Catalogue

26 September 1705 (1) Anthony Trotter of Darlington, weaver, and his wife, Hannah (2) Esther Sober of Darlington, spinster Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of the north end of a messuage containing a work house with chambers over and a garth measuring 26 yds. in length by 8 yds. at the high end of the house and 6.5 yds. at the low end in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £16 5s.

25 May 1714 (1) Esther White and others, plaintiffs (2) Anthony Trotter and others, deforceants Final concord of houses in Darlington

26 and 27 May 1762 (1) John Turnpenny of St. Andrew, Holborn (Co. Middlesex), corn chandler, and his wife, Esther (2) George Denham of Hurworth, yeoman Mortgage of a messuage and garth or yard and a newly erected tenement in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £100

14 June 1762 (1) George Denham, plaintiff (2) John Turnpenny and his wife, Esther, deforceants Final concord of 2 messuages, 2 cottages, 2 orchards, 2 gardens in Darlington Consideration: £66 13s. 4d.

30 and 31 March 1770 (1) Dorothy Jaques of St. George Hanover Square [Co. Middlesex], spinster (2) Stephen Robson of Darlington, linen weaver Lease and release of messuage and tenement with yard and newly erected tenement in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £200

7 March 1800 (1) Thomas Robson of Sunderland, mercer [only son of Stephen Robson] (2) Michael Pease of Darlington, grocer Conveyance of dwelling house with yard or garden and warehouse in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £172 10s.

Affidavit of Elizabeth Martin of Ayton [Co. York, North Riding], spinster, concerning the birth of the children of her brother, Isaac Martin, of Manchester, currier, 27 [month missing] 1824

Affidavit of Elizabeth Martin of Ayton [Co. York, North Riding], concerning the wife, marriage, residence, children and burial of Elizabeth, wife of her brother, Isaac Martin, 29 January 1825

Copy of the will of Stephen Robson of Darlington, weaver, dated 21 April 1779; probate, 19 June 1779. Copy made February 1825

Abstract of title, 26 September 1705 - 3 January 1822, of Isaac Martin, to premises in Northgate, Darlington, reciting deeds, n.d.

10 and 11 February 1825 (1) Isaac Martin of Manchester, currier (2) Edward Pease of Darlington, merchant; William Aldam of Leeds, merchant; and Jonathon Backhouse the younger of Darlington, banker (3) Francis Kipling of Darlington, carpet manufacturer (4) Francis Mewburn of Darlington, gent. Lease and release of dwelling house with yard or garden and warehouse in Northgate, Darlington, with liberty to bleach webs of cloth in the yard Consideration: £350

20 May 1858 (1) Francis Kipling of Liverpool, leather factor, and John Teasdale of Haughton-le-Skerne, gent. (2) Edward Pease of Darlington, esq. (3) Matthew Gale of Darlington, leather seller Conveyance by (1) to (3) of dwelling house with yard or garden and warehouse in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £500

21 May 1858 (1) Matthew Gale of Darlington, leather seller (2) John Lear of Darlington, ironmonger Mortgage by (1) to (2) of dwelling house with yard or garden and cottage (formerly a warehouse); and an entry or passage with the ground into which it leads, together with a dwelling house converted into two cottages, all in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £350

13 May 1862 (1) John Lear of Darlington, ironmonger (2) Matthew Gale of Darlington, leather seller (3) Isabella Tweddell of Darlington, widow; the said John Lear and John Hodgson of Darlington, gent. (4) Henry Hutchinson of Darlington, gent. Assignment of mortgage by (1) to (3) of premises in D/X 905/1/16 Consideration: £450

Abstract of title, 10 February 1825 - [13 May] 1862, of Matthew Gale, to freehold premises in Northgate, Darlington, reciting deeds, 1863

1 April 1863 (1) Matthew Gale of Darlington, leather seller (2) Michael Watson of Darlington, builder Agreement by (1) to (2) to sell a dwelling house and shop, with an adjoining dwelling house and rights of way in Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £430

