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D231 - Okeover family of Okeover - [12th-20th cent]

M - Deeds and estate records - [12th-20th cent]

B - Business

E - Estate Papers

A - Derbyshire and Staffordshire Estate

1 - Okeover estate

2 - Swinscoe and Woodhouse Estate

3 - Atlow and Bradbourne Estates

4 - Snelston Estate

5 - Mapleton Estate

6 - Mayfield and Snelsdal Estate

384 - Abstract of title of Wiliam Gallimore to an estate at Mayfield, beginning with mortgage for 500 years of 12 Aug 1786 by John Greensmith of Mammerton, Longford to Elizabeth Buxton of Compton, in consideration of £600 of a messuage farm or tenement in Upper or Over Mayfield and closes Corn Park, Corn Park Meadow, Woodgate Close, Healds Piece and Lords Piece - 1848

385 - Copy recovery by Robert Strelley, gent., against Thomas Perkins, gent., of 4 messuages, 4 gardens, 62 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 50 acres of pasture, and common of pasture for all manner of cattle in Church Mayfield, Middle Mayfield and Upper Mayfield, Swinscoe Woodhouse and Elison 12 Feb - 1766

386 - Survey: A particular of the lands of Philip Okeover and John Cockayne in Mayfield with abstracts from 15th and 16th century deeds: (i) Deed of exchange between John Cockayne and Philip Okeover by which Cockayne exchanged a close in Mayfield and a close between the mote of Snelsdale and Okeover Smeth for a close near Snelston Park 15 Edward (ii) Recovery by Humphry Okeover against Elizabeth Lonte, Joan Lonte and William Lonte of a messuage, 100 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 40 acres of pasture and 10 acres of wood in Woodhouse and Swinscoe, 6 Henry VIII (iii) Grant by Ralph Thicknes to William Lonte of Stanshope of a parcel of land called Churchyarde in the fee of Woodhouse and 4½ acres of arable land in Swinscoe, 5 Henry VII (iv) Deed of exchange between William Basset and Ralph and Humphry Okover of lands to be included in Blore and Okeover Parks respectively, 5 Henry VII - [late 16th cent]

387 - Agreement whereby in consideration of a payment by Lord William Wyther to William de Venables of 100 shillings and a further payment of £20 and a half a mark at Okeover or Snelsdale, the said William de Venables will give to William Wyther full seisin of two bovates of land in Snelsdale which he holds to Lord Hugh de Okeover according to a deed to that effect which is in the keeping of Thomas Henry of Ashbourne - 5 Aug 1268

388-389 - Tenancy agreement and accompanying bond between Edward Walhouse Okeover and Edward Hodgkinson on a year to year basis, a messuage farm house or tenement called Lees House and several closes, 78 acres, in the parishes of Mayfield and Okeover : annual rent of £60 : additional rent of £5 per acre for ploughing more than 10 acres. 21 Mar - 1776

390 - Additional copy of Agreement whereby in consideration of a payment by Lord William Wyther to William de Venables of 100 shillings and a further payment of £20 and a half a mark at Akove(re) [Okeover] or Snellesdale [Snelsdale], the said William de Venables will give to William Wyther full seisin of two bovates of land in Snellisdale which he holds to Lord Hugh de Akove[re] according to a deed to that effect which is in the keeping of Thomas Henry of Esseburn [Ashbourne]. 21 Mar - 1776

391 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Farmer Okeover and John Mellor of Mayfield, farmer, by which Okeover has let to Mellor on a year-to-year basis, a messuage or tenement in Mayfield called Rowbotham's House and closes called Tilbourne Lane, Far Lower Netlow, Tilbourne, Little Tilbourne, Corner Pool Close, Nook Well Close, Clarke's Meadow, Cow Pasture, Croft Home Rowbotham's Croft, Riley's Croft, Nether Lower Netlow, Over Netlow, Over Ground, the Sprink, Johnsons Croft, Lower Hollow Croft, Over Hollow Croft, Near Cliff, Big Lime Kiln Cliff, Barn Cliff, Greaves Far Barn Cliff, Clover Cliff and Blower Netlow - all in Mayfield and a parcel of land in Swinscoe Town Meadow, 171 acres 2 roods 30 perches : annual rent of £169 3s. 2d. : £10 per acre additional rent for ploughingcloses other than Little Tilbourne, Over Netlow and Near Cliff. 14 Apr - 1801

392 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Farmer Okeover and John Milward of Mayfield by which Okeover has let to Milward on a year to year basis, a messuage or tenement in Mayfield and closes called the Meadow Well Close, Pasture Croft, Wood Close, Mill Meadow Furlong, Oliver Meadow, Bye Field, Mean Piece, Beach, Lady Holme, Lower Dry Field, Over Dry Field, Kendar Yerley and Yerley Bottom, 138 acres 3 roods 06 perche., all in Mayfield : annual rent of £174 : £10 per additional rent for ploughing closes other than Bye Field, Over Dry Field and Yerley. 10 Nov - 1801

