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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3436/BOX/3
TitleBlackwall family of Blackwall in the parish of Kirk Ireton: unlisted box 3
Date1733-1944
DescriptionBlackwall Estate, Kirk Ireton - documents concerning the Blackwall family (and relatives in the Cheetham, Evans, Downing, Rowlands and Eaton families) covering the period 1733 to 1944 but mainly during the 19th century. The box contains some birth, marriage and death documents, personal papers, letters and diaries; legal papers relating to mineral rights in land owned in South Normanton and Blackwell; investments, property sales and purchases, leases and rent income. Of particular note are two publications - one on the geology of the Tideswell area and the other on the 'Pulvilli of Insects'. There are records of John Blackwall Evans Blackwall's appointments and service in the Volunteer Forces and papers on the Warsop Patent Aero-steam Engine with which Richard Eaton was involved. There is also a comprehensive document by the Blackwall Estate lawyers regarding the Resettlement of the Downing Estate, detailing individual items and property photographs.
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorBlackwall family of Blackwall in the parish of Kirk Ireton
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