13 May 1863 (1) Isabella Tweddell of Darlington, widow; John Lear of Darlington, ironmonger; and John Hodgson of Darlington, gent. (2) Matthew Gale of Darlington, leather seller (3) John Pease of Darlington, esq. (4) Henry Hutchinson of Darlington, gent. Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of premises in D/X 905/1/19 Consideration: £430

Abstract of title, 13 May 1859 - 24 January 1863, of John Pease to freehold land in or near Northgate, Darlington, 1864

4 May 1864 (1) Matthew Gale of Darlington, leather seller (2) Isabella Tweddell of Darlington, widow; John Lear of Darlington, ironmonger; and John Hodgson of Darlington, gent. (3) James Archibald Newrick of Darlington, Miller Conveyance by (2), at the direction of (1), to (3) of a dwelling house and tenement, with an entry or passage and yard, on the east side of Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £550

4 May 1864 (1) James Archibald Newrick of Darlington, miller (2) Henry Fell Pease of Darlington, esq.; William Russell the younger of Darlington, gent.; Arthur Pease of Darlington, esq.; Henry Maddison of Darlington, merchant; and Charles Rutter Fry of Darlington, gent., trustees of the Darlington and District Terminating Benefit Building Society Mortgage by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/1/22 Consideration: £540 [Endorsed with Further Charge for £180, 22 December 1864]

20 December 1864 (1) Benjamin McDermid of Darlington, painter (2) Joseph Watson of Hurworth Place, inn keeper Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground containing 194 sq. yds., together with a dwelling house, workshop and other buildings, in Russell Street, near Northgate, Darlington Consideration: £350

7 September 1865 (1) James Archibald Newrick of Darlington, miller (2) John Pease of Darlington, esq., and James Orton of Darlington, storekeeper Further charge on premises in D/X 905/1/22 Consideration: £150 [Endorsed with reconveyance by Theodore Fry of Darlington, esq., to Robert Robinson of Darlington, bootmaker, 15 December 1874]

17 March 1866 (1) James Archibald Newrick of Darlington, miller (2) Robert Robinson of Darlington, bootmaker Conveyance by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/22 Consideration: £100 plus discharge of mortgage debts of £707 and £150

23 November 1866 (1) Joseph Watson of Hurworth Place, inn keeper (2) William Bainbridge of Whessoe, farmer Transfer by (1) to (2) of mortgage and conveyance of premises in D/X 905/1/24 Consideration: £350

21 June 1878 (1) Trustees of the will of the late John Pease of Darlington, gent. (2) Benjamin McDermid of Darlington, painter Agreement for the maintenance by (1) of a roof and cornice overhanging buildings belonging to (2) in Russell Street, Darlington

4 June 1879 (1) William Bainbridge of Haughton-le-Skerne, farmer (2) Benjamin McDermid of Darlington, painter (3) George Bradley of Manfield (Co. York) Mortgage by (2) to (3) of premises in D/X 905/1/24 Consideration: £250 [Endorsed with reconveyance by Mary Ann Bradley of West Hartlepool, widow, to Benjamin McDermid of Darlington, painter, 25 February 1885]

21 and 22 November 1792 (1) William Smith of Durham, mason; Jane Ellison of Shincliffe, widow; and Eleanor Forster of Shincliffe, spinster (2) Mary Smith of Durham, spinster Mortgage (lease and release) by (1) to (2) of a messuage with a garth and stable on the south side of Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £50

11 and 12 February 1803 (1) William Garth of Durham, merchant (2) Robert Hall of Durham, cordwainer Conveyance (lease and release) by (1) to (2) of a shop measuring 15 ft. x 16 ft., a coal shed, and stables in Silver Street, Durham, and the use of half a pew in the middle aisle of St. Nicholas Church, Durham Consideration: £300

13 August 1804 (1) William Stott of Durham, cheesemonger (2) Abraham Stout of Durham, butcher, and his wife, Isabella Bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of a dwelling house and shop in Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £323

Probate of will of Robert Hall of Tannhills near Plawsworth, cordwainer. Will dated 21 April 1809; probate, 29 August 1822

Legacy and other receipts under the will of Robert Hall, 29 August 1822 - 28 February 1828

