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Collapse D104 - Normanton by Derby title deeds - 1554-1919

D104 - Normanton by Derby title deeds - 1554-1919

Collapse M - Estate papers and deeds - 1580-1919

M - Estate papers and deeds - 1580-1919

Collapse E - Estate papers - 1580-1919

E - Estate papers - 1580-1919

1 - Lease for 21 years by John Babington to Adam Dorning late of Swarkeston, yeoman, of cottage and land in Normanton for £20, and 26s 8d yearly rent - 1580

2 - Lease for 3 years of fields in St Peter's Derby, by Francis Beaumont to Edward Smyth of Derby, butcher, for £47 and pepercorn rent - 1594

3 - Letter from Thomas, bishop of Coventry and 1628 Lichfield at Eccleshall Castle, to Sir Henry Harpur, bt., at Calwke [Calke], concerning his presentation of Mr Messinger to St Peter's Derby, after the institution of the borough's candidate, stating that the borough of Derby is willing to yield if Harpur will show them his evidences of title; with draft reply from Harpur saying that he prefers to rely on legal process, that he cares nothing for the willingness of the borough "being a multitude wholly ruled by their Recorder and Townclarke" and will seek public satisfaction, but that to save Messinger further expense he has asked his wife's son in law, Mr Dixie, whose inheritance is involved to lend the evidences of title for production to the bishop only, 3 Oct - 1628

4 - Counterpart lease for 3 years by Sir Beaumont Dixie to John Bancroft of Derby, baker of tithes in common fields of Normanton, with tithe barn, meadow and Middle Cotton Close for yearly rents of £56 for tithe, £7 15s for meadow and £3 16s 8d for close - 1691

5-16 - Leases by Dixie family of properties at Normanton - 1768-1796

17 - Copy of 1769 inclosure award for Normanton - [late 18th cent]

18 - Normanton and Selson rental and agent's account - 1731-1732

19 - Normanton and Selson rental and agent's account: rental 1743, agent's account 1733, endorsed with note of production in Chancery in suit between Dixie and agent, 1748 - 1733-1743

20 - List of Dixie tenants at Normanton and Derby - [? early 18th cent]

21-46 - Receipts for payments in respect of lands in Normanton, mainly Dixie and Wright - 1722-1816

47 - Letter on valuation of Dixie estate in Normanton - 1790

48 - Note book on business of an estate in Normanton following death of owner or agent - ? Dixie - 1802

49 - List of Dixie chief rents in Normanton payable to Earl of Moira - 1814

50 - Solicitor's letter to Revd. Thomas Wright of Market Bosworth (Leicestershire) enclosing copy of case and counsel's opinion in Attorney-General v. Dixie and others for misconduct as Governors of an educational charity receiving income from estate in Loughborough (Leicestershire) - 1801

51-53 - Bills, Queens Head, Ashby - ? Dixie agent's bills for tenant's dinners - 1813

54-63 - Packet of household and garden bills - 1807-1808

64 - Normanton estate account - 1806-1807

65-70 - Account of succession to real property in Normanton and Sinfin Moor with subsequent sale catalogues and contracts for sale - 1830-1832

71-74 - Journals of John F Roumieu, social and personal, London area - 1830-1832

75-82 - Agreement for sale of land at Osmaston by Sir R R Wilmot to R St A Roumieu with accompanying abstracts of deeds and related papers - 1892

83 - Counterpart conveyance by Roumieu to Adams of land in Osmaston - 1902

84-86 - Papers relating to redemption of tithes rentcharge on property in Normanton - 1903

87-92 - Papers and plan relating to purchase of Woodroffe estate [former Goodale properties, see D104 M/T22-57] by Roumieu - 1905

93-112 - Papers including sale catalogue, 1918, relating to sales by Roumieu of Normanton and Sinfin property - 1914-1919

Expand T - Title deeds - 1554-1848

T - Title deeds - 1554-1848

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