Catalogue

Schedule of deeds of lands in Cleatlam leased by the Dean and Chapter to George Bowes, 1699 - 1742

8 March 1635/36 (1) William Howard; Francis Howard, son of William Haward; John Ewbank; John Kipling; Christopher Sedgwick; Robert Earle; Simon Wrangham; Robert Nicholson; John Garmonsway; William Garmonsway; William Viccars; Thomas Urr; plaintiffs (2) John Craddock; John Bell; John Compton; Anthony Dale; defendants Copy of enclosure award in Durham Chancery Court to divide lands in Cleatlam held from the Dean and Chapter of Durham, desired by (1) and opposed by (2), and approved by court

31 December 1719 (1) Samuel Burton of Keverstone on behalf of William Blakestone Bowes (2) Thomas Ward of Deptford Memoranda of articles of agreement for purchase of c. 87a. of land in Cleatlam formerly occupied by (2)'s brother William Ward Consideration: £1050

Particulars of Mr. Ward's estate in Cleatlam purchased by William Blakiston Bowes, 29 April 1720

31 January 1720/21 (1) Dean (John Mountague, D.D.) and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) William Bowes of Streatlam, esq. Lease for the term of 21 years of all (1)'s tenement, farmhold and husbandry formerly occupied by John Bell, excepting the woods, mines, quarries and wayleaves; (2) binds self for £20 to keep provisions of lease Rent: 53s.4d. p.a.

Papers concerning the purchase by William Blakiston Bowes of Thomas Ward of Cleatlam's land in the township of Cleatlam for £34 including memorandum of articles (23 December 1718), receipts, promissory notes, etc., 1718 - 1724

Miscellaneous memoranda concerning Dean and Chapter and other land at Cleatlam, including details of rents, acreages and values, 1724 - 1750 and n.d.

Extract from order of Chapter for renewal of Bowes' lease of Ward's tenement, Cleatlam, at £23 p.a. provided he accepts a new lease of Somersett's lands with a fine of £30, 3 October 1747

Receipts for rent for miscellaneous lands at Cleatlam including George Bowes' rent to the Dean and Chapter, 1721 - 1748

Certification of ownership by the Bowes Family of Dunn House Farm, Cleatlam, beyond living memory and denying the claim of the Bells' and Wards' families in it, 17 March 1749/50

Miscellaneous notes on the Cleatlam farms leased from the Dean and Chapter including [George Bowes'] observations, n.d. [mid 18th c.]

21 July 1806 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and of Streatlam Castle Lease for term of 21 years of all (1)'s tenement, farmhold and husbandry in Cleatlam formerly occupied by John Bell excepting the woods, mines, quarries, wayleaves and carriage Rent: 53s.4d. p.a.

21 July 1806 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and of Streatlam Castle Lease for term of 21 years of all (1)'s parcels of ground in Cleatlam formerly occupied by Christopher Hutchinson and one stead in Cleatlam formerly held by Thomas Bailes, John Bell, George Compton of Henry Somerset and Mary Bowes excepting woods, mines, quarries, wayleaves, carriage Rent: 4s. p.a.

10 January 1807 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham (2) William, Lord Auckland and Sylvester, Lord Glenberne, commissioners for regulating sales for redemption of land tax (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and of Streatlam Castle Bargain and sale by (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) (under the Act for Redemption and Sale of the Land Tax) of all (1)'s tenement, farmhold and husbandry in Cleatlam formerly occupied by John Bell, the parcels of ground formerly held by Christopher Hutchinson and the stead held by Thomas Bailes, John Bell, George Compton of Henry Somerset and Mary Bowes (all previously leased by (1) to (3)) to be held by (3) free from all land tax Consideration: £716 2s.8d.

1 May 1649 (1) James Saire of Newsham, Yorkshire, cordwainer (2) Nicholas Tompson of Newsham, blacksmith Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of a house and garth at Newsham Consideration: £14 10s.

21 March 1691/92 (1) John Applegarth of Newsham, yeoman, and Elizabeth (2) John Thompson of Newsham, yeoman Bargain and sale of 3 beastgates at Newsham Consideration: £15

3 June 1710 (1) Thomas Rudd of Newton in the Willows, Yorkshire, gent. (2) John Thompson of Newsham, Yorkshire, yeoman Bond in £300 for payment of £150

1 May 1729 (1) John Thompson of Cleatlam, weaver (2) Alice Thompson of Boldron, Yorkshire, widow Mortgage by demise for 2000 years of (1)'s houses, garth and 3 beastgates in Newsham Consideration: £12 and interest

2 and 3 May 1732 (1) Christopher Garmonsway the elder of Startforth, Yorkshire, yeoman and Jane, his wife; Christopher Garmonsway the younger of Startforth, yeoman (2) John Thompson of Cleatlam, yeoman (3) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. Mortgage by lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) of a house and garden in Cleatlam Consideration: £4 plus interest, and £2

5 July 1732 (1) John Thompson of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. Agreement that the house and garth at Cleatlam, mortgaged by (1) to (2) for £4 and then for an additional £6, will not be redeemed by (1) until the full sum of £10 and interest is paid

14 and 15 June 1734 (1) John Thompson of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent. (3) Joseph Garskell of Barnard Castle, yeoman Mortgage by lease and release by (1) and (2) to (3) of a house and garth in Cleatlam, previously mortgaged by (1) to (2) Consideration: £10 by (3) to (2)

13 and 14 June 1744 (1) Robert Powell of Barnard Castle, weaver, and Mary, his wife (executrix of Joseph Garstell) (2) John Thompson of Cleatlam, yeoman Reconveyance by lease and release of a house and garth in Cleatlam as redemption of mortgage Consideration: £10

11 November 1748 (1) John Thompson of Cletlam, weaver (2) Jeremiah Newton of Boldron, Yorkshire, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 2000 years of (1)'s houses, a garth and 3 beastgates in Newsham Consideration: £12 and interest

29 July 1754 (1) Francis Topham, Commissary of the Archbishop of York (2) Isabel Thompson of Cleatlam, widow; John Thompson of Elwin, yeoman Grant of administration of the goods of John Thompson, deceased, husband of Isabel

14 March 1578/79 (1) William Garmanswaye; Richard Garmanswaye (2) Edward Potter Agreement concerning (1)'s lands in Sadbardge and Cleatlam by which (2) is to hold 1 messuage in Sadbardge and 5a. of land in Cleatlam and Richard Garmanswaye is to hold the rest of the lands inherited by (2) from William Newton unless (2) wishes to purchase them back

24 March 1596/97 (1) Edward Potter of Lynsacke (2) William Sigeswicke of Cleatlam, yeoman Bargain and sale of all (1)'s land in Cleatlam

1609/1610 (1) William Garmansway of Cleatlam and Margaret, his wife (2) William Siggeswick of Cleatlam, yeoman Feoffment of lands in Cleatlam, 2a. in the Westfield above the flat called Owtles and 2a. in the Lowfield, above the flat called Miore acres

22 April 1631 Probate copy of will, 29 December 1630, of William Sidgewicke of Cleatlam, yeoman

15 September 1663 (1) Thomas Burwell, Doctor of Law, vicar general of Bishop of Durham (2) Elizabeth Sidgwick of Cleatlam, widow Grant of administration to (2) of the goods, rights and credits of her late husband, Christopher Sidgewick

28 March 1674 (1) James Kipling of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) John Sidgwicke of Cleatlam, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 999 years of approx. 12a. of land called Loaneing Foot Close on the east side of Cleatlam Consideration: £70

10 March 1675/76 (1) James Kipling of Cleatlam, yeoman, and Jane, his wife (2) John Sidgwicke of Cleatlam, yeoman Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of approx. 12a. of land called Loaneing Foot Close, Cleatlam Consideration: £120

18 March 1718/19 Probate copy of will, 8 December 1708, of John Sedgwick the elder, of Cleatlam

24 March 1718/19 (1) Ralph Sidgwick of Cleatlam, cordwainer, son of late John Sidgwick, yeoman; Jane Sidgwick, widow of John Sidgwick (2) Edward Etherington of Hartforth, Yorkshire, yeoman and Mary, his wife (nee Todd) (3) Robert Stockburne of Dunhouse, weaver Assignment of mortgage by demise for 999 years between (1) and (2) to (3) of Loaning Foot Close Consideration: £66 and interest

24 September 1725 (1) Ralph Sedgwick of Cleatlam, cordwainer, son of late John Sedgwick, yeoman; Jane, widow of John Sedgwick (2) Robert Stockburne of Dunhouse Renewal of mortgage by assignment (by demise for 999 years) of Loaning Foot Close in Cleatlam, with further borrowing on same security Total consideration: £130 11s.10d. with interest

2 February 1727/28 (1) Ralph Sedgwick of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Robert Stockburn of Dunhouse, weaver Articles of agreement for lease for 21 years of Loaning Foot Close, Cleatlam Rent: £12 p.a.

24 March 1727/28 (1) Ralph Sedgwick of Cleatlam, cordwainer (2) Robert Stockburn of Dunhouse, weaver Renewal of mortgage by assignment of demise of Loaningfoot Close, Cleatlam, with provision for further borrowing on the same security Total consideration: £164 4s.8d.

18 June 1729 (1) Ralph Sedgwick of Molton, Lincolnshire (late of Cleatlam), cordwainer (2) William Stockburne of Hungerknowle, yeoman(administrator of will of his brother Robert Stockburne of Dunhouses, deceased) (3) George Jackson of South Shields, gent., and Anne, his wife (4) John Fisher of Staindrop, yeoman Assignment of term of 999 years in Loaning Foot Close, Cleatlam (mortgaged by (1) to (2)) to (4) in trust to attend the inheritance of (3) on purchase of property by (3) from (1)

15 July 1729 (1) George Jackson and Ann, his wife, plaintiffs (2) Ralph Sedgwick and his wife, Sarah, deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge a messuage, a garden, 15a. of land, 15a. of meadow and 15a. of pasture in Cleatlam, to be the right of the plaintiffs Consideration: 100 marks of silver

Copy of will of George Jackson of Old Elvet, 23 August 1740; copy of will of Ann Jackson of Darlington, widow of above, 18 July 1761

6 October 1740 Probate copy of will, 23 August 1740, of George Jackson of Old Elvet

23 June 1763 Probate copy of will, 18 July 1761, of Ann Jackson of Darlington, widow, making her daughter, Margaret Lancaster, her executrix

2 May 1767 (1) Margaret Lancaster of Great Aycliff, widow of Rev. Bryan Lancaster, clerk (2) Henry, Earl of Darlington and Baron of Barnard Castle Lease for 1000 years of Loaning Foot Close, Cleatlam, with reversion to William Lancaster (reciting previous deeds by which (1) conveyed for £500 her life interest in the moiety of Middle Close, Greater Pale Close and Lesser Pale Close, in Staindrop to (2) with reversion to William Lancaster) as security that William Lancaster will convey the purchased premises to (2) when he becomes legally seized of them. (2) will reassign the leased land in trust for (1) if (1) indemnifies (2) from actions by William Lancaster

11 November 1767 (1) Margaret Lancaster of Great Aycliff, widow (executrix of Ann Jackson, deceased, her mother) (2) John Smith of Cleatlam, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 999 years of Sigg Closes, Cleatlam Consideration: £120 with interest

6 and 7 December 1771 (1) Margaret Lancaster of Great Aycliff, widow (daughter and heir of Ann Jackson of Staindrop and granddaughter of Thomas Hodgson of Staindrop) (2) John Smith of Cleatlam, yeoman Mortgage in fee of Loaning Foot Close, Cleatlam Consideration: £300 with interest

Legal bills of Messrs. Robson and Terry to John Smith and Mrs. Lancaster concerning lands at Cleatlam, November 1771 - December 1772

30 May 1772 (1) Margaret Lancaster of Great Aycliff (late of Staindrop and then Trimdon), widow (2) Henry, Earl of Darlington and Baron of Barnard Castle (3) John Smith of Cleatlam, yeoman (4) John Fisher Conveyance by (2) to (3) at request of (1) of Loaning Foot Close, Cleatlam (mortgaged by (1) to (3) and leased by (1) to (2) as security) and assignment of remainder of term of 1000 years by (1) and (3) to (4) in trust for (1)

4 and 5 December 1772 (1) Margaret Lancaster (2) John Smith of Cleatlam Lease and release of Loaningfoot Close, Cleatlam, including assignment of term of 999 years in trust for (2). (1) to acknowledge conveyance in Durham Court of Pleas Consideration: £350 [£306 15s. of which owing from mortgage]

29 December 1772 (1) John Smith, plaintiff (2) Margaret Lancaster, deforciant Two parts of a final concord in which (2) acknowledges 1 tenement, 12a. of land, 12a. of meadow, and 12a. of pasture in Cleatlam to be the right of (1) Consideration: 100 marks of silver

3 December 1607 (1) George Warde of London, gent.; Peter Warde of Bishop Midleham, gent. (2) William Fetherstone of Cleatlam, gent. Bargain and sale of a garden and 4a. of land in Cleatlam, occupied by George Nicholson

20 March 1608/09 (1) Thomas Nicholson of York, labourer, and Margaret, his wife (2) William Fetherston of Cleatelam, gent. Quitclaim of all (1)'s rights in a messuage at Cleatlam

27 February 1614/15 (1) Edward Ferrers, citizen of London, mercer (2) William Fetherstonhaugh of Berwick, Yorkshire, gent. Copy of bargain and sale of a tenement and close in Auckland St. Andrew occupied by Alexander Metcalf, a close in Auckland St. Andrew occupied by William Slater, tenements in Cleatlam occupied by John Newby and close in Gainford occupied by William Bainbrigg. Rents as specified

20 May 1617 (1) George Bowes of Biddicke, esq. (2) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Lease for 21 years of a messuage in Cleatlam, already occupied by (2) Rent: 13s.4d. p.a. Consideration: £17

28 September 1623 (1) George Fetherstone of Thornebye, Clevelande, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Robert Meynell of Thornbye, gent., and Jane, his wife Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of 2 messuages, occupied by John Kipling in Cleatlam

11 August 1628 (1) Robert Nicholson, clerk, plaintiff (2) Thomas Fetherstonhalgh, gent., and Jane, his wife, deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 5a. of land, 4a. of meadow and 6a. of pasture in Cleatlam to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: £60

8 July 1633 (1) George Fetherstonhaugh of Egclife, gent. (2) Robert Nicholson of Cleatlam, blacksmith Grant of indemnity from all actions relating to Rowlie Lee Close and the five shilling Farme in Cleatlam

16 May 1663 (1) Gregory Viccars of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of Moore Acres in Cleatlam

5 June 1663 (1) Robert Nicholson of West Auckland, blacksmith (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of a tenement and close in Cleatlam Consideration: £125

5 June 1663 (1) Robert Nicholson of West Auckland, blacksmith (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Bond in £300 for peformance of terms of a bargain and sale of equal date

14 August 1663 (1) Christopher Earle, plaintiff (2) Robert Nicholson and Elizabeth, his wife, deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 5a. of land, 4a. of meadow and 6a. of pasture in Cleatlam to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

3 May 1672 (1) Isabel Garskell of Newcastle, widow (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatelam Bond in £300 for performance of terms of agreement of 1 March 1671/72

4 September 1675 (1) Thomas Garnison of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) John Sidgwicke of Cleatlam, yeoman Lease for 99 years of Hall Inggs Close in Cleatlam, at peppercorn rent Consideration: £40

1676 (1) Thomas Garmonsway (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatlam Part of mortgages [of land in Cleatlam] Consideration: £60 and interest

27 November 1678 (1) James Kipling of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Thomas Stewartson of Cleatlam, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 999 years by (1) to (2) of a house and 2 riggs of meadow in Cleatlam and the Little Moore Consideration: £20 plus interest

7 January 1681/82 (1) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of a house, stable and garth and closes (Crofts Close, Low Close etc.) in Cleatlam

15 November 1689 (1) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman, and Bridget, his wife (2) Ambrose Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Quitclaim of (1)'s rights in a messuage and closes (Crofts Close, Hithermost Low Close etc.) in Cleatlam Consideration: £30

15 November 1689 (1) Ambrose Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman and Bridget, his wife Lease for 51 years of a house and stable in Cleatlam, already occupied by (2), at peppercorn rent

15 November 1689 (1) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Ambrose Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Release on payment of £30, the remainder of the consideration for the conveyance of a messuage and closes in Cleatlam

3 February 1692/93 (1) John Sidgewick of Cleatlam, yeoman, and Jane, his wife (2) Ambrose Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Lease (leading to release) of 3 closes in Cleatlam called the New Close, Fylewell and Moor Closes

Inventory of Ambrose Earle of Cleatlam, 13 June 1700

23 June 1705 (1) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Jane Earle of of Cleatlam, widow, mother of (1) Bond in £200 for the payment of an annuity of £6 p.a. for life, for the occupation by (2) of Kiplins House and Croft and for the grant to (2) of a cow and 1/2 household goods

3 and 4 April 1760 (1) Robert Earle the elder, of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Robert Earle the younger, of Cleatlam, yeoman Lease and release of 2 closes in Cleatlam

29 May 1774 (1) Robert Earle of Cleatlam, gent. (2) Martha Earle of Cleatlam, sister of (1) Bond in £300 for payment of an annuity of £15 p.a. for life

Receipts for rent paid by Robert Earle to the Earl of Darlington, Duke of Leeds etc. for property in the parish of Staindrop, 1759 - 1789

29 December 1703 (1) William Urr of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Thomas Brown of East Shaws; John Philip of Brignell, Yorkshire Two copies of marriage settlement on the proposed marriage of (1) to Margaret Sutton of Brignell, Yorkshire Release of messuage and close bounded by the land of Robert Earle on the west and east and of Stonebridge Close bounded by the land of William Bowes on the west and south in Cleatlam (of which (2) are already in possession by virtue of a bargain and sale) in trust for (1) for life, then for Margaret for life, then for their issue or, failing this, to Margaret's heirs

10 December 1720 (1) Jane Bunny of Ulnaby, widow; William Urr of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) William Wilson of Winston, yeoman Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of a house and land at Little Newsham Consideration: £9 10s.

Probate copy of will, 26 June 1725, of William Urr of Cleatlam, 7 March 1728

26 August 1731 (1) William Urr of Forcett, Yorkshire, yeoman (2) Christopher Earle of Cleatlam, yeoman Mortgage by demise for 999 years of Backside or Home Close in Cleatlam, bounded by the lands of Robert Earle on the east and north, the lands of Mr. Howard on the west and a little lane or 'loanning' on the south, and now in the occupation of Robert Colpitts as tenant to (1) Consideration: £100

1 April 1754 (1) Thomas Urr (2) William Urr, son and heir of William Urr of Cleatlam, father of (1) and (2) Draft of discharge of £10 on completion of (1)'s apprenticeship and 50s. p.a. during the apprenticeship given to him in his father's will

1 April 1754 (1) John Urr (2) William Urr, son and heir of William Urr, father of (1) and (2) Draft of discharge of £50 bequeathed in his father's will

1 April 1754 (1) George Stephenson and Catherine, his wife (2) William Urr, son and heir of William Urr of Cleatlam, father of Catherine Draft of discharge of £40 and interest due at the age of 21 bequeathed to Catherine by her father's will

1 April 1754 (1) Isaac Fisher of Staindrop, butcher, for his wife Margaret (nee Urr) (2) William Urr, son and heir of William Urr of Cleatlam, father of Margaret Discharge of £40 bequeathed to Margaret by her father's will

Receipt for William Urr for 7s. for 1 year's free rent due to Earl of Darlington for land in Cleatlam, 11 October 179[1]

20 November 1797 Probate copy of will, 30 August 1787, of William Urr of Cleatlam

21 November 1797 Copy of the will, 17 July 1797, of William Urr, joiner

Note that on the death of William Urr, the legacy of £200 from his uncle William Urr has devolved upon his representative, 6 March 1799

Abstract of title of George Bainbridge to lands at Cleatlam, 29 August 1704 - 9 July 1785

9 July 1788 (1) George Bainbridge of Ellicar in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, woolcomber (2) John Smith of Cleatlam, yeoman Copy of release of a messuage in Cleatlam of approx. 1/2a. (bounded by the lands of Lord Strathmore on the west and the house of George Wright on the east), Lowgarth of approx. 1/2a., Priest Yates Close of 3a., a mansion house and bakehouse and croft of approx. 3a. with all the pews in Staindrop church belonging to the premises, and assignment of remainder of the mortgage term to (2) Consideration: £415 (£250 of which is discounted as mortgage debt)

13 and 14 July 1788 (1) John Smith of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) James Barnes of Cleatlam, yeoman Lease and release of Priest Yates Close (3a.) in Cleatlam Consideration: £155

Abstract of title of Rev. Henry Wastell of Newbrough, Northumberland, clerk, to freehold and leasehold estates in Cleatlam, 18 December 1724 - 30 March 1810

1 and 2 November 1757 (1) Middleton Teasdale of Beaufront, Northumberland, gent., grandson and one of the heirs of Thomas Middleton late of Whitwell Grainge, gent., deceased (2) George Hodgson of Alwent, gent., another grandson, heir of Thomas Middleton, son and heir of Ralph Hodgson, gent., deceased, and Michael Middleton of Ingleton, gent. (3) Jane Surtees of Staindrop, widow of Crosyer Surtees, gent., deceased, granddaugther and devisee of Thomas Middleton, and Elizabeth Surtees, spinster, her daughter (4) Robert Newton of Hawkwell, Northumberland, gent., executor of Crosyer Surtees (5) John Stillingfleet of parish of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, esq., and Rev. John Nicholson of Christs Hospital, Sherburn, clerk Mortgage in £1400 by lease and release by (1) to (5) [£250 to (4), £233 6s. 8d. to Elizabeth Surtees and £450 to Middleton Teasdale] of property in Cleatlam in the tenures of John Stockburn, Thomas Chappelow, Mary Barnes and Isabel Thompson

2 November 1757 (1) Farrer Wren of Binchester, esq. (2) Middleton Teasdale of Beaufront, Northumberland, gent., grandson and devisee, and one of heirs of Thomas Middleton late of Whitwell Grainge, gent., deceased (3) John Stillingfleet of parish St. Paul Covent Garden, Middlesex, esq. and Rev. John Nicholson of Christs Hospital in Sherburn, clerk (4) Thomas Rudd of Durham, esq. Mortgage by (1) to (4) of £1400 of a tenement in Cleatlam for residue of 500 years and 21 years

