Catalogue

20 January 17 Elizabeth I [1575] (1) Richard Thirlekyld of Lartington, gentleman (2) William Thirlekyld of Over Connsclyffe [High Coniscliffe], his brother, gentleman Bargain and sale of a house with garth (1a) and a close at the west end of Over Connscliffe Consideration: £20

25 May 17 Elizabeth I [1575] (1) William Thirlekyld of Overconiscliffe [High Coniscliffe], gentleman (2) John Bayles of Nether Coniscliffe [Low Coniscliffe], yeoman Bargain and sale of house with garth (1a) and a close at the west end of Over Connscliffe Consideration: £20

28 May 17 Elizabeth I [1575] (1) William Thirlekyld of Over Connscliffe [High Coniscliffe], gentleman (2) John Bayles of Nether Connscliffe [Low Coniscliffe], yeoman Feoffment of a house in Over Connscliffe with garth (1a) and a close at the west end of Over Connscliffe

20 September 8 James I [1610] (1) Thomas Bails of Over Coniscliffe [High Coniscliffe], yeoman; and Henry Bails of Blackwell, tailor (2) William Richardson of Overconiscliffe, servant labourer Bargain and sale of a house with garth (1a) in Overconiscliffe Consideration: £30

24 September 8 James I [1610] (1) Thomas Bailes of Over-Coniscliffe [High Coniscliffe], yeoman; and Henry Bails of Blackwell, tailor (2) William Richardson of Over Coniscliffe, servant labourer Confirmation of D/X 1312/4

24 August 1708 (1) William Richardson of Over Conscliffe [High Coniscliffe], yeoman (2) John Middleton of Barforth Hall, gentleman Feoffment of a house with garth (1a) in Over Conscliffe Consideration: £30

28-29 July 1727 (1) Mary Middleton of Sedbury, North Yorkshire, spinster (daughter and heir of John Middleton of Barforth, gentleman, deceased) (2) Simon Dobinson of High, alias Over, Consliffe, gentleman Lease and release of a house with garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe Consideration: £60

1 May 1749 (1) Michael Dobinson and William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeomen (sons and devisees of Simon Dobinson of High Conniscliffe, yeoman, deceased) (2) Thomas Nesbitt of High Conniscliffe, yeoman Mortgage by lease for 500 years of a house with garth in High Coniscliffe, to secure £170

26 November 1750 (1) Michael Dobinson and William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeomen (sons and devisees of Simon Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeoman, deceased) (2) John Nesbitt of Low Coniscliffe, yeoman (executor of Thomas Nesbitt of High Coniscliffe, yeoman, deceased, his uncle) (3) John Lynn of Shotton, yeoman Assignment of mortgage [D/X 1312/8] by lease for 500 years, by (2) to (3) on repayment of £170

1 May 1757 (1) Michael Dobinson and William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeomen (2) John Lind of Bradberry, yeoman (son and executor of John Lind of Bradberry, yeoman, deceased) (3) Thomas Shipton of Darlington, weaver Assignment of mortgage [D/X 1312/9] by lease for 500 years, by (2) to (3) on repayment of £170

10 May 1758 (1) Michael Dobinson and William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeomen (2) Mary Shipton of Darlington, widow and executrix of Thomas Shipton of Darlington, weaver, deceased (3) Ambrose Clement of Heighley, Winston, yeoman Assignment of mortgage [D/X 1312/10] by lease for 500 years, by (2) to (3) on repayment of £170

15-16 April 1761 (1) Michael Dobinson and William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeomen (2) Ambrose Clement of Heighley, Winston, yeoman (3) Francis Dobinson of Whitby, North Yorkshire, gentleman (4) Francis Wardale of Whitby, gentleman Assignment of mortgage [D/X 1312/11] by (2) to (4) in trust for (3) on repayment of £200; and lease and release by (1) to (3) of a house and garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe

12 December 1767 (1) Margaret Dobinson of Edinburgh, spinster (2) William Dobinson Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of her £40 legacy from Francis Dobinson, charged on his property in High Coniscliffe, which he devised to his brother (2)

23 December 1767 (1) Michael Dobinson the younger of High Coniscliffe, gentleman (2) William Dobinson Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of his £40 legacy from Francis Dobinson, charged on his property in High Coniscliffe, which he devised to his brother (2)

30 January 1768 (1) William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeoman (devisee of Francis Dobinson of Whitby, North Yorkshire, officer of excise, deceased) and Ann his wife (2) John Hayton of Darlington, woolcomber Mortgage of house and garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe, to secure £60

