Leicestershire 101-200
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101 |
1696 |
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A one
page vellum indenture dated 1696.
People mentioned Francis Lewin of Leicester (butcher), Thomas
Normanton of Grimston, Henry Weston of Leicester (waggoner, dec.), Edward
Melbourne of Leicester (joiner), George Rose of Odeby (tailor). An earlier indenture of 1662 is referred to
and the following people are mentioned: Mary Hawfield of Leicester (widow),
George Hawfield of Southwalke (husband of Elizabeth). Has been folded and has a couple of very
small holes, otherwise good condition. |
Lewin |
Normanton |
Weston |
Melbourne |
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Hawfield |
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102 |
1676 |
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A
vellum indenture being a marriage settlement William Tooley (labourer),
Thomas Moorie (gent), Thomas Norman (husbandman) all of Odby, Miriam Freer
(widow of Robert of Leicester (labourer).
Other persons mentioned: Elizabeth Cartwright (widow), Thomas Smalley,
Valiner Smalley, Thomas Draycott, Robert Iliffe, William Bates, Thomas
Cartwright, John Tooley and Robert Picklyinge. There is a smaller piece of vellum attached
which gives a synopsis of the properties to which the indenture relates. Has 3 signatures and two seals. Has been folded, otherwise good condition. |
Tooley |
Moorie |
Norman |
Freer |
Cartwright |
Smalley |
Draycott |
Iliffe |
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103 |
1917 |
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indenture
(mortgage) from Duchy of Lancaster, The King to Albert Pickard Esq. This
indenture is so unusual to have its intact large seal in case. This piece is
five pages bound by ribbon or sting and sealed. It is dated January 29, 1917.
Measurements are as follows. Each page is 15 1/2 inches by 10 inches. The
seal is 4 1/2 inches in diameter and 9/16 of an inch high. From the image the
document is dated 29 January 1917 and is between Duchy of Lancaster The King
and Albert Pickard Esqr. It is an Enfranchisement of lands Copyhold of the
Manor of Deoford in the County of Leicester. |
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104 |
1740 |
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1740
letter Thomas Atkyns, Loughborough re will A one page letter dated 13th
September 1740 written and signed by Thomas Atkyns regarding his father's
will of 1730 and him being of "sound mind and memory", "as
will appear from that article of one shilling which he then insisted
upon", etc. Has been folded and is a but grubby around the edges. |
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105 |
1878 |
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GENUINE
ANTIQUE DEED JAMES EDWARDS Burslem Staffs POT WORKS 1878 Dale Hall, Longport,
Burslem, Staffordshire 1784 - 1842 SIGNED BY ROBERT EDWARDS guaranteed
original - from the reign of QUEEN VICTORIA - 127 YEARS OLD BEING THE
MORTGAGE OF LIFE INTEREST IN ALL THE POTWORKS WITH BUILDINGDS STEAM ENGINE
FLINT MILL SITUATE AT DALE HALL BURSLEM IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD BOUNDED BY NEWPORT ROAD ANF THE COLOR WORKS
OF MESSERS BROUGHAM WITH AN ESTATE AT HALMEREND AND SHARES IN VARIOUS RAILWAY
COMPANIES AND SHARES OF A RESIDUARY ESATE UNDER THE WILL OF JAMES EDWARDS
DECEASED. ROBERT EDWARDS FORMERLY OF DALE HALL BURSLEM IN THE COUNTY OF
STAFFORD MANUFACTURER OF EARTHENWARE OF THE ONE PART AND SARAH BADDELEY OF
NEWPORT IN THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE CHARLES BADDELEY OF WIGSTON IN THE COUNTY
OF LEICESTER FARMER AND GEORGE FRANK PADDOCK OF HANLEY IN THE COUNTY OF
STAFFORD OF THE OTHER PART WITH ESCUTCHENED REVENUE STAMP SIZES 29 INS X 25
INS IN VERY FINE CONDITION - WAX SEAL ON FOUR SHEETS OF PARCHMENT |
Edwards |
Baddeley |
Paddock |
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106 |
1692 |
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an
Original hand Written Legal document on Vellum dated 5th July 1692 hard for
me to read but looks like ; Counterpart of release and settlement on the
marriage of Tho's (Thomas) Wright with
Eliz'th (Elizabeth) Bartram. Wo?? of two closes called Brock??? closes ???