3 and 4 March 1774 (1) John Tennant of Over Bentham, Yorkshire, gent., executor of the will of John Nicholson, late vicar of Grendon, deceased, and Elianor, his wife, sister and heir of John Nicholson (2) Middleton Teasdale of Newbrough, Northumberland, esq., only son and heir of Middleton Teasdale, late of Beaufront, Northumberland, gent., deceased Lease and release of property at Cleatlam in tenures of Thomas Chappelow, Mary Barnes and Isabel Thompson Consideration: £700

17 and 18 November 1775 (1) John Tennant of Over Bentham, Yorkshire, gent. (executor and residuary legatee of will of Rev. John Nicholson, late Vicar of Grendon, formerly of Christs Hospital in Sherburn, deceased) and Eleanor, his wife, sister and heir of John Nicholson (2) Dorothy Stillingfleet of Worcester, spinster, sister and executrix of John Stillingfleet (3) Middleton Teasdale of Newbrough, Northumberland, esq. Lease and release (redemption of mortgage) as in D/St/D1/5/90 Consideration: £700 to (2)

18 November 1775 (1) William Rudd of Durham, esq., son and sole executor of Thomas Rudd, late of the same place, esq. (2) Farrer Wren of Binchester, esq. (3) Dorothy Stillingfleet of Worcester, spinster, sister and executrix of John Nicholson, deceased (4) John Tennant of Over Bentham, Yorkshire, gent., executor of Rev. John Nicholson, deceased (5) Isaac Hunter of Wall Town, Northumberland, gent., surviving executor of Middleton Teasdale, late of Beaufront, Northumberland, gent., deceased (6) Middleton Teasdale of Newbrough, Northumberland, esq., son and heir of Middleton Teasdale, deceased (7) Henry Tulip of Walwick, Northumberland, esq. Assignment by (1) to (7) in trust for (6) of property in Cleatlam, described in indentures of 1 June 1719, 20 June 1756 and 2 November 1757 for residue of 500 years and 21 years, and of tenement for residue of 21 years

12 and 13 May 1812 (1) Rev. Henry Wastell of Newbrough, clerk. nephew and devisee and executor of Jane Bacon, late of the same, deceased, who was sole devisee and executrix of will of Middleton Teasdale, deceased (2) Henry Tulip of Fallowfield, Northumberland, esq., nephew and executor of will of Henry Tulip, late of Walwick, esq., deceased (3) James Barnes of Cleatlam, gent. (4) George Dixon of Wolsingham, gent. Lease and release to (3) by (1) of freehold property in Cleatlam, formerly in tenures of John Stockburn, Thomas Chappelow, Mary Barnes and Isabel Thompson, as tenants under Middleton Teasdale and all other freehold estate of Thomas Middleton, afterwards of John Middleton, then Middleton Teasdale, the father, and Middleton Teasdale, the son, and then Jane Bacon and of (1) Consideration: £5500 and assignments of leasehold tenement in Cleatlam for residue of 21 years as lease 20 July 1809

18 and 19 April 1817 (1) James Barnes of Cleatlam, gent. (2) Thomas Stamp of Kiverston, esq. Lease and release of messuage with garden or orchard (1r.) adjoining, in Cleatlam Consideration: £100

15 and 16 January 1828 (1) James Barnes of Cleatlam, gent. (2) John Barnes of Cleatlam, gent., only son of (1) (3) John Smith of Cleatlam, gent.; William Watson of Barnard Castle, gent. Lease and release for residue of 21 years by (1) to (3) in trust for (1) for life and then for (2) of messuage and appurtenances and 2 gardens and the south part of a garth adjoining at Cleatlam and closes as coloured green on plan in margin and Turners Croft and Cowherds Close in Cleatlam, coloured pink on plan, part of property conveyed by lease and release, 12 and 13 May 1812 Assignment of leasehold land, in Cleatlam coloured green on plan, devised by lease of 28 September 1824, formerly in tenure of John Smart and Ralph Hodgshon (plan: 25cm x 16cm, no scale) Rent: 21s.4d. p.a.

1 December 1828 (1) James Barnes of Cleatlam, gent. (2) Ralph March of Middleton in Teasdale, gent. and Jane Fogg of Bolton le Moors, Lancaster, widow, executors of Elizabeth Hobson, late of Barnard Castle, spinster Lease for a year (release missing) of East Style Moor (11a.) in Cleatlam

6 November 1843 (1) James Barnes of Staindrop, gent., and Eleanor, his wife (2) John Barnes of West Auckland, gent., only son and heir apparent of (1) (3) John Smith of Brancepath, gent., and William Watson of Barnard Castle, gent. Conveyance to (3) in trust of freehold and leasehold property as in D/St/D1/5/95

29 April 1852 (1) John Smith (late of Branspeth) of Durham, gent., and William Watson of Barnard Castle, gent. (2) John Barnes of West Auckland, gent. Assignment of lease for residue of 21 years of tenement in Cleatlam in tenure of John Smart and Ralph Hodgson and then of William Sisson, clerk, held from Dean and Chapter of Durham Rent: 35s.10d. p.a.

19 August 1852 (1) George Waddington, D.D., Dean, and Chapter of Durham (2) John Barnes of West Auckland, gent. Lease for 21 years of closes at Cleatlam, containing 116a. 3r. 15p. Consideration: £226 9s.6d. Rent: 35s.10d. p.a.

26 May 1858 (1) George Waddington D.D., Dean, and the Chapter of Durham (2) Henry Thomas, Earl of Chichester, Charles, Viscount Eversly and William Deedes, esq., M.P., Church Estates Commissioners (3) John Barnes of Lartington, gent. Copy conveyance of reversion of (1)'s interest in 116a. 3r. 15p. in Cleatlam Consideration: £2520

Copy order of the vice chancellor vesting the trusteeship and legal estate of lands (specified in marriage settlement, 7 December 1827, of John Smith and Jane Georgiana Christopher) in Francis Burdett of Ancaster House, Richmond, Surrey, and John Christopher Smith of 22 Cecil Street, Middlesex, gent., 7 July 1869 Attached: copies of register entries and copy will of John Danly Christopher (1854)

Declaration by John Smith of Cleatlam, gent., concerning marriage to Jane Georgiana Christopher in December 1827, 27 January 1870

6 November 1878 (1) William Watson the elder of Barnard Castle, gent., and William Crawford Newby of Stockton, gent., trustees of the will of John Barnes, late of Cleatlam (2) Margaret Blaiklock, wife of Reginald St. George Blaiklock of Boreham Wood, parish of Elstree, Hertfordshire, clerk in the Bank of England (3) Ralph John Dent of Streatlam House, gent., agent on behalf of Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, on behalf of John Bowes of Streatlam Castle Memorandum of agreement concerning the sale of an estate at Cleatlam in parishes of Staindrop and Gainford, including Dunn House Quarry (151a. 2r. 6p.) for £9500 and various rent charges etc. Schedule appended.

Declaration by William Watson of Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, gent., concerning ownership of a cottage and garden at the east end of the village green in Cleatlam, 22 November 1878

1 March 1803 (1) Joseph Lodge of Cleatlam, butter carrier (2) John Glover of Staindrop, gent. Mortgage by demise for 1000 years of house and yard in Cleatlam [bounded by the house of John Dinsdale on east, the house of John Musgrave on west, by the townstreet of Cleatlam on the north, and the lands of the Earl of Strathmore on the south], now occupied by (1) Consideration: £25 and interest

13 and 14 November 1811 (1) Joseph Lodge of Cleatlam, butter carrier (2) Robert Moses the elder of Cleatlam, gent.; Thomas Langstaff the elder of Cleatlam Attested copy of lease and release and assignment of house and yard in Cleatlam in trust for sale for the benefit of the creditors of (1)

19 and 20 February 1812 (1) Joseph Lodge of Cleatlam, butter carrier; Robert Moses the elder of Cleatlam, gent., Thomas Landstaff the elder of Cleatlam, yeoman (2) Nicholas Lodge of Little Newsham, blacksmith Bargain and sale and release of house and yard in Cleatlam in the occupation of Joseph Lodge and assignment of remainder of mortgage term to (2) by John Glover on repayment of £25 mortgage debt Consideration: £92 (including mortgage debt of £25)

Probate copy of will, 1 November 1822, of Nicholas Lodge of Newsham, parish of Winston, 13 May 1826

22 December 1845 (1) Henry Lister of Cotherstone, Yorkshire, blacksmith, brother and heir of John Lister of Cleatlam, deceased (2) Elizabeth Lister of city of Durham, widow of John Lister (3) Thomas Fawcett of Stainton, labourer (4) Richard Fawcett of Cleatlam, labourer Release by (1) with the agreement of (2), who releases her dower in the property to (3) of a house, yard and garden, and the blacksmith's shop adjacent to the use of (3) and upon trust for (4) to inherit on the death of (3)

Probate copy of will, 7 January 1864, of Thomas Fawcett of Stainton, labourer, 28 September 1867

17 January 1882 (1) George Fawcett of Streatlam, gamekeeper, John Hopper of Barnard Castle, retired schoolmaster (2) John Fawcett of Staindrop, joiner and cabinet maker; Thomas George Fawcett of Staindrop, joiner and cabinet maker; Henry Fawcett of Howden-le-Wear, foreman, brickmaker (3) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a house, garden, and yard in Cleatlam, once occupied by Thomas Hutchinson and Thomas Dalkin and now occupied by John Longstaff, bounded by the property of John Bowes on the east and south, by the property of Mary Bowes on the west and by the town street of Cleatlam on the north Consideration: £40

17 January 1882 (1) George Fawcett of Streatlam (2) John Bowes Declaration as to the identity of devicees named under the will of Thomas Fawcett of Stainton, deceased

Receipt from George Fawcett at Barnard Castle for £10, left him by the late Thomas Fawcett of Stainton to be paid out of Henry Fawcett's share, 17 January 1882

Inland Revenue Succession Duty Form for John and Thomas Fawcett of Staindrop, joiners, and Henry Fawcett, brickmaker on cottage in Cleatlam (occupied by Thomas Hutchinson and Thomas Dalken) inherited from Thomas Fawcett, deceased, n.d. [c.1882]

Declaration by Robert Fletcher as to the possession of Joseph Dodds of a messuage, garden and yard, and blacksmith's shop (in Cleatlam) to be conveyed by Henry and Mary Bowes to John Bowes, 1 August 1882

2 August 1882 (1) Henry Bowes and Mary, his wife, of 29 North Terrace, Waterhouses Colliery (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Conveyance of a messuage, garden and blacksmith's shop in Cleatlam, formerly owned by Joseph Dodds Consideration: £35

Certificate by commissioners for 'taking the acknowledgments of deeds by married women' for Durham confirming the deed between Henry and Mary Bowes and John Bowes made 2 August 1882

Inland Revenue Succession Duty Form for Mary Bowes, wife of Henry Bowes of 29 North Terrace, Waterhouse Colliery, on a messuage and blacksmith's shop in Cleatlam [the dower of Jane Dodds, once in the possession of Henry and Mary Bowes and now sold to John Bowes], 30 November 1882

21 March 1884 (1) John Clark of Staindrop, painter (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Conveyance of a messuage in Cleatlam, bounded by property of (1) on the east, west and south and the town street of Cleatlam on the north, and once occupied by Margaret Wandless and Jane Clark but now unoccupied Consideration: £35

22 March 1884 (1) John Clark of Raby, agricultural labourer (2) John Bowes Declaration concerning property in Cleatlam

22 March 1884 (1) Thomas Clark of 15 North Street, Newcastle, labourer (2) John Clark of Staindrop, painter Memorandum of agreement by which (1) renounces all claim to a messuage in Cleatlam Consideration: £15

Inland Revenue Succession Duty Form for John Clark of Staindrop, painter, on messuage in Cleatlam, once occupied by Margaret Wandless and Jane Clark, 25 March 1884

29 June 1715 (1) Thomas Middleton of Cleatlam, gent. (2) William Coward of Cleatlam, ploughwright Release of 1r. of land in Cleatlam, at the back of (2)'s house

Sale particulars and plan of house and farm at Cleatlam to be sold 26 March 1868

1 November 1737 (1) John Dent of Darlington, gent, (2) George Bowes of Streatlam, esq. Lease by bargain and sale (leading to release) of a house and yard at Sumerhouse, parish of Gainford Consideration: 5s.

Schedule of deeds relating to property at Alwent purchased by Ralph Hodgson from Joseph Wall and Thomas Maire 'now in the hands of George Bowes', 12 November 1540 - 4 March 1740/41

Schedule of deeds relating to a moiety of an estate at Alwent purchased from Mr. Hodgson given to prepare a mortgage deed, 27 November 1771, 15 November 1752 - 2 February 1759

Abstract of title to a messuage and lands in Alwent purchased by Mr. Bowes from Messrs. Ralph and George Hodshon, 2 November 1657 - March 1776

17 November 1540 (1) John Aclome of Morebye, Yorkshire, esq. (2) John Rought of Lasynbye, Yorkshire, esq.; Richard Metcalff of Oteryngton, Yorkshire Bargain and sale of the manor of Alwentt and all property of (1) in Alwent, Newsome and Selleby Consideration: £170 13s.4d.

20 November 1540 (1) John Aclome of Moreby, Yorkshire, esq. (2) John Rowght of Lasynby, Yorkshire; Richard Metcalff of Otteryngton, Yorkshire Confirmation of gift of manor of Alwent, one water mill, lands etc. in Alwent, Newsome and Selleby

28 April 1541 (1) Richard Metcalff (2) William Astowe; Thomas Metcalff Feoffment of all messuages and lands in Alwent, Newsom, near Wynston and Sellabye to be held of Chief Lord of the fee Attached: Note that William Astowe and Thomas Metcalff hold the lands in Alwent to the use of Richard Metcalff for life, then to John Metcalff, son and heir apparent for life, then to Michael Metcalff and his heirs male and in default to Symone Metcalff and his heirs male, etc.

12 October 1572 (1) Michael Metcalff of Otterington, Yorkshire, gent. (2) James Moiser; Oswald Metcalfe; John Wildon; Robert Egglishfield; gents Draft marriage settlement of the manor of Alwent, water mill, etc. in Alwent and Newson, messuage and 2 bovates of land in Morton, Yorkshire. Endorsed 'draft conveyance from Frances Metcalf to John Metcalf, her son'

28 April 1580 Order from Sessions that Roger Ratcliff, Christopher Chaytor, James Moyser and Fraunce Spence be appointed to inquire into lands in County Durham disputed by Margaret Hedlone and Michael Metcalf Attached: Westminster Royal Commission appointing above mentioned to inspect lands in Alwent, 13 February 1580/1, and verdict, 30 March 1581

15 July 1611 (1) Michael Metcalf, gent., through Hugh Wright, his attorney (2) John Conyers, gent., and Frances, his wife Exemplification of a verdict in Common Pleas at Durham, concerning 3 messuages, 200a. of land, 200a. meadow and 300a. pasture and a water mill in Alwent, Newsom, Wynston and Selleybye

11 November 1634 (1) Ralph Allenson and John Heighington of Durham, merchants (2) John Wytham of Cliffe, Yorkshire, esq. Letter of attorney authorising (2) to take livery of seisin of the manor of Alwent (in feoffment of equal date)

11 November 1634 (1) Michael Metcalfe of North Ottrington, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Raphe Allenson, merchant; John Heighington of Durham, merchant Feoffment of a moiety of the manor of Alwent Consideration: £900

11 November 1634 (1) Michael Metcalfe of North Otterington, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Ralph Allenson and John Heighington of Durham Bond in £1800 for performance of covenants contained in indentures of equal date

22 July 1635 Exemplification of a recovery by John Mann and John Bayles, demandants, from Michael Metcalf, gent., of 4 messuages, 1 water mill, 4 gardens, 100a. land, 100a. meadow and 200a. pasture in Alwent and Newsham near Winston and Sellaby. Tenants to the praecipe: Ralph Allenson and John Heighington

6 June 1636 (1) Michael Metcalfe of North Ottrington, Yorkshire, gent. (2) Ralph Allenson, merchant; John Heighington of Durham, merchant Quitclaim of a moiety of the manor of Alwent

20 June 1636 (1) Ralph Allenson, merchant; John Heighington of Durham, merchant (2) John Wytham of Cliffe, Yorkshire, esq. Quitclaim of lands etc. in Alwent

21 October 1642 (1) John Brackenbury of Sellaby, esq. (2) Stephen Thompson of Durham, mercer Feoffment of messuages in Alwent in the occupation of Anthony Metcalfe, Joan Brasse and William Kitchin

21 October 1642 (1) John Brackenbury of Sellaby, esq., and Jane, his wife (2) Anthony Thompson of Crosgate, Durham, gent. Grant of yearly rent of £100 out of property in manor of Alwent

Memorandum of sale of rent charge of £100 p.a. out of lands in Alwent by John Brackenbury to Anthony Thompson, 21 October 1642, and note of legal advice by Mark Shafto on arrears, 1651

22 February 1642/43 (1) John Witham the elder of Cliffe, Yorkshire, esq.; Ralph Allenson, mayor of Durham; John Heighington, alderman of Durham (2) William Wicliffe of Preston-upon-Skern, gent. and Tobias Blackstone of Newton, gent. (3) Anthony Witham, 2nd son of John Witham the elder and John and William Witham, grandsons of John Witham Feoffment of a moiety of the manor of Alwent to be held by (2) to the use of John Witham the elder for life, then Anthony Witham for life, then to John Witham the younger and heirs male and in default to William Witham and heirs male. Appointment of George Thompson of Preston-upon- Skern as Attorney to deliver livery of seisin to (2)

17 December 1647 (1) John Brackenburie of Sellabie, esq. (2) Anthony Thompson of Durham Agreement to assign a farm in Laington for remainder of a lease Consideration: £800 with note of a request by Anthony Thompson for 20 days respite before signing the deed, 22 February 1647/48

3 September 1650 (1) Stephen Thompson, plaintiff (2) John Brackenbury, esq., and Jane, his wife, deforciants Two parts of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 3 messuages, 3 barns, 1 water mill, 3 gardens, 3 orchards, 100a. land, 150a. meadow, 200a. pasture and 100a. moor in Alwent to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: £360

1 November 1650 (1) Anthony Thompson of Crossgate, Durham, gent. (2) Stephen Thompson of Durham, mercer, eldest son and heir apparent of (1) Assignment of annuity of £100 out of messuages and lands in Alwent

11 November 1650 (1) Anthony Thompson of Crosgate, Durham, gent. (2) Stephan Thompson of Durham, mercer Bond in £3000 for performance of covenants contained in assignment of equal date

Extract from a survey of lands at Alwent held by Michael Metcalfe; Jenkyn Rutt; Henry Hedlam; Joan Brasse and William Kitchen, n.d. [c.1650]

11 October 1652 (1) John Brackenbury of Sellaby, esq. (2) Anthony Thompson Quit claim of covenants contained in indentures of 17 December 1647 and 22 February 1647/48 Appended: Promissory note in £1600 plus £750 to Stephen Thompson in lieu of arrears of rent charge, 11 October 1652

6 and 7 October 1657 (1) John Brakenbury of Sellaby, esq. and Robert Brakenbury of Sellaby, gent., his son and heir (2) Gabriell Jackson of Langley, gent.; George Blaides of Langley, gent.; William Church of Durham, gent. Lease and release of property as D/St/D1/7/22 Consideration: Bond in £3000

2 November 1657 (1) Stephen Thompson of Durham, merchant (2) John Thompson of the Doctors Commons, City of London, gent. Grant of annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent, as D/St/D1/7/22

8 January 1657/58 (1) Stephen Thompson of Durham, mercer, Gabriell Jackson of Langley, gent.; George Blaides of Langley, gent.; and William Church of Durham, gent. (2) John Brakenbury of Sellaby, esq., and Robert Brakenbury, his son and heir Covenant and counterpart for quiet possession of various messuages and lands in Alwent late in the several tenures of Nicholas Metcalfe, Roger Metcalfe and Anthony Metcalfe, Joanne Brasse, widow, and William Kitchen Consideration: £100 p.a. to Stephen Thompson and £130 arrears on rent charge

Memorandum of a lease and release from John Brakenbury and Robert Brakenbury to Gabriell Jackson et al., 6 and 7 October 1657, and of an indenture of 8 January 1657/58

6 March 1665/66 Copy of the probate of the will, 10 September 1663, of John Thompson of York, gent. devising an annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent to Thomas Thompson, his youngest brother Executor: Stephen Thompson

Accounts etc. concerning a rent charge on messuages and lands in Alwent, 1665 - 1688

15 January 1689/90 Probate of the will, 9 August 1689, of Stephen Thompson of Allerton gate, Durham, gent. Includes legacy to Thomas Thompson, his brother, of an annuity of £20 on lands in Alwent, and to his nephews, John Church, Anthony Church and James Church annuities of £20 (as in D/St/D1/7/22) Executrix: Frances Thompson, widow

13 March 1690/91 (1) Anthony Church of parish of St. Margarets, Westminster, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of Crossgate, Durham, gent., and Frances, his wife Bargain and sale of an annual rent of £20 of property as in D/St/D1/7/22 with receipt for purchase money Consideration: £250

30 March 1692 (1) Thomas Thompson of New Inn, parish of St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of Crossgate, Durham, gent. Assignment of annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent Consideration: £300

20 December 1692 (1) Frances Thompson of Crossgate, Durham, widow (2) Frances Hall, granddaughter of (1), wife of Joseph Hall of Crossgate, gent. and their children Gift of the reversion of lands, messuages, watermill, etc., in Alwent out of which issues an annuity of £100

2 April 1695 (1) Thomas Thompson of New Inne, parish of St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of Durham, gent. Letter of attorney, authorizing (2) to receive the annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent left to (1) by his brother Stephen Thompson

