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[Chandler document] Will of Mary
Chandler
This is the copy of Mary Chandler's will used for obtaining probate.
Mary, who lived at Ockley, died in February 1912. The document comprises the copy
will in manuscript on parchment, together with the grant of probate with the red embossed
seal of the probate office. This is the next best thing to the original will.
(ref 3/326) £6.00 post-free Not for export
About 300 other mid-Surrey probated wills are in stock - see www.familyhistoryonline.org - or why not email us for bang-up-to-date lists.
The Comber Family
Geoffrey B Barrow, 1980. 35pp, 4to, 2 multifolding pedigrees. An old Sussex
family with branches in Surrey and Yorkshire and elsewhere. F in F d/w. (ref 5645)
£10.00
Inder Family Bible
Samuel & Mary married in 1878 at Camberwell. Details of their dates of
birth, their marriage & one child. Heavy book, covers & spine worn & scuffed, front
cover detached. £20.00
Account of the Janssen Family
This manuscript account was copied from Wotton's 1741 Baronetage and other
sources. No clue as to when it was written - we'd guess pre-WW1. The gist of
the info is that the family originated in Holland and after a spell in France became
naturalised in England in 1685. They seem to have settled in Wimbledon. These
quite scrappy notes may well provide vital clues to a Janssen researcher - certainly it'll
provide pointers as to where to look. Some of the notes are transcribed in French.
Paper, 8 sides. (ref 405/22) £10.00 UK post-free
[Marx documents] Papers concerning the
Late Hermann Marx of Cobham
A large accumulation of papers resulting from the death of Hermann Marx who
died in 1947. The bulk of the paperwork consists of lengthy balance statements of
trustees. However the paperwork also includes a Sotheby's catalogue for the sale of
200 lots of books from his library, the sale particulars of Farm Place, Ockley, and a
probate valuation running to 92 pages. Heavy lot, hours and hours of reading.
(ref 84/1) £33.00 post-free Not for export
The Family of St John of Lambeth
Charles F H Evans, 1966. Pp151-156 offprint from the Surrey Archaeological
Collections. Plain card covers. £3.50 UK post-free
[Smith documents] Papers re the Late
Marion Smith of Surbiton
A bundle of accounts and schedules concerning the settling of Marion Smith's
affairs (died Sept 1939). Several names appear such as Emson, Butler, Spence,
Piddington and Coles though we can't tell if any or all are relatives. The
collection (ref 84/2) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Addington - see Warlingham]
The Story of St Mildred's, Addiscombe
Charles W Budden & R R Hutchinson, 1937. Small 8vo, 162pp, coloured frontis of
church interior is the only ill. The church was built in the 1930s. Much of the book is
devoted to St Mildred, who died cAD725. Spine faded, G. (ref 8224) £7.50
[Balham] Deeds to House and Shop in
Fernlea Road
A very useful early sequence of deeds to 7 Fernlea Road, which was clearly
re-numbered from 152 some time between 1882 and 1890. The sequence commences with a
lease of 'All that parcel of ground situate on the North side Fernlea Road
Balham.....colored [sic] red on the Plan drawn in the margin of these presents and thereon
numbered 152 And the dwellinghouse shop and buildings erected or about to be erected on
the said parcel of ground.....'. The lease is accompanied by its counterpart, on
which someone has pencilled 'now 7 Fernlea Road'. The deeds chronicle owners,
lessees, mortgagees and several occupants of this baker's shop from 1866 to 1910.
Manuscript on parchment, 16 deeds in all. (ref 8/254) £60.00 post-free
Not for export
[Balham] Deeds to 'Dunkeld', Bedford
Hill Place
4 parchment deeds ranging in dates from 1879 to 1904. (ref 8/257) £18.00
post-free Not for export
[Battersea] Deeds to Houses in
Battersea Rise
3 parchment deeds, of which 2 (1886 and 1901) are for 161/163/165 Battersea Rise -
formerly 6/7/8 Lordship Terrace. An earlier (1870) deed is for 7 Lordship Terrace.
The 3 houses were sold for £585 in 1886, and this conveyance contains a site plan.
(ref 8/247) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Battersea] Early Deeds to 86 and
88 Wickersley Road
A run of 5 parchment deeds covering the period 1882-1903, the houses having
been built in 1882. All in manuscript on parchment. The group (ref 8/248)
£20.00 post-free Not for
export
The Parish of Beddington in the Year 1837
Ronald Michell, 1975. A4 format in printed green card covers, 32pp inc 10pp
of ills. Interesting list of buildings built pre-1837 and what happened to them. G. (ref
2700) £4.00
A History of Beddington
Rev Thomas Bentham, 1923. Small 8vo, 90pp inc index, many ills. Scattered
foxing, top board & first few leaves waterstained, boards grubby & worn, G. (ref
2698) £5.00
[Beddington] Deeds for 10 Ross Road
4 parchment deeds ranging in dates from 1878 to 1903 including an 1878 lease
and its counterpart. (ref 8/232) £15.00 post-free Not for export
Bisley Bits - Or Records of a Surrey Corner
Rev J Cater, 1982. Small 8vo, [boards are approx 5"x7"], 127pp, 14
ills inc fldg map and 3 of the church. Top corner of fep torn away, blank verso of
frontis has remains of former owner's label, contents a bit loose due to weakness in the
internal binding but a decent clean copy of a quite scarce little book. (ref 7816)
£20.00 UK post-free
[Bookham document] Scheduling of the Bookham
Grove Estate by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1890 Order affecting the 225 acre Bookham Grove Estate.
