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[Archbold document] Probated Will
This is the probated copy of the 1767 will of Ralph Archbold of Narrowgate,
Alnwick, who died the same year. In the will he mentions his wife
Elizabeth, their widowed daughter and her two sons. The will goes into
some detail about who gets what, even down to his teapot and coffee pot.
Manuscript on parchment, rather grubby with age on the outside (as folded) but
clean on the inside. (ref 503/18) £18.00 post-free
Not for export
[Barber document] Sale Handbill -
Household Furniture of William Barber
Very early (1817) printed handbill announcing the sale - to be held in
Alnwick Town Hall - of 'all the household furniture belonging to William Barber
of Belford'. The furniture is only very briefly listed. Size approx
7"x9". (ref 133/24) £25.00 UK post-free
[Bell document] Sworn
Statement
This 1767 statement, signed by William Bell (servant to Newcastle upon Tyne
innkeeper Ralph Steel) concerns a firkin of butter left temporarily with Mary
Steel, and which appeared to have been stolen from a Thomas Bell.
Manuscript on paper, some old creases which will need careful flattening, approx
8"x13", bears the signature William Bell. (ref 128/34)
£18.00 post-free Not for export
[Clarke of Whittingham document]
Authority to Seize Goods
This is probably a solicitor's office copy of an 1841 court order issued
on John Clarke of Little Ryle and Carsley House Farms, Whittingham, to seize
property to the value of a whopping £739 in unpaid rents. Manuscript
entries on printed form, size approx 6"x8", old folds but clean. (ref
247/1) £10.00
[Davison document] Sale Poster -
Mary Davison, Gunmaker
Quite early (1838) printed poster announcing the sale of household
furniture and stock-in-trade of the (presumably bankrupt) Mary Davison of Fenkle
Street, Alnwick. Approx size 9"x11", right-hand margin foxed, nevertheless
a remarkable survival. (ref 133/20) £30.00 UK post-free
[Forrest document] Removal Order etc
On the last day of 1852 an order was obtained by the churchwardens and
overseers of Doxford for the removal of James and Mary Forrest (both in their 70s) to
Alnwick. The Order is accompanied by a certificate to the effect that James and Mary
had become chargeable to Doxford, and there's also a fairly lengthy statement as to why
the couple ought to be removed to Alnwick (this contains some useful background material,
particularly on James) dated January 1853. On the outside (as folded) of the group
is the cold statement 'Del[ivere]d these paupers to the Overseers of Alnwick by leaving
them at the Workhouse this 12 Feby 1853'. The timing of the instigation of the
proceedings by Doxford - Christmas Eve 1852 - makes the story all the more poignant.
Quite unusual to have all three documents together - normally only the removal
order survives. The three items (ref 249/2) £40.00 post-free Not for export
[Gilhome document] Sale Poster
- Goods of Matthew Gilhome
Printed poster for the 1848 sale of
the goods of the (we infer) bankrupt farmer or smallholder (and evidently local
miller) Matthew Gilhome. Size approx 11"x18", fairly heavy offsetting but
quite possibly unique. The sale was held at Lucker Mill in the parish of
Bamburgh. (ref 133/16) £22.50
UK post-free
[Hall document] Sale Poster -
Household Furniture
Printed poster for the 1882 sale of
household effects of Henry Hall, the sale to take place 'in front of his shop
door' in Wooler. Size approx 11"x15", nice and clean. (ref 133/17)
£18.00 UK post-free
[Kennedy/Kennyday papers] 2 Small papers
concerning Alexander Kennyday/Kennedy
These small papers clearly relate to the same man, but the surname has been
spelled in different ways by different writers. Between them they relate that this
81 year old Doxford pauper was born in Leith and his mother was born Jane Gilchrist.
The pair (one is very grubby) (ref 249/3) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[Lillie document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1818 sale of all the furniture of
Robert Lillie the younger, an Alnwick tailor, the 3-day sale being held at Alnwick Town
Hall. Size approx 7"x8". (ref 87/21) £18.00 UK
post-free
[Marriott document] Sale Poster
Printed poster advertising the 1855 sale of all the household goods and
stock-in-trade of George Marriott of Alnwick. Reading between the lines he
must have owed quite a bit of money to warrant such drastic action. Size
approx 11"x18", printed on one side only so suitable for framing. Nice
condition. (ref 109/10) £18.00 UK post-free
[Mattison documents] Deeds to
Property in Bondgate, Alnwick
An abstract of title, undated but approx 1845 provides details of
transactions going back to 1759 when blacksmith John Mattison bought (for £44)
'all that messuage burgage or tenement...situate standing and being in.....Bondgate.....'.
