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Strathmore Estate

Reference: D/St/C 2 Catalogue Title: Strathmore Estate Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Correspondence and personal papers: Estate agents (part 3) Dent and Ralston

Covering Dates: 1851-1938

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Catalogue Description

Records of the agents in overall charge of the estates of the Bowes-Lyon family, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, from 1872 onwards.

Ralph John Dent (1843-1913) was head agent for all the English estates from 1872 to 1889. He was a mason [Barnard Castle Lodge] and Guardian of the Poor for Teesdale Union.

William Henry Ralston was agent for all the English estates from 1889 to 1928. Also agent for the Durham estates of the Crichton-Stuart family (the Marquises of Bute) and of the Lartington estate of Norman Field. He was a Justice of the Peace; Inspector for the Board of Agriculture; Secretary for the Zetland Hunt; Chairman of the parish council of the township; of Streatlam and Stainton, and of Barnard Castle R.D.C.; Manager of Cockfield, Evenwood and Stainton schools; Chairman of the Barnard Castle District of the Durham War Agricultural Executive Committee; Official for the Primrose League.

Thomas F. McQueen was agent for all the English estates from 1929 to 1937. He was working for the Earl of Strathmore as early as 1889 as clerk at the estate office. Also agent for the Durham estates of the Crichton-Stuart family (the Marquises of Bute) and Norman Field's Lartington estate.

Ernest Hodgson Kirkup (Major) was agent to the Earl of Strathmore for all the English estates from 1937 to c.1966. He worked for Peases West collieries at Crook, 1907; Pelaw Main Colliery Co. Ltd. 1921 - 1923; John Bowes and Partners Ltd. 1923 - 1936 (assistant to Armstrong and Sons). Also agent for the Durham estates of the Crichton-Stuart family. Commanding officer of no. 25 group, Local Defence Volunteers, Gateshead; Arbitrator for the Durham Coal Owners Association. Addresses: Leafield House, Birtley, and after 1938 at Oakfield, Low Fell.

Catalogue Contents

Strathmore Estate (Ref: D/St)Correspondence and Personal Papers (Ref: D/St/C)Estate Agents and Estate Affairs (Ref: D/St/C2)Ralph John Dent, 1872-1889 (Ref: D/St/C2/16)Estate Correspondence, 1853-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/1-36)Streatlam, 1853-1883 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/1-7)

Letters from the trustees of St. John's Hospital, Barnard Castle, etc., to Ralph Dent concerning an exchange of land between themselves and the trustees of the Bowes Estate, whereby Shepherd's Lodge and land at Forthburn is exchanged with Bowes' land in Barnard Castle township, with related papers, 1853 - 1874
(22 papers)


Letters from J.E. Watson, architect and others to Ralph John Dent concerning the building of new stables at Streatlam, with related plans and estimates, October 1869 - c. 14 April 1870
(12 papers and 3 plans)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent (and replies) concerning the administration of Streatlam estate, including acquisition of lands at Barnard Castle, ownership of minerals under Park Head Farm, rents, repairs, articles sent to the Bowes Museum and Gainford tithe rent charges, 23 April 1872 - 30 December 1889
(28 papers)


Letters from the Land, Loan and Enfranchisement Co., London, etc., to Ralph John Dent concerning a loan under the Limited Owners' Residences Act for improvements at Streatlam to the stables, outbuildings, etc., with related papers, 26 February - 26 October 1872
(20 papers)


Letters from various people, including William Bowman, Gainford Academy, to Ralph John Dent concerning land required at Cockfield for a new chapel, 23 August 1873 - 19 December 1878
(10 papers)


Letters from various people, including J.E. Watson, Newcastle, architect, to Ralph John Dent concerning the installation of heating apparatus at Streatlam Castle, 23 October 1878 - 5 October 1887
(11 papers, some in German)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning land required from John Bowes for a new burial ground at Cockfield due to the closure of the old ground, 11 February 1882 - 18 May 1883
(14 papers)

