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  <dc:title>Blackwall family of Blackwall in the parish of Kirk Ireton: unlisted box 4, marked "estate"</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Property sales and plans:
Photocopy: original 1877: particulars of sale: property at Biggin, Hulland and Hognaston: plans: copied in sections: (full extent: 69cm x 40cm): scale 5 chains to 3cm
Architect's plan: undated: St Clement Parsonage, Worcester: two sheets: 66cm x 37cm: no scale: fragile and torn
Building plan: 1944: 59cm x 50cm: work at Home Farm, Blackwall: no scale
Bill of sale: 1868: John Kirkland to William Allsop: crops, livestock &amp; furniture: farm at Biggin: and associated correspondence

Surveys, etc:
1751: glebe land: St Alkmund, Derby: in possession of Henry Cantrell, vicar: and note of goods, books, ornaments and utensils belonging to the church
1855: By John Parkin: Samuel Heathcote's farm
1795: by Joseph Outram: Fullwood Farm
1777: under names John Burdekin and William Newton: " belonging to James Mellor" at Edale
Undated: list of locations/fields with monetary values: on reverse: Wakbridg farm: statement of acreages 
Undated: fragment: about acreage of stubble
Undated: list of field names and persons: references to entries on a field plan
1766: land in Kirk Ireton occupied by Joseph Wilcockson: incomplete: missing part of the page
1776: land Survey: Wakebridge
1886: Millfield Farm: with field plan: 55cm x 43cm: no scale 
Undated: land at Kirk Ireton: property of J B Evans Blackwall
Undated: Blackwall Farm, Kirk Ireton

Probate, etc:
Receipt: 1830: Legacy Duty: Estate of Mary Breward of Kirk Ireton
Will: 1749-1751: Zacahry Downing: made 1749: codicils 1749 and 1751: with note: revoked by another will made 1752
Account: 1872: execution of will of Ann Downing
Account: 1858: Executors of the late Ann Downing in account with Richard Arkwright &amp; Co
Legacy Duty Receipts (four): 1817: estate of Catherine Downing: Jane Downing; Elizabeth Downing; William Henshaw Burton and Hannah Beeson
Envelope: 1865: marked "Dear Mummy's last acc[oun]ts"; contains several notes bearing lists of amounts
Bundle of legacy receipts: 1789: payments by Joseph Wilcockson under will of Aunt Hurd: nine recipients: Allwood; Wright; Groom and Fothergill
Releases of legacy/legacy receipts: 1796-1801: payments by John Blackwall, (senior &amp; junior) under will of Robert Dawson: Samuel &amp; Mary Roe of Crich; Robert &amp; Mary Cholerton of Chaddesden; Robert Cooper of Sitch, Wirksworth; William Cooper of Calow; Robert Thornely of Kirk Ireton
Agreement: 1807: John Blackwall &amp; William Johnson of Rainworth, (executors of will of Mary Bansall of Alfreton) and Joseph Wilson of Alfreton: property at Outseats, Alfreton