The schedule breaks down the area into plots and buildings, predominantly the 177 acre
Grove Farm and Bookham Grove itself which consisted of the mansion and 41 acres. It
was not thought necessary to name the various cottages affected by the Order, but
thankfully the names of the various tenants are listed - all 21 of them (and of course the
1891 census can be used to discover the names & exact locations of the cottages).
A useful piece of Bookham local history in manuscript on parchment. The size
is ideal for framing, 20"x15". (ref 429/2) £16.00 post-free Not
for export
[Bourne] Change in the Village
George Bourne [the pen-name used by George Sturt], 1984 Penguin paperback [the
original was pub 1912]. 176pp. A detailed and careful examination of the nature of
village life a hundred years ago. Reasonably G. (ref 1014) £2.50 UK post-free
[Camberwell] 3 Property Deeds to 21
McDowall Road
Newly built, this property was leased in 1889 by William Minet to Andrew
McDowall (surely not a coincidence?). In 1901 his widow signed over the lease to Catherine
Elizabeth Harris. Before his death Andrew McDowall had mortgaged the property (this
document is missing) and the mortgage was transferred to another lender in 1891. This
mortgage transfer document also bears a further transfer dated 1894. The three surviving
deeds of 1889, 1891 & 1901 are all on parchment and are all G. (ref W4/158) £12.50
post-free Not for export
[Camberwell] Three Mortgages of The
Kings Arms Public House
These are dated 1872, 1889 and 1892. Licensed victuallers involved are Henry
Cantrill Dean (1872), Kate Cavanagh (1889) and Alice Jane Pargeter (1892). The pub is
described as being 'on the North side of the Grand Surrey Canal' and on 'the West side of
Wells Street' [now Wells Way]. The middle mortgage is damp damaged, all three are on
parchment. (ref 1/222) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Camberwell] Mortgage of the St George
and the Dragon, St Georges Road
This 1891 mortgage is signed by licensed victualler Sidney James Gore. Much
pencilled alterations show that this document was probably used as a draft for a later
property deed. Parchment. (ref 1/223) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[Camberwell] 3 Deeds to 28
(formerly 18) Denman Road
An 1873 mortgage, an 1873 assignment and an 1881 assignment, all involving Ormond
Stanley Brown. All 3 on parchment. (ref 8/159) £15.00 post-free
Not for export
[Carshalton] 2 Deeds to 69
Grosvenor Avenue
Conveyances dated 1918 and 1923, both on parchment and both involving Frank
Broomfield. (ref 8/301) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[Carshalton] 3 Deeds to
'Braeside' and 'Bantry', Gordon Road
Mortgages of 1906 and 1908 and a 1911 conveyance, all on parchment. The
properties were situated at the Bridge Road end of Gordon Road. (ref 8/305) £12.50
post-free Not for export
Chaldon Church 1086-1933
18pp booklet containing 4 ills. Grubby paper covers but the contents are
clean. G. (ref 2694) £3.50 UK post-free
[Cheam] 2 Conveyances for South
View, South Drive
These must be 2 of the earliest deeds specifically concerning what was
originally plot 31 of the new South Drive estate. 2 conveyances dated 1927 &
1931, both containing location plans. (ref 8/146) £10.00 post-free
Not for export
[Cheam] 3 Deeds to Hillbury,
Holland Avenue
3 deeds covering the period 1923-1925. (ref 8/147) £10.00
post-free Not for export NB see the entry for Hillbury under Sutton - surely the same
house?
[Chelsham - see Warlingham]
[Clapham] Abstract of Title to
13-23 White's Square
This 1883 abstract gives details of changes of hands going back to 1822.
For the major part of the period the properties were the concern of the Hanson and
related families. Manuscript on 30 large paper sheets. (ref 21/49) £12.00
post-free Not for export
[Clapham] 4 Deeds to 677 (formerly
639) Wandsworth Road
10 parchment deeds spanning the years 1872-1920. (ref 8/306) £45.00
post-free Not for export
[Clapham] 2 Deeds to 18
& 18a Old Town
2 parchment deeds dated 1912 (mortgage) and 1915 (surrender of lease).
(ref 8/307) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[Croydon] 4 Deeds to Clifton
Villa, Alexandra Road
An 1896 lease and its counterpart, an 1897 assignment of the lease and a 1909
further assignment, all 4 on parchment. Throughout this time the owner of Clifton
Villa was William Cooper though the lessee for much of the period was Thomas Loosley.
(ref 8/141) £12.50 post-free Not for export
[Croydon] Deeds to Houses in
Beulah Grove and Princess Road
These deeds relate mainly to no's 42-51 Beulah Grove, and in a lesser degree
to 22-24 Princess Road - they cannot be split. They relate to the period 1866 to
1901. This is a broken sequence of 15 deeds in manuscript on parchment, several bear
hand-coloured plans. (ref 8/185) £48.00 post-free Not for export
[Croydon] Deeds to 2 Houses on
Beulah Road
A seemingly complete sequence of deeds to 13 and 15 Beulah Road, formerly
known as 5 & 6 Mayfield Villas. All but 2 of the 7 documents are on parchment,
and the collection chronicles events from 1885 to 1900. The earliest of the
documents describes the houses as being 'in course of erection'. (ref 8/184) £28.00
post-free Not for export
[Croydon] Deeds to Grasmere, 10
Campbell Road
Grasmere was built in about 1868. On offer is an incomplete sequence of
7 parchment deeds dating from 1867 to 1909, though the earliest document provides details
going back to 1862. 5 of the deeds incorporate coloured site plans. The group
(ref 8/170) £35.00 post-free Not
for export
[Croydon] 3 Deeds to 29 Carlyle
Road
Deeds of 1914, 1927 and 1929 all concerning the Poulton family. The 3
(ref 8/176) £11.00 post-free Not
for export
[Croydon] 4 Deeds to 83 Churchill
Road
4 minor parchment deeds from the period 1898-1909. (ref 8/173) £10.00
post-free Not for export
[Croydon] Deeds for Warehouse etc
at Corner of Middle Street/Bell Street
These 6 parchment deeds chart ownership from 1863 to 1914. This was the
concern of the Newbury family until 1892 when acquired by Croydon Corporation.