21 May 1771 (1) John Feetham of Honey Pot, Darlington, yeoman (husband of Ann Dobinson, niece of Francis Dobinson of Whitby, North Yorkshire, officer of excise, deceased) (2) William Dobinson Quitclaim by (1) to (2) of £40 legacy to Ann Dobinson from Francis Dobinson, charged on his property in High Coniscliffe, which he devised to his brother (Ann's father) (2)

7-8 October 1771 (1) John Hayton of Darlington, woolcomber (2) William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeoman Redemption of mortgage [D/X 1312/15] of house and garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe, on repayment of £60 plus interest

15 November 1771 (1) William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeoman (devisee of Francis Dobinson of Whitby, North Yorkshire, officer of excise, deceased) (2) Francis Wardale of Whitby, North Yorkshire, gentleman (3) Robert Robinson of Low Coniscliffe, yeoman Assignment of mortgage term of 500 years by (2), at direction of (1), to (3) in trust for (1), of house and garth in High Coniscliffe

25-26 November 1771 (1) William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeoman (devisee of Francis Dobinson of Whitby, North Yorkshire, officer of excise, deceased) and Ann his wife (2) Robert Robinson of Low Coniscliffe, yeoman (3) James Allan of Darlington, gentleman (4) Jeremiah Rudd of Darlington, surgeon Mortgage by lease and release of a house and garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe, to secure £90; and assignment by (2) to (4) in trust for (3) of term of 500 years, which he held in trust for (1) [See D/X 1312/17]

2-3 April 1773 (1) William Dobinson of High Coniscliffe, yeoman and Ann his wife (2) James Allan of Darlington, gentleman (3) Jeremiah Rudd of Darlington, apothecary (4) Richard Nesham of Cockerton, shoemaker and Mary his wife Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (4) of house and garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe, mortgaged to (2) [see D/X 1312/19]; agreement to levy a fine; and agreement that (3) will hold the term of 500 years in trust for (4) Consideration: £92 1s. 6d. (4) to (2) to repay mortgage £57 18s. 6d. (4) to (1) Also: 15 April 13 George III [1773] (1) Richard Nesham and Mary his wife, plaintiffs (2) William Dobinson and Ann his wife, deforciants Final concord of property in High Coniscliffe

26 April 1790 (1) Richard Nesham of Cockerton, shoemaker (2) John Mowbray of Darlington, banker (on behalf of George Bainbridge of Bread Street, London, merchant) Agreement that (1) will convey to George Bainbridge a house and garth in High Coniscliffe, for £205

17-18 December 1790 (1) Richard Neasham of Cockerton, shoemaker and Mary his wife (2) Jeremiah Rudd of Darlington, apothecary (3) George Bainbridge of Bread Street, London, merchant (4) John Mowbray of Darlington, banker Lease and release by (1) to (3) of a house and garth (1a) in High Coniscliffe, and agreement to levy a fine; also assignment of term of 500 years [see D/X 1312/20], by (2) to (4) in trust for (3) Consideration: £205

7 January 31 George III [1791] (1) George Bainbridge, plaintiff (2) Richard Neasham and Mary his wife, deforciants Final concord of property in High Coniscliffe

29-30 April 1830 (1) Elizabeth Bainbridge, widow of George Bainbridge of London, merchant, deceased (2) Robert Pulsford of Great Saint Helens, Bishopsgate Street, London, merchant (3) William Pulsford of Great Saint Helens, merchant; and Richard Willis of Token House Yard, London, gentleman (4) Thomas Clapham of Durham City, yeoman and Mary his wife (5) John Burrows of Brown Street, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, yeoman and Elizabeth his wife (6) Thomas John Burgoyne of Oxford Street, Middlesex, gentleman (7) John Humphries of Ripon, North Yorkshire, gentleman (8) Mark Milbank of Thorp Hall, esquire (9) Rev. George Ford Clarke, rector of Watlass, North Yorkshire Assignment of mortgage by (2) and (3) as trustees to (8), and lease and release by (1) at direction of (7), as agent of (8), to (8) of the Manor of Carlebury and cottages at High Coniscliffe (specified). Agreement by (4) and (5) to levy fines to (8) of cottages in High Coniscliffe which they had sold to George Bainbridge in 1809 and 1811, but for which they had never levied fines Consideration: £22,181 (8) to (2) £3,471 (8) to (1)

1 May 1830 (1) Jonathan Backhouse of Darlington, banker (2) John Pearson of Ingleby Berwick, North Yorkshire, farmer (executor of the will of John Mowbray of Darlington, banker, deceased) (3) Elizabeth Bainbridge, widow of George Bainbridge of London, merchant (4) Robert Pulsford of Great Saint Helens, Bishopsgate Street, London, merchant (5) William Pulsford of Great Saint Helens, merchant; and Richard Willis of Token House Yard, London, gentleman (6) Mark Milbank of Thorp Hall, esquire Assignment by (1) and (2) as trustees of George Bainbridge, at request of (3), and with consent of (4) and (5) as trustees to (6) of West Field (5a) and a house and garth in High Coniscliffe [see D/X 1312/24]