Leasing of farms and other property:
Appointment:  1945: by O F Armishaw of George Marsden &amp; Son as valuer/agent for Old Farm, Biggin
Letting agreement: 1821: John Blackwall to Samuel Allsop: farm at Hulland Ward
Lease agreement: 1864: The Rev Charles Evans and Thomas Cowley: Kniveton Wood Farm: and accompanying letter from Samuel Bainbrigge
1941: Gibfield Farm, Biggin: John Blackwall to Robert Joseph Potts: with rent guarantee by Alfred Rowland; plan of suggested dairy (34cm 25cm: scale 3/8 inch to one foot): notices (1942, 1944, 1945) under Cultivation of Lands Order 1939; and correspondence, 1945 about change of tenancy
1945: Blackwall House: John Blackwall to R W Duckett
1930:  Millfield Farm, Kirk Ireton: John Eaton Blackwall to William T Jeffrey-Walker: plus notices (1943-1945) under Cultivation of Lands Order 1939; valuation (1942) and correspondence (1942-1943): dispute abour repairs and emptying of a manure tank
1928: Sheep Hills Farm, Biggin: John Eaton Blackwall to Thomas Millington
1928: Gibfield Farm, Biggin: John Eaton Blackwall to Frederick Mart; plus related correspondence
1929: Blackwall farm, Kirk Ireton; John Eaton Blackwall to George Oakden: plus Letter, 1942, from W K Marshall to J E Blackwall: specification of a cowshed
1927; Old Farm Biggin &amp; Hulland Ward: John Eaton Blackwall to Vincent Ford: pus valuation, 1928, of Home Farm, Biggin
1871: South Sitch House, Idridgehay: George Paul Belcher and John Parkin to John Blackwall Evans Blackwall
1860: Millfield Farm: The Rev Charles Evans to Robert Dale
1869: Land at Ireton Wood: The Rev Charles Evans to Samuel Mansfield
1876: farm at Biggin &amp; Ireton Wood: The Rev Charles Evans to William Allsop
1869 (copy): land at Ireton Wood: The Rev Charles Evans to John Mansfield
1815: premises at Kirk Ireton: John &amp; Thomas Blackwall to David Dean, Samuel Dean &amp; William Allsop
1823: land at Biggin: Blackwall to John Wilcockson (junior), John Wilcockson (senior) and George Wilcockson
1868 (copy): farm at Biggin: The Rev Charles Evans to Samuel Wayne
Arbitration Award: 1941: by Wallace Wrigley Brownson: Blackwall Farm: John Blackwall and G[eorge], J[ohn]  &amp; R[obert] Oakden
Notice: from Lands Improvement Co: 1925: to J E Blackwall: Improvement Loan Charge: Blackwall Farm and Gibfield Farm: plus release: 1931
Letter: 1942: from J Blackwall to Geo Marsden &amp; Son: farm tenancy: Millington
Letter: 1942: from F Mart: not taking land at Sheephills
Field plan: undated: Gibfield Lane &amp; the Tongue: 15cm x 15cm: no scale; endorsed Millington

Kirk Ireton church &amp; charities: 
bundle: 1918-1919; 1922-1933; 1936-1938: correspondence; invoices; receipts &amp; an account: 
Copy: Submission to Charity Commissioners: 1864: 
Letter: 1910; from Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Ltd to The Rev J B Hyde: fire insurance
Passbooks: (two): Wirksworth Savings Bank: entries 1885-1917 &amp; 1917-1936
Correspondence: 1895; 1916-1923

Intake chapel:
Indenture: 1726: (two copies): Francis Brown, Robert Mellor, William Blackwall: chapel at Hulland Ward and property at Hulland Ward Intake
Will: 1731: Francis Brown: refers to Intake chapel
Indenture &amp; release: 1773: Samuel Mellor, Joseph Baggley Bradshaw, George Mellor, John Blackwall: sale of Intake chapel and other property

Ratchwood and Middlepeak mines:
Mineral accounts: various dates 1823 - 1832: Miss Wilcockson in account with Richard Hurt: and accompanying letter: 1832
Letter: 1847: from William Charles Milnes to Miss Wilcockson

Valuations: 
1838: by John Hobson: personal effects of the late John Blackwall
1855: by John Parkin: Kniveton Wood Farm
1844: by R Cresswell: estate at Blackwall, property of Timothy East: and accompanying letter
1778: Daniel Brown's estate in Hulland
1792: Mr Dalby's lands in Biggin, Ireton Wood and Hulland
Undated: timber at Mr Abell's farm
Undated: marked "purchase of Biggin": torn into two pieces
1816: (two documents) by W Jackson: land at Biggin

Accounts/invoices, etc:
Rentals account: 1888: property belonging to John  Blackwall Evans Blackwall
Invoices and receipts for payment of rent: various dates 1715 - 1806: payments:  by Joseph Wilcockson to Richard Paul Jodrell; George Henry Errington; Pamela Latham; John Latham; by Joseph Holbrook to Lord Melbourne; by John Blackwall to Paul Jodrell
Collection of invoices/receipts: 1800-1810: payable by Mr/Joseph Wilcockson: for legal work; ironmongery; roofing materials; flour; building work; brandy; malt; rent; property tax; inclosure expenses
Rental Accounts: various years 1790 then 1798-1840: from William Wilson: including rentals of property of Mr Blackwall and Miss Downing at Sutton in Ashfield and South Normanton
Rental Accounts: various years 1844-1855: including rentals of property of Miss Downing and The Rev Charles Evans at Sutton in Ashfield, South Normanton and Alfreton
Expenditure account: 1849: payments to named workmen

