M6 Surveys: Bristol Chapter

Survey volume M6 is the sixth in the series of eight 'M' volumes, which covers the Ecclesiastical Corporations of Gloucester and Bristol, which were transferred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners under mid nineteenth century parliamentary legislation. ; This volume covers the surveys carried out on behalf of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners by their appointed land agents, Messrs. Cluttons. The preferments in this volume concern the Bristol Chapter Estates, which were transferred by commutation to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on 1 January 1862 (effective date) and published in the London Gazette on 10 June 1862 by Order in Council. ; These surveys were essential to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, as the survey reports gave a comprehensive way of clearly ascertaining the extent, condition and value of the preferments being transferred. ; As preferments were transferred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners from the Ecclesiastical Corporations, the various holdings of the estates were either kept or sold; the land agents supplied recommendatory advice on this matter with the survey reports. ; The volume also has annotations often regarding the disposal of property since the surveys were originally carried out and therefore incorporates later dates.; The geographical area covered within the volume includes: the county of Gloucestershire, parishes of Bristol St. Augustine, Bristol St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol St. James, Bristol St. Peter, Bristol St. Mary le Porte, Bristol St. Philip & St. Jacob, Bristol St. Michael, Bristol Christ Church, Bristol All Saints, Bristol St. Thomas, Bristol Temple or Holy Cross, Bristol St. John, Bristol St. Werburgh, Bristol St. Leonard, Bristol St George, Bristol St. Nicholas, Bedminster and Clifton.