393 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Farmer Okeover and Hannah Mellor of Snelsdale, Mayfield, widow, by which Okeover has let to Mellor on a year-to-year basis, a messuage or tenement in Snelsdale and closes called Snelsdale Bank, Bigards Cliff, Little Bigards Cliff, Little Cliff Wood, Lower Wood Close, Upper Wood Close, White Croftr, Little Meadow, Big Meadow, Upper Cover Piece, Lower Cover Piece, Middle Cover Piece, Lower Smeeth, Middle Smeeth, Upper Smeeth and the Other Wood, 97 acres 2 roods 38 perches, all in Snelsdale : annual rent of £120 : £10 per acre additional rent for ploughing closes other than Upper Wood Close, Lower and Upper Smeeth. 10 May - 1814

394 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Farmer Okeover and Joseph Mellor of Mayfield, farmer, by which Okeover has let to Mellor on a year to year basis the farm in Mayfield except that total acreage now given as 169 acres 2 roods 31 perches : annual rent of £235. 20 Jun - 1821

395 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Farmer Okeover and William Brown of Tean, farmer, by which Okeover has let to Brown on a year to year basis, a messuage or tenement in Mayfield and cfloses called the Meadow, Well Close, Pasture Croft, Wood Close, Furlong, Oliver Meadow, Bye Field, Mean Piece, Beach, Lady Holme, Kendar and Yerley Bottom, 114 acres 3 roods 34 perches, all in Mayfield : annual rent of £210 : additional rent of £20 per acre for ploughing closes other than Well Close. 3 Apr - 1821

396 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Farmer Okeover and William Cooper of Mayfield, farmer, by which Okeover has let to Cooper on a year basis, the farm in Mayfield as in annual rent of £230 : ploughing covenants as before. 16 Apr - 1830

397 - Tenancy agreement between James Harsden Longston of Sarsden House, Oxford, esq., and William Dilke of Maxstoke Castle, Warwick, esq., trustees under the will of H. F. Okeover, and Samuel Jackson of Snelsdale, Mayfield, by which the trustees have let to Jackson on a year to year basis, a messuage or tenement in Snelsdale, with outbuildings, with closes called Far Close, Wood Close, Wood Hill, the Hill, Little Meadow, White Croft, Big Meadow, Lower Meadow, Lime Close, Bean Close, Little Over Close, Rye Grass Close, Rushy Close, Upper Corn Field, Pool Close, Lower Cornfield, Lower Over Close, Far Ground, Far Wood, Bigards Cliff, Little Cliff, Little Hill and Middle Hill, 100 acres 1 rood 22 perches : annual rent of £120 : £20 per acre additional rent for ploughing closes other than Far Close, Rye Grass Close and Upper Cornfield. 23 Dec - 1836

398 - Tenancy agreement between Haughton Charles Okeover and William Philips by which Okeover has let to Philips on a year to year basis, a messuage or tenement with outbuildings in Snelsdale and closes but acreage given as 95 acres : annual rent £126 : £20 per acre additional rent for ploughing closes other than Far Close, Rye Grass Close and Upper Cornfield : in the course of tillage not to take more than three crops of corn from off the said lands, and shall during the course of tillage make a summer fallow for wheat or a fallow for turnips upon such lands and shall not take more than one crop of corn or grain upon such lands as shall fallowed after making such fallows and shall lay down the same in a clean husbandlike manner with 12 lbs of good clover seed and other grass seeds and half a bushel of rye grass seeds upon every acre and keep the same in pasture unbroken for the next two years : tenant allowed for hay and winter fallow wheat at the expiration of the agreement. 25 Mar - 1855

399 - Writ of Edward I to the Sheriff of Staffordshire to summon a jury to try the case of Roger de Acovere [Okeover] against William de Ipstones, Agnes widow of Thomas Syur and Elizabeth Agnes and Alice her daughters, for unjust disseisin of his common of pasture in Mayfield belonging to his free holding in Okeover. Kenilworth, 23 Nov - 1275

400 - Power of attorney from John Cokain, esq., to John Bailly to grant seisin to Philip Okeover, esq., of a moiety of a close with appurtenances lying between the Meresicche in the parish of Mayfield and the park of Okeover, and between the water of Dove [River Dove] and a close of Philip Okeover, and a parcel of a close between Le Mote de Snelsdale and Okoveremethende, extending from the corner of le Mote de Snelsdale as far as the corner of Snelsdale Park as appears by a ditch made by them. 4 Dec - 1475

401 - Bond by John Gallimore of Mayfield, farmer, to Thomas Ley of Mayfield, esq., that he will pay to Ley before 27 November 1793 £660 and 4½% interest as specified in a mortgage of the same date. 27 May - 1793

7 - Stanton Estate

8 - Stretton Estate

9 - Ilam Estate

10 - Estate papers regarding H C Okeover and the Blore Park estate - 1844-1869

11 - Broadlow Ash estate

12 - Kniveton Estate

13 - Norbury

14 - Duffield Church

15 - Derbyshire Estate

16 - Fenny Bentley Estate

17 - Findern Estate

18 - Derbyshire and Staffordshire estates combined

B - Norfolk and Suffolk Estates

C - Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire Estates

D - Warwickshire Estate

E - London

F - Other Okeover Family Estate Papers

G - Other families' estate papers

F - Family - 14th cent-c1950

M - Manorial - 1345-1728

UL - Okeover family of Okeover: unlisted records

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