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D3580 - Longsdon family of Little Longstone - [14th-20th Cent]

C - Correspondence

CA - Index

E - Estate, general

EF - Personal Estate Papers and Accounts

FP - Personal Papers

1 - Notice by Richard St George Norroy King of Arms reciting commission to summon gentlemen of his province to register their descents, arms and cognizances, and to distinguish and make infamous those taking name of esquire or gentleman without just authority, and reciting further that Stephen Longsden of Longsden appears at visitation and disclaimed title of gentleman under his hand as not knowing how he might justify it, whereon Norrey proceeded against him; since when Stephen made further enquiry and, finding that his ancestors have been long reputed gentlemen and borne arms, which according to gentlemen of good sort he is able to prove by evidences and other good record, desires affirmation of his right, Now Norroy makes known that Stephen Longsden may lawfully use and bear such arms and crests as his ancestors have done before him, and bear name, title, and dignity of a gentleman - 20 Nov [1611]

1 - Stephen Longsdon

2 - Journal of William Longsdon of continental tour for pleasure and general interest, noting topography, costs, food and politics, 5 August - 6 October 1835 - 1835

2-5 - Journals

2-40 - William Longsdon and daughter, Emma J. Longsdon

3 - Journal of William Longsdon's voyage to New York, giving details of weather, social life, postal system, pilots etc. - 16 Oct-15 Dec 1836

4 - Journal of travels in U.S.A. visiting New York, New Orleans and elsewhere, 5 December 1837 - 26 June 1838 - 1837-1838

5 - Diary of Emma J. Longsdon including leaving school at Miss Davis' and transferring to Miss Oates, brother Charles still at school, June 1840 - June 1841 - 1840-1841

6 - Letter from George Cavendish at London to William Longsdon on the forthcoming election, and his own anxious desire, shared by the Duke of Devonshire, to keep quite clear of it and not interfere in slightest degree with the choice of the electors of N. Derbyshire, Lord George almost regrets that Mr Evans introduced his [Lord George's] name into his closing address because though their conversation had been innocent enough it was in the address susceptible of misinterpretation. Further account of Mr Evans telling Lord George in May or June 1852 of his wish to retire from Parliament, and Mr Gisborne's opinion that retirement was not opportune when the Derbyites [Conservatives] were stirring heaven and earth to get a majority, and retirement would involve County in all the horrors of a contest. Evans had agreed to stand at the General Election on condition that he should be free to retire before the next Dissolution. Nothing had been said about his son standing. As only Lord George's name mentioned in address, Lord George might be suspected of influencing him for personal reasons, instead of merely concurring in Gisborne's advice "to see the County spared the horrors and heart burnings of a contested election." Lord George knows nothing but good of Mr Thomas Evans. Lord George is glad to hear that William is safely back in this country, and hopes that his health has not been affected. He regrets that the [Bakewell] Board of Guardians declined to elect Mr Taylor [John Taylor, as Clerk]. The appointment which has taken place should not have done so. Lord George said so at the Board meeting when the Board cut down the salary without further enquiry. Hopes to be at Ashford next week. 15 July [1853]. - [1853]

6-12 - Political correspondence

7 - Copy letter by William Longsdon to John B. S[mith], Member of Parliament [for Stockport] in very friendly terms on the burden of taxation on real as opposed to personal property, referring to William's article on Local Taxation. 1 April 1871 - 1871

8 - Draft letter by William Longsdon to Duke of Devonshire presenting "a few remarks on Local Taxation which I have put together, [first] published in High Peak News at Bakewell." - 1871

9 - Copy letter by William Longsdon to Lord George Cavendish thanking him for a copy of Mr Goschen's proposed bill for Local Taxation, discoursing on inequity of system bearing only on real property, regretting the abolition of the property and income tax of 10% imposed some 70 years ago which should never have been repealed, and commenting that the point is not one of self-interest because if his wish was acceded to his public rates would be rather increased, 17 April 1871 - 1871