9 January 1697/98 (1) Thomas Wytham of Durham, gent., son of John Wytham, late of Gilligate, Durham, gent. (2) Anthony Wytham of Elvet, Durham, gent. Release of the manor of Preston-upon-Skerne and 22 oxgangs of land in tenure of (1) and a moiety of the manor of Alwent with lands and messuages in Alwent, Newsham and Sellaby Consideration: £1100 Attached: 10 November 1699 (1) Anthony Wytham of Old Elvet, gent.; Thomas Wytham of Durham, gent. (2) Thomas Maire of Lartington, esq. Covenant to produce original indentures

9 and 10 November 1699 (1) Anthony Wytham of Old Elvet, Durham, gent.; Thomas Wytham of Durham, gent. (2) Thomas Maire of Lartington, Yorkshire, esq. Lease and release of a moiety of manor of Alwent, messuage or mansion house occupied by William Sympson and lands called West Lovell Inge Meadow adjoining the mansion house, New Moor pasture, Four Rideings, Fleak Bridge, Long Close and the Old Moor Pasture Consideration: £400

10 November 1699 (1) Anthony Wytham of Old Elvet, Durham, gent., and Thomas Wytham of Durham, gent. (2) Thomas Maire of Lartington, Yorkshire, esq. Bond in £1600 for performance of covenants contained in release of equal date

28 August 1700 (1) John Church of Durham, gent. (2) Alice Robson of Hetherborough, Lancashire Mortgage in £50 for 99 years of an annuity of £20, 1/5 of rents of property of (1) in Alwent

17 April 1707 (1) Alice Robson of Netherborough, Lancaster, widow (2) John Stephenson of Byerside, gent. and Frances, his wife, late widow and executrix of Joseph Hall late of Durham, gent. (3) John Perrett of Stockton, gent. Assignment of mortgage of annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent

27 May 1710 (1) Dorothy Church of Durham, widow, and Thompson Church of the same, mariner, eldest son and heir of John Church (2) William Gibson of Byerside, gent. Mortgage for 999 years in £100 of an annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent

6 and 7 October 1710 (1) Dorothy Church of Durham, widow of John Church; Thompson Church, mariner, eldest son and heir of John Church (2) John Stephenson of Byarside, esq. Lease and release of an annuity of £20 Consideration: £400

7 October 1710 (1) Dorothy Church of Durham, widow; Thompson Church of Durham, mariner (2) John Stephenson of Byarside, esq. Bond in £80 for performance of covenants contained in release of equal date

7 October 1710 Declaration of Trust by William Gibson and John Stephenson concerning a lease and release (6 and 7 October 1710) of an annuity of £20 out of lands in Alwent, held on behalf of Frances Stephenson

10 August 1711 (1) John Stevenson of Byerside, esq. (2) Edward Harding, yeoman Lease for 8 years of a messuage, water corn mill and parcel of ground at Alwent, in the tenure of (2) Rent: £13 10s. for 1st year, then £14 and 10s. to the vicar of Gainforth

3 October 1713 (1) Elizabeth Thompson and Thomas Hodgshon, gent., plaintiffs (2) Anneles (?) Hodgshon and Ann, his wife; George Thompson and Alice, his wife; deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1 messuage, 1 garden, 30a. of meadow and 20a. of pasture in Bishop Auckland and Staindrop to be right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks of silver

29 September 1715 Will of Thomas Thompson of parish of St. Brides, City of London, with various bequests of money including £380 out of a rent charge of £20 p.a. at Alwent Executrix: Frances Stevenson

1 and 2 May 1716 (1) Thomas Maire of Lartington, Yorkshire, esq., and Mary, his wife (2) Ralph Hodson of White Kirklyhouse in Weardale, yeoman Lease and release of the manor of Alwent Consideration: £851 1s. 6d.

31 July 1716 (1) Ralph Hodshon and Geoffrey Shaw, gents; Robert Swainston and George Gyll, plaintiffs (2) Thomas Maire, esq., and Mary, his wife; Margaret Newby, widow, Arthur Newby and Elizabeth, his wife; John Hull and Hanna, his wife; deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 50a. land, 50a. meadow, 100a. pasture and common of pasture in Alwent, Newsham, Winston, Sellaby and Barnard Castle, in parishes of Winston and Gainford, to be the right of the plaintiffs Consideration: £100 marks

19 January 1720/21 (1) John Stevenson of Byarside, esq. and Frances, his wife, executrix of the will of Thomas Thompson (2) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq., only son and heir apparent of Frances Stevenson Assignment of rent charge of £20 out of lands at Alwent provided (2) pays £1000 owing on mortgage of lands at Langley

13 March 1720/21 (1) Thompson Church of North Shields, Northumberland, mariner, nephew and heir of Stephen Thompson, late of Allerton-gate, Durham, alderman, deceased (2) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq., son and heir of Joseph Hall, late of Durham, deceased Quitclaim of annual rent of £20

2 February 1727/28 (1) Lawson Trotter of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, esq. (2) John Bacon of Staward, Northumberland, esq. Mortgage in £2000 of specified lands in the lordship of Skelton, Yorkshire

27 August 1728 (1) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq. (2) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, yeoman Agreement to convey all interest in messuages, tenements etc. at Alwent in occupation of George Bailes, John Hough and John James Consideration: £2800

28 August 1728 (1) Lawson Trotter of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, esq. (2) John Bacon of Staward, Northumberland, esq. Further mortgage in £500 on property in the lordship of Skelton, Yorkshire

29 and 30 November 1728 (1) John Stevenson of Byarside, esq. and Frances, his wife, formerly the wife of Joseph Hall, late of Durham, deceased, Joseph Hall of Durham, esq., son and heir apparent of said Frances (2) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent. (3) Hugh Hodgson of Barnard Castle Lease and release of 4 annual rents of £20 on lands in Alwent

Inquiries about Hugh and Ralph Hodgson's estate, n.d. [c.1728]

2 and 3 December 1728 (1) John Stevenson of Byarside, esq., and Frances, his wife (formerly wife of Joseph Hall, gent., deceased) and Joseph Hall of North Bailey, Durham, esq., and Catherine, his wife (2) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. Lease and release of 2 messuages, tenement and farm, formerly 2 farms and land thereto belonging late in the occupation of George Bayles at £89 10s. yearly, a farm and lands late in the occupation of John Heugh at £14 5s. yearly and a messuage, close and water corn mill late in the occupation of John James at £14 yearly, all in Alwent Consideration: £2800

4 December 1728 (1) John Stevenson of Byerside, esq., and Frances, his wife, Joseph Hall of North Bailey, Durham, esq., son and heir of Frances Stevenson and Joseph Hall, deceased, and Catherine, his wife (2) Tobias Snowdon of Gainford, gent., and Margarett, his wife, only sister and heir of Gilbert Marshall, esq., deceased (3) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. Deed to lead the uses of a fine of property as in D/St/D1/7/58 Consideration: £5 5s.

7 December 1728 (1) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of Durham, esq. Mortgage in £2000 of the manor of Alwent, comprising a messuage late in the tenure of John Simpson and the West levell, Ing meadow, New or High Moor pasture, four Rideings, Fleah bridge, Long chase and the Old or Low pasture, all purchased from Thomas Maire, esq., and property as in D/St/D1/7/58

14 January 1728/29 (1) Ralph Hodgshon, plaintiff (2) John Stevenson and Frances, his wife; Joseph Hall and Catherine, his wife; Tobias Snowdon and Margaret, his wife; deforciants Two copies of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 3 messuages, 1 water corn mill, 300a. meadow and 100a. of pasture in parish of Gainford to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

14 January 1728/29 (1) Hugh Hodshon, plaintiff (2) John Stevenson, esq., and Frances, his wife; Joseph Hall, esq. and Catherine, his wife, deforciants Two parts of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 4 annuities of £20 out of 3 messuages, 3 stables, 3 barns, 1 water corn mill, 300a. land, 100a. meadow and 100a. pasture in Alwent, to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

6 May 1729 (1) Ralph Hodshon of Alwent, gent. (2) Joseph Hall of North Bailey, Durham, esq. (3) Clifton Wintringham of City of York, doctor Assignment of mortgage in £1400 of property in Alwent, Newsham near Winston and Sellaby

6 May 1729 Covenant to assign property as in D/St/D1/7/65 for further security on loan of £1700

2 June 1729 (1) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. (2) Clifton Wintringham of City of York, doctor Assignment and counterpart of a messuage and lands in Low Stotfold, in occupation of George Peacock at the yearly rent of £150 as collateral security on £1700

2 June 1729 (1) Ralph Hodshon of Alwent, gent. (2) Clifton Wintringham of City of York, doctor Further mortgage in £500 on property as in D/St/D1/7/60

2 June 1730 (1) John Baron of Staward, Northumberland, esq. (2) Joseph Hall of City of Durham, esq. (3) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent. Assignment of Howle-hay Farm (yearly rent £40 11s. 4d.), Lawn Farm (£34), High Lawn Farm (£11), Ellerbeck Farm (£18), Mawer's Farm (£6), Wilkinson's Farm (£16 10s.), Waller's Farm (£4 10s.), Dixon's Farm (£24 5s.), Hammond's Farm (£10), Lynas Farm (£9 10s.), Castle's Farm (£14 5s.), Clawson's Farm (£10), farm in the tenure of Onesiphorus Hoop (£1 6s.) in the Lordship of Skelton, Yorkshire, as collateral security on Joseph Hall's marriage settlement

8 October 1731 (1) Ralph Hodgshon of Alwent, gent. (2) Clifton Wintringham of City of York, doctor Assignment of property as in D/St/D1/7/67 as collateral security on mortgage in £2000

1 and 2 January 1739/40 (1) John Hall Stevenson of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, esq., eldest son and heir of Joseph Hall of Durham (2) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent. (3) Francis Brockett of Durham, plumber (4) Laurence Brockett of Headlam, gent. Lease and release, creating (3) tenant to the praecipe, of 4 annuities of £20 chargeable upon property as in D/St/D1/7/58

1 and 2 January 1739/40 (1) John Hall Stevenson of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, esq., eldest son and heir of Joseph Hall of Durham (2) Edward Goddard of Durham, gent. (3) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent.; Thomas Smith, son of John Smith of Durham, joiner (4) John Stevenson of Byarside, esq.; John Trotter of Hertford, Huntingdonshire, gent.; Henry Trotter of Gravely, Cambridgeshire, clerk; John Lowther of Upleatham, Yorkshire, esq. (5) William Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, esq. Deed to lead the uses of a recovery (lease and release) of property in Alwent late in the occupation of George Bailes, John Heugh and John James (as in D/St/D1/7/58) a fulling mill and 1a. in Langley, parish of Brancepeth, late in the tenure of William Hare and John Lampson and part of Banks or pasture adjoining, late in tenure of Lancelot Salkeld at yearly rent of 13s. 4d. and water corn mill and mill closes adjoining in Langley in occupation of Ralph Lambert and several messuages in Langley, late the estate of Joseph Hall, now in possession of (1). Messuage in Fleshergate, Durham and Paradise Closes in Durham. Closes near Aickliff, late in occupation of George Middleton, part of marriage settlement of Catherine, wife of Joseph Hall All to be held by (2) as tenant to the praecipe

25 January 1739/40 Exemplification of a recovery by double voucher by Laurence Brockett from John Hall Stevenson of 4 yearly rents of £20 out of 3 messuages, 3 stables, 3 barns, one water corn mill, 300a. land, 100a. meadow, 100a. pasture in Alwent Tenant to the praecipe: Francis Brockett

25 January 1740 Copy exemplification of a recovery by William Wharton, demandant from John Hall Stevenson of 14 messuages, 2 water corn mills, one fulling mill, 400a. land, 500a. meadow, 600a. pasture and common of pasture, in the City of Durham, Alwent Langley and Aickliff in parishes of Gainford, Winston, Brancepeth, St. Nicholas and Aickliff Tenant to the praecipe: Edward Goddard

29 and 30 September 1749 (1) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent. (2) George Hodgson of Alwent, gent., son and heir of (1) (3) Elizabeth Calvert of Warlaby, Yorkshire, spinster, daughter of Richard Calvert of Warlaby; Richard Calvert, gent. (4) Michael Middleton of Ingleton, gent. Marriage settlement of (2) and (3) by lease and release of messuages, farms, water corn mill and lands in Alwent, late in the several occupations of Ralph Hodgson, William Simpson, William Gibbons, John Cathrick and John Gates and all cattle, stock and corn, as in attached schedule

21 January 1752 (1) George Lawson Hall of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, esq., and Thomas Hall of the same, gent., 2nd and 3rd sons of Joseph Hall, late of Durham, esq., and Katherine, his wife, both deceased, and Walter Hanksworth of Hanksworth, Yorkshire, esq., and Frances Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Joseph Hall and Katherine Hall (2) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent., George Hodgson, his son and heir apparent and Clifton Wintringham of London, doctor, executor of the will of Clifton Wintringham, late of York, doctor (3) Henry Trotter of Gravely, Cambridgeshire, clerk, executor of the will of John Trotter, grocer, deceased (4) John Tempest of Winyard, esq. (5) John Hall Stevenson of Skelton Castle, eldest son and heir of Joseph and Katherine Hall; Robert Lascelles of Skelton Castle, clerk Quitclaim of property as in D/St/D1/7/58. Assignment of rent charges and property in Skelton, Yorkshire, as in D/St/D1/7/67

2 December 1752 (1) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent.; George Hodgson of Alwent, gent., son of Ralph Hodgson (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Articles of agreement for purchase by (2) from (1) of land in Alwent, originally purchased from Joseph Hall and Thomas Maire Consideration: £2900

2 December 1752 Memorandum of agreement between Ralph Hodgson and George Hodgson concerning conveyance of remainder of premises belonging to Mr. Maire, not sold to Mr. Bowes, as security for £25 annuity for Ralph Hodgson

Copy of Mr. Tempest's promise to procure Clifton Wintringham to execute the assignment of securities of the estate of George and Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, 5 May 1753

16 May 1753 (1) George Bowes, esq., plaintiff (2) Ralph Hodgson, gent.; George Hodgson, gent., and Elizabeth, his wife; deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 6 messuages, 4 stables, 4 barns, 1 water corn mill, 500a. of land, 500a. of meadow, 500a. of pasture in Alwent, Selaby and Newsham to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 300 marks of silver

16 May 1753 (1) William Leaton, gent., plaintiff (2) Ralph Hodgson, gent., and Julian, his wife, deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1/5th of 4 yearly rents of £20 each from 3 messuages, 3 stables, 3 barns, 1 water corn mill, 300a. of land, 300a. of meadow and 100a. of pasture in Alwent to be the right of (1) Consideration: 100 marks of silver

4 and 5 May 1753 (1) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent and George Hodgson, his son and heir apparent (2) William Brockett of North Bailey, Durham, plumber (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle (4) William Leaton of Gibside, gent. Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (4) of 4 rentcharges of £20 each upon land in Alwent (occupied by George Bayles, John Heugh and John James and all others paying rent to John Hall Stephenson, esq.), to hold 2 rent charges in trust for (3) and 2 rent charges in trust for George Hodgson on the purchase of certain lands by (3) from (1) (namely East and West Adam's Pasture, Westlong Close, West Whinney Mar[ley], Whinney Marley Bottom, Barnfield, Housefield, Little Close and bottom, Whitefield, North Whinney Marley, Turnerclose etc. of 117a. 34p.). (3) to pay annual rentcharges to Margaret Bowser and the poor of the Chapelry of St. Margaret, Durham, out of his land at Alwent

4 and 5 May 1753 (1) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent.; George Hodgson of Alwent, gent., and Elizabeth, his wife (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Thomas Rudd of City of Durham, esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of land in Alwent, part of the estate purchased by (1) from John Hall and Thomas Maire (to be confirmed by levying a fine in the Durham Court of Pleas) reserving a rentcharge for £21 p.a. to (3) and rentcharges of £20 p.a. to Margaret Bowser and 20s. to the poor of the Chapelry of St. Margaret, Durham, paid exclusively on the land conveyed to (3) Consideration: £2900

5 May 1753 (1) John Tempest of Winyard; Clifton Wintringham of London, Doctor of Physic (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq.; William Leaton of Gibside, gent. (3) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent., and George Hodgson of Alwent, his son (4) Thomas Colpitts of Streatlam Castle, gent. Assignment of term of 500 years (settled on marriage of Joseph Hall to Catherine Trotter) in Alwent manor by John Tempest at the direction of Clifton Wintringham and Ralph and George Hodgson to (4). The 3 rentcharges of £20 p.a. each out of lands at Alwent to be conveyed to William Leaton, 2 rentcharges in trust to attend the inheritance of George Bowes and 1 rentcharge to attend the inheritance of George Hodgson

5 May 1753 (1) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent., and George Hodgson, gent., his son and heir (2) Clifton Wintringham of London, Doctor of Physic (3) Stephen Tempest of Broughton, Yorkshire, esq. (4) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (5) Richard Stephenson of Gibside, gent. Assignment of term of 500 years in Alwent Manor by (2) and (3) to (5) on its sale by (1) to (4) in trust to attend the inheritance of (4) with residue to attend the inheritance of (1)

5 May 1753 (1) Ralph Hodgson of Alwent, gent.; George Hodgson, gent. (2) Mary Hodgson of Barnard Castle, widow of Hugh Hodgson, maltster; Joanna Hodgson, spinster; Mary Hodgson, spinster; Ralph Hodgson and wife Julian of Barnard Castle; Elizabeth Hodgson, spinster; Sarah Hodgson, spinster (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) William Leaton of Gibside, gent. Lease and release by (1) and (2) to (4) of 4 rentcharges of £20 each upon property in Alwent on trust

5 May 1753 (1) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) George Hodgson of Alwent Covenant for the safe custody and proper use and production of the deeds to territories in Alwent by (1), after purchase of lands in Alwent by (1) from (2), with schedule of the deeds transferred from (2) to (1)

14 May 1812 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore; William Harry, Earl of Darlington (2) William Hutchinson of Egglestone Hall, esq.; Mary Lee of Staindrop, widow; Gilpin Gorst of London, merchant; Ralph Hodgson of Gainford, esq.; and others Agreement that John Rodham of Barnard Castle, land surveyor, be appointed to supervise the diversion of Sudburn Beck which divides Staindrop and Gainford with details of his access, costs, etc., to improve the flow and prevent flooding

12 March 1824 (1) Mary, Countess of Strathmore; Henry Jadis of the India Office; James Farrer of Greenpark Buildings, parish of Walcot, near Bath, esq.; James Dundas of St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, esq.; James Farrer Steadman of Grays Inn, Middlesex esq.; and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, bart., trustees of the Earl of Strathmore, deceased, by Richard Dobson, their agent (2) William Harry, Earl of Darlington, by Thomas Scarth, his agent Copy articles of agreement concerning alteration to Alwent Beck, boundary between lands of (1) and (2)

Award of James Watson of Low Plains, Cumberland, land surveyor as to ownership and maintenance of the new cut for Sudburn and Alwent Beck, between the trustees of the late Earl of Strathmore and Rt. Hon. William Harry Earl of Darlington, 30 August 1825

N.d. [13th c.] Settlement by the Dean and Chancellor of Lincoln, delegated judges by the Pope, along with the prior of Thornethon, of case between master and brothers of the hospital of St. Peter of York and Adam, rector of the church of Stratford concerning tithes of Bolrum [Bolam] and Mortona [Morton] and tithes of lands which lie from the kinemut [Morton Tynemouth] road to the 'fossam' which is between Stratford and Bowes. Cites earlier settlement. Judges possession of all tithes to belong to church of Bouhes [Bowes] and condemns Adam to pay 10s. for past unpaid tithes to the master and brothers

24 December [1546] (1) Henry VIII, King of England, etc. (2) Trinity College, Cambridge Copy [made 17th/18th c.] grant of rectory and church of Gainforth

2 December 1577 (1) Sir George Bowes of Streatlam, knight (2) Edmond Gresham, citizen and mercer of London Mortgage by assignment of 2 leases: (i) Lease for 95 years by Trinity College, Cambridge to (1) of Gayneforde rectory, parsonage, manors, glebelands and tithes at rent of £65 4d. p.a. (28 January 1547); (ii) Lease for 50 years by (2) to (1) of land in South Cowton and Atlay Cowton, Yorkshire (12 November 1575) Consideration: £1602 16s.

29 November 1672 (1) John Pearson, D.D., master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and fellows (2) William Bowes, gent. Lease for 20 years of Gainford rectory and tithes, except certain pensions (specified) and advowsons Rent: £43 6s.8d. p.a.; 32 quarters 4 bushells of wheat; 43 quarters 3 bushells of barley malt

15 May 1694 (1) Rev. John Montagu, master of Trinity College, Cambridge (2) Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle, knight Copy renewal of lease for 20 years of Gainford rectory and parsonage, manors, glebelands, courts leet, tithes, etc., except the pensions of £17 10s. from Croft, Richmond, Hauxwel, Patrick Brampton and Stainton rectories and the advowsons and patronage of the vicarages Rent: £43 6s.8d. and 32 quarters and 4 bushells of wheat and 43 quarters and 3 bushells and 1 peck of malt

Abstract of lease of Gainford rectory held under Trinity College, Cambridge for 20 years, commencing Michaelmas 1728, 8 May 1730

10 August 1734 (1) Richard Bentley, D.D., master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and fellows (2) George Bowes of Stretlam Castle, esq. Appointment by (1) of (2) as attorney for receiving the arrears due to (1) for the annuity of £10 p.a. from Croft rectory, Yorkshire

Number not allocated Note: For copy lease of tithes by Trinity College to Mrs. Bowes, 28 January 1762, see D/St/E1/22/1 under Gainford tithes correspondence and miscellaneous papers

7 February 1776 (1) Trinity College, Cambridge (2) Mary Bowes of Gibside, widow Copy lease for 20 years of rectory and parsonage at Gainford with glebe lands, tithes and profits excepting pension to value of £17 10s. from parsonages of Croft, Richmond, Hauxwell, Patrick Brompton and Stainton Rent: £43 6s. 8d. and 32 quarters 4 bushels of wheat and 43 quarters 3 bushels 1 peck of malt barley p.a.