The abstract goes on to relate how the property devolved to the related
Thirlwalls in about 1809. Accompanying the abstract are the original deeds
of lease (for possession) and release of 1759 [these are not signed by John
Mattison as he was the transferee rather than the transferor], an 1807 deed in
settlement of a dispute between Luke and William Mattison, and an 1843
conveyance of the property by John Thirlwall to Luke Hindmarsh, who we infer
from all the documentation was a relative. To complete this useful family
group is what appears to be an office copy of the 1803 will of Mary Mattison,
presumably one of the two daughters of John Mattison. All 6 documents are
in manuscript; the abstract and the copy will are on paper and the other 4 items
are on parchment. Vital primary evidence all family historians strive for
- almost makes you want to be a Mattison. The group (ref 242/1)
£45.00 post-free Not for export
[for earlier deeds on this property in Bondgate without the Tower,
see Turner below]
[Middlemass document] Sale of Farm
Stock
Printed particulars for the 1850 sale of live- and dead-stock 'which
belonged to the late Mr John Middlemass'. Size approx 11"x18", a fair amount of
offsetting due to long term storage folded in two, small piece mussing from
right hand edge, though not affecting text. (ref 151/14) £20.00
post-free
Not for export
[Moffat document] Sale Handbill
Printed handbill for the 1820 sale 'under a distress for rent' of 'all
the stock and crop belonging to Mr John Moffat' of Beanley South Side Farm.
A small paper attached implies the rent arrears were in excess of £500 - a
considerable amount in 1820. Size approx 7"x9". (ref 151/25)
£18.00 UK post-free
Evidently the proceeds from this sale wasn't enough
to settle the rent arrears - see 151/16 listed under Eglingham below.
Early History of the Family of Morwick
Sir A M Oliver, 1935. Pp263-276 offprint of the Society of Antiquaries of
Newcastle Upon Tyne. Printed card covers, some mild foxing. Concerns the family in the
12th & 13th centuries. £5.00 UK post-free
[Perigal document] Sale Poster -
Effects of Lewis Perigal Esq
A reasonably early (1855) printed poster which briefly lists furniture,
linen, china and other effects - and a final paragraph stresses the 'furniture
is of a superior class and has been in use for a few months only'. Some
offsetting due to having been folded for many years. (ref 133/12)
£20.00 UK post free
[Ross of Whittingham documents]
Court Summons
Two very interesting 1842 documents to do with the prosecution [under
the Mutiny Act] of Daniel Ross, the landlord of the Bridge of Aln, for
refusing to billet a soldier and 3 horses of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons (The
Inniskillen Dragoons). The two documents tell very much the same
background story, but they obviously belong together as a pair. One of the
documents gives authority to the Broome Park Constable to haul up Daniel Ross in
front of local JP Ralph Carr. In those days the law moved swiftly - the
'offence' took place on 24th May, and the case was heard and dismissed the
following day. (ref 247/2) £20.00 post-free
Not for export
Simpson Removal Order
This Order, dating from 1857, was issued by the overseers of the
township of Beadnell to their counterparts in Alnwick to the effect that they
intended to remove Isabella Simpson back to Alnwick, where she'd gained
settlement about 50 years previous. 3pp printed form with manuscript
insertions, multifolded but clean. (ref 5521) £40.00
post-free Not for export
[Smith Family of Haltwhistle] Family
Research Papers
A folder of letters, lists, pedigrees etc including research carried out in
the early 1940s by Phillimore & Co. The family's associations with Haltwhistle
appear to commence in the mid-1700s - before that they were in Alston, Cumberland.
Apparently the Smiths were Wesleyans; there is also mention of a marriage at Gretna
Green. The paperwork includes letters from the Haltwhistle vicar Rev Robert Watson,
a single marriage certificate - that of Robert Smith to Martha Cook in 1856 - and
correspondence with family members inc Bruce Fenwick Smith of Benton and Douglas Smith of
Haltwhistle. A very useful accumulation of papers which must surely throw new light
on the history of this family. (ref 3344) £55.00 post-free Not for export
[Stamp document] Sale Handbill
Early printed handbill for the 1819 sale of farm stock and 'all the
household furniture' [briefly listed] of Edward Stamp of Denwick Water Side
Farm. Size approx 7"x11". (ref 151/24) £20.00 UK post-free
[Steel document] Sworn
Statement
This 1767 statement, signed by Mary Steel (wife of Newcastle upon Tyne
innkeeper Ralph) concerns a firkin of butter allegedly left with her by 'Harbottle
the Carlisle carrier' for safe keeping which turned out to have been stolen from
Thomas Bell. Manuscript on paper, approx 8"x13", bears the clear signature
Mary Steel. (ref 128/33) £18.00
post-free Not for export
[Turner documents] Group of
17th Century Deeds to Property in Bondgate, Alnwick
Four parchment deeds which between them relate how in 1658 James Turner
bought (for £30) All that....burgage or tenement with the appurtenances
.....situate sett standing & being in in Alnwicke in a street there called
Bongatt without the Tower on the South side of the same.....'. Shortly
afterwards, James signed a bond for £34 in favour of George Turner. In
1665 (someone has pencilled 1675 on the outside of the deed but it is clearly
1665) James Turner sold the house to George Turner, who in 1668 sold it on to
Lancelott Strother. We haven't read all through the deeds but there seems
to be no clue as to the relationship between James and George Turner.
