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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

FZ - Family papers : general

O - Office and Public Service

1 - Bond in £50 by David Feepound of Wardlow, carpenter, to Richard Frost of Longstone, yeoman, to abide by the award of Samuel Eccles of Tiddeswall, gent., and Thomas Longstone of Little Longstone, yeoman, arbitrators named by David and Richard to settle disputes concerning the tithe of one 48th part of Cackle Mackle leadmine in manor of Ashford 22 March 1728/9. - 1729

1-16 - General : tithe, militia

2-4 - Registration of deputation by Duke of Devonshire of James Longsdon as gamekeeper in manor of Ashford, 1784, with covering letter returning it after loan, 1804, and further deputation with note of registration, 1811. - 1784-1811

5 - Appointment of James Longsdon as Deputy Lieutenant. - 1797

6 - Commission of James Longsdon, gent., as Lieutenant in Chatsworth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. - 1803

7 - Commission of James Longsdon, junior, esq., as Captain in Chatsworth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. - 1807

8 - Commission of James Longsdon, esq., as Captain in Chatsworth Regiment of Local Militia. - 1808

9 - Blank Company Parade Return, Chesterfield, for Captain Longsdon's company. - 1813

10 - Rules of Bakewell Farmers' Club, W. Longsdon Chairman, pr. - 1844

11 - Admission of Ernest Morewood Longsdon, 5891, in the Dorothy Vernon Lodge. Number 2129, Bakewell. - 1892

12 - Appointment of Ernest Morewood Longsdon as Senior Deacon in Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire. - 1904

13 - List of Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire Officers appointed together with abstract of Treasurer's accounts for year ending 30 September. - 1904

14 - Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire envelope. - 1910

15 - Commission of Ernest Morewood Longsdon as Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Land Forces. - 1917

16 - Letter from Ernest Morewood Longsdon to Eustace Stephenson of The Cottage, Great Longstone on E. M. L's wish not to stand again for election to Bakewell Rural District Council, and Stephenson's wish to become a councillor. - 1936

17 - Hand bill offering 2 guineas reward for information leading to conviction of person stealing apples from James Longsdon's garden on Sunday last, in addition to allowances made by Act of Parliament and Bakewell Association. Signed by Isaac Newton, Clerk and Treasurer to Bakewell Association, 2 October. - 1810

18-21 - 3 bills of Alexander Bossley, attorney, and 1 bill of John Thornhill to Ashford etc [sic] Association. - 1821-1825

22 - Statement of accounts of Ashford and Longstone Association. - 1818-1825

23 - An assessment made for the Ashford etc Association. - 1826

24-27 - Disbursement accounts of overseer of poor, overseer of highways and headborough: 1759-1760 1765-1766 1768-1769 1775-1776 - 1759-1776

24-30 - Accounts and rates

24-44 - LITTLE LONGSTONE TOWNSHIP

28 - Survey of township of Little Longstone quarto, stiff paper binding, paper - [early 19th century]

29 - Thomas Oakden's bill to James Longsdon for making a rate for Little Longstone and copying rate. - 1826

30 - "Regulated assessment for poor relief of Little Longstone and Monsaldale made and assessed by us Thomas Longsdon, Peter Longstone" and 15 others. Examined and valued by John Gregory 10 March 1828 [actually survey and valuation with value at 1 shilling in £1; much used, pencil and ink annotations, ink dealing mainly with Land Tax]; - 1828

31 - Apprenticeship indentures: Agreement by John Shoe and John Clark that Mary Bartin with the consent of the parish apprentices herself to John Clark of Sheffield; £2. 2s. premium paid by John Shoe. - 1745-1757

31-33 - Apprenticeship

32 - Apprenticeship indenture of John Barton of Little Longstone with consent of mother, Martha Barton, to William Tomlinson of Hallam, p. Sheffield, cord wainer; £1. 10s. premium paid by Joseph Skidmore, overseer of the poor of Little Longstone, "being charity money". - 1748