Wemmergill, 1872-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/8-20)Correspondence about the Stockton and Middlesbrough Water Board, 1872-1876 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/8-9)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning land in Lunedale taken by the Stockton and Middlesbrough Water Board for building reservoirs at Hury, Grassholme, Balder, etc., and the effect on the Wemmergill estate, with parliamentary bills, notices to treat, valuations of land to be taken, memoranda, etc., 1872 - 1889
(papers)


Newspaper cuttings concerning the Stockton and Middlesbrough Water Bill, 8 May 1875 - 5 August 1876
(1 file)

Correspondence about Quarries, 1870-1886 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/10-14)

Letters from Ord and Maddison, Darlington, etc., to Ralph John Dent concerning their leasing and working of Middleton whinstone quarries, royalty rents due from them, and the effects of the working of the quarries on the Wemmergill estate, with related accounts, etc., 11 October 1870 - 13 November 1889
(papers)


Letters from the Teesdale Limestone Co. to Ralph John Dent concerning their leasing and working of Mickleton limestone quarry, and royalty rents due from them, with related accounts, 13 October 1873 - 24 July 1885
(73 papers and 1 file)


Letters from Thomas Watson to Ralph John Dent concerning a lease of limestone and whinstone quarries in Lunedale, 17 January - 18 October 1877
(14 papers)


Letters from the Lunedale Whinstone Co., Newcastle, and others, to Ralph John Dent concerning their lease of various quarries in Lunedale, rents due from them, and the effects of the working of the quarries on the Wemmergill estate, with related accounts, 1 May 1879 - 6 June 1889
(73 papers)


Letters from John Daglish, South Shields, to Ralph John Dent concerning the production potential of Middleton, Lunedale and Ayton quarries, 6 April 1886
(3 papers)

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1875-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/15-20)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning the administration of Wemmergill estate, including the sale of J. Watson's estate at West Field, Mickleton, and tithes, 30 March 1875 - 30 December 1889
(12 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning the enclosure of Cotherstone Moor and the quitting of stints there, 19 December 1878 - 10 October 1881
(12 papers)


Letters from Edward Western, London, and R.T. Richardson, Tees Valley Railway Office, Barnard Castle, to Ralph John Dent concerning the purchase from John Bowes of lands at Mickleton, Lune and Cotherstone for the railway and the enfranchisement of the customary and leasehold lands, with related papers, 10 June 1880 - 21 July 1882
(35 papers and 2 files)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning a dispute with Lord Lonsdale over the boundary at Mickle Fell, 2 December 1884 - 5 March 1887
(19 papers)


Letters from J. Hanby Holmes, Barnard Castle, solicitor, to Ralph John Dent concerning the sale of Miss Peggy Addison's land at Hunderthwaite, with particulars, sale notice, etc., 24 September - 15 October 1886
(11 papers)


Letters from William Bolam, Newcastle, to Ralph John Dent concerning the mortgage of properties in Middleton and Hunderthwaite to Mr. Davidson's trustees, 24 September - 6 October 1888
(5 papers)

Streatlam and Wemmergill Combined, 1870-1887 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/21-22)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning negotiations between the Land Improvement Co. and John Bowes and the Earl of Strathmore over loans for building and drainage works on the Streatlam and Wemmergill estates, with related papers, 22 November 1870 - 9 February 1894
(47 papers, 2 files and 2 plans)


Letters from various people on behalf of the North Eastern Railway Co. Office, Darlington, to Ralph John Dent concerning the purchase of land near Forthburn and Middleton, closing of a crossing near Middleton station yard and other matters relating to the railway, 19 June 1882 - 5 December 1887
(10 papers and 2 plans)

Gibside, 1851-1889 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/23-28)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent (and some to John Dent) concerning the tenancies of Hedley Hall and Hedley West House Farms, with related papers, 1851 - 1882
(61 papers and 1 file)


