GRAY, DODSWORTH AND COBB (LATER GRAYS), SOLICITORS, YORK

Includes: Manorial records relating to Catton Manor and Stoke 1839-1841 comprising printed summonses to appear at the next court; list of names of freeholders and tenants in Stamford Bridge, Full Sutton, Wilberfoss, High Catton, Low Catton and Newton on Derwent. Manorial records relating to Dunnington 1835-1912 including copyhold rental, fines and fees account book; names of owners; note of tenure and valuations of copyhold property in the Manor. Manorial records relating to Hayton 1651-1841 including contemporary copy of court roll of Court Baron; pains laid at the Court Leet and Court Baron, call rolls, bailiff's precepts, homage papers, court papers; extract from the Hayton Enclosure Award and lists, bailiffs oath, and sundry papers. Pains laid by the jury relating to Heslington 1897 and 1900. Draft appointment of Steward and summons to the Bailiff of the Manor relating to Huggate 1789. Comprises extracts of fines etc imposed at the Courts Leet & Baron of the Manor 1647-1737. Summons to attend court relating to Topcliffe 1857. Local public records relating to Acklam 1825-1864 including terrier of lands etc, belonging to the Vicarage of Acklam; valuations of dilapidations at the Vicarage House. Enclosure - notices, letters and draft instructions mainly relating to Cottam Warren 1849-1850. Local public records relating to Dunnington 1709 including book containing a copy of a Decree made in the High Court of Chancery relating to the enclosure of certain open fields in Dunnington parish. Local public records relating to Fridaythorpe 1810 including copies of the Fridaythorpe Enclosure Act. Local public records relating to Market Weighton & Shipton 1827-1931 including copy of the Market Weighton & Shipton Enclosure Act; printed copy of the Market Weighton & Shipton Enclosure Award. Documents relating to Pocklington Canal 1819-1820 including plan of the Pocklington Canal from Melbourne Lock to Coates' Lock showing land acquired from the Earl of Egremont and list of tenants. Documents relating to Hull and Selby Railway 1847. Documents relating to North Eastern Railway 1856-1882. Documents relating to York and North Midland Railway 1846-1852 including notices, agreements, valuations, abstract of title and certificates of search. Estate records and family papers relating to Robert Bardon of Brandesburton, farmer 1869-1876 including newspapers containing notice to creditors of Robert Bardon deceased - The Standard, Yorkshire Gazette, Beverley Guardian, London Gazette; sale of Brandesburton land in the Beverley Guardian; Anne Barton of Hull, widow 1899; Henry Cholmley of Howsham & Katherine his wife 1709-1818 including tithe claims of the Vicar of Cramb; Ann Eglin of Stillingfleet, single woman 1828. Estate records and family papers relating to Ellis's estate at Fulford 1805-1870 including copy of the Land Tax Bill for Fulford for year ending 5 April 1805; certificate of search at the deeds registry at Beverley, sale posters, conditions of sale and other papers - Fulford Field House with pleasure grounds, stables, coachhouses and six acres of grassland. Estates and papers relating to Forbes-Adam (Wenlock) 1872-1949 including draft deeds of release and appointment under the 1839 settlement and instructions to counsel; business letters mostly in respect of trust investment; Lady Wenlock's claim for pictures painted by her and which were being stored at the Berkeley Gallery in London awaiting collection when a distraint was levied on the premises - letters. Documents relating to Acaster Malbis Estate (West Riding) 1880-1916 including abstract of title of Baron Wenlock to property at Acaster Malbis; Bishopthorpe (West Riding) 1866; Deighton 1905-1954 including sale notice, particulars and conditions of sale for the White Swan Inn, Deighton; Elvington 1886-1916 including redemption of tithes at Elvington - copy certificate of redemption and other papers; Escrick 1911-1952; Kexby 1914-1931 including letters concerning the patronage of Kexby Vicarage; Naburn 1903-1952; North Duffield 1855-1903; Riccall 1731-1951; including Manor of Howden - Riccall, Wormley's title -minutes of entries on court rolls, Manor of Riccall - an account of the copyhold fines, Ricall Estate - tracing of the plan on the Conveyance