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D184 - Revell and Wilson families of Carnfield in South Normanton - 1252-1850

1 - Revell family - Manorial records - 1406-1422

2 - Revell family - title deeds - 1391-1737

3 - Revell family - estate papers - 1476-[18th cent]

1 - Proceedings in quare impedit, John Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, Nicholas Longford and William Ryley clerk to reply to Robert Legh senior for presenting a parson to the church of Normanton in Scarsdale now vacant. Easter - 1476

2 - List of tenants of Pynkeston [Pinxton] and the acreage of lands held by them in each field. (Endorsed by Wilson with extracts from Barton's Survey 1641) - [early 16th cent]

3 - Memorandum of an order made between Thomas Ashton, parson of South Normanton and the parishioners. Thomas Babyngton of Dethyck [Dethick] and Thomas Holles of Newstead have made an agreement between these parties according to their old customs; a calf to be tithable at 3 weeks and 3 days, lambs to be paid at St Barnabas' day, and tithe geese at Lammas - 1546

4 - Rental of tenants of Robert Revell - 1546

5 - Note [? draft of entry on Chantry Roll] on the chantry of Shirland with lands belonging of the yearly value of £4 endowed by the wills of Thomas Revell of Higham 1474 and Robert Revell 1495 - [mid-16th cent]

6 - Terrier of the lands of Thomas Revell of Carlyngthweyte in Chesterfield, Boythorpe, Dronfield Newbold, Brampton, Tapton, Brimyngton [Brimington] and Whittington. Endorsed with notes on leases by Thomas and Trysteram [Tristram] Revell - 1557

7 - Memorandum of receipt by Thomas Revell of Carlyngtwhat from Edward Revell of South Normanton of £3.13.4 whereof £3.3.4 was awarded by Frann's Rhodes, Anthony Eyre and William Revell to be paid to Thomas by Edward at Pentecost next - 1562

8 - Draft of an answer [? in reply to an episcopal enquiry] concerning the wages of parsons and curates of South Normanton - [late 16th cent]

9 - Memorandum that whereas there was dissention about the 24th year of Henry [1532-1533] about the course of the coal pits of Blackwell between the officers and bailiffs of Robert Sheffield, knight, and Raphe Longeforthe, knight, who held three parts and one part respectively of the lordship of Blackwell, Roger Greenhalgh and Thomas Leeke were requested to adjudicate between the bailiffs and the farmers and workmen of the pits; they determined that the pits should have their full course "as the sughe gyve leave", and that Sheffield should have three parts of the profits and Longeforthe one part - [late 16th cent]

10 - Notes [? Edward Revell d. 1584] on work done and to be done in building ? Apsley - [16th cent]

11 - Notebook kept by Edward Revell [d. 1584], including notes on his children, estate leases, estate and household disbursements, rents received and sums of money lent. Binding contains medieval music - 1559-1583

12-17 - Rentals of George Revell's estates in Chesterfield, 1584 - 1586 and 1588 - 1584-1588

18 - Notes by George Revell on the division of crops between his mother and himself after the death of his father - 1585

19 - Memorandum of receipt by Hugh Revell from George Revell of Carlyngthweyte of 36s. 8d. of annual rent due at Michaelmas last - 1591

20 - Note of an agreement made by Francis Leecke and John Tarald, concerning lands and housing at the Townes End to be leased by George to Edward Revell; for 20s. and the kiln to be occupied by George - 1595

21-29 - Depositions, letters and papers concerning the servants led by Thomas Thorpe who pillaged Carnfield Hall on the death of George Revell, including Thorpe's quitclaim of his tenancy of a messuage in South Normanton, and petitions from prison to Edward Revell - 1627-1628

30 - Copy [contemporary] of articles of agreement between 1. Rt. Hon. John Earl of Clare and the inhabitants of Blackwell and 2. Francis Revell of Carlyngthweyte, reciting an impending indictment in Quarter Sessions concerning a highway coming into a pasture belonging to Blackwell by the west end of a close called Cat Poole Close in the occupation of William Marriot. It is agreed by Rowland Dand and John Gosling and those whose names are subscribed that the highway be mended before 1 Jun next at the joint charge of Mr. Revell and the inhabitants of Blackwell, and that all suits depending are ended at their equal charge. Whereas Mr. Revell supposes that Mr. John Wilkinson hath wronged him it is resolved that Mr. Wilkinson shall before William Woolley, Mr. Dand and Mr. Gosling acknowledge that he has wronged him, if it so appears by law, before 1 Jun at Mansfield (18 March 1646) - [17th cent]

31 - Directions to William Woolley of Riber as executor of Francis Revell deceased - [1656]

32 - List of bonds, debts and servants' wages owed by Francis Revell - [1656]

33 - List of bonds and interest due upon them 1650 - 1655, and executor's accounts - 1656

34 - List of bonds 1651 - 1657 - [1657]

35 - List of leases by Francis Revell 1651 - 1656 - 1651-1656

36 - Rental, rents due to Woolley and to Mrs. Revell at Michaelmas, fragmentary - 1657

37 - Terrier of lands set out for Mrs. Revell - 1657

38-39 - Receipts and disbursements of Woolley as executor [? during minority of Francis Revell junior] - 1656-1664

40 - Letter to Woolley from Sir Nicholas Wilmot of Osmaston concerning Woolley's accounts as executor - 1665

41 - Note by Wilmot on Ballfield and the title of the Ashenhurst family to it - 1667

