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Schedule of deeds, from 3 October 1785 to 7 September 1929, relating to Adelphi Farm, Tow Law, n.d., [1929]

3 & 4 October 1785 (1) John Pattison of Lanchester, gent. (2) Fenwick Carrick of Hurbuck, parish of Lanchester, yeoman Lease and release to (2) of 14a. 3r. 35p. of ground, late parcel of the moor or common called Lanchester Fell, allotted on the division thereof to (1) for his share of the less improvable part of the said common and in respect of his freehold estate in the township of Lanchester, and bounded by the allotments to the devisees of William Carrick and to George Briggs on the east, the allotments to Alan Greenwell on the south, the lands allotted to William Walton and Mary Wheatley on the west, and the lands allotted to Mary Wheatley and to Timothy Wheatley, and the Satley and Stanhope Lime Road on the north Consideration: £10

6 & 7 February 1788 (1) Fenwick Carrick of Hurbuck, parish of Lanchester, yeoman (2) Thomas Rickarby of Easington Moor House, parish of Easington, yeoman Lease and release to (2) of 14a. 3r. 35p. of ground, late parcel of Lanchester Fell, and covenant for the surrender, to the use of (2), of 5a. of ground, late parcel of Lanchester Common, and on the division thereof allotted to the devisee of William Carrick for his share of the less improvable part of the said common, in respect of his copyhold estate in the township of Lanchester, and bounded by allotments to Thomas Whinney and Ralph Smith on the east, allotments to Allan Greenwell on the south, lands allotted to John Pattison on the west, and the Satley and Stanhope Lime Road on the north Consideration: £20

29 and 30 June 1790 (1) Thomas Rickarby, late of Easington Moorhouse, now of the city of Durham, yeoman (2) Elizabeth Greensit of Bishopwearmouth Pans, widow Lease and release to (2) of the premises in D/X 1505/2-3, in trust for sale to pay £50 and interest to (2) Consideration: the debt owed by (1) to (2)

11 & 12 July 1792 (1) Thomas Rickarby, late of Easington Moorhouse, now of the city of Durham, yeoman (2) Elizabeth Greensitt of Bishopwearmouth Pans, widow (3) Henry Ornsby of Darlington, gent. Lease and release to (3) of mortgaged freehold land, as in D/X 1505/6-7, and covenant to surrender copyhold land, part of the premises comprised in D/X 1505/4-5, near Satley in the parish of Lanchester Consideration: £20 from (3) to (2) in part discharge of the £50 and interest owing to (2)

24 August 1792 (1) John Pattison of Chester-le-Street, gent. (2) Henry Ornsby of Darlington, gent. Grant of tithes of freehold land, as in D/X 1505/2-3

27 & 28 June 1799 (1) Alan Greenwell of Ford, near Lanchester, esq. (2) Thomas Wilkinson of Lanchester, gent., Timothy Wheatley of Lanchester, weaver, (eldest son and heir of Mary Wheatley of the same place, widow, dec'd, who died intestate), George Toward of Lanchester, yeoman, and George Smirk of Gateshead, shopkeeper, (eldest son and heir of Ralph Smirk late of Lanchester, blacksmith, dec'd) (3) Henry Ornsby of Darlington, gent. Deed of covenant for the surrender to the use of (3) of a plot of copyhold ground near Satley, (68a. 1r. 18p), late part of Lanchester Fell, which was allotted to (1) as part of his share of the less improvable parts of the moor or common in respect of his ancient copyhold estate within the manor of Lanchester, and bounded by lands allotted to George Clavering, esq., on the north west, by lands allotted to George Ornsby, John Pattison and others (now belonging to (3)) on the north east; and by the turnpike road from West Auckland to Corbridge on the south west; and release to (3) of freehold land (3a. 2r.) late part of Lanchester Fell, allotted to (1) as the remaining part of his share of the less improvable parts of the moor or common in respect of his ancient freehold lands in the manor of Lanchester, and bounded by the copyhold land before described on the west, north and south, and by lands allotted to George Ornsby on the north east; and release of all tithes Consideration: £70 Includes: schedule of deeds, from 13 November 1699 to 21 December 1753, to the freehold land and tithes conveyed, and other lands of greater value belonging to (1)

