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Schedule of deeds relating to the Hylton estate, 10 July [1101] - 4 February 1750/51

Abstract of title (with analysis) to the Hylton Castle estate, 26 February 1640/41 - 16 July 1801

Continuation of the abstract of title to Hylton Castle estate purchased by Mrs. Bowes, 27 - 28 July 1763

22 February 1470/71 (1) William, Baron de Hilton; Margaret, his wife (2) Thomas Fairhare Letter of attorney authorizing (2) to receive seisin from William Raket the elder of 5 messuages and 300a. of land and meadow in township of Great Usworth in tenure of William Phylipe Thomas Doodeson, William Gadeson, John Atkynson, William Boys and John Taillour and one messuage in Bermeston in the tenure of William Kyngston and John Hardwike

27 June 1545 (1) Thomas Hylton of Hylton (2) Gyffray Glenton his chaplain Quitclaim of debts and all money in the name of (1)

13 June 1547 (1) Thomas Hylton of Hylton, knight; Edmond Jenney of London, gent. (2) Richard Hedworth, gent.; Ralph Hedworth, gent. Bond in £40 for performance of indenture of equal date

Bill witnessing that Sir Jeffrey [Gl]enton, clerk, has made account of all money chattels and acquisites of Sir Thomas Hylton and is quitclaimed of them, 20 August 1552

28 September 1583 (1) Sir William Hilton of Hilton, knight (2) Dame Jane Bowes of Streatlam, widow of Sir George Bowes, and William Bowes of Barnard Castle, esq., her son Marriage settlement after the marriage of Thomas Hilton, son and heir apparent of (1) and Anne, daughter of Dame Jane Bowes, by which (1) covenants to convey to Talbot, Robert and George Bowes and Marmaduke Thirkeld, his lands in Hilton, Hilton Park, Volanbye, Great Usworth, Burmestone, Fourde and Beddicke, and Aldstone and Garragill in Cumberland and in Newcastle, of which the lands in Aldstone, Garragill, Volansbye and one tenement in Great Usworth are to be held in trust for Thomas and Anne Hilton in tail, and the lands in Hilton, Hilton park, Fourd feilds Ferriebote, Clowcrofte, Burmestone, Great Usworth, Bedicke and the whitefrears in Newcastle are to be held in trust for (1) for life with remainder to Thomas Hilton in tail, with provisions for the granting of annuities Consideration: 1200 marks

31 July 1601 (1) Talbot Bowes of Richmond, Yorkshire (2) Richard Wortley of Wortley, Yorkshire, esq. Covenant that (2) shall have entry into the manor house of Hilton, orchards, gardens and meadows on 1 May 1602 and to other ground at Hilton used for pasture on 25 March 1602 and hold them during minority of Henry Hilton

25 November 1670 (1) John Hilton of Hilton Castle, esq. (2) George Lilburne of Sunderland, esq.; John Lilburre of City of London, grocer; Ralph Hedley of Elvet, Durham City, Notary Public; John Pemberton of Hilton, gent. Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) to use of (1) for life and to the heirs of his body or in default, to the use of (2) using the profits for the maintenance of Henry Hilton of Wassell, Yorkshire, gent., brother of (1) and of his wife, son and heirs, of the manors of Hilton Ford, Great Usworth, Biddick, Barnston and Follonsbie, the chantry lands in Hilton, Monckwearmouth Rectory and the Lady lands in Monkwearmouth Rent charges: £200 p.a. to Thomas Holyman and Margaret of Ford, his wife; £560 p.a. to several parishes bequeathed by John Hilton; £33 6s.8d. p.a. to the vicar of Monckwearmouth; £18 9s.4d. p.a. to the King; unspecified sum p.a. to the Dean and Chapter

1 January 1728/29 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, Esq. (2) Katherine Hylton of Hylton Castle, spinster Copy of mortgage by demise for 600 years of the manors of High and Low Ford and Newhall and all other lands belonging to (1) in the parish of Bishop Wearmouth for the better securing of the sum of £1000 lent by (2) to (1) by a bond of equal date Consideration: £1000 and interest

5 June 1747 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) Anthony Henderson of the Waterside, near Hylton Ferry, mason Lease for 16 years of messuage and land called the Waterside, on the north side of the River Wear and on the east side of Hylton Ferry, already occupied by (2) Rent: 2s. p.a.

