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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
Expand 15 - Estate correspondence - 1797-197615 - Estate correspondence - 1797-1976
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
Collapse 63 - Thornewill family of Burton on Trent and elsewhere - c1800-196363 - Thornewill family of Burton on Trent and elsewhere - c1800-1963
Collapse 1 - 19th and early 20th century letters and papers - 1847-19631 - 19th and early 20th century letters and papers - 1847-1963
1 - Punch's Pocket-Book (printed) filled in with diary entries of some family events, notes of payments, etc - 1847
2 - Hymns for Children, sent to Susie by Lizzie, 18 Apr - 1857
3 - Letter from sister Lizzie to Susie Johnson, with needle case [a birthday present?], Apr - 1863
4 - Letters sent to Rev C F Thornewill in Leicester and Stapenhill, from his sister Maggie, cousin Charles Sisum Wright, Aunt M Wright in Eyam, Mary Johnson and Susie Johnson, Sep-Nov 1868; with letters from his wife Lizzie, 22 Mar 1871 and n.d. - 1868-1871
5 - Card with painting of clergyman and legend 'Quite ready for Church when you are, dear', in envelope to Miss E A Johnson in Leicester [probably sent by Charles Francis Thornewill], 15 Feb - 1869
6 - Letter from C F Thornewill declining invitation to preach at Burton as part of selection process of incumbent, 28 Feb 1870; with verses on subject in manner of Lord Macaulay; and accompanying letter from the wife of the Bishop of Ripon, 1963 - 1870-1963
7-13 - Diaries of church services with names of preachers (including C F Thornewill), texts, number of comunicants and collections, 1868-1869 and 1873-1877 - 1868-1877
14 - Letters from Anna Grotz in Wiesbaden (Germany) to Mrs C F Thornewill at Burton on Trent Vicarage, 11 Jan 1879 and 1 May 1887 - 1879-1887
15 - Letters to Revd C F Thornewill from 'loving Lizzie' - [mid 19th cent]
16 - Card from Mrs H H Mason in Edgbaston referring to cloth with roses which Ernest says May can have - [19th cent]
17 - Views of Speyer, Germany, in rose-format - [19th cent]
18 - Letter (incomplete) to mother from Warwick - [19th cent]
19 - Thornewill family trees - [19th cent]
20 - The Past Bad Weather by E F Thornewill - [19th cent]
21 - Notebook with transcripts of some Smith memorial inscriptions and genealogical notes on family, 18th-19th cent - [19th cent]
22 - Pages from family Bible listing marriages 1869-1918, births 1871-1888, deaths 1883-1920, miscellaneous 1869-1920, all relating to members of Thornewill family - 1869-1920
23 - Diary of caravanning holidays in Scotland 1907 and 1908, with photographs by May Thornewill and others, and note in front dated 1944 - 1907-1944
24 - Share certificate for 750 shares in the Gold Cliff Mining and Milling Company, Idaho, bought by George S Thornewill, 27 Jun - 1910
25 - Draft Thornewill family tree - [20th cent]
26 - Articles of apprenticeship of Edward H Morris as articled pupil to William Hunt, civil engineer, of Manchester, 29 Sep - 1891
Expand 2 - Charles Johnson Thornewill (1888-1967) - 1913-19612 - Charles Johnson Thornewill (1888-1967) - 1913-1961
Expand 3 - Pictures and photographs - 1800-1960s3 - Pictures and photographs - 1800-1960s
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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