Particularly useful is a site plan of 1863 showing warehouse, shed, stable and poultry
yard, and a 1914 plan of approved alterations showing how the building had altered in the
previous 50 years. (ref 8/183) £35.00 post-free Not for export
[Croydon] 6 Deeds to 'Stanford',
St Augustine's Road
These deeds cover the period 1906-1921 and in that time it increased in value
from £150 to £1200. The earliest of the deeds incorporates a site plan. The
6 (ref 8/174) £20.00 post-free Not
for export
[Croydon] 3 Deeds to Powis Lodge,
South Park Hill Road
3 parchment deeds of 1885, 1896 and 1924, the 2 earlier deeds incorporate
site plans. (ref 8/175) £12.50 post-free Not for export
[Croydon] 4 Deeds to 1, 2 & 3
Wellers Cottages, Stanley Road
4 parchment deeds covering the period 1869-1874, all involving local
auctioneer John F Moon. The 4 (ref 8/172) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Croydon] Deeds to Property in the High
Street
Three deeds dated 1819 to a house on the West side of Croydon High Street.
The house had been built on the site of three earlier dwellings - indeed with
these 1819 deeds come a couple of 1762 deeds for those 3 demolished buildings. All 5
in manuscript on parchment. (ref 88/109) £35.00 post-free Not for export
[see also South Croydon]
[Dorking] Property Deeds for
'Woodbourne', Horsham Road
5 parchment deeds chronicle this property from 1884 to 1921 and for virtually
all this time it was the concern of various members of the Bargman family. (ref
8/150) £22.00 post-free Not for
export
Illustrated Handbook of Dorking
John Dennis, 1974 facsimile rep of the 1858 2nd ed. Small 8vo, 155pp
followed by 20pp directory, followed by 40-odd pp of adverts, several ills inc 2 folding
maps. VG in G d/w. (ref 525/32) £10.00
[Dorking] 1 Year Lease of 3 Houses
on the Site of the Former Kings Head Inn
This 1820 lease recounts the three houses were 'lately erected and built' by
Joseph Peters. The lease would almost certainly have been followed up by a release
of the properties (to Edward Swan), a document that appears not to have survived.
Single parchment sheet (ref 3/471) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[East Sheen - see Barnes]
The Story of Esher
Ian D Stevens, 1977 2nd. 128pp inc index, 11 ills, mostly photos.
VG clean copy. (ref 550/16) £8.00
[Farnham] The Story of a Catholic Parish
Etienne Robo, 1938. 96pp, 19 plates. Contents VG, boards rather dampstained
along front edges, d/w worn & holed & with sellotaped repair at top of spine. (ref
7454) £9.00
[Gipsy Hill] Counterpart lease of property in
Alexandra Road
This 1888 document concerns a property known as Honeycombe which appears to
have been being built at the time. I think this is the Alexandra Road near the modern
Penge East station, but a plan of the property shows the property to be adjacent to a
Victoria Road, which I cannot locate. The house next door was called Pentillie. (ref 6949)
£8.00 post-free Not for
export
[Godstone/Bletchingley/Caterham/Tandridge/Warlingham/Chelsham
document] Scheduling of Property by the Land Commissioners
Official copy of an 1883 Order affecting 2759 acres laying in the various
parishes above, owned by Sir William Robert Clayton Bt. Several farms are named,
also several unhelpful 'cottage and lands' and there are other entries such as Flinthall,
Garston, Ivy Mill, Tillingdown, Birchwood, Westhall and Lay Meads. Fortunately for
all the named and un-named properties the names of tenant or occupier is shown - in all
there are 14. If your ancestor lived on the (apparently) scattered Marden Park
Estate he just might be listed - email to check. The schedule is in manuscript on a
single parchment sheet, approx 19"x15" so would frame quite well. Bears
the embossed orange seal of the Land Commissioners together with signatures of two of the
commission's representatives. (ref 429/6) £15.00 post-free Not for export
Historic Guildford Castle
Mary D Liggett, nd but late 1960s. 16pp booklet in the Pitkin Pride of
Britain series, 14 ills inc those on the card covers. VG. £1.50 UK
post-free
[Guildford] The Church of St Martha on the
Hill
Typical church guide, 1955 2nd ed, 18pp in printed card covers, 4 evocative
sketches showing views in 1763 (ruinous) to 1850 (restored - but which restoration saw
little of the old church remain). Ref (0000) £1.50 UK post-free
The Lower Church: A History of St Nicholas,
Guildford
Brian Taylor, 1980. A4 booklet, card covers, 80pp inc index, 20 ills, G. (ref
2772) £4.50
Guildford & Villages Then and Now
David Rose, 2003. A4 size, 221pp of captioned photos (2 to a page)
comparing today's viws with those of yesteryear. Covers Guildford and 24 surrounding
villages. Published at £14.99 and out of print already. F in VG d/w.