Letters from Walter Johnson and Henry Wallace, French Hall, Gateshead, to Ralph Dent and Ralph John Dent concerning the tithe rent charge from John Bowes to Lord Ravensworth for Hedley West House, Hedley Hall and Layden Field, with related papers, 1 May 1864 - 21 April 1876
(16 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent, John Dent and William Thompson concerning the sale of bark from Gibside, with accounts of weight of bark delivered, 30 May 1871 - September 1873
(21 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning the administration of Gibside estate, including repairs, proposed chapel at Marley Hill and cemetery at Byermoor, colliery damages, crops, tenancies and rents, 15 July 1872 - 10 June 1889
(38 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph Dent concerning the letting of Gibside Parks, shooting rights and Hall, with related conditions for letting, etc., October 1872 - April 1889
(83 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning Alexander McIntyre's tenancy of Hollingside, Hunters Hill and Bird Hill Farms, Whickham, with related claims for compensation in respect of repairs, notices to quit, schedules of stock, reports, etc., 6 October 1886 - 2 November 1889
(44 papers and 3 files)

Winlaton, 1872-1886 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/29-31)

Letters from various people, including Joseph Cowen, to Ralph John Dent concerning the lease of Blaydon Main and Blaydon Burn collieries, Blaydon quarry and quay, rents for land at Derwenthaugh, exchanges of land with Lord Bute, etc., October 1872 - 31 May 1888
(34 papers and 3 plans)


Letters from Monkhouse, Goddard, Miller and Co., Newcastle, and C. Seymour Bell, Darlington, to Ralph John Dent concerning the rent and away-going rights of Thomas Ramsay's trustees at Low Spen Farm, 23 January - 23 May 1878
(22 papers)


Letters from William T. Bilam, Cross House, Newcastle, to Ralph John Dent concerning John Bowes' 7/96 share of Blaydon Bank quarry rent, the tenancy of the quarry and the letting of the Winlaton fishery, 16 November 1878 - 2 February 1886
(6 papers)

Hylton, 1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/32)

Letters from C.J. Briggs, Hylton Castle, to Ralph John Dent, concerning damages to the estate through coal workings, 16 - 23 May 1888
(3 papers)

Multiple and Miscellaneous Estates, 1872-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/33-36)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning miscellaneous and unidentified estate administration, including purchase of wine, debts, etc., 22 November 1872 - 30 July 1888
(14 papers)


Letter from Western and Sons, London, to Ralph John Dent concerning a dispute with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners over copyhold land in the manors of Whickham and Evenwood, with plans and particulars, 1887 - 1888
(1 file)


Letter from Lord Strathmore, Glamis Castle, to Ralph John Dent concerning the position of Ralston and rebuking Dent for his comments, 12 March 1888
(1 paper)


Letters from Western and Sons, London, to Ralph John Dent concerning a mortgage loan with property at Winlaton and Cockfield as security, with related papers, 28 May - 1 June 1888
(7 papers)

Business Correspondence, 1872-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/37-44)Coal, 1872-1889 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/37-41)Marley Hill, 1872-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/37-38)

Letters from J.V. Gregory, John Bowes and Partners Ltd., William Thompson and Cuthbert Berkley, Marley Hill colliery, to Ralph John Dent concerning the working of Marley Hill Farms, included in the colliery lease, 15 May 1872 - 19 May 1887
(10 papers)


Letters from S.V. Gregory, John Bowes and Partners, and William Thompson to Ralph John Dent concerning rent due for Marley Hill colliery, its working, etc., 31 July 1882 - 29 October 1888
(6 papers)

Evenwood, 1889 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/39)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning rents due to John Bowes and the Earl of Strathmore for the Evenwood collieries, 13 May 1872 - 2 July 1889
(44 papers)

Miscellaneous, 1872-1889 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/40-41)

Letters from E.Y. Western to Ralph John Dent concerning shares in Crawcrook royalty and its lease, with related papers, 26 November 1872 - 19 November 1879
(6 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning the leasing and working of Crawcrook coal royalty, Morley colliery, Usworth colliery, Evenwood collieries, Marley Hill colliery, etc., and rents due to John Bowes and the Earl of Strathmore for them, 1872 - 18 January 1889
(29 papers)