These four deeds (ref 242/2) are on offer for £110.00
post-free Not for export
This group of deeds is linked to the
Mattison deeds [qv] by the brief mention of Lancelott Strother above and his
apparent descendant Jane Strother who sold the property to John Mattison
90 years later. There's nothing else on the Strothers in either of these
two groups of deeds other than the fact that Jane Strother [even though she was
a widow] was the grand-daughter of John Strother.
Wardle/Tate/Earsdon/Rand Family Archive
A bundle of letters, pedigrees and family papers. Widow Ann Tate
of Framlington died in November 1825. The principal beneficiaries of her
will seem to have been the Rand family. In other papers we read that 'Ann
Tate was [born] a Wardle - a love begot child of George Wardle' NB
elsewhere is stated the father was John Wardle. Later papers show there
were related Earsdons, and so the whole collection relates to one inter-related
family. A fascinating century-old archive which details the family
throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and which will provide hours of study.
35 items in all. (ref 5456) £60.00 post-free
Not for export
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[Acklington document] Rent
Bond - Haystack Hill Farm
A contemporary copy of an 1831 bond, the original of which would have been
signed by Thomas Appleby. With the document comes a copy of the relevant
tenancy agreement. (ref 271/11) £12.00
post-free
Not for export
[Bickerton document] Mortgage
Transfer
This 1792 deed records the payment of £800 by Robert Dand of Gloster Hill
[then in the parish of Warkworth] to take over a mortgage owed by William
Forster of Bickerton on 'All those two messuages tenements or farmholds situate
lying and being in Bickerton in the parish of Rothbury...'. Although
the deed is of interest to Forster researchers it bears no Forster signature.
It does, however, bear the clear signature of Robert Dand and the marks of his
two witnesses Robert Dand junior and Sarah Dand (though the slight difference in
the handwriting style of these two names may suggest they are signatures after
all - but that is for the researcher to decide. Manuscript on single
parchment sheet, grubby with age but in good condition. (ref 503/15)
£15.00 post-free Not for export
[Alnmouth document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1821 sale of all the stock and
crop of Marsden House Farm belonging to Mr Nairn. Size approx 7"x8" and
would look good in a frame. (ref 87/20) £18.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1818 sale of a shop/house in the
Market Place occupied by linen draper Thomas Riddell. Size approx 7"x9",
ideal for framing. (ref 87/15) £18.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1820 sale of all the furniture
and other goods of the late Miss Falder, the sale to take place at her house in Bondgate
Street. Size approx 7"x9" so good for framing. (ref 87/17) £18.00
UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1822 sale of a house in Fenkle
Street belonging to William Milburn but occupied by gardener Mr Crozer and straw hat
manufacturer Miss Gladstains and others not named. Some offsetting but quite
possibly unique. Size approx 7"x8". (ref 87/19) £18.00
UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1824 sale of two houses on the
North side of Bondgate Street, occupied by Mrs Burrell and Mrs Lisle, the sale to be held
at The White Swan. Size approx 7"x8". (ref 87/22) £20.00
UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Handbill
Printed handbill concerning the 1830 sale of all the household
furnishings etc of the late Mrs Selby who lived near Bondgate Tower. Size
approx 8"x11". (ref 109/19) £15.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Poster
This little printed poster announces the 1835 sale of animals and
farming equipment at The Pasture. Size approx 7"x6". (ref 109/16)
£6.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Tenancy
Agreement - East Cawledge Park Farm
This is the draft copy of an 1830 agreement involving Thomas Moffitt.