(ref 3877) £12.00
[Haslemere] Land Tax Certificate
1814 certificate for property owned by Lord Lonsdale, though the occupier is
shown as 'late Crump & Chitty'. Some tears where folds cross but clean condition. (ref
7616) £15.00 post-free Not
for export
[Haslemere] Papers re Petworth Road
Forecourts, The Old House
In 1956 Haslemere Urban Council's desire to create a footpath sparked off
much debate about legal ownership of the piece of land involved. Half a dozen or so carbon
copy letters plus a newspaper clipping. (ref 7618) £6.00 UK post-free
[Herne Hill] 3 Deeds to 22 Kestrel
Avenue
This leasehold property was mortgaged throughout the 10 year period
(1892-1902) charted by these 3 parchment deeds. (ref 8/149) £12.00
post-free Not for export
[Holmwood Common] Sale Poster for Cottage
This 1849 printed poster announces the forthcoming auction at The Bull's Head,
Dorking, of 'a very desirable freehold cottage now occupied as two tenements, one by Mr
James Strudwick......The other......[by] Thomas Worsfold......surrounded by a plot of
excellent garden ground occupying an area of about half an acre, standing on an elevated
and healthy scite, commanding delightful views; near the main turnpike road, and within
three minutes walk of the District Church......'. Approx 15"x19", bottom
edge worn, old folds down the right-hand edge, a few minor tears plus one a couple of
inches long. Size and single sided printing makes this highly suitable for framing.
(ref 557/1) £18.00 UK post-free
[Horsell document] Scheduling of Grove
Barrs & The Vigory by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1898 Order affecting these 40 acres owned by Gertrude
Rowland and tenanted variously by Capt Octavius Parker, John Morrison and Joseph Pafill.
Manuscript on parchment, size approx 24"x19", bears the red embossed seal
of the Lands Improvement Company and the signature of the comany's secretary. (ref
429/3) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Kenley] Property Deeds for 4
Cottages in Lower Road
The cottages are identified as Armitza, Smallbridge, Lower Road Stores and
Calsay. 6 parchment deeds chronicle events from 1903 to 1915 and the principal
parties are Varley and (especially) Slatter. (ref 8/151) £25.00
post-free Not for export
The History and Antiquities of the Ancient and
Royal Town of Kingston Upon Thames
1983 facsimile rep of of W D Biden's 1852 original. Tall 8vo, 128pp,
some very nice engravings. Copy no 19 of only 350 copies produced, condition so good
that we have to grade it M, still in original slip case (VG) with original paper label.
(ref 550/39) £40.00
Kingston upon Thames Register of Apprentices
1563-1713
Surrey Record Society vol 28, 1974. Tall 8vo, 185pp inc 3 indexes, 4
photo-plates of entries in the register. The number of entries exceeds 1500. A
decent clean copy inside and out, easily G. (ref 1882) £12.00
The History of St John the Baptist Church,
Kingston Vale
Thomas Henry Bankier, 1948 2nd. 4to, 26pp, 7 photo-plates all retaining
tissue-guards. Nice clean copy, both inside and out, VG. (ref 2756)
£12.00
The History and Antiquities of Lambeth
John Tanswell, 1858. 245pp followed by1pp list of corrections, frontis
engraving of Lambeth Palace and Church, several plate and letterpress ills.
Internally very nice and clean - and partially unopened. Marbled boards, half red
cloth bound, recent title-piece on spine, recently renewed eps, a nice firm copy, VG.
(ref 2690) £70.00
Mitcham Settlement Examinations
Surrey Record Society vol 27, 1973. Tall 8vo, 146pp inc index, 4
photo-plates illustrate the examinations of Patrick Morgan, Mary Bolton, Pierce Sparks and
Ann Archer. Details 256 examinations covering the period 1784 to 1814. Decent
clean copy, G. (ref 2151) £12.00
Mortlake and Her Church
Maurice S Cockin, privately published 1954. Mortlake's place in history from
ancient times. Thick card covers. A little grubby and a small tear on back cover otherwise
VG. £10.00
Another copy
As above but slightly grubby & no tear. G. £9.00
Mortlake and Her Church
Maurice S Cockin, privately published 1954. 132pp inc index, 7 ills.
Mortlake's place in history from ancient times. Green cloth boards, G in quite worn &
torn d/w. (ref 7847) £10.00
Another Copy
An ex-lib copy which has been given a fresh fep and thus no longer has the
usual label & stamps - indeed the only library 'trimmings' are a couple of class marks
on the verso of the title-page in ink and one on the spine in snopake. Nice clean copy, VG
but without d/w. (ref 7918) £6.00
[Mortlake - see Barnes]
[Ockley] Sale Poster for Two Adjoining
Cottages
This 1840 printed poster announces the forthcoming sale at The Red Lion of
'Two neat cottages with gardens, pleasantly situated, overlooking the Green within a few
yards of the Turnpike Road at the South end of the village of Ockley.....'. One of
the cottages had only recently been built. It seems both cottages were empty as the
poster makes no mention of tenants/occupants. Size approx 13"x20", old
folds, an old crease will flatten out with care, but the poster would look good in a frame
on the wall at The Red Lion. (ref 557/2) £20.00 UK post-free
[Peckham] Documents relating to 22 &
24 Choumert Grove
This little group of deeds chronicles the ownership of the above pair of
houses (originally numbered 5 & 6) from 1884 to 1922, though contained in the 1884
mortgage are details going back to 1868. For much of the time the concern
of the Hayward family. 5 items altogether. (ref 20/46)
£15.00 post-free Not for export
[Peckham] Three Deeds relating to
Beerhouse at 75 Lugard Road
An 1897 lease and its counterpart, and an 1898 counterpart lease. No licenced
victuallers are mentioned but it would appear that in between the two leases the property
was acquired by the Commercial Brewery Ltd who were based at Stepney. Parchment, the two
1897 items are printed. (ref 1/224) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Peckham/New Cross] 2 Assignments of The
Canterbury Tavern, (Near) Old Kent Road
These 2 assignments are dated 1891 and 1895. The tavern is described as being
situated 'near the Old Kent Road...and at the corner of two Streets there called Manor
Grove and Canterbury Road...', which would seem to put it near the New Cross Hospital.