33 - Apprenticeship indenture of Philip, son of James Swindon of Little Longston, labourer, to Samuel Wainwright of Sheffield, cutler. - 1757

34 - Bond in £100 by William Marsden of Grindleford Bridge, shopkeeper, and William Beech of Tidswell, apothecary, to John Boden of Brushfield and Anthony Pitcock of Little Longstone, reciting that William Marsden being now desirous of putting out for education Margaret, his daughter by Margaret Swindell, hitherto maintained by him, and stating that he will relieve the hamlet of any possibility of her becoming a charge on it. - 1740

34-36 - Bastardy

35 - Account of debt of William Marsden of Grindleford for maintenance of his child by Margaret Swindell under Quarter Sessions order of July 1737, arrears since July 1740, together with account of expenses of subsequent prosecution. - 1741

36 - Quarter Sessions order for payment of Marsden's debt and costs. - 1741

37-38 - 2 settlement examinations. - 1731-1737

37-41 - Settlement

39-40 - 2 settlement certificates. - 1737-1754

41 - Letter to John Thornhill from Oswald Milne at New Bailey Court House, Salford, on Massey's settlement. - 1821

42 - Extract "from old parish minute book" ordering Overseer of Highways to repair wall of Pinfold, pump at Cock Well, and bank of Mere, and to fence mouth of West Sough, in 1840 - [20th century]

42-44 - Highways

43 - Extract from old parish minute book ordering 2 of 3 stone troughs lying useless for many years to be taken by Surveyor of Highways to improve old watering place at Cock Trough, and the third to be given to William Longsdon in acknowledgement of his assistance to the township in providing water, in 1874 - [20th century]

44 - G. T. Wright's circular letter to parishioners of Great and Little Longstone and Wardlow on Gildlow Quarry the ownership of which was disputed between the parish and the Wright family - 1896

45-47 - Copy enfeoffment of 23 November 17 James I [1619] by William, earl of Devonshire, of Anthony Longsdon of Little Longsdon, gent., William Lant, William Wright and Thomas White of Great Longstone, gent., with 2 oxgangs of land in Great Longstone now known as the Church Lands, and cottage built on them with croft, late in the tenure of William Lant, William Wright and Thomas White, and common of pasture in manor of Ashford except in ground now enclosed and in Blackloe, in trust for maintenance of curate of Great Longstone so long as he is not absent from church on Sabbath without providing a sufficient person to supply the cure. For each defaulting absence trustees to pay 5 shillings to churchwardens for distribution to the poor. Yearly rent of 2 shillings 10 pence payable to William, earl of Devonshire. Later notes by G. T. Wright that the copy is in better condition than the original, [late 19c.] - [early 18th century]

45-212 - CHURCH - CHAPELRY OF LONGSTONE IN BAKEWELL PARISH

48 - Letter to Mr Finney at Little Longstone from [Revd] J. Sutton at Elton, 24 December 1713, on the right of presentation or nomination to chapel of Longstone. Sutton has compared the "dispositions" of which Mr Wright has a copy with the original at Lichfield, and states that Mr Wright and the inhabitants have no more right than Sutton himself. The nomination must be by the vicar of Bakewell with the approbation of feoffees and other parishioners of Longstone. The feoffees died without selecting successors. The last surviving one was the father of the present Mr Longston in whom power is invested to take care of the [feoffees'] estate and elect new ones. Sutton advises acquainting Mr Longston with his power and right, advising him to use it and not strengthen Mr Wright. Sutton will never come to Longstone as curate without the consent of all parties - 1713

49 - Articles agreed on by 28 named persons who have erected a seat in Longstone chapel in new loft for use of those appointed to sing psalms: each is to have a seat which can only be disposed of to a person judged proper by Mr Thomas Longsdon and 3 others; heirs can succeed if they have the trustees' approval; health permitting each person is to appear at church every Saturday evening before 8 o'clock on pain of 1d. and each Sunday morning and evening before 1 stave of the hymn be sung on pain of ½d; quarrels are to be resolved by trustees; persons who leave early without permission to pay 1d. fine. 25 July 1730. - 1730

