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Strathmore Estate

Reference: D/St/E 02 Catalogue Title: Strathmore Estate Area: Catalogue Category: Estate and Family Records Description: Estate Administration: Kirklevington

Covering Dates: 1692-1804

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  • Strathmore Estate
    • Strathmore Estate (Ref: D/St)
    • Estate Administration (Ref: D/St/E)
    • Kirklevington (Ref: D/St/E2)
    • Staff, 1789-1794 (Ref: D/St/E2/1/1-3)
    • Estate Accounts: General (Ref: D/St/E2/2)
    • General Accounts (Loose Papers), 1707-1735 (Ref: D/St/E2/2/1-6)
    • General Accounts (Volumes), 1730-1804 (Ref: D/St/E2/2/7-26)
    • Estate Accounts: Outgoings, 1722-1727 (Ref: D/St/E2/3/1-2)
    • Estate Accounts: Bills and Receipts, 1712-1802 (Ref: D/St/E2/4/1-11)
    • Tenancy: Leases (Ref: D/St/E2/5)
    • Leases and Tenancy Agreements, 1692-1757 (Ref: D/St/E2/5/1-4)
    • Miscellaneous Papers, 1723-1757 (Ref: D/St/E2/5/5-7)
    • Tenancy: Rents (Ref: D/St/E2/6)
    • Rent Ledgers, 1718-1797 (Ref: D/St/E2/6/1-4)
    • Miscellaneous Rent Accounts, Rentals and Related Papers, 1717-1803 (Ref: D/St/E2/6/5-8)
    • Rent Affairs of Individuals, 1719-1755 (Ref: D/St/E2/6/9-13)
    • Land Use and Maintenance: Valuations, Surveys and Schedules of Acreages, 1728-19th century (Ref: D/St/E2/7/1-10)
    • Land Use and Maintenance: Other Papers, 1720-19th century (Ref: D/St/E2/8/1-8)
    • Tithes (Ref: D/St/E2/9)
    • Lease, Valuations and Receipts and Accounts of Outgoings, 1719-1801 (Ref: D/St/E2/9/1-5)
    • Rentals, Rent Accounts and Related Papers, 1719-1804 (Ref: D/St/E2/9/6-11)

Catalogue Description

Records relating to staff, estate accounts, tenants, land use and tithes on the Kirklevington (North Yorkshire) estate of the Bowes-Lyon family, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

Catalogue Contents

Strathmore Estate (Ref: D/St)Estate Administration (Ref: D/St/E)Kirklevington (Ref: D/St/E2)Staff, 1789-1794 (Ref: D/St/E2/1/1-3)Ref: D/St/E 2/1/1

Deputation by Mary Eleanor Bowes of Thomas Best to be gamekeeper at Kirklevington, 9 October 1789
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/1/2

Deputation by the Earl of Strathmore of Thomas Best to be gamekeeper at Kirklevington, September 1798
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/1/3

Certificates by the Clerk of the Peace, North Riding of Yorkshire, of registration of appointment of John Smith the younger as gamekeeper at High Worsall, 7 December 1791 - 9 August 1794
(4 papers, printed)

Estate Accounts: General (Ref: D/St/E2/2)General Accounts (Loose Papers), 1707-1735 (Ref: D/St/E2/2/1-6)Ref: D/St/E 2/2/1

Miscellaneous accounts of John Adamson [agent on Kirklevington estate], 1707 - 1717
(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/2

Unidentified [Kirklevington] agent's account of miscellaneous estate receipts and expenditure, 5 March 1712/13 - 23 July 1717
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/3

Account for brick burning at Kirklevington, 1721
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/4

Account of disbursements of Robert Key by the order of Mr. Burton relating to Picton, 1722
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/5

Account relating to purchase of Worsall estate, 1730
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/6

Accounts of receipts and expenditure and related memoranda for various farms on Kirklevington estate, c.1730 - 1735
(papers)

General Accounts (Volumes), 1730-1804 (Ref: D/St/E2/2/7-26)Ref: D/St/E 2/2/7

Accounts of receipts and expenditure of Benjamin Jowsey and of John Gray, Kirklevington estate, 12 February 1729/30 - 29 March 1732 (Jowsey), 24 February 1731/32 - 31 December 1734 (Gray)
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/8

