Staffordshire 1-100
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Staffordshire
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1677-1726 |
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Astbury (Thomas, farmer and landowner, of
Swynnerton, Staffordshire, fl. 1680-1726) Account & rent book, manuscript
in English, a few sentences in Greek, in several hands, mostly in the hand of
Thomas Astbury, 139pp., 2pp. accounts in the hand of John Sutton, Astbury's
brother in law, signatures of two Thomas Astbury's on lower covers, each f.
with a Latin caption in red, ruled in red, 3ff. cut, 1 with two thirds loss,
a few others corners frayed and creased, numerous ink marks and crossings
out, original vellum, creased, yellowed and soiled, upper cover mostly cut
away, sm. 4to, 1677-1726. N.B. An interesting account book owned by a farmer
whose family had links with the pottery industry. Thomas Astbury owned 108
acres of land at Blakelow, |
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Sutton |
Bouch |
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1541 |
Dominic Winter 8 Nov 2000 |
347 |
An attested copy (probably contemporary) 'of the
Grant of Swithamley with the Boundary thereof' to William Trafford, of Wilmslow,
Cheshire in 1541, document on vellum in fine chancery hand, some browning but
in good legible condition William Trafford was the younger son of Sir Edmund
Trafford of Trafford Park, in what is now Manchester. William was Under
Sheriff of Cheshire in 1540 and obtained a Grant for Swithamley Grange,
Staffordshire from Henry VIII in 1541. The present document would probably be
a contemporary copy kept by his lawyers |
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3 |
19th century |
Dominic Winter 31 Jan 2001 |
285 |
Large quantity of vellum manorial documents, 19th
c., for the Manors of Newcastle under Lyme, Longdon, Cannock and Rugeley,
Haywood and Great Wirley in Staffordshire, providing a wealth of genealogical
and local historical information, approx. 100 documents in all, contained in
a metal deed box (1) £100-150 |
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18th-20th century |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
547 |
An extensive archive of manuscript and printed documents,
18th-20th c., relating to Staffordshire, including numerous printed sales
particulars, including the famous 'Moseley Estate', maps and plans for the
Cannock mineral railway, coal and mineral particulars, early illustrated bill
heads, plans and maps of Cannock enclosure, a plan of the main line
Derbyshire-Staffordshire Junction railway, manorial court rolls from the 18th
c., auction particulars etc, contained in a large metal deed box. |
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5 |
1843-1851 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
548 |
Minute book for the manors of Cannock and Rugeley,
1st November 1843 - 4th November 1851, listing details of Courts Baron held
in the two manors during that period, 566 pages of manuscript , original vellum
boards with usual dusting and scuffing, folio. Of considerable interest to
local historians and genealogists of this important industrial and coal
mining area lying just north west of Birmingham. This present minute book
complements a similar volume for 1869-1872 sold in these rooms in June 2000
(lot 321). |
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19th century |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
549 |
Group of nine mainly vellum legal documents, 19th c.,
relating to various land and property transactions in Staffordshire,
including the sale of 'The Rose and Crown Inn', West Bromwich and the sale of
the 'Village Tavern', Cobridge, Burslem |
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7 |
1663 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
550 |
Extensive scroll document on paper, 26th March
1663, being a hereditable bond between various parties for lands and property
in 'Graydon and Lightwood', written in a fine chancery hand on a scroll of
paper approximately 1ft 6ins wide and 7ft long, some fraying to edges and one
small portion towards the base torn away, not affecting text, which is in
clear legible condition Remarkable document from the reign of Charles II,
referring to a particularly high status transaction. Lightwood is a village
lying just south of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, and the present document
could yield new information on the area of the Potteries just after the
Restoration. Parties to the document include: George Howe, Stephen Johnston,
Joseph Blair, Mark Sher and others. |
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1828, 1855 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
551 |
Four extensive vellum documents, comprising forty-two
individual leaves, 1828 and 1855 relating to the settlement of the marriage
of the Earl of Litchfield to Lady Harriet Hamilton, providing considerable
information on the settlement, payments to be made, lands to be transferred
etc, some dusting to outside surfaces, and usual scuffing, but in generally
good condition Documents relating to the marriage settlements of such high
status people are rarely seen. The Earls of Lichfield, unusually, live in the
county where the title derives. The family seat is Shugborough Hall, near
Stafford, and of course the present Earl of Lichfield is the celebrated
society photographer and cousin to the Queen. |
Litchfield |
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9 |
1633 |
Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001 |
552 |
Indenture, 3pp large folio, c. 1633, being a copy
of the sale transaction of Stafford Castle, document in ink written in a fine
chancery hand, some worming, weakness in the folds of page three, but in
clear legible condition |
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10 |
17th-19th century |
Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2001 |
423 |
Collection of vellum manorial documents, 17th-19th
c., relating to the manors of Agardlsey, Marchington, Longdon, Cannock & Rugeley,
together with a Court Roll of 1747 for the Manor of Great Wirley, an order
stopping a public footpath, a large vellum petition to Westminster concerning
a water mill, a merger of tithes rents by the Earl of Litchfield, Lord Bagot
etc, a vellum indenture for the Estates of Lord Bagot and other documents. A
fascinating collection of documents providing considerable research
information on and area of Staffordshire in the general areas of Stafford,
Rugeley and Cannock. The earliest document is an exchange contract from 1674.
£100-150 |
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11 |
1851-1859 |
Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2001 |
424 |
Minute book for the manors of Cannock and Rugeley,
5th December 1851 to 26th July 1859, listing details of Courts Baron held in the
two manors during that period, 565 pp of manuscript, outer boards somewhat
distressed but contents in good order. Of considerable interest to local
historians of this area just north of Wolverhampton which was at time
emerging as a major coal and mineral production zone. This present volume
complements those sold in these rooms in June 2000 (lot 321) and March 2001
(lot 548). |
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12 |
18th century |
Dominic Winter 16 May 2001 |
457 |
Relief of the Poor. Crude
booklet, 18th c., containing manuscript entries listing the names of all the
inhabitants of Rugeley who paid a levy of twopence in the pound for the
relief of the local poor. The booklet contains the individual names of more
than 200 people together with amounts collected from each. An important
historical document giving a unique reference to the inhabitants and
population of this Staffordshire town which lies just north of the Birmingham
connurbation. At this time, Rugeley, which in the 19th c. became an important
coal mining and industrial area was an agricultural market town. |
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13 |
19th century |
Dominic Winter 16 May 2001 |
458 |
Collection of thirty-two vellum documents 19th c., including
details of estates, documents referring to the porcelain trade, old mills,
and an interesting document concerning the arrangements for Lord Bagot's
estates between Lord Bagot and Eleanor Bagot. |
Bagot |
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