50 - Note on registers: 1739-1764 inclusive are missing. Inhabitants ought to try to recover them for registers are frequently as important in proving men's titles to their inheritance as the parchment deeds in their own custody. The paper register should be transcribed on parchment in a strong plain hand, and future entries made on parchment. [Curate] has noticed that entries concerning the families of the parish clerks are more distinct and striking, and in fuller detail than other entries. In a public register all have the same claim to attention. Rule in the best kept registers is to make those entries most striking which relate to clergy or families of long standing such as the Wrights of Great Longsdon or the Longsdons of Little Longsdon. - [late 18th century]

51 - Summary assessment at £2 per score of oxgangs, and a rate at £4 per score of oxgangs for whole of Bakewell parish - 1816

52 - Handbill, notice of petition for leave to bring bill in Parliament for taking down and rebuilding Bakewell church, improving, enlarging or rebuilding certain chapels of Chapelries, and erecting other chapels within such townships of Bakewell as are now without, severing such townships of Bakewell and making them into separate Parishes for all ecclesiastical and other purposes, selling the right of presentation and with proceeds building residences for clergy etc. Alexander Bossley [Nall, printer] Bakewell, 10 November 1824. - 1824

53 - Page 3 of memorandum explanatory of poster - 1825

54-60 - Papers relating to re-pewing and distribution of new seats in Longstone church: claims for pews - 1838

61 - Papers relating to re-pewing and distribution of new seats in Longstone church: draft letter to [John Thomas Wright] on plan and costs of reseating, as Duke [of Devonshire] is providing oak for the sleepers, and making a donation as well as paying cost of new pews, half the gallery can be freed for free sittings of which there had previously been none, 1838-1841; 1839 - 1838-1841

62 - Papers relating to re-pewing and distribution of new seats in Longstone church: reply from William Wright of Cutthorpe on behalf of John Thomas Wright agreeing to proposal and sharing of cost - 1839

63-66 - Papers relating to re-pewing and distribution of new seats in Longstone church: correspondence of faculty plans and pew ownership - 1839-1840

67-72 - Papers relating to re-pewing and distribution of new seats in Longstone church: consents of plans for open sittings, with W. H. Wright's refusal, and legal opinion that one pew owner could successfully resist the grant of a faculty for throwing open the whole area - 1841

73-76 - Papers relating to re-pewing and distribution of new seats in Longstone church: calculations on sittings and distribution

77-81 - Specifications for repairing, repewing, and painting - 1838-1842

82-168 - Estimates, tenders, and bills and receipts for repairing, repewing, paving, warming, and decorating, (with illustrated catalogue of Notts Patent Stoves) - 1839-1842

169-176 - Rough accounts and notes - c.1840-1842

177 - Plan of west end of tower - 1842

178 - Statements of calculations of church dates in Longstone chapelry; with: Summary details of hamlets' proportions - 1841

179 - Statements of calculations of church dates in Longstone chapelry; with: church rate for Wardlow in chapelry of Longstone - 1841-1842

180-181 - Statements of calculations of church dates in Longstone chapelry; with: church rate for Little Longstone and Brushfield - 1842

182-196 - Correspondence between William Longsdon and Mr Cornish, vicar of Bakewell, opening with memorial concerning his reported intention to fill vacancy with a stipendiary curate, acknowledging his right to do this, but asking for a resident pastor to reside in parsonage newly erected mainly by public subscription, and to care for church now being repaired wholly by public subscription; with Cornish's reply that he intends to keep living in his own hands, appointing a resident curate at £100 a year, and keeping £80 a year to provide a curate to assist at Bakewell; William Longsdon's statement that vicar's intention "not reconcilable with proper or conscientious discharge of duty by any individual holding power of appointment to Longstone"; Vicar's announcement of intention to appoint an old friend of same name but no relation. Correspondence in draft, original, and copy. - 1841