8 and 9 December 1828 (1) Mary Smith and Ann Smith, both of Durham, spinsters (2) John Hall of Durham, tanner (3) Robert Hall of Durham, carrier Conveyance (lease and release) by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/2/1 and 2 Consideration: £210 plus discharge of mortgage of £50

5 November 1842 (1) Robert Ovington of Durham, gent.; William Darling of Durham, currier; and Gilbert Wood of Whitworth, farmer (2) Elizabeth Hall of Durham, widow (3) Robert Hall of Framwellgate, tanner, and Thomas Hall of Durham, mason (4) John Wood of Kimblesworth, farmer (5) Gilbert Wood, aforesaid Mortgage by (1) to (4) for the use of (5) of messuages, dwellinghouses and shops in Silver Street, Durham; and a plantation of la. 3r. at Plawsworth Consideration: £200 with the provision of an annuity of £10 to (2)

15 May 1847 (1) Rowland Stout of Durham, butcher (2) Peter Richardson of Tudhoe, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and shop with appurtenances in Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £100 plus interest at 5% p.a.

1 October 1847 (1) Rowland Stout of Durham, butcher (2) Edward Day of Durham, hardwareman Agreement for sale by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and shop in Silver Street, Durham; and a pew in St. Nicholas Church, Durham Consideration: £315

30 December 1847 (1) Rowland Stout of Durham, butcher, and his wife, Ann (2) Edward Day of Durham, hardwareman Conveyance by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/2/15 Consideration: £315 Attached: certificate of enrolment of even date

Abstract of title, 8 December 1828 - 1857, of Mr. Ovington Hall to a freehold messuage and premises in Silver Street, Durham, 1857

5 May 1857 (1) Ovington Hall of Durham, gent. (2) John Swinburn of Durham, watchmaker Agreement for sale of a tenement and butcher's shop in Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £405

15 August 1857 (1) Gilbert Wood of Plawsworth, farmer (2) William Darling of Durham, gent., and the aforesaid Gilbert Wood (3) Ovington Hall of Plawsworth, gent. Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of mortgaged premises in Silver Street, Durham, and a plantation at Plawsworth Consideration: £200

15 August 1857 (1) Ovington Hall of Plawsworth (2) William Darling of Durham, retired currier, and Gilbert Wood of Whitworth, farmer Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of premises in Silver Street, Durham, and Plawsworth

23 November 1857 (1) Ovington Hall of Plawsworth, gent. (2) John Swinburne the elder of Durham, watchmaker (3) William Marshall of Durham, gent. Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage and butcher's shop in Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £405

18 April 1863 (1) Ovington Hall of Plawsworth, gent. (2) William Liddell of Thornley, blacksmith Mortgage by (1) to (2) of several messuages, dwelling houses and shops in Silver Street, Durham; and a plot of ground measure 13 yds. x 11 yds. adjoining the road leading from the Newcastle turnpike to Tanhills in Plawsworth Consideration: £400 plus interest at 5% p.a.

20 December 1872 (1) William Liddell of Thornley, blacksmith (2) Isaac Battensby and Robert Mowbray Battensby, both of 1 Silver Street, Durham, drapers Conveyance by (1) to (2) of shops with 3 rooms and 3 bedrooms above at 3 and 4 Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £1,200

6 July 1875 (1) Ralph Richardson of West Rainton, farmer (2) Elizabeth Day of Durham, widow (3) John Gradon of Durham, general dealer Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a dwelling house and shop in Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £800 5s.

7 July 1875 (1) John Gradon of Durham, general dealer (2) Elizabeth Day of Durham, widow Mortgage by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/2/24 Consideration: £800 plus interest at £5 12. 6d. % p.a.

11 August 1879 (1) James Campbell Batty of Camberwell, London, grocer and Henry Day of London, florist (2) George Gradon of Durham, builder, and William Shadforth of Durham, cabinet maker (3) John Gradon of Durham, general dealer Redemption by (3) of mortgage of premises in D/X 905/2/24 Consideration: £800 10s.

12 August 1879 (1) John Gradon of Durham, general dealer (2) William Coulson of Durham, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/2/24 Consideration: £800 plus interest at 5% p.a.