Notice from Henry Ornsby of Darlington, gent., to the Bishop of Durham, of his intention to inclose the several allotments (141a. 2r. 14p.) now belonging to him which, on the division of the less improvable parts of Lanchester Common, were awarded to Alan Greenwell, George Proud, Mary Wheatley, Timothy Wheatley, John Pattison, William Carrick, George Briggs, George Ornsby, Thomas Wilkinson, Ralph Smirk, George Wheldon and Mary Wilkinson [as specified], 3 June 1801

17 December 1838 (1) Margaret Ornsby of Gilligate, city of Durham, widow; George Ornsby of the city of Durham, solicitor; and Henry William Ornsby and Robert Ornsby, brothers of the said George Ornsby (2) Joseph Thompson jun. of Satley in the parish of Lanchester, clerk Agreement for the sale to (2) of the Adelphi Farm, near Satley, parish of Lanchester (149a.), now in the occupation of William Johnson, tenant, for £717

Abstract of title, from 1773 to 7 December 1821, to the Adelphi Farm, Satley, parish of Lanchester, n.d., [1839]

Additional abstract of title to lands at Satley, Lanchester, reciting deeds from 26 May 1795 to 28 December 1799, n.d., [1839]

Copy of Henry Stapylton's opinion on title concerning the conveyance from Ornsby to Thompson, 21 February 1839

29 & 30 April 1839 (1) Margaret Ornsby of Gilesgate, city of Durham, widow (2) George Ornsby of Gilesgate, city of Durham, gent., Henry William Ornsby of 33 Store Street, Middlesex, gent., and Robert Ornsby, commoner, of Lincoln College, Oxford (3) Joseph Thompson jun. of Satley, clerk Lease and release to (3) of freehold land (14a. 3r. 35p. allotted to John Pattison; 3a. 2r. allotted to Alan Greenwell; and 1a. 1r. 32p. allotted to the devisee of Mary Wilkinson and to Ann Rippon), grant of tithes, and covenant to surrender copyhold land (31a. 2r. 36p. allotted to George Ornsby; 1a. 2r. allotted to George Ornsby; 68a. 1r. 18p. allotted to Alan Greenwell; 5 plots containing 6a. 2r. 15p. allotted to Thomas Wilkinson, Timothy Wheatley, Mary Wheatley, George Proud and Ralph Smirk; 3 plots containing 6a. 3r. allotted to the devisee of William Carrick and to George Briggs; 3r. 28p. allotted to George Wheldon, and 5a. 3r. 13p. allotted to the devisee of Mary Wilkinson and to Ann Rippon) [boundaries specified], comprising the Adelphi Farm, parish of Lanchester Consideration: £718 (£220 for freehold premises and £498 for copyhold premises)

30 April 1839 (1) Margaret Ornsby, George Ornsby and Henry William Ornsby (2) Rev. Joseph Thompson, jun. Bond of indemnity in the sum of £500 for the conveyance of the premises in D/X 1505/18-19 by Robert Ornsby, on his attaining the age of 21, to (2), and for the payment by (1) to Ann Pigg, now Ann Cresswell, for life, of an annuity of £5 devised by the will of George Ornsby, dec'd

Account of conveyancing fees payable by the Rev. Joseph Thompson jun. to J. Hutchinson, 24 June 1839

25 October 1839 Manor of Lanchester Copy surrender and defeazance by William Thomas Greenwell and others to John Hutchinson in trust for Rev. Joseph Thompson jun., of several plots of land [as specified], part of the Adelphi Farm, Lanchester

25 October 1839 Manor of Lanchester Land in Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy surrender and defeazance by Margaret Ornsby and others to John Hutchinson in trust for Rev. Joseph Thompson of a plot of land [as specified], part of the Adelphi Farm, Lanchester

Extract from the Lanchester inclosure award concerning two allotments on the less improvable parts of the common, respectively allotted to the heir at law or devisee of Mary Wilkinson and to Ann Rippon, n.d., [copy made, c.1839]

12 October 1857 Manor of Lanchester Copy admittance of Alan William Hutchinson as the sole devisee under the will of John Hutchinson dec'd, to several plots of land [as specified] in the parish of Lanchester, in trust for Rev. Joseph Thompson jun. of Satley

12 October 1857 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy admittance of Alan William Hutchinson as the sole devisee under the will of John Hutchinson dec'd to a plot of land [as specified] in the parish of Lanchester, in trust for Rev. Joseph Thompson jun., of Satley

