HEDON BOROUGH RECORDS

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HEDON BOROUGH RECORDS

1155-1919

Includes: List of documents 1742-1905 including list of documents delivered to the Corporation by Henry Waterland, the late Town Clerk; list and extracts from records of Hedon, titled 'History of Borough'; list of books and papers received from Town Clerk of Hull found among papers of J.H.Boyle. Copies of charters and other public records 1199-1686 including extract from Pipe Roll relating to Hedon; account of the receiver of Hedon and Paulfleet; extract from account of ministers of Duke of Buckingham's lands:-Paulfleet and Hedon. Copies of inquisitions 1280-1613 including writ and inquisition into value of Hedon and petition by inhabitants that the town should be demised to them at fee-farm. Corporation minute books 1860-1909 includes draft council minute book, draft finance committee minute book; sanitary, works, cattle disease, Hackney Carriage and Finance Committee minute book. Quarter sessions 1657-1875 including minute book of quarter sessions and of Town Council; alehouse recognizances; sessions papers. Court leet, view of Frankpledge and sheriff's tourn 1750-1872 including court minutes, precepts for holding courts; pains laid by court leet jury (Trashmire jury): - drains and ditches. Accounts 1742-1900 including account books with corporation account book containing accounts of mayors, bailiffs and 'divers officers'; vouchers and audit accounts and various accounts including vouchers relating to expenses in connection with Hedon Corporation and Borough Improvement Bill and abstract of accounts - Grimsby Corporation. Elections and appointments and oath rolls 1703-1920 includes nomination papers for councillors, School Board, auditors and assessors; voting papers for election of mayors, aldermen and bailiffs; appointments of deputy mayors, mayor's auditors and deputy assessors and acceptance roll for mayors and aldermen, mayors, councillors, auditors and assessors. Burgesses 1592-1890 includes book of Burgesses' admissions; a list of Burgesses that had no notice of the byelaws. Legal and parliamentary papers 1860-1903 Correspondence 1792-1907 includes letters from G R Park to Town Clerk involving the decision of the council to stop lighting streets; letters to the Town Clerk asking for support in canditure of other corporations for membership of Association of Municipal Corporations. Corporation property 1695-1909 including half-yearly rents; lists of corporation gardens and their tenants; certificate of redemption of Land Tax on corporation lands. Title deeds 1691-1892 including an original bundle mainly of Corporation leases, parties of Hedon; schedule of Corporation closes with names of tenants and proposals for increased rents. Tolls 1795-1859 including leases by the Corporation of the tolls of the town for three-year periods and bonds by the lessees for performance of covenants. Notices 1765-1909 including notices ordering the repair of hedges, ditches or sewers; notice of Hedon corn market; notice to out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital to serve as special constables. Various documents 1718-1919 including valuation of Hedon, for the Hedon Improvement Board; programme of celebrations in Hedon of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee; copy address to the King from the Corporation on fiftieth anniversary of his accession [1809]; byelaws of Hull Local Board of Health; original bundle relating to coroners, juries and inquests. Hedon Parish Records: Churchwardens and overseers of the poor 1738-1868 including correspondence between churchwardens and overseers of Hedon and Poor Law Commissioners; newspaper cutting including report of Hull Guardians to Poor Law Commissioners on Hull workhouse. Surveyors of highways 1770-1895 including estimates for highway rates; plan and measurement of carriage roads in Hedon. Gillyatt Sumner's collections Hedon Corporation Records 'Volume I' 1296-1723 including charters and grants to and from the Corporation of Hedon; rentals of the Borough of Hedon; bailiffs accounts for the Borough of Hedon; 'Chamberlains' accounts for the Borough of Hedon'. Hedon Corporation record 'Volume II' 1351-1841 including documents relating to the Court of Pleas in the Borough of Hedon; inquisitions and presentments for the Borough of Hedon; assessments