Additional Manuscripts, Catalogue L

AMSL

Additional Manuscripts, Catalogue L

1302-1969

Since it opened, East Sussex Record Office has maintained a collection of 'Additional Manuscripts' for accessions which are not assigned, or are not accrued to existing collections which have, a distinctive alphabetic reference based on the collection's title. The Additional Manuscripts collection is now known as AMS

Some of these accessions added to AMS have been returned to A2A as free-standing catalogues. The residue are being returned as a series of catalogues, each covering a range of AMS numbers. The summary list below covers all the accessions within that range, with notes against those which are the subject of separate catalogues or which have been transferred to other collections or other repositories. The main body of the catalogue notes only the reference and the fact of the separate catalogue or the transfer

Summary of contents

AMS5751 Curteis family, East Guldeford, Iden and Playden, 1836-1921

Will and codicils of John Luxford, 1836-1838, and Reginald Curteis, 1845; settlement on marriage of Reginald Curteis and M F Reynolds, 1839; land in East Guldeford (Curteis-SE Railway), 1847; writ in Selmes v EB Curteis in exchequer, 1857; settlement on marriage of Mary Curteis with Lord Conyers, 1860; 3 houses in Playden (Campbell-Clark), 1865; settlement on marriage of Frances Mary Curteis and James Foster, 1867; abstract to land in Rother Levels purchased from TF Langford, 1886; abstract of title to land in Rother Levels purchased from GC Luxford, 1886; papers in Elphinstone and Burra v Campbell and Curteis in chancery, 1887-1888; papers on sale of RLH Curteis's estate in Playden including particulars and requisitions, 1907; schedule and plans of remaining estate, 1913; land in Brecon (Beaufort-Curteis), 1916; Brickhouse Farm Burwash (Curteis-Madams), 1920; death of RLH Curteis and disposal of his estate, 1919-1921: land at Houghton Green Playden to Carter, Scots Float Sluice house and land to Rother Commissioners, land at Playden to CP Wilson, Hawthornden Playden to Hoad, East Guldeford Lodge in PLayden and EG to Chapman, Old Brewery Field and Kiln Field in Playden and East Guldeford to Ashbee, property in Playden and East Guldeford to Henley, property in East Guldeford to Colebrooke, Garen House Iden to Wellsted, land at Playden to Gibson, Reighton Farm PLayden and east Guldeford to Bates; Michim Mountain Rubber Estates (Nyasaland) Ltd: Mand A and liquidation, 1907-1929

AMS5752 Map of Peter Courthope's Hayleigh Park in Westmeston by Robert Whitpaine, 1682

AMS5753 Fragment rental of manor of Lewes Burgus, c1570

AMS5754 Reminiscences of Mrs G Banks of Lewes, Langridge, Monk and Brodie families and Lewes life, 1896-1910

AMS5755 Papers of Rev John Nicholl (1703-1770), vicar of Westham: correspondence and accounts with executors of Rev John Citizen including tithe accounts, 1750-1752; census of the parish, 1751; list of deeds of Nicholl properties in Edward, Gloucester, Lavender, Paradise, Sun, Trafalgar and William Streets and St Georges Mews Brighton, 1820-1932

AMS5756 Devenish Sheetes and Quarnpitts Wood in Beckley (White-Cruttenden), 1709; marsh in Hailsham (Sampton-Bray), 1594; house near the old market place in Hastings St Clement (Towner-Ashby), 1873; 1 Eversfield Place Hastings (Eversfield-Manser-Ramsden-Cooper-), 1702-1853; monumental inscriptions, Hastings and Ore; calendar of 9 Hastings deeds, 1317-1480

AMS5757 Survey of Bexhill Manor, 1567, updated in 1581 and 1629-31

AMS5758 Copy book of reference to the southern part of a map of Ditchling Manor by W Budgen, 1819

AMS5759 'Memories of my Village' reminiscences, 1957

Now listed as WI/53/7

AMS5760 Chancery Scheme for the regulation and management of the Hospital of St John the Baptist, Westham, 1857

AMS5761 Map of John Weston's Merryweathers otherwise Moons Mill in Mayfield by Walter Gale, 1757

AMS5762 Reminiscences of Rev H J Peckham (1841-1922), Vicar of Nutley, 1882-1913

AMS5763 Deeds, Lower Stoneham Farm in South Malling and Ringmer (Cranmer-Polsted-Bolton-Spence-Catt), 1538-1855; meadow near Riders Wells in Ringmer (Newenden-Beard-Spence), 1668-1731; tithes of Lower Stoneham (Evelyn-Kemp-Spence), 1648-1838

