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JOHN WHITE AND CO., ESTATE AGENTS
Catalogue reference: DWW
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This record is about the JOHN WHITE AND CO., ESTATE AGENTS dating from 1827-1950.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DWW
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Title (The name of the record)
- JOHN WHITE AND CO., ESTATE AGENTS
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1827-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection includes a large number of maps, which have been listed under the ref DWW 1. This section is arranged as follows:-
Tithe maps (drafts), in alphabetical order of township c1827-1849
Blackburne estate: Hale, Halewood, Ditton, Tarbock and Warrington c1758-1947
Fox estate: Appleton, Lymm, Statham, Pickmere, Reddish 1818-1941
Greenhall estate: Daresbury, Moore, Preston Brook, Warrington 1885-1912
Greenall, Whitley & Co: Stockton Heath, Warrington 1877-1916
Lyon estate: Appleton, Cronton, Warrington, Wigan 1835-1954
Wilson-Patten estate: Catterall, Landican, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preesal, Rixton,-cum-Glazebrook, Warrington, Winmarleigh 1748-1914
General series: in alphabetical order of township 1747-c1950
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>John White and Co, Warrington, estate agents</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 Series
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The firm of John White and Co. estate agents were established in Bold Street, Warrington in the early 19th century. The founder of the business was Henry White, a noted land surveyor in North Cheshire and South Lancashire in the 1830s and 1840s. He was responsible for many of the tithe commutation maps in that area. In the latter part of the 19th century the firm was known as John White, MacIver and Co.
The principal clients of the firm were the Blackburne family of Hale, Lyon of Appleton, Wilson-Patten of Winmarleigh and Fox of Girsby.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6217ec9e-ef22-40a8-9ac7-dcf60cc2c8eb/
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JOHN WHITE AND CO., ESTATE AGENTS