Both on parchment, the earlier one is signed by victuallers Henry Parkingson and Charles
Bull and the later one by victualler Edwin John Howell. There is clearly one or more
missing documents dated between the two. (ref 1/221) £12.00
post-free Not for export
[Peckham New Town] Agreement concerning
the Duke of Sussex alehouse, Park Road
This is an 1832 agreement signed by various interested parties, two of whom
(John Dean of Camberwell and Thomas Wilthew of Park Road, Peckham) are described as
victuallers. The property had "lately been licenced" and this is clearly this is
an early piece of documentation. Manuscript on 3 sides of folio paper. Evidently each of
the 4 parties had their own copy as two are available. (ref 754/264) each £6.00
post-free Not for export
History of St Peter's Church, Petersham
Charles D Warren, 1938. 168pp inc index, 17 ills & plan. Occasional light
foxing, 2 leaves detached as they escaped the binder, but still a G copy in G (parts
missing) d/w, plastic wrapper. (ref 2757) £16.00
Petersham People and Stories
Rev R S Mills, 1976. 36pp booklet in photo card covers, full-page
photos of the interior of the church, Douglas Houseand Petersham House. The booklet
aims to fill in some of the details of local history which would otherwise be overlooked,
and chronicles the activities and eccentricities of some of the village's more famous
inhabitants from the late 17th to the late 19th century. Nice copy, VG. (ref
0000) £4.00 UK post-free
[Purley] 3 Deeds to 9 & 10
Cross Road
These 3 parchment conveyances record 3 changes of ownership in less than 3
years (1908-1911). The 1909 & 1911 deeds each contain a location plan. It
would appear the house had only recently been built. (ref 8/144) £12.50
post-free Not for export
[Purley] Deeds for Mincoed',
Foxley Hill Road
Mincoed appears to have been built in 1907. These 4 parchment deeds (3
conveyances & a mortgage) chronicle the site from 1906 - when it was laid out for
building purposes - to 1908. 3 of the deeds bear location plans. (ref 8/145)
£15.00 post-free Not for
export
Putney - A Brief History
Scott MacRobert, 1978 rep. Blue card covers enclosing 52pp, 7 ills, 4 maps.
G. (ref 7481) £3.50 UK post-free
[Reigate document] Scheduling of the
Reigate Priory Estate by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1895 Order affecting over 400 acres of Reigate,
principally Reigate Priory Gardens & Park, London Lands Farm, Priory Farm, Lords Mead,
many houses, shops and several public houses in the High Street, ditto Bell Street,
several houses in Church Street, London Road, Hardwicke Road, Worcester Road, Yorke Road,
Somers Road, Nutley Lane, Back Lane, quite a few in West Street, a few in Crossways and
Priory Lane, Cockshot Hill, South Park and Reigate Heath. An important document for
both the local and family historian in that well over 200 tenants/occupiers are named -
all the properties being owned by Lady Henry Somerset of Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire
and The Priory, Reigate. Manuscript on 2 large multifolded parchment sheets (approx
28"x23" each), bears the red embossed seal of the Land Loan &
Enfranchisement Company and the signature of the company's secretary. (ref
429/4) £30.00 post-free Not for export
[Reigate document] A
similar document of slightly later date
An official copy of an Order dated 7 months later than the one above.
As far as we can tell the same properties are involved. Manuscript on 3 large (and
fiesty) parchment sheets, the final one bearing the red embossed seal of the Land Loan
& Enfranchisement Company and the signature of the company secretary.
Multifolded. (ref 429/5) £30.00 post-free Not for export
The two Reigate
documents above are examples of late Victorian Government-orchestrated schemes -
commencing with the 1864 Land Improvement Act - which enabled landowners to borrow
large sums of money ostensibly to carry out improvements to land (such as improvements to
drainage etc) and other property. In the above examples Lady Henry Somerset appears
to have borrowed £7200 in March 1895. The later (November 1895) document mentions a
figure of £6620, though we haven't been able to determine whether this was a lowering of
the original amount borrowed or an addition sum. In both documents the reason for
the borrowing is given as 'for the improvement of the Mansion House known as The Priory
Reigate by alterations and additions thereto.....'. We'd welcome any further insight
into the scheme in general. We know that much of the funding originated from
professional lenders such as insurance companies, but little else about a scheme that was
clearly nation-wide.
Bygone Richmond
H M Cundall, 1925. 4to, 100pp inc index, 46 plates as required [pl 16 is
detached but undamaged]. Nice clean copy, better than most. (ref 2214)
£30.00
A Prospect of Richmond
Janet Dunbar, 2nd revised ed, 1979. 224pp inc index, 32 ills. A nice copy of one
of the standard works on Richmond. VG in G d/w. (ref 120/15) £7.50
[Richmond] Deeds and Documents to
Houses in Windsor Road
These concern 8 houses built in the then Battenberg Road in 1895. The
houses were leasehold from day 1 and the collection of documents includes the original
1895 leases for 3 of the 8 (Elm Villa, Laurel Villa, Maple Villa) and their counterparts.