Account of receipts and expenditure of John Gray, Kirklevington estate, 24 February 1731/32 - 31 December 1732
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/9

Account of receipts and expenditure of John Gray, Kirklevington estate, 1 January 1732/33 - 25 June 1733
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/10

Account of receipts and expenditure of John Gray, Kirklevington estate, 1 July 1733 - 31 December 1733
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/11

Account of receipts and expenditure of John Gray, Kirklevington estate, 1 January 1733/34 - 31 December 1734
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/12

Account of receipts and expenditure of John Gray, Kirklevington estate, with related paper enclosed, 6 January 1734/35 - 27 October 1735
(1 file and 1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/13

Cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, with related notes, [16] April 1736 - 23 December 1737
(1 volume)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/14

Cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington and Worsall estates, with related papers enclosed, 29 December 1741 - 26 June 1752
(1 volume, vellum bound, and 16 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/15

'Kirkleavington, Worsall, etc. Incidental Current Accompt'; ledger containing individual accounts with Andrew Robinson Bowes concerning labouring work, goods delivered, etc., with index, 10 January 1783 - 10 May 1784
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/16

Thomas Colpitts II's cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 14 April 1791 - 31 December 1792
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/17

Thomas Colpitts II's cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington and Worsall estates, with related receipts and accounts (1791 - 1795) enclosed, 22 January 1793 - 31 December 1793
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound, and 17 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/18

Thomas Colpitts II's cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 22 January 1793 - 31 December 1796
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/19

Thomas Colpitts II's cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, 6 April - 24 April 1797
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/20

Thomas Colpitts II's cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 8 April 1797 - 31 December 1797
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/21

Thomas Colpitts II's cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 5 March 1798 - 6 May 1799
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/22

George Colpitts' cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, with account of rent arrears, 13 September 1799 - 22 July 1800
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/23

George Colpitts' cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, with account of rent arrears, 9 September 1800 - 16 September 1801
(1 volume)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/24

George Colpitts' cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, with account of rent arrears, 13 November 1801 - October 1802
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/25

George Colpitts' cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, with account of rent arrears, 18 October 1802 - 22 August 1803
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/2/26

George Colpitts' cash account (receipts and expenditure), Kirklevington estate, with account of rent arrears, 24 December 1803 - 9 December 1804
(1 volume, card bound)

Estate Accounts: Outgoings, 1722-1727 (Ref: D/St/E2/3/1-2)Ref: D/St/E 2/3/1

Richard Thompson's account of land tax [Kirklevington estate], June 1722 - September 1726
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/3/2

Receipts for the payment of land tax for the constablewick of Kirklevington, 24 June 1722 - 24 March [1727]
(16 papers)

Estate Accounts: Bills and Receipts, 1712-1802 (Ref: D/St/E2/4/1-11)Ref: D/St/E 2/4/1

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1712
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/2

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1720 - 1723
(14 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/3

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, including monthly accounts of labourers' wages and other expenses of John Gray, 1732 - 1735
(52 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/4

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1734
(9 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/5

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1736, 1741
(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/6

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1790 - 1794
(12 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/7

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1798
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/8

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1799
(36 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/9

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1800
(25 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/10

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1800 - 1801
(11 files and 18 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/4/11

Miscellaneous bills, receipts, vouchers and accounts relating to all aspects of estate administration, Kirklevington and Worsall estates, 1801 - 1802
(29 papers)

Tenancy: Leases (Ref: D/St/E2/5)Leases and Tenancy Agreements, 1692-1757 (Ref: D/St/E2/5/1-4)Ref: D/St/E 2/5/1

Couterpart leases for 21 years and for other terms, by William Fielding, to various persons, of premises at Kirklevington, 1692 - 1695
(19 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/5/2

Lease, tack note, related bonds and abstracts of leases of farms and other premises at Kirklevington, 1713 - 1725
(5 papers and parchment, 1 membrane)

Ref: D/St/E 2/5/3

Miscellaneous agreements for leases of farms and other premises at Kirklevington, 1728/29 - 1750 and n.d.
(7 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/5/4

