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D5430 - Wright family of Eyam Hall - [14th cent]-1994
1 - Title deeds to the main Wright family estate at Eyam and Foolow - 1628-1951
2 - Title deeds to the Wright family estate at Brampton and Newbold - 1642-1679
3 - Title deed to land at Unthank, parish of Dronfield - 1678
4 - Marriage settlements and deeds concerned with sales and purchases of land between Wright family members - 1635-1873
5 - Mortgage deeds - 1703-1869
6 - Leases and tenancy agreements - 1747-1932
7 - Rentals and rent accounts - 1640-1974
8 - Estate and household account books - 1723-1844
9 - Loose financial papers - 1644-1983
10 - Schedules, surveys and valuations of land - 17th cent-1880s
11 - Estate plans - 18th cent-1932
12 - Sale particulars and auction papers - 1797-1911
13 - Lead mining papers - 1647-1985
14 - Inventories and accounts relating to items at Eyam Hall and other family dwellings - 1641-1973
15 - Estate correspondence - 1797-1976
16 - Miscellaneous estate papers - 1834-1985
17 - Enclosure - 1676-1888
18 - Eyam tithes - 1824-1966
19 - Eyam Churchwardens' papers - 1702-1766
20 - Eyam Parish Church property - 1808-1872
21 - Eyam Poor Law and settlement papers - 1690-1794
22 - Eyam roads - 1750-c1801
23 - Eyam School - 1813-1876
24 - Miscellaneous Eyam parish and taxation papers - 1767-mid 19th cent
25 - Miscellaneous enclosure, turnpike and school papers - 1770-1878
26 - Thomas Wright of Unthank (c1608-1673) - 1651-1676
27 - Thomas Wright of Eyam (1674-1704) - 1700-1704
28 - John Wright of Eyam and Great Longstone (1700-1780) - 1723-1776
29 - Thomas Wright (1723-1759) - 1742-1759
30 - Major John Wright (1724-1779) - 1739-1779
31 - James Farewell Wright of Eyam (1738-1805) - 1770-1806
32 - Jane Wright (née Sisum) and the Sisum family of Kensington - 1767-1840
33 - Dorothy Wright (1729-1824) - 1809-1824
34 - John William Wright of Eyam and Sheffield (1771-1853) - 1798-1859
35 - Peter Wright of Eyam (1781-1862) - 1808-1882
36 - Dorothy Wright (1772-1858) and Mary Wright (1774-1860) of Eyam - 1823-1853
37 - James Farewell Wright of Sheffield (1800-1879) - 1816-1881
38 - John Wright of Tamworth (1805-1861) - 1836-1907
39 - Martha Hammond Thornewill, née Wright (died 1889) - 1840-1896
40 - Dorothy Wilkinson, née Wright - 1843-1880
41 - Mary Wright (died c1882) and Jane Wright (died 1868) - 1840-1892
42 - Revd Charles Sisum Wright (1840-1903) - c1860-1904
43 - Charlotte Elizabeth Wright, née Jervis (1841-1919) - c1910-1920
44 - Margaret Jane Wright (1843-1906) and Harriet Elizabeth Wright (1845-1915) - 1851-1915
45 - Revd William Peter Wright (1864-1944) - 1864-1981
46 - Charlotte Winifred Wright, née Eardley (1869-1937) - 1869-1938
47 - Emily Georgina Wright (1868-1925) - 1889-c1925
48 - Charles Sisum Wright (1894-1985) - 1880s-1982
49 - Dorothy Thornewill, née Wright (1895-1993) - 1907-1975
50 - Cookery books and recipes - 17th cent-19th cent
51 - Papers relating to the Wright family pedigree - c1776-1978
52 - Wright family photographs and pictures - 1849-1982
53 - Wright family of Great Longstone - 1637-1932
54 - Shiercliffe family of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire - 1635-1647
55 - Kniveton family of Kniveton, Ashbourne and Castleton, Derbyshire - 1656-1679
56 - Morton family of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire - 1656-1683
57 - Newton family of Newton (Cheshire) and Castleton (Lancashire) - 1703-1750
58 - Potts family of Castleton (Derbyshire) - 1656-1725
59 - Sherratt family of Tideswell, and Farewell family of Nuthall and Nottingham - 1597-1763
60 - Green family of Manchester and Trafford family of Trafford (Lancashire) - 1704-1758
61 - Rawson family of Philadelphia near Sheffield, Yorkshire - 1763-1934
62 - Ratcliff family of Nottingham - 1819-1970
63 - Thornewill family of Burton on Trent and elsewhere - c1800-1963