dated 1858; Skipwith 1899-1955 including copy of 'Will Trust' property at Stillingfleet, Kelfield, Kexby, Elvington and Riccall proposed to be exchanged for '1839 Settlement' land at Skipwith; Stillingfleet 1919-1925; Wheldrake 1822-1954 including extract from certificate of East Riding Registrar of Deeds, draft statutory declaration by CWHG Thompson re the Wheldrake Estate, plan of Wheldrake Village; Weeford (Staffordshire) 1866; documents of general effect 1884-1953 including Lord Wenlock - documents re Estate Duty, Succession Duty and Duty on timber sale - correspondence, forms etc; Plans 1839-1909 including plan of Escrick Park Estate showing the then proposed Derwent Valley Light Railway on OS Maps sheets, tracings of Skipwith Regulation & Enclosure Map and plans showing the lands at Riccall to be exchanged between the Trusts. Mrs Ann Harrison 1804-1862 including cash notebook, bank book and account notebook. Hornby family of Dunnington 1823-1891 including Inland Revenue accounts and receipts for duty, also documents regarding Dunnington House (Private Lunatic Asylum) including brochures with picture of the premises. Thomas Jennings of Whittaker Farm, Storthwaite 1862-1888 including copy of the York Herald containing notice to creditors of T. Jennings deceased; valuation of his personal estate, receipts for legacy and succession duties and land tax. Legard Marriage Settlements 1874-1904. Estate records and family papers relating to John Marshall of Sculcoates & Hornsea, ship owner 1867-1875. Estate records and family papers relating to Rev. Thomas Nelson, Rector of Fingal, Yorkshire 1743-1957 including extract from the Manor and Soke of Catton Award 1766 of Rev. Thomas Nelson's allotments at Wilberfoss. W Parvin and Mrs M A Thompson Trusts 1828-1914 including duty on sale of timber from Bolton or Wilberfoss Estates, letters and forms, bundle of interest warrants showing interest on money invested by Mr JT Sargent and another with Hull Corporation; valuation of trees at Mager Hill Farm, Bolton, Bolton and Wilberfoss property; property at Holgate, York. Rudston Read family papers 1543-1924 including letters relating to the Mortgage to Equitable Assurance Office, Hayton Estate; schedule of title deeds relating to an estate at Hayton, Pensthorpe, Plowland and Welwick, Westow, West Riding and Lincolnshire. Estate records and family papers relating to Spence 1851-1875. Estate records and family papers relating to Stricklands of Boynton 1769-1826 including drafts, notes, letters etc relating to the Strickland Estates. Estate records and family papers relating to Ann Utley 1888-1892 including death certificate of Ann Utley; letters concerning the funeral and carrying out the will etc. Settlements 1826-1862. Title deeds and papers relating to land relating to Barlby 1610-1890 including extract from the Barlby Enclosure Award of 1846 of the allotments to William Hubie; Bielby 1781-1860; Bishop Wilton 1844; Broomfleet 1828; Bridlington 1683-1864; Bubwith 1802-1855 including estimate of Bubwith tithe estate and notes on Bubwith Parish, baptism and burial certificates in connection with the title to Bubwith Rectory; Catton, Stamford Bridge, Youlthorpe and other places 1680-1700; Dunnington1731-1879; East Cottingwith 1680-1856; Ellerton 1878; Elvington 1646-1883; Faxfleet 1772-1853 including Manor of Faxfleet, surrender and admission and other documents relating to the Manor of Faxfleet; Folkton 1558; Fulford1654-1882 including notebook containing extracts from the Water Fulford Tithe Award 1843, valuation of Skipwith School; Full Sutton 1766-1853; Hayton 1555-1942; Holme on Spalding Moor 1612-1930; Hotham 1881; Howden 1832; Hunmanby 1776-1848; Hutton Cranswick 1555-1830; Langwith 1839 comprising duplicate tithe agreement for the commutation of tithes in the township of Langwith; Leavening 1724-1735; Lund 1553-1846; Mappleton 1898 comprising sale particulars and plan of agricultural estate at Mappleton and Cowden...including almost the whole of Mappleton village and the Lordship of the Manor of Mappleton; Market Weighton 1776-1807; Newbald, Beverley and Beverley Parks & York 1729-1877 including printed abstract of Grant of the Manor of Beverley and Beverley Parks etc, documents relating to the Manor of the Prebendary of the Prebend of South and North