Reference code: GB-0033-NES
Title: Newcastle Solicitors deeds
Dates of creation: 1788-1885
Extent: 26 items
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Origination: Collected by the Newcastle solicitors of Watson, Burton, Booth, and Robinson
Language:
English
Deeds for a variety of palces in Co Durham.
Received by the former Department of Palaeography and Diplomatic from the Newcastle city archivist, April 1959.
Open for consultation.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist
where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
Arranged by place.
Sorted and summarily listed [by Linda Drury]. List input to XML and enhanced, and the documents numbered, by Aisling Keane of the Dublin archive course during a week's work experience in March 2010. Finalised by Michael Stansfield June 2010.
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Witton GilbertReference: NES/1NES/1/1-2 7 - 8 November 1823
(1) Charles Tate of Aldermanbury, City of London
(2) William Clarke of Loaning, Witton Gilbert parish, Co Durham
Lease and release of lands lying near the River Browney, within the parish of Witton Gilbert, Co Durham, containing 36 acres, 2 roods and 18 perches plantation measure. (1) has received 5s from (2).
2 items, parchment, 2m & 1m
NES/1/3-4 10 - 11 November 1823
(1) William Clarke of Loaning, Witton Gilbert, Co Durham
(2) William and Henry Richardson of North Shields, Northumberland, and George Richardson of the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne
Mortgage by lease and release of lands near the River Browney containing 36 acres, 2 roods and 16 perches, plantation measure. (1) has received 5s. £900 is lent to (1), with repayment due 11 May 1824, and interest at £5%
per
annum.
2 items, parchment, 2m & 2m
NES/1/5-6 10 - 11 November 1828
(1) William and Henry Richardson of North Shields and George Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne
(2) Rebecca Richardson of Spring Gardens near the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne
Transfer of mortgage for 5s, received by each of (1) from (2).
2 items, parchment, 1m & 1m
EasingtonReference: NES/2NES/2/1 8 September 1860
(1) George Cockburn of Hetton-le-Hole, Co Durham
(2) John Wood of the Inner Temple in the City of London
Sale for £37 received by (1) from (2) of a plot of ground in Easington parish, Co Durham. The plot contains 17 feet in front from north to south, 39 feet in depth from east to west, and totals 73 and 2/3 yards square. Refers to a previous
indenture of grant and conveyance on 23 May 1860 whereby George Cockburn gained use of the land.
Parchment, 1m
East RaintonReference: NES/3NES/3/1 20 November 1863
(1) Very Revd George Waddington, dean and the chapter of Durham
(2) George Cockburn of Newcastle upon Tyne
Lease for 21 years of two parcels of ground with dwelling houses and other erections thereon at East Rainton, Co Durham, indicated in red on an included plan. The lease begins on 20 November, and rent is due annually by even and equal portions on
the Feasts of Saint Martin and Pentecost at the sum of 1s 6d. With £9 7s 6d paid as consideration.
Parchment, 1m
Howlett Hall, Chester-le-StreetReference: NES/4NES/4/1 27 May 1841
(1) William Brown of Pelton of Chester-le-Street, Co Durham
(2) Henry and Philip Nairn of the borough and county of Newcastle upon Tyne
Refers to a previous lease and release of 20 and 21 March 1837 whereby Brown was given that land whereon he has erected a dwelling house at Howlett Hall, Chester- le-Street, containing by estimation 7 yards in the front from east to west, and
extending 14 yards backwards or thereabouts from north to south. (1) by this deed directs and appoints that this land be conveyed to (2) to whom he is now indebted for goods sold and delivered to the value of £45, and an agreement for them to
advance him a further £45. Interest on this loan is calculated at a rate of 5% per annum. The total amount of principal monies to be recoverable under this security is not to exceed £200.
Parchment, 3m
Bensham BankReference: NES/5NES/5/1 7 March 1876
(1) John Grabham, of Newcastle upon Tyne, warehouseman
(2) Henry Ingledew, of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent
(3) Robert Rankin, printer, and William James Burnett, chemist, both of Newcastle upon Tyne
(4) the said John Grabham and John Taylor Sanderson, of Newcastle upon Tyne, warehouseman's manager
(5) Isabel Marchbank the elder, of 2 Challoner Terrace, South Shields, widow
(6) John Marchbank of South Shields shipsmith, George William Liddell Marchbank of 2 Challoner's Terrace South Shields grocer's assistant, Isabel Marchbank the younger of 2 Challoner Terrace spinster, Catherine Dorothy wife of John Grabham,
and Thomas Haigh Connor of Abersford (Hants) chemist and druggist, and Margaretta his wife
(7) William Robert Reed of 176 High St, Monkwearmouth, draper's assistant
(8) Anthony Benjamin Reed of 205 High St Monkwearmouth, Dorothy Lister Reed of 39 Barclay St Monkwearmouth spinster, Anthony John Carter of 39 Barclay St butcher, and Catherine Jane his wife
(9) William Henry Holmes, of Newcastle upon Tyne, glass merchant, the purchaser
Conveyance of a plot of freehold land at Bensham Bank adjoining Ravensworth Terrace, Bensham (plan included) by (1) to (9). Refers to the previous 1830 will of Robert Lister.
