NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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84/203 Blyth - 1857 - Copyof undertaking given by C C Winter to Colton Bernard Winter to produce Title Deeds of properties in Oldcoats, Blyth left to them by John Winter. Single sheet of paper watermarked 1865.  £3

68/21  Carlton, Gedling- 1764 - Sale of Land by Edward Kirk to Charles Kirk.
Paper Lease - signed and sealed by Edward Kirk, witnessed by Wm Taylor and Thos Plowman.  £51

177/18 Calverton - 1889- Mortgage of properties in Bucknall, Staffs. including the Masons Arms, High Street; closes of land & newly erected properties by Joseph Holdcroft, John Munro & Thomas Bickley (all of Hanley) to William Lovell Hunter (Pudsey, Yorks.) & William Rigby (Calverton, Notts.).  Refers to 1883 acquisition of land by Holdcroft, Deed by him that part of premises were held as trustee for Munro & Bickley, & mortgage by the latter 2 of their share to the Ancient Order of Forresters Friendly Society.  Full details of property used as security for 2nd mortgage advanced by Hunter & Rigby including acreage, tenants, adjoining lands & occupiers. Land by road from Hanley to Longton. This document includes a 1914 Assignment of this mortgage by Rigby (pencil note on reverse shows his address as Cannon Street, London E.C.) following the death of Hunter in 1910.  8 page parchment booklet written on 6 sides, writing faint in places.  Mortgage signed /sealed by Joseph Holdcroft, John Munro & Thomas Bickley & assignment signed /sealed by Wm. Rigby.  £36

177/37 Calverton- 1898- Mortgage of land & dwelling houses in Bucknall by Joseph Holdcroft, John Munro & Thomas Bickley (all of Hanley) to Edwin Brough (Wyndyak, Scarborough, Yorks.) & James Roland Brough (Finsbury Park, London).  Refers to 1883 acquisition of land by Holdcroft, Deed Poll in which he stated that the land was held on behalf of himself,  John Munro & Thomas Bickley, & mortgages  to the Ancient Order of Forresters Friendly Society and William Lovell Hunter (Pudsey, Yorks.) & William Rigby (Calverton, Notts. & Blackheath, Kent) in 1889.  8 page parchment booklet written on 6 sides, incorporating a detailed Location Plan on page 3, signed /sealed by Joseph Holdcroft, John Munro Thomas Bickley, Wm Lovell Hunter & Wm. Rigby. This document includes a 1930 Assignment of this mortgage to James Rowland Brough (then of Eversly, Shepherds Hill, Highgate, Middx) & Harold Gordon Brough Harringay Pk, Crouch End, Middx) following the death of Edwin Brough & the 1931Redemption of the mortgage signed /sealed by James R Brough & H. G. Brough.  £40

177/40 Calverton   - 1901 - Further mortgage of properties in Bucknall, Staffs.  including the Masons Arms, High Street;  land & 13 dwellings to Joseph Holdcroft (Bucknall) by William Lovell Hunter (Pudsey, Yorks.) & William Rigby (late Calverton, Notts. now Cannon Street, London ).  Refers to Deed of even date by which Holdcroft acquired the shares of Thomas Bickley & Rebecca Munro (executrix & widow of John Munro) in the lands & covenanted to pay the existing mortgages, lists the lands & properties as security for further mortgage. Large parchment sheet folded in 2, written 2 sides signed /sealed by Joseph Holdcroft witnessed by Arthur Gilman (solr clerk, Leek).  £30

177/56  Calverton   - 1909 - Assignment of further mortgage. Refers to acquisition of property in Bucknall by Joseph Holdcroft,   John Munro and Thomas Bickley, mortgages to the Ancient Order of Forresters Friendly Society and William Lovell Hunter (Pudsey, Yorks.) & William Rigby(Calverton, Notts. & London), acquisition of Munro & Bickley's interest by Holdcroft, further mortgage by Hunter & Rigby & assignment of further mortgage to Parkers Burslem Brewery Ltd, Burslem. 8 page parchmen booklet written 7 sides  signed /sealed by Wm Lovell Hunter &  Wm. Rigby.  £34

98/58 1823 - East / Great Leake - Property acquired by John Kirkland in 1767 being disposed of by Richard Renshaw (Nottingham) as Administrator - for details, see under Wills on Leicestershire page.

