FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)
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Property, etc
62/1 Bishopwearmouth - 1816 - Surrender Copyhold premises - Richard
Jackson, Bishopwearmouth and Jane Milburn, Long Horsley,
Northumberland to William Ferry
2 sheets of parchment signed and sealed by Richard Jackson, William Milburn,
South Blyth, Northumberland and Jane Milburn ( made mark). Refers to
earlier surrenders of 1797 and 1804 and describes location of property - also
refers to William Jackson, Michael Laws, Robert Milburn, Robert Scurfield, John Vaux, John Wright. Other
signatures - Michael Brown, John Carnaby, R T Ingram
Shafto. £46
62/5 Bishopwearmouth - 1827 - Marriage Settlement between Thomas
Campbell Graham, County Monaghan and Margaret Davison,
Bishopwearmouth .
7 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by both parties and Trustees -
Thomas Burn, Bishopwearmouth and Robert Reay, Monkwearmouth. Also
signed by witnesses - Frederick Becks, Edw. Hinde, Jns. Hutton, Thomas Walker.
Includes details of Margaret's Father, Mother, Brother and property in Bishopwearmouth and investments. £58
62/11 Bishopwearmouth - 1846 - Appointment of New Trustee to Marriage Settlement between Thomas
Campbell Graham, and Margaret Davison
- d.o.m. 5/7/1827, at Clifton, Glos.
2 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Thos. Burn and W L
Burn. Details original 1827 Marriage Settlement and some Family
History. £42
62/7 Bishopwearmouth - 1837 - Mortgage of Property by Thomas Laws, Bishopwearmouth
/ Easington to Ralph Fenwick, London
3 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Thomas Laws, also signed by
witness, John Kidson, solicitor, Sunderland. Refers to other members of
the Laws family and earlier Deeds. Also mentions - Bygate, Clark, Emerson, Heard, Hill, Hudson, Jurdison, Robinson, Robson, Rollins, Shepherd, Walsh, Williams, Williamson. £48
62/13 Bishopwearmouth - 1852 - Mortgage - Robert Howard Smith
from Joseph Potts, Robert Vint, Edward Smith and Thomas Brown as Trustees of
Second Borough of Sunderland Benefit Building Society.
2 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Robert Howard Smith, Robert
Vint and Edward Smith - witnesses - Rob. Brown and Ralph Viney.
Document also acknowledges repayment of mortgage signed by Joseph Potts, Geo.
Atkinson, John Anderson and Joseph Hudson. Witness - John Marshall. Gives
location of property with details of adjoining properties. Also mentions
Hutchinson, Robinson, Ward. £46
62/14 Bishopwearmouth - 1856 - Sale of Land by William Hill to
Robert Platt. Trustees - Joseph John Wright and George Walton
Wright, both of Sunderland, and Joseph Richardson of Bishopwearmouth
/ Stockton.
3 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by all 5 parties. Sale of 4 plots
of land upon which dwelling houses are to be erected - refers to earlier
transactions and includes a plan. £53
62/15 Bishopwearmouth - 1856 -Draft Mortgage of Property - John
Burton Bolland to George Walton Wright.
2 sheets Parchment - wax seals applied, and endorsed 'money received', but
not signed. Also mentions Hill, Jopling, Richardson, Stafford. £37
62/18 Bishopwearmouth - 1864 - Declaration of Trust by Rebecca and
Isabella Storey to secure an annuity in exchange for property. Sold to
Joseph Henry Raines, Robert Humphrey, Coates Atkinson, Thomas Younger, Nathaniel
Allan, William Bell, (all of Bishopwearmouth ) and Ralph Bell of
Hartlepool.
3 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by all 9 parties. Includes details
of the property and Power of Reversion in the event of default of payment of the
annuities. It also refers to an earlier agreement with Thomas Burn, which failed
due to default of payment.
Also attached, are the death certificates for Rebecca and Isabella Storey.