???Lordship (?) of Ho???? County of Leicester. at bottom are two red seals on vellum
strips hanging down, above are the signitures
(poss) William Day & John
Kitchen ( William Day of Wymondham county of Soir (?) -----(in Suffolk ?.) It
mentions other names inc John Wright Document starts with a decorative 1692 , then
This Indenture ????? made the Fifth day of July in the forth
yeare of His Roityilo? (Royalty) of our Sovoraity?o (Sovereign)Lord and Lady
, William and Mary by the grace of God,
King and Queen of England , Stotland (Scotland) ????(could be France ?)Ireland, defender of
the faith , Anno Dom 1692. Robert Wright of Cla ????? Actually i find it very
hard to read the letters/words and even trying a sentance twice it seems to
come out different both time ,so will leave it to buyer to work it out. All
hand written on Vellum. size approx 27 1/2" wide x 15 1/2" (70 x
39.5 cm) , with 2 strips of vellum with red seals hanging down approx 3" Condition Fair/Good with no
major faults, all readable to anyone used to reading this type of old writting. folded for last 312 years, top wavy cut rest staight with no sign's of
loss,one red seal only tiny loss, the other only part still attached,
one original small hole where there is
no letter.Some minor dirt as usual. |
Wright |
Bartram |
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Kitchen |
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107 |
1860 |
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Grant
of Annuity Dated 23rd May 1860. The document concerns, piece or parcel of
land called first home close situate in South Killingholme (9 acres) abutting
Harbrough and Hatton Road on the west the land of Earl of Yarborough. The
principles named are Mary Anne Brocklesby (widow) in the parish of Bigley and
Brady Brocklesby (Yeoman) of Leicester and Thomas Bower (farmer) of South
Killingholme. The document consists of two pages with two red wax seals
together with two signatures. |
Brocklesby |
Bower |
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108 |
1864 |
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Two
documents relating to Brady Brocklesby &Parkin Wigelsworth. Assignment
Dated 4th April 1864 of Annuity £20 charged on Hereditaments at South Killingsholme
in the county Lincoln. The principles named in the document are Brady
Brocklesby (Yeoman) of Easthope Leicester and Parkin Wigelsworth (gentleman)
from Boston and Donnington. The document consists of a single page. There is
one red wax seal with signature Conveyance
Dated 6th April 1864. The document concerns equity of Redemption of an estate
at South Killingholme in the County of Lincoln. The principles named are
Parkin Wigelsworth (Gentleman) of Boston and of Donington both of Lincoln and
Brady Brocklesby (Yeoman) of South Killingholme, Lincoln. The document
consists of a single page. It has two red wax seals together with two
signatures. |
Brocklesby |
Wigelsworth |
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109 |
1799 |
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1799
Vellum Conveyance, Odeby Leicestershire + 1802 receipt Names mentioned:
George Wrighte of Gayhurst, Bucks (esq), Robert Coltman of Odeby (framework
knitter), Abraham Wheat of Thornton (farmer), Samuel Pick of Odeby (framework
knitter), William Carter and Peter Augustus Lafargue Signatures: George
Wrighte, Robert Coltman, R Hubbard (1802), John Crawley, Ambrose Sumerton
(servant), Thomas Webster, William Norman 1 page with 2 wax seals (1 of which
has mostly broken away). Has been
folded, otherwise good condition for its age |
Wrighte |
Coltman |
Wheat |
Pick |
Carter |
Lafargue |
Hubbard |
Crawley |
Sumerton |
Webster |
Norman |
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110 |
1725 |
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"An
Act for Repairing the Road from Market Harborough to Loughborough in the
County of Leicester" "Whereas
the Highway or Road leading from Market Harborough to Loughborough in the
County of Leicester, by reason of many heavy Carriages frequently passing
through the same, is become very much out of Repair, and several Parts
thereof in the Winter Season so bad, that Passengers cannot pass through the
same without danger..." This
Act names the Trustees and lists the Tolls to be paid by each type of
vehicle, with exemptions and penalties for avoidance, details how the
accounts are to be kept, what the surveyors may and may not do, who qualifies
for statute work and penalties for avoidance, etc. First meeting of the Trustees is to take
place at the Angel Inn in Leicester. |
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111 |
1786 |
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The
last will and testement of Thomas Groves the elder of Long Whatton in the
county of Leicester, blacksmith. Dated the 3rd day of November in the 27th
year of the reign of George III [1786]. Property: He bequeathed a house in
Long Whatton and a piece of land in Belton, Leicestershire. Medium:
Handwritten in English on vellum. Condition: Good. Characteristics: Lacks
seal. |
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112 |
1718 |
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A one
page vellum dated 15th July 1718 between Michael Payne (plaintiff), John
Walton and Anne his wife, Alexander Fox and Elizabeth is wife and Thomas
Hardy (defendants). It concerns forty
acres of land, four acres of meadow, fives acres of pasture, ten acres of
furze and heath and a common of pasture in Houghton on the Hill, Great
Wigston and Saresby (Leicestershire).