Printed form with manuscript insertions. (ref 271/12) £12.00 post
free
Not for export
[Alnwick documents] Letters
concerning Rent Unpaid
These papers are subsequent to an 1835 rental agreement involving
William Baird and Edward A Carr in which they stood as guarantors for John R
Warren. On offer here are a letter signed by William Baird in which he
withdraws his surety, a letter signed by both William Baird and Edward A Carr
saying how they'd been let down by John R Warren, and a reply to the
Commissioners of the Duke of Northumberland (the landlord) presumably from his
solicitor. The three letters (ref 109/14) £12.00 UK
post-free
[Alnwick documents] Final Concords
A non-matching pair of final concords featuring a transfer of land between
Ralph Elder and John & Eleanor Wilson in 1783. Both parties should have
held one 'half' but the fact that the two halves don't marry up may explain why
they are together. Manuscript on parchment (ref 503/16) £6.00
post-free
Not for export
[Alnwick document] Sale Poster - Shop/House in Pottergate Street
Printed poster for the 1883 sale held in the Town Hall. Fairly large
poster, some offsetting resulting from having been folded long term.
Interestingly the poster appears to show on the back the bidding progression
starting from an initial £100 and rising to £200 at which point the bidding
failed to reach the £280 reserve. Size approx 15"x20". (ref 133/10)
£22.50 UK post free
A second copy. This copy doesn't have anywhere near the amount of offsetting, although there's a 3" tear at the top with a minute loss of paper. It doesn't have the bidding progression on the back which makes it a much better prospect for framing. (ref 133/11) £22.50 UK post free
[Alnwick document] Sale Poster -
Clayport Street
Printed poster for the 1872 sale at the Star Inn of three freehold houses.
The three owners are shown as Michael Swan, Michael Davison and Mrs Hedley, and
the various sitting tenants are shown to be (and most forenames are given)
Douglass, Ragan, Kelly, Knox, Skelly (although Thomas Skelly could well be a mis-hearing
of Thomas Kelly), Ross, Henderson, Hume, Rogerson and Brown. Handy size
(approx 11"x17") for framing. Tiny hole in old fold. (ref 133/14)
£20.00 UK post-free
Another Copy - without the tiny hole but with a long-term fold at the very foot of the poster. The worst of this can be corrected but not entirely we think. (ref 133/15) £20.00
[Alnwick document] Sale Poster -
Public House and Brewery
Printed poster for the 1863 sale of the Nags Head Inn, Clayport Street, the
sale a consequence of owner William Dunn leaving the Nags Head and moving to the
Blue Bell Hotel in Belford. Size approx 11"x18", offsetting,
dogeared and quite worn at top & tail, part of an old fold is almost worn through so unfold
with great care. (ref 133/18) £18.00 UK
post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Poster
- Property in Bondgate Street
Printed poster for the 1856 sale of
unidentified 'shops, dwelling houses, public house, garden, workshop and other
premises' now or hitherto in the several occupations of Mr Pape, Mr T S
Patterson, Mrs Tate, Mr James Nesbitt and Mr William Modral. The
properties are described as being nearly opposite the White Swan Hotel.
Size approx 10"x12". (ref 133/19) £18.00 UK
post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Poster
Printed particulars for the 1829
sale of a house in Bailiffgate Street occupied by Samuel Ferguson and others
(not named) and a newly built house in Canongate Street occupied by Joseph Scott
and others together with an adjoining house - occupiers not named. Nice
early poster, size approx 9"x11". (ref 133/21)
£30.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Inn Sale
Handbill - Cannongate Street
Very early (1817) printed handbill
announcing the sale of the Sign of the Crown and Glove on the premises occupied
by licensee George Brown, an adjoining house occupied by Adam Stevenson and a
nearby house occupied by John Dow and others. Size approx 7"x8", paper
watermarked 1814. (ref 133/28=) £25.00 UK
post-free
[Alnwick document] Furniture
Sale Handbill - Heckley Grange
Very early (1819) printed handbill
announcing the sale of 'all the household furniture belonging to the Misses
Younghusband' which is only very briefly detailed. Size approx 7"x9".
(ref 133/22) £25.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Handbill
- House in Clayport Street
Very early (1822) printed handbill
announcing the sale of a property on the South side of Clayport Street occupied
by 'Mrs Sheriff, Mr Robson and others'. Watermarked 1819, size approx
7"x9". (ref 133/23) £25.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Property Sale
Handbill
Very early (1815) printed handbill announcing a lease sale held at Alnwick
Town Hall of a shop on the South side of Town Hall Passage (occupied by William
Cook) and a piece of ground on the North side of Clayport Street, commonly
called the Freeman's Rig occupied by George Turner. Size approx 7"x9".
(ref 133/25) £25.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Auction Sale
Handbill
Small printed handbill (approx 7"x6") announcing the sale of various goods
'brought from Charlton Hall'. The goods are only very briefly listed.
(ref 133/26) £15.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick document] Sale Handbill -
House in Clayport Street
Small (approx 7"x6") printed handbill announcing the 1816 sale of a small
house occupied by Thomas Strafford. (ref 133/27) £15.00 UK
post-free
[Alnwick document] Printed Handbill
A very early [1806] handbill announcing an auction to be held at Alnwick
Town Hall for a 12 year lease on the 42 acre Intake Farm and a 13 acre field
called Herd's Close, both of them described as being 'near the town of Alnwick'.