30 July 1747 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) David Bryson of New Hall in Bishop Weremouth, gardener Lease for 21 years of the 2 North Closes and 2 South closes at Newhall with provision for building a dwelling house there (details specified) Rent: £10 p.a.

5 January 1747/48 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) John Scourfield of Great Usworth, yeoman Counterpart lease for 13 years of Cowfield Farm and 7 cottages at Great Usworth, reserving timber, mining, quarrying and wayleave rights to (1) Rent: £86 for 1st year, £90 p.a. subsequently

5 January 1747/48 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) John Sourfield of Great Usworth, yeoman Counterpart lease for 12 years of Southfield farm, Great Usworth already occupied by (2) reserving mining, timber, carriage and wayleave rights to (1), with detailed provisions re husbandry Endorsed with table of husbandry and memorandum concerning the sale of hay Rent: £90 p.a.

17 October 1748 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) Thomas Spark of Stone Cellar, parish of Washington, yeoman Counterpart lease for 9 years of Stone Cellar Farm, occupied by (2), reserving mining, timber, carriage and wayleave rights to (1), with detailed provisions re husbandry Rent: £95 p.a.

11 December 1749 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) James Todd of Hylton Bridge Counterpart lease for 7 years of Hylton Bridge Farm, already occupied by (2) reserving mining, quarrying, timber, carriage and wayleave rights to (1), with detailed provisions re husbandry. Endorsed with table of husbandry Rent: £50 p.a.

8 January 1749/50 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) Thomas Turner of Birtley, yeoman Counterpart lease for 12 years of Westpark Farm, reserving mining, quarrying, timber, carriage and wayleave rights to (1), with detailed provisions re husbandry. Endorsed with table of husbandry Rent: £100 p.a.

23 October 1750 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) George Crofton of Follingsby, yeoman Counterpart lease for 12 years of Follingsby South Farm already occupied by (2), except Long Riggs Green reserving mining, quarrying, timber, carriage and wayleave rights to (1), with provisions re husbandry. Endorsed with table of husbandry Rent: £110 p.a.

12 November 1750 (1) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet (2) Jasper Wylam of New Hall, Bishopwearmouth, yeoman Counterpart lease for 7 years of New Hall Farm, Bishopwearmouth, already occupied by (2), reserving mining, quarrying, timber, carriage and wayleave rights to (1), with provisions re husbandry. Endorsed with table of husbandry Rent: £110 p.a.

Papers relating to the purchase of the Hylton Castle estate by Mary Bowes including rentals, valuations, sale advertisement, notes on Baron Hylton's debts, and tenants' attornments, 1754 - 1763

4 December 1699 (1) Robert Wiggoner of Monkwearmouth, gent. (2) Rev. James Fynney, D.D. prebendery of Durham Cathedral, and Mary, his wife Mortgage by assignment of lease for 21 years of a tenement and a close called Fencepark meadow in Monkwearmouth, previously occupied by Ralph Sheppherd and son Consideration: £350 with interest Rent: £5 6s.8d. p.a.

4 August 1701 (1) Anne Wigginor of Monkwearmouth, widow (2) George Dixon of Durham City, gent. Bond in £1040 for performance by (1) of terms of assignment between (1), (2) and James and Mary Finney of equal date

4 August 1701 (1) Ann Wigginor of Monkwearmouth, widow of Robert Wigginor (2) George Dixon of Durham City, gent. Receipt for £180 paid by (2) as part of purchase money for a lease of tenement and Fence Close in Monkwearmouth

4 August 1701 (1) James Finny, D.D., prebendary of Durham Cathedral and Mary, his wife (2) George Dixon of Durham City, gent. Receipt for £387 from (2) as part of purchase money for assignment of lease of a tenement and of Farm Close in Monkwearmouth, leased by Robert and Ann Wigginor from the Dean and Chapter, mortgaged to (1) and now assigned to (2)

4 October 1701 (1) Anne Wigginor of Monkwearmouth, widow of Robert Wigginor (2) George Dixon of Durham City Receipt for £133 from (2) as remainder of the purchase money for tenement and close called the Fence in Monkwearmouth

23 May 1706 (1) George Dixon of Durham City, gent. (2) Sir Richard Musgrave of Heyton Castle, Cumberland, baronet Agreement for the conveyance of a leasehold farm in Monkewearmouth, once occupied by Robert Wigginer, deceased, for £1150, with interest