for the Borough of Hedon; recognizances etc. for the Borough of Hedon; election indentures etc. for the Borough of Hedon. Hedon Court Book 1155-1639 including part of court book of Hedon Burgess Court; Hedon Court of Pleas, court book. Hedon Court Book Volume I 1463-1472 comprising the Hedon Court of Pleas, Court Book and Plaints in Hedon Court of Pleas. Hedon Court Book Volume II 1448-1651 including Hedon Court of Pleas, Quarter Sessions. Hedon Court Book Volume III 1450-1651 including Court of Pleas and Wapentake Court. Hedon Court Book 1642-1647 comprising Court of Pleas and Burgess Court. Hedon Court Book 1504-1668 including Court of Pleas and Burgess Court, rental of corporation property. Hull and Hedon Court Book 1667-1681 comprises Holderness Wapentake Court papers and lists of parties and cases in Hull Court of Venire. Burgess List 1790 comprising bound volume, being an alphabetical list of freemen of Hedon giving brief details of each. Hedon Church records 1350-1843 Includes documents relating to the Church of St Augustine; documents relating to the Chapel of St James; documents relating to the Chapel of St Nicholas; documents relating to the Chantry of St Mary; documents relating to the Guild of the Holy Cross in Hedon and documents relating to the Hospital of St Sepulchres, near Preston. Collections relating to Hedon volume I 14th century-1844 including miscellaneous documents relating to the Corporation; miscellaneous documents relating to Hedon; part of St Matthew's Gospel and miscellaneous Church, Chapel and School papers; documents relating to the workhouse etc. in Hedon; papers relating to Highways and Turnpike Roads; Holderness Agricultural Society; papers relating to suits in Court of King's Bench; papers relating to a felony at Magdalen Fair; documents relating to hereditaments in Hedon. Collections relating to Hedon, Volume II 1557-1860 including collections relating to the Borough and Parish of Hedon...with the Dissolved Hospital of St. Sepulchre's; engravings etc. Collections relating to Hedon Vol III 1401-1848 including Church of St Augustine, chapels etc; corporation; Court of Pleas; Hedon Association for the Prosecution of Felons; Ancient Order of Foresters and Samaritan Society; receipts for Fee Farm Rents; papers relating to Sales of Estates; sundry miscellaneous papers relating to Hedon; registers of voting etc; Hedon and Holderness Assemblies; Hedon and Holderness Mechanics Institute; Hedon and Hull Turnpike Trust; Hedon District County Court; Holderness Agricultural Society; Holderness Wapentake Trust; exhibition at Mechanic's Institute, Hull; Leeds Polytechnic Exhibition. Iveson's collections 1323-1838 including extract from inquisition and Quod Demnum concerning Hull Bridge; surrenders and admissions in Burstwick manor court; rental of St Nicholas chapel; Hedon Corporation rental. Iveson's collections 1606-1880 including documents from James Iveson's collection; Kilnsey, Vaughan and Mussendine; description of the Coat Armour and family of Mussenden and papers as to claim of Thoras Mussendine to estates in the County of Lincoln; documents delivered by Thomas Bentley to Gillyatt Sumner, 1861; documents purchased by W.S.Lincoln and Son, London, 1861; documents relating to Hedon, Kingston-upon-Hull, Sculcoates and Sutton, Southburn, Wyton; ancient records relating to York and Yorkshire. Gen. Loft's collections 1356-1836 including Chapel of St Augustine; Chantry of the Virgin Mary; Chapel of St James; Chapel of St Nicholas; Compot Bailiff's; Compot Chamberlain; court pleas; presentment; inquisition and copies of epitaphs in courtyards. Manor of Dimbleton 1834-1863 including extracts from surrenders and admissions from manor court rolls. Documents relating to Paull 1728-1839 including accounts of rents and taxes in Paull; report on Paull shore to trustees of Hedon turnpike; plan of Paull and Paull Holme; Paull Toll Book. Deed relating to Sproatley 1860 comprising plan of farm and lands in Sproatley. Deed relating to Tunstall 1777 comprising copy of enclosure plan. Miscellaneous documents 1547-1909 including note of the death of Henry VIII and accession of Edward VI; book of extracts of surrenders and admissions from a (Holderness?) manor court roll; ninth report of Charity Commissioners; blank forms issued by Hedon Corporation.

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