1. Georgiana Elizabeth Duppa of Eardington House Quatford, widow; Thomas Duppa Duppa...

1. Georgiana Elizabeth Duppa of Eardington House Quatford, widow; Thomas Duppa Duppa of Cheney Longueville esq and Rowland Price of Stourbridge gentleman

2. Joseph Pitman of the Hill, Amblecote co Staffs esq

3. Thomas Badger of the Grange, Oldswinford, esq

Draft conveyance, with plan attached

Recital of indenture of 31 March 1849

(1) Thomas Duppa of Eardington House esq (decd)

(2) Henry Bradley, George Jones Barker, William Orme Foster and Thomas Barker

Consideration: £18,000

Mortgage of the mansion house and lands except the Pool and lane called Burralls, and except the liberty to get coal, ironstone and clay; with power to sell

Recital of indenture of 6 December 1851 (endorsed on the last

i. Bradley, Barker, Foster and Barker

ii. Joseph Pitman

Consideration £18,730.14.6

Assignment and appointment as attorney

Recital of will of Thomas Duppa, 17 January 1849

(S.R.O.1396/4). The testator died 5 February 1851 will proved PCC 3 June last

The real estate was put up for sale at the Swan Hotel Wolverhampton on 28 May last but was bought in.

Pitman has agreed to buy lot 1 for £21,500

Consideration: £18,000 principal, £3,500 paid to the trustees

Release of a messuage and farm called Moor Ridding Farm otherwise the Moor in the township of Eardington in the parish of Quatford (heretofore Ann Smallman widow, afterwards John Rushton and James Power) and Land:-

The Lane Piece (4.1.1), the Great Corn Boley (10.1.0), Little Corn Boley (5.1.12), Yew Tree Piece (3.2.4), The Barn Yard (3.0.35), the Piece below the fold (3.3.36), the meadow below the house (3.0.16), the scite of the messuage (1.1.8) the Well meadow (2.3.22), the Great meadow (5.2.18) the Ox pasture (4.3.24), the Footway Piece (4.3.36) the piece above the coppice (5.0.7) and the Coppice piece (5.1.18), all in Eardington (Thomas Baker and the trustees)

Release of a parcel of land adjoining the road from Eardington to Bridgnorth called the Hoar Stone (4.2.17), 3 parcels arable, pasture and woodland called the Hoar Stone meadow, Upper Hoarstone and Hoar Stone Coppice (together 16.0.21), pasture land called the Lea Bridge meadow (4.0.15); dwellinghouses and barn erected on part of the last hereditaments; all in Eardington (formerly Henry Bowdler, afterwards Richard Bowdler, since his widow Jane Bowdler, late Richard Bourne, now Thomas Baker

Release of the manor of Yerton otherwise Yerdington otherwise Eardington; Cliff coppice (7.1.30), Lower Cliffe (1.2.37), carriage road from Knowle Sands through land called Craps Bank (14p), arable called the Bank (3r 19p), meadow called The Lower Cow pasture with a messuage on part (9.3.17), meadow called the Slang (3.1.15), Cliffe meadow (7.3.10), Lower Cliffe meadow (3.3.30), coppice called Rough Bank (2.0.30), garden ground adjoining (38p), pasture called Little Croft (0.3.5); public wharf and carriage road to it (0.3.32), pasture called Barn Croft (1.3.27), arable called Great Breach with a messuage on part (5.3.10), arable called Far Great Breach (5.3.5), arable called Crows Field (4.2.6), arable called Far Nestless Broom (9.1.15), arable called Great Nestless Broom (9.1.30), arable called Little Nestless Broom (5.2.17), arable called Piece Late Hickmans on the SE side of the last and lying open to it (2.0.35), messuage and outbuildings called The Stone Hall (1.1.27), meadow called Hall furlong adjoining the highway from Eardington to Bridgnorth(W) (6.0.27), pasture called Great Hall furlong on E. of the last (2.3.27), arable called Great Hall furlong (2.2.12) meadow called Great Hall furlong (1.1.16), meadow called Great Hall furlong (1.3.10), meadow or pasture called Upper Cow pasture adjoining lands late of Lord Sudeley (S) and late of John Milner (W) (1.3.30), meadow or pasture called Middle Cow pasture on E. of last (2.2.23), meadow or pasture called Cow pasture adjoining last and bounded by lands late of Mary White deceased, now of the trustees of the will of Thomas Duppa (NE) and (SW) (3.0.31), all in Eardington (heretofore Richard Bourne, since Thomas Duppa deceased father of the testator, now Thomas Baker and others); and all tithes; Bridge field meadow (2.1.5) adjoining the turnpike road from Eardington to Bridgnorth, arable called Tom Hall with a small croft called Milking fold (together 8.0.33), another parcel called Tom Hall on the W. of the last (9.2.28), all at Eardington (heretofore Richard Bourne, since Thomas Duppa deceased, now Thomas Baker and others); Messuage and fold yard, garden and stack yard (1.0.37) and land:-