1 June 1706 (1) James Nicholson of Durham City, gent. (2) John Hilton of Hilton Castle, esq., and Dorothy, his wife (3) Sir Richard Musgrave of Hayton Castle, Cumberland, baronet Bargain and sale by (1) to (3) at the direction of (2) of tenement in Pennington (except Fenklo banks leased by the Dean and Chapter to John Ayton)

22 June 1706 (1) George Dixon of Durham City, gent. (2) Sir Richard Musgrave of Hayton Castle, Cumberland, baronet Assignment of lease for 21 years of a tenement and close called the Fence in Monkwearmouth, leased by (1) from the Dean and Chapter of Durham reserving timber, mining, quarrying, carriage and wayleave as part of agreement made by deed 14 June 1706 Consideration: £1150 Rent: £5 6s.8d. p.a. to Dean and Chapter

25 October 1706 (1) Sir Richard Musgrave of Hayton Castle, Cumberland, baronet (2) John Hilton of Hilton Castle, esq., and Dorothy, his wife (3) George Dixon of Durham City, gent. (4) William Sanderson of Constable Burton, Yorkshire, esq. Mortgage by assignment of 2 leases for 21 years by (1), (2) and (3) to (4) of a tenement and a close called the Fence in Monkwearmouth and of a tenement in Pittington in trust for Dorothy Hilton separate from any powers of her husband and assigned by (1) to (3) to secure £1150 Consideration: £1150 from (4) to (3) and 5s. from (4) to (1), (2) and (3)

7 May 1694 (1) Henry Hilton of Hilton Castle and Anne, his wife; John Hilton, son of Henry Hilton; Thomasine Hilton, Margaret Hilton, Anne Hilton, daughters of Henry Hilton; Richard Middleton of Offerton, esq.; Robert Hilton of Staple Inn, London (2) Ralph Brandling of Felling, esq.; John Lambe of West Herrington, esq.; Francis Mascall of Durham City, gent.; John Doubleday Lease for 41 years of collieries at Hylton, Usworth, Highfoard, Lowfoard, etc., except for 3a. around Hilton Castle Rent: 10s. per ten

17 May 1717 (1) Sarah Wright of South Bailey, Durham City, spinster (2) John Lambton of Lambton, gent. (3) William Donnison of Gateshead, gent.; Thomas Turnbull of Southshore, Gateshead, gent. Copy of lease for 31 years by (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of part of Birtley colliery, with detailed provisions for the working thereof and for re-entry Rent: 10d. per 20 corves of main seam coal, 6d. per 20 corves of other seam coal

25 April 1719 (1) Jane Hall of Gateshead (late of Dublin City), widow (2) William Donnisen of Gateshead, gent.; Thomas Turnbull of South Shore, Gateshead, gent. Copy of lease for 21 years of a moiety of Birtley colliery, belonging to her late husband Michael Hall, and now to Ralph Thompson of Gateshead with wayleave to Birtley Common, with detailed provisions for the working thereof Rent: 15s. per ten of main seam coal for 1st year, 10s. per ten of other seam coal; £100 p.a. for next 20 years with excess of 15s. per ten of main coal and 10s. for other above 133 tens allowed p.a.

9 November 1719 (1) William Donnison of Gateshead, gent.; Thomas Turnbull of Gateshead South Shore, gent. (2) Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. Assignment of a third part in Birtley colliery, leased by (1) from Sarah Wright, Ralph Thompson and Jane Hall

9 November 1719 (1) William Donnison of Gateshead, gent. (2) Thomas Turnbull of Gateshead South Shore, gent. (3) Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. Deed of partnership between (1), (2) and (3) for equal parts in Birtley colliery, (leased from Sarah Wright, Ralph Thompson and Jane Hall) on payment of a third each of stock bill for £1800 2s. 3½d. Schedule of stock included

9 November 1719 (1) Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) William Donnison of Gateshead, gent.; Thomas Turnbull of Gateshead South Shore, gent. Lease for 28 years at peppercorn rent of wayleaves through (1)'s lands in Hylton, Great Usworth and Follensby, with right to excavate and lay rails there and to build staiths on the River Wear

1 January 1719/20 (1) William Donnison of Gateshead, gent.; Thomas Turnbull of Gateshead South Shore, gent. (2) Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle Agreement by which (2) is to receive for 21 years 1/19 of the profits and some firecoal from Birtley Colliery

1 May 1720 (1) John Marley of Picktree Lanehead, gent. (2) Richard Hilton of Hilton; Thomas Trumble of South Shore, gent.; William Donnison of Gateside, gent. Copy of lease for 21 years of wayleave through (1)'s lands at Picktree from Birtley colliery to John Hedworth's carriageway Rent: £10 p.a.