Financial documents relating to The Rev Charles Evans: 
 Rent accounts, receipts and correspondence: 1853-1859; 1862; 1864-1871: estates at Sutton in Ashfield and South Normanton
Correspondence with and accounts from William Wilson/ Siddall &amp; Wilson/Wilson &amp; Burkinshaw: 1857, 1859-1863: 1872-1873
Rent accounts, receipts and correspondence: 1856-1870; 1872-1874; 1876; 1882: agent Samuel Bainbrigge: property at Blackwall
Various invoices and receipts: 1859; 1883; 1886
Printed receipt: 1862: Richard Arkwright &amp;Co
Plans: 1878: four plans by Thomas Blackwall of land at Blackwall, Kirk Ireton and Biggin: 41cm x 22cm; 39cm x 32cm; 29cm x 29cm and 29cm x 29cm: scale one chain to 2.5 cm: marked "land belonging to The Rev Charles Evans."

Notebooks/pocketbooks:
Pocket book: entries between 1813 and 1843: original pages cut out and others stitched in: financial notes and notes about farming activity
Notebook: dated 1758 on outside cover: contains copy of  decree: division of Belper, Chevin and Hulland ward confirmed by Act of Parliament (1670); and text in pencil about aspects of Blackwall family relationships
Notebook: survey of Blackwall estate, 1764: with later text variously dated between 1792 and 1817: notebook is fragile
Notebook: copy of Blackwall estate, 1764: and survey, 1792, of Millfield Farm: plus figures that appear to be amounts and values of timber: folded inside: rubbing of a Blackwall memorial inscription
Notebook: survey of parish of Kirk Ireton: 1805: land, occupiers and acreage listed in order of "map number"
Notebook: survey of parish of Kirk Ireton: 1805: land, occupiers and acreage listed in alphabetical order of name of proprietors
Notebook: assessment at sixpence in the pound: lands in Kirk Ireton: 1807:
Notebook: undated - ? early 19th c. survey of Liberty of Iretonwood: also survey of Mr J Blackwall's estates in Biggin and Hognaston: also assessment at sixpence in the pound: occupiers in Iretonwood: dated 1816
Notebook: Poor assessment: Kirk Ireton: 1809: plus notes about financial affairs of Blackwall: entries between 1812 and 1817: plus list of livestock belonging to Mr Blackwall: 1810
Notebook: entries about various property transactions: between 1829 and 1840: folded inside: 
Letter: 1805: from John Cruso to John Blackwall: payment for inclosure expenses
Schedule: 1826: lands in Hulland Ward belonging to John Blackwall
Notes: about pieces of land: one dated 1839
Receipted invoice: 1792: legal work for Mr Blackwall
Reference book: undated: to plan of estate at Blackwall: property of The Rev Charles Evans: contains later personal notes dated 1870: folded inside: 
receipted account payable by J B E Blackwall to John Parkin &amp;Son: property valuation  
letter: 1892: from George Marsden, Estate Agent, Wirksworth, to J B E Blackwall: Melville's Estate
copy letter: 1892: from H F Gadsby, Derby, to W Sealy Fisher, solicitor: Melville's copyholds
Exercise Book: "Nottingham High School" on front cover:
First one-third: unnamed pupil's notes: physics: dated 1897-1898
Copy of lease: Blackwall: 1923
Copy of will of Lucy Blackwall: 1923
Specification of repairs: Biggin House
Executor's receipts and payments account: 1923
Biggin House distempers: (colour scheme): 1924
Various accounts: Blackwall estate: 1924-1926
Copy of will of Thomas Blackwall: 1623
Agreement re Biggin House: 1924
Terrier: Blackwall estate
Enclosed: Letter: 1926; and details: from British Portland Cement Association Ltd to J E Blackwall: invitation to visit construction of concrete-surfaced road: Chelsea Embankment: on reverse: list: undated: woodlands and other land
Notebook: Tithe Commission Survey: 1843: with later additions and annotations: folded within: various working notes: 1918-1923