Newbald; Newton on Derwent 1838; North Cave 1840-1881; Norton 1826-1868; Nuttle or Nuthill (Skeckling cum Burstwick) 1813-1821; Octon and Thwing 1558-1803 including survey of the Manor of Thwing then late parcel of the possessions of Charles Stuart late King of England; Pocklington 1650-1926 including copy requisitions on title to the Hayton & Pocklington Estates, observations typed on the back of a leaflet describing the 'Boston' bottle for salt, pepper, sugar etc; Raisthorpe 1598; Reighton 1635-1817; Riccall 1855-1857; Rudston 1768; Seaton Ross 1657; Southburn 1678; South Duffield 1625-1763; Spaldington 1815; Stamford Bridge, Catwick and Leven 1850; Storthwaite or Storwood 1697-1887 including epitome of Carrick's title to an estate; Sutton on Derwent 1947; Thixendale 1809; Thorganby 1805; Wilberfoss 1717-1833. Title deeds and papers relating to Bedale, Exelby, Leeming and Scruton (North Riding) 1579-1709; Brandsby, Oulston, Thornton on the Hill and Yedarsley (North Riding) 1814 comprising sale particulars of farms containing over 753 acres, part of the estates of the Earl of Fauconberg; Crambe (North Riding) 1826 comprising abstract of documents relating to the tithes of wool and lamb in Whitwell, parcel of the Rectory of Crambe held by George Cholmley on lease for lives under the Archbishop of York; Holtby (North Riding) 1773-1782 comprising abstract of Benjamin Hobson's freehold and copyhold title to premises at Holtby. Title deeds and papers relating to Appleton Roebuck (West Riding) 1941; Barnsley (West Riding) 13th century-1540; Dinnington (West Riding) 1915; Fenton (West Riding) 1275-1295; Pontefract & Tanshelf cum Carlton (West Riding) 1622-1808 including Manor of Tanshelf copies of entries on the court rolls of the Manor relating to estates formerly belonging to the Stables family, Stables Pedigree - copies of the Parish registers and description of lands at Pontefract and Tanshelf - presumably a draft of the parcels for a deed; Reedness, Swinefleet, Ousefleet (West Riding) 1575-1851; Silkstone (West Riding) 1599; Spofforth and Kirby Overblow (West Riding) 1872 comprising notice to Lord Leconfield by the surveyors of Kirby Overblow to appear and show cause why they should not take materials from Spofforth, magistrates' licence to surveyor to take road materials from Lord Leconfield's lands in Spofforth to repair the roads of Kirby Overblow; Stainborough 1592-1598 Settlements and trusts relating to John Blanshard, deceased 1877-1887 including papers re George Blanshard's Trust, vouchers in connection with the estate. Settlements and trusts relating to Thomas Brabbs deceased, Thomas Jennings deceased 1862-1885 including schedule of title deeds relating to a farm at Melbourne, late the property of Thomas Brabbs, copy of the birth certificate of Thomas Brabbs. Simpson-Easterby Marriage settlement 1842-1883. Settlements and trusts relating to Joseph Sivers deceased 1835-1871 including sale poster - 2 closes of arable land known as Walker's Back Closes containing 10 acres and Wood Close containing 3 acres at Crayke. Wills, letters of administration and associated papers: 1610-1928. Unconnected documents and papers 1646-1939 including the appointment of George Mountaigne as a Deputy Lieutenant of the East Riding by the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Belasyse, manuscript account of the General Election in 1807 so far as relates to the Undersheriff's office for the county of York compiled with a view to the guidance of an Under Sheriff at a future contested election; booklet entitled 'Truth' by W E Hurcomb on the subject of valuations, values and valuers. Law books and office books 1657-1896 including the reports of Sir Henry Hobart, Bart, Lord Chief Justice and the jurisdiction of the Court Leet - Joseph Ritson; book headed 'Probate Practice' - first pages are notes on probate practice followed by precis of Wills - mostly of the Kay and Hudson families. Newspapers 1880-1925 comprising copies of the London Gazette, The Standard, York Herald, Yorkshire Gazette, Bridlington Chronicle and Bridlington Free Press. Maps and plans 1853-1929 including scale plan of a freehold estate at Millington; details of laundry and drawings of sinks at Sewerby House; part of Bessingby Hall sale plan.

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