Parchment, 5m
Carrs Hill, High FellingReference: NES/6NES/6/1 2 November 1880
(1) Revd James Snape of the borough and county of Newcastle upon Tyne
(2) George Dell Clarke
(3) Mary Ann Hewitson and Hannah Hewitson of County of York
Transfer of mortgage, referring to three previous indentures involving the respective principal sums of £335 6s 4d, £300 and £965, which are still owing, but all interest has been paid to date. (3) have agreed to paid the first two sums to (1),
and to lend (2) a further £2,999 13s 8d, with interest charged at £4 15% per annum, and repayments due on 20 June and 20 December every year. Lands involved are: Low Pasture containing 13 acres, 3 roods, 20 perches, Meadowfield containing 9 acres, 2
roods, 5 perches, Westfield containing 7 acres and 16 perches, Littlefield containing 4 acres, 2 roods, 12 perches and a stone quarry containing 2 acres and 7 perches as well as waste ground that is now used as a road. These are mortgaged by (2) to
secure the total sum of £4,600. A map of the property is attached.
Parchment booklet, 5f
NES/6/2 1887
Felling Local Board map of the Carrs Hill Estate drawn to a scale of 1 inch to 100 feet by Edward Watson, surveyor, of 48 Dean St, Newcastle, with various lots indicated in red and some pencil annotations. Total area indicated in red is 51ac 3r
38p.
Paper, 1p
NES/6/3 29 March 1900
(1) George Dell Clarke of Kobe, Japan, gent
(2) Mary Ann Hewitson of Woodlands, Headingley, spinster
Mortgage, with a map of the area on the front cover; blue and red borders indicate areas conveyed by means of previous indentures (NES/6/1). Areas marked in blue were sold to purchasers, and areas marked in red are conveyed to (1).
Parchment booklet, 3f
Hudson St, BishopwearmouthReference: NES/7NES/7/1 10 May 1841
(1) John Dickinson of Bishopwearmouth, corn merchant
(2) Edward Hall of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent, and Joseph John Wright of Sunderland, gent
Deed of Covenants. In consideration for £1,250 paid to (1) by (2), (1) surrenders the use of all that parcel of ground situate in Bishopwearmouth in a certain new street intended to be called Hudson Street, containing in the front or west part
from north to south 63 yards and 1 foot, and on the east 59 yards and 1 foot, and in breadth from west to east at the south end, 29 yards and 2 feet, and at the north end 24 yards 1 foot and 6 inches. This land is surrendered together with the
malting, 7 dwelling houses and all other erections or buildings, subject to an annual rent of £13 6s, with interest of £5 per centum per annum.
Parchment, 1m
StanhopeReference: NES/8NES/8/1 23 March 1852
(1) John Byers, Westgate, Stanhope parish, Co Durham, yeoman
(2) John Vickers of Newcastle upon Tyne, grocer
John Byers is indebted to John Vickers in the sum of £200, and as security for the loan, and in consideration of 5s paid to Byers by Vickers, is mortgaging those lands known as Shullingford, parish of Stanhope, consisting of the East Field
containing 1 acre, 3 roods, and a parcel of land called the Rushy pasture containing 4½ acres, as well as all that leasehold tenement called High House, parish of Stanhope, and all those 5 parcels of ground containing together by estimation 12
acres, 3 roods and 13 perches. Interest at £5 per centum per annum which is subject to two previous mortgages for £400 and £330 and interest.
