LINAKER COLLECTION

DLI

LINAKER COLLECTION

12th century -1950

SUMMARY

Part I. Aston Papers

DLI/1. Accounts and papers of Hon. Henry Aston and his estates in cos. Cheshire Norfolk, Notts., Warwick, Berks., Staffs., Northumberland, Worcester, Salop and Derby. 1744-7.

DLI/2. Papers in Chancery Cause, Aston v. Aston. 1745-9.

DLI/3. Papers in Chancery Cause, Aston v. Aston. 1744-50.

DLI/4. Correspondence and accounts of James Tomkinson, agent to Hon. Mrs. Catherine Aston, and to guardians of Henry Aston, 1755-60.

DLI/5. Old Accounts during guardianship of Henry Aston. 1758-60.

DLI/6. Day Labourers' Accounts. 1764-9.

DLI/7. Pedigrees of Aston Family. 12th cent.-1839.

DLI/8. Correspondence and papers, mainly personal. 1634-1898.

DLI/9. Miscellaneous deeds. 1630-1807.

DLI/10. Surveys and Estate Accounts. 1726-1912.

DLI/11. Estate and other plans. 18th cent.-1912.

DLI/12. Berkshire Estate, 1616-c.1680.

Part II. Miscellaneous

DLI/13. Maps of Cheshire. 1777-1934.

DLI/14-22. Various estates, Cheshire. 18th cent.-1950.

DLI/23-42. Miscellaneous, Cheshire. 1793-1929.

<span class="wrapper"><p>The following Cholmondeley estate records, of which the firm was local agent, have been transferred to the Cholmondeley Collection:-</p> <p>DCH/H/514 1735-1869 COUNTERPART LEASES, SURVEYS, of the Cholmondeley Estate, FRODSHAM, HELSBY, OVERTON, BRADLEY, RUNCORN. (50 docs.)</p> <p>DCH/H/515 1777-1802 ACCOUNT BOOK: John Stephens in account with the Earl of Cholmondeley. (1 Vol.)</p> <p>DCH/H/516 1778. MAP of ROCKSAVAGE demesne and lands in the Lordship of FRODSHAM belonging to Rt. Hon. Earl of Cholmondeley, surveyed by Thomas Boydell.</p> <p>DCH/1/217 'A Particular of Rocksavage Estate' seems to relate to this map</p> <p>H/517 19th Cent. PLANS of Cholmondeley Estate, ROCKSAVAGE, RUNCORN, HELSBY. (5 items)</p> <p>The following items have been transferred elsewhere; to Worcestershire Record Office;</p> <p>MAPS, Middle Hill Estate (J.O. Phillipps), BROADWAY, BUCKLAND, CHILDS WICKHAM, Cos. Glos. and Worcs. 17 items. 1872.</p> <p>To Flintshire Record Office;</p> <p>MAPS, SALE CATALOGUES, BRYNGWYN HALL and BODFARI Estates (Vernon) CAERWYS, ABERWHEELER, Cos. Flint and Denbigh. 19 items. 1913-32.</p> <p>To Lancs. Record Office:</p> <p>MAP, Hesketh Estate, SOUTHPORT, Co. Lanc. 1925.</p></span>

English

15 Series

The records were deposited by Messrs. Hyde Linaker and Son, estate agents, of 6 Church St., Frodsham, in July 1957. The firm had for many years been agents of the Aston Estate, to which most of the records listed within, nos.DLI/1 - 12, refer.

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Of the documents listed below, Nos. DLI/1-6 are original bundles and were found in a box labelled "Papers relating to the Aston family etc. 50." The remaining items have been grouped under convenient headings.

A brief note of the dispersal of the Aston Hall muniments will not be out of place. The older documents were purchased by the British Museum from the families of Aston and Talbot in 1903 and catalogued there as Add. MSS 36901-36927 and Add. Ch. 47380-53115. The records considered of insufficient importance remained in the possession of the estate agents, and those records relating to the Norris family of Speke, co. Lancs., were sold to Liverpool Public Libraries (see introduction to J.H. Lumby, Calendar of the Norris Deeds, Rec. Soc. of Lancs. and Ches., vol. 93). About 1949 the remaining documents were purchased from Mr. Hyde Linaker by Mr. Raymond Richards and are now (1962) in the Liverpool University Library.