AMS5764 Research notes of Richard Gilbert including material on the Cuckmere, local shipwrecks, Crowlink Coastguard Station, The Gore Eastbourne and the Brodie family, and a biography of his brother David Gilbert (1888-1915)

AMS5765 Map of Philip Harcourt's Wigsell manor in Bodiam and Salehurst by William Gent, 1685

AMS5766 Book of reference to plan by John Adams of estate of Rev George Augustus Lamb in Westfield, Rye, Playden, Peasmarsh, East Guldeford, Beckley, Brenzett and Stone, 1820

AMS5767 Records of Hailsham Provident Institution, 1834-1903

AMS5768 Apprenticeship indenture, Albert Lambourne to CG Reed and Son of 26 North St Brighton ironfounders, as jobbing engineer, 1893

AMS5769 Register of Frant baptisms at Tunbridge Wells Chapel, 1790-1812

AMS5770 Appointment of William Morgan of Uckfield as deputy lieutenant, 1853

AMS5771 Lease of Dolmans in Northiam (Sharpe-Margesson), 1858

AMS5772 Marshland in East Guldeford (Guldeford-Petre-Atwood-Brattle-Curteis and Luxford), 1637-1809; North Farm in East Guldeford and Playden (Guldeford; Clarke; Curteis), 1634-1789; marshland in East Guldeford (Guldeford; Furner-Curteis), 1640, 1797

AMS5773 Accounts, plans etc of Wells and Co., builders of Plumpton, 1892-1960

AMS Includes detailed accounts and plans of building at All Saints church Plumpton Green, Wychcote in Portslade, Balneath Manor estate Barcombe, Novington Manor estate East Chiltington, Lentridge Farm estate Plumpton, Blackstone in Henfield, Chailey RDC, Plumpton Place, Middleton in Westmeston, Plumpton and Lewes Racecourses and other properties in those parishes and Ditchling, Lewes, Great Bainden in Mayfield, Newick, Offham, Streat, Westmeston, 1892-1960

AMS5774 Pedigrees and genealogical notes on the Gosling, Peskett and Marchant families, 18-20C; memorandum book of John Gosling of Newick, fellmonger and baptist, 1801-1823; apprenticeship of Sturt Gosling to William Maynard of Seaford, grocer, 1821; letters to Sophia Peskett at Maidstone from her Gosling sisters, including references to 'Swing' incendiarism, 1830-1849

AMS5775 Description of Sussex by John Norden, 1595

AMS5776 Particulars of sale for 6 Elm Grove Brighton (Munster-Kirkham), 1889, including 23 Carlton Row, 134, 136 Elm Grove, 4 Crown Gardens, 12 Bartholomews, 45 Great College Street, Clarendon Lodge Kemptown, 4 and 12 Franklin Road, 39 Clarendon Villas Brighton, 4 Laylands Road Fishersgate in Southwick; 27 and 28 Osborne Street, Hove copyhold of Hova Villa and Ecclesia (Martin-Lashmar-Mighell, Kirkpatrick and Gallard-Smart-Isger), 1797-1871; site at corner of Bampfield Street and Abinger Road, Portslade, (Smith), 1930

AMS5777 Lease of 2 cottages and shoemaker's shop in High Street, Newhaven (Elphick-Eddlestone), 1853; plots 41-43 Elphick Road Newhaven (Pope-Blaker-Woollgar-Lower-Page-Lower), 1866-1880; plots 5 and 6, Lewes Road, Newhaven (Pope-Newman-Holder), 1866-1874, (Putland-Lower), 1880

AMS5778 Printed Acts of Parliament (including harbour and road acts and private estate acts of the Abergavenny, Marlow, Fagge, Newnham, Shelley, Tress, Western, Ashburnham, Chatfield, Chandos and Cazalet families), 1731-1829

AMS5779 Copy letters of the Mannington family of Ripe and West Hoathly, congregationalists, with letters from Nash's library Tunbridge Wells; 1827-1846

AMS5780 Veterinary surgeon's attendance book, Forest Row area [?Harold Leeney], 1891-1893

AMS5781 Seaford vestry minute book, 1845-1911

AMS5782 Account-book of Henry Hebbern, reeve of Ditchling Common, parish constable and carrier, 1832-1836

AMS5783 Apseys Farm, part of Wenbans in Wadhurst (Causton-James-Burfoot-Swift), 1757-1823

AMS5784 First and Second quarterly reports of the Sussex Association for improving the condition of the labouring classes, 1831 and 1832; rules of the Lindfield branch, 1833; addresses to labourers on various subjects including machine-breaking, 1830-1832; case-histories of reformed workers, 1832 and description of farming methods in the Eastbourne area, 1832

