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Stewards rents and fines papers

Catalogue reference: D LAW/2/21

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Reference
D LAW/2/21
Title
Stewards rents and fines papers
Date
Early 20th cent
Description

WM=Waugh & Musgrave

1 Manor: Arkleby

What: WM's accounts letter (rents, 1924) as collectors

Dates: 1925

2 Manor: Borrowdale

What: Rents, fines, enfranchisement moneys' accounts, collected by D Jopson

Dates: 1925, 1927-41

3 Manor: Borrowdale

What: Rents, fines, enfranchisement moneys' accounts, collected by WM

Date: 1930

4 Manor: Borrowdale

What: Rentals 1880, 1907 (1908 copy) with dates of enfranchisements 1869-1939 added.

Dates: Copy 1908

5 Manor: Borrowdale

What: Rental (with the Court Rolls descriptions) 1868-96

Dates: [c.1905]

6 Manor: Borrowdale

What: Rental 1894, updated to 1895

Dates: 1905

7 Manor: Borrowdale

What: Rental (farms not named)

Dates: 1911

8 Manor: Hesket [and Sebergham]

What: Rental (lord's rent) - owners' and occupants' names, premises, rent, whether paid; includes several lengths in yards, one "at 1s.0d. per yard"; collectors' names at foot

Dates: 1883

9 Manor: Hesket [and Sebergham]

What: Similar "from Mr Norman's pocket book, May 1880"

Dates: 1893-94

10 Manor: Hesket [and Sebergham]

What: Draft rental

Dates: 1908

11 Manor: Hesket [and Sebergham]

What: Draft rental, with Owners' names, farm-and field-names; details for 1894 and 1908 in black and red inks respectively

Dates: 1908

12 Manor: Isel (Blindcrake)

What: Draft rental

Dates: c.1908

13 Manor: Isel (Blindcrake)

What: WM's accounts letter

Dates: 1926

14 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Tenants' names, addresses and rents, 1908; list of changes on the Court Roll 1909-10

Dates: 1908-10

15 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar (no addresses)

Dates: 1908

16 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar (Curthwaite tenants included)

Dates: 1912

17 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar, with addresses

Dates: 1908-11

18 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar, with addresses

Dates: 1912

19 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar, with addresses (collected by Mr R Lawson, Curthwaite)

Dates: 1914

20 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar, with addresses (collected by Mr R Lawson, Curthwaite)

Dates: 1920

21 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Similar, with addresses (collected by WM)

Dates: 1925 - 26

22 Manor: Woodside & Curthwaite

What: Marker "List of Manor of Woodside & Curthwaite Rents 1920 Taken from here 14 Jan'y 1932, to be put back same week", also "in Manor Book to be copied" (different hand)

Dates: 1932

23 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: Fines list for the various manors, "taken from Mr Norman's Cash Book"; ends "Copy of the above sent to Messrs Waugh & Musgrave on 11th Dec'r 1907"; this list covers 1867-69 - names the tenants but not their estates

Date: c. 1907

24 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: List of tenants liable to General Fine, with dates of their admittances and person (if different) who actually pays the rent; the rent itself; and fine's sums paid in 1868, in the Manors of Hesket [& Sebergham], Oughterside, Isel Blindcrake, Arkleby, and Borrowdale (re Sir WL, Bt., M.P., deceased); "See letter 12th March 1908" pencilled on

Date:1908

25 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: W.M.'s executorship accounts (manorial), with list of "Lawson Manors etc." (including Gilcrux, Torpenhow; also Cumwhinton, Warwick; Isel appears as "Isell Blindcrake") on front: - rents, fines, enfranchisement receipts

Date: 1908 - 1909 (2)

26 Manor: Mixed Manors Rental and W.M.'s covering letter - Hesket [and Sebergham], Oughterside, Isel Blindcrake, Arkleby: full rental and fines list (1908 General Fine), updated for enfranchisements to 1925

Date: 1912

27 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: W.M.'s fines collection account

Date: 1921

28 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: W.M.'s rents, fines, extinguishments account (1 leaf)

Date: 1925 - 28

29 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: Rental (with Court Roll descriptions) for Oughterside, Arkleby and Gilcrux; and one entry for Whitrigg; these rents paid in multiples of 2 years; and 1 specimen receipt re same (to Mr Jon. Watson, Manor of Arkleby)

Date: 1913; 1914

30 Manor: Mixed Manors

What: Steward's correspondence:-

From Mr Francis (in the 3rd person) - seeks a 62-month licence for mineral prospecting in "the lately enclosed Common .. in Manor of Bassenthwaite", stone and slate excepted, "and the benefit of any stream of water within the said Lands"; if a 21 year lease is required of him, offers £20 p.a. certain Royalty rent plus 1/14 of all ore worked; please reply soon; "The Company Connected with him have some of the Iron Mines in this County", 1874

James Thompson (Agent, Brayton) to Mr John Jopson, Chapel House, Borrowdale - present state of the rents, with comments and advice, e.g. "I am not sure about this, however daresay you will be able to make it out". Copy of the 1880 and 1907 rentals on back, as sent to Mr J. Jopson, copy of 1908 original

From Daniel Jopson, 19 St John's Street, Keswick, to "Dear Madam" - enclosing "list of Borrowdale manor rents with the addresses of all who pay"; also "a list of the manor rents from 1880 till 1907 along with letter from the late Mr Jas. Thomson for you to look at", which letter please return, 1932

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Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle
Language
English
Record URL
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