A remarkable survival - quite possibly unique - and in nice clean condition.
(ref 151/23) £28.00 UK post-free
[Alnwick Union] List of Guardians of the
Poor
Printed poster announcing the results of the 1850 election of guardians for
each of the parishes and townships comprising Alnwick Union - 7 for Alnwick itself and 50
or so others for the surrounding countryside. Size approx 11"x17" and
eminently suitable for framing. By all means email to check if you think your
ancestor might have been one of the elected guardians - a good many of them were local
farmers. A couple of small tears but still in nice condition. (ref 249/4)
£25.00 UK post-free
Alnwick PCC Minute book 1926-1947
This is the original book, written
in manuscript throughout, and though the minutes are largely taken up with
recording attendances & changes of committee members and appointments of
churchwardens, there's still plenty of minutiae for the local historian.
Unpaginated but about an inch thick. (ref 3202)
£75.00 and definitely
Not for export
[Beanley document] Sale
Handbill
Small poster announcing the 1820 sale of all the stock and crop of John
Moffat of Beanley South Side Farm 'under a distress for rent'. Size just
7"x8". (ref 109/20) £12.00 UK post-free
[Birling document] Sale Poster
Small printed poster announcing the 1840 sale of 'all the farming stock
and crop' of R Womphrey of Helsay Farm. Size approx 7"x9". Given the
age, condition is quite good. (ref 109/11) £12.00 UK post-free
[Birling document] Rent Bond - Bull
Close Farm
A contemporary copy of an 1831 bond involving Mark Moor of Warkworth.
Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/14) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Boulmer document] Property Sale
Poster - 3 Acre Field
Printed poster for this 1854 sale, the field described as being 'Bounded by
the lane leading from Longhoughton to Boulmer on the North and by the lane
leading from Boulmer to Seaton Barns on the East'. Size approx 9"x11".
(ref 151/19) £15.00 post-free
Not for export
[Brockdam document] Sale
Poster
Small printed poster for the 1827 sale of farming stock of Robert Potts.
Size approx 7"x6". A quite early poster that has survived well despite a
couple of minor holes. (ref 109/17) £10.00
UK post-free
[Chatton document] Rent Bond -
Land, Moors, Colliery and Quarry
A contemporary copy of an 1831 bond involving Elizabeth Pratt of Bells
Hill. As well as Chatton Park the bond mentions Ramsay Crag, Brown Moor,
Copper Law, Lansdale Colliery and Draw Kilns and limestone quarries on Chatton
Common. Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/15) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Chatton document] Sale Poster:
Live- and Dead-Stock
Printed poster for the 1830 sale of 'all the farming stock, implements
of husbandry, household furniture, colliery and lime utensils upon the said
farms'.....at Hetton Coal Houses and Hetton Coal Law. Size approx 9"x11".
(ref 151/20) £18.00 UK post-free
[Chatton document] Sale Poster -
Wandon and New Hall Farms: Live- and Dead-Stock
Printed poster for the 1858 2-day sale of live- and dead-stock together with
the household furniture belonging to Thomas Maddison. Size approx 15"x20".
With it comes a small printed notice saying the sale 'will positively take
place'. (ref 151/22) £25.00 UK post-free
[Corsenside deeds] 17th Century
Parchment Deeds to Risingham
Three deeds to 'all that farmhold or tenement.....commonly called or known by
the name of Rosingham (als Risingham) in the parish of Corsenside.....'. The three
are dated 1615-6 (between Francis Morice & Edward Sawyer both of London, and Robert
Witherington of Cartington); 1681 (between Mary Charleton of Cartington and Mark
Grey of Rawfoot); and 1695-6 (between Grace Grey of Rawfoot and Clement Read of the
Oldtowne). These deeds have been siblings for well over 300 years and deserve to
stay that way - we will let them go as a group for £75 to a loving home (20% discount for
museums etc). (ref 6669) £75.00 post-free Not for export
[Debden document] Rent Bond -
Debden Colliery
This is a recycled office copy of an earlier bond
concerning other property in another parish, re-used as a draft for a bond
concerning Alexander Wakenshaw of Debden Pit Houses. Being only a draft it
doesn't bear Alexander's signature, but an accompanying paper bears the
signatures of his two guarantors Christopher Douglas of Rothbury and Thomas
Oliver of Alnwick. (ref 271/16) £10.00
post-free
Not for export
[Denwick document] Rent Bond
- Golden Moor Farm
The draft copy of an 1831 bond entered into by
James Davison, concerning the 205 acre Golden Moor Farm. Manuscript on
paper. (ref 271/17) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Doxford documents] Poor Law Documents
A broken sequence of 7 half-year statements of paupers whose relief is
charged against the parish, covering the period 1848-1854, together with several printed
notices to the parish constable or overseers - some concerning examination of their
expenses (1853), some summoning them to present lists of persons competent to carry out
overseers and/or constables duties (1850) - the lists of names are not here present.