Lead, 1873-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/42-44)

Letters from R.W. Bainbridge, Middleton House, to Ralph John Dent concerning rents due to John Bowes for his Wemmergill lead mines, the state of the lead trade, etc., 4 January 1873 - 30 December 1879
(14 papers)


Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning the working of the Wemmergill lead mines, rents due, etc., 9 January 1880 - 27 August 1885 and n.d.
(3 papers)


Letters from John Slack and Mr. Williams, partners of the Lunehead lead mine, and from the Lunehead Lead Ore and Barytes Mining Co., to Ralph John Dent concerning the lease and working of Lunehead mine, and rents due to the Earl of Strathmore, 7 May 1884 - 7 August 1888
(32 papers)

Racing and Stud, 1879-1882 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/45-48)

Letters from various people to Ralph John Dent concerning John Bowes' racing horses and stud, including jockeys' wages, bills, purchase and sale of horses, training, etc., 13 December 1879 - 26 October 1881
(55 papers)


Letters from James Perrin, Wold Cottage, Malton, to Ralph John Dent concerning John Bowes' racing horses and stud, including bills, training, sales of horses, race meetings, etc., 12 December 1879 - 20 December 1881
(48 papers)


Letters from John H. Peart, Grove House, Malton, to Ralph John Dent concerning John Bowes' racing horses and stud, including unpaid bills, races, sales of horses, breeding, etc., 12 December 1879 - 19 December 1881
(77 papers)


Letters from John H. Peart, Grove House, Malton, to Ralph John Dent concerning John Bowes' racing horses, including unpaid bills, races, sales of horses, breeding, etc., 6 February - 30 November 1882
(55 papers)

Personal Papers, 1883-1888 (Ref: D/St/C2/16/49-50)

'Votes for Masonic charities, province of Durham' citing members' names, addresses and votes; includes Ralph John Dent, 1883
(1 file, printed)


Notice from the Local Government Board to Ralph John Dent, guardian of the poor of the Teesdale Union, and others concerning an audit of the Union accounts, 14 May 1888
(1 paper, printed)

Copy Letter Books of William Ralston, Thomas McQueen and Ernest Kirkup, 1887-1938 (Ref: D/St/C2/17)

These contain copies of out-letters concerning miscellaneous aspects of the agents' work as estate agents for the Earl of Strathmore (and for the Crichton-Stuart and Lartington estates)

Series A, 1887-1938 (Ref: D/St/C2/17/1-111)

15 January 1887 - 28 September 1889
(1 volume, leather half bound)


Concerns the events of the Primrose League, 17 January 1887 - 7 June 1889
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)


30 September 1889 - 19 June 1890
(1 volume, leather half bound)


20 June 1890 - 23 February 1891
(1 volume, leather half bound)


13 February - 24 November 1891
(1 volume, leather half bound)


25 November 1891 - 11 June 1892
(1 volume, leather half bound)


13 June 1892 - 23 February 1893
(1 volume, leather half bound)


25 February - 22 July 1893
(1 volume, leather half bound)


24 July - 13 December 1893
(1 volume, calf half bound)


3 December 1893 - 11 May 1894
(1 volume, calf half bound)


12 May - 16 October 1894
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 October 1894 - 22 March 1895
(1 volume, calf half bound)


23 March - 9 August 1895
(1 volume, calf half bound)


10 August - 20 December 1895
(1 volume, calf half bound)


20 December 1895 - 27 March 1896
(1 volume, calf half bound)


27 March - 7 July 1896
(1 volume, calf half bound)


22 July - 2 October 1896
(1 volume, calf half bound)


2 October 1896 - 19 January 1897
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 January - 14 May 1897
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 May - 1 September 1897
(1 volume, calf half bound)


2 September 1897 - 12 January 1898
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 January - 11 May 1898
(1 volume, calf half bound)


