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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
1 - Deed of settlement by feoffment (in consideration of the intended marriage of Thomas Wright, second son of William Wright, and Anne Sheircliffe, daughter of Thomas Sheircliffe of Whitley, Yorkshire, gent), of several messuages, cottages, closes of land, etc in Eyam, from William Wright the elder of Great Longstone, gent, to George Poole of Heage and William Savage of Norlees, 19 Mar 10 Cha I - [1635]
2 - Settlement by bargain and sale (in consideration of the intended marriage of Elizabeth Knyveton and John Wright) of a moiety of several messuage and appurtenances in Ashbourne, and Old's Farm in Offcote and Underwood, between (i) Elizabeth Knyveton of Castleton, one of the daughters of Henry Knyveton, deceased, (ii) John Wrighte of Unthank, and (iii) Christopher Staley and Thomas Morton, trustees, 1 Nov 24 Cha II - 1672
3 - Settlement by bargain and sale (in consideration of the intended marriage of Elizabeth Knyveton and John Wright) of a messuage lately erected by Thomas Wright, houses and several closes of lands in Eyam and messsuages, houses and lands in Foolow, between (i) Thomas Wright of Unthank, gent and his second son John Wright, (ii) Elizabeth Knyveton of Castleton, one of the daughters of Henry Knyveton, deceased, and (iii) Christopher Staley and Thomas Morton, trustees, 1 Nov 24 Cha II - 1672
4 - Deed of covenent for the surrender of a moiety of the Ashley Closes in the Wapentake of Wirksworth, between (i) Elizabeth Knyveton, (ii) John Wright, and (iii) Christopher Staley and Thomas Morton, trustees, 1 Nov 24 Cha II - 1672
5 - Recital of the terms of articles of agreement (dated 24 Jan 1697) before the marriage of Thomas Wright with Susanna Wilkinson, concerning a farm in Simmondley, a farm called Barns Fold and property in Cheshire and Lancashire; with notes added in another hand at the bottom as to transactions concerning the property in the following approximately 30 years - c1698-1730
6 - Final concord concerning 8 messuages, 9 barns, 8 stables, 8 gardens, 2 orchards, and c220 acres of lands, etc, at Eyam, Foolow, Whitfield and Castleton - 1703
7 - Exemplification of common recovery concerning 7 messuages, 9 gardens, 160 acres of lands, etc, at Eyam and Foolow - [1703]
8 - Deed of settlement (for the intended marriage between John Wright and Jane Farewell) concerning the tenements and hereditaments of John Wright in Derbyshire, and the share of Jane Farewell in a messuage called Birchinhough and lands in Mellor, and lands in Green Fairfield in Hope and Tideswell - [1721]
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10 - Deed poll gift of a close in Eyam called Anton Croft, John Wright the elder to his son Major John Wright, 18 May - 1767
11 - Deed poll gift of a dwelling house called The Firs in Eyam Edge, John Wright the elder to his son James Farewell Wright, 18 May - 1767
12 - Indenture of demise for the term of 500 years of a capital messuage, 6 messuages, and several closes of lands (c92 acres) at Eyam and 2 messuages and several closes of land at Foolow (c25 acres), from John Wright the elder of Eyam, esq, and Dorothy Wright, one of his daughters, to Micah Hall of Castleton, gent, in trust for Dorothy Wright after the death of John Wright, 26 Mar - 1771
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14 - Copy epitome of final concord of 7 messuages, 100a. of land etc in Eyam and Foolow, between John Wright junior (plaintiff) and John Wright senior and wife Jane (deforciants), Trinity term 11 Geo II - 1771
15 - Draft lease of a mansion house and several closes of lands at Eyam, John Thomas Wright of Exeter, esq, to James Farewell Wright of Eyam, esq, 2 Jun - 1796
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17 - Exemplification of a common recovery concerning 15 messuages, 15 gardens, 50 acres of lands, 40 acres of meadow, 70 acres of pasture, 2 acres of wood, etc in the parish of Eyam - [1796]
19 - Conveyance of The Firs and other property in Eyam (Wright-Wright) - 1806
20 - Memorandum of agreement for sale of land by John Thomas Wright to Peter Wright, 15 Nov - 1814
21 - Title deeds and papers relating to 1823 sale of John Thomas Wright's estate at Eyam, Wardlow and Great Longstone to Peter Wright - 1804-1824
22 - Title deeds and documents relating to 1825 conveyance of messuages in Eyam from John Thomas Wright to Peter Wright - 1825
23 - Draft agreement for tenancy of [Eyam] Hall from [John William Wright] to his brother [Peter Wright], with conditions attached - [mid 19th cent]
24 - Abstract of title (commencing 1632) of the late John William Wright to Eyam Hall and an estate at Eyam - 1857
25 - Covenant for production of title deeds to the Eyam estate, James Farewell Wright of Sheffield to John Wright of Tamworth - 1857
26 - Deed of grant and confirmation of two dwellinghouses, outbuildings, a garden and a piece of land in Eyam, from Peter Wright of Eyam to his nephew John Wright of Tamworth - 1861
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29 - Abstract of title to part of estate of John William Wright at Eyam (1771-1836) - 1867
30 - Schedule of deeds relating to John Wright's title to Eyam Hall and estate (1632-1835) - [1870s]
31 - Conveyance of a messuage and several closes in Foolow, James Farewell Wright to Mary Wright - 29 May 1872
32 - Conveyance of property in Foolow, Mary Wright to Charles Sisum Wright, 10 Feb - 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
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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