£62
84/41 Durham - 1739 - Disposal of property by William Blythman
Adamson (The Temple, London), son & heir of Robert Adamson (Durham),
and Nicholas Lambton (New Elvett), Robert Blakiston
(Whitworth), John Dutton (Durham), Martin Dunn (West
Auckland) - Exors of Will of Robert Adamson : to the Trustees -
Thomas Davison (Ferry Hill) & George Smith (Burnhall) of the Marriage
Settlement of John Bedford (Durham) & Alice his wife, nee Davison. Refers
to the Will & Marriage Settlement, mortgage (on the ppty) & gives location by
reference to adjoining properties & streets.
2 large sheets parchment - small tears & ink loss in folds, with some dusting /
mould staining. Decorative initial letter, incorporating Royal Coat of
Arms. Signed & sealed Nic Lambton, Robt Blakiston, Jo
Hutton, Mart Dunn, Wm Blythman Adamson, John & Alice Bedford (some
signatures affected by the damp). £55
62/9 Easington - 1841 - Mortgage - Hugh Dryden to Abraham
Storey, Durham.
5 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Hugh Dryden (1) of Haltwhistle,
(2) of Lingclose, Robert Dryden, and other parties to the agreement - Hodgson
and Margaret Emerson, John Leighton, James and Alice Richardson,
John and Stephen Robson, Francis and Elizabeth Snaith, Benjamin
Milburn Stafford. Refers to earlier documents going back to Surrender
1801 and Settlement 1838 by Simon Dryden in favour of wife and children.
£62
62/17 Easington - 1860 - Sale of Reversionary Interest in Leasehold
Properties - by Ecclesiastical Commissioners to Anthony Smith, Easington,
Rev. Henry George Liddell and Mary Jackson. Also party to the
agreement as trustees for Smith in respect of the original Leases.
4 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Smith, Liddell and Jackson with
Commissioners Wafer Seal. Details original Leases, description of property,
small coloured location plan and reference to Mary's late husband, William.
£52
84/42 Gateshead - 1745 - Power of Attorney given by William Lambe
(Gateshead ) to Joshua Peele (of the Liberty of the Rolles, Middx) to
receive monies on his behalf. Refers to High Court case brought by Lambe
against Ralph Brandling and others.
Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written on 2 of the sides. Tear & loss
of paper to folds & edge, (affecting odd letters in text, but main damage is to
page with no text). Signed & sealed Wm Lambe with witnesses Jno
Airey, Rob Ellison. Details of payments received signed Josh
Peeles & Geo Wilson. [ see also 84/43 'Lintz', below] £26
105/26 Hurworth - 1857 - Agreement for Lease of Pilmore House, Hurworth between Robert Lambton Surtees [eldest son] & Anne Hepburn Surtees [widow] of Robert Surtees (Redworth House) and Alfred Backhouse (Darlington). Brief reference to Robert's Will [see 118/11, below], details of house & lands, conditions [initial repairs to be carried out by Backhouse]. 12 page paper booklet written 10½ sides with ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed by the Surtees, witnessed by Jno Robson & Nich / Rich Robson (solr Bishop Auckland). £46
105/27 Hurworth - 1875 - Agreement between Charles Featherstone (Bank Top, Hurworth) & Alfred Backhouse (Pilmore ) re new windows overlooking property Backhouse leased from Sir William Chaytor. Refers to 1874 Indenture by which Featherstone acquired his cottage & gives details of agreement. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides, ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed by both parties, witnessed by Robert Simpson (gardener, Pilmoor). £30
84/43 Lintz - 1745 - Power of Attorney given by Richard &
Frances Hodgson (Lintz) as Administrators of John Hobdon to Joshua
Peele (of the Liberty of the Rolles, Middx) to receive monies on their behalf.
Refers to High Court case brought by William Lambe (Gateshead ) against
Ralph Brandling in which they were co defendants.
Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written on 2 of the sides. Several
small tears / holes in folds (but no loss of text)- dusting to
1st page. Signed & sealed Rich Hodshon, Frances Hodshon with
witnesses John Moor, Jacob Pearson. Details of payments received
signed Josh Peele & Geo Wilson. [ see also 84/42 'Gateshead', above]
£36
130/42 Newcastle upon Tyne - 1893 - Transfer of mortgages on properties in Shieldfield Lane & Stoddart Street by James Mallett (Newcastle) from William James Cox (Newcastle), as Executor of Ann Isabella Munro to John Gill (Cullercoats, Northumberland). Refers to original mortgage to Thomas Douglas, transfer to Ann Munro & her death. Parchment. Signed & sealed by Mallett & Cox, with witness John H Harbottle (solr's clerk Newcastle). £31
130/43 Newcastle upon Tyne - 1898 - Sale of properties in Shieldfield
Lane & Stoddart Street by James Mallett (Newcastle) to James Lowes
Wright (Gateshead), who's agreed to sell them to Jane & Matthew Henry
McColvin (Newcastle). John Gill (Cullercoats, Northumberland), is party to
agreement as mortgagee. Refers to Mallett's original mortgage + 2 assignments,
gives location, occupiers, adjoining landowners, streets.
6 page parchment booklet written on 3½ sides.
Signed & sealed by Gill, Mallett & Wright, with witnesses
R? S Howett & John Robt Blow (solr's clerks). £36
130/44 Newcastle upon Tyne - 1899 - Sale of property in Albert St by Dorothy Ann (neé Appleton / d o b given) wife of George Smith Weatherby to Eleanor & John Morland (all Newcastle). Details of inheritance from father Robert &/or John (both used in document) Appleton, location by ref to adjoining property owners / roads. Brother / sisters in law Margaret, John Thomas Lough & Jane (w/o Joseph Fothergill). Sheet of parchment folded in 2 -written on 3 sides, signed / sealed by Dorothy, Eleanor & John, witnessed by Thos L Thornton, (solr clerk) Robert Brown jnr (Solr, Newcastle). Together with a receipt from the Town Hall in respect of the Search Fee. £37
130/45 Newcastle upon Tyne - 1899 - Mortgage of property in Albert St by Eleanor (w/o John Morland ) to Robert Brown. Details of acquisition, location by ref to adjoining property owners / roads. The redemption of the Mortgage in 1906 has been added. Sheet of parchment folded in 2 -written on 4 sides, original mortgage signed / sealed by Eleanor & John, & Redemption signed / sealed by Elizabeth & Robert Brown, witnessed by Thos L Thornton, (solr clerk) Robert Brown jnr (Solr, Newcastle), Lily Brown (Fenham) & T A B Forster (Solr, Newcastle). £36
130/46 Newcastle upon Tyne - 1906 - Agreement for Sale of property in Albert St by Eleanor (w/o John Morland ) to John Smith (Highbridge, Newcastle), who has agreed to transfer the benefit of the agreement to Joseph William Dobson (Gosforth, Northumberland). Location - including adjoining property owners / roads. Sheet of parchment folded in 2 -written on 1½ sides. Signed & sealed by Eleanor, Smith & witnessed by Robert Brown, Reuben Hodgson (Solrs, Newcastle). £31
84/45 North Hylton / Sunderland - 1868 - Agreement for construction
of new Ship, between Messrs Liddle & Sutcliffe, Shipbuilders, (North
Hylton) and Messrs Jno Douglas & Co, Merchants, (Sunderland). Includes
detailed specification for construction of hull, including measurements, & wood
to be used, and stage payments to be made.
Sheet of paper - watermarked 1868 - signed 'Liddle & Sutcliffe' and 'J
Douglas & Co', witnessed by Thomas Martin Douglas. £29
104/3 Pilmore House, Durham - 1829 - Mortgage Bond given by Thomas
Surtees Raine to John Wilson (Brigham, Cumberland), William Thomas
Greenwell (Greenwell Ford, Durham)& Francis Mewburn / Newburn?
(Darlington). Refers briefly to Mortgage of even date between same parties.