7 May - 1 October 1898
(1 volume, calf half bound)


1 October 1898 - 16 February 1899
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 February - 2 November 1899
(1 volume, calf half bound)


1 November 1899 - 6 July 1900
(1 volume, calf half bound)


7 July 1900 - 5 February 1901
(1 volume, calf half bound)


6 February - 22 August 1901
(1 volume, calf half bound)


22 August 1901 - 29 March 1902
(1 volume, calf half bound)


26 March - 17 November 1902
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 November 1902 - 9 July 1903
(1 volume, calf half bound)


10 July 1903 - 6 February 1904
(1 volume, calf half bound)


8 February - 10 June 1904
(1 volume, calf half bound)


11 June - 16 November 1904
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 November 1904 - 20 April 1905
(1 volume, calf half bound)


20 April - 11 November 1905
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 November 1905 - 29 May 1906
(1 volume, calf half bound)


30 May - 2 November 1906
(1 volume, calf half bound)


2 October 1906 - 22 March 1907
(1 volume, calf half bound)


22 March - 25 July 1907
(1 volume, calf half bound)


25 July - 11 December 1907
(1 volume, calf half bound)


11 December 1907 - 1 May 1908
(1 volume, calf half bound)


2 May - 21 September 1908
(1 volume, calf half bound)


21 September 1908 - 2 February 1909
(1 volume, calf half bound)


2 February - 23 June 1909
(1 volume, calf half bound)


23 June - 8 December 1909
(1 volume, calf half bound)


8 December 1909 - 10 May 1910
(1 volume, calf half bound)


11 May - 3 October 1910
(1 volume, calf half bound)


3 October 1910 - 17 February 1911
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 February - 16 June 1911
(1 volume, calf half bound)


16 June - 10 November 1911
(1 volume, calf half bound)


11 November 1911 - 16 March 1912
(1 volume, calf half bound)


16 March - 15 July 1912
(1 volume, calf half bound)


15 July - 19 November 1912
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 November 1912 - 15 April 1913
(1 volume, calf half bound)


16 April - 23 August 1913
(1 volume, calf half bound)


23 August - 30 December 1913
(1 volume, calf half bound)


31 December 1913 - 2 May 1914
(1 volume, calf half bound)


4 May - 19 September 1914
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 September 1914 - 28 January 1915
(1 volume, calf half bound)


28 January - 26 May 1915
(1 volume, calf half bound)


27 May - 3 October 1915
(1 volume, calf half bound)


5 October 1915 - 23 February 1916
(1 volume, calf half bound)


24 February - 17 July 1916
(1 volume, calf half bound)


15 July - 12 December 1916
(1 volume, calf half bound)


12 December 1916 - 16 May 1917
(1 volume, calf half bound)


16 May - 20 October 1917
(1 volume, calf half bound)


20 October 1917 - 16 March 1918
(1 volume, calf half bound)


16 March - 2 August 1918
(1 volume, calf half bound)


2 August 1918 - 25 January 1919
(1 volume, calf half bound)


25 January - 18 June 1919
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 June - 8 November 1919
(1 volume, leather half bound)


10 November 1919 - 18 March 1920
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 March - 22 July 1920
(1 volume, calf half bound)


22 July - 24 November 1920
(1 volume, calf half bound)


24 November 1920 - 14 March 1921
(1 volume, calf half bound)


14 March - 27 July 1921
(1 volume, calf half bound)


27 July - 14 December 1921
(1 volume, calf half bound)


16 December 1921 - 13 May 1922
(1 volume, calf half bound)


15 May - 4 September 1922
(1 volume, calf half bound)


4 September 1922 - 5 January 1923
(1 volume, calf half bound)


5 January - 2 June 1923
(1 volume, calf half bound)


4 June - 9 October 1923
(1 volume, calf half bound)


10 October - 21 December 1923
(1 volume, calf half bound)


15 December 1923 - 19 May 1924
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 May - 1 October 1924
(1 volume, calf half bound)