AMS5785 Oldaker of Newick: memoir of A E Oldaker of his parents (John Oldaker 1858-1938, Helena Rosa Oldaker 1865-1948), headmaster of Newick boys school and cricketer; photograph of Falmer station (Isaac Oldaker stationmaster), c1880; school press cuttings, 1902-1923; photographs of E H Neve, c1870 and scholars, 1883-1912; correspondence with Thomas Baden Powell of High Hurst on parish affairs (including footpaths and schools), cricket, genealogy, library sale catalogue, 1920s-30s; photographs, c1880-1930; Newick Hymn Book, 1911

AMS5786 Maps of Duke of Dorset's estates by William Figg, 1799

AMS5787 Rental of Rotherfield manor, 1816, 1822

AMS5788 Maps of Arnold Nesbitt's estate by John Mackoun, 1767: Winchelsea Town and Thorn Farm, Wickham, Crutches, New Place and Church Farms in Icklesham, Winchelsea and Pett, with note of income from letting to Nouaille and Co, cambric manufacturers, 1772; diaries of H B Phillips of Hastings with particular notes of shipwrecks including the Amsterdam, 1825-1829; photographic diaries of Crowhurst otterhounds, WEF Cheesman master, 1904-1906

AMS5789 Phillipps charters from sale of 13 April 1981:Puckney and Levits in Ashburnham (Ashburnham-Lattenden), 1610; fragment of inventory of Thomas Longly of Ashburnham, 1651; copies of court roll, Barcombe manor, Cobbs in Barcombe (Gourd Maynard-Hesman-Coby and Newton-Raynes-Markwick-Coby); waste at Marvell Common (Gourd-Hills-Bonnick), 1610-1670; Allington copyhold in Barcombe (Hayward-Attree-Batchelor), 1667-1675; Battle Abbey charters: Grafherst in Icklesham, c1250; Chittlebirch, The Down and Sprotsacre in Sedlescombe (Chittlebirch), 1350; covenant concerning watercourse at Bodiam (abbot and Dallingridge), 1386; sale of timber at Itonwood in Mountfield and Battle (Finch-Natlegh), 1441; land S of Saltcot Street in Playden (Browning), 1506; chapel of Hempstead in Essex (abbot-Aleyn), 1483; lease of rectory of Aylsham in Norfolk (abbot-Orwell), 1510; lease of Sole and Sede at Broadstreet in Icklesham (abbot-Shepard), 1521; contract with John Young, tiler, 1528; manor of Socknersh and the tenants at Darvell in Brightling (Etchingham-Buxhull), 1315; rent from Petfield in Brightling (Twyford-Kenne), 1349; contract for wood-cutting at Bergwood at Socknersh in Brightling (Buxhull-Etchingham), 1405; manor of Hollingrove in Brightling (Kenne-Rok and Germain-Bate), 1438; will of Robert Snepp the elder of Burwash, 1455; probate of John Colyn the elder of Burwash mentioning forge in Burwash and furnace in Brightling and lease of marsh in Herstmonceux and Hailsham, 1541; note of probate from will of Edmund Cheesman of Udimore, 1579; note of probate from will of John Hepden the elder of Burwash, 1584; Woodgates Croft at Chailey Green (Combridge-Marten), 1723; Ditchling copyhold called Johnson alias Garretts (Payne; Jenner-Delve; Parsons-Elliot-Burt), 1611-1711; coterell in Ditchling (Winchester), 1659; Ditchling Garden licence to John Smith to lease Fullers,** [date]; Camois Court copyhold called Gores and Longfores in Ditchling (Frere-Pannet), 1662; probate of John Saxby of Etchingham, land in Ticehurst and Goudhurst, 1595; declaration by Henry Salmon of MT concerning settlement on marriage of John Gage of Firle with Mary Middlemore, 1664; land and mills in Fletching (Shodwell-Aylnoth), 1362; general quitclaim (Canyll of Fletching-Picott), 1506; bond for covenants (Dynott-Fairhall of Fletching), 1533; sale of fee-farm rent from property belonging to chapel at Offham in Hamsey (trustees-Spatchurst), 1652; Duddleswell copyhold house and 12a at Chuckhatch in Hartfield (Pulman-Devall), 1653; return of armed men in Hastings (no names), 1496; Homrede in Hellingly (atte Stomble-atte Frith), 1350; land in Hellingly (Belsant-Cogger), 1415; Redene and a croft at Ramshurstsgate in Hellingly (atte Broke-Wickersham), 1440; lands and tenements in Icklesham late Byke (Heringod-de Brede), 1345; quitclaim of rents anad services from land late John Waller, 1349; lands and tenements in Icklesham late Pret (Heringod-Finch), 1350; manor of Mountfield mortgage (Nicoll-Halton), 1723; Webbsdown in Northiam (Tufton-Hore, White and Frencham), 1498; quitclaim of actions (Trowdys-Edward), 1558; house at Goldspur in Rye held of Brede (Tailor-Salerne), 1389; bond for covenants (Boys-Petter of Rye), 1630; the arms of St Leger (St Leger-Hoo), 1370; Hoketenement in Withyham (Sackville-atte Hamme-Skinner), 1403-1438; tenement once Scarlet in Withyham (atte Wood-Saxby), 1463; The Hale in Withyham (Saxby), 1472; The Rocks and Sevenoaks in Withyham and Rotherfield (Penn-Cobham), 1734; Cokemans in Wivelsfield (Attree), 1491; part of Franklins in Wivelsfield (Pope-Illman-Ginner), 1551-1554; settlement of Loxstrood in Wivelsfield by John Attree, 1557; 16a in The Breach (Lucas-More), 1600; South Malling Lindfield copyhold called Shoulders in Wivelsfield (Hudson-Hamlin), 1636; signature of Lord Bergavenny, c1470; quarter sessions writ in R v Michael Harmes, 1724