The more important items are the lists of paupers - Kennyday, Peat, Potts and (it
looks like) Pigdon. All items on paper and several are extremely grubby with
accumulated dust and grime. This useful local history collection (ref 249/1)
£35.00 post-free Not for export
[Eglingham document] Sale Notice -
Beanley
Small printed handbill giving notice concerning the 1811 sale of the farming
stock etc of John Jobson. A bit grubby but a remarkable survival, and ideally sized
[approx 7"x6"] for framing. (ref 87/11) £18.00 UK post-free
[Eglingham document] Sale Notice -
Bassington
Small printed handbill giving notice concerning the 1818 sale of all the
stock and crop of Nicholas Burrell. Ideal size [approx 7"x6"] for
framing. (ref 87/12) £18.00 UK post-free
[Eglingham document] Auction
Sale Handbill
Early printed handbill announcing the
forthcoming 1820 sale of 'all the implements of husbandry on Beanley South Side
Farm.....belonging to Mr John Moffat. Size approx 7"x9". (ref
151/16) £18.00 post-free Not for export
[Ellingham documents]
Poor Rate Assessment 1795
An important assessment of amounts
payable by property owners at the end of 1795. The ratings were based on
the assessed rents of the properties concerned. Of great interest is a
list of 'poor belonging to the township of Ellingham' including Carr, Ferguson,
Foreman, Jordon, Forster, Grey, Rutherford, Todd, Colvin, Moor, Weatherhead,
Strother, Cowper, Hewett and odd entries such as 'Blind Man at Chathill'
and 'Funeral Expenses for Dorothy Brown'. With two other associated
papers, one dated 1795 (& clearly a draft for the item already described), the
other 1799, a rough copy of a letter sent to the principal ratepayer Edward
Haggerston. The three items in manuscript on paper. (ref 227/1)
£20.00 post-free Not for
export
[Ellingham]
Papers concerning an Early 18th Century Dispute re Tithes
Copies [made in 1804] of three
1709 documents concerning the settlement of a dispute between the local vicar
Robert Pattinson and landowner Edward Haggerston. Presumably the outcome
must have set some sort of precedent warranting these copies being made almost a
century later. A small accompanying paper describes one of the documents
as 'a very material deed as to these tithes.....seems to have every legal
solemnity to render it valid'. 5 items altogether. (ref 227/2)
£30.00 post-free Not for export
[Ellingham] Bundle of Documents
concerning Repairs to Ellingham Church
A precious collection of papers all to do with repairs to the church,
all of them written in the period 1784-1810. The papers include a 1784
bill for glazing work done by John Woodhouse, an 1810 letter saying 'the repair
of Ellingham Church have now compleated.....I am informed that the Chancel is
intended at my next Visitation as being in a ruinous condition.....' and another
1810 letter suggests further alterations by replacing roof slates and
raising the chancel floor. The papers also mention various individuals,
clearly the principal contributors to the cost of repairs though the bulk of the
money seems to be due from neighbouring parishes. 17 papers altogether.
(ref 227/4) £40.00 post-free Not for export
[Ellingham] Papers concerning
Turnip Tithes
A 1762 pronouncement from Lincoln's Inn in London
rules that 'where the turnips are drawn, the parson is entitled to every tenth
turnip.....', a short (just 4 lines) undated but probably 1778 note concerning
'turnips severed from the ground' and the bare bones of the draft of a 1778
agreement by the vicar on this evidently crucial matter. (ref 227/5)
£10.00 post-free
Not for export
[Ellingham document] Sale Poster
Printed poster for the 1855 sale of 12 acres of wheat and straw growing on
Humbly Knows Field belonging to the executors of the late Rev Charles Perigree.