27 February 1818 (1) William Lort Mansel, Bishop of Bristol, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the fellows and scholars of the same (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Lease for 20 years of the rectory of Gainford, except pensions of £17 10s. (£10 out of Parsonage of Croft, £5 out of rectory of Richmond, 20s. out of Hauxwell, 16s. 8d. out of Patrick Brampton, 13s. 4d. out of the parsonage of Stainton) Consideration: £4998 and surrender of lease of 3 March 1810 Rent: £43 6s.8d. p.a., 34 quarters and 12 pints of wheat, 45 quarters, 3 bushels and 2 pecks of malt and barley

10 November 1831 (1) William Hutt of Appley, Isle of Wight, esq., Henry Jadis of the Office of the Board of Commissioners for India, esq., James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex, esq., and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, bart., trustees and executors of late Earl of Strathmore (2) Master, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College, Cambridge Copy bond in £500 to keep covenants of lease of same date

20 June 1600 (1) George Bainbridge of Snotterton, esq.; Richard Bainbridge of Snotterton, esq., his son (2) George Bailes of Stainthrope; John Dowthwaite of Westholme Bargain and sale of a house, 2 closes called blakleye closes and a parcel of land at Snotterton

20 June 1600 (1) George Bainbridge of Snotterton, esq., Richard Bainbridge, his son (2) George Bailes of Stainthroppe and John Dowthwaite of Westholme Bond under penalty of 200 marks for performance of terms of bargain and sale of equal date

22 June 1600 (1) George Bainbridge of Snotterton, esq.; Richard Bainbridge of Snotterton, esq. (2) George Bailes of Stainthrope; John Dowthwaite of Westholme Feoffment of 2 Blackley Closes and parcel of land at Snotterton

3 March 1619/20 (1) George Bailes of Stayndropp, yeoman (2) John Dowthwaite of Westholme Bond in £120 for quitclaim of all (1)'s rights in a house and the Blackley closes in Snotterton

8 April 1630 (1) William Dowthwait the elder of Staindroppe, yeoman; Barnard Dowthwaite of Westholme, yeoman; Robert Dowthwait of Murton, Yorkshire, yeoman (2) Ambrose Clemett of Winston, yeoman; John Mason of Hungerknowle, yeoman Bargain and sale with enfeoffment of a tenement called Westholme, a close called East Jemleaze in Winston and the Blakeley closes, Snotterton, in the parish of Staindrop, with provision for annuities of £20 p.a. for William Dowthwait the elder and of £10 p.a. to William Dowthwait the younger, son of William Dowthwait the elder

21 June 1661 (1) William Dowthwaite of Staindropp, yeoman (2) Michael Waistell of Staindropp, yeoman; William Dockey of Staindropp, tailor Feoffment of a messuage and Blaikeley closes in trust for John Dowthwaite, son of (1) with remainder to Barsheba Garrye, widow and daughter of (1) and with provision of £40 to be paid to Barsheba

14 and 15 April 1699 (1) George Garth of Somerhouse, yeoman, and Margaret, his wife, widow of John Dowthwait; George Hilton of Killerby, gent., and Lydia, his wife, nee Dowthwait (2) Peter Burrell of Durham City, gent.; Robert Hilton of Bishop Auckland, gent. (3) Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle, knight Lease and release by (1) to (2) as tenants to the praecipe to lead to a fine and common recovery by (3) of a messuage, Blakley Closes at Snotterton, and a messuage with appurtenances at Killerby Consideration: £220 10s.

21 April 1699 (1) Peter Burrell, gent.; Robert Hilton, gent.; plaintiffs (2) George Garth and Margaret, his wife; George Hilton, gent., and Lydia, his wife; deforciants Final concord at Durham in which the deforciants acknowledge 2 messuages, 40a. of land, 20a. of meadow, 20a. of pasture and common of pasture, in parishes of Staindrop and Killerby to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 260 marks

8 May 1699 (1) Sir William Bowes, knight (2) Peter Burrell, gent.; Robert Hilton, gent. Exemplification of Common Recovery at Durham by which (1) recovers 2 messuages, 4a. of land, 20a. of meadow, 20a. of pasture and common of pasture in the parishes of Staindrop and Killerby

26 June 1700 (1) Barnard Dowthwaite of Westholme, gent. (2) Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle, knight Release of Blakley closes in Snotterton Consideration: 10s.

20 April 1368 (1) John Smyth de Neuton and Isabell, his wife (2) John Chepman de Barnard Castle and Adam, brother of Thomas de Raby de Cletlum Grant of reversion of all lands and tenements etc. of (1) in Stayndropp which John de Raby de Stayndropp, Robert Arnays, clerk, Thoms de Whomme, clerk, held for life Witnesses: Adam de Neusom; Thomas de Menell; William de Wakerfeld; William de Berford; John, son of Adam de Cletlum

23 July 1600 (1) Elizabeth I, Queen of England, etc. (2) Milo Ducke; Thomas Leyton, son of William Leyton; William Banckes, son of Charles Banckes Lease for the lives of (2) by letters patent from (1) to (2) of a tenement and appurtenances called Lowood, in Langley, occupied by William Banckes and a tenement and appurtenances in Woodland occupied by William Banckes and a watermill called Le West Milne above Stainethroppbeck etc., all within the lordship of Rabie, once owned by Charles, Earl of Westmorland, reserving timber, mineral and quarrying rights to (1) Consideration: £22 6s. 8d.

9 June 1611 (1) John Nicholson of Staindropp, blacksmith; William Nicholson, his son, of Staindropp, blacksmith (2) Nicholas Wheatman of Staindrop, chapman Bond in £18 for performance of covenants in bargain and sale of house and shop in Staindropp

Certified copy burial entry of John Hopper from the burial register of the parish of Staindrop, 3 December 1771

Schedule of freehold real estate situate in the township of Staindrop and of which the trustees of the late William Trotter, esq., are the owners of an undivided sixth share, December 1901

17 August 1626 Copy grant by James I to Henry Lindley of Halden, Kent, knight, and John Starkey of the same, gent., of the manor of Cockfield, late parcel of the lands of Charles, late Earl of Westmorland, attainted of High Treason, for an annual rent of £20 13s. 3d., copy made [18th c.]

11 June 1657 (1) William Lodge of Cockfield (2) Ralph Lodge, his son Bill of sale of the goods of (1) as given in annexed inventory Consideration: £100

28 August 1713 (1) Margaret Wharton, widow, plaintiff (2) Thomas Watson, the elder; Thomas Watson, the younger; Robert Watson; Hanna Watson, spinster; Ferdinand Huddleston and Sara, his wife; deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 4 messuages, 4 cottages, 3 gardens, 3 orchards, 200a. of land, 200a. of meadow, 200a. of pasture and common pasture in Cockfield to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks of silver

28 May 1726 (1) John Lodge, gent., plaintiff (2) Thomas Rudd, esq. Exemplification of common recovery in Durham court of pleas by which (1) recovers 5 messuages, 3 barns, 3 stables, 1 orchard, 3 gardens, 5a. of land, 10a. of meadow and 10a. of pasture in Cockfield from (1)

13 November 1762 (1) Thomas Watson of Tottenham High Cross near London, gent.; William James of Cockfield, yeoman (2) Jeremiah Hutchinson of Raby Castle, gent., George Dixon and Lancelot Harrison of Cockfield, potmakers Lease for 21 years of Cockfield Hall which (2) use as a pottery Rent: £6 p.a.

16 and 17 March 1801 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Thomas Lacey, gent. (3) James Farrer Steadman, gent. Abstract deed to lead the uses of a recovery of the manor of Cockfield, and all enclosures of common ground, lead, coal and ironstone mines on common grounds, etc.

27 November 1633 (1) Lancelot Holtby of Helmeland raw, gent. and James Cholmeley of Brancepeth, gent. (2) William Preston of Woodland, yeoman Assignment for residue of 99 years from 1617 of a messuage in Woodland late in tenure of Robert Preston now in tenure of (2) of yearly rent of 6s. 8d. and closes called the Hay Garth, the Lowfield, the West Close and the Loaning and the Hye field (boundaries specified) Rent: 6s.8d. p.a.

27 November 1633 (1) Lindley Wren of Binchester, esq., and Francis Wren of Henknowle, gent. (2) Jerrard Preston, son of William Preston of Woodland, yeoman Grant of messuage in Woodland late in tenure of Robert Preston, now in tenure of William Preston and closes called Haygarth, Lowfield, the West Close and the Loaning, Highfield Consideration: £18 Rent: 6s.8d. p.a.

22 January 1660/61 (1) Jerrard Preston of Woodland, yeoman (2) John Hodshon of Bowes, Yorkshire, yeoman Feoffment of property as in D/St/D1/10/8 Consideration: £120 Rent: 6s. 8d. p.a.

26 January 1660 (1) William Preston of Woodland, yeoman (2) John Hodshon, son and heir apparent of John Hodshon of Bowes, Yorkshire, yeoman Assignment for residue of 99 years of messuage in Woodland, late in tenure of William Preston and parcel of ground (as D/St/D1/10/7) Consideration: £120 Rent: 6s. 8d. p.a.

24 May 1670 (1) John Hodgshon the elder of Woodland, yeoman; John Hodgshon the younger, his son and heir apparent, and Jerrard Hodgshon, his second son (2) William Allinson, son and heir apparent of Christopher Allinson of Newbigin, parish of Midleton Feoffment of messuage and land as in D/St/D1/10/8 in Woodland. Consideration: £30 Rent: 6s. 8d. p.a. Attached: 24 May 1670 (1) John Hodgshon the younger, son and heir apparent of John Hodgshon of Woodland, yeoman (2) William Allinson of Shotton, yeoman Assignment for residue of 99 years of messuage in Woodland as in D/St/D1/10/8 Consideration: £100 Rent: 6s.8d.

7 January 1729/30 (1) William Allinson the elder of Newbiggin, parish of Middleton in Teesdale, yeoman (2) William Allinson the younger of Collierstone, parish of Rumbaldkirk, fuller Feoffment of property as in D/St/D1/10/8 Consideration: £100 Rent: 6s.8d.

11 July 1735 Probate of the will, 18 January 1729/30, of William Allinson of Newbiggin in Teesdale, yeoman, devising a freehold estate in Woodland to his cousin William Allinson. Remainders as specified. Executor: William Allinson

10 and 11 May 1737 (1) William Allinson of Cotherston, Yorkshire, fuller, nephew and devisee of William Allinson, late of Newbiggen (2) Richard Vasey the younger of Summerhouse, gent. Mortgage in £80 by lease and release of messuage and lands in Woodland, and closes called Lowfield, Highfield and East Close

11 May 1737 (1) Joseph Taylor of Raby, gent., and Elizabeth, his wife, and Jane Hay of West Pitts, spinster (Elizabeth and Jane being executors of Christopher Hay, late of Lynsack, gent., deceased) (2) William Allinson of Cotherston, Yorkshire, fuller (executor of William Allinson, yeoman, deceased) (3) Richard Vasey the younger of Summerhouse, gent. Assignment of judgement of £80 debt by (1) to (3) given against William Allinson, deceased, at Court of Pleas in Durham and appointment of (3) as attorney to take an execution upon the said judgement Consideration: £41 15s. by (3) to (1)

15 and 16 May 1739 (1) William Allinson of Cotherston, fuller (2) Richard Vasey the younger of Summerhouse, gent. (3) William Hutchinson of Rombaldkirk, Yorkshire, yeoman Lease and release of property as in D/St/D1/10/13 Consideration: £84 to (2) and £16 to (1)

16 May 1739 (1) Richard Vasey the younger of Summerhouse, gent. (2) William Allinson of Cotherston, Yorkshire, fuller (3) William Hutchinson of Rombaldkirk, Yorkshire, yeoman Assignment of debt as in D/St/D1/10/15 Consideration: £41 by (3) to (2)

27 and 28 September 1739 (1) William Allinson of Cotherston, fuller (2) William Hutchinson of Romaldkirk, yeoman (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Lease and release of property as in D/St/D1/10/13 Consideration: £96 7s. to (2)

28 September 1739 (1) William Allinson of Cotherston, fuller (2) William Hutchinson of Romaldkirk, yeoman (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) Thomas Callpitts of Streatlam Castle Assignment of debt as D/St/D1/10/15 to (4) in trust for (3) Consideration: £41

9 October 1739 (1) William Allinson of Cotherston, fuller (2) William Lodge of Barnard Castle, gent. (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Deed to declare the uses of a fine of property as in D/St/D1/10/13

27 and 28 March 1740 (1) George Wall of Bishop Auckland, barber (2) Charles Emerson, late of Barnard Castle, now of Kelsey in North Britain, innholder (brother and heir of Ezra Emerson, late of Bishop Auckland, clerk, deceased) and Margaret, his wife (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) Charles Cotesworth of Egglesburn, gent. Lease and release of the east part of a messuage with one firestead and chamber or loft above and byre adjoining, with pew in Cockfield Church and close called Lowfield Consideration: £30 by (3) to (1) and (2)

Schedule of deeds relating to East Farm, Woodland, 22 February 1670/71 - 11 November 1740

4 June 1670 (1) Cuthbert Pearson of Woodland, parish of Cockfield, yeoman, and Elizabeth, his wife; John Tayler of Woodland, parish of Cockfield, yeoman and Margaret, his wife (2) George Todd of Evenwood, yeoman Feoffment of messuage or seathouse formerly in possession of John Clibborne, called the White House with the long bakehouse and poor folkes bakehouse in Woodland and land belonging thereto, being the moiety of 1/2 of the Little Close, and 1/4 of pasture called the Cleugh in possession of Cuthbert Pearson Consideration: £50

22 February 1670/71 Copy will of Thomas Shaw of Woodland, yeoman, devising East Farm on the west side of Lynsack, to his sister Elizabeth Newby and Ralph Newby, her son. Remainders as specified

Queries concerning the title to property as specified in D/St/D1/10/24, n.d. [c.1671]

6 January 1675/76 (1) George Todd of Evenwood, yeoman, and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Ralph Potter of Elswicke, Northumberland, gent. Grant of closes and parcels of ground, a moiety of the Farm beyond the Loaning, being 1/2 of Corne Close, Calfe Close, Hay Garth, Little Close and 1/4 of a pasture called the Cleugh in possession of Cuthbert Pearson in Woodland, parish of Cockfield Consideration: £65

27 May 1676 (1) Cuthbert Pearson of Woodland, yeoman, and Elizabeth, his wife, and John Taylor of Woodland, yeoman, and Margaret, his wife (2) Ralph Potter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Deed to lead the uses of a fine of Foster Hill Farm, of yearly rent of 5s. 4d., and Calfe Close, Hay Garth, Corne Close, the Croft, the Little Close, and 1/2 of the Cleugh in Woodland Consideration: £131

22 June 1676 (1) Cuthbert Pearson of Woodland, parish of Cockfield, yeoman, and Elizabeth, his wife; John Taylor of Woodland, yeoman, and Margaret, his wife (2) Ralph Potter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Deed to lead the uses of a fine of a messuage in Woodland called the Whitehouse and close called Foster Hill in possession of Thomas Newby of ancient yearly rent of 5s. 4d. and of several other closes called calf close, Haygarth, Corn Close, the Croft, the Little Close and 1/2 of pasture ground called the Cleugh, in Woodland Consideration: £225

27 July 1676 (1) Ralph Potter, plaintiff (2) Cuthbert Peareson and Elizabeth, his wife; John Taylor and Margaret, his wife; George Todd and Elizabeth, his wife; deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1 messuage, 20a. land, 10a. meadow, 60a. pasture, 40a. furze and heath and common of pasture in Woodland, parish of Cockfield, to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

4 January 1706/07 Probate of the will, 14 March 1699/1700, of Ralph Newby of Woodland, bachelor, devising lands in Woodland with collieries and mines to Paul Wilson, his nephew Executor: Paul Wilson

15 December 1707 (1) Paul Wilson of Lower Shadwell, city of London, distiller (2) Henry Coates of Lynesaik, Chapelry of Hamsterley, yeoman Mortgage in £70 of a messuage in Woodland and West Close, High Field, Low field and 1/2 of Cow Close and tithes, in occupation of Matthew Furbanke

29 and 30 September 1709 (1) Paul Wilson of Lower Shadwell, Middlesex, distiller, and Barbara, his wife (2) Ralph Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, gent. Lease and release of messuage in Woodlands, late in possession of Matthew Furbank, now in possession of Charles Watson and John Blackett, formerly lands of Ralph Newby called High Field, Low Field, and the West Close and 1/2 a pasture called Cow Close Consideration: £275

10 November 1710 (1) Ralph Potter, gent., plaintiff (2) Paul Wilson and Barbara, his wife, deforciants Two parts of final concord, in which the deforciants acknowledge 1 messuage, 1 cottage, 3a. land, 20a. meadow, coal mines and common of pasture in Woodland to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

Watson v Todd. Brief concerning title to a messuage and land called Forster's Hill formerly belonging to Ralph Shaw and 2 messuages called Cowley field and Cowley in Woodlands, n.d. [c.1710]

20 October 1714 (1) Henry Coats of Lynesack, Chapelry of Hamsterley, yeoman (2) Ralph Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, gent. Assignment of property as D/St/D1/10/31 for 999 years Consideration: 5s.

6 October 1719 (1) Sir William Williamson of Monk Wearmouth, bart. (2) Ralph Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, gent.; William Potter of Hawkwell, gent. (3) John Hedworth of Chester in the Street, esq. (4) Robert Wharton of Durham, woollen draper and William Fewster of Windleston, gent. (5) Anthony Hall of Durham, esq. Assignment for securing £650 (owed on mortgage of 4 November 1714) to (5) of property as D/St/D1/10/31 in trust for (4)

14 February 1723/24 (1) William Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, gent. (2) Robert Wharton of Durham, woollen draper and the Rev. Jonathan Hall, D.D. prebendary of Cathedral Church of Durham, executor of will of Anthony Hall (3) John Spearman of Hetton in the Hole, esq., John Crosby of New Elvett, gent. (4) Rev. Robert Blakiston of New Elvett, clerk Assignment of mortgage of property as D/St/D1/10/31 Consideration: £650 by (3) to Robert Wharton

2 August 1732 (1) William Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, esq. (2) Robert Blakiston of Whitworth, clerk (3) Elizabeth Crosby of Bishopwearmouth, widow and executrix of will of John Crosby late of New Elvett, gent. (4) John Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (5) Joshua Douglas of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Assignment of mortgage of property as D/St/D1/10/31 in trust to (4) for (5) for residue of 999 years Consideration: £400 to (3), £250 to (2), £250 to (1)

29 August 1740 (1) William Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, esq. (2) William Leaton of Gibside, gent., on behalf of George Bowes Articles of agreement to convey all property of (1) in Woodland to (2) Consideration: £1000

10 and 11 November 1740 (1) Joshua Douglas of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (2) George Bowes of Gibside, esq. (3) William Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, esq. Lease and release to (2) of a close called Forsters hill, a farm late in possession of Christopher Todd, and Haygarth, Corn Close, the Croft, Little Close and 1/2 of the Cleugh, a messuage in possession of Ralph Potter, formerly land of Paul Wilson called High field, Low field, the West Close and 1/2 of Cow Close, and tithes, all in Woodland Consideration: £500 to (1) and £500 to (3)

11 November 1740 (1) John Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (2) Joshua Douglas of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (3) William Potter of Hawkwell, Northumberland, esq. (4) William Leaton of Gibside, gent. (5) George Bowes of Gibside, esq. Assignment of property as D/St/D1/10/31 to (4) in trust for (5) Consideration: £500 to (2), £500 to (3)

Promissory agreement whereby William Potter will deliver to George Bowes a mortgage counterpart made by Potter to Joshua Douglas involving lands in Woodland conveyed to George Bowes by William Potter, 13 November 1740

25 November 1740 (1) George Bowes esq., plaintiff (2) William Potter, esq., deforciant Two parts of a final concord in which the deforciant acknowledges 1 messuage, 1 cottage, 30a. land, 40a. meadow, 60a. pasture, 40a. furze and heath, coal mines and common of pasture in Woodland, to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks (Parchment, 2 membranes)

Abstract of title and schedule of deeds relating to estates at Cockfield purchased by Mary Bowes from Thomas Watson, 2 October 1679 - 3 September 1776

Receipt for £130, 1/2 year's interest on £6500 purchase money paid by Mrs. Mary Bowes to Thomas Watson, 24 May 1764

29 and 30 August, 29 October 1776 (1) Thomas Watson the elder and Thomas Watson the younger (2) Mary Bowes, widow (3) Joshua Peale, gent. (4) George Pearson, gent. Abstract of lease, release and common recovery of messuages and lands at Cockfield

7 July 1666 (1) Barnard Dowthwayte of Pethrowe (2) Richard Dowthate of Pethrow Quitclaim of rights in the old or Ancient house, including a parlour, milkhouse, cowhouse and adjoining close, the Greene or field fold, the East Intacke, the Middlefield and Plana field, occupied by (2)

10 May 1669 (1) Bernard Dowthwaite of Little Newsham, yeoman; Richard Dowthwaite of Pethrow, yeoman (2) Simon Lodge of Hardwicke, yeoman Feoffment of a parlour in the Newhouse, 1 barn and 2 little houses adjoining, the West Intacke, the Greathfield, the Haver Close and the Middlefield, all in Pethrow, alias Pateraw, in the parish of Cockfield Consideration: £105

17 and 18 November 1670 (1) Thomas Douthwhaite of Ferryhill, yeoman, nephew and heir of Richard Douthwaite of Pethrow, deceased (2) Robert Douthwaite of Ferryhill, yeoman, brother of (1) Lease and release of the Old or Ancient house, containing a parlour, milkhouses and a cowhouse, one pasture called the Greene and field fold, the East Intacke, a close on the south side of the house, Middle field and Planafield in Pethrow, alias Pateraw, in the parish of Cockfield Consideration: £42 10s.