AMS5790 Documents of the Maryon-Wilson family of Searles in Fletching, listed on A2A as part of their archive, ESRO SRL

AMS5791 Copies of Battle charters: exchange of 6a in Manfosse for 7a in Bredhurst (de Camera/abbot), c1250; exchange of 9a in Manfosse for 12a in Birchet near a windmill (Picot/abbot), c1250, 1280; 3d rent form land at Manfosse in the Old Park (atte Bure-abbot), 1303; exchange of land late John atte Bure with a messuage late John Wale (ate Herst/abbot), 1325; exchange of land in Domesdayesland for a messuage in Battle (Domesday/Pessoner), 1328; Stephen Pessoner settlement: messuage late Torold with a pond and croft, 2 crofts at Northrode, crofts called Caldbeck and Winchestercroft and hald Domesdayland, 1332

AMS5792 House and shop (later a house) and land at Hailsham (Drew-Rich-King-Smith-Wood-Burfield), 1734-1855; cottage and garden at Cacklebury in Hailsham (Brown-Wood-Burfield), 1816-1881

AMS5793 Land (140a) at High Horsey in Eastbourne (Pelham-Papillon settlement), 1803-18389; house, shop and 22a at Pell Green in Wadhurst (Kingswood-Francis-Eldridge), 1682-1687; house and 20a called Apses in Wadhurst (Avard), 1833-1840; Smith's charity estate in Warbleton (Warbleton manor, Iwood, Court Lodge Farm, Chantry Farm and woods), trustees-Chilton for Ashburnham, 1765

AMS5794 100 High Street Hastings (Taught-Harrison-Wimble-Cox-Wimble-Blackford-Patterson), 1747-1920; includes particulars for 110 and 110A High Street, 12 Waterloo Place, 1-3 Smiths Row Bourne Walk, 4 Winding Street, 6 East Beach Street, 5 Rock-a-Nore Road, 14-17 Hill Street, Hill Cottage Exmouth Place, 2 Marine Parade, 28 All Saints Street, 41 Tackleway and 20 All Saints Street Hastings, 1920

AMS5795 20 Bates Road, Preston (Harrington-Blaker-Sussex Property Investment Co-Payne-Taylor-Baker-Nash-Gosden-Scrase), 1854-1914, with sales off for 16-34 Bates Road

AMS5796 Winterstow and Hoad Farms (1301/2a) in Fairlight and Pett (Gorham family arrangement), 1754-1776

AMS5797 Heaths Farm, Plumpton (Leeche-Mascall-Wood-Pebworth-Frere-Burgess-Wakeford-Burtenshaw-Gower-Wood-Maynard-Ashdown-Hobbs-Bradford-Paine-Homewood-Ridge), 1595-1820

AMS5798 South Coast Land and Resort Co publicity material concerning the development of Peacehaven, annual reports 1917-18, 1919-20, correspondence of A J Durrant, a competition winner, with the company, 1917-1921; press cuttings; 1916-1969

AMS5799 Map of Peter Short's Sedgebrook and Woodlands Farms in Plumpton by Francis Hill, 1706; Thomas Short's Delves House estate in Ringmer by Francis Hill, 1704

AMS5800 Map of Walter Lucas's Ditchling Farm in Ditchling by Francis Hill, 1706

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