15 January 1730/31 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) William Donnison of Gateshead, gent. (3) Thomas Turnbull of Gateshead South Shores, gent. (4) Charles Atkinson the elder of Newcastle, merchant, and Charles Atkinson the younger, his son Release by (1) of his 1/3 share in Birtley colliery in return for an annuity of £250 p.a. and agreement between (2), (3) and (4) for the employment of (4) as agents and the assignment in the 1/3 share in the stock to (4)

Bills of complaint and answers in Thomasine, Margaret and Ann Hilton v John Hilton, Richard Middleton, John Lamb, Richard Hilton et al., Durham chancery, relating to the will of Henry Hilton, 1694 - 1695

Account of debts and inventory of goods of John Hylton at the time of his death, 24 November - 6 December 1707

8 April 1708 (1) John Brookbank, Doctor of Law, Vicar General and official principal of the Bishop of Durham (2) Dorothea Hilton of Hilton Castle, Monckwearmouth, widow Grant of tuition on behalf of Richard, John, Dorothea, Anna, Elizabeth and Catherine Hilton, children of John Hilton, deceased and (2)

8 April 1708 (1) John Brookbank, Doctor of Law, Vicar General and official principal of Bishop of Durham (2) Dorothea Hilton of Hilton Castle, Monckwearmouth Grant of administration of the goods, rights and credits of John Hilton, esq., deceased

1 December 1709 Probate copy of will, 3 August 1709, of Dorothy Hilton of Hilton Castle, with later grants of administration, 1709 - 1748

Attested copies of baptism and burial entries of Hylton family members, 1693 - 1712

12 March 1718/19 (1) Richard Hilton of Hilton, esq. (2) Dame Elizabeth Lawson, widow of Sir Wilfred Lawson of Isell, Cumberland Lease for 30 years of wayleave through (1)'s lands in Hilton and elsewhere lying between Little Usworth, Strother House, Shield Moor, in possession of (2) and the river Wear with the right to lay rails, make bridges and staiths etc. Rent: £20 p.a.

12 March 1718/19 (1) Dame Elizabeth Lawson, widow of Sir Wilfred Lawson of Isell, Cumberland (2) Richard Hilton of Hilton, esq. Lease for 30 years of wayleave through (1)'s lands in Little Usworth, Shield Moor and Strowther House from (2)'s collieries in Leam, Gateshead Fell and Follansby in Great Usworth to the River Wear Rent: £10 p.a.

Copy of inventory of Hylton Castle taken on the death of Richard Hylton, 10 September 1722

4 October 1722 (1) John Brookbank, Doctor of Law, Vicar General and official principal of Bishop of Durham (2) John Hilton of Monkwearmouth, esq. Grant of administration of the will of Richard Hilton, brother of (2)

1 May 1723 (1) John Hilton of Hilton Castle, esq. (2) Matilda Esstobb of Canterbury, Kent, widow of Charles Esstobb, D.D., canon of Canterbury Cathedral (3) John Brack of Great Usworth, yeoman Assignment by (1) to (3) with the confirmation of (2) of the lease of Horse Close, Pittington, and of pitthouses on the east side of the Durham to Sunderland road, leased by (1) from the Dean and Chapter of Durham and mortgaged by (1) to (2) Consideration: £130

Letters from John Brisco the younger and elder to John Hilton at Hilton Castle about the marriage settlement on the marriage of John Brisco the younger to John Hilton's sister, and debts owed, 1738 - 1739

Grant of administration of the will, 6 November 1739 (annexed), of John Hylton esq. to Sir Richard Hylton, 29 November 1746

3 October 1748 (1) Joseph Roper (2) Sir Richard Hylton, baronet (formerly Sir Richard Musgrave) Release of £20 left to (1) by the will of John Hylton of Hylton Castle

15 November 1748 (1) Richard Chandler, M.A., Vicar General and official principal of the Bishop of Durham (2) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, baronet Grant of the administration of the goods, chattels and credits of (2)'s late uncle, Richard Hylton, deceased