Little furlong or Little Hall furlong (3.3.11)

Big or Great Nether Ditch (7.0.35), Little Nether Ditch (4.0.19), Tom Halls (10.1.11), Big furlong or Big Hall furlong (8.1.3), Britch field or Bridge field with thenpools therein (5.3.4), Cow pasture (8.1.25), the Witheys (7.0.2), Ridge or Rush Pits with the pool (4.3.18), Far Downs (5.2.35), Hither Downs (6.1.12), Big Lambs Head or Big Lumley head (5.0.35), Little Lambs Head or Little Lumley Head (1.3.4), Cockshutt with the road adjoining (12.0.32) all in Eardington (trustees of the will) Thomas Baker and others) and tithes on Little furlong, Big Furlong, Cow pasture, the Witheys ridge, half Hither Downs, Big and Little Lambs head

Six parcels land :-

Craps Bank (6.0.26), Garrett Tree meadow on S.side of last (3.1.38) with thenhighway from Bridgnorth to Eardington (W), the cow pasture heretofore belonging to John Milner decd (S), property of William MacMichael deceasedm now of the trustees called the Cow pastures (N and E), land of Lord Sudeley, (late George Hugh Hazlewood) (N); arable and rough called Little Cliffe (5.2.22) with a wood called the Cliffe (N), property of Richard Bowdler deceased, afterwards of John McMichael called Tom Hales, now, of the trustees (E) and land called the Cow pastures belonging to the trustees, the Bridge field heretofore John Milner's, the Furlongs heretofore John McMichael's now the trustees' on other sides; arable called Big Cliffe (8.0.14) with the wood adjoining (0.2.25) bounded by the Cliffe (N) land called Tom Hales (W), other land called Tom Hall (S), property of William McMichael called Little Nestless Broom, now of the trustees (E); arable called the Three Cornered piece (3.2.15), bounded by the last piece called Little Nestness Broom, Par Nestless Broom (formerly William McMichael, now the trustees) (N) Old Slade Lane (SE) and land called Tom Hall heretofore John Milner's and other lands of his on other sides, all in Eardington (late John Milner deceased as yearly tenant, now Thomas Baker and others)

Messuage with barn, stable etc and land called the Orchard opposite the house, Lower meadow, Upper Meadow, Meadow, and Calves Croft (together 16.2.29), pond called Burrall or the Common Shore and the ground adjoining to a rickyard belonging to the messuage, all in Eardington (Richard Bowdler deceased, after Jane Bowdler widow, late James Pershouse, since William Barratt, after Thomas Duppa the father, now Thomas Baker and others)

Meadow or pasture called Little Sling (3r) adjoining the public footway from Eardington towards Bridgnorth and extending therefrom eastwardly towards Bridge field Pool with lands of the trustees on all sides, in Eardington (heretofore John Dyer gentleman, afterwards - Fryer blacksmith, now Thomas Baker)

The Brook ground (6.2.28) adjoining on the Sw to Morbrook, in Eardington (formerly Richard Bowdler, afterwards his widow Jane, late Edward Edwards, now the trustees)

All this property is described in the schedule in a modern particular by way of reference and shown on plan

All minerals under the land, discharged from any right on the part of the first parties to get them (but reserving coal, ironstone and fire brick clay under closes numbered on the plan 206,207 and 208) provided the minerals can be got without the surface of the lands being broken for the purpose of sinking pits, with liberty for Pitman to claim damages from any person working the mines for injury sustained to the surface or to buildings to be erected; and recerving to the first parties the use of a road from Eardington Brick Works into the Bridgnorth/Cleobury Mortimer turnpike road and the full user of all roads now enjoyed from the Eardington Brick and Coal Works) with all appurtenances

To hold to Badger and heirs to such uses as Joseph Pitman shall appoint and indefault to use of Pitman and assigns for his life, after to use of Badger and heirs during Pitman's life in trust for him and his assigns, after to use of Pitman his heirs and assigns. No widow to be entitled to dower

Schedule

Eardington Farm (Thomas Baker tenant)