17 February 1868 Probate and copy will, dated 6 November 1863, of Rev. Joseph Thompson of Satley Parsonage, dec'd, devising all his property to Anne Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick of Satley Parsonage, spinsters, for life, then to his nephew, Joseph Newton, son of his sister, Ruth Newton, and to his sister, Frances Jane Allen, wife of Charles Allen of Annfield Plain, subject to the payment of legacies as specified

Certified copy death certificate of Ann Fenwick, age 76, who died at 10 Windsor Terrace, in the district of Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 25 April 1874; copy made, 3 December 1886

Certified copy death certificate of Elizabeth Fenwick, age 81, who died at 10 Windsor Terrace, in the district of Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 19 November 1882; copy made, 3 December 1886

6 April 1887 Manor of Lanchester Copy admittance of Middleton Henry Dand of Hauxley Cottage, Northumberland, esq., and John Tate late of Alnwick, now of Barnhill Acklington, Northumberland, gent. (devisees of William Hutchinson dec'd.) to several plots of land [as specified], part of Adelphi Farm, parish of Lanchester, subject to the trusts contained in D/X 1505/22

6 April 1887 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy admittance of Middleton Henry Dand and John Tate to a plot of land [as specified], part of Adelphi Farm, parish of Lanchester, subject to the trusts contained in D/X 1505/23

Abstract of title, from 13 April to 25 October 1839, of Joseph Newton and Mrs. Frances Jane Allen to a freehold and copyhold farm called the Adelphi, Lanchester, n.d., [1887]

16 May 1887 (1) Joseph Newton of Gateshead, wholesale grocer, and Frances Jane Allen of the city of Durham, widow (2) George Wailes of Annfield Plain, butcher Conveyance to (2) of freehold premises [as specified] and tithes, and covenant to surrender copyhold premises [as specified], comprising Adelphi Farm, (147a. by recent survey), parish of Lanchester Consideration: £1400 Includes: plan of property

16 May 1887 Manor of Lanchester Copy surrender by Middleton Henry Dand, John Tate, Joseph Newton and Frances Jane Allen, of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, in the occupation of John Milburn, tenant, to the use of George Wailes

16 May 1887 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy surrender by Middleton Henry Dand, John Tate, Joseph Newton and Frances Jane Allen of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, in the occupation of John Milburn, tenant, to the use of George Wailes

8 December 1902 Manor of Lanchester Copy admittance of Thomas Maddison of the city of Durham, solicitor, William Smith of Annfield Plain, railway clerk and John Russell of Annfield Plain, draper (devisees in trust of the will of George Wailes, late of Parkfield House, Harelaw, retired butcher dec'd) to part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester [as specified], now in the occupation of Thomas Hardy, tenant

8 December 1902 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields Colpighill and Satley Copy admittance of Thomas Maddison, William Smith and John Russell (devisees in trust of the will of George Wailes, dec'd) to part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester [as specified], now in the occupation of Thomas Hardy, tenant

23 November 1906 (1) Emma Wailes of Parkfield House, Harelaw, widow (2) Thomas Maddison of the city of Durham, solicitor, William Smith of Sunderland, railway clerk, and John Russell of Annfield Plain, draper, trustees (3) Mary Turnbull of The Woodlands, Consett, spinster Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of freehold premises and tithes, and covenant to surrender copyhold premises, comprising Adelphi Farm, Lanchester [as specified] Consideration: £1,800 Includes: plan of property

24 November 1906 (1) Mary Turnbull of The Woodlands, Consett, spinster (2) Thomas Maddison of the city of Durham, solicitor, William Smith of Sunderland, railway clerk, and John Russell of Annfield Plain, draper Mortgage to (2) of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, to secure £1,000 and interest

31 December 1908 (1) William Smith of Annfield Plain, railway clerk, and John Russell of the same place, draper (2) William Smith, John Russell and William Granville Maddison of the city of Durham, solicitor Transfer to (2), following the death of Thomas Maddison, of a mortgage debt of £1,000 secured on Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, belonging to Miss Turnbull

1 January 1909 Manor of Lanchester Copy surrender and defeazance by William Smith and John Russell to William Smith, John Russell and William Granville Maddison of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, now in the occupation of John Charlton, tenant, subject to redemption by Mary Turnbull

1 January 1909 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy surrender and defeazance of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, as in D/X 1505/41

