A small archive of 29 manuscripts, largely deeds, on parchment and paper, in very good condition. They relate to Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
1721 – Deed, Boothby et al to Fawcett; 1723 Copy of John Smith’s will; 1753 Deed, Sills to Cropper; 1753, Deed, Sills to Cropper; 1754, Deed, Prince to Wright; 1758, Deed, assignment of [...]
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SLEAFORD – Lincolnshire 1723-1884
A SELBY ARCHIVE – 18th – 19th centuries
An archive relating to the Selby family of Beal, Allenton and Twizzel House. It contains information of a genealogical nature, as also the purchase of and subsequent dispute to the Twizzel House estate.
(1) Copy of letter from Thomas Selby of London to Thomas Selby of Allenton, 1770, referring to problems he has with his son [...]
THOMAS SEWELL, cabinet maker of Alnwick, Northumberland: 1820 – 1833
An archive of 35 documents relating to Thomas Sewell of Alnwick, a cabinet maker, who died in 1793. A copy of his will shows that he left his property in Alnwick to his three daughters. The Duke of Northumberland wanted to take the property back into his possession and the bulk of the documents are [...]
An archive relating to Burgess, Mair and other families: 1903-1930
An archive of 35 manuscripts relating largely to the Burgess and Mair families, to a lesser extent to those of Walworth, Cooper and Wood. The properties are in Upton near Macclesfield and Llanfair and Llanfyll in Montgomeryshire. They are partly on paper, partly on parchment, and date predominantly in the periods 1903-1907, and 1920-1930. One [...]
BELL FAMILY archive 1532-1873 – Quaker interest.
A small collection of 12 manuscripts relating to the BELL family of Cumbria and Wandsworth, many of whom were Quakers. There are two booklets containing pedigrees of the family, the one probably compiled by Daniel Bell of Wandle House, East Moulsey, Surrey. There are similarities between the booklets, but one suggests descent from a [...]