2 and 3 February 1670/71 (1) Robert Douthwaite of Ferryhill, yeoman (2) Simon Lodge of Hardwick, yeoman Lease and release of the Old and Ancient House containing a parlour, milkhouse, cowhouse, Greenefieldfold, East Intacke, a close of meadow on the south of the house, Midlefield and Planafield in Pethrow, in the parish of Cockfield Consideration: £94

Copy of the will of Simon Lodge of Wackerfield, yeoman, devising lands in Wackerfield, Hilton, Pethrow, etc., 4 February 1706/07

11 August 1715 (1) William Lodge of Wackerfield, gent. (2) James Smith of Bishop Auckland, merchant Mortgage by demise for 999 years of a messuage in Pethrow in the parish of Cockfield once occupied by Richard Douthwaite, deceased, and then by Simon Lodge, deceased, father of (1) Consideration: £140 and interest

7 January 1716/17 (1) James Smith of Bishop Auckland, merchant (2) Margaret Smith of Yarme, Yorkshire, spinster (3) Barbary Smith of Croxdale, spinster Declaration of trust by (1) that of the £140 lent to William Lodge by a mortgage deed of 11 August 1715 of a messuage in Pethrow in the parish of Cockfield, £70 is the money of (2) and £70 is the money of (3) held in trust for them by (1)

1 February 1727/28 (1) Robert Killinghall of Low Middleton, esq. (2) George Allan of Darlington, esq. (3) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (4) John Stephenson of Bryarside, esq.; William Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, esq.; guardians of Ambrose Stephenson of manorhouse, deceased; Joseph Hall of Durham city, esq. Assignment of mortgage by demise for 999 years by (1) to Joseph Hall in trust for John Stephenson and William Wharton, with the consent of (2) and (3), of a messuage in Cockfield and 2 closes in Walkerfield townfields, previously mortgaged by (3) to (1) and (2) Consideration: £500 to (2) and 10s. to (1) and (3)

1 January 1730/31 (1) William Lodge of Cockfield, gent. (2) Richard Pickering of Staindrop, yeoman (3) Ann Dixon of Snape, Yorkshire, spinster Assignment by (2) to (3) at the direction of (1) of a judgment in Kings Bench in favour of (2) against (1) for £400 debt and costs in return for £120 originally obtained by (1) from (3) by a bond Consideration: £120 by (3) to (2)

12 and 13 July 1734 (1) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent., and Sarah, his wife (2) William Wharton of Gillingwood, Yorkshire, esq.; John Stevenson of Bryarside, esq. (3) Henry Coates of Linsack, St. Andrews Auckland, gent.; Jane Kay of Linsack, spinster; Elizabeth Kay of Linsack, spinster Lease and release by (2) to (3) at the direction of (1) of Esp Nook Close, Kilnfield, Cowhouse Close, Highfield and Fallow Close in Pethrow called Esp Nook farme, and old close, Old pasture, Burntlands, pryfeild, Stone Stack, garthfeild and Long Close at Pethraw; parcell of Manor of Cockfield, previously mortgaged by (1) to (2) Consideration: £680 (£597 by (3) to (2), £83 by (3) to (1))

15 July 1734 (1) Anne Thompson and Diana Thompson of Staindrop, spinsters (2) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (3) Henry Coates of Lynsack, St. Andrews Auckland, gent.; Jane Kay and Elizabeth Kay of Lynsack, spinsters Assignment by (1) to (3) at the direction of (2), of a judgment in the Exchequer of Pleas in favour of (1) against (2) for £70 debt and costs in return for £85, part of the purchase price of £680 on the sale of 2 messuages and lands in Pethrow in the parish of Cockfield by (2) to (3)

15 July 1734 (1) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (2) Henry Coates of Lynsack in the parish of St. Andrew's Auckland, yeoman; Jane Kay of Lynsack, spinster; Elizabeth Kay of Lynsack, spinster Lease for 500 years of a capital messuage and lands and cottages in Walkerfield (the 2 Dove Coat closes, the Kirkroads, the high broom, The Moor, the Cruell Greens, Mulberry Farm, Springford closes, the Bailess East and West pasture and several cottages), land called the Kirklands in Hilton and a messuage, a cottage and 2 closes in Cockfield (details specified), as security for the peaceful enjoyment by (2) of the lands in Pethrow conveyed by (1) to (2) Consideration: 5s.

17 July 1734 (1) Henry Coats, Jane Kay, Elizabeth Kay, George Welbanke, plaintiffs (2) William and Sarah Lodge, deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 10 messuages, 5 barns, 5 stables, 80a. of land, 80a. of meadows and 100a. of pasture in Pethrow, Cockfield, Walkerfield and Hilton to be the right of the plaintiffs Consideration: £160 marks of silver

20 July 1734 (1) Ann Dixon of Snapehall, Yorkshire, spinster (2) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (2) Henry Coates of Lynsack, St. Andrews Auckland, gent.; Jane Kay; Elizabeth Kay Assignment by (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) of a judgment in Kings Bench against (2) for £400 debt and costs, previously assigned from Richard Pickering to (1) on the purchase of 2 messuages or lands in Pethrow from (2) by (3) Consideration: £136

20 July 1734 (1) Ann Dixon of Snapehall, Yorkshire, spinster (2) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (3) Henry Coates of Lynsack, parish of St. Andrew Auckland, gent.; Jane Kay; Elizabeth Kay Assignment as D/St/D1/10/62 endorsed 'Not executed'

31 July 1734 (1) George Hobson of Hurworth upon Tease, gent. (2) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (3) Henry Coates; Jane Kay, Elizabeth Kay Assignment by (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) of a judgment in King's Bench in favour of (1) against (2) for £160 debt and costs Consideration: £84

31 July 1734 (1) Henry Bourn of Cootherston, Yorkshire, gent. (2) William Lodge of Walkerfield, gent. (3) Henry Coates; Jane Kay; Elizabeth Kay Assignment by (1) to (3) with consent of (2) of a judgement in the Court of Pleas at Durham in favour of (1) against (2) for £100 debt and costs Consideration: £57 5s. 10d.

1 and 2 May 1759 (1) Henry Coates and his wife Rachel of Linsack, parish of St. Andrews Auckland, gent.; Jane Kay of Linsack, spinster; Joseph Taylor and his wife, Elizabeth of Raby (2) Daniel Coates of Linsack, gent. Lease and release of lands in Pethrow, as in D/St/D1/10/56 Consideration: £5

Copy of the will of Henry Coates of Lynsack devising lands in Petrow and Cockfield, 19 April 1760

Extract from the will of Jane Kay concerning the appointment of her nephew Daniel Coats as executor, 8 August 1764

Conditions of sale of a freehold estate belonging to Mr. Daniel Coats lying at Pethrow, 12 July 1766

21 and 22 May 1767 (1) Daniel Coates of Haltwhistle, Northumberland (late of Lynsack), gent., son of Henry Coates and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Rachael Coates of Darlington, widow (nee Kay) of Henry Coates, and Elizabeth Taylor of Darlington, widow (nee Kay), sisters and coheiresses of Jane Kay of Lynsack, deceased (3) Ray Coates of Newcastle, merchant, eldest son and heir of Henry Coates, deceased, and Ann, his wife (4) May Bowes of Paulswaldenbury, Hertfordshire, widow Lease and release by (1), (2) and (3) to (4) of lands in Pethrow in the parish of Cockfield Consideration: £1125

11 June 1767 (1) Mary Bowes, widow, plaintiff (2) Daniel Coates, gent., and Elizabeth, his wife; Rachael Coates, widow; Elizabeth Taylor, widow; Ray Coates, merchant and Ann, his wife; deforciants Two parts of final concord in Durham Court of Pleas in which the deforciants acknowledge 3 messuages, 3 cottages, 3 barns, 3 stables, 2 orchards, 2 gardens, 80a. of land, 60a. of meadow, 80a. of pasture, 200a. of moor, coalmines and stone quarries and common of pasture and turbary in Pethrow to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 1 mark of silver

1 May 1804 (1) Thomas Maynard of Durham, gent. (2) William Williams of Durham, gent. (3) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Grant and conveyance to (3) of fee farm rents of 4d., 10s. and £1 2s.6d. out of lands in Cockfield and Pethrow Consideration: £32 18s.4d.

December 1848 (1) Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gent., and Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Road, gent. (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Ralph Blackett of Woodland, farmer Copy conveyance of 2 messuages and several closes in Woodland, parish of Cockfield Consideration: £560

1860 (1) Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, esq.; Claude Bowes Lyon, late of H.M. 2nd Regiment of Life Guards and William Hutt of Gibside, trustees under the Bowes Estate Act 1850 (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Robert Calvert of Cockfield, draper Copy conveyance of Petrow Farm, parish of Cockfield Consideration: £1700

6 April 1861 (1) Edward Western of Bedford Row, esq.; Claude Bowes Lyon (late of the Life Guards) of 7 Queens Gate Terrace, Hyde Park; William Hutt of Gibside (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) William Swinbank of Thringarth Hall in Baldersdale, Yorkshire, farmer (4) George Brownless the younger of Broomilaw, gent. Copy conveyance of Woodland East Farm, parish of Cockfield (115a. 1r. 26p.) to (4) for securing repayment by (3) of £1000, part of purchase money Consideration: £1700 by (3) to (1) Appended: Schedule of property and schedule of deeds 1801 - 1828

13 May 1862 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon, late of Life Guards, William Hutt of Gibside, surviving trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Simpson Walker of Cockfield, colliery proprietor Copy conveyance of a messuage on the North Garth, Cockfield (1a. 3r. 24p.) Consideration: £550 Appended: Schedule of deeds 1801 - 1828

19 October 1883 (1) Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) The Cockfield Burial Board Attested copy conveyance of a plot of 2r. 7p. of ground in parish of Cockfield Consideration: £65 10s.

28 October 1687 (1) William Lech the younger of Newcastle, mariner, and Abigail, his wife (2) Cuthbert Snow of Newcastle, hostman Assignment of lease for lives (named) from the Bishop of Durham of Oldpark and Northwood in Evenwood Park in the parish of St. Helen's Auckland Consideration: £340 Rent: £5 p.a. to Bishop of Durham

1 May 1700 (1) Katherine Snow of Newcastle, widow (2) William Chambers of Landshouse, St. Helen's Auckland, yeoman Lease for 7 years of a messuage called the Landsend and Northwood in St. Helen's Auckland with provisions re husbandry Rent: £22 p.a Endorsement: 9 June 1702 (1) Catherine Snow of Newcastle, widow (2) John Hodgson Lease for 7 years of a messuage called Landsend and Northwood in St. Helen's Auckland Rent: £22 10s. p.a.

23 and 24 November 1705 (1) Catherine Snow of Newcastle, widow (2) Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle, knight Assignment by lease and release of a lease for 3 lives (named) of Old Parke and Northwood in Eavenwood Park Consideration: £451 Rent: £5 p.a. to Bishop of Durham

30 August 1708 (1) Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham (2) Dame Elizabeth Bowes, widow of Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle Lease for 3 lives (named) of Old Park and Northwood in Evenwood Park Rent: £5 p.a.

3 October 1722 (1) William, Bishop of Durham (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Lease for 3 lives (named) of Old Park and Northwood, Eavenwood Park except mining, quarrying, wayleave and timber rights Rent: £5 p.a.

1 January 1728/29 (1) George Bowes of Gibside, esq. (2) Dame Elizabeth Bowes, widow, mother of (1) (3) Margaret Bowes of Gibside, sister of (1) Mortgage by assignment by (1) to (3) of lease for 3 lives of Old Park and Northwood in Evenwood Park, leased by (1) from the Bishop of Durham and by demise for 1000 years of Holler Bush Farm in the parish of Gainforth and (1)'s messuages in Bruntoft, Shipley and Stainton as security for the £2000 bequeathed to (3) by Sir William Bowes' will, and the £1500 bequeathed to (3) by Thomas Bowes' will chargeable on the estate of (1) Consideration: £3500 owed by (1) to (3)

14 May 1743 (1) Margaret Bowes of South Bailey, Durham city (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Reconveyance of lands in Evenwood (including Old Park and Northwood leased from the Bishop of Durham), Shipley and Stainton mortgaged to (1) for £3500 on repayment of the mortgage principal Consideration: £3500

1 November 1770 (1) Richard, Bishop of Durham (2) Mary Bowes of Pauls Walden, Herfordshire, widow; Jane Bowes of Durham city, spinster Lease for 3 lives (named) of Old Park and the Northwood in Evenwood park and 2 allotments in Evenwood common reserving mining, quarrying, wayleave and timber rights to (1) Rent: £5 17s.0 1/4d.

2 March 1771 (1) Mary Bowes of Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire (2) John Sedgwick Appointment by (1) of (2) as attorney to receive livery of seisin of lands leased from Bishop of Durham by lease in Evenwood Park

1 June 1802 (1) Shute, Bishop of Durham (2) John, Earl of Strathmore Copy of lease for 3 lives (named) of the Old Park and the Northwood, in Evenwood Park and 2 allotments in Evenwood Common and reserving mining, quarrying, wayleave and timber rights to (1) Rent: £5 17s.0 1/4d.

7 May 1816 (1) Bishop of Durham (2) William, Lord Radstock and Nicholas Vansittack, commissioners (3) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Copy of conveyance by (1) to (3) with the confirmation of (2) of the Old Park and Northwood in Evenwood Park in the Chapelry of St. Helen's Auckland and 2 allotments in Evenwood Common previously leased by (1) to (3), freed from land tax

12 August 1820 (1) Shute, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) George Thompson of Mortham, Rokeby, Yorkshire, gent., William Allison of Foxberry, Yorkshire, gent.; Ralph Chambers of Greta Bridge, Yorkshire, innkeeper Abstract of lease for 3 lives of Old Park, the Buckheads and Bowes Closes in Evenwood Park, with their allotments on Evenwood Moor together with woods, mines and quarries Rent: £9 0s.0½d. p.a.

1 May 1694 (1) Sir Christopher Musgrave of Edenhall, Cumberland, knight and baronet; Thomas Harrison of Cottgrave, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, gent.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, gent. Assignment of lease for lives (named) from the Bishop of Durham of Parkmeadowes, the Cragghill, the New Grounds and Eavenwood walls, or the old walls, in Evenwood Park in the parish of St. Helen's Auckland Consideration: £215 Rent: £7 10s. p.a. to the Bishop

13 September 1700 (1) Nathaniel Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham (2) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. Lease for 3 lives (named) of Parkemeadows, the Cragghill, the New Grounds and Evenwood Walls in Evenwood Parke in the chapelry of St. Helen Auckland Rent: £7 10s. p.a.

11 and 12 November 1700 (1) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (2) Ann Bates of Harraton, widow Mortgage by assignment by lease and release of a lease for 3 lives (named) of Parkmeadows, the Cragghill, the New Grounds and Evenwood walls in Evenwood Parke leased by (1) from the Bishop of Durham Rent: £7 10s. to the Bishop of Durham Consideration: £500 and interest

12 November 1700 (1) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (2) Anne Bates of Harraton, widow Bond in £1000 for performance of mortgage agreement of equal date

19 August 1703 (1) Anne Bates of Harraton, widow (2) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (3) Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, baronet Assignment by (1) to (3) at the direction of (2) of mortgage by demise for 3 lives (named) of Parke Meadows, Cragghill, the New Grounds and Evenwood Walls in Evenwood Parke leased by (2) from the Bishop of Durham and mortgaged by (2) to (1) for £500 and interest Consideration: £600 [£513 7s. 6d. by (3) to (1), £86 12s. 6d. by (3) to (2)]

19 August 1703 (1) Ralph Hutton and Thomas Bowes (2) Samuel Anderson et al. Appointment of (2) as attorneys in actions of debt at the suit of Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, baronet, for £1200

19 August 1703 (1) Ralph Hutton and Thomas Bowes (2) Sir Robert Eden Bond under penalty of £1200 for repayment of mortgage principal of £600

1 September 1703 (1) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (2) Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, baronet Mortgage by release of tithes of corn, grain, pulse, hay, wool, lamb, calf, pigs, geese, turkeys from all their lands called Parkmeadows, the Cragg Hill, the new grounds and Evenwood walls in Evenwood Park as part of mortgage of lands there by deed of 19 August 1703 Consideration: £600 and interest

1 September 1703 (1) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (2) John Pease of West Auckland, gent. Lease for 999 years by (1) to (2) in trust for Sir Robert Eden of tithes of corn, grain, pulse, hay, wool, lamb, calf, pigs, geese, turkeys, hens from Parke Meadowes, the Cragg Hill, the New grounds and Evenwood walls in Evenwoodparke as part of a mortgage by (1) to Sir Robert Eden for £600

29 July 1704 (1) Ralph Hutton of Mensforth (2) Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle Agreement for conveyance of a moiety of (1)'s lands in Evenwood Park for £375

Note from Abigail Leake to certify that her daughters Frances and Grace are alive, given that Nathaniel Clayton intends to renew 'a life now wanting' in Old Park and north Wood, 8 June 1705

27 and 28 August 1705 (1) Sir Ralph Eden of West Auckland, baronet (2) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (3) Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle, knight Assignment by lease and release by (1) to (3) at the direction of (2) of the lease of Parke Meadowes etc. in Evenwood Park, previously mortgaged by (2) to (1) Rent: £7 10s. to Bishop Consideration: £800 [£672 to (1), £37 10s. each to (2)]

28 August 1705 (1) John Pease of West Auckland, gent.; Sir Robert Eden of West Auckland, baronet (2) Ralph Hutton of Mainsforth, esq.; Thomas Bowes of Durham city, esq. (3) Simon Gilpin of Staindrop, clerk Assignment by (1) to (2) in trust for Sir William Bowes of lease for 999 years of tithes of corn, grain, pulse, hay, wool, lamb, calf, pigs, geese, turkeys, hens etc. arising out of Park Meadows, the Cragg hill, the New grounds and Eavenwood Walls in Evenwood Parke

11 December 1722 (1) William, Bishop of Durham (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Lease for 3 lives (named) of the Parkemeadows, Cragg hill, the New grounds and Eavenwood Walls in Eavenwood Parke except mining, quarrying, wayleave and timber rights, allowing wood and lime for repairs Rent: £7 10s. p.a.

22 April 1726 (1) Laurence Brockett of Hilton, gent. (2) William Palmes of Old Malton, Yorkshire, esq. Declaration by (1) of receipt of deeds made 11 November 1725; (i) Surrenders by Sir John Eden of West Auckland to (1) of 10a. of land, the west part of Ramshaw field and of Knightfield close in the barony of Evenwood and of the North Leezes (52a.) in West Auckland; and (ii) bond under the penalty of £600 by (2) to (1) for payment of £300 with interest

28 September 1731 (1) Edward, Bishop of Durham (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Lease for 3 lives (named) of Parke Meadowes, the Cragg Hill, the New Grounds and Eavenwood Walls in Evenwood Parke reserving mining, quarrying, timber and wayleave rights to (1) Rent: £7 10s.

1 and 2 December 1735 (1) Charles Leigh of Leighton Beaudesart, Bedfordshire, esq. (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Reassignment by lease and release of the Old Park and North Wood, the Park Meadows, Cragghill, the NewGround and Evenwood Walls in Evenwood Park, St. Helen's Auckland leased from the Bishop of Durham (except mining, quarrying, timber rights) held by (1) by the marriage settlement on marriage between (2) and Eleanor Verney in trust for them and their heirs, now that Eleanor Verney has died without issue

16 January 1771 (1) Richard, Bishop of Durham (2) Mary Bowes of Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, widow Lease for 3 lives (named) of the Park Meadows, the Cragghill, the NewGrounds, and Evenwood Walls or the Old Walls, in Evenwood park and an allotment in Evenwood common, reserving mining, quarrying and wayleave and timber rights to (1) Rent: £7 10s. and £1 13s.1½d.

2 March 1771 (1) Mary Bowes of Pauls Walden (2) John Sedgwick Appointment by (1) of (2) as attorney to receive livery of seisin of lands as in D/St/D1/11/30

1 June 1802 (1) Shute, Bishop of Durham (2) John, Earl of Strathmore Copy of lease for 3 lives (named) of the Park meadows, the Cragg Hill, the newGrounds and Evenwood Walls in Evenwood park, St. Helens Auckland, and an allotment in Evenwood common, reserving mining, quarrying, wayleave and timber rights to (1) Rent: £7 10s. and £1 13s.

Copy of report relating to the conveyance by the Bishop of Durham to John Bowes of land in Evenwood in 1802 including affidavits of John Bowes and the Bishop, made 1816; report and plan by Thomas Davison, surveyor, 1815, n.d. [c.1816]

7 May 1816 (1) Shute, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) William Lord Radstock and Nichoas Vansittart Chancellor of the Exchequer, two commissioners for redemption of land tax (3) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Copy bargain and sale by (1), with consent of (2) to (3) for purpose of redemption of land tax, of Park Meadow, Cragg Hill, New Grounds and Evenwood Walls in Evenwood Park, with an allotment on Evenwood Common, all of which were leased by (1) to (3) on 1 June 1802 for 3 lives Consideration: 5s (3) to (1) and £1675 12s. 6d. to the 'account of the sale of the land tax' in the Bank of England

Form of a livery and seisin for lands in Evenwood Park including Park Meadows, Old Park etc. held by lease for 3 lives dated 28 December 1741, n.d. [mid 18th c.]

Mowbray's valuation and key to plan of an estate at Evenwood, leased from the Bishop of Durham, including Northwood, Cragghill, etc., 28 March 1792

28 October 1841 (1) Edward, Bishop of Durham (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Lease for 21 years of quarries in closes called Park Meadow, the Cragg Hill, the New Grounds and Evenwood Walls or Old Walls, part of Evenwood Park on south of River Gaunless, in Chapelry of St. Helen's Auckland and 99a. 1r. 24p. on Evenwood Common allotted to Mary Bowes on division of common and parcels of ground called Old Park and North Wood, part of Evenwood Park in tenure of (2) and 2 parcels of ground of 49a. 2r. 32p. and 1a. 1r. 24p. on Evenwood Common Rent: 2s. 6d. p.a.

Copy of the description of parcels lying in Evenwood Park and Common in the lease from (Edward Maltby) Bishop of Durham to John Bowes (28 October 1841) and copy of the parcels (unspecified) in the assignment of Elizabeth, Dowager, Viscountess Barrington to John Bowes (20 January 1836), October 1900

30 December 1901 (1) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) Claude, Earl of Strathmore, Baron Bowes of Streatlam Castle Memorandum of agreement concerning tenancy by (2) of quarries demised by lease of 28 October 1841 by Bishop of Durham Attached: Account of rents due from (2) for Craghead Quarry Evenwood

Abstract of title to leasehold collieries in Ramshaw Gordon Morley and Tofthill held under the Bishop of Durham, 5 July 1704 - 12 September 1754

Abstract of leases and conveyances relating to coalmines, etc. in the park of Evenwood, and to the Manor of Tofthill, etc., 5 July 1704 - 1 June 1802

Extracts from Bishops leases relating to Evenwood collieries, n.d. [early 18th c.]