4 March 1914 Manor of Lanchester Copy surrender and defeazance by William Smith and William Granville Maddison, following the death of John Russell, to William Smith, William Granville Maddison, and Thomas Lawson Watchman of Annfield Plain, clerk to Annfield Plain Urban District Council, of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, now in the occupation of John Charlton, tenant, in trust for Mary Turnbull

4 March 1914 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy surrender and defeazance of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, as in D/X 1505/43

4 March 1914 (1) William Smith of Annfield Plain, gent., and William Granville Maddison of the city of Durham, gent. (2) William Smith, William Granville Maddison, and Thomas Lawson Watchman of Annfield Plain, clerk to Annfield Plain Urban District Council Transfer to (2) of a mortgage debt of £150 and interest, secured on Adelphi Farm, Lanchester

11 May 1920 (1) William Smith of Harelaw, gent., William Granville Maddison of the city of Durham, solicitor, and Thomas Lawson Watchman of the city of Durham, clerk to the War Pensions Committee (2) Mary Turnbull of High House, Knitsley, Consett, spinster Re-conveyance to (2) of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester

12 May 1920 (1) Mary Turnbull of High House, Knitsley, Consett, spinster (2) Matthew Keen of High Hedley Hope, farmer Conveyance to (2) of freehold premises and tithes and covenant to surrender copyhold premises, comprising Adelphi Farm, Lanchester (147a.), now in the occupation of John Charlton, tenant Consideration: £2,700 Includes: plan of property

13 May 1920 (1) Matthew Keen of High Hedley Hope, farmer (2) Mary Turnbull of High House, Knitsley, Consett, spinster Mortgage to (2), to secure £1,500 and interest, of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester

Valuation of Adelphi Farm, Satley, by Messrs. A.T. & E.A. Crow of Manor House, Sunderland, licensed valuers and appraisers, 30 April 1924

12 August 1924 (1) Mary Turnbull of High House, Knitsley, spinster (2) Matthew Keen, formerly of High Hedley Hope, now of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester (3) Thomas Harvey of Lucker Cottage, Belford, Northumberland, farmer Transfer of mortgage to (3) of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, to secure £1,500 and interest

Guarantee by Ernest Augustus Crow of Sunderland, auctioneer, to Thomas Harvey of Lucker Cottage, Belford, Northumberland, of a mortgage debt of £1,500 and interest secured on Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, payable by Matthew Keen, 12 August 1924

13 August 1924 Manor of Lanchester Copy surrender and defeazance by William Smith, William Granville Maddison and Thomas Lawson Watchman of part of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, to the use of Thomas Harvey of Lucker Cottage, Belford, Northumberland

13 August 1924 Manor of Butsfield, Broomshields, Colpighill and Satley Copy surrender and defeazance, as in D/X 1505/52

Notice of further mortgage of Adelphi Farm, Satley, by Matthew Keen to Lloyds Bank Limited on 9 January 1925 to secure £400, subject to the existing mortgage to Thomas Harvey for £1,500 and interest, 19 January 1925

4 July 1927 (1) The Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury (in the matter of Thomas Harvey, deceased) (2) Robert Hunter of 30 Cartington Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, railway signalman Transfer of mortgage of Adelphi Farm, Lanchester, to (2), to secure £1,480 remaining due

Abstract of title, from 16 May 1887 to 2 December 1927, to a freehold and enfranchised copyhold farm, known as Adelphi Farm, Satley, belonging to Matthew Keen and in mortgage to Robert Hunter to secure £1,480 and interest, and agreed to be sold to George Thompson for £1,550, 1929

Agreement by George Thompson with Martins Bank Limited, for the deposit of deeds to Adelphi Farm, Satley, as security for his account, 2 October 1929

Notice from the solicitors for George Thompson of Dyke Nook Farm, Consett, farmer, to Robert Hunter of 30 Cartington Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, of a charge of £410 and interest on Adelphi Farm, Satley (in mortgage to Robert Hunter) by mortgage from Matthew Keen to George Thompson, 30 May 1929

Abstract of title, from 16 May 1887 to 17 September 1929, as in D/X 1505/56, and agreed to be sold to George Thompson for £1,650, 1933

Ordnance Survey Durham Sheet XXV.2, showing Adelphi Farm, marked; second edition, 1896 Scale: 1:2500