15 November 1748 (1) Richard Chandler, M.A., Vicar General and official principal of the Bishop of Durham (2) Sir Richard Hylton of Hylton Castle, grandson of John Hylton, deceased Grant of administration of the goods, chattels and credits of John Hylton, deceased, formerly administered by Dorothy Hylton and then by William Musgrave

26 September 1694 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) Sir Richard Musgrave of Hayton Castle, Cumberland, baronet, and Richard Musgrave, his son (3) Ralph Maddison of Washington, clerk, and Dorothy, his wife Attested copy of marriage settlement on marriage of (1) to Dorothy, daughter of Sir Richard Musgrave and grandaughter of Dorothy Maddison. Sir Richard Musgrave and Dorothy Maddison to pay £2000 to (1) and (1) to convey to (2), Hylton Castle, the manors of Hylton, Ford, Follensby and Great Usworth, the Rectory of Monkwearmouth with Chantry lands, the Horse Close, Barnsflat, an annuity of £20 from Barmestone manor and of £13 6s.8d. from North Biddick manor and all (1)'s other property in County Durham, in trust (as specified)

Attested copies of baptisms and burials relating to the Hylton family 1727 - 1746, 6 October 1748

1 November 1728 (1) John Hylton of Hylton, esq. (2) Margaret Brack of Great Usworth, widow Bond in £1100 for repayment of £550 with interest

3 March 1730/31 (1) Robert Todd of Sunderland, master and mariner, and his wife, Margaret, administrator of goods of John Brack the younger of Great Usworth, her former husband, deceased (2) John Man of Durham city, gent.; George West of Newcastle, upholsterer Copy of assignment of a bond by (1) to (2) in trust for John and Margaret Brack, children of John Brack, deceased, reciting the original bond between John Hylton and Margaret Todd in £1100 for the payment of £550 with interest

Probate copy of will, 10 May 1739, of Margaret Todd, wife of Robert Todd of Durham city, mariner, 13 August 1741

Probate copy of will 17 August 1741 of John Brack of Washington, gent., 10 February 1741/42

Letter from Joseph Roper at Hylton to Jeremiah Abbs at Monkwearmouth enclosing receipt to be signed by Todd, concerning money due to Todd from Baron Hylton, 8 December 1748

13 July 1753 (1) Richard Cavendish, M.A., Vicar General and official principal of Bishop of Durham (2) Richard Todd of Wapping, Middlesex, mastmaker Grant of administration of the goods, chattels and credits of Margaret Brack of Washington, spinster, deceased

Papers concerning Todd's bond including letters to John Dixon, attorney at Durham from J[ames] Brack and William Leaton, 1 - 2 September 1757

3 September 1764 (1) James Brack (2) Joshua Peele of Symonds Inn Authorisation to repay the debt due to Mary Bowes from the purchase of a bond by George Bowes from Robert Todd

29 March 1737 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) Matthew Bell of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Bond in £4000 for the repayment of £2000 plus interest

Letter from John Airey, Newcastle, solicitor for the plaintiffs, to Matthew Bell, esq., Westgate, Newcastle, asking for £35 16s. 7d. costs in case Ramsden and others, creditors of John Hylton, esq., deceased, v Sir Richard Hylton and others, with receipt, 17 November 1752 - 23 January 1753

16 October 1755 (1) Matthew Bell of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq., executors of last will and testament of Matthew Bell, late of same place, gent., deceased, his father (2) George Bowes of Gibside, esq. Assignment of bond dated 29 March 1737 Consideration: £2290, 3% bank annuities

Letters from Joseph Roper and Matthew Bell to George Bowes concerning Mr. Bell's position as a creditor of the late Baron Hylton with account of Bell's demands, 20 October - 25 November 1755

3 January 1736/37 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) George Bowes of Gibside, esq. Bond in £1800 for the payment of £900 plus interest

1 May 1737 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) Elizabeth Bowes of Durham City, spinster Bond in £1000 for the payment of £500 plus interest

Accounts of interest due on loans by George, Jane and Margaret Bowes to John Hylton, esq., September 1745

18 September 1745 (1) John Hylton of Hylton Castle, esq. (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Bond in £4200 for the payment of £2100 plus interest

Promissory note of John Hylton to George Bowes for £77 1s. 9d., 18 September 1745

1 July 1756 (1) Elizabeth Bowes of Durham City, spinster (2) John Dixon of Aykeley Heads, gent. Assignment of bond Recites: bond by John Hylton to (l), 1 May 1737 Consideration: £604

