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D551 - Strelley family of Denby - 1715-1945

1 - Brampton and Birchwood - 1715

2 - Alfreton and Ashbourne - 18th-19th cent

3 - Crich - 1768

4 - Ripley and Heage - 1776-1802

5 - Alfreton and Ashbourne - 1799-1847

6 - Denby Old Hall Estate - 18th-20th cent

1 - Copy deed of trust of Nov 1717 made between Thomas Roby of Denby Park, gent, and Richard Clayton the elder and Richard Clayton the younger of Codnor, Derby, gent, for land, property and mining rights in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. - 1743

2 - Copy deed of enfeoffment of Apr 1718 by Thomas Roby of Denby Park, Derby, gent, to Richard Clayton the elder and Richard Clayton the younger of Codnor, gent, for land, property and mining rights in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. - 1743

3 - Writ of summons addressed to Thomas Roby from the court of Chancery. - 1719

4 - Release by Mary Jenkinson of the parish of St George, Middlesex, to William Scott, ‘brasyer’, of messuage in Nether Birchwood, 14 Oct - 1735

5 - Lease and release by Thomas Roby of Denby, gent, to Thomas Roby of Staple Inn, London, gent, of lands in Denby and Pinxton. Endorsed with details of cases heard before the court of Chancery in 1746/7 and 1750/51. - 1741

6 - Deed to declare the uses of a fine between Thomas Robey the younger of Mansfield (Notting-hamshire) and George Miller of Nottingham, gent, of land at Denby to the use of Thomas Robey. - 1744

7 - Bond to file a bill in Chancery by Thomas Robey the younger to make Richard Clayton convey land at Denby and Pinxton to Mundy Musters of Colwicke, Nottingham, in mortgage for £500, 26 May - 1744

8 - Deed of mortgage by Thomas Robey the younger of Mansfield to Robert Evans of Nottingham of messuages at Denby and Pinxton, 7 Apr - 1747

9 - Writ of Chancery placing an injunction on timber cutting by Thomas Robey the younger in the case of Robey vs Robey (2 copies) - 1751

10 - Counterpart of a mortgage between John Dodd of Crich, Derby, gent, and John Clayton of Bredsall, clerk, of lands in Crich, South Wingfield, Great Park, and Wheatcroft - 28 Jun 1751

11 - Lease by William Strelley of Ripley, gent, to William Harvey the younger of Okerthorpe, husbandman, of land and property in Okerthorpe, par of South Wingfield, 19 Jul. - 1757

12 - Grant of Robert Strelley of Derby, gent, to William Strelley of Ripley and Grace his wife of an annuity of £50 to each of them from the lands at Okerthorpe, 20 Sep. - 1764

13 - Deed to levy a fine and lead the uses by Mr and Mrs William Strelley to William Edwards, gent, of lands in Denby and at over Birchwood, Alfreton, to the use of Robert Strelley their son - 20 Sep 1764

14 - Assignment of annuity by Thomas Robey of Derby gent, and William Strelley of Derby, gent, to Lucy Strelley of Derby, spinster, in trust for Robert Strelley, 29 Sep. - 1764

15 - Final concord between William and Grace Strelley and William Edwards for lands in Denby, Pinxton and Pentrich (2 copies) - 1772

16 - Deed by Mr Francis Green of Wigwall Hall, Wirksworth, gent, and Robert Strelley of Wirksworth, to Richard Lowe of King Street, St Paul Covent Garden, Middlesex, for the sale of wood in the parish of Denby, 28 Jan - 1774

17 - Final concord between Thomas Green and John Reynolds, and Francis and Hannah Green for lands in Denby and Pinxton. - 1774

18 - Deed by William Strelley of Oakerthorpe, South Wingfield, gent, to allow Grace his wife to make a will disposing of her own effects - 29 Jan 1782

19 - Copy deed of conveyance by Robert Strelley and others to William Lee of Wilford, Nottingham, of lands at Denby and Pinxton as security on a loan, 16 Jan - 1788

20 - Deed of receivership by Robert Strelley of Windgreave, Pentrich, to James Meddowcroft of Bedford Row, Middlesex, 1 Mar - 1794

21 - Attested copy of the settlement on the intended marriage of James Willis esq of Harley Street in the parish of St Mary le Bone, and Flora Wynch, daughter of William Wynch of Wimpole Street, Middlesex, 20 Jan - 1775

22 - Power of attorney to receive rents deputed by James Meddowcroft of Bedford Row, Middlesex, to John Cressy Hall of Alfreton, attorney, for property and land in Denby, 26 Apr - 1797

23 - Attested copy of trust settlement between William Wynch and James Willis, 16 May - 1798

24 - Copy deed of assignment by William Wynch and others to James Meddowcroft of the properties at Denby for 2 terms of 500 years for further securing the loan to Robert Strelley, 25 Jun - 1798

25 - Copy probate of Robert Strelley of Waingrove Hall, esq. Probate granted 23 Dec - 1813

26 - Deed of mortgage by Mr Joseph Harris of Bakewell, surgeon, and Lucy his wife to the Rev John Darcey of Marton, Chester, for lands and property in Denby. 27 Jun 1825. Endorsed with a further indenture of 13 August 1867 between Lucy Harris and Thomas Darcey and with a memorandum of 13 Jun 1882. - 1825-1882

27 - Conveyance of trust estates under the will of Robert Strelley, esq, dec’d. by Robert Wood, esq, of Ripley to Joseph Lancelot Davenport of Derby, silk manufacturer, and Thomas Bailey of Derby, grocer, 25 Nov - 1847

28 - Settlement of trust estates on the marriage of Georgina Davenport of Denby Old Hall to William Eckersley of Brook House, St Helens, Lancaster. 20 May 1852. Endorsed with deed of apportionment by