42 - Note by Wilmot advising distraint for non-payment of a rent - [17th cent]

43 - Note by Wilmot on a Revell bond 1669 and deeds of the Digby family of lands in Yorkshire 1670 - 1671 - [17th cent]

44 - List by Wilmot of Revell documents - [17th cent]

45-47 - Notes on knights fees in South Normanton and elsewhere, and on the Peveril family. [Possibly used by Wilmot during the dispute between the Revells and the Honour of Peveril over the waste of South Normanton. c.1672] - [17th cent]

48-49 - Legal opinions on Robert Revell's case concerning the marriage settlement of his father Robert Revell 1689, under which the estate was assigned to trustees for two terms of 400 years. With a draft quitclaim by Elizabeth of the estate and lands [specified] in consideration of her portion - [c1717]

50 - Articles of agreement between Thomas Clarke of Alfreton mason and Robert Revell of Carnfield. Clarke covenants that when the foundation is prepared he will erect at Carnfield a building as directed by Robert, not exceeding 5 yards from the groundwork to the square, at the rates set down in the accompanying table. Revell covenants to prepare the foundation and to find stone, brick, lime, sand, water, scaffolding, ropes etc (except that Clarke is to pay for all stone got upon the High Moor or East Moor). Proviso that Clarke shall not be obliged to slate or cover the building or do work other than that in the table. - 1727

51 - Rental of part of Carnfield giving names of tenants in 1720 and 1729 - 1729

52 - Rental of the estates of Robert Revell junior and Mrs. Ann Revell his mother in Carnfield, South Normanton, Brookhill, Pinxton, and Alfreton - 1729

53 - Letter to Mr. Hague from Frances Revell complaining that her brother has seized George Prestwidge's goods. She finds that her brother will do her all the mischief he can - [18th cent]

54-55 - Terriers of lands in Carlingthaite, South Normanton, Brookhill and Pinxton to be sold, valued by Thomas Kirkland, with draft of part - [18th cent]

56-58 - Fragments of rentals and terriers - [18th cent]

59 - Letter to George Prestwidge from J Downes giving notice of his intention to distrain for non-payment of rent to Mr. Revell - 1730

60 - Letter to Joseph Haynes from Robert Wilmot of Osmaston; he wishes to see Edward Revell if he is come out of Staffordshire and returned from Mr. Holden's. A note [? by Haynes] states that [Edward] Revell seemed agreeable to Francis Revell's offer of 50 guineas for joining in the fine, but as Edward is under age Haynes does not see what can be done - 1731

61 - Note by Nathaniel Pigot of the Middle Temple that the deed and will leading the uses of the recovery may be considered as one. Endorsed by Tristram Revell as relating to Francis Revell having the fee of the Chesterfield estate - 1733

62 - Note by Robert Wilmot on uses declared in the 1689 marriage settlement and a later deed concerning the Chesterfield estate - [1733]

63 - Letter to Edward Revell of Alfreton from Francis Revell of Brookhill asking him to come over to discuss "earnest business" - 1736

64-65 - Papers relating to a dispute in Chancery between Edward and Francis Revell. Robert Revell bequeathed his estate to trustees to raise money to pay his debts and to pay his daughter Frances £3,000. The trustees sold part of the estate to pay the debts, reserving the coal upon it. Frances Revell died soon after marrying Strelley Pegge who became entitled to the £3000. Francis Revell, upon the death of his brother Robert entered the estate and pulled down a stable, coach-house and brew-house at Carnfield, felled timber, got coal and sold it. Edward Revell as next remainder-man wished to have it sold to pay the £3000 - [c1736]

66 - Letter to Edward Revell at Clement's Inn from J Downes in Rotherham; the land he intends to dispose of in Alfreton is about 27 acres in the possession of John Clarke. 21 acres of it should have been leased to Clarke for 13 guineas - 1737

67 - Letter to Godfrey Watkinson from Strelley Pegge asking him to pay Robert Wilmot his bill of £12.11.0 out of a sum of £200 put into his hands, with Wilmot's receipt - 1737

68 - Rental of Francis Revell's Chesterfield estate, with Edward Revell's accounts for its management and Francis' receipt for the balance - 1737

69 - Accounts of Francis Revell's income from his Chesterfield and Carnfield estates - [c1738]

70 - Letter to Edward Revell from James Flower of the Inner Temple, concerning an opinion on an abstract of title and the date of the death of Revell's uncle [Robert] Revell - 1757

71-72 - List by Wilson of deeds relating to the Revells in his possession, including deeds of lands bought from them - [18th cent]

73 - Note by Tristram Revell on how to take a medicine endorsed by Wilson with notes on some of the Revell's lands - [18th cent]

4 - Revell family - personal papers - 1504-[20th cent]

5 - Revell family - business papers - 17th cent-1770

6 - Revell family - public office - [14th cent]-1783

7 - Wilson family - title deeds - 1653-1840

8 - Wilson family - estate and personal papers - 18th-19th cent

9 - Outram v. Morewood - [1597]-1801

10 - Downing family - 18th-19th cent

11 - Duke of Newcastle - 1663-1707

12 - Wood family - 19th cent

13 - Thomas Siddall - 1772-1850

14 - Tithes, Alfreton and South Normanton - 1779-1817

15 - South Normanton Enclosure - 1796-1809

16 - Miscellaneous Business - 1683-1838

17 - Miscellaneous - 1587-[17th cent]

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