This document is written in Latin and has two signatures. Has been
folded, otherwise good condition |
Payne |
Walton |
Fox |
Hardy |
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113 |
1897 |
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Conveyance
Dated 3rd September 1897 of a piece of land and Hereditaments situate in
Wentworth Road and St. Pauls Road, Leicester. The principles concerned are
Mr. William Bramley (solicitors clerk) of the borough of Leicester of the one
part and mr. Herbert Henry Carr and George Robert Carr (builders) of
Leicester of the other part. The document consists of a single page which
contains three red wax seals together with three signatures. There is also a
small survey plan. |
Bramley |
Carr |
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114 |
1910 |
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TEACHERS
EDITION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. LEATHER BOUND. FORNT OF THE COVER HAS A SHIELD AND
READS WYGGESTON SCHOOL LEICESTER.. INTERNALLY AN AWARD CERTIFICATE READS
PRIZE PRESENTED TO DOROTHY ELIZABETH ORTON FOR NEEDLEWORK JULY 1910. THE
SPINE IS A BIT WORN AND THE FRONT COVER IS HALF DETACHED BUT INTERNALLY THE
PAGES ARE VERY CLEAN AND THERE ARE 48 BLACK AND WHITE PLATES, 48 COLOUR
PLATES AND 17 COLOUR WORLD MAPS. THE PLATES ARE VERY INTERESTING AND INCLUDE
JEWISH ROLL OR BOOK OF THE LAW, THE TEMPLE OF THE SPHINX, RACHELS TOMB, THE
MOSQUE OF OMAR, GAZA THE MODERN CITY, THE CEDARS OF LEBANON, TOMB OF ABSALOM,
MARYS WELL, NAZARETH SEEN FROM THE EAST, INTERIOR VIEW OF THE CHURCH OF THE
NATIVITY AT BETLEHEM PLUS LOTS MORE. APPROX SIZE 8.5" X 5.5" |
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115 |
1872 |
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A large
one page manorial document on vellum relating to Freeman's Fishpool Closes in
Burbage. Names mentioned Frederick
Searle Parker of 17 Bedford Row, Middlesex (gent), John Orton of Hinckley
(attorneys clerk) and Stephen Pilgrim (gent, deputy steward). An indenture of 1871 is cited with the
following names mentioned: Revd Francis Dent, Revd Edward Weldon, Revd Robert
Stapleton, Revd George King, Revd Edward Williams, Revd William Nicholds,
Revd James Aylward, Revd John Greenough, Revd Henry Bartlett, Richard Houtan
and Edward James. Has been folded. |
Parker |
Orton |
Pilgrim |
Dent |
Weldon |
Stapleton |
King |
Williams |
Nicholds |
Aylward |
Greenough |
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1895 |
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A
"Dairy for 1895 Ferguson Wright Age 19 Years No. 2 Martin Street
Leicester". 160 pages have been
filled in: "1st Tues) Got in bed by 11.30 last night. The last day of 1894. Got up by 7.30 am. There was no sticks, so did not light a
fire, put the kettle over the gas had my breakfast and got to work by 8.30
a.m. NB called Jack 4 times. When I got the shop there was 3 waiting to
get in. Jack Smith, Lee, and ???. Cherry came in soon after me. When I had finished all my work but a dozen
Holt brought a pair of samples, french black edge..." etc. Some pages have little diagrams and there
is the occasional piece written in short-hand. The cover has wear to spine, otherwise good
condition. |
Wright |
Smith |
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117 |
1859 |
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GENUINE
ANTIQUE MANUSCRIPT DEED Paddington London LEWIN > LEWIN 1859 guaranteed
original - from the reign of QUEEN VICTORIA - BEING 146 YEARS OLD BEING THE
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE OF A MESSUAGE AND PREMISES BEING NUMBER 19 KILDARE
GARDENS PADDINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX BETWEEN DANIEL CLAYTON LEWIN OF
KEYHAM IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER FARMER OF THE FIRST PART MARY LEWIN OF NO 4
INVERNESS TERRACE BISHOPS ROAD BAYSWATER IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX OF THE
SECOND PART AND ANNA LEWIN OF KEYHAM OF THE THIRD PART SIZE 29 INS X 26 INS ~
IN VERY FINE CONDITION ~ ON THREE SHEETS OF FOLDED PARCHMENT - WITH
ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMP - AND WAX SEALS. |
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118 |
1892 |
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GENUINE
ANTIQUE MANUSCRIPT DEED Leamington Leicester SAGAR > METCALFE 1892
guaranteed original - from the reign of QUEEN VICTORIA - 113 YEARS OLD BEING
THE ASSIGNMENT TO MRS METCALFE AND RELEASE BY HER TO MESSERS SAGAR AND
SALUSBURY . BEING ALL THAT SHARE AND INTEREST TO WHICH THE SAID MARY GRAHAM
METCALFE IS INTITLED UNDER THE SAID WILL OF AGNES WILLIAMSON AND THE WILL OF
THE SAID CHARLOTTE SAGAR DECEASED. BETWEEN MARY GRAHAM METCALFE OF LEAMINGTON
IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK OF THE ONE PART AND HARTLEY SAGAR OF LEAMINGTON
ESQUIRE AND WILLIAM LLEWELLYN SALUSBURY OF LEICESTER IN THE COUNTY OF
LEICESTER GENTLEMAN OF THE OTHER PART. DETAILS OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT AND
INVESTMENTS RECORDED ON THREE SHEETS SIZE 29 INS X 25 INS ~ IN VERY FINE
CONDITION ~ ~ ON THREE SHEETS OF
FOLDED PARCHMENT- WITH ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMPS - WAX SEALS. |
Metcalfe |
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119 |
1610 |
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A
vellum indenture recording the feoffment (sale) of lands in Baggrave,
Leicestershire, between Alexander Cave of Baggrave, Knight, and Francis
Glover of Ratherby [probably Rotherby], blacksmith. Dated the 27th day of
January in the 7th year of the reign of James I [1610] Property: One croft or
close in Ratherby containing about one acre of land, abutting on the land
belonging to the rectory of Ratherby on the west and common land on the east.