1 October 1924 - 25 February 1925
(1 volume, calf half bound)


26 February - 8 July 1925
(1 volume, calf half bound)


8 July - 10 December 1925
(1 volume, calf half bound)


11 December 1925 - 18 May 1926
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 May - 25 October 1926
(1 volume, calf half bound)


25 October 1926 - 16 March 1927
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 March - 15 October 1927
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 October 1927 - 29 May 1928
(1 volume, calf half bound)


30 May - 13 December 1928
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 December 1928 - 12 July 1929
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 July 1929 - 19 January 1930
(1 volume, calf half bound)


20 January - 16 August 1930
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 August 1930 - 13 March 1931
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 March - 18 September 1931
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 September 1931 - 19 April 1932
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 April - 28 October 1932
(1 volume, calf half bound)


29 October 1932 - 18 May 1933
(1 volume, calf half bound)


19 May - 1 December 1933
(1 volume, calf half bound)


1 December 1933 - 4 August 1934
(1 volume, calf half bound)


4 August 1934 - 10 May 1935
(1 volume, calf half bound)


11 May 1935 - 31 January 1936
(1 volume, calf half bound)


1 February - 14 October 1936
(1 volume, calf half bound)


15 October 1936 - 15 June 1937
(1 volume, calf half bound)


15 June 1937 - 23 May 1938
(1 volume, calf half bound)


25 May - 31 October 1938
(1 volume, calf half bound)

Series B, 1890-1933 (Ref: D/St/C2/17/112-129)

5 February 1890 - 15 April 1891
(1 volume, leather half bound)


24 May 1892 - 14 May 1894
(1 volume, leather half bound)


1 June 1894 - 29 June 1896
(1 volume, leather half bound)


1 July 1896 - 11 August 1898
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 August 1898 - 6 October 1900
(1 volume, leather half bound)


24 August 1900 - 25 October 1902
(1 volume, calf half bound)


25 October 1902 - 24 September 1904
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 August 1904 - 7 April 1906
(1 volume, calf half bound)


12 April 1906 - 19 September 1907
(1 volume, calf half bound)


31 May 1909 - 3 August 1910
(1 volume, calf half bound)


4 August 1910 - 29 April 1912
(1 volume, calf half bound)


1 May 1912 - 14 November 1913
(1 volume, calf half bound)


5 November 1913 - 18 August 1915
(1 volume, calf half bound)


18 August 1915 - 1 December 1916
(1 volume, calf half bound)


4 December 1916 - 17 April 1918
(1 volume, calf half bound)


17 April 1918 - 20 October 1919
(1 volume, calf half bound)


13 October 1925 - 2 June 1928
(1 volume, calf half bound)


8 October 1930 - 17 July 1933
(1 volume, calf half bound)

Letter Files of William Ralston (1908-1929), Thomas McQueen (1929-1937) and Ernest Kirkup (1937-1938) (Ref: D/St/C2/18)

Note: These contain in-letters and related papers about miscellaneous aspects of their work as estate agents for the Earl of Strathmore (and for the Crichton-Stuart and Lartington estates)

Streatlam, 1908-1934 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/1-36)

1 July 1908 - 30 June 1909
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1909
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1910
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1910
(1 1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1911
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1911
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1912
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1912
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1913
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1913
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1914
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1914
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1915
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1915
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1916
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1910
(1 box file)


February - June 1917
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1917
(1 box file)


1 January - 30 June 1918
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1918
(1 box file)


1919
(1 box file)


1920
(1 box file)


1921
(1 box file)


1922
(1 box file)


1923
(1 box file)


1924
(1 box file)


1925
(1 box file)


1926
(1 box file)


1926 - 1934
(1 box file)


1927
(1 box file)


1928
(1 box file)


1929
(1 box file)


1930
(1 box file)


1930 - 1931
(1 box file)


1932
(1 box file)


1933
(1 box file)

Wemmergill, 1908-1926 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/37-55)

1 July 1908 - 30 June 1909
(1 box file)


1 July - 1 December 1909
(1 box file)


1910
(1 box file)


1911
(1 box file)


1912
(1 box file)