3 May 1884 (1) John Gradon of Durham, general dealer (2) William Coulson of Durham, gent. Further charge on premises in D/X 905/2/24 Consideration: £200 plus interest at 4.5% p.a. Attached: solicitor's receipt to William Coulson for £200, 6 May 1884

24 September 1886 (1) George John Gradon of Durham, fancy dealer (2) John Coward of Durham, gent. Conveyance by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/2/24, with outstanding book and other business debts owing to (1) and trade stock; also household furniture and effects of 39 Western Hill, Durham Consideration: £260 Attached: notice and acknowledgement of the above conveyance for William Coulson, mortgagee of the premises, 24 and 25 September 1886

Copy of Inland Revenue Succession Duty account for the estate of John Gradon with schedule of incumbrances, 30 September 1887

Extract from the will of William Coulson of Durham, esq., dated 2 October 1890, naming the executors and trustees, n.d. [1894]

11 August 1894 (1) Francis Coulson of Aykley Heads, mining engineer and Henry Lawrence of [Rainton] Grange, ironworks manager (2) John Coward of Dunelm Mount, gent. Redemption by (2) of mortgage of premises in D/X 905/2/24 Consideration: £1,000 plus interest Attached: receipt of even date by F. Coulson

17 May 1895 (1) John Coward of Durham, esq. (2) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage, dwelling house and shop at 5 Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £1,300

18 May 1895 (1) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer (2) John Coward of Durham, gent. Mortgage by (1) to (2) of premises in D/X 905/2/37 Consideration: £1,000 plus interest at 4% p.a.

Statutory declaration by Thomas Shadforth of Durham concerning the identity of no.6 Silver Street, Durham, 2 May 1896

Particulars of sale of a shop, house and warehouse [no.6 Silver Street]; and two shops, houses, and a three-storied warehouse [nos. 9 and 9a Silver Street], both forming part of the estate of the late John Swinburne, at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham, 6 May 1896

Abstract of title, 23 November 1857 - 2 January 1895, of John and Jane Swinburne to no.6 Silver Street, Durham, reciting deeds, 1896

4 June 1896 (1) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer (2) Thomas Maddison of Durham, solicitor Further charge on premises in D/X 905/2/37 Consideration: £50 plus interest of 4% p.a. Attached: notice of the above charge to John Coward, 4 June 1896

13 August 1896 (1) Jane Swinburne of Durham, widow, and Matthew Fowler of Durham, M.P. (2) Thomas Lamb of Hetton-le-Hole, brewer Conveyance by (1) to (2) of a dwelling house, shoe shop and two warehouses known as no.6 Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £2,550

9 October 1896 (1) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer (2) Thomas Maddison of Durham, solicitor Further charge on premises in D/X 905/2/38 Consideration: £50 plus interest at 4% p.a. Attached: notice of the above charge to John Coward, 9 October 1896

11 February 1897 (1) Thomas Maddison of Durham, solicitor (2) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer Redemption by (2) of mortgage on premises in D/X 905/2/42

12 February 1897 (1) John Coward of Durham, gent. (2) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer Redemption by (2) of mortgage of premises in D/X 905/2/38

13 February 1897 (1) George Greenwell of Durham, grocer (2) Thomas Lamb of Hetton-le-Hole, butcher Conveyance by (1) to (2) of dwelling house, shop and appurtenances at no.5 Silver Street, Durham Consideration: £1,980

13 March 1897 (1) Thomas Lamb of Hetton-le-Hole, brewer (2) Herman Strathman of Durham, boot and shoe dealer Lease by (1) to (2) for 6 years of a dwelling house, shop and premises at no.6 Silver Street, Durham Consideration: rent of £90 p.a.

15 June 1898 (1) Thomas Lamb of Hetton-le-Hole, gent. (2) Mary Steele of Beckemet (Co. Cumberland), daughter of (1) Conveyance by (1) to (2) of dwelling house, shop and appurtenances at no.5 Silver Street, Durham Consideration: nil

Abstract of title, 13 February 1897 - 29 May 1907, of Thomas Lamb to a dwelling house and shop at no.5 Silver Street, Durham, 1907