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Collapse D5430 - Wright family of Eyam Hall - [14th cent]-1994D5430 - Wright family of Eyam Hall - [14th cent]-1994
Expand 1 - Title deeds to the main Wright family estate at Eyam and Foolow - 1628-19511 - Title deeds to the main Wright family estate at Eyam and Foolow - 1628-1951
Expand 2 - Title deeds to the Wright family estate at Brampton and Newbold - 1642-16792 - Title deeds to the Wright family estate at Brampton and Newbold - 1642-1679
Expand 3 - Title deed to land at Unthank, parish of Dronfield - 16783 - Title deed to land at Unthank, parish of Dronfield - 1678
Expand 4 - Marriage settlements and deeds concerned with sales and purchases of land between Wright family members - 1635-18734 - Marriage settlements and deeds concerned with sales and purchases of land between Wright family members - 1635-1873
Expand 5 - Mortgage deeds - 1703-18695 - Mortgage deeds - 1703-1869
Expand 6 - Leases and tenancy agreements - 1747-19326 - Leases and tenancy agreements - 1747-1932
Expand 7 - Rentals and rent accounts - 1640-19747 - Rentals and rent accounts - 1640-1974
Expand 8 - Estate and household account books - 1723-18448 - Estate and household account books - 1723-1844
Expand 9 - Loose financial papers - 1644-19839 - Loose financial papers - 1644-1983
Expand 10 - Schedules, surveys and valuations of land - 17th cent-1880s10 - Schedules, surveys and valuations of land - 17th cent-1880s
Expand 11 - Estate plans - 18th cent-193211 - Estate plans - 18th cent-1932
Expand 12 - Sale particulars and auction papers - 1797-191112 - Sale particulars and auction papers - 1797-1911
Expand 13 - Lead mining papers - 1647-198513 - Lead mining papers - 1647-1985
Expand 14 - Inventories and accounts relating to items at Eyam Hall and other family dwellings - 1641-197314 - Inventories and accounts relating to items at Eyam Hall and other family dwellings - 1641-1973
Collapse 15 - Estate correspondence - 1797-197615 - Estate correspondence - 1797-1976
Collapse 1 - General correspondence - 1797-19761 - General correspondence - 1797-1976
1 - Archival bundle of correspondence and papers relating to sale of John T Wright's Eyam estate to John Farewell Wright - 1797-1806
2 - Archival bundle of correspondence and papers relating to John T Wright's Eyam estate - 1814-1833
3 - Copy letter from Peter Wright to John C Browne Esq, Eyam, referring to rights to lay dung, 16 Jan - 1821
4 - Two letters from William Lax Brown of Eyam to Peter Wright, referring to payment of rent for The Firs, 31 Mar and 26 Apr - 1823
5 - Draft letter of P Wright, Eyam, to the representatives of Colonel Wright, on dispute about the purchase of land encumbered with payments on behalf of the school and poor, 23 Feb - 1835
6 - Letter from Peter Wright to nephew John about property and family matters - 1840
7 - Letter from Peter Wright to nephew Charles about paying for work done - 1851
8 - Letter, J W Wright to his son John Wright, solicitor, Tamworth, referring to a new estate map in preparation and to negotiations for purchase of Peter Furniss's stack yard, n.d. - [mid 19th cent]
9 - Letter and receipt concerning payment of rent by James Slinn to Charles Sisum Wright, May - 1862
10 - Letter to James Farewell Wright from solicitors about rent payments etc - 1862
11 - Correspondence to J F Wright about lease of land to Rector of Eyam - 1863
12 - Letter from James F Wright in Glossop to brother about sale of land to parish, Revd Wilkinson, 28 Jan - 1864
13 - Correspondence and valuations etc for conveyance of Foolow property by James F Wright to sister Mary - 1872-1873