Agreements, memoranda of agreements and draft agreements for leases of farms at High Worsall, 1734/35 - 1757
(15 papers)

Miscellaneous Papers, 1723-1757 (Ref: D/St/E2/5/5-7)Ref: D/St/E 2/5/5

List recording complaints of Kirklevington tenants to Mr. Bowes relating to farms, shoeing of horses etc., 31 January 1722/23
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/5/6

Memorandum concerning farms let at Kirklevington, 1730
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/5/7

Part of account of conditions of tenancy for farm at Kirklevington, 1757
(1 paper)

Tenancy: Rents (Ref: D/St/E2/6)Rent Ledgers, 1718-1797 (Ref: D/St/E2/6/1-4)Ref: D/St/E 2/6/1

Kirklevington estate rent ledger, with summary of rents and index, 1 May 1718 - 2 January 1723/24
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/2

Kirklevington estate rent ledger, with index and with related papers enclosed, 31 December 1723 - 31 December 1734
(1 volume, vellum bound, and 4 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/3

Kirklevington estate rent ledger, with index, 31 December 1758 - 4 June 1771
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/4

Kirklevington estate rent ledger (incomplete), 22 November 1790 - 31 December 1797
(1 volume)

Miscellaneous Rent Accounts, Rentals and Related Papers, 1717-1803 (Ref: D/St/E2/6/5-8)Ref: D/St/E 2/6/5

Miscellaneous rent accounts and rentals, including accounts of arrears and tithes, for Kirklevington estate, 1717 - 1726
(9 papers and 1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/6

Receipts, most signed by Samuel Burton, for payment by John Adamson of rents, with promissory notes, [Kirklevington estate], 30 September 1719 - 15 July 1723
(17 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/7

Rental of the High Worsall estate, 1728
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/8

Miscellaneous rent accounts and rentals for Kirklevington estate, 1792 - 1803
(5 papers)

Rent Affairs of Individuals, 1719-1755 (Ref: D/St/E2/6/9-13)Ref: D/St/E 2/6/9

Account of debts and payments of John Adamson for rents, with promissory note and related account, Kirklevington estate, 1719 - 1723
(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/10

Rent accounts of individual Kirklevington tenants, covering also tithes, 1719 - 1723
(13 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/11

Rent accounts of Robert Key, Kirklevington estate, 1722 - 1727
(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/12

26 March 1733 (1) John Johnson of Kirkleaventon, Yorkshire, yeoman (2) George Bowes of Streatlam, esq. Assignment by (1) to (2) of his stock and household goods, and surrender by (1) to (2) of the farm in Kirkleaventon leased from (2), to pay rent arrears
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/6/13

Accounts, inventory and related papers concerning distraint of tenants' goods for arrears and other rent matters, 1733 - 1755
(9 papers)

Land Use and Maintenance: Valuations, Surveys and Schedules of Acreages, 1728-19th century (Ref: D/St/E2/7/1-10)Ref: D/St/E 2/7/1

Survey giving tenants' names, field names, acreages and crops with remarks on state of repair of farms; also includes notes on sale of High Worsall estate and other memoranda, [1728]
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/2

Notes giving acreages and values of Welford Farm and Waistells Farm [Kirklevington estate], 1756 - [1757]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/3

Account of acreages of farms (with tenants' names) on Kirklevington estate, endorsed with notes on the burning of lime, 1770
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/4

Survey and rental of Kirklevington, Picton, Bruntoff, Worsall and Houghton-le-Side, with related papers, 1771
(1 volume, card bound, and 5 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/5

Account of field names, acreages and crops on John Smith's farm, 1770 - 1775, with note on Leigh Close intended to be laid to Smith's farm in exchange for the acreages given, [1775]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/6

'Particulars of Kirklevington and Worsall farms', giving tenants' names, field names, whether meadow or arable, acreages, values and remarks (incomplete), 1791
(1 volume)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/7

Particulars of Kirklevington, Picton and Girsby estates including tenants' names, acreages, rents and outgoings, n.d. [c.1800]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/8

Calculation of values of Kirklevington estate at 27 years' purchase after deducting fee farm rent, land tax and tithes (includes rental), n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/9