6 April 1831 (1) Mark Milbank of Thorp Hall, esquire (2) John Stainbank of Coniscliffe, blacksmith (3) John Coates of Ripon, North Yorkshire, gentleman Conveyance by appointment by (1) to (2) of two houses (previously one) and gardens on the north side of High Street, High Coniscliffe Consideration: £220

16 June 1832 Probate copy of will, 17 February 1832, of Elizabeth Pickering, widow Devises: her house and garden to her mother, Elizabeth Pick; her freehold estate in the parish of Coniscliffe, freehold houses and gardens in Darlington, copyhold houses and freehold and copyhold land in Cockerton and Darlington, with freehold tithes, and copyhold and leasehold property at Midridge to Thomas Peacock of Bishop Auckland, land surveyor, Thomas Oastler of Newsham, gentleman, and her nephew Thomas Pickering Pick of Manchester, merchant, in trust to pay annuities to her mother Elizabeth Pick, and her brother Bryan Pick, then after their deaths in trust for her nephews Sampson and Richard Pick, William, John, Thomas Pickering Pick, and her niece Elizabeth Pick

22 - 23 November 1839 (1) John Stainbank of Summerhouse, blacksmith (2) Thomas Priestman of High Coniscliffe, mason (3) William Thompson of Aikber, Fingall, North Yorkshire, farmer Lease and release by (1) to (3) in trust for (2), of two houses (previously one) and gardens on the north side of High Street, High Coniscliffe Consideration: £200 (3) to (1) £80 (2) to (1)

Schedule of deeds (1761 - 1839) of Thomas Priestman to two houses and garden in High Coniscliffe in mortgage to William Thompson to secure £200, 16 December 1839

S. Pick's Farm Book: plans of the estate of Sampson and Richard Pick (late E. Pickering's) at High Coniscliffe, including individual fields, giving details of acreage and state of cultivation and tithes, c.1847

16 March 1848 (1) Richard Pick of Redcar, North Yorkshire, gentleman (devisee of Elizabeth Pickering of Darlington, widow, deceased) (2) William Pick of Street House, Newsham, Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire, gentleman Mortgage of house with garden in front and outbuildings (2r.) and land in Coniscliffe, to secure £1,000. Endorsed with redemption deed, 7 August 1865

24 October 1849 (1) Richard Pick of Redcar, North Yorkshire, gentleman (devisee of Elizabeth Pickering of Darlington, widow, deceased) (2) William Pick of Street House, Newsham, Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire, gentleman Further charge of £500 on house and land in Coniscliffe [see D/X 1312/31]

27 July 1853 Copy will of Sampson Pick of High Coniscliffe, yeoman Devises real estate to Thomas Bowes of Darlington, gentleman and Peter Walker of Denton Grange, farmer, in trust to sell and pay an annuity of £20 to his wife and maintain his children until they are 21, then to share the assets equally amongst them (remainders specified)

24 October 1853 (1) Richard Pick of Sowerby, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, gentleman (devisee of Elizabeth Pickering, widow, deceased) (2) William Pick of Street House, Newsham, Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire, gentleman Further charge of £320 on house and land in Coniscliffe [see D/X 1312/31]

1 October 1860 (1) John Tweddell of High Coniscliffe, yeoman and Ann his wife (2) Thomas Bowes of Darlington, gentleman; and Peter Walker of Denton Grange, farmer [trustees of the will of Sampson Pick of High Coniscliffe, yeoman] Agreement that (1) should pay 4d. p.a. rent to (2) in return for the right to allow two buttresses to stand on (2)'s property in High Coniscliffe, to support (1)'s house

8 February 1864 (1) Thomas Priestman of High Coniscliffe, mason (2) George Allison of Darlington, gentleman Mortgage of two houses (formerly one) with gardens and garth adjoining, on north side of High Street, High Coniscliffe, to secure £100

27 February 1865 Conditions of sale by public auction of a house, with the house adjoining and 43a. 0r. 23p. land in High Coniscliffe, together with right of way over the occupation road from High Coniscliffe, and right to use the pond jointly with the representatives of the late Sampson Pick; and subject to the right of those representatives to access to a pump; together with a note of an agreement with Alfred Kitching, esquire on payment of £3,000

14 March 1866 (1) Richard Pick of Yarm, North Yorkshire, gentleman (2) Alfred Kitching of Darlington, esquire Conveyance of a house and garden (1r. 10p.) with the house adjoining and 42a. 20p. land in High Coniscliffe (plan included), which (1) has inherited from his aunt, Elizabeth Pickering, under her will of 7 February 1832 [see D/X 1312/27] Consideration: £3,000

19 March 1866 (1) Philip Henry Howard of Corby Castle, esquire (2) Alfred Kitching of Darlington, esquire Grant of right of road (1) to (2) for 14 years through premises at High Coniscliffe, to allow an entrance to his property Rent: 2s. 6d. p.a.