14 - Correspondence about purchase of land called Edgesides at Foolow from T Bagshaw - 1872-1896
15 - Correspondence with Rev J Green and Egbert Hacking concerning a lease of land - 1875-1885
16 - Correspondence etc about boundaries with Lush estate at Eyam, including sale particulars - 1881-1909
17 - Correspondence with Harriet E Wright about purchase of land in Eyam by Mr Froggatt - 1883
18 - Correspondence, Harriet Wright with William Nixon concerning John Daniel's field and a boundary wall, Oct-Dec - 1885
19 - Correspondence with Thomas Furness concerning payment of rent, Mar-May - 1886
20 - Correspondence, Harriet Wright with William Nixon, concerning the erection of a shed and hay cover, Jun - 1889
21 - Letters about sale of land called Streaks under will of Harriet Wright's father 19-22 Jul - 1889
22 - Correspondence with Francis Unwin concerning tenancy, Mar-Sep - 1894
23 - Correspondence with J F Harrison, parish clerk, concerning a rubbish tip - 1894-1903
24 - Correspondence with Benjamin Elliott concerning tenancy of mill buildings, May-Jun - 1895
25 - Correspondence of Miss Harriet Wright relating to a yearly rent charge of £10 on land at Wardlow due to William Wright's Charity, Feb 1895-Dec 1897 - 1895-1897
26 - Correspondence with J Thornewill concerning new railings - 1897-1898
27 - Correspondence with James Bowers concerning tenancy, Jun - 1899
28 - Bundle of estate correspondence relating particularly to tenancies, found loose in D5430/7/8 - 1899-1914
29 - Letter to Parish Council about damage to fence by work at town quarry - 1900
30 - Letters from R Thornewill and H E Wright about Delf railings and price for old railings - 1900
31 - Letters, mainly from solicitors, about tenants (Fletcher/Furness) - 1901-1904
32 - Bundle of letters and copy letters between the Haddon Joint Hospital District, W P Wright of Stokesley Rectory, and H E W [Harriet Wright] of Eyam, relating to request for conveyance of water rights in connection with proposed smallpox hospital near Bradshaw Lane, Foolow Oct-Nov - 1903
33 - Correspondence with J E Blackwell, district surveyor, concerning a tip for mud scraped off the road - 1903-1904
34 - Envelope containing letter from W P Wright, Bolton Percy, to solicitor B T Burdekin (31 May), and reply (2 Jun), relating to improvements to corner of road at bottom of Hawk Hill - 1904
35 - Bundle of letters and copy letters in envelope marked 'Purchase of land at Eyam Nov 22 1904': William Peter Wright in correspondence with the tenants of the land, Dec 1904-Feb 1905 - 1904-1905
36 - Bundle of correspondence between William Peter Wright and his solicitors in envelope marked 'Purchase of land at Eyam Nov 22 1904', referring to sale of lots 3, 5 and 9 from Clarke to Wright, Nov 1904-Mar 1905 - 1904-1905
37 - Envelope containing copy authorisations by the Revd W S Clarke's solicitors, addressed to his tenants, for payment of future rent to the Revd W P Wright, specifying tenants' names and lands held, 19 Jan - 1905
38 - Receipts for the payment of an annual acknowledgement of one shilling for the use of the private road leading to Eyam quarry, and correspondence concerning the same - 1905-1915
39 - Letters about possible sale of land to Mr Blackwell - 1907
40 - Letters about possible lease by Harriet Wright of spar gravel at Shaw Engine Mine - 1907
41 - Items in envelope marked 'Purchase of land at Foolow May 1907': - 1907
42 - Bundle of letters and copy letters relating to sale of land at Waterfall to Mr Blackwell, between W P Wright and his solicitors F and H Taylor of Bakewell, May-Sep - 1907