10 September 1713 (1) William Everard (2) William Palmes the younger Copy of deed reciting lease and release of coal mines of William Palmes the elder in County Durham to Sir William Strickland and Sir William St. Quinton upon trust, 4 and 5 June 1713. Copy deed poll declaration of trust by (1) and assignment by (1) to (2) of debt of £300 and interest

12 April 1715 (1) Sir William St. Quinton of Scampston, Yorkshire, baronet; Thomas Langley of North Grimston, Yorkshire, esq.; James Helden of Eastropparke, in the parish of Appleton in the Street, Yorkshire, gent.; Christopher Crofts of Newmalton, gent. and Mary, his wife, daughter and coheir of Nathaniel Harrison (2) William Palmes the younger Assignment by (1) to (2) of obligations and sums of money as follows: (a) Bond dated 12 October 1705 between William Palmes the elder and Nathaniel Harrison in £600; (b) Bond dated 15 September 1698 between William Palmes the elder and Ralph Jackson in £200 assigned to Nathaniel Harrison, 8 October 1713; (c) Lease by the Bishop of Durham in trust for William Palmes the elder of coalmines in Evenwood Park and townfields, Ramshaw, etc., mortgaged to William St. Quinton

28 July 1715 (1) Nathaniel Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham (2) Sir William Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, baronet Lease for 3 lives (named) by of collieries in Evenwood park and townfields, Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley and Tofthill Rent: 33s. 4d. p.a.

30 November 1715 (1) Sir William Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, baronet (2) William Palmes the younger of New Malton, Yorkshire, esq.; Henry Young of Tofthill, gent. Lease for 21 years of the Bishop of Durham's collieries at Evenwood Park and Townfields, Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley, Tofthill and Tofthill Manor Rent: £340 p.a. for collieries and £40 p.a. for manor

14 October 1720 (1) William Palms of Old Malton, Yorkshire (2) Henry Young of Tofthill, gent. Assignment of (1)'s moiety of the lease of collieries in Evenwood park and townfields, Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley, Tofthill and copyhold lands in the Barony of Evenwood and Tofthill Manor, the other moiety of which already leased by (2) from Sir William Strickland Consideration: £500

11 and 12 January 1722/3 (1) Sir William Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, baronet; Sir William St. Quinten of Stampston, Yorkshire, baronet (2) William Palmes of Malten, Yorkshire, esq.; Margaret Palmes of Malten, spinster, sister of William (3) Charles Redman of York, esq. Mortgage by assignment of lease for 3 lives (named) by lease and release by (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of collieries in Evenwood Park and Townfields and Ramshaw, Gordon, Morley and Tofthill and copyhold lands in Evenwood leased from the Bishop of Durham and held in trust for the payment of various stated debts Consideration: £350 and interest

22 December 1725 (1) William Palmes of Old Malten, Yorkshire, esq. (2) George Watson of Old Malten, Yorkshire, gent. (3) Elizabeth Watson, spinster, daughter of (2) Assignment by (1) to (2) on the intended marriage between (1) and (3) and the marriage portion of £1,000 from (1) to (2) of £800 payable to (1) charged on collieries [at Evenwood, Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley and Tofthill] leased from the Bishop of Durham in trust for (1) and (3)

11 and 12 July 1727 (1) William Palmes of Malton, Yorkshire, esq., and Margaret Palmes of Malton, spinster, his sister (2) William Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, baronet (3) Charles Redman of York, esq. (4) James Lord Darcy, Baron of Navan, Ireland Assignment by lease and release (1), (2) and (3) to (4) of mortgage of collieries in Evenwood Park and Tainfields, Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley and Tofthill leased to (2) by the Bishop of Durham and formerly mortgaged to (3) for £350 Consideration: £500 plus interest

Letter from James Darcy at Sedbury to Lawrence Brockett concerning the assignment of William Palmes' mortgage, 13 July 1731

28 September 1731 (1) Sir William Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, baronet; William Palmes of New Malton, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Read Hodgson of Witton upon Wear, gent. Lease for 21 years of the Bishop of Durham's collieries at Evenwood Park and townfields, Ramshaw Gordon, Morley and Tofthill and Tofthill manor Rent: £380 p.a.

22 and 23 September 1736 (1) Mary Jessop of St. Giles in the fields, Middlesex, widow of William Jessop; John Gell of Hopton, Derby, esq.; Andrew Wilkinson of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, esq.; administrators of the will of James, Lord Darcy (2) John Hutton of Mask, Yorkshire and Elizabeth, his wife; John York of Richmond, Yorkshire, esq. and Ann, his wife (Elizabeth and Ann being coheirs and daughters of James, Lord Darcy); John Hill the younger of Thornton, Yorkshire, esq.; James Pierce of Middlesex, esq. (3) The executors of the will of William Strickland of Boynton, deceased Assignment of lease by (1) and John Hutton and John York and wife, Ann, to John Hill and James Pierce at the direction of (3) of collieries in Evenwood Park and Tanfield, Ramshaw, Gordon, Morley and Tofthill leased by the Bishop of Durham to William Strickland and mortgaged to James, Lord Darcy and Tofthill manor conveyed to James, Lord Darcy Consideration: 10s.

2 November 1736 (1) John Hill the younger, esq.; James Pierse, esq., plaintiffs (2) John Hutton, esq. and Elizabeth, his wife; John York, esq., and Ann, his wife; deforciants Two parts of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1 colliery, 1 coalmine, 6 coalpits in Eavenwood park, Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley and Tofthill in the barony of Eavenwood to be the right of the plaintiffs Consideration: 230 marks

2 November 1736 (1) John Hill the younger, esq.; James Pierse, esq., plaintiffs (2) John Hutton, esq., and Elizabeth, his wife; John Yorke, esq., and Ann, his wife, deforciants Two parts of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge Tofthill manor and 2 messuages, 2 tofts, 2 cottages, 1 dovecot, 2 gardens, 100a. of meadows, 100a. of pasture, 20a. of moor, 20a. of turbary in the parish of Auckland St. Andrew to be the right of the plaintiffs Consideration: 230 marks of silver

3 August 1745 (1) Edward, Bishop of Durham (2) Hugh Cholmley of Whitby, Yorkshire, esq., and Daniel Draper of Beswick, Yorkshire, esq., trustees of will of Sir William Strickland of Boyonton, deceased Lease for 3 lives (named) of collieries in Evenwood Park and Townfields and Ramshaw, Gorden, Morley and Tofthill and copyhold lands in Evenwood Rent: 20s. p.a. and 33s. 4d. p.a. per pit

15 August 1745 (1) Hugh Cholmley of Whitby, Yorkshire, esq.; Daniel Draper of Beswick, Yorkshire, esq. (2) William Brockett of London, gent.; Henry Brockett of Headlam, gent. Appointment by (1) of (2) as attorneys to receive seisin of collieries in Evenwood from the attorneys of the Bishop of Durham after leased 3 August

12 September 1754 (1) Sir George Strickland of Boynton, Yorkshire, bart. (2) Hugh Cholmerly late of Whitby now of Hansham, Yorkshire, esq. and Daniel Draper of Beverly, Yorkshire, executors of Sir William Strickland, the son (3) John Hill of Thornton, Yorkshire (4) George Bowes of Gibside, esq. Lease and release (lease missing) by (1) and (3) with consent of (2) to (4) of collieries at Evenwood held under the Bishop of Durham for lives and the manor of Tofthill, pursuant to a decree and subsequent orders of the Court of Chancery Consideration: £4600 by (4) to Chancery and 5s. each to (1) - (3)

11 March 1822 (1) Bishop of Durham (2) George Lyon Bowes of Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire; Mary, Countess dowager of Strathmore of Streatlam Castle; James Farrar of Mallet, Somerset; Henry Jadis; Rev. J. Blackburn of Romaldkirk; James Farrar Steadman of Middlesex and J.D. Paul Extract from lease of Norwood colliery at Evenwood

26 February 1814 (1) Shute, Bishop of Durham (2) George Dixon of Cockfield, gent. and Thomas Dixon of Bishop Auckland, gent. Copy lease for 21 years of mines and quarries in Ricknall Grange Rent: 5s. p.a.

10 May 1832 (1) Elizabeth, Dowager Viscountess Barrington (2) John, Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon of Eldon Copy draft assignment for the remainder of a term of 21 years of mines and quarries under Midridge Grange Estate in parishes of Heighington and St. Andrew Auckland

Copy cases with opinions of Mr. Koe, Mr. Preston and Mr. Tinney concerning the Bishop of Durham's lease to the Earl of Strathmore of lands in Evenwood, 1832 - 1835

8 February 1833 (1) William, Bishop of Durham (2) Elizabeth, Dowager Viscountess Barrington Copy lease for 21 years of quarries in Ricknall Grainge in the Manor of Bondgate in Auckland and Evenwood, and licence to mine etc. Rent: 5s. p.a.

1835 (1) Elizabeth, Dowager Viscountess Barrington (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Draft assignment of leasehold mines and quarries in Evenwood for remainder of 21 years

Letters from Thomas Davison to Thomas Wheldon concerning Evenwood Quarries purchased by John Bowes from Lady Barrington and related papers, 1835 - 1840

20 January 1836 (1) Elizabeth, Dowager Viscountess Barrington (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Assignment of lease for residue of 21 years of quarries in all copyhold, leasehold and waste ground of William, Bishop of Durham in Ricknell Grange and within the Manors of Bondgate, Auckland and Evenwood and in Hamersterley, with wayleave etc. Consideration: £225 Rent: 5s. p.a.

1838 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) [ ] Brook Incomplete draft assignment of quarries etc. leased to the Dowager Viscountess Barrington for 21 years

27 July 1840 (1) Elizabeth, Viscountess Barrington (2) John, Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, Baron Eldon (3) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) Edward, Bishop of Durham Draft surrender of the lease of the mines and quarries in Ricknall Grange and the Manor of Bondgate in Auckland granted to (1)

1841 (1) Edward, Bishop of Durham (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Draft lease for 21 years of quarries at Evenwood (specified) with wayleave etc. Rent: 2s. 6d. p.a.

Letters to Thomas Wheldon, chiefly from W.A. Brooks, concerning Brooks' working of Cragwood Quarry, Evenwood, 26 February - 1 April 1843

[ ] October 1848 (1) Edward, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) Charlotte Lyon Bowes (commonly called Lady Glamis) of St. Pauls Walden-Bury, Hertford, widow Draft lease of coal mines belonging to the See and Bishopric of Durham within the park of Evenwood, and copyhold lands of Evenwood Town and Townfields, and Ramshaw Gordon, Morley and Toft Hill within the Barony of Evenwood for the lives of Henry Thomas Liddell, John Bowes and Claude Lyon Bowes Certain rent of £1 p.a. and £1 13s. 4d. for every pit

15 May 1879 (1) Charlotte Lyon Bowes (commonly called Lady Glamis) of Pauls Walden, Herts., widow (2) John Bowes of Streatlam (3) Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore; Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers in the Isle of Wight, KGB (4) Thomas Blake of Stockton on Tees, accountant ('receiver in Charlton v Charlton') Recites lease of copyhold, 14 July 1848, between (1) Edward, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) Lady Glamis (3) Robert Archibald Douglas Gresley and William Thompson (4) Ralph Dent Whereby mines belonging to the See and Bishopric of Durham within Evenwood Park and the copyhold lands of Evenwood Town and Townfields, and Ramshaw Gordon, Morley and Toft Hill within the Barony of Evenwood were leased, to hold unto the said Lady Glamis for the lives of Henry Thomas Liddell, John Bowes, and the Earl of Strathmore Agreement to extend above lease to (3) for 10 years from 13 May 1883 at an annual certain rent of £200 from 23 November 1878 for 4.5 years, then £800 p.a. for 10 years (extension)

Particulars, plan and conditions of sale of Norwood colliery, Evenwood, on 10 March 1898

6 October 1801 (1) Sir Ralph Milbanke of Halnaby, Yorkshire, baronet (2) William Bainbridge of Evenwood, gent. Bargain and release of messuage, closes etc. in Evenwood Rent: £1 12s. p.a. to Bishop of Durham

27 January 1821 (1) William Bainbridge the elder of Evenwood (2) William Bainbridge the younger of Wooley, Brancepeth (3) Ralph Whitfield of Low Esh, farmer; William Murray of Chester-le-Street, engineer (4) Creditors of William Bainbridge the elder Draft bargain and sale by (1) and (2) to (3) of messuages and approx 125a. of lands at Evenwood for the better provision for payment of debts

10 February 1821 Appointment of commissioners Gabriel Fielding, James Losh, Thomas Bowes and Richard Bowser, under commission of bankrupcy issued against William Bainbridge of Evenwood, housedealer

20 February 1821 (1) James Losh, esq.; Richard Bowser; William Watson; commissioners of commission of a bankrupt issued against William Bainbridge of Evenwood (2) Thomas Crossling of Staindrop, yeoman Provisional assignment with counterpart of the estate and effects of William Bainbridge in trust for the preservation and benefit of the creditors Consideration: 5s.

20 March 1821 (1) James Losh, esq.; Richard Bowser, gent.; William Watson, gent.; commissioners of Bankruptcy (2) Thomas Wilson Graham of Keverston, gent.; John Deighton of East Thickley, gent.; John Hutchinson of Bishopwearmouth, shipbuilder Conveyance of lands belonging to William Bainbridge of Evenwood, housedealer, at the time of his bankruptcy, to sell them in trust for the benefit of his creditors

20 March 1821 (1) Thomas Crossling of Staindrop, yeoman (2) James Losh, Richard Bowser and William Watson, commissioners of the commission of bankruptcy issued against William Bainbridge of Evenwood (3) Thomas Wilson Graham of Keverston; John Deighton of East Thickley, gent.; John Hutchinson of Bishop Wearmouth, shipbuilder Assignment of the estate and effects of William Bainbridge Consideration: 10s.

Notebook containing details of the sale of corn and other property of William Bainbridge, a bankrupt, at Evenwood, 14 September 1821 - 16 April 1822

Account of money received and expended by the assignees of William Bainbridge the elder, a bankrupt, 9 March 1821 - 23 January 1826

Account of the journeys of various people concerning the bankruptcy of William Bainbridge the elder, 20 March 1821 - December 1827

Depositions, examinations and other proceedings under commission of bankruptcy issued against William Bainbridge of Evenwood, horsedealer, February 1821 - June 1828

Miscellaneous papers concerning the purchase of an estate at Evenwood belonging to William Bainbridge, a bankrupt, by the trustees of the will of John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore; Includes correspondence principally to Thomas Wheldon, legal opinions, abstracts of title, conditions of sale, statements of account, valuations etc., 1821 - 1828

9 February 1826 (1) Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, baronet (2) Richard Burell of City of Durham, gent. (3) Thomas Wilson Graham of Keverston, gent., John Deighton of East Huckley, gent.; John Hutchinson of Bishop Wearmouth, ship builder (4) William Bainbridge, late of Evenwood, gent. (5) Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore; Henry Jadis of Bryanston Square, Middlesex esq.; James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, esq. Copy draft conveyance of an estate at Evenwood Consideration: £4700 paid by (5) out of residuary personal estate of the late Earl of Strathmore

Copy declaration of trust by Mr. Van Heythuysen and John Dean Paul esq. of 2 terms of 2000 and 3000 years in an estate at Evenwood on the sale thereof by the assignees of William Bainbridge, 9 February 1826

Certificate of commissioners and creditors that William Bainbridge may have such allowance and benefit as are given to bankrupts under the act to prevent the committing of frauds by bankrupts, 20 August 1829

Notes concerning Evenwood Farm, late Bainbridges, valued by John Hawdon of Wakerfield, n.d. [1820s]

6 October 1749 Copy will of John Hodgson of Bishop Auckland devising copyhold lands in the manors of Bondgate in Auckland, Evenwood and Chester-le-Street; Executor, Robert Chaloner

Memoranda and calculations relating to the lease of Lands Farm etc. from the Bishop of Durham, 1770

Description of boundary of the barony of [Evenwood], endorsed with note (24 July 1772) of course of husbandry, 23 August [1770s]

Abstracts of surrenders and admittances for copyhold at Evenwood including property in Knightfield, Ladyfield, Sanders Wife Close, etc., 4 April 1651 - 23 April 1798

Memorandum concerning a surrender from Thomas Wheldon and John Bowes to John Barr of Stokesley, Yorkshire, of 1/2 of a cottage, gardens, etc., Railey Fell, n.d. [c.1835]

Copy surrenders of and admittances to various lands at Evenwood including Knightfield, High Garth, Waste House, etc., 3 January 1815 - 19 July 1839

31 December 1861 (1) Edward Western of Bedford Row, esq.; Claude Bowes Lyon, late of Life Guards, and William Hutt of Gibside, trustees under Bowes Estate Act 1850 (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Henry Chaytor of Witton Castle, esq. Copy conveyance of 1/2 of Toft Hill and all of Stonechesters farm, parish of St. Andrew Auckland and covenant to surrender 1/2 a parcel of land (8a. 2r. 38p.), part of the common to the Lord of the Manor of Evenwood Consideration: £2500 Appended: 2 plans and 3 schedules of property

8 June 1867 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes, esq. (3) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Copy conveyance of 1a. in Evenwood, part of the Barn Field (boundaries specified) and 500sq. yds adjoining (boundaries specified) as site for a parsonage house Consideration: £160

Particulars of sale of the Westholme and Newsham freehold estates in the parish of Winston, n.d. [c.1858]

Particulars and plan of Newsham Park freehold estate in the parish of Winston, to be sold by auction at the King's Head Hotel, Darlington, 19 August 1867

Schedule of deeds relating to messuage, closes and beastgates at Bowes purchased by William Blakeston Bowes esq. from Charles and Mary Bailey, 23 November 1674 - 13 September 1722

Complaint of Joseph Taylor, licensed master of grammar school at Bowes to the commissioners enquiring into abuses of money left for charitable uses concerning the amount of money received from a bequest of William Hutchinson relating to lands in the parish of Bowes, 1752

Abstract of title to freehold estates at Sleightholme in the manor of Bowes, Yorkshire, belonging to Sir Henry Lawson, called Bargap, 23 November 1722 - 14 December 1796

28 April 1865 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor, Sussex; William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) William Watson the younger of Startforth, Yorkshire, gent. Copy conveyance of Ox Pasture (3a. 3r. 23p.) parish of Bowes, allotted to Mary Bowes by enclosure commissioners for Bowes Moor and sheep gates on Bowes Moor

List of contents of a deed box relating to Barnard Castle, Lowehouse, etc., n.d. [16th c.]

Schedule of deeds concerning various lands at Cleatlam, Stainton, Streatlam, etc., 30 March 1637 - 2 May 1721

Schedule of deeds delivered at Gibside, relating to Bowes, Streatlam, etc., 20 June 1704 - 16 September 1751

Schedule of deeds concerning Shipley, Alwent, Roger Moor, etc., 31 October 1718 - 1 May 1753

Schedule of deeds concerning various properties at Shipley and Barnard Castle, 6 February 1638/39 - 1 April 1811; Schedule made 23 August 1849

Schedule of deeds relating to properties in Cleatlam and Barnard Castle, 13 February 1812 - 1 April 1884; Schedule made October 1892

4 August 1578 (1) George Bowes, knight, plaintiff (2) Hugh Cartell and Barbara, his wife, deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1/2 of 8 messuages, 4 cottages, 12 tofts, 1 dovecot, 12 gardens, 12 orchards, 40a. land, 20a. meadow, 20a. pasture and 100a. moor in Barnard Castle and Cleatlame to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: £40

1 January 1728/29 (1) George Bowes, nephew and heir of Anne Bowes, sister of Sir William Bowes, deceased (2) Dame Elizabeth Bowes (3) Margaret Bowes Draft abstract mortgage in £3500 of property in Evenwood, Shipley, Stainton, Bruntoffe

11 October 1743 Will of Thomas Hall of Staindrop devising properties in Barnard Castle, Startforth and Staindrop

12 August 1776 (1) Margaret Liddell of Durham city, widow (2) Mary Bowes, late of Gibside, and now of Pauls Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, widow of George Bowes (3) Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess Dowager of Strathmore (4) John Damer of Came, Dorset, esq.; Samuel Rush of Frith Street, Soho, Westminster, Middlesex, esq. Mortgage by assignment of lease for 1000 years by (1) to (4) of Cleatlam and Streatlam manors and land in Cleatlam, Streatlam, Staindrop, Gainford and Stainton (details given) occupied by (3) Consideration: £6500 and interest

25 February 1779 (1) Andrew Robinson Bowes, esq. (2) John Damer of Came, Dorset, esq., and Samuel Rush of Frith Street, Soho, Westminster Covenant to pay interest on the principal sum of £6500 at a rate of £5 p.a. (originally £4 p.a.)

Declaration by Lionel Damer of Came, Dorset, that he will stand possessed of £3875 19s. 6d. and bank duties, etc., in trust for Cardine Frances Churchill, as part of the £5000 invested by him and Samuel Rush by assigning of a mortgage of lands of Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, 25 June 1805

19 December 1793 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) William Loxham of Watford, Hertfordshire, esq. (3) Oliver Farrer of Bedford Square, Middlesex, esq. (4) James Farrer of Lincoln's Inn fields, Middlesex, esq. Grant of an annuity of £200 p.a. for life of (1) out of lands at Cleatlam occupied by William Pearson at rent of £159 p.a. and by John Errington at rent of £130 p.a., with lease for 99 years by (1) to (4) of the said property as security for the raising of the annuity and appointment of (3) as receiver of the rents and profits, the residue of which after the payment of the £200 are to go to (1) Consideration: £1600 by (2) to (1) and 10s. by (4) to (1)

19 December 1793 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) William Loxham of Watford, Hertfordshire, esq. Bond in £3200 for payment of annuity of £200 p.a.

