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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1235
TitleEdensor, Brereton and Callingwood families
Date1603-1826
DescriptionHartington, Parwich etc. title deeds and other papers

These papers were assembled into two volumes by William Johnson Edensor of Hartington in the early 19th century. The first volume comprises information from title deeds to Edensor family property in Parwich (17th -18th cent), in Hulme near Manchester including Cornbrook brewery (purchased jointly with Thomas Bateman) (late 18th - 19th cent), in Whittington, Shropshire (18th - 19th cent) and in Wrexham, Denbighshire (18th - 19th cent). The second volume comprises bonds, receipts, agreements, correspondence chiefly 17th - 19th century, concerning the Edensor, Brereton and Middleton families and their property in Hartington and Cronkston Grange. Pedigrees and explanatory notes are included. One item is a letter from the Earl of Devonshire’s agent in March 1685 instructing his tenants to vote for “Mr Gray of Risley” [Anchitel Grey] [D1235/Z/33a] The volumes are paginated and these numbers have been retained.
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorEdensor, Brereton and Callingwood families
Custodial HistoryThese two volumes were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office by a private individual in April 1973. List put online through FindersKeepers project , with the help of Elissa Rowe
Organisation Sub-TypeFamily and estate
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Hartington 
Parwich 
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