43 - Envelope containing plan of proposed cow byre at the Cross, Eyam, with letter and estimate from Arthur B Ward, mason and builder, 17 Apr, and letter from J Bowers (tenant), 26 Apr, all sent to the Revd W P Wright at The Vicarage, Hemingbrough - 1907
44 - Bundle of letters and copy letters between Eyam Parish Council, Bakewell Rural District Council, W P Wright, and his solicitors, relating to lease of a hollow of land in Green Leys [Eyam] for use as a tip, Jan-Sep - 1908
45 - Letter to Miss Wright's solicitors about defaulting tenant - 1910
46 - Letter and receipt to Gunstone for crossing Harriet Wright's land - 1911
47 - Bundle of estate correspondence relating particularly to tenancies, found loose in D5430/7/8; also includes two rent day accounts for 2 Nov 1866 and 11 Nov 1868 - 1866-1929
48 - Correspondence between WPW and William Nixon relating to nuisance caused by tourist charabancs congregating at The Cross in Eyam, Sep 1916-May 1924 - 1916-1924
49 - Bundle of correspondence relating to sale of a cottage in Eyam from WPW to John R Gregory, to be given to the village as a permanent home for the nurse employed by the Eyam Nursing Association, Oct 1923-Jun 1924 - 1923-1924
50 - Bundle of estate correspondence relating particularly to tenancies, found loose in D5340/7/10 - 1931-1943
51 - Correspondence relating to proposed public telephone kiosk at Eyam, May 1934-Oct 1943 - 1934-1943
52 - Correspondence between William Peter Wright, the Rector of Eyam, and G Froggatt of the Parochial Church Council relating to the holding of the Plague service in the Delph - Aug 1938-Aug 1939
53 - Bundle of solicitor's correspondence to WPW relating to sale of New Grove Hillock to Messrs James Wilkinson Ltd of Sheffield, Apr-Jul - 1939
54 - Correspondence and plan relating to proposed extention of tip at Eyam, Dec 1939-Oct 1940 - 1939-1940
55 - Correspondence and notices of Derbyshire War Agricultural Executive Committee on the ploughing of lands at Eyam and Foolow - 1940-1946
56 - Correspondence between WPW and Bakewell Rural District Council relating to ashpits at the Plague Cottages, Eyam - Aug 1942-May 1943
57 - Assorted correspondence and papers relating to properties and estate of C S Wright in Eyam, including a plan - 1943-1985
58 - Correspondence between WPW and the District Valuer for Bakewell RDC relating to proposed housing scheme at North Croft, 17-19 Feb; with plan - 1944
59 - Bundle of correspondence between Charles Sisum Wright and the Peak Park Planning Board relating to blasting at quarries near Eyam Hall, Sep 1953-Sep 1957 - 1953-1957
60 - Assorted documents relating to repair of properties of C S Wright in Eyam - 1957-1963
61 - Two letters from Christopher Gregory to Charles Sisum Wright concerning the Lizzie Gregory Memorial Cottage at Eyam, 28-31 Aug - 1961
62 - Bundle of estate correspondence from box file labelled 'Bakewell RDC and WVW' - 1961-1976
Expand 2 - Correspondence relating to the Eyam water supply - 1873-19762 - Correspondence relating to the Eyam water supply - 1873-1976
Expand 16 - Miscellaneous estate papers - 1834-198516 - Miscellaneous estate papers - 1834-1985
Expand 17 - Enclosure - 1676-188817 - Enclosure - 1676-1888
Expand 18 - Eyam tithes - 1824-196618 - Eyam tithes - 1824-1966
Expand 19 - Eyam Churchwardens' papers - 1702-176619 - Eyam Churchwardens' papers - 1702-1766
Expand 20 - Eyam Parish Church property - 1808-187220 - Eyam Parish Church property - 1808-1872
Expand 21 - Eyam Poor Law and settlement papers - 1690-179421 - Eyam Poor Law and settlement papers - 1690-1794
Expand 22 - Eyam roads - 1750-c180122 - Eyam roads - 1750-c1801