1913
(1 box file)


1914
(1 box file)


1915
(1 box file)


1916
(1 box file)


1917
(1 box file)


1918
(1 box file)


1919
(1 box file)


1920
(1 box file)


1921
(1 box file)


1922
(1 box file)


1923
(1 box file)


1924
(1 box file)


1925
(1 box file)


1926
(1 box file)

Holwick, 1927-1937 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/56-67)

1927
(1 box file)


1928
(1 box file)


1929
(1 box file)


1930
(1 box file)


1931
(1 box file)


1932
(1 box file)


1933
(1 box file)


1933 - 1935


1934 - 1935
(1 box file)


1936
(1 box file)


1936 - 1937
(1 box file)


1937
(1 box file)

Wemmergill and Cockfield (Lord Glamis), 1923-1936 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/68-78)

1923 - 1925
(1 box file)


1926
(1 box file)


1927
(1 box file)


1928
(1 box file)


1929
(1 box file)


1930
(1 box file)


1931
(1 box file)


1932
(1 box file)


1933
(1 box file)


1934 - 1935
(1 box file)


1936
(1 box file)

Gibside, 1908-1937 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/79-108)

1 July 1908 - 30 June 1909
(1 box file)


1 July - 31 December 1909
(1 box file)


1910
(1 box file)


1911
(1 box file)


1913
(1 box file)


1914
(1 box file)


1915
(1 box file)


1916
(1 box file)


1917
(1 box file)


1918
(1 box file)


1919
(1 box file)


1920
(1 box file)


1921
(1 box file)


1922
(1 box file)


1923
(1 box file)


1924
(1 box file)


1925
(1 box file)


1926
(1 box file)


1927
(1 box file)


1928
(1 box file)


1929
(1 box file)


1930
(1 box file)


1931
(1 box file)


1932
(1 box file)


1933
(1 box file)


1933 - 1935
(1 box file)


1934 - 1935
(1 box file)


1936 - 1937
(1 box file)


1936
(1 box file)


1936 - 1937
(1 box file)

Crichton-Stuart (Bute) Estates, 1908-1933 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/109-134)

1 July - 31 December 1908
(1 box file)


1909
(1 box file)


1910
(1 box file)


1911
(1 box file)


1912
(1 box file)


1913
(1 box file)


1914
(1 box file)


1915
(1 box file)


1916
(1 box file)


1917
(1 box file)


1918
(1 box file)


1919
(1 box file)


1920
(1 box file)


1921
(1 box file)


1922
(1 box file)


1922 - 1925
(1 box file)


1923 - 1925
(1 box file)


1924
(1 box file)


1926
(1 box file)


1927
(1 box file)


1928
(1 box file)


1929
(1 box file)


1930
(1 box file)


1931
(1 box file)


1932
(1 box file)


1933
(1 box file)

Miscellaneous, 1910-1937 (Ref: D/St/C2/18/135-139)

'Land Values': Letters to William Ralston and Thomas McQueen (and replies) concerning land and mineral values on Gibside, Streatlam, Cockfield and Wemmergill estates, and the Bute estate, 1910 - 1911
(1 box file)


'War Agricultural Committee': Letters to William Ralston (and replies) concerning the use of farming land in County Durham, especially in the Barnard Castle area, 1916 - 1920
(1 box file)


'Insurances': Letters from various insurance companies, etc., to William Ralston (and replies) concerning the insurance of Gibside, Streatlam and Wemmergill estates, the Bute and Lartington estates, and their owners, 1915 - 1920
(1 box file)


'Insurances': Letters from various insurance companies, etc., to Thomas McQueen and Ernest Kirkup (and replies) concerning the insurance of Gibside, Streatlam and Wemmergill estates, the Bute and Lartington estates, and their owners, 1935 - 1938
(1 box file)


'Agent's Copy of list of subjects and locations of correspondence placed in bundles and filed in estate letter files', covering the estates of Lord Strathmore, Lord Bute and Norman Field, n.d. [1937]
(1 volume, card bound)