Letter from Frederick Graham, Great Corby, Carlisle, Cumberland to Alfred Kitching, Darlington concerning D/X 1312/39, and payment of rent, 20 March 1866

Bill from Richard Pick to Alfred Kitching for balance of purchase money plus interest, proportion of rent and compensation for 30p. land, n.d. [c.1866]

Receipt from Edmund Reeves to Sampson Pick for 3s. 6d. fee farm rent due to Rev. W.G. Sawyer for a house in High Coniscliffe, 1866

Letters from H. Dunn, Darlington to A. Kitching concerning purchase of land at High Coniscliffe for £3,050 and the away going crop, 8 - 22 February 1868

9 March 1868 (1) John Oastler Pick of High Coniscliffe, farmer (2) Thomas Bowes of Darlington, gentleman; and Peter Walker of Denton, farmer Agreement to sell land and farm buildings at High Coniscliffe, with waygoing crop, for £108

Particulars of a waygoing crop purchased from John Pick, High Coniscliffe, as valued by John Burnside, March 1868

7 July 1868 (1) Thomas Bowes of Darlington, gentleman; and Peter Walker of Denton Grange, farmer (2) Alfred Kitching of Darlington, esquire Conveyance by (1) (as trustees of the will of Sampson Pick) to (2) of houses with gardens (2r.) and 45a. 1r. 10p. land in High Coniscliffe, which Sampson Pick inherited under the will of Elizabeth Pickering [see D/X 1312/27] Consideration: £3,050

Certified copy of baptism of Samson, son of Brian and Hannah Pick of Low House, farmer, 7 December 1813, and burial of Sampson Pick of High Coniscliffe, 26 September 1853, aged 39 years, made by the Curate, Mr. Blundell, 4 September 1868

Letter from Frederick Graham, Great Corby, Carlisle, Cumberland to A. Kitching, Darlington concerning payment of rent charge and chief rent after purchase of estate from S. Pick, enclosing schedule of tithe apportionment 1844, 7 November 1868

Account of legal charges, Dodds & Trotter, to Alfred Kitching for purchase of estate at Coniscliffe from Mr. Pick, 22 May 1865 - 19 December 1877

3 April 1882 (1) Henry Kitching of Elmfield, Darlington, esquire (2) William Pinkney of 82 Park Street, Darlington, sheep doctor Tenancy agreement of house, garden and outbuildings in High Coniscliffe Rent: £12 p.a.

29 April 1882 (1) Henry Kitching of Elm Field, Darlington, esquire (2) Jonathan Foster of High Coniscliffe Tenancy agreement for house in High Coniscliffe Rent: £12 p.a.

29 April 1882 (1) Henry Kitching of Elm Field, Darlington, esquire (2) George Walker of High Coniscliffe Tenancy agreement for house, garden etc. in High Coniscliffe Rent: £14 p.a.

High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: order that Robert Wharton be appointed a trustee of the Thoroton and Croft Estate Act 1856, in substitution of Edward Thoroton, deceased, 16 July 1881 Also order that Henry Herbert Stephen Croft be appointed trustee in substitution of George Arthur Hutton Croft, deceased, to act jointly with Robert Wharton, 10 August 1889

Letter from H. Dunn, Darlington to A. Kitching, Elm Field, Darlington concerning the deeds to his estate in Coniscliffe, 12 April 1890

19 June 1897 (1) Robert Wharton of Surrey House, Victoria Embankment, Middlesex, esquire; and Henry Herbert Stephen Croft of the Temple, London, barrister (trustees of the Thoroton and Croft Estate Act 1856) (2) Henry Kitching of Great Ayton, esquire Conveyance of 4a. 3r. 8p. land at High Coniscliffe (plan included) Consideration: £200

Letter from A. Wynne Finch, Chapel House, Crathorne, Yarm, North Yorkshire to H. Kitching, The Grange, Great Ayton enclosing Messrs. Coutts & Co.'s acknowledgement of £146 11s. 3d. for vicarial tithe redemption, High Coniscliffe, 6 - 7 December 1921

Certificate of redemption of tithe rent charge on land in Coniscliffe, 31 December 1921

Schedule of deeds (1831 - 1931) of freehold land in High Coniscliffe belonging to N. Kitching, esquire, n.d. [c.1931]