Together with 6 other deeds, they provide early detail on the 8 houses.
Subsequently the houses were numbered 47-59 Battenberg Road and sometime between 1918 and
1920 the road was re-named Windsor Road. Interesting group of 12 deeds, all but 1 on
parchment. (ref 8/246) £55.00 post-free Not for export
[Richmond] Deeds and Documents to Houses
in Selwyn Avenue
A useful group of 10 deeds and documents spanning the period 1895-1947,
principally concerning no 24 though several also concern no's 20 & 22. It seems
the houses were built in the early 1890s, so here's an opportunity to acquire some early
documentation - a couple of which show the properties across the road as 'vacant land'.
The group (ref 5141) £33.00 post-free Not for export
The Parish Registers of Richmond Surrey
Surrey Parish Register Society vols 1 and 3, 1903 and 1905. Original
maroon cloth boards enclosing 358pp and 367pp respectively, each vol is indexed.
Between them, this pair of vols covers the period 1583 to 1780. Decent clean copies,
VG. (ref 1221) £60.00 UK post-free
[South Croydon] 3 Deeds to 159/161
Selden Road
An 1899 conveyance and 2 mortgages dated 1901 and 1908, all on parchment.
The 1901 mortgage records the houses were '....now in the course of erection...'.
(ref 8/171) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[South Norwood] Conveyance of
Small Plot of Land behind 42-46 High Street
This 1921 conveyance is unusual in that it contains a large scale [8 feet to
the inch] multifolding plan showing the layout of the many yards gardens & stabling
behind 42-46 High Street. The strip of land the subject of this document is only 2
feet wide. Arrows at the High Street end indicate Croydon to the West and Goat House
Bridge to the East. (ref 8/231) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[South Norwood] Deeds for 42-46
High Street
8 deeds covering the period 1911-1921, some on parchment, some incorporating
small plans. Such a property tangle that the group cannot be split. (ref
8/198) £22.50 post-free Not for
export
NB the above 2 items clearly belong together and are thus offered at £27.50 post-free
[South Norwood] Deeds to 7
Lancaster Road
A sequence of 8 property deeds ranging in dates from 1868 to 1881. All
are in manuscript on parchment. (ref 8/320) £20.00 post-free Not for export
[South Norwood] Deeds to House in
Tennison Road
A broken sequence of 7 deeds from an original 18 or so documents spanning the
period 1885 to 1923. This 'seventh house on the West side of Tennison Road' was
'newly ereceted' in 1885, and was destined to become 14 Tennison Road. In 1900 the
house was known as Kirklands but the name was changed to Maycourt very soon after.
All 7 deeds are in manuscript on parchment. (ref 8/319) £20.00
post-free Not for export
Weddings at St Saviour's, Southwark, from
AD1606 to 1625
19c reprint from The Genealogist bound in half calf on marbled boards, 71pp,
manuscript index bound in at end. Formerly owned by York Herald Sir Alfred
Scott-Gatty, and with his bookplate on the front pastedown. An inscription at the
top of the 1st page reads 'I know of but two complete copies of this reprint, vizt this
and my own. Keith W Murray, 1893'. Calf very worn, esp edges of spine
and corners. One perhaps for the collectors. (ref 1218) £25.00
[Streatham] Deeds to 9 Greyhound
Lane
A collection of deeds ranging in dates from 1886 to 1922. 10 items, all
in manuscript on parchment. (ref 8/255) £40.00 post-free Not for export
[Streatham] Deeds to 87 Barrow
Road
6 parchment deeds ranging in dates from 1888 to 1914. This was formerly
numbered 115 Barrow Road. (ref 8/256) £20.00 post-free Not for export
[Sutton] Deeds to House in Holland
Avenue
A mortgage of 1913 and conveyances of 1913 and 1918 for the newly built
Hillbury. Each document is signed by Edgar Field Course. All 3 in manuscript
on parchment. (ref 8/249) £12.00 post-free Not for export See
Cheam above
[Sutton] 2 Deeds to Lily House,
Gander Green Lane
A pair of 1922 deeds both signed by Charlotte Sophia Ellen Hall. (ref
8/250) £9.00 post-free Not for
export
[Sutton] 2 Deeds to 1 Flomer
Villas, Lower Road
2 parchment conveyances dated 1882 and 1890, both signed by Charles Morris
Dark of Peckham Rye. The pair (ref 8/251) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Sutton] 4 Deeds to House/Shop in
Benhill Road
An 1882 lease together with its counterpart, an 1893 conveyance and another
of 1913 for 4a Benhill Road (on the corner with Queens Road). All 4 deeds in
manuscript on parchment. (ref 8/252) £16.00 post-free Not for export
[Sutton] 2 Deeds to Esher Villa,
Bushey Road
Conveyances of 1897 and 1919. Very strong Bickerton connection.
(ref 8/253) £9.00 post-free Not
for export
[Thames Ditton] 2 Deeds to Land
fronting the Portmouth Road
This concerns 5 houses named in both the 1893 and 1900 documents as The
Homestead, The Nutshell, Jesmond Dene, Livonia and Mileta on the South side of the
Portsmouth Road. Both deeds contain a hand-coloured plan showing the acre-and-a-half
plot of land. [In 1901 The Homestead was sold off and the conveyance for this is available
at £4.50 post-free]. (ref 8/214) £12.00 post-free All 3 items
£15.00 post-free Not for export
[Thornton Heath] Deeds for 'The
Limes', Melford Road (Corner of Melfort Avenue)
This house appears to have been built in 1897 or very shortly before.