Expand 23 - Eyam School - 1813-187623 - Eyam School - 1813-1876
Expand 24 - Miscellaneous Eyam parish and taxation papers - 1767-mid 19th cent24 - Miscellaneous Eyam parish and taxation papers - 1767-mid 19th cent
Expand 25 - Miscellaneous enclosure, turnpike and school papers - 1770-187825 - Miscellaneous enclosure, turnpike and school papers - 1770-1878
Expand 26 - Thomas Wright of Unthank (c1608-1673) - 1651-167626 - Thomas Wright of Unthank (c1608-1673) - 1651-1676
Expand 27 - Thomas Wright of Eyam (1674-1704) - 1700-170427 - Thomas Wright of Eyam (1674-1704) - 1700-1704
Expand 28 - John Wright of Eyam and Great Longstone (1700-1780) - 1723-177628 - John Wright of Eyam and Great Longstone (1700-1780) - 1723-1776
Expand 29 - Thomas Wright (1723-1759) - 1742-175929 - Thomas Wright (1723-1759) - 1742-1759
Expand 30 - Major John Wright (1724-1779) - 1739-177930 - Major John Wright (1724-1779) - 1739-1779
Expand 31 - James Farewell Wright of Eyam (1738-1805) - 1770-180631 - James Farewell Wright of Eyam (1738-1805) - 1770-1806
Expand 32 - Jane Wright (née Sisum) and the Sisum family of Kensington - 1767-184032 - Jane Wright (née Sisum) and the Sisum family of Kensington - 1767-1840
Expand 33 - Dorothy Wright (1729-1824) - 1809-182433 - Dorothy Wright (1729-1824) - 1809-1824
Expand 34 - John William Wright of Eyam and Sheffield (1771-1853) - 1798-185934 - John William Wright of Eyam and Sheffield (1771-1853) - 1798-1859
Expand 35 - Peter Wright of Eyam (1781-1862) - 1808-188235 - Peter Wright of Eyam (1781-1862) - 1808-1882
Expand 36 - Dorothy Wright (1772-1858) and Mary Wright (1774-1860) of Eyam - 1823-185336 - Dorothy Wright (1772-1858) and Mary Wright (1774-1860) of Eyam - 1823-1853
Expand 37 - James Farewell Wright of Sheffield (1800-1879) - 1816-188137 - James Farewell Wright of Sheffield (1800-1879) - 1816-1881
Expand 38 - John Wright of Tamworth (1805-1861) - 1836-190738 - John Wright of Tamworth (1805-1861) - 1836-1907
Expand 39 - Martha Hammond Thornewill, née Wright (died 1889) - 1840-189639 - Martha Hammond Thornewill, née Wright (died 1889) - 1840-1896
Expand 40 - Dorothy Wilkinson, née Wright - 1843-188040 - Dorothy Wilkinson, née Wright - 1843-1880
Expand 41 - Mary Wright (died c1882) and Jane Wright (died 1868) - 1840-189241 - Mary Wright (died c1882) and Jane Wright (died 1868) - 1840-1892
Expand 42 - Revd Charles Sisum Wright (1840-1903) - c1860-190442 - Revd Charles Sisum Wright (1840-1903) - c1860-1904
Expand 43 - Charlotte Elizabeth Wright, née Jervis (1841-1919) - c1910-192043 - Charlotte Elizabeth Wright, née Jervis (1841-1919) - c1910-1920
Expand 44 - Margaret Jane Wright (1843-1906) and Harriet Elizabeth Wright (1845-1915) - 1851-191544 - Margaret Jane Wright (1843-1906) and Harriet Elizabeth Wright (1845-1915) - 1851-1915
Expand 45 - Revd William Peter Wright (1864-1944) - 1864-198145 - Revd William Peter Wright (1864-1944) - 1864-1981
Expand 46 - Charlotte Winifred Wright, née Eardley (1869-1937) - 1869-193846 - Charlotte Winifred Wright, née Eardley (1869-1937) - 1869-1938
Expand 47 - Emily Georgina Wright (1868-1925) - 1889-c192547 - Emily Georgina Wright (1868-1925) - 1889-c1925
Expand 48 - Charles Sisum Wright (1894-1985) - 1880s-198248 - Charles Sisum Wright (1894-1985) - 1880s-1982
Expand 49 - Dorothy Thornewill, née Wright (1895-1993) - 1907-197549 - Dorothy Thornewill, née Wright (1895-1993) - 1907-1975
Expand 50 - Cookery books and recipes - 17th cent-19th cent50 - Cookery books and recipes - 17th cent-19th cent
Expand 51 - Papers relating to the Wright family pedigree - c1776-197851 - Papers relating to the Wright family pedigree - c1776-1978
