 173 sq. yds. of Land, and 392 sq. yds. of land, etc., Willington, acquired 1887 by Reuben Metcalfe from John Tulip (Ref: D/X 1168/16-17)Ref: D/X 1168/16

2 December 1878 (1) John Tulip of Willington, butcher (2) Reuben Metcalfe of Streatlam Grange near Barnard Castle, farmer Mortgage for £700 and interest by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse, shop and 173 sq. yds. of land in High Street, Willington and 392 sq. yds. of land at Willington with a messuage and shop at the front and the cottages at the back [boundaries specified].
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/X 1168/17

13 May 1887 (1) John Tulip of Willington, butcher (2) Reuben Metcalfe of Streatlam Grange near Barnard Castle, farmer Conveyance by (1) to (2) of the equity of redemption of 2 freehold dwellinghouses and shops and 2 cottages in High Street, Willington. Consideration: £742
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

12 and 13 West End Terrace, Willington, acquired 1904 by Edward Savage (Ref: D/X 1168/18-19)Ref: D/X 1168/18

Copy probate, and will, dated 19 March 1885, of John Sayer of Willington, butcher, devising 2 houses in West End Terrace, Willington, 9 June 1885
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1168/19

Particulars and conditions of sale of 2 leasehold dwellinghouses at 12 and 13 West End, Willington, for the unexxpired term of 64 years, by auction at the Bee Hive Hotel, Willington, with memorandum of sale to Edward Savage of Sunnibrow, Willington, for £305, 15 June 1904
(1 paper)

Property at Willington: 12 and 13 West End Terrace, 3 Shops and 2 Cottages in Commercial Street, and Brookside, devised 1929 by Edward Savage (Ref: D/X 1168/20-22)Ref: D/X 1168/20

Schedule of deeds, from 5 July 1869 to 30 June 1906, relating to freehold and leasehold property at Willington, mortgaged by Edward Savage to George Wright to secure £260 and interest, 1906
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1168/21

Probate and copy will, dated 26 November 1909, of Edward Savage of Brookside, Dene View, Willington, formerly of 10 West Street, Sunnybrow, devising 2 houses, nos. 12 and 13 West End Terrace, Willington, 3 shops and 2 cottages behind in Commercial Street, Willington, and Brookside in Hunwick Lane, [Willington], 2 August 1929 Endorsed: memoranda relating to the conveyance of Brookside, and 72 and 73 Commercial Street, Willington, also 18 and 19 Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, 5 April 1945 - 29 April 1957
(1 file)

Ref: D/X 1168/22

22 June 1951 (1) Frank Robbins of 14 Coquet Avenue, Whitley Bay, Northumberland (2) John George Tait of 72C Commercial Street, Willington, fruiterer Counterpart lease for 10 years by (1) to (2) of a lock-up shop at 72C Commercial Street, Willington Rent: £32 10s. p.a.
(Parchment, 1 membrane)

Savage/Robbins Family of Willington (Ref: D/X 1168/23)Ref: D/X 1168/23

Family register [probably detached from a family bible] recording births, marriages and deaths of Edward and Sarah Savage (d. 28 October 1871 and 7 August 1861) [of Willington] and their children, including marriages into the Robbins and Watson families, 7 November 1841 - 6 September 1958
(2 papers)



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