The deeds run from 1897 to 1922 and principally concern Henry Carnelly. 5 parchment
and a copy of 1 of them on paper. 1 of the parchment deeds bears a location
plan. (ref 8/162) £22.00 post-free Not for export
[Thornton Heath] Deeds for 152
Woodville Road
5 parchment deeds covering the period 1904-1930 show this was leasehold from
when it was first built (evidently 1904). A couple of the deeds (a lease and its
counterpart) bear location plans. (ref 8/163) £20.00 post-free Not for export
[Thornton Heath] 5 Deeds to 30
& 32 Kitchener Road
These were built in 1903 as this sequence of deeds from 1903 to 1919 will
show. There may have been a re-numbering at some time, as pencilled on one of the
documents is '62 & 64 Kitchener Road'. (ref 8/314) £16.00
post-free Not for export
[Waddon] Property Deeds for Houses in
Godson Road
Just 3 deeds, but between them they pinpoint the building of no's 27-47
Godson Road between 1906 (a conveyance of a plot of land) and 1907 (2 mortgages, each of 6
houses). The principal party was builder William Weston. All 3 on parchment.
(ref 88/111) £18.00 post-free Not for export
[Wallington] 3 Deeds to 29 Belmont
Road
These 3 1920/1921 parchment deeds all involve Florence Free. (ref
8/318) £10.00 post-free Not for
export
[Wallington] 2 Deeds to a Corner
Plot - Clarence Road/Springfield Road
These parchment deeds of 1895 and 1914 concern the Elliott family. This
is the eastern corner at the northern end of Clarence Road. The pair (ref 8/235)
£9.00 post-free Not for export
[Wallington] Early Deeds to
Stratton House, Woodcote Avenue
These 3 deeds of 1908 and 1909 [x2] date from when the house was built by
local builder Alfred James Morris. Clearly the plot of land in the 1908 deed was
split into 3 before Stratton House was built. Manuscript on parchment (ref 8/236)
£12.00 post-free Not for
export
[Wallington] 3 Deeds to a Plot of
Land in Sandy Lane
These 3 deeds (a mortgage and 2 conveyances) concern what was then
(1912-1917) a vacant plot adjoining the house called Cottesmore. Manuscript on
parchment. (ref 8/237) £12.00 post-free Not for export
[Wallington] 2 Deeds to Property
in Woodcote Avenue
Conveyances of 1900 and 1920 for property adjoining the Presbyterian Church
(the church being on the corner of Woodcote Road & Stratford Road). Between
those dates the house called Benloyal was built. The pair (ref 8/239) £9.00
post-free Not for export
[Wallington] 3 Deeds to Elmwood,
Stanley Gardens
3 early 1920s deeds, manuscript on paper. (ref 8/240) £12.00
post-free Not for export
[Wallington] 3 Deeds to 7 & 8
Ross Parade
3 lease assignments dated 1914, 1914 and 1921, though the properties had
already been leasehold for well over 200 years. Manuscript on parchment, all 3
concerning the Croydon Gas Company, 2 of the deeds bear nice site plans. (ref 8/241)
£15.00 post-free Not for
export
[Wallington] 2 Documents for
Denmark Villa, Clifton Road
2 items both dated 1893. (ref 8/242) £9.00
post-free Not for export
[Wallington] 2 Mortgage Documents
for 88 Park Lane
One dated 1922, the other 1927, both taken out by Alexander Paterson.
(ref 8/243) £6.00 post-free Not
for export
[Wallington] 2 Conveyances of
Property on the Corner of Park Lane/Springfield Road
These conveyances of 1904 and 1920 both involve Martha Wilmot (of Croydon).
Between these dates the house Ccalled Pebworth was built on the site. Both in
manuscript on parchment. The pair (ref 8/244) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Wandsworth] Plan and Section of
Proposed New Road, 1882
Multifolding plan on waxed linen, scaled at 88 feet to the inch. The
'new' road was destined to be Bramford Road. (ref 524/28) £8.00 UK
post-free
[Wandsworth] Certificate of Redemption
of Rent Charge
An interesting formal copy of an 1880 document by the Tithe Commissioners
saying that due to the land in question - Hill Side Shot, Little Hill Side Shot and
Swandon Shot, owned by the brewer Daniel Watney - having been set out as building
plots, an annual rent charge was impractical so it had been redeemed. Evidently the
shots were the original names of the meadow and garden ground soon to be built upon -
there's no clue as to what the street names were to become, but the serious local
historian will be able to find out. Manuscript on parchment. (ref 5143)
£15.00 post-free Not
for export
Wandsworth Churchwardens Accounts from 1631 to 1639
Cecil T Davis, reprinted from Surrey Archaeological Collections, 1911.
Red card covers enclosing pp1-70. A shame there's no index, but if your ancestor was
around at the time there could be some vital detail here that you won't find anywhere
else. Remains of label on otherwise blank spine, but considering the age
surprisingly good condition, easily VG. (ref 1679) £12.00 UK
post-free
All Saints Warlingham and St Leonard's
Chelsham
Souvenir brochure produced in 1962 to mark the 700th anniversary of the
rebuilding of Warlingham Church. Oblong 8vo [pp are approx 9"x5"], card covers,
43pp inc about a dozen ills. VG. (ref 170/14) £3.00 UK post-free
[Warlingham] 4 Deeds concerning
Building Plots in Homefield Road
A couple of mortgages dated 1890 and 1893 and conveyances of 1897 and 1899
are all that remain from what must have once been quite a collection. (ref 524/49)
£16.00 post-free Not for
export
Weybridge Past
Neil White, 1999. 4to, 132pp inc index, 136 ills, mostly photos.