Expand 52 - Wright family photographs and pictures - 1849-198252 - Wright family photographs and pictures - 1849-1982
Expand 53 - Wright family of Great Longstone - 1637-193253 - Wright family of Great Longstone - 1637-1932
Expand 54 - Shiercliffe family of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire - 1635-164754 - Shiercliffe family of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire - 1635-1647
Expand 55 - Kniveton family of Kniveton, Ashbourne and Castleton, Derbyshire - 1656-167955 - Kniveton family of Kniveton, Ashbourne and Castleton, Derbyshire - 1656-1679
Expand 56 - Morton family of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire - 1656-168356 - Morton family of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire - 1656-1683
Expand 57 - Newton family of Newton (Cheshire) and Castleton (Lancashire) - 1703-175057 - Newton family of Newton (Cheshire) and Castleton (Lancashire) - 1703-1750
Expand 58 - Potts family of Castleton (Derbyshire) - 1656-172558 - Potts family of Castleton (Derbyshire) - 1656-1725
Expand 59 - Sherratt family of Tideswell, and Farewell family of Nuthall and Nottingham - 1597-176359 - Sherratt family of Tideswell, and Farewell family of Nuthall and Nottingham - 1597-1763
Expand 60 - Green family of Manchester and Trafford family of Trafford (Lancashire) - 1704-175860 - Green family of Manchester and Trafford family of Trafford (Lancashire) - 1704-1758
Expand 61 - Rawson family of Philadelphia near Sheffield, Yorkshire - 1763-193461 - Rawson family of Philadelphia near Sheffield, Yorkshire - 1763-1934
Expand 62 - Ratcliff family of Nottingham - 1819-197062 - Ratcliff family of Nottingham - 1819-1970
Expand 63 - Thornewill family of Burton on Trent and elsewhere - c1800-196363 - Thornewill family of Burton on Trent and elsewhere - c1800-1963
Expand 64 - Jervis and Livesey families of Sheffield - 18th cent-194664 - Jervis and Livesey families of Sheffield - 18th cent-1946
Expand 65 - Evill, Eardley and Cockrem families - 1858-197465 - Evill, Eardley and Cockrem families - 1858-1974
Expand 66 - Yeoman family of Stokesley, Yorkshire - late 19th cent-198266 - Yeoman family of Stokesley, Yorkshire - late 19th cent-1982
Expand 67 - Possible legal practice papers of Thomas Wright of Eyam - c1620-183367 - Possible legal practice papers of Thomas Wright of Eyam - c1620-1833
Expand 68 - Further possible legal practice papers - [14th cent]-182468 - Further possible legal practice papers - [14th cent]-1824
Expand 69 - Papers relating to the Downes family of Tideswell - 1726-184169 - Papers relating to the Downes family of Tideswell - 1726-1841
Expand 70 - Papers relating to Eyam Church - early 20th cent-199170 - Papers relating to Eyam Church - early 20th cent-1991
Expand 71 - Papers relating to Eyam plague commemorations - 1915-198371 - Papers relating to Eyam plague commemorations - 1915-1983
Expand 72 - Papers relating to Eyam well-dressings - 1955-199472 - Papers relating to Eyam well-dressings - 1955-1994
Expand 73 - Eyam groups, clubs and societies - 1924-198173 - Eyam groups, clubs and societies - 1924-1981
Expand 74 - Miscellaneous papers relating to Eyam and surrounding area - 1880-199474 - Miscellaneous papers relating to Eyam and surrounding area - 1880-1994
Expand 75 - Pictures and photographs of Eyam and surrounding area - 19th cent-195975 - Pictures and photographs of Eyam and surrounding area - 19th cent-1959
Expand 76 - Miscellaneous papers - c1630-20th cent76 - Miscellaneous papers - c1630-20th cent
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