30 May 1794 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) William Loxham of Watford, Hertfordshire, esq. (3) Oliver Farrer of Bedford Square, Middlesex, esq. (4) James Farrer of Lincolns Inn fields, Middlesex, esq. Grant for the life of (1) of an annuity of £200 p.a. out of farms in Cleatlam occupied by William Musgrave at the rent of £140 p.a., Joseph Tinkler at £60 p.a. and cottages in Cleatlam and Stainton (specified) with lease for 99 years by (1) to (4) of the said property as security for the payment of the annuity and the appointment of (3) as receiver of the rents and profits, the residue of which after the payment of the £200 are to go to (1) Consideration: £1600 by (2) to (1) and 10s. by (4) to (1)

30 May 1794 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) William Loxham of Watford, Hertfordshire Bond in £3200 for payment of annuity of £200 p.a.

18 February 1805 (1) William Loxham of Woodford, Essex, esq. (late of Watford) (2) James Farrer of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, esq. (3) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Release by (1) to (3) of 2 annuities of £200 each from farms at Cleatlam and cottages at Cleatlam and Stainton granted by deeds of 19 December 1793 and 30 May 1794 and release by (2) to (3) of the leases of the property as security for the payment of the annuity Consideration: £3000 by (3) to (1) and 10s. by (3) to (2)

Accounts relating to the repurchase of annuities given to William Loxham, 18 February 1805

1809 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) James Farrer Steadman of Bread Street Hill, gent. (3) Elizabeth Carter of Gloucester Place, Middlesex, spinster Draft mortgage in £(not given) for 1000 years of properties in Stainton, Broomylaw, parish of Gainford and in Barnard Castle

Order by Elizabeth Carter to the Earl of Strathmore to pay Messrs. Goslings and Sharpe, Bankers, Fleet Street, the interest on his mortgage to her for £10,000, 18 July 1809

Copy declaration of trust by the executors of the will of the late Mrs. E. Carter, as to the appropriation of £10,000 and interest secured on a mortgage of the Earl of Strathmore, in part satisfaction of legacies of £9000 and £2000 given by will and codicil of the deceased in trust for the benefit of the children of the late Mrs. Harriet Chester, 28 March 1817

Authority from Exors. and trustees of Elizabeth Carter to Earl of Strathmore to pay interest on Lord Strathmore's mortgage to General Harry Chester, 9 July 1817

Order by executors and trustees of Elizabeth Carter to executors and trustees of the late Earl of Strathmore to pay the interest due on £10,000 secured to Elizabeth Carter on mortgage of the late Earl's estate, to Lt. Gen. Sir William Henry Clinton G.C.B. and Sir Robert Chester of Bush Hall, Hertfordshire, knight, 16 February 1821

30 June 1830 (1) William Mellish of Bishopsgate Street, London; Henry Dawkins, late of Hereford Street, Oxford Street, esq., now of Queen Ann Street, Cavendish Square, Middlesex, esq.; Sir William Henry Clinton (2) William Henry Clinton Chester of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, esq. Copy Assignment of 1/5 of £10,000 and interest, secured on mortgage

Abstract of the several assignments executed by the Trustees of the will of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Carter to the children of the late General and Mrs. Chester who have attained 21, of their respective 1/5ths of £10,000 and interest secured on a mortgage of the estates of the late Earl of Strathmore in the Co. Durham, July 1831

1833 (1) William Mellish of Bishopsgate St., London, esq.; Henry Dawkins of Queen Ann Street, Cavendish Square, esq.; Sir William Henry Clinton, knight (2) Harriot Mary Chester; Katherine Eliza Chester; Anna Maria Mary Chester; William Henry Clinton Chester and Henry George Chester, surviving children of Harriot Chester and Harry Chester, attaining 21 years (3) William Hutt of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, esq.; Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore, his wife; Henry Jadis of the Office of the Board of Commons for the affairs of India, esq.; James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, esq., and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, bart., surviving executors of John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (4) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (5) Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar, Monmouthshire, bart.; Robert Ray of Edmonton, Middlesex, esq.; Miles Stringer of Effingham Place, Surrey, esq.; Norman Knowlys of Bedford Square, Middlesex, esq.; Richard Furning of the Strand, Middlesex, banker (6) Ralph Price of William Street, Blackfriars, London, esq. (7) Henry Dawkins (as above) (8) Arthur Morgan of New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, esq. Copy assignment from (1) and (2) to (6) in trust for (5) of £10,000 secured by mortgage Consideration: £2000 each to several persons comprising 2nd party

Schedule of deeds relating to the title to the manor or lordship of Streatlam, concerning a mortgage to Rev. James Morrice and Philip John Ducarel on 29 September 1809, 10 June 1743 - 29 September 1809,

29 September 1809 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Rev. James Morrice of Flower, Northants., clerk; Philip John Ducarel of Walford, Somerset, esq. Counterpart mortgage by demise for 1500 years of Streatlam manor and castle and lands on the Streatlam estate (specified) with sublease by (2) to (1) for £440 p.a. rent Consideration: £13500 plus interest

Abstracts of title to manor of Marwood and lands in Marwood, Marwood Hag, Shipley, Alwent and Barnard Castle, some with instructions and lawyer's comments, 12 March 1746 - 8 May 1806; Copy made 1806

Abstract of securities and assignments of securities of William Davis, 1800 - 1810; Copy made 1810

22 April 1776 (1) Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess Dowager of Strathmore (2) Joshua Peele of Symmonds Inn, Middlesex, gent. Bond in £4000 for repayment of £2000

20 and 21 February 1777 (1) Andrew Robinson Bowes of parish of St. George, Hanover Square, Middlesex, esq.; Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore (2) Joshua Peele of Symonds Inn, Middlesex, gent. (3) William Gibson of Newcastle, esq. Mortgage by lease and release for a term of 1000 years (with reversion to Andrew Robinson Bowes and (3) in trust for Andrew Robinson Bowes of (1)'s messuages and lands in Marwood, Marwood Hag, Shipley, Alwent, Gainford, Hilton, Staindrop and Barnard Castle (details of property specified) except those messuages in the manor of Hilton and parish of Staindrop already agreed to be conveyed to (2) to the use of Andrew Robinson Bowes and (3) in trust for Andrew Robinson Bowes to convey to Vasey on payment of £863 3s. as purchase price, as security for the repayment of £2000 with interest already secured by a bond between Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and (2) before the marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore

8 April 1777 (1) Joshua Peele, gent., plaintiff (2) Andrew Robinson Bowes, esq.; Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore; deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge Marwood manor and lands (specified) in Shipley, Marwood, Marwood Hag, Alwent, Barnard Castle and Hilton and in the parishes of Gainford and Staindrop to be right of the plaintiff Consideration: £400

29 January 1781 (1) Joshua Peele of Symonds Inn, Middlesex, gent. (2) Andrew Robinson Bowes of Gibside, esq. (3) William Davis of Cecil Street in the Strand, esq. (4) Richard Harborne of Amen Corner, Paternoster Row, City of London, gent. Assignment of mortgage of the manor of Marwood and Shipley Howe, of yearly rent of 31s. 8d. and the Low Wood or Low Pasture, in Marwood, with fishing rights and the Middle Pasture, Newfield, the High and Low Spring, Intack Close, the Cornfield, the Bank or Horse Pasture Close, called the Green, the Howle Meadow, 1/2 the Little Close, the Nooke, High Leazes, Farther Birk Bush, Little Birk Bush, Long Lands and Calf Close, all in Marwood and Shipley; a messuage and East Adams Pasture, West Adams pasture, West Long Close, West Whinney, Marley Whinney, Marley Bottom, Barnfield, Housefield, Little Close and Bottom Whitefield, North Whinney, Marley East Whinney, Marley East Long Close and Turner Close (117a. 34p.); Newlaid Field, South East Burnfield, Northrope field, Ox pasture, Vicars Close, Broad Close Gates, Southfield Gates, Northfield, North and South Bowbridge Closes, Calf Close and Bull Nook (100a. 1r. 16p.) in Alwent; Galgate Close, Broadhardmire Close, Hardmire Close, Hardmires Closes, Long Pasture or Whittington Ings, in Barnard Castle; 1a., 1.5a. and 7a. plus 5a. in Middlefield and 1a., 3a., 1/2a. plus 1a. in Northfield, 1a. in Westfield and 2 riggs adjoining, 1a. and 1/2a. in the Ings in Barnard Castle, a messuage, burgage and garth in West Row, Barnard Castle Consideration: £8250

28 and 29 June 1781 (1) Andrew Robinson Bowes of Gibside, esq. (2) William Gibson of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. (3) William Davis of Bury Street, St. James's, Middlesex, esq. (4) Richard Harborne of Amen Corner, Pater Noster Row, City of London, gent. Lease and release of property as in D/St/D1/14/34; Settlement of mortgage debt as D/St/D1/14/34

14 and 15 February 1786 (1) William Davis of Bury Street, St. James's, Middlesex, esq. (2) Richard Harborne (late of Amen Corner, Paternoster Row, City of London) of the Adelphi in the Strand, Middlesex, gent. (3) Francis Biddulph, James Cocks, gent.; Thomas Sommers Cocks of Charing Cross, Middlesex, esq. (4) James Window of Charing Cross, gent. (trustee on behalf of Francis Bidulph, James Cocks and Thomas Sommers Cocks) Mortgage in £2500 by lease and release (with counterpart) of property as in D/St/D1/14/34

15 February 1786 (1) William Davis of Bury Street, St. James's, Middlesex, esq. (2) Francis Biddulph, James Cocks and Thomas Sommers Cocks, all of Charing Cross, Middlesex, esqs. Bond in £5000 for repayments of £2500

13 July 1787 (1) William Davis of Bury Street, St. James, Middlesex, esq. (2) Francis Biddulph, James Cocks and Thomas Sommers Cocks, all of Charing Cross, Middlesex, esqs. Further mortgage in £5000 on property as in D/St/D1/14/34

13 July 1787 (1) William Davis of Bury Street, St. James's, Middlesex, esq.; George Grant of Bedford Row, Middlesex. esq.; Michael Novosidski of Piccadilly, Middlesex, architect (2) Francis Biddulph, James Cocks and Thomas Sommers Cocks of Charing Cross, Middlesex, esqs. Bond in £10000 for repayment of £5000

25 February 1796 (1) William Davis of Jermyn Street, parish of St. James within the Liberty of Westminster, esq. (2) John Symmons of Paddington House, parish St. Mary le Bone, esq. Articles of agreement to assign bond in £5055 for repayments of £2527 dated 7 July 1792 between Richard, Earl of Barrymore, Ireland and William Davis, in return for discharge for debt of £1500 to John Symmons

25 November 1797 (1) William Davis of Jermyn Street, Westminster, esq. (2) George Ridge, Samuel Davies and Robert Biddulph Covenant to execute various deeds in acknowledgement of payment of £1600 and £500

20 November 1798 (1) William Davis of Jermyn Street, St. James's, Middlesex, esq. (2) Francis Biddulph, James Cocks and George Ridge of Charing Cross, parish St. Martin in the Fields, bankers Mortgage in £300 and other sums still owing, of £6000 due to (1) on bonds secured on property of Richard, Earl of Barrymore in Co. Cork and grant of power of attorney from (1) to (2) Endorsed: 12 July 1801 (1) William Davis (2) Robert Biddulph of Charing Cross, Middlesex, esq.; James Cocks; George Ridge Covenant that the bond in £6000 shall not be redeemable until the several sums of £2780, £2500, £5000, £2000, £1000, £500 and £300 have been repayed

25 and 26 February 1800 (1) William Davis of Cleveland Court, esq. (2) John Symmons of Paddington House, Middlesex, esq. Mortgage in £2527 10s. by lease and release of the manor of Marwood (as D/St/D1/14/34)

26 February 1800 (1) William Davis of Cleveland Court, parish of St. James within the Liberty of Westminster, esq. (2) John Symmons of Paddington House, Middlesex, esq. Bond in £5055 for repayment of £2527 10s. plus interest

10 July 1801 (1) William Davis of Jermyn Street, esq. (2) Robbert Biddulph; James Cocks; George Ridge of Charing Cross, esq. Further mortgage in £2780 on property in Marwood, as D/St/D1/14/34

10 July 1801 (1) William Davis of Jermyn Street, esq. (2) Robert Biddulph, esq.; James Cocks, esq.; George Ridge of Charing Cross, esq. Bond in £6000 for repayment of £2780

Memorandum of agreement by William Davis that £200 advanced by Messrs. Biddulph, Cocks and Ridge to Charles Harman and such further sums shall be made a further charge on the estates purchased by Davis from A.R. Bowes and the Countess of Strathmore, and shall be payable with interest from the time of the advance (the money having been advanced for legal proceedings for the recovery of the estates, of which Biddulph, Cocks and Ridge are mortgagees), 18 July 1801

Declaration of trust by Robert Biddulph, James Cocks and George Ridge of Charing Cross, esqs., concerning property as D/St/D1/14/34 for repayment of £5491 owing to James Bellamy and Edward Houlditch, 31 December 1801

27 May 1802 (1) William Davis, Cleveland Court, St. James's Place, Middlesex, esq. (2) William Prest, Lawrence Pountney Lane, City of London, corn factor Bond in £1900 to secure payment of £950 and interest on 1 July next Attached: Copy letter from R. & [W.] Maltby, Fishmongers Hall, to Messrs. Biddulph & Co., requesting latter not to part with possession of deeds until mortgage (for £950) by Davis to William Prest (Maltby's client) is satisfied, 18 October 1802

18 and 19 June 1802 (1) William Davis of Cleveland Court, esq. (2) William Prest of Lawrence Pountney Lane, City of London, corn factor Mortgage in £950 by lease and release of the manor of Marwood, etc. (as D/St/D1/14/34) Release endorsed: 6 August 1810 (1) William Prest (2) William Davis (3) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, gent. Assignment of mortgage as above Consideration: £700

21 June 1802 (1) William Davis of parish of St. James, Westminster, esq. (2) George Grant of Ingoldsthorpe Hall, Norfolk, esq. Agreement to convey all property of (1) in County Durham to (2) within 3 months Consideration: £13,200

16 September 1802 (1) Charles Harman of Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London, gent., on behalf of William Davis of St. James's Westminster, esq. (2) William Windale of Lord Mayor's Court, Royal Exchange, London, gent. Copy agreement for sale of a farm with a lodge in Harmire Lane measuring 32a. 1r. 35p., a field on Middlefield Hill occupied by Elizabeth Jackson, two fields in Barnard Castle Middle Field with a cowhouse, occupied by John Nevinson Heslop and William Porthouse, and two fields called Davis's Harmire Lane Fields containing 8a. 6p. with a cowhouse, all in Barnard Castle Endorsed: Agreement between the same parties annulling the agreement for sale, 3 July 1807

16 September 1802 (1) George Grant of Ingolds Thorp Hall, Norfolk, esq. for William Davis of St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, esq. (2) James Clifton of Barnard Castle, saddler Articles of agreement for sale of the Angel Inn with its brewhouse, stables and yard, in Market Place, Barnard Castle Consideration: £350

29 and 30 December 1803 (1) William Davis, late of Jermyn Street, now of Cleveland Court, parish of St. James Westminster (2) Robert Clifton of Clifton Hall, Nottinghamshire, esq. (on behalf of himself and other creditors of (1)) and Thomas Chandless of York Place, Portman Square, Middlesex, gent., a trustee on behalf of the creditors of (1) (3) Creditors of William Davis Assignment of £6000, due on bond of 12 June 1792, from Richard Earl of Barrymore, and lease and release of the manor of Marwood in Barnard Castle and Staindrop, in trust for the payment of debts Consideration: debt of £1497 15s. to Robert Clifton and other debts

9 April 1806 (1) Robert Clifton of Clifton Hall, Nottinghamshire, esq.; Thomas Chandless of York Place, Portman Square, Middlesex, gent. (2) William Prest of Lawrence Poultney Lane, London, merchant; Stephen Hall; Robert Hankey and Sir Richard Hankey of Venchurch Street, London, bankers and late copartners with Joseph Chaplin Hankey, deceased; Charles Harman of Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, City of London, gent.; Thomas Perrin of Newmarket, Suffolk, trainer; John Foulkes, gent.; George Grant of Piccadilly, esq.; Edward Houlditch of Long Acre, Middlesex, coachmaker (3) William Davis, late of Cleveland Court, Middlesex, of Ludgate Hill, London, esq. (4) John Anderson of Fermoy, Ireland (5) A trustee on behalf of (1) and (2) and a trustee on behalf of (4) Draft assignment of £6000 and securities (or the same to (5)

8 May 1806 (1) William Davis of Ludgate Hill, City of London, esq.; George Grant of Snettisham, Norfolk, esq. (2) Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Articles of agreement and counterpart to convey in fee simple all manors, messuages, lands etc. at Alwent, Shipley, Marwood, Marwood Hagg, Staindrop and Barnard Castle, conveyed by lease of 21 February 1777 for term of 1000 years. Covenant to execute bond to secure repayment of mortgages on various parts of land Consideration: £16,375

Memorandum seeking legal opinion on purchase by the Earl of Strathmore of estate partly mortgaged by William Davis to John Symmons, n.d. [1806]

15 and 16 November 1809 (1) John Symmons of Paddington House, Middlesex, esq. (2) William Davis of Cleveland Court, esq. (3) James Bellamy of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, esq. Assignment of £2527 10s. owed on bond of 26 February 1800 and assignment of mortgage by lease and release of the manor of Marwood etc. Consideration: £2100

13 and 14 December 1809 (1) Robert Myddelton Biddulph; James Cocks; Thomas Somers Cocks; George Ridge of Charing Cross, Middlesex, bankers and partners (2) William Davis of Cleveland Court, St. James's Place, Middlesex, esq. (3) James Window of Charing Cross, gent. (4) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, Isle of Ely, Cambridge, esq. (5) Edward Houlditch of Long Acre, Middlesex, coachmaker (6) George Grant of Ingoldsthorpe Hall, parish of Snettisham, Norfolk, esq. (7) Steed Girdlestone of Wisbech St. Peter, gent. Assignment of £3460 owing from William Davis. Lease and release of property as in D/St/D1/14/34 Consideration: £3460

16 July 1810 (1) Robert Clifton of Clifton Hall, Nottinghamshire, esq. (2) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, esq. Assignment of £1497 15s. and interest with securities Consideration: £1000

8 August 1810 (1) Thomas Perrin of Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, trainer (2) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, Isle of Ely, gent. Assignment of £350 plus interest owing from William Davis (as in D/St/D1/14/54) Consideration: £240

25 August 1810 (1) John Foulkes, formerly of Bury Place, Bloomsbury, now of Greys Inn, Middlesex, gent. (2) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, gent. Assignment of £300 owed by William Davis Consideration: £210

31 August 1810 (1) William Alers of Fenchurch Street, City of London, banker, executor of will of Joseph Chapling Hankey late of Fenchurch Street, banker, deceased; Charles Druce of Billiter Square, City of London, esq., joint executor with William Alers of will of Stephen Hall, late of Fenchurch St., banker, deceased; Robert Hankey of Fenchurch St., banker and Sir Richard Hankey of London, knight (2) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peters, Isle of Ely, gent. Assignment of debt of £725 and interest owed by William Davis Consideration: £420

29 September 1810 (1) James Clifton of Barnard Castle, saddler (2) William Davis of St. James, Westminster, Middlesex Agreement for the annulment of an agreement dated 16 September 1802 for the sale to (1) of the Angel Inn, Market Place, Barnard Castle

16 March 1811 (1) Robert Clifton of Clifton Hall, Nottinghamshire, esq., and Thomas Chandless of York Place, Portman Square, Middlesex, gent. (2) Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Lease (release missing) of manor of Marwood and other lands late of William Davis

18 March 1811 (1) William Davis of Cleveland Court, St. James's Place, Middlesex, esq. (2) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, Isle of Ely, Cambridge, esq. (3) George Grant of Ingoldsthorpe Hall, parish of Snettisham, Norfolk, esq. (4) Edward Houlditch of Long Acre, Middlesex, coachmaker (5) Charles Harman of Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London, gent. (6) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (7) Steed Girdlestone of Wisbech St. Peter, gent. (8) James Farrer Steadman of Bread Street Hill, London, gent. Draft release to (6) of the manor of Marwood and other property of (1) in county of Durham, and assignment of a term and certain incumbrances affecting the same

18 March 1811 (1) Robert Clifton and Thomas Chandless (2) William Davis (3) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, Isle of Ely, Cambridge, esq.; William Prest, Charles Harman and George Grant, creditors of (2); Edward Houlditch of Long Acre, Middlesex, coachmaker (4) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Copy draft reconveyance by (1) at request of (2) and (3) to (4) of the manor of Marwood

1811 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Robert Clifton and Thomas Chandless Draft deed of covenants for production of deeds relating to the manor of Marwood

18 March 1811 (1) William Davis of Cleveland Court, St. James's Place, esq.; George Grant of Ingoldsthorpe Hall, parish of Snettisham, Norfolk, esq.; Edward Houlditch of Long Acre, Middlesex, coachmaker (2) Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Bond in £32,750 for performance of covenants contained in release of equal date

18 March 1811 (1) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, Isle of Ely, esq.; George Grant of Ingoldesthorpe Hall, parish of Snettisham Norfolk, esq.; Edward Houlditch of Long Acre, Middlesex, coachmaker and Charles Harman of Wine Office Court Fleet Street, gent. (2) Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Bond in £550 of Indemnity relating to property of W. Davis conveyed by release of equal date

Letter from Edward Houlditch to trustees concerning transfer of £300 stock, with receipt and certificate, 1811

March 1811 (1) William Davis; James Bellamy; George Grant; Edward Houlditch; Charles Harman (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Draft bond in £2000 to indemnify (2) against outstanding debts of William Davis, in connection with purchase of all property of William Davis in County of Durham by (2) by lease and release of equal date

1 April 1811 (1) James Bellamy of Wisbech St. Peter, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, esq. (2) Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (3) Henry Bellamy of City of London, banker; James Farrer Steadman of Bread Street Hill, City of London, esq.; Edward Beacon Cannon of Leicester Place, parish of St. Ann's Soho, esq. Declaration of trust concerning £236 4s. and £308 1s.9d. of consolidated bank annuities until various sums owing on judgements of Kings Bench regarding lands of William Davis have been settled and Earl of Strathmore indemnified

Account of estates purchased by George Bowes after the date of his will at Alwent, Shipley and Barnard Castle, [copy made c.1779]

Rental of estates purchased by the late George Bowes after making his will, as let at May Day 1798, at Alwent, Shipley, Barnard Castle and Hilton, 23 March 1779