Still in print at £14.99, this o/w F copy (the spine is bumped) in VG d/w (ref 0000)
available at £8.50
The Rectory - Wimbledon's Oldest House
Richard Milward, 1992. Almost A4 size, 63pp, lots of ills inc over 30
colour photos. The life and time of one of suburban London's finest houses
which dates back approx 600 years. Blue boards, VG. (ref 550/12) £10.00
Wimbledon Vestry Minutes, 1736 & 1743-1788
Surrey Record Society vol 25, 1964. Tall 8vo, 158pp inc index, 4 photo-plates
of the Minutes. Edges of spine slightly worn but a clean copy. (ref 2204) £8.50
[Wimbledon] 2 Deeds to 21 Clarence
Villas
An 1890 lease and its counterpart. (ref 8/308) £8.00
post-free Not for export
[Wimbledon] 2 Deeds to House on
the North Side of South Road, Haydons Lane
An 1869 mortgage and an 1883 mortgage transfer, both on parchment. (ref
8/309) £8.00 post-free Not for
export
[Wimbledon] 4 Deeds to 5
Courthorpe Road
4 parchment deeds spanning the years 1909-1925. (ref 8/310) £15.00
post-free Not for export
[Wimbledon] 2 Deeds to 23 Gap Road
Spanning the years 1898-1919, one involves Augustus Holt, the other his widow
Emma. (ref 8/311) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Wimbledon] 6 Deeds to 14 Vineyard
Hill Road
These deeds span the period 1898-1922, the earliest documents indicating the
house known as Colinton was built in the period June 1898-June 1899. (ref 8/312)
£22.00 post-free Not for
export
[Wimbledon] 4 Deeds to 29 & 31
Norman Road
These parchment deeds cover the period 1899-1913. At one time they were
known as Dix's Cottages. (ref 8/313) £15.00 post-free Not for export
The History and Antiquities of the Parish of
Wimbledon Surrey
William A Bartlett, 1971 facsimile rep of the 1865 original. Small 8vo,
222pp inc index, frontis engraving of the windmill on the common, 5 other full-page ills
as required, folding parish map at end. A few light spots on eps o/w a nice clean
copy, easily G in G d/w. (ref 2898) £12.50 [price-guide for
a decent copy of the original - £45 or thereabouts]
[Windlesham document] Scheduling of
Property by the Board of Agriculture
Official copy of an 1893 Order concerning property owned by Rev Charles
Bathurst Fendall and tenanted by A Paddison. The 35 acres comprised Woodcote House,
several paddocks and several (un-named) cottages & gardens. Manuscript on
parchment, size approx 24"x19", bears the red embossed seal of the Land Loan
& Enfranchisement Company and the signature of the company's secretary. (ref
429/1) £12.00 post-free Not for export
A List of Monumental Brasses in Surrey
Mill Stephenson, 1970 rep of 1921. 585pp inc index, 150 ills. Nice copy, F in
VG d/w. (ref 6692) £12.00
Another Copy
Also F but in G price clipped d/w. (ref 7962) £10.00
Calendar of Lay Subsidies - Western Surrey -
1585-1603
Cliff Webb, West Surrey Family History Society, 1985. A5 booklet in familiar
crimson card covers, 39pp inc indexes of names & places. (ref 6988)
£1.00 UK post-free
Calendar of Lay Subsidies - Western Surrey -
1603-1649
Cliff Webb, West Surrey Family History Society, 1984. A5 booklet in familiar
crimson card covers, 68pp inc indexes of names & places. (ref 6984)
£2.50 UK post-free
Three Surrey Churches
Rev H R Ware & P G Palmer, nd but c1910. 262pp inc index, 55 ills. St
Nicholas, Compton; St Mary, Guildford; St Martha, Chilworth; together with some notes on
St Catherine's Chapel, Guildford; also notes on the antiquity of the Pilgrims Way. 130
copies subscribed for. A sloppy copy mainly due to a badly cracked binding at p16/17, but
the contents are clean. Spine sunned. G. £10.00
Field Paths and Green Lanes
Louis J Jennings, 1877. 293pp, 8 plates from sketches & photos. A series of
walking tours almost exclusively in Sussex and Surrey. Occasional underlining, cracked
internally in several places & thus a rather loose copy , G. (ref 8297) £15.00
Local History Records vol 37
The Bourne Society, 1998. A5 booklet, card covers, 64pp, plenty of photo
& other ills. The Bourne Society is the local history society for towns & villages
in the Caterham, Warlingham, Godstone, Coulsdon and Purley area. This is their annual
publication published at *£3.45. Issue 37 contains a variety of local articles. This VG
copy (ref 40/64) £2.00 UK post-free
Index of Surrey Probate Inventories 16th-19th
Centuries
Joan Holman & Marion Herridge, 1986. A5, card covers enclosing
191pp, contents very thoughtfully arranged both by parish and by surname. Compiled
from seven repositories & libraries. VG clean copy. (ref 2148) £6.00
Abstracts of Surrey Feet of Fines 1509-1558
Surrey Record Society vol 19, 1946. Tall 8vo, Familiar grey printed
thick card covers enclosing 179pp inc 2 indexes. Final concords are well known
for their vagueness, but any records which provide details from the early 16th
century must be consulted, and here are the important bits of over 1000 of them - and in
plain legible English. Very nice clean copy, VG. (ref 2344) £16.00