197-199 - Correspondence between William Longsdon and G. T. Wright, churchwarden, on proposed restoration of church by Norman Shaw, and desirability of more detailed investigation into what is necessary; with passing references to William Longsdon's ecumenical views at variance with those of G. T. Wright and incumbent, Mr Paley; to Duke of Devonshire's interest in restoration and commendation of Mr Shaw; and G. T. Wright's closing letter on possibility that wishes of William Longsdon and others in 1841 may now be carried out - Jan.-Feb. 1872

200 - List of pew holders - 1873

201 - List of contributors to restoration of St Giles, Longstone, pr. Harwood, Commarket, Derby - 1873

202 - Report, balance sheet and list of contributors, pr. James Harwood, Commarket, Derby - 1877

203 - Letter of E. M. Longsdon to Revd Mr Weller concerning reference to Earl of Newburgh's sittings in William Longsdon's papers on repairing church in 1841 [Hassop Pew Case] - 1924

204-206 - Correspondence and notice of public meeting on churchyard extension and its drainage - 1925

207 - Report on fund to increase value of Longstone living - [post 1932]

208 - Notice summarising history of St. Giles Church, Longstone - [1933]

209 - St Giles Church, Church Fund, envelope scheme handbill with estimate for 1935 including estimate for restoration of roof of south aisle - 1934

210 - Form of service to be used at induction of Revd Arthur William Reeves to benefice of Longstone, January 1935 - 1935

211 - Plan of proposed window in north aisle, E. M. Longsdon, architect, July 1935 - 1935

212 - Letter of thanks from Secretary of Longstone Parochial Church Council to Mrs E. C. Longsdon for gift for benefit of living, with mention of earlier gift to church - 1951

213 - Return by John Rotherham, Richard Ryley, John Harris of Harleet, Thomas Longsdon, and John Harris of Ashford, trustees of the Free School of Ashford to Dean of Lichfield of appointment of Mr Ralph Walton as schoolmaster at Ashford - 1708-1717

213-214 - Ashford charities

214 - Memorandum of deposit in oak chest of Ashford church of packet of deeds relating to School by 2 trustees of school, James Longsdon, John Green, and John Fowler churchwarden: deeds being feoffment for school house croft 1631; and 3 enfeoffments of trustees 1752, 1795, and 1819. 21 April 1821. - 1821

215-216 - Memorandum on and extract from will of William Wright of Great Longstone, of 1 August 1656, leaving £5 yearly for education of 10 of poorest men's children in Great Longstone, and 10 shillings yearly to poor of Little Longstone, charged on lands in Wardlow. - [19th century]

215-284 - Longstone charities

217 - Copy will of Ralph Rider of Monyash of 1709, proved 1729, legacy for relief of poverty in Monyash and Little Longstone.

218-219 - 2 copies, will of Captain Henry Wright of Ballyboughtridge, co. Dublin, Ireland, of 1762, proved 1766, leaving money for relief of poor of Longstone. - [19th century]

220 - Surrender in Ashford Small Court Baron of William Duke of Devonshire by David Warrington, miner, of cottage in Longstone to use of Francis White of Great Longstone and John Flint of Great Longstone in trust for inhabitants of Great Longstone and Holme. Fine 2 pence. 26 January 1762. - 1762

221 - Answers to questions concerning Wright charities.