146/13 Grasthorpe - 1810 - Abstract of Title of William Drewery to a  windmill & premises sold to Cartwright. Earliest reference 1801,  acquisition 1810 by Robert Robinson (Grasthorpe, Notts. / N Somercotes / Halton Holgate).  Details & price of this document on my Lincolnshire page - Property -  North Somercotes - 1875

215/166 - Lynby - 1865 - Agreement for sale of Leasehold Property by Administrators of late Thomas Allen [Martha and Rev. Joseph Ford (Edinburgh) & John Downs (Buxton, Derbysh) to Andrew Montagu (Melton Park, West Riding, Yorksh) [his agent was Thomas Lyson Cundy (nr Weatherby, Yorksh)].  The sale was of the remaining Term of the Lease of property at Lynby adjoining Andrew Montagu's existing lands. Gives names & acreages of various Closes of land and details of original 1699 Lease  between Sir William Stanhope(Lynby) to Edward Clarke (of Shelford, Limner servant to Stanhope).  6 page paper booklet (sewn together at edge, but beginning to separate) and written 4 sides. Signed Tho. L Cundy, witnessed by John W. Forrest.  £30

146/11 North Collingham - 1871- Sale of close of land by Thomas Johnson Mason to John Eve (North Collingham).  Details & price of this document on my Lincolnshire page - Property -  North Somercotes

215/167 Nottingham - 1874- Draft Power of Attorney to surrender of Copyhold lands including Mount Farm (or Brown Ridding), Sutton Hall, Henshalls Farm & Cross Farm owned by Samuel Greg to Manorial Court of Forest of Macclesfield in connection with assignment of mortgage by Trustees of Henry Enfield to Albert Heymann& William Henry Heymann (both of West Bridgford, Notts) & Richard Enfield (Nottingham). Extensive details of properties, names of occupiers & Closes. Mentions earlier Deeds (presumably the original Mortgage & subsequent assignments). 10 sheets paper written 9 sides - dusting to cover & slight dusting & fraying to edge of some sheets.  £28

130/113 Nottingham - 1885- Declaration made by John Mills (Wymeswold, Leics.) who was then 60 years old, regarding the late William Burrows (Nether Broughton) and 3 closes of land at Wymeswold owned by Burrows & recently sold to Trinity College Cambridge. Sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2 and written on 1 side. "Mark" of John Mills, countersigned by Arthur Parsons, Commissioner of Oaths, Nottingham.  £20

130/116 Nottingham - 1906- Reconveyance - mentions 2 1905 Indentures by which John Stewart Bradfordmortgaged properties (no details provided) to both Ind Coope & Company Ltd. (Romford, Essex) and The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Banking Company Ltd. All moneys owing to the bank had now been repaid and they assigned the mortgaged property to the brewery for the residue of the term subject to a proviso for redemption. Large sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2 and written 1¼ sides, with Common Seal of Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Banking Company Ltd & signaturesof Robert Halford (Director) and J. F. Youngman (Joint Gen. Manager).  £22
 

63/1 Southwell -  1807- Sale of Property (Messingham, Lincs.) -- Thomas Gerrard Ferrand (Trinity College, University of Cambridge) to Thomas Sowerby. William Barnard (Gainsburgh), and Thomas Hill (Scotterthorpe) were also party to agreement.
3 sheets parchment - signed and sealed by Thomas G Ferrand and Thomas Hill. Witnessed by B Codd, Jon Brundrett, Wm. Nicholson, also mark of William Allison. Refers to Ferrand's late father, Thomas Ferrand (heretobefore, Thomas Waddington) and to Gerrard Thomas Ferrand, Southwell, Nottingham, deceased, and details title to property by reference to earlier deeds going back to 1719. [see also 84/202, below]  £52

54/103 Stanford Hall - 1794 - Sale of ½ interest in 2 pieces of Land at Birstall, Leics. by John Hill & Mary, his wife (Haymarket, Middx.) to Joseph Hill (Stanford Hall, Notts.). Mary Hill was the only sister and heir of William Hodges (Birstall, who lately died in America), the only son and heir of late Catherine Hodges (Birstall) one of two daughters of Mary & Thomas Simpson (Birstall). The Lands were formerly in the open fields of Birstall, details include the names of adjoining landowners to whom they were allocated under the Birstall Inclosure. The Lands were subject to a Life Interest of Mary Mortimer who was the widow of Thomas Simpson, and had later re-married, Thomas Mortimer  (Birstall) and 2 Mortgages advanced by William Vann (Leicester) in 1785 & 1789. 2 very large parchment sheets with decorative 1st 2 words incorporating Royal Coat of Arms. Signed / sealed by John Hill & Mary Hill witnessed on reverse by George Burley & Dan. Moore.   Notes on the reverse - dated 1803 states that Thomas While (Birstall) had purchased 15 acres of the Land; - dated 1844 that John While sold part of the Land to Henry Paget.  £77