1 - 19th and early 20th century letters and papers - 1847-1963
2 - Charles Johnson Thornewill (1888-1967) - 1913-1961
1 - Bundle of papers relating to the Princess Cyclecar Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States of America - 1913-1914
2 - Pages from a scrapbook containing clippings referring to the Princess Cyclecar Company, 1913-1914, and letters of reference for Mr C J Thornewill of Nantwich relating to his work as a motor mechanic, Nov 1915 - 1913-1915
3 - Correspondence with C J Thornewill concerning the death of E F Thornewill and the disposal of his estate, Jan-Feb - 1921
3a - Note about armoire in Thornewill family, by Charles F Thornewill - 16 Mar 1925
5 - Letter from C J Thornewill to Mrs Morris from Siena, including reference to reception by Count Picolomini, 15 Apr - 1935
6 - Personal letter from J Bougon of Poissy, France, to C S [sic] Thornewill, Creaton, thanking him for the photographs of her brother's children Arthur and Henri de Cazenove [apparently staying with CJT], 13 Jul - 1935
7 - Letter [from Dorothy Wright?] in Marseille to 'My dears J & G', referring to a cruise holiday, Palm Sunday - [15 Apr] 1938
8 - Account of holiday in Egypt by Dorothy Wright, in letter to 'John and G' - [1938?]
9 - Postcards of Eyam Hall sent to Mrs Morris, 1920s, and of the Pyramids in Egypt sent to C J Thornewill by DW [Dorothy Wright], 1938 - 1920-1938
10 - Letter from the Honorable Secretary of the Wicken Women's Institute to Mr Thornewill, sending travel instructions for his visit to them, 19 Jan - 1939
11 - Proposed itinerary for Women's Institute outing on 20 Jun 1939: Creaton to Matlock, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Tideswell, Eyam, Castleton, Mam Tor, Buxton and back - 1939
12 - Papers relating to a correspondence course taken by C J Thornewill through the Premier School of Journalism, London - 1939
13-16 - Papers originally found together in a wallet
13. - Cartes d'identite of C J Thornewill, 31 Aug and 1 Sep - 1939
14 - Statement of C J Thornewill's service in the Royal Air Force, 1915-1917, issued 5 Mar 1941 - 1941
15 - Absence permit for C J Thornewill signed by Captain Goode of the English Detachment (in French), 27 Oct - 1939
16 - Discharge certificate of C J Thornewill, 27 Feb - 1940
17 - Personal letter from Marjie, Ravenswood Farm, Crowthorne, to C J Thornewill (John), Creaton, Northamptonshire, 10 Apr - 1940
18 - Personal letter to John [C J Thornewill] and Gladys from Charlie (Charles Holmes) of Dollard, Saskatchewan, Canada, concerning the war - Apr-May 1940
19 - Letter to C J Thornewill from Hoover Limited (his employer) during Thornewill's stay in hospital, 29 Apr - 1940
20 - Personal letter to Mrs Thornewill from Elena L Leonard, concerning family news, 8 May - 1940
21 - Personal letter from Bombadier Frank Monaghan at Woolwich to C J Thornewill at Eyam Hall, posted 13 May - 1940
22 - Rough notes for an application for a pension written by C J Thornewill, giving details of his service during the war and his injuries, with doctor's reports on his health, Jun - 1940
23 - Letter from the Ministry of Pensions to Mr C J Thornewill, c/o Revd W P Wright, Eyam Hall, turning down his application for a disablement grant, 27 May - 1940
24 - Personal letter from Kathleen at Under Lowe, Eyam, to C J Thornewill (John), 1 Jan - 1941
25 - Personal letter from 'Nan' [Anne Holmes] of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada to 'uncle John' [C J Thornewill] concerning Eric's service in the RAF, 19 Jan - 1941
26 - Personal letters from 'WP' to C J Thornewill, concerning Gwen Cockrem's illness, Jan and May - 1941
27 - Personal letter from Dorothy [Wright], Eyam, in envelope addressed to Mr and Mrs C J Thornewill [letter itself addressed to John] at Thatched Cottage, Creaton, 31 Oct - 1942