222-225 - Correspondence between William Longsdon and curate, Mr Cornish, concerning William's reasons for refusing to subscribe to an unidentified school plan [? National], his disapproval of the late Education plan brought before Parliament, his opinion that the present plan is not founded on proper principle as applied to the public, and his preference for helping local schools. Curate's reply sets out his own theological position and ecumenical belief. September 1843. - 1843

226-232 - Correspondence between William Longsdon, Joseph Scott, schoolmaster, and Mr Cornish, the curate, concerning curate's refusal to allow use of school room for public meeting in support of British and Foreign Bible Society which he thinks essentially evil; public petition; and subsequent permission for meeting to take place, Curate meaning to attend and protest about any formation of a branch. June 1844. - 1844

233 - Complaint by William Longsdon about behaviour of boys under Mr. Scott's direction in church. - 1856

234-235 - Longstone School Building account - subscriptions and disbursements, 1863, with summary school running accounts and note on clothing club and offertory accounts, 1863-1866. - 1863-1866

236-252 - Correspondence between William Longsdon, Charity Commissioners, curate and school master concerning management of school trust and allotment for use of poor and school, with school accounts 1864-1865, regulations proposed for management of trust and school master's duties, and regulations for children helped by trust, setting out William Longsdon's opposition to a new school, and curate's belief that trustees are breaking faith with schoolmaster. - 1865-1866

253-254 - Correspondence on argument over schoolmaster cultivating land owned by curate. - 1870

255 - Copy Charity Commissioners' letter on proposed scheme for running school as Church of England school with a conscience clause. - 1870

256 - Notice of election of school managers - 1873

257-258 - Manager's and second copy of Scheme for Great Longstone school charity; religion to be determined by board of management. Board to consist of 7 members including ex-officio principal officiating minister of Great Longstone. - 1876

259 - Manuscript account of presentation of writing desk to Mr Scott, former schoolmaster. - 1877

260 - Leaflet: account of subscriptions, donations in kind, and payments for the erection of an infant school at Great Longstone and other school purposes. - 1877

261 - Notice: Longstone School is to be run solely as a school for the instruction of children and adults or children only of the labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes in the townships of Great Longstone and Little Longstone, to be conducted as a Public Elementary School under Education Act 1870, Section 7, with a committee of 7, 1 exofficio, and 6 to be elected by subscribers of 5 shillings yearly. Leaflet urges all householders to subscribe and so determine composition of Board. - 1877

262 - Order vesting Longstone School Allotments Charity land in Official Trustee of Charity Lands. - 1879

263 - Newspaper cutting of report of meeting to raise funds for a memorial window to Mr Scott. - 1887

264-266 - Enquiry by Charity Commissioners into all parochial charities educational and other, and draft return omitting school. - 1904

267-268 - Correspondence on Congregational Chapel Charity. - 1919

269 - Letter on Little Longstone charities. - 1937

270-271 - Photograph enlarged from an old photograph of site of Great Longstone Infant School before the old buildings were pulled down, given to E. M. Longsdon by R. Thornhill on 19 Oct 1937, with accompanying memorandum. - [late 19th century]

272 - Copy lease for 99 years from 25 March 1698 by Thomas White of Stony Middleton, p. Hathersage, gent., to Simon Dakin of Booths, p. Hathersage, husbandman, of farm or tenement in Booths in occupation of Dakin, for £10 and yearly rent of £10. 15 shillings payable half at Pentecost and half at Feast of St Martin in Winter. 18 May 1 William and Mary [1698]. - 1689