Declaration of trust by John Dixon of Aykeley Heads as to assignment of bond by Elizabeth Bowes with notes, 1 July 1756

8 July 1758 (1) Thomas Smith of St. Oswalds, Durham City, gent. (2) William Leaton of Gibside, gent. Assignment of John Hylton's bond for the payment of £300 Consideration: £100

An account of the principal sums of money due to the executors of the late George Bowes, esq., from the executors of the late John Hylton, esq., 12 May 1763

Declaration of trust by Francis Potts as to the transfer of £1000 3% bank annuities to the Accountant General of the Court, 16 January 1758

Letter of attorney of Mary Bowes, widow, and executrix of George Bowes, nominating Joshua Peele of Symonds Inn, London, gent., to receive a cheque for £8453 from the Attorney General, owed to her as a result of various court cases, concerning Hylton Castle estate, November 1765

Reports, accounts and particulars concerning the purchase of Hylton Castle estate by Mrs. Mary Bowes from the administrators of Richard Hylton by court order, 29 April 1760 - 20 June 1763

3 August 1801 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) John Ord of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq.; John Clutterbuck of Warkworth, Northumberland, esq. Mortgage by lease and release of Hilton Castle and manor and lands in Hilton (specified) Consideration: £20000 and interest

Act for the better preservation and improvement of the River Wear and the port of Sunderland, 1746 - 1747

Act for repealing an Act of 1784/1785 for the improvement of the River Wear and port of Sunderland, and for their further improvement, 1809

Report by James Mills, London, to Lord Strathmore, of his survey of the port and harbour of Sunderland and the navigable part of the River Wear, with a view to improvements, 26 April 1819

Answers of Mr. Anthony Scott as to the right of the Commissioners of the River Wear to place merestones at Hylton Dean, n.d. [c.1819]

Act for the improvement and preservation of the River Wear, and the port of Sunderland, 29 May 1830

'A comparative view of the situations selected for the Wet Docks, proposed to be added to the Port or Harbour of Sunderland', 1832

Memorial of the Society of ship-owners of Sunderland to the Commissioners of the Treasury, concerning the seizure of Brig Sisters in consequence of it being employed in the illegal importation of tobacco, 2 October 1833

Sunderland Navigation Act: report and engineer's estimate concerning improvements in the River Wear and preliminary report of Messrs. D. & T. Stevenson, Civil Engineers, Edinburgh, 1852

Proposed improvements in the River Wear at Hylton on John Bowes' estate, June 1853

Proposals and costs for improvements to the River Wear affecting John Bowes' property at Hylton, with letter from Thomas Mick to Ralph Dent, Gibside, 29 June 1853

The Sunderland News and North of England Advertiser, with article on the River Wear Commission, 3 September 1853

Minutes of a conversation between Mr. Johnson and John Murray, engineer for the new docks at Sunderland concerning the valuation of land needed at Hylton, n.d. [mid 19th c.]

Copy of the consent of owners of property to River Wear improvements including an alteration to the quay line, n.d. [mid 19th c.]

Order from James Septimus Robinson, clerk to the Commissioners of the River Wear, to John Bowes and Ralph Dent, to remove certain erections and timber on the salt marsh at Hylton, above Barras Quay, 25 July 1854

Engineer's report on accommodation for shipbuilding purposes, Sunderland Navigation Act, September 1854

Report to the Commissioners of the River Wear concerning Sunderland harbour, by Messrs. D. & T. Stevenson, civil engineers, Edinburgh, 30 April 1858

Copy of 'A Bill for vesting the Sunderland Docks in the Commissioners of the River Wear; for enabling the Commissioners to execute certain works; for amending the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Docks and River; and for other purposes' as brought in by Mr. Fenwick and Mr. Hudson, 1859

Notice to John Bowes informing him of the intention of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway to purchase estates upon or through which the Pontop and South Shields Railway is to run, 29 March 1852 - 1 December 1853

Notice to John Bowes, esq., from Richardson and Gutch of York of the intention of the York, Newcastle and Berwick railway to purchase estates and rights of property owners, upon or through which the Pontop and South Shields railway is to run, 1 December 1853

Notice of application for a railway act for the Sacriston Junction and South Shields Railway with schedule of property to be affected at Little Usworth, partly owned by John Bowes, 1 December 1859

Sale particulars of the Hylton Castle estate, Monkwearmouth, with plan of estate showing farms, May 1862