Documents relating to Poor Law:
Case for legal opinion: 1770: and opinion: of R Bakewell: Poor Law Settlement of Samuel Wragg; now of Hopton, formerly of Matlock
Warrant: 1802: for arrest of Jacob Hawkins of Hazlewood: alleged father of child expected by Mary Turner of Ireton Wood: endorsed with extensions to Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire
Apprentice Indenture: 1801: William Burton, churchwarden, and Thomas Jannon, overseer, both of Kirk Ireton; place Frances Hayne, aged 9 years, with William Wilcockson, Biggin
Statement: undated ?early 19th c. response/proposals by residents of Kirk Ireton: placement of pauper children in apprenticeships: also: a recipe "to refine ale"

Miscellaneous:

Agreement: 1768: crop tithe: Kirk Ireton: signed by 22 individuals

Copy: power of attorney: 1853: appointment of Robert Sole Lingwood and John Jesse Handley; by Alfred Else, Ann Downing, William Roome, Samuel Downing Roome and Catherine Warner

Agreement: 1933: between John Blackwall and Derbyshire County Council: installation of electricity lines across Blackwall Lane, Biggin: with accompanying letter and plan: 24cm x 23cm: scale 1/2500

Rent roll: 1703: Borough of Derby

Display notice: 1820: Wirksworth and Derby turnpike by Hulland Ward: enactment of penalties against damaging the road

Faculty: 1734: for Zachariah Downing to undertake work at South Normanton church

Appointment of attorney: 1802: Benjamin Hutton, Thomas Jackson and William Magrath: in respect of joint stock of Old South Sea Annuities: by John Blackwall

Letter and plan: 1949: from East Midlands Electricity Board to John Blackwall: letter to accompany plan: 20cm x 33cm: section of large-scale OS map: Kirk Ireton: with annotation

Act of Parliament: 1830: Turnpikes: Idridgehay to Duffield and roads from Wirksworth

Letters (six): 1824-1827: from James Burton Eagland to Miss Wilcockson: supply, use and maintenance of "spinal apparatus": 

Miners' Time Book: 1881: Pillar Mine, Ennerdale, Cumberland

Bond: 1787: Robert Dawson and Edith Wild, wife of Daniel Wild

Apprenticeship indenture: 1856: John Blackwall Evans to Henry Jevons, Willenhall, mineral agent

Declaration in Ejectment: 1806: land at Windley, parish of Duffield: Richard Paul Jodrell; Richard ? Fen; John ? Dea

Fragment: undated; appears to be a list of court related expenses

Letters (three): 1770: from D Crofts, James Street, to Gilbert Nevill, Nottingham: progress with legal documents

Case for legal opinion: 1773: and opinion by J Parker: validity of a bond made in 1752 by Rebecca Maria Hunt in relation to marriage of Gilbert Nevill and Elizabeth Hunt

Summons: 1798/99: ? Hodgkinson and William &amp; Joseph Wilcockson to attend Court of Exchequer: case of Thomas Morley and others, (executors of Samuel Osborne), and Thomas Harrison 

Letters: 1799: one from Thomas Willington, Tamworth, and one from Richard Gresley, London: to Robert Blackwall: conveyance of estate at Wirksworth: names: Wilson, Gresley, Wright

Agreement: 1811: John &amp; Frances Blackwall &amp; Ann &amp; Catherine Downing with Benjamin Smedley &amp; Joseph Clarke: Stone Pit Well Quarry, South Normanton

Agreement: 1760: Stephen Wilkinson of Mansfield &amp; William Molyneux of Wellough  [Wellow]: land at Hucknall

Letter: 1801: from W Wilson, Carnfield to Mr Blackwall: property transaction

Certificate: Redemption of Land Tax: 1899: John Toplis of Wirksworth: lists properties and occupants

Letter: 1802: from Adam Wolley, Matlock, to John Blackwall: Leacroft v Leacroft</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1703-1949</dc:date>
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