273 - Certified copy of will of 8 October 4 William and Mary [1692] of Thomas Whyte of Stony Middleton, gent., leaving his great silver cup to church or chapel of Stony Middleton for use in Holy Communion. Farm at Booths, p. Hathersage, to Benajmin Ashton of Hathersage, gent., William Fynney of Little Longstone, yeoman, James Fynney, his son and heir at law, and Thomas Fynney, another son, on trust to pay curate of Stony Middleton church £6, half at Feast of St Thomas the Apostle and half at Pentecost, provided that trustees or a majority of them have approved his appointment, if appointment not approved trustees free to apply £6 to any charitable purpose thought fit; trustees to pay 10 shillings yearly to clerk of Stony Middleton if appointed with their approbation, if not to any charitable purpose thought fit; trustees to give 20 sixpenny brown loaves to 20 of poorest housekeepers in Stony Middleton and 12 pence each in flesh meat at Feast of Blessed Virgin Mary and at Easter Eve, and 10 shillings yearly on Easter Eve to the person undertaking the distribution; trustees to have remainder of profits, whether rents, sale of timber or mill stones gotten there, divided equally between them each year; on death of a trustee, survivors to elect a successor within 6 months. Other legacies: £200 to nephew John Willson; £100 to nephew Francis Heptonstall; £60 to son of nephew Bartholomew Heptonstall, deceased, and £40 to Bartholomew's daughter; £20 to niece Deborah, wife of Thomas Froggatt and £20 each to her sons, Thomas, William and John; £20 each to cousins, Elizabeth Sikes and Margaret Sikes; 1 broad piece of gold [20 shilling piece] each to cousins, Robert Ashton and Benjamin Ashton, and 1 guinea each to their wives; 1 broad piece of gold and 5 guineas to Aunt Webster; estate in Stony Middleton p. Hathersage, and in Eyam, with residue of personality to sister, Margaret Fynney, wife of William Fynney, sole executrix. 2 August 1758. - 1758

274 - Deed of trust by Benjamin Ashton of Hathersage, esq., James Finney of Tissington and Thomas Finney of Ashford p. Bakewell, both sons of William Finney of Little Longstone yeoman, deceased, electing his youngest son, William Finney, as trustee in his father's place, reciting will of Thomas White, and granting property to William as a trustee. 3 April 1716. - 1716

275 - Receipt by J. Maisterson, curate, to Mr Longston of £3 for sermons preached at Middleton church. 25 March 1735. - 1735

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279-280 - Deed of appointment by lease and release in trust by James Longsdon elder of Little Longstone, esq., and George Fynney of Smirrills, p. Etwall, grazier, appointing James Longsdon younger of Great Longstone, gent., and Thomas Fynney of Stoop, p. Hartington, grazier, in place of late Joseph Denman of Stony Middleton, M.D. [Doctor of Medicine], and late Thomas Fynney of Harley, yeoman. 30 August 1815. - 1815

281 - Letter from Clerk to Charity Commissioners, of 13 Great George Street, Westminster, to Mr Joseph Cocker, Chapel Warden, of Stony Middleton, concerning White charity, setting out that, under the donor's will, trustees are entitled to surplus rents and profits beyond specific payments amounting to £10 yearly. When minister and chapelwardens were before Commissioners at Bakewell, estate at Booths, Hathersage, was said to consist of house, circa 40 acres of old, inclosed land, wood circa 3 acres, and an allotment of circa 9 acres. From subsequent information Commissioners suspect acreages not correctly given, and request correct acreage from Mr Cocker. Suggest inclosure award for allotment and estimate for rest. 22 May 1827. Pencil memorandum made from Mr Cocker [? by William Longsdon] that rough piece of land circa 12 acres lying somewhere about Common Edge belongs to estate, although Dakin, who holds lease, claims it as his own property. - 1827

282 - Tracing: plan of freehold property at Hathersage Booths belonging to trustees of White's Charity, 29 acres and 23 perches paper coloured, scale 1/2500; E. M. Longsdon, surveyor and valuer; endorsed "August 1891, Hathersage. Copy of plan made for Mr Goodwin shewing property belonging to Whyte's Charity". - 1891

283-284 - Correspondence between E. M. Longsdon and Revd. H. Boarman, Diocesan Secretary for Diocese of Derby: Boarman asking who are present trustees and lessees, and whether all leases are subject to payment of £6, and wishing to propose enquiry to Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Charity Commissioners in view of large amount of property concerned; Longsdon replying that he had no wish to stir up enquiries when he gave the old deeds to Boarman, that the present trustees are members of the Finney family, that the money is paid to the Vicar of Stony Middleton, and that no enquiry is necessary because the church's only interest is the £6 yearly. March 1934. - 1934

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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

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