28 - Personal letter from D [Dorothy Wright], The Hall, Eyam, to 'my dear J' [C J Thornewill], 29 Jun - 1944
29 - Personal letter from Charles [Sisum Wright], Sheffield, to C J Thornewill (John), relating to the task of going through his late father's personal belongings at Eyam, 19 Aug - 1944
30 - Personal letter from Dorothy at Eyam to 'cousin' J [C J Thornewill], referring to clearing out her late father's things and to C and I [Charles and Irene], 20 Aug - 1944
31 - Personal letter to C J Thornewill from his sister May Morris concerning the move to a new house, Dec - 1944
32 - Personal letter from Dor't [Dorothy Wright] to 'my darling old Cozzie' [C J Thornewill], referring to feelings of loneliness following the death of her father, n.d. - c1944
33 - Personal letters to Mr and Mrs Charles Holmes concerning the death of George (includes a newspaper article about his funeral), Feb - 1945
34 - Bundle of letters concerning the effects of George Selwyn Thornewill (deceased), between C J Thornewill, E Modwenna Droop, Eric C Holmes (nephew of C J Thornewill), May Morris and Charlie Holmes (foster brother of George), Feb 1945-May 1946 - 1945-1946
35 - Personal letter to 'Wenna' from Charlie concerning succession duties, 19 May - 1945
36 - Personal letter to John [C J Thornewill] from Charlie [Charles Holmes] at Dollard, Saskatchewan, Canada, concerning succession duties, 10 Jun - 1945
37 - Personal letter to John [C J Thornewill] from Nan concerning Eric and his family, 10 Jun - 1945
38 - Personal letter to C J Thornewill from Roy Oates of Godalming, Surrey, 24 Jun - 1945
39 - Printed Rules of the Ex-Servicemens Union, with letter from the President of the Union to Comrade C J Thornewill offering him a position, 30 Mar - 1946
40 - Letter from the President of the Ex-Servicemens Union to C J Thornewill repeating offer of appointment as District Secretary (unpaid until he has recruited a certain number of members), and giving a brief history of the Union, 20 Apr - 1946
41 - Personal letter to Charles from A A S Tolley about meeting together and other social events, n.d. - [1940s]
42 - Personal letter to 'dearest J' [C J Thornewill] from [signature illegible] concerning work needed on the house, n.d. - [1940s]
43 - Part of a draft letter of application [by C J Thornewill?] referring to his ideas on establishing distribution depots, n.d. - [20th cent]
44 - Script for 'Conditionally', a three-act play by Mr Elliott O'Donnell: characters Potter and Lorrimer played by 'Thornewill' - [20th cent]
45 - Marriage licence and certificate for Charles Johnson Thornewill and Dorothy Wright, at Ripon, 29 Aug - 1955
46 - Number not used
47 - Letter from Angier, Bird and Co Ltd., valuers and insurance brokers, to Mr C J Thornewill, relating to instructions to prepare an inventory and valuation of the contents of the latter's residence, 12 May - 1961
48 - Typescript account of wedding of Revd Mark Thornewill (son of Miles Thornewill) and Hilaria Gibbs, with newscuttings - 1961
3 - Pictures and photographs - 1800-1960s
64 - Jervis and Livesey families of Sheffield - 18th cent-1946
65 - Evill, Eardley and Cockrem families - 1858-1974
66 - Yeoman family of Stokesley, Yorkshire - late 19th cent-1982
67 - Possible legal practice papers of Thomas Wright of Eyam - c1620-1833
68 - Further possible legal practice papers - [14th cent]-1824
69 - Papers relating to the Downes family of Tideswell - 1726-1841
70 - Papers relating to Eyam Church - early 20th cent-1991
71 - Papers relating to Eyam plague commemorations - 1915-1983
72 - Papers relating to Eyam well-dressings - 1955-1994
73 - Eyam groups, clubs and societies - 1924-1981
74 - Miscellaneous papers relating to Eyam and surrounding area - 1880-1994
75 - Pictures and photographs of Eyam and surrounding area - 19th cent-1959
76 - Miscellaneous papers - c1630-20th cent
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