10-11 - Draft letter to Sir Massey Lopes [Right Honourable Sir Massey Lopes, 3rd Baronet, Member of Parliament for Westbury, later Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1874-80] on Local Taxation, to which parliamentary attention was called on 27 February and 24 April, with a copy letter of 26 April 1871 arguing that personal property should contribute to Local Tax, that lack of precedent is no plea because Church rates were recently abolished and Tithes which were never a parliamentary tax were commuted for a general tax on all land instead of being chiefly limited to a claim on corn and hay, so diminishing taxes on land appropriated to corn and hay by above half, and old Pasture Land which was never subject to tithe suffered in proportion; adding that the policy of reduction of indirect taxation to its present point is unwise and in its effect unjust - 1871

12 - Copy letter to Lord George Cavendish thanking him for a copy of proposed bill for paying Magistrates' Clerks by salary instead of fees, with comments and queries. 16 March 1872. - 1872

13 - Press cutting on Income Tax assessments, year ending 5 April 1871, based on 15th Annual Report of Commissioners of Inland Revenue - 1871

13-35 - Tax notes and speeches

14 - Notes on Local Taxation from Saturday Review 8 April 1871, and The Times 10 April 1871 - 1871

15 - Analysis of content of Local Tax report

16-33 - Successive drafts of article or speech on Local Taxation with related notes

34-35 - Galleys of speech on Local Taxation by William Longsdon, Justice of the Peace, to Bakewell Board of Guardians, reprinted from The High Peak News, Saturday 15 February [1872] - [1872]

36 - Exposition of difference between the Protestant and Catholic Churches from a Catholic view point, by J. M. M. 6 March 1839 - 1839

36-40 - Other interests

37 - Extract from Charles Tomis' letter to his father dated at Knoxville, 22 July 1844, giving an account of success of his ministry in new Episcopal Church with a rider on his inability to visit his children in New York because of claims of his ministry - c.1844

38 - Extract from Pall Mall Gazette on Irish church question and Disestablishment. 17 July 1869 - 1869

39 - Part draft paper or speech on Disestablishment

40 - Formula for changing sterling into dollars, and vice versa; notes on American exchange; notes on American neutrality and penalties for persons within American jurisdiction serving a foreign power as soldier, marine or sea man, or preparing an attack on a friendly power

41 - Diary kept at Tenby in September and October, as a very young man, polished style but youthful content "Walked with Miss Crowther in the evening. Had the disparity in our ages been less I should have thought it rather romantic to have been walking with a Lady" - [1840s]

41-80 - H. J. Longsdon

42 - Notes for lectures at Seacroft School on early church, with notes on subsequent lectures 1857-1861 - 1856-1861

43-45 - Notes on Content and Homes and Happiness used at Seacroft Wakefield and elsewhere - 1859-1868

46 - Copies of letters recommending for office of Organising Secretary to the S.P.C.K. the Revd H. J. Longsdon, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, incumbent of Seacroft and one of the Secretaries of the Society for the Leeds District, pr. - 1860

47 - Copy letter from H. J. Longsdon at S.P.C.K. 77 Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, to William Barlow announcing that he has been appointed Secretary and will be much from Seacroft at present, 10 July 1860 - 1860

48-50 - Remarks on Certain Matters affecting the Management of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, by the Revd H. J. Longsdon, M.A., Incumbent of Seacroft near Leeds, Late Organising Secretary to the Society, London, 1863 - 1863

51-56 - Correspondence and extracts from Annual Reports between S.P.C.K. and E. M. Longsdon on H. J. [Longsdon's] appointment as Organising and Travelling Secretary, an experimental post terminated in 1862 because not justified by results - 1933

57-68 - Letters from Duke of Devonshire, Lord Frederick Cavendish, other members of Cavendish family, and agents, on church and allied matters at Keighley. - 1874-1891

69-72 - Dilapidation papers, Keighley - 1878-1885

73 - Review of Seven Years Work at the Parish Church of Keighley, by the Revd H. J. Longsdon, M.A., Rector, pr. Keighley - 1884

74-75 - Newscutting and circular letter to parishioners of Eyam on approaching retirement - 1891

76-78 - Papers accompanying presentation of two photographs of their church by parishioners of Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset, in acknowledgement of H. J. Longsdon's services during a short stay in spring - 1893

79 - Seacroft Jubilee Pastoral Letter, celebratory sermons on 50th anniversary by Bishop of Richmond, Revd. H. D. Blanchard, and Revd H. J. Longsdon - 1895