And one tenement or cottage situated on the above croft, which croft and
tenement are now or were late in the tenure of Thomas Seyle. Medium:
Handwritten in Latin on vellum. Condition: Creasing and dust marking. Seal
missing. Characteristics: A very nice attractive document with attractive
calligraphy. Document size (approx.): 40 by 23 cm. |
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Glover |
Seyle |
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120 |
1848 |
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Loughborough
Leics HENSHAW > ROBINSON 1848 guaranteed original - from the reign of
QUEEN VICTORIA - BEING 157 YEARS OLD BETWEEN HENRY TOONE OF LOUGHBOROUGH IN
THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER GENTLEMAN AND JOHN FARMER OF THE SAME PLACE HAT
MANUFACTURER OF THE FIRST PART WILLIAM OLDERSHAW HENSHAW LATE OF LOUGHBOROUGH
BUT NOW OF NUNEATON IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK FARMER OF THE SECOND PART
ELIZABETH BROWNSWORD OF SEAGRAVE IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER OF THE THIRD PART
WILLIAM ROBINSON OF LOUGHBOROUGH AFORESAID NURSERY AND SEEDSMAN OF THE FOURTH
PART AND EDWARD CRADOCK OF ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH IN THE SAID COUNTY GENTLEMAN.
BEING THE CONVEYANCE OF ALL THAT CLOSE OF LAND SITUATE AND BEING IN THE
PARISH OF LOUGHBOROUGH ON THE WESTWARD SIDE OF THE TURNPIKE FROM LOUGHBOROUGH
TO LEICESTER OCCUPIED AS NURSERY LAND AND CALLED THE MIDDLE FIELD AND PART OF
A FURLONG CALLED MOON'S CLOSE LEYS FURLONG SIZE 29 INS X 25INS ~ IN VERY FINE
CONDITION - - WITH ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMP AND WAX SEALS ~ ON ONE SHEET OF FOLDED PARCHMENT |
Toone |
Farmer |
Henshaw |
Brownsword |
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121 |
1851 |
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Barrow
on Soar Leicestershire JENNAWAY > PLATTS 1851 guaranteed original - from
the reign of QUEEN VICTORIA - BEING 154 YEARS OLD BETWEEN MARY JENNAWAY OF
QUENIBOROUGH IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER OF THE ONE PART AND JOHN PLATTS OF
BARROW UPON SOAR IN THE SAID COUNTY OF LEICESTER LABOURER OF THE OTHER PART.
BEING THE ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF PREMISES AT BARROW UPON SOAR IN COUNTY
OF LEICESTER IN THE OCCUPATION OF WILLIAM LOCKWOOD. SIZE 29 INS X 25INS ~ IN
VERY FINE CONDITION - - WITH ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMP AND WAX SEALS ~ ON
ONE SHEET OF FOLDED PARCHMENT |
Jennaway |
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122 |
1873 |
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ANTIQUE
INDENTURE Barrow Upon Soar Leicester SWALLOW > BURROWS 1873 guaranteed
original - from the reign of QUEEN VICTORIA - 132 YEARS OLD BETWEEN WILLIAM
SWALLOW OF BARROW UPON SOAR IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER GARDENER OF THE ONE
PART AND MARY BURROWS OF LOUGHBOROUGH IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER OF THE OTHER
PART . BEING THE MORTGAGE OF TWO CLOSES OF LAND SITUATE AT BARROW UPON SOAR
IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER COMMONLY CALLED THE GREAT BARLEY HILL CLOSE ON THE
CARRIAGE ROAD FROM BARROW UPOM SOAR TO PRESTWOLD. SIZES 25 INS X 29 INS IN
VERY FINE CONDITION - ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMP ON 1 SHEET OF PARCHMENT WAX
SEALS |
Swallow |
Burrows |
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