Parchment, 4m
BoldonReference: NES/9NES/9/1 4 March 1788
Admission in the Durham City court of Richard Matthew, of Boldon watermill, miller, as eldest brother and heir of the late William Matthew of South Shields, gent, to a cottage in the Dypes, abuttments detailed.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/2 4 March 1788
Admission in the Durham City court of Richard Matthew, of Bowdon watermill, miller, as eldest brother and heir of the late William Matthew of South Shields, gent, to a fourth part of a husbandry in the Upper Field, Boldon.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/3 7 May 1794
Copy surrender in the Durham City court by Thomas Atkinson, late of Harton now of West Boldon, gent, son and heir of the late Robert Atkinson the younger, of that field or close lying in and being part of certain lands situate in East Boldon
called the Upp Field alias Little Dypes, containing 1¾ acres, and the admission of Richard Matthew of Bowdon watermill, miller.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/4 9 September 1799
Surrender in the Durham City court by William Matthew of East Boldon, yeoman, grandson and heir of the late Richard Matthew, of a watermill and windmill in Boldon, and admission of Richard Matthew of Boldon watermill, miller, the heir and eldest
brother of William Matthew of East Boldon, now deceased.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/5 10 July 1828
Copy of 3 admissions in the Durham City court of Edward Matthew of Houghton-le-Spring, surgeon and apothecary, only brother and heir of Richard Matthew, to three parcels of land that he has inherited from his deceased brother in Boldon.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/6 11 July 1828
Copies of 3 surrenders and defeasances in trust in the Durham City court by Edward Matthew of 3 parcels of land at Boldon to the use of Peter Austin of Monkwearmouth, earthenware manufacturer, and William Austin of Hylton Ferry, earthenware
manufacturer.
3 items, parchment, 1m each
NES/9/7 15 December 1838
Copy surrender and defeasance for securing £500 and interest, to the use of Thomas Griffith and his sequels, subject nevertheless to a yearly sum of £20, which if not paid, he is owed the fee of £500, with interest calculated at a rate of £5 per
centum per annum.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/8 15 December 1838
(1) Ann Matthew, of Easington Lane, Co Durham, widow and devisee for life under the last will and testament of the late Edward Matthew the elder of Houghton le Spring, surgeon
(2) Edward Mathew the younger of Easington Lane, chemist and grocer, only son of the late Edward Matthew
(3) Jane and Mary Ann Mathew of Easington Lane, daughters of the late Edward Matthew
(4) Thomas Griffith of Durham City, gent
Deed of Covenants. Refers to a previous indenture regarding the Upp field. £500 has been paid to Ann and Edward Matthew by Thomas Griffith, and in consideration of this sum, interest at the rate of £5 per centum per annum, and subject to
repayment due on 15 June 1839.
Parchment, 2m
NES/9/9 23 September 1851
Copy surrender and defeasance, by Thomas Griffith of the North Bailey, Durham City, gent, to Henry Rounthwaite of Sunderland, broker, referring to that parcel of land called Curley Crook, in the township of East Bolden, containing 8 acres.
Surrender is made in consideration of the sum of £440 paid by Henry Rounthwaite to Edward Matthew for the purchase of these premises free from encumbrances.
Parchment, 1m
NES/9/10 5 June 1852
Copy surrender absolute of lands formerly of Richard Matthew, later Edward Matthew the elder and subsequently the younger, and now of Henry Rounthwaite of the Borough of Sunderland, Co Durham, to the use of Benjamin Colvin of West Boldon, gent,
in consideration of the sum of £50 paid by Benjamin Colvin to Henry Rounthwaite.
Parchment, 1m
HartburnReference: NES/10NES/10/1 9 November 1885
(1) Eugene Edward Clephan of Stockton, Co Durham
(2) Robert Coltman Clephan and Dietrich Meno Leopold Wiencke both of Newcastle upon Tyne
Mortgage, refers to previous mortgage for £1,500 plus interest of £5 per centum per annum, remaining unpaid. The mortgagees have agreed to pay the mortgager £520 out of their partnership monies having the repayment with interest secured in the
manner hereinafter expressed. Repayment is due on 1 January, with interest remaining at £5 per centum per annum. Hereby conveyed unto the mortgagees is all that parcel of ground near the village of Hartburn, parish of Stockton, measuring from north
to south 141 feet, and from east to west at the southern end 69 feet and at the northern end 60 feet and 6 inches, containing in the whole 1,081 square yards.
Parchment, 3m
BenfieldsideReference: NES/11NES/11/1 15 November 1819
(1) Thomas Barker of Edmondbyers, Co Durham, gent, and Jane Barker his wife
(2) Hannah Barker and Margaret Barker, daughters of Thomas Barker, under the age of 21
(3) John Proud of Edmondbyers, gent, and William Johnson of Millshields, Northumberland, farmer
Assignment, referring to a previous indenture whereby £1,200 was lent to a John Bell by Thomas Barker, and by this indenture the assignment of £1,000 and interest of this repayment to be put in trust as security for Hannah Barker and Margaret
Barker, as well as an annuity of £10 to be paid to his wife after his death, is witnessed.
Parchment, 3m