Particulars of Kirklevington estate, including tenants' names, details of leases, acreages, rents, remarks and outgoings, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/7/10

'Further Remarks, etc.' concerning the ownership, value and tenants of the Kirklevington estate, n.d. [early 19th cent.]
(1 paper)

Land Use and Maintenance: Other Papers, 1720-19th century (Ref: D/St/E2/8/1-8)Ref: D/St/E 2/8/1

Statement of an unidentified tenant on the [Kirklevington estate] concerning a foal kept by him for William Blakiston Bowes, n.d. [c. 1720]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/2

Miscellaneous lists including valuations of livestock, crops and farming implements with accounts of 'grass let' (stints) at Limpton, 'Worksall' and Kirklevington, 1730 - 1735
(7 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/3

Memoranda concerning building work and repairs at various houses and farms on 'Cleveland Estate' [Kirklevington and Worsall], 1735 - 1738
(2 papers and 2 files)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/4

Agent's memorandum book for Kirklevington estate, 1731 - 1760
(1 file, vellum bound)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/5

Account of the yearly allowance of lime to Worsall tenants, with a note on the difference between lime from Sunderland and from Coniscliff, n.d. [c.1740]
(2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/6

Papers relating to epidemic of distemper in horned cattle, Kirklevington estate, 1747 - 1749
(1 file and 5 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/7

Memorandum concerning incident at turnpike at Coatham Lane involving Mr. Best of Kirklevington and John Hodgson of Elton Bar, 5 July 1782
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/8/8

Minutes of Mr. Colpitts' evidence concerning Lord Strathmore's right to the churchyard at Kirklevington, n.d. [19th c.]
(1 paper)

Tithes (Ref: D/St/E2/9)

Note: For Kirklevington tithes, see also under general Kirklevington accounts and rentals, and Gainford tithes

Lease, Valuations and Receipts and Accounts of Outgoings, 1719-1801 (Ref: D/St/E2/9/1-5)Ref: D/St/E 2/9/1

7 July 1719 (1) Samuel Burton for William Blakiston Bowes, esq. (2) George Sadler of Yarm, North Yorkshire Memorandum of a lease for 3 years of the great and small tithes of a farm at Kirklevington for 'ducks land'
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/2

Receipts for rent due from George Bowes to the Archbishop of York for the rectory of Kirklevington, for procurations due to the Archdeacon of Cleveland, and for synodals, 1726 - 1730
(8 papers, printed)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/3

Mr. Watterson's valuation of the rectory of Kirklevington (tithes), with account of outgoings (rent, synodals and procurations, land tax and curate's salary), 1792
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/4

Valuation of Kirklevington farms and tithes and of the rectory of Kirklevington, with field acreages, 1801
(1 file)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/5

Account of land tax, fee farm rent, tithe, procurations and synodals etc. due on Kirkleavington estate, Pickton Farm, Girsby Farm, Bruntoff estate and Low Worsall, n.d. [early 19th c.]
(1 paper)

Rentals, Rent Accounts and Related Papers, 1719-1804 (Ref: D/St/E2/9/6-11)Ref: D/St/E 2/9/6

John Adamson's account of payments of tithe for his own, Gambel's and Laurence Johnson's farms at Limpton, 1719
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/7

Account of modus payable by tenants at Castle Levington, n.d. [1720s]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/8

Account of rents and arrears due from George Sadler for his tithe of Ducks Land, 29 September 1721 - 31 December 1727 Endorsed: Account of money disbursed for land tax for Picton, 24 June 1728 - March 1730
(1 paper)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/9

Miscellaneous tithe rentals and accounts for Kirklevington, Castle Levington, Picton and Worsall, 1733 - 1765
(26 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/10

Kirklevington, Castle Levington, Picton and Low Worsall tithe ledger, with related papers enclosed, 31 December 1760 - 31 December 1771
(1 volume, card bound, and 2 papers)

Ref: D/St/E 2/9/11

Castle Levington, Kirklevington, Low Worsall and Picton tithe accounts (giving tenants' names, produce and amounts), and rental, 1803 and 1804
(2 files and 1 paper)



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