Pre-printed paper - watermarked 1826 - with ink manuscript details, ink &
embossed duty stamps - signed / sealed TH Surtees Raine - witness
signatures George Robinson, William Baty. £36
84/46 Ryhope - 1868 - Copy of Lease between Ecclesiastical
Commissioners and Thomas Scott (Gilsgate Moor) of land at Ryhope,
Bishopwearmouth for 99 years - on which, Scott is to erect properties.
7 sheets of watermarked paper - typed on 5+ sides - not signed.
[see also 84/47, 48] £15
84/47 Ryhope - 1868 - Mortgage between Seventh Working Man's Benefit
Building Society (Sunderland) and Thomas Scott (Gilsgate Moor) on
security of land at Ryhope. Refers to Lease between Ecclesiastical
Commissioners and Scott.
Sheet of parchment folded in 2 - printed with manuscript insertions,
incorporating a small plan. Added details of subsequent advances & repayment of
mortgage - signed Thos Scott, and Jonathan Preistly, William Pickard, W S
Harrison, James Ayre - on behalf of the Society. [see also 84/46,
48] £26
84/48 Ryhope - 1893 - Redemption of Mortgage by William Nimmo
(Castle Eden) from Isabella Harrison w/o Edward Foster Harrison (formerly
Sunderland, now West Hartlepool) Refers to original acquisition of land by
Thomas Scott (Gilsgate Moor), sale to Nimmo, original mortgage to
Christopher Hedley (Burdon) & subsequent transfer to Isabella Harrison.
Sheet of parchment folded in 2 - signed & sealed by William Moore Skinner
(Bishopwearmouth) - Trustee for Isabella Harrison - Isabella Harrison,
E F Harrison, Robt Greenshields (Ryhope) - as Exor of
Christopher Hedley. [see also 84/46, 47] £28
62/6 Stockton - 1826 - Sale of Property - William Smith to
Emanuel Hunton
3 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Charles Barrett, William
Christopher Hunton, Emanuel Hunton, John Lodge, Thos. Robinson,
William Smith. Also signed by Geo. Gibson, Thomas Mitchinson. Refers to number
of earlier Deeds, back to 1725. Also mentions - Barrett, Bursey, Butchersby,
Dixon, Hutchinson, Peacock, Richardson, Smith, Wheelwright, Wilson. £52
62/10 Stockton - 1846 - Conveyance - Emanuel Hunton to Edward Jackson.
3 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Emanuel Hunton and other parties to
the agreement - Elizabeth Gibson, Francis Thompson, and William Robinson.
Also signed by witnesses John Rolling and H R E Wright. Refers to earlier
documents and provides some Hunton Family History. Other names mentioned -
Faith, Galalee, Meynell, Ord, Pulman, Smith, Wilson. £50
190/5 Sunderland - 1757 - Obligation Bond given by Charles Champerley to Ralph Newby. Sheet watermarked paper, written 1 side, printed & embossed duty stamps. Part printed with manuscript details. Signed / sealed by Champerley, witnessed by Fran. Blakiston & Jos Simpson. £42
171/1 Sunderland - 1767 - Lease for a year (being first part of lease
& release for sale of property) by Richard Monkhouse to Thomas Hunter.
Property in Spring Garden Street - details of adjoining land / property owners,
incl. Walton, Thomas Robinson, Matthew Stoker, Matthew
Toright (or Yoright).
Parchment with 2 small holes in attractive initial letter - signed and sealed by
Monkhouse with witness signatures on reverse - R Farimone? & G Taylor. £48
62/20 Sunderland - 1881 - Sale of Property by Trustees of William
Jackson Johnson (a Bankrupt), to Waverley Brewery, Edinburgh -
James Jamieson and William Jenkinson. Property was subject to a
Mortgage from Sunderland Thirteenth Working Mans Building Society.
2 sheets Parchment - signed and sealed by Edmund Nichols, Robert
Henderson, John Henry Isitt (all members of the Bankruptcy Committee) and
James Jamieson and William Jenkinson. Includes the large wax seal of the
Building Society and signature of Alexander Prosser, Chairman. It
refers to earlier Indenture, Mortgage and Bankruptcy proceedings.