No on plan Description Quantity Cultivation

40 Lower Cow pasture 10.3.27 meadow

41 Sling 1.3.21 meadow

42 Flat meadow 7.1.28 meadow

43 Old Slad meadow 6.0.28 meadow

47 part of Crops Bank 4.3.21 arable

48 part of Crops Bank 3.0.28 arable

49 part of Crops Bank 2.1.37 arable

50 a garden 0.1.16 arable

51 Little Cliffe 4.2.7 pasture

51 pool adjoining 0.1.0 water

52 part of Middle Cow pasture 4.1.35 pasture

53 part of Middle Cow pasture 0.3.25 pasture

54 Garretry meadow 2.2.19 pasture

55 Cow pasture 9.0.2 pasture

56 Bridge field 6.2.6 meadow

57 part of Hall furlong 1.3.24 meadow

62 Hall furlong 5.3.16 meadow

63 Hall sling 2.2.20 meadow

64 Hall sling 5.0.0 arable

65 Big Tom Hall 9.2.0 arable

66 Little Tom Hall 8.2.11 arable

67 Big Cliff 7.3.34 arable

68 Part of Smiths leasow 5.1.36 arable

69 Part of Smiths leasow 2.0.25 arable

70 Nestless Broom 7.0.10 arable

71 Nestless Broom 7.2.11 arable

Part of 72 Nestless Broom 2.3.30 arable

73 Tom Hall 8.2.25 arable

74 Long Tom Hall 9.2.26 arable

75 Nether Ditch 6.2.30 arable

Part of 76 Part Fiddlers piece 5.0.0 arable

86 House, buildings, fold, garden 0.0.30

87 Barn leasow 5.2.12 arable

88 Crows Hill 10.1.20 arable

Part 120 buildings, rickyard fold yard etc 0.3.30

122 Lower Bowdlers 3.1.20 meadow

123 Upper Bowdlers 4.3.0 pasture

123 pit in Bowdlers 0.1.2

124 The Witheys 7.0.28 meadow

195 Rush Pits 4.3.32 pasture

195 pool in Pits 0.0.30 water

196 Yates Downs 5.2.38 pasture

197 part of Oldbury downs 2.2.20 arable

198 part of Downs 3.1.16 arable

206 New Cockshoot 5.0.25 arable

207 Far Cockshoot 6.1.0 arable

235 Lambs head 7.0.4 pasture

238 orchard 0.2.9 pasture

239 House, buildings, fold and garden 1.2.0 pasture

Total 232.0.34

Moor Ridding Farm

137 Well meadow 6.0.0 meadow

138 Middle piece 3.3.26 pasture

140 Barn Yard 3.0.12 arable

141 Near Coomsby 4.0.30 arable

142 Far Coomsby 4.3.8 arable

143 Cow pasture 7.0.0 meadow

144 Little Bank 3.1.8 arable

145 Swinnerton piece 5.0.25 arable

146 Barn meadow 5.1.32 arable

147 House, buildings, fold garden, rickyard 1.1.0

148 Way leadow 5.3.32 arable

149 Coppice leasow 5.1.0 arable

130 Hoar stone 3.2.33 meadow

131 Hoar stone 3.1.0 arable

132 Coppice Piece 3.2.25 arable

193 Seabridgt meadow 3.3.15 meadow

Total 69.3.6

Trustees of the late Thomas Duppa Esq

77 Little Fiddlers piece 3.0.0 pasture

119 and part of

120 Mansion offices, buildings foldyard, garden etc 1.0.15

121 New orchard 5.0.30 meadow

44 The Cliff coppice 12.3.10 wood

45 House and garden 0.0.22

Part of 46 part of Crops Bank 1.0.0 wood

Part of 76 part of plantation 3.0.0 plantation

Part of 46 house and garden 0.0.10

150 Lane 0.0.30

237 Burrals Pool and lane 0.1.28

151 Coppice leasow 5.0.36 wood

156 Brook ground 5.0.4 wood

194 Withy Bed 0.1.0

208 Cockshoot plantation 0.3.23 wood

Total 38.1.8

Late E. Edwards

243 House, malthouse, buildings, fold, garden, moat etc 0.3.0

244 Pound yard 0.2.20

Total 1.1.20

John Cooper

127 Hoar Stone 4.2.12 meadow

128 Hoar Stone 5.1.25 meadow

139 Little Coomsby 4.0.30 arable

Total 14.0.27

Mr Jarrot

Part of 36 part Fiddlers Piece 3.2.35

126 Late Bowens cottages 0.0.18

Total 359.2.28

Witnesses:- T.R. Baker, R. Openshaw, Charles Scott, George Perry, Maria Llotd Olive, C.E.D. Crotch, William James