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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D231/M/T/104
TitleFeoffment by John Waterfall of Swinscoe, yeoman, and Mary his wife, William Waterfall of Ashbourne, baker, Ralph Waterfall of Mayfield, yeoman, Hannah Mellor of Mayfield, widow, John Mellor of Snelsdale, yeoman, John Haywood of Atlow, yeoman, and Ann his wife, Thomas Mellor of Mayfield, yeoman, and William Mellor of Mayfield, yeoman, to Richard Utting of Okeover, yeoman, in consideration of 5 shillings, of a messuage, farm or tenement at Swinscoe with all closes and parcels of land formerly in the possession of John Alcock, since of William Waterfall then or late of Robert Lees, namely Blagshaw Field 3acre., Home Croft 3acre., 1acre of land in Bagshaw Field, a land and a half in Blagshaw Field and four pieces of land, meadow and pasture in Town Meadow, Swinscoe, lately enclosed and allotted by Act of Parliament; and the same were then more commonly known by the names and quantities following - the Homestead in two closes 6acre Or 15perches., Netlows 3acre Or 02perches., Back of the Hill 2acre 3roods 28perches., End Croft 2acre 3roods 12perches., Blagshaw Field 6acre 2roods 09perches., two allotments of Swinscoe Common 9acre Or 10perches.: also a messuage, tenement and croft in Mapleton 1acre 1roods 34perches., Brown Hay 1acre Or 15perches, Butler's Hole 1acre 1roods 08perches and Upper Hill 1acre Or 14perches., to be held in trust by Utting to levy a fine to the use and behoof of such person or persons as the Waterfalls and Mellors shall appoint by any deed or writing: one moiety to the use of the three Waterfalls in equal shares as tenants in common and other moiety to the use of the six Mellors in equal shares as tenants in common 15 Sep
Date1815
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorOkeover family of Okeover
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