£47
84/170 Sunderland - 1886 - Lease of Aspen Lodge, Harrow, Middx by Letitia Beaulieu Lumley (Bath) widow, Admiral William Ellis (Bath) & Robert Keate Alves Ellis (Sunderland) -for details see Middlesex page - Property - Harrow on the Hill - 1886
Wills, etc
50/7 Boardman, Ann - Bishop Wearmouth - 1839
Letters of Administration - granted to one of her creditors, Christopher
Bramwell, Sunderland. £10
50/3 Bootflower, John - Sunderland - 1810
Probated copy of Will - vellum - names 3 children. £26
53/13 Carr, George - Sunderland - 1797
Letters of Administration - vellum -wife Jane. £14
53/15 Cockburn, Jane - Sunderland - 1836
Original Will - paper - names daughter, Ann - gives details of interest in
property. £40
118/12 Collyer, James Nicholson - Hurworth - c. 1873?
Copy of Will & 3 codicils - grandfather & brother (both) Joseph Collyer. Nephews
James (Ware, Herts), Joseph H, Edward W, Robert & niece Emily
M (all Bedford Sq. London). Servants John Black & Elizabeth A Spencer. Property
- Herts & Durham.6 sheets of watermarked paper.
Together with certified copies (made 1873) of a) Death Certificate of
Dorothy Collyer w/o Joseph Collyer (Middx) died 1851.
b) Burial Certificate of James Collyer with penny lilac stamp - top right hand
corner missing - 1873. £28
171/73 Culley, Francis John - Jesmond Park, Newcastle upon Tyne -
1914
A typed memo dated 1914 from & signed by Francis John Culley
stating that Sydney Dexter Culley (Wymondham) had mortgaged his expectant
interest in Trust Funds to Francis. For full details & price of this
document, please see my Norfolk page - Wills - Culley, John - Costessey - 1894
53/14 Davison, John - Bishop Wearmouth - 1819
Probated copy of Will - vellum - names first wife [nee Burns], son and daughter,
current wife, brother and a number of Davisons and Burns - details of Marriage
Settlement, first wife’s Will and Business Interests. £40
50/8 Ferguson, Ann, widow - Sunderland - 1849
Original Will - paper - names son and daughter [Gowland]. £40
98/33 Gibson, Rev. Marsden - Newcastle u Tyne - 1882 - for details see Lancashire page (Nicholas W Gibson)
50/9 Marrs, Harding - Sunderland - 1893
Letters of Administration - sister Jane Elizabeth Penrith. £7
50/4 Mather, William - Bishop Wearmouth - 1830
Original Will - paper - beneficiary, Jane, wife of John Fleming. £38
50/6 Smith, Joseph - Monk Wearmouth Shore - 1837
Letters of Administration - name John and George Oliver, cousins germain. £8
50/10 Smith, Ralph - Sunderland - 1898
Letters of Administration - wife Isabella. £7
118/11 Surtees, Robert - Redworth House, Durham - 1857
Contemporary copy of Will - names wife Anne H, sons Robert L, Henry
E, Charles F, daughter Margaret C. Also refers to Settlement on
marriage with childrens' late mother, sister in law Mrs Colonel Bell, brother in
law Joseph Cookson. Property - Hurworth, Hamsterley, & Torquay (Devon).
15 sheets of paper watermarked 1858/59. [see 105/26 above - property -
Hurworth] £22
50/5 Tebay, Richard - Monk Wearmouth - 1832
Probated copy of Will - vellum - names wife. £25
53/16 Thompson, William Brown Hopper - Sunderland - 1897
Probated copy of Will - vellum - names wife, children not named. £22
118/10 Wilkinson, Thomas - Neasham Abbey, Hurworth - 1856
Attested copy of Will - names wife Anne C, son Thomas Loyzelure, other children
not named. Lands in various parishes in Durham & Yorks. Written on 6 sheets
paper - watermarked 1872 - embossed & ink duty stamps. Signed by James Harris &
Wm Stainton (solr clerks, Darlington) £25