16 February 1819 (1) Sir John Twisden of Bradbourne, parish of East Malling, Kent, bart., devisee named in will of Sir John Pavillon Twiden, late of same, bart. (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Release of a fee farm rent of £6 13s. 4d. out of coalmines in Cockfield belonging to (2) and fee farm rent of £2 12s. 4d. out of lands and tenements in Marwood and Marwood Bailiwick and fee farm rent of £1 15s.4d. out of Rainses Shipley Estate Consideration: £221

2 November 1832 (1) Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle (2) William Hutt of Conduit St., London (3) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) and (3) of 2 messuages in Barnard Castle and house and farm in Bowes

5 March 1851 (1) Edward Western of Great James St. Bedford Row, esq., Claude Bowes Lyon of H.M. 2nd Regiment of Life Guards and William Hutt of Gibside, esq., trustees under Bowes Estate Act 1850 (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Henry, Duke of Cleveland (4) Thomas Freshfield Scarth of Keverston, esq. Copy conveyance of Hullerbush Farm (101a. 3r. 39p.) in Marwood, parish of Gainford and of Woodland Allotment (222a. 3r. 8p.) Consideration: £3090 Attached: 2 schedules of related deeds

Abstract of title and schedule of deeds relating to 1/2 of a farm called Humbleton and property in Cleatlam purchased from Miss Moses' trustees, 28 January 1762 - 3 May 1861,

4 April 1606 (1) William Clopton of Sledwishe, esq. (2) John Coulton of Barnard Castle, gent. Copy of grant of messuage in parish of Gainford called Humbleton and Arlawe Banks in tenure of (1) and Francis Coulton Consideration: £330

25 March 1690/91 (1) John Coulton of Humbleton, yeoman (2) William Hutchinson of Barnard Castle, gent. Mortgage for 999 years in £150 of property as in D/St/D1/14/80

24 August 1703 (1) William Hutchinson of Barnard Castle, gent.; John Coulton of Humbleton, yeoman (2) John Chapman, clerk, Rector of Wycliffe, Yorkshire Assignment and counterpart of mortgage Consideration: £231 to John Coulton and £269 to William Hutchinson

9 September 1703 (1) John Chapman, clerk, Rector of Wycliffe (2) Margaret Bailes of Streatlam, spinster Declaration of trust by (1) relating to £100 of £500 lent in mortgage as in D/St/D1/14/82

22 July 1704 (1) Robert Chapman of High-Bishopley, parish of Stanhopp, yeoman; Rev. Dr. John Bowes, prebendary of Durham, joint executors of the will of the Rev. John Chapman, late of Streatlam Castle, clerk (2) John Coulton of Humbleton, gent. (3) Cuthbert Watson of Dodsworth-field-House, in township of Stranton, yeoman Assignment of property as D/St/D1/14/80 to (3) Consideration: £507 9s. 2d. by (3) to (1) at direction of (2)

22 July 1704 (1) John Coulton of Humbleton, gent. (2) Cuthbert Watson of Dodsworth Field, yeoman Bond in £1200 for performance of covenants contained in assignment of equal date

23 January 1709/10 (1) Thomas Maire of Lartington, Yorkshire, esq; Cuthbert Watson, late of Dodsworth Field House, township of Stranton, now of Elwick, yeoman (2) John Coulton of Humbleton, gent. (3) Henry Milbourne of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant Assignment of property as D/St/D1/14/80 Consideration: £727 4s. to Thomas Maire and £272 12s. to John Coulton

Accounts of payments by Mr. Heslop to William [Dale], 22 November 1716

24 and 25 May 1717 (1) John Coulton of Barnard Castle, yeoman and Margaret, his wife (2) William Sanderson of Armathwaite, Cumberland, esq. (3) John Hutton of Marske, Yorkshire, esq. Lease and release of property as D/St/D1/14/80 Consideration: £1200 to (1)

25 May 1717 (1) John Coulton, late of Humbleton, now of Barnard Castle, gent. (2) Thomas Milbourne of Newcastle upon Tyne, haberdasher; Matthias Milbourne of Armathwaite, Cumberland, gent; Jonathan Milbourne of Newcastle upon Tyne, master marriner; Dorothy Norton of Durham City, widow; Samuel Milbourne of Newcastle upon Tyne, tinman; Christopher Mickleton of Durham City, gent. and Dorothy, his wife (formerly Dorothy Milbourne) (3) Elizabeth Milbourne of the same, spinster (4) William Sanderson, late of Constable Burton, Yorkshire, now of Armathwaite, esq. Assignment of property as D/St/D1/14/80 for residue of 999 years Consideration: £1200 by (4) divided as follows: £117 3s.8d. to Thomas Milbourne; £20 7s.8d. to Matthias Milbourne; £215 15s.5d. to Samuel Milbourne; £220 10s.11d. to Dorothy Norton repaying debt of Jonathan Milbourne; £10 10s.11d. to Jonathan Milbourne; £560 18s.9d. to Christopher and Dorothy Mickleton; £35 12s.8d. to Elizabeth Milbourne; and £18 14s.7d. to John Coulton

14 June 1717 (1) John Hutton, esq. plaintiff (2) John Coulton and Margaret, his wife, deforciants Two parts of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 4 messuages, 200a. land, 100a. meadow, 300a. pasture, 300a. moor and common of pasture, in parish of Gainford to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

1 and 2 May 1721 (1) John Coulton of Arlaw Bankes, yeoman, and Margaret, his wife (2) William Sanderson of Armathwaite, Cumberland, esq. (3) John Hutton of Marske, Yorkshire, esq. (4) Thomas Alderson of West Briscoe, parish of Rombaldkirk, Yorkshire, gent. Lease and release of property as D/St/D1/14/80, comprising a messuage called Humbleton (169a.), in occupation of John Richardson for 9 years at yearly rent of £60 5s. and Humbleton Hill and Wood, the Carr, West Close, Ackward Field, East Carr Hill, Oven House Field, West Pasture, the Garths, the Paddock, Low East Moor Close, High East Moor Close and High West Moor Close, to (4) and Arlawe Bankes to (4) to the use of (1) and their heirs Consideration: £450 to (1) and £1200 to (2) by (4)

2 May 1721 (1) John Coulton formerly of Humbleton, afterwards of Barnard Castle, now of Arlow Bankes, yeoman (2) William Sanderson of Armathwaite, Cumberland, esq. (3) Thomas Alderson of West Bristoe, parish of Rombaldkirk, gent. (4) Christopher Mitchell of Bowes, Yorkshire, gent. Assignment from (2) to (4) of property as D/St/D1/14/80 for residue of 999 years in trust for (3) and (1) Consideration: £1200 to (2) at request of (1) and £450 to (1) from (3)

2 May 1721 (1) Matthias Milburne of Armathwaite, Cumberland, gent. (2) Thomas Alderson of West Bristoe in Baldersdale, Yorkshire, gent. Quit claim of messuage and ground called Humbleton alias Low Farme in possession of (2)

22 December 1734 (1) Elianor Alderson of Barnard Castle, widow, executrix of Thomas Alderson, late of Baldersdale, yeoman; Thomas Alderson of West Briscoe, yeoman; John Alderson of the same, barber surgeon; Philip Langstaff of Mickleton, haberdasher, and Sarah, his wife; Thomas Jackson of Hartington, yeoman, and Dinah, his wife, John Dent of Mickleton, yeoman, and Dorothy, his wife (2) Michael Richardson of Humbleton, yeoman Lease for 21 years of Humbleton alias Low Humbleton Rent: £61 p.a. for first two years, then £59 p.a.

11 November 1738 (1) William Alderson of Black Fryers, London, barber surgeon, one of the sons and devisees of will of Thomas Alderson, deceased (2) Thomas Alderson of West Briscoe, yeoman Mortgage in £50 of 1/6 of Humbleton alias Low Humbleton

25 and 26 September 1739 (1) William Alderson of Black Fryers, London, barber surgeon, one of sons of Thomas Alderson, and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Thomas Alderson of West Briscoe, yeoman (3) Henry Bourne of Cotherstone, Yorkshire, gent. Lease and release of 1/6 of messuage and lands called Humbleton or Lowhumbleton Consideration: £50 to (2) and £182 to (1)

26 September 1739 (1) William Alderson of Black Fryers, London, barber surgeon and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Robert Wardell of Bishop Auckland, gent. (3) Henry Bourn of Cotherston, Yorkshire, gent. Deed to lead the uses of a fine of property as D/St/D1/14/96

8 and 9 November 1739 (1) Thomas Alderson of Briscoe in Baldersdale, gent., and Elizabeth, his wife (2) Robert Dinsdale of Little Newsham, gent. Lease and release of 2/6 of a messuage at Humbledon, in Chapelry of Whorlton, consisting of several closes called Humbleton Hill and Wood, the Carr, West Close, Ackward Field, East Carr Hill, Oven House Field, West Pasture, the Garths, the Paddock, Low East Moor, High East Moor Close and High West Moor Close Consideration: £480

7 December 1739 (1) Robert Dinsdale and Phillis Singleton, plaintiffs (2) Thomas Alderson and Elizabeth, his wife, Timothy Hullock and Margaret, his wife, deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge one stable, 1a. land, and 1a. meadow and 2/6 of 1 messuage, 1 barn, 1 stable, 1 garden, 50a. land, 40a. meadow and 40a. pasture and common of pasture in Barnard Castle and Humbleton, parish of Gainford, to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

25 January 1739/40 (1) Robert Wardell, plaintiff (2) William Vint and Frances, his wife, and William Alderson and Elizabeth, his wife, deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1 messuage, 2 stables, 1 garth, 1 garden, 50a. land, 5a. meadow, 10a. pasture, and 1/6 of 1 messuage, 1 barn, 1 stable, 1 garden, 30a. land, 30a. meadow, 30a. pasture and common of pasture in Barnard Castle and Humbleton to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 100 marks

27 February 1739/40 Probate copy of the will, 7 November 1721, of Thomas Alderson the elder of West Briscoe. Dividing his estate at Humbleton into 6 parts between Reynold Alderson, John Alderson, William Alderson, Sarah Alderson, Dinah Alderson and Dorothy Alderson, his children Executrix: his wife

Receipts concerning the purchase of 1/6 share of Humbleton, and legacies left by Messrs. Bourn, 1739 and 1768

26 and 27 September 1796 (1) Sheldon Cradock of Hartforth, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Ralph Hardy of Raby, gent. Lease and release of Matthew Close in Cleatlam (boundaries specified) in tenure of John Chappelton Consideration: £525

14 and 15 May 1805 (1) Christopher Atkinson the elder of Staindrop, farmer (2) Ralph Hardy of Raby, gent. Mortgage in £550 by lease and release of property as D/St/D1/14/103

15 February 1806 Copy of the will of Christopher Atkinson the elder of Staindrop devising property in the Middle of Staindrop to his wife Elizabeth for life, and then to his sons William and Christopher and daughters Elizabeth and Mary as tenants in common, a parcel of land at the lower end of Staindrop, purchased from Joshua Watson, 2 closes called Barwick Closes and Matthew Close in the parishes of Staindrop and Gainford, and a close purchased from Robert Langstaff at Landerflat on Staindrop Moor to his son William on various trusts Excutor: William Atkinson

5 and 6 April 1810 (1) Elizabeth Atkinson of Staindrop, widow of Christopher Atkinson, the elder (2) William Atkinson, late of Staindrop, now of 9, Dowgate Hill, City of London, grocer, eldest son and executor of Christopher Atkinson (3) Ralph Hardy of Raby, gent. (4) Henry Ruddock of Staindrop, butcher Lease and release to (4) of Matthew Close in township of Cleatlam and half the right to water cattle across South Burn Beck from the Hood Tail in Lord Darlington's field to the north west corner of Matthew Close Consideration: £150 by (4) to (3); £250 to (3) from Robert Allinson of Copley, coalowner, out of purchase money of North Barwick Close; £150 to (3) from John Bell of Copley, coalowner, out of sale of South Barwick Close; £402 to (2) from (4)

6 and 7 April 1810 (1) Henry Ruddock of Staindrop, butcher (2) William Musgrave of Dunhouse, parish of Gainford, gent. Mortgage in £400 by lease and release of Matthew Close

18 and 19 July 1821 (1) Henry Ruddock of Staindrop, butcher, and Mary, his wife (2) William Musgrave of Staindrop, gent. (3) Elizabeth Moses of Newsham, spinster Lease and release of Matthew Close in Cleatlam (9a.) (boundaries specified) in occupation of Henry Ruddock and 1/2 of Southburn adjoining Consideration: £400 to (2) settlement of mortgage, and £205 to (1)

Copy declaration by John Smith verifying the burial certificate of Mary Ruddock of Staindrop and a conveyance of a close of land in Staindrop by Henry Ruddock to Elizabeth Moses dated 18 - 19 July, 1821. Copy made: 20 December 1860

13 and 14 July 1781 (1) Ann Fletcher of Cleatlam, widow, heretofore Ann Cowart, daughter of William Cowart, late of Cleatlam, wheelwright, deceased (2) William Dennison of Cleatlam, yeoman Lease and release of messuage and garth in Cleatlam (boundaries specified) Consideration: £50 8s.

26 and 27 September 1796 (1) Sheldon Cradock of Hartforth, esq. (eldest son and heir of Sheldon Cradock, late of Hartforth, esq., deceased) (2) Robert Moses of Darlington, surgeon Lease and release of a frontstead, orchard and garth in Cleatlam (boundaries specified) in the occupation of Mrs. Moses Consideration: £50

21 and 22 November 1797 (1) George Shaw, late of Darlington, now of Whitley Mill, Yorkshire, line spinner (2) Robert Moses of Darlington, surgeon Lease and release of messuage, premises and gardens on north side of Cleatlam in occupation of Martha Urr and 2 closes adjoining to north (7a.) Consideration: £450

12 May 1801 (1) John Thompson of Cleatlam, yeoman, son and heir of John Thompson and grandson and heir of John Thompson, both yeomen, deceased (2) John Dinsdale of Newsham, esq. Feoffment of a messuage of (1) in Cleatlam (boundaries specified) and a garth Consideration: £20

Copy will of William Dennison of Cleatlam, yeoman, devising to his wife Elizabeth, 2 messuages and garden in Cleatlam for life, then to his daughter Elizabeth, 2 January 1805 Executrix: wife Elizabeth

12 and 13 May 1815 (1) James Barnes of Cleatlam, gent. (2) Robert Moses Dinsdale of Newsham, esq. Lease and release of a parcel of ground on the south side of Cleatlam ( 1/2a.) with receipt for same Consideration: £80

29 and 30 October 1816 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Robert Moses Dinsdale of Newsham, esq. Exchange by lease and release with counterparts of Wilson's Garth (1a. 3r.) in Cleatlam, in tenure of Thomas Beck, from (1) to (2) and Five Well way field (5a. 9p.) in the occupation of Thomas Langstaff and a close adjoining Sudburn Beck in Bell house farm (2r. 36p.) in tenure of Thomas Parkin, in Cleatlam from (2) to (1) Consideration: £160 9s.4d. to (2)

15 and 16 July 1819 (1) Thomas Stamp of Kendal, Westmorland, esq. (2) Robert Moses Dinsdale of Newsham, esq. Lease and release of messuage and garth (1r.) adjoining in Cleatlam (boundaries specified) Consideration: £100

2 October 1841 Probate of the will, 1 December 1835, of Elizabeth Alderson of Cleatlam, widow, devising all messuages and lands at Cleatlam to her son, William Alderson Executor: William Alderson

23 October 1841 (1) William Alderson of Sedgefield, yeoman (2) John Spark of Sedgefield, bricklayer, and Mary, his wife (3) John Elliott of Staindrop, shoemaker, manager of a friendly society at Staindrop called the 'Loyalty Society' Mortgage in £100 by (3) to (1) of messuage, orchard and premises at Cleatlam in occupation of Richard Fawcett (boundaries specified), 1/4a. in occupation of Henry Carpenter (boundaries specified)

12 May 1847 (1) William Alderson, formerly of Sedgefield, now of Cleatlam, labourer, and Mary Ann, his wife (2) John Elliott of Staindrop, shoemaker, manager of the 'Loyalty Society' (3) Robert Moses Dinsdale of Newsham Park, esq. Release of property as D/St/D1/14/119 to (3) Consideration: £120 to (2) settling mortgage, and £103 to (1)

Certificate by commissioners for taking acknowledgements of deeds by married women for Mary Ann Alderson, 12 May 1847

Declaration of James Barnes, formerly of Cleatlam, now of Staindrop, gent., concerning a messuage, orchard and close in Cleatlam purchased by William Dennison from Ann Fletcher, lately sold by William Alderson to Robert Moses Dinsdale, 12 May 1847

Memorandum about the Misses Moses paying expenses for the commutation of tithes in Cleatlam township, 6 November 1847

Papers relating to a proposed exchange of land at Humbleton and Cleatlam between John Bowes and Captain Dinsdale. Includes heads of calculation of the relative values of the pieces of land, and copy valuation of Matthew Bainbridge's farm at Cleatlam, made in 1825; 6 - 15 December 1842

Sale notice and schedule of property at Cleatlam belonging to Miss Moses, 24 November 1859 - May 1860

Legal opinions and observations on the title to various lots of property belonging to the trustees of Miss Moses, 30 August - 22 December 1860

Printed particulars of the sale of freehold estates in Cleatlam, Whorlton, etc., formerly the property of Miss Moses and others, with plans and related declaration, 19 November 1860

Report on estimated damages, particulars of tithe rent charge, etc., concerning the late Miss Moses' property in Cleatlam, with letter from J.D. Holmes to Ralph Dent, 1860 - 1861

Office copy of Chief Clerk's Certificate of approval of purchases in Cleatlam and Whorlton by Bowes Estate Act Trustees from Moses Trustees, 27 February 1861

3 May 1861 (1) Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, gent. and John Bours of Newsham, yeoman (2) Edward Western of 7 Great James St. Bedford Row, Co. Middlesex, esq., Claude Bowes Lyon of 7 Queen's Gate Terrace, Hyde Park, Co. Middlesex., William Hutt of Gibside (trustees of the Bowes Estate Act 1850) Covenant to produce deeds concerning Moses property (specified)

Notice by the York and Carlisle and Durham, Westmorland and Lancashire Junction railway to the trustees of the Turnpike Road from Bowes to Barnard Castle that they are applying to Parliament to build a railway and that part of their land in the township of Startforth will be required, 1 December 1845

Miscellaneous papers concerning the York and Carlisle railway bill including petition of John Bowes, statements of objections, copy correspondence between the railway company and John Bowes, etc., 1846

7 May 1846 (1) Directors of the York and Carlisle Railway Company (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Agreement that (2) will withdraw his opposition to a bill for making the York and Carlisle railway with branches and that (1) will pay (2) compensation of £15,000, build a station and cause trains to stop for (2) and build sidings and an ornamental viaduct on the Streatlam estate where the Bondgate in Auckland branch proposes to pass. Plans attached

Supplement to The Times containing a prospectus of the York and Carlisle and Durham, Westmorland and Lancashire Junction railway, 11 April 1848; with notes

20 April 1853 (1) Henry Pease of Darlington and others in the name of Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company (2) Ralph Dent, agent of John Bowes and Countess of Strathmore Agreement for assent to proposed railway and for provision of station at Broomielaw, with related notes on the land required

Memorandum of an agreement to allow the Darlington and Barnard Castle railway company to take out the switches at the Barford siding, 25 January 1864

30 December 1862 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon of Lowndes Square, Middlesex and William Hutt of Gibside, surviving trustees [of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850] (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Attested copy conveyance of plots of land in Bowes, Yorkshire (2.539a.), plots of land in Barnard Castle, parish of Gainford, (0.136a.) and plots of land in parish of Cockfield (2.308a.) common rights on Cockfield Fell and plots of land in parish St. Andrew Auckland (5.987a.) 1/2 of plots of land in Evenwood and Barony, parish St. Andrew Auckland (0.727a.). All on attached plan Consideration: £1180

31 December 1862 (1) John Bowes, esq. (2) South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Copy conveyance of land in the parish of Gainford (11a. 2r. 14p.) as delineated on attached plan Consideration: £1331 15s.

22 April 1823 (1) Thomas Meynell of the Friarage near Yarm, Yorkshire, esq. on behalf of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company (2) Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, bart., on behalf of himself and the trustees of the will of John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, deceased Draft deed of covenants concerning branch railway from St. Helens Auckland to Evenwood Bridge

Lists of land at Stainton, Forthburn Farm, etc., belonging to John Bowes esq. required for the South Durham and Lancashire Union railway, 1857 and land required for the Darlington and Barnard Castle railway from Broomielaw farm, 1857; gives quantity of land required, farms involved and purchase price

Particulars, plans and conditions of sale of Cleatlam High Farm, Barford Moor Farm and Strathmore Arms Hotel with Farm (at Hury, Baldersdale) for sale by auction on 13 April 1921

Sale particulars of Streatlam Castle Estate and Cotherstone grouse moor, June 1921

31 March 1922 (1) Claude George, Earl of Strathmore (2) Newcombe Estates Company Ltd. of Market Harborough, Leicestershire Copy draft extract of an agreement for the sale of the manors of Streatlam, Cleatlam, Stainton and Westwick, and the Streatlam Castle estate containing 4802.440a.

Sale catalogue for Streatlam estate, to be sold by auction (unless previously disposed of) by Messrs. John D. Wood and Co. at Witham Hall, Barnard Castle, 25 August 1922

Messrs. Browne and Browne's valuation of manuscripts at Streatlam Castle library, 18 July 1921

Schedule of deeds and other documents in the charter room at Streatlam Castle, relating to the Streatlam Estate, 3 April 1922

Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge's List of pictures, china, furniture, etc., selected at Streatlam Castle, 3 May 1922

List of books and manuscripts in Streatlam Castle library which Messrs. Sotheby recommend should be sent to London for sale, May 1922

List of effects (furniture) at Streatlam Castle, 9 June - 12 July 1922

Copy statement concerning the valuation of Bowes family papers received from Sotheby's on 19 July 1922. Valuation of manuscript volumes, 1921. Messrs. Watson's valuation of miniatures to be sent to Glamis castle, 29 July 1922

Catalogue of furnishings at Streatlam Castle for sale by auction on 26 - 30 September 1922