80 - Notes on examination of deaf and dumb children prior to confirmation, printed by the boys at the Yorkshire Institution for the Deaf and Dumb

81 - School exercises - c.1846

81-83 - Mrs F. D. Longsdon née Lace

82 - Notes on Tennyson's Princess, and religious verse ? in F. D. Lace's hand - 1848-1850

83 - Journal of two journeys for S.P.C.K. preaching, holding meetings, establishing depots, getting subscriptions, and normal traveller's journal entries: 14 May-7 June, Windermere, Carlisle, Dumfries, Dalmally, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh; 28 October onwards, North Yorkshire and County Durham - 1862

84 - Letter to E. M. Longsdon in Keighley from brother J. W. Longsdon in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, written on bark in bark envelope, describing bathing, fishing in shore pools, trout fishing, the isolation of the district, feeding chiefly on fish, meat rare, August 1883 - 1883

84-130 - E. M. Longsdon

85-86 - Travel journal of trip to Newenahr, April - June 1885 with 2nd account in heavily revised style, followed by account of 2nd trip to Brussels April 1889 - 1885-1889

87 - Summary diary - 1898-1939

88-89 - Diary with list of Christmas presents given - 1939

90-102 - Papers relating to wedding, present lists, telegrams, newspaper reports - 1898

103 - Journal of weekend tour of Welbeck and Hardwick - 1899

104 - Letter from H. J. Longsdon at Bakewell on bedding out plants

104a - Summary diary of self and Webb of 151st Company Labour Corps, labelled "Webbs War Diary" - 1917-1919

105 - Personal summary war journal compiled later, March - June 1917 - 1917

106-111 - Army training note books and associated papers

112 - Nominal roll of N.C.O. [Non-commissioned officers] and men, No 4 Platoon Sections 13-15 - ? 1917

113-114 - Army group photographs

115 - Map of Belgium

116 - Comptes de la Menagere, triple card giving prices and shewing woman and dog growing thin and worn 1914, 1916 and 1918 - ? 1918

117 - B.E.F. Labour Corps 1918-1919 Christmas cards Packet of letters to wife mainly 1917-1919, unlisted. - [1917-1927]

118-128 - Demobilisation, correspondence with Belgian friends and men in unit, Chevron (3 stripes) and 2 medals - 1919-1920

129 - Reunion Dinner menu - 1924

130 - Obituary of Major C.W. Mead, The Times 11 July 1934 - 1934

131 - Travel journal of trip to Italy Spring 1894 and Normandy September 1903 - 1894-1903

131-141 - Mrs E. C. Longsdon née Crosse

132 - Diary

133 - Certificate of admission as Associate of British Red Cross Society - 1910

134 - Consultant's letter concerning her daughter - 1914

135 - Certificate of registration under National Registration Act 1913

136 - Invitation to Dinner by Committee of Longstone Sailors and Soldiers Christmas Parcels Fund - 1919

137-138 - Two family letters, undated and 1938 - 1938

139 - Letter concerning her daughter on holiday - 1939

140-141 - Letters of condolence on death of E. M. Longsdon from the Secretary of Derby Diocesan Dilapidations Board, and Longstone Scool Managers - 1940

142 - Savings Bank book - 1917-1933

142-147 - Miss B. Longsdon

143-147 - Cards sent to Miss B. Longsdon - 1917-1918

148 - Announcement of birth, The Times 16 March - 1911

148-158 - A. E. C. Longsdon

149 - Ration book - 1918

150-156 - Papers relating to entry to Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury School Re-endowment Fund - 1925

157 - Announcement of engagement between A. E. C. Longsdon and Miss Hilda Dearmer Cawley The Times 4 September 1935 - 1935

158 - Lists of wedding presents

FZ - Family papers : general

O - Office and Public Service

P - PLANS

T - Title Deeds

X - Additional estate, family and personal papers - 20th Cent

ZF - Papers relating to families associated with the Longsdon family

ZL - Legal Miscellanea

ZP - Longsdon family history papers

ZZ - Miscellaneous papers

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Tweets by DRO

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

National Coal Board

Harpur Crewe family of Calke

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

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