Size approx 8"x11". (ref 151/15) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Fleetham document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1818 sale of all the stock and
crop belonging to Joseph & William Ostens. Ideal size [approx 7"x9"]
for framing. (ref 87/16) £18.00 UK post-free
[Little Mill document]
Lease of the Little Mill Estate
This 12 year lease dated 1781
doesn't tell the 21st century researcher where Little Mill was situated other
than 'in the County of Northumberland'. The only Northumberland Little
Mill in our gazetteer is a railway station 14 miles SE of Belford, but this is
quite possibly some other Little Mill. The property was leased to Tughall
[then spelled Tuggle] farmer Robert Embleton, the lease to commence in May 1782,
perhaps because there was already a tenant (farmer?) identified as John
Cook. A fairly lengthy document in closely worded manuscript covering two
large parchment sheets and bearing the signature Rd Embleton. Grubby with
age but in quite decent condition. (ref 503/11)
£18.00 post-free
Not for export
[Longhoughton document] Sale
Poster
Printed poster advertising the
1870 sale of farm stock at Longhoughton Hall Farm. Size approx 10"x12",
nice and clean, printed on one side so ideal for framing. (ref 109/12)
£12.00 UK post-free
[Longhoughton document] Farm Sale
Poster
Printed poster for the
1870 sale of live- and dead-stock from Longhoughton Hall Farm. Size approx 10"x12",
old folds, printed on one side so ideal for framing. (ref 151/10)
£15.00 UK post-free
[Longhoughton document] Rent
Bond - Boulmer Farm
The draft copy of an 1826 bond
entered into by Robert Carr concerning the 313 acre Boulmer Farm.
Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/18) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Longhoughton document] Rent
Bond - Boulmer Farm
The draft copy of an 1832 bond
entered into by William Marshall concerning the 334 acre Boulmer Farm.
Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/19) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Lowick documents] Deeds and Document
The History of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Henry Bourne, 1980 facsimile rep of the original 1736 ed. Folio size,
246pp followed by appendix, multifolding town plan and the few other ills (all
letterpress) correct as per Upcott. Author was curate of All Saints. Destined
to become his masterpiece (he died a couple of years before publication), a thorough and
scholarly work, the product of wide and extensive reading. Written in a charming and
simple style, the book reflects his respect for antiquity and his love for his native
town. Very nice clean copy, F in as-issued cellophane wrapper which is scratched
and torn/repaired. (ref 2225) £70.00 UK post-free
[Newcastle] Two Old Deeds relating
to Property situated in Heaton Park Road & Holly Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne
So says the solicitor's pouch which contains these deeds (though in fact
there are 3 not 2) - an 1879 further charge, and conveyances dated 1885 and 1898.
The description doesn't do justice to the scale of property involved - the 1898 conveyance
was of more than 50 houses in Jesmond, well over 100 in Heaton, as well as other houses in
West Jesmond and West Heaton and land at Byker Bank and Byker. This deed is
accompanied by 2 large multifolding parchment sheets which between them bear 5 site plans
identifying the properties being sold for an astonishing £80,000. Quite grubby but
a lot of 19th century local history to be discovered here. The three (ref
46/11) £20.00 post-free Not for
export
[Newcastle] Deeds relating to
Houses and Land in the Malcolm Street area
4 property deeds spanning the period 1878-1890 and an 1894 abstract of title,
all concerning houses and land in what seems to have been a developing part of the
Byker/Heaton district of Newcastle. The 4 deeds are on parchment, the abstract is on
paper. (ref 46/12) £26.00 post-free Not for export
[Newton on the Moor document] Sale
Handbill: Live- and Dead-Stock
Printed handbill for an 1830 sale of 'all the stock and crop upon the farm
of Low Newton near Newton on the Moor, occupied by Mr Philip Watson'. Nice
clean condition. Size approx 7"x9". (ref 151/21) £18.00
post-free
Not for export
[North Charlton] Large Bundle of
Misc Papers re Tithes
Hours of research are needed to go through this bundle of papers
concerning North Charlton tithes. All the papers are relatively small but
there over 100 of them (some of them enclosing yet more papers which we didn't
count) and between them they cover the period 1775-1811. Several farmers
are named though much of the paperwork is purely financial. (ref 227/6)
£65.00 post-free Not for export
North Shields Auction Poster
This 1893 poster measures approx 20"x25" and announces the
forthcoming sale of 18 Little Bedford Street, the sale to be held at the Albion Hotel.
There are several minor tears (mainly where folds cross) and one small hole but it is a
decent copy. (ref T155/70) £8.00 UK post-free
[Longhoughton document] Rent
Bond - Boulmer Farm
The draft copy of an 1826 bond
entered into by Robert Carr concerning the 313 acre Boulmer Farm.
Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/18) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Prendwick document] Sale Notice
Printed notice confirming the date for the sale of stock and equipment
at Prendwick Farm. A couple of minor tears but a remarkable survaival from
1811. Size approx 7"x6". (ref 109/18) £12.00 UK post-free
Notes on the History of Prudhoe
Rev A H Simmons, 1903. 12mo booklet in grubby card covers, 36pp, 3ills. Spine torn at top
& tail but on balance a reasonably G copy of this scarce booklet. (ref 120/16) £8.00
UK post-free
Rothbury & Coquetdale
Frank Graham, 1975. A5 size paperback booklet of 48pp, 27 ills. G. (ref 0000)
£2.50 UK post-free
[Rothbury document] Rent Bond
- Crook Farm and Foul Loning Farm
A draft 1831 bond which was
clearly the recycling of an earlier draft (concerning other property in another
parish) involving Thomas Arkle's tenancy of these farms which together extended
to 268 acres. Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/20)
£12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Rothbury
document] Rent Bond - Debdon South Moor Farm
A draft copy of an 1831 bond concerning George Scott of
North Debdon. Being just a draft, it isn't signed but an attached paper bears
signatures of George's two guarantors Stephen Atkinson of Alnham and Charles
Scott of Whining Hill. Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/21)
£12.00 post-free
Not
for export
[Rothbury document] Rent Bond
- Part of East Coldside Farm
A draft 1831 bond which was
clearly the recycling of an earlier draft (concerning other property in another
parish) involving Matthew Wintrip of South Morrilhurst and his tenancy of of 549
acres described as North and South Morrilhurst and Quarry House etc. Being
a draft it isn't signed though an accompanying paper bears the clear signature
Matthew Wintrip. Manuscript on paper. (ref 271/22)
£12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Rothbury document] Sale Handbill:
Live- and Dead-stock
Printed handbill for an 1840 sale held at East Holling Hill Farm. Size
approx 7"x9". (ref 151/17) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Rugley document] Sale Poster
Printed poster for the 1847 sale of both farm and household goods inc 'an
excellent threshing machine of six horse power' and several strange sounding
implements such as '3 shot pigs', 'swingletrees', and 'hacks'. The list
finishes with ' neat dog cart and harness'. The source of these goods is
unidentified but it would appear someone has found themselves in financial
difficulties. Size approx 10"x12". (ref 151/12) £15.00
post-free
Not for export
[Sharperton document] Second
Mortgage
This 1718 deed is annotated as a 'second security' and
in more modern times would have been called a 'further charge' but in essence it
recorded a second mortgage borrowed on property. In this case father and
son John and William Charlton are borrowing an extra £60 on top of the £50 they
borrowed in 1715 on what we today would call Sharperton Farm.
Manuscript in nice bold style, single parchment sheet, bears the mark of John
Charlton and the signature William Charlton. The outside (as folded) is
grubby but the rest nice and clean. (ref 503/17)
£25.00 post-free
Not for export
[Shilbottle document] Sale Notice
Small printed handbill giving notice of the 1817 sale of all the stock and
crop of Shilbottle South and South East Farm. Good size for framing - approx
7"x9". (ref 87/18) £18.00 UK post-free
[Shilbottle document] Sale
Poster
Printed poster announcing the 1847
sale of the whole of the farming stock of Mr Potts of Wood House Farm.
Size approx 11"x18" and ideal for framing. With the poster comes a couple
of other papers - 'Mr Potts' was actually John Potts who owed £900 rent to the
Duke of Northumberland, and out of the proceeds of the sale agreed to pay off
£600. We can't decide whether he was struggling to survive or a smart
operator. The three items (ref 109/21) £22.00 post
free
[Shilbottle document] Sale
Poster
This printed poster announces the
1844 sale of all the farm stock, household furniture and shop fixtures of
William Rochester of Shilbottle North Farm. Size approx 8"x13", printed on
one side only so ideal for framing. With the poster come 4 small papers of
which one is a brief report from the auctioneer comparing the rent owed by Mr
Rochester (£95) to the monies raised at the sale (£44). (ref 109/15)
£20.00 UK post-free
[Shilbottle document] Rent
Bond - South Farm and South East Farm
A recycled drafr 1831 bond
concerning Thomas Byram's tenancy of South Farm and South East Farm. being
only a draft it isn't signed but an accompanying paper bears signatures of 3
guarantors George Bolam, James Thompson and Thomas Rochester. Manuscript
on paper. (ref 271/24) £12.00 post-free
Not for export
[Shilbottle document] Sale Handbill
- Hay and Grass
Printed handbill for an 1867 sale of '10 pikes of old land hay and 2½ acres
of grass belonging to Joseph Wrigglesworth.'. Size approx 9"x7".
(ref 151/18) £15.00 post-free
Not for export
[South Charlton document] Sale
Poster - Corn Tithes
Printed poster advertising the
1855 sale of a moiety (ie half share) of the township's corn tithes, the sale to
be held at The White Swan Inn, Alnwick. Size approx 10"x12",
some offsetting from having been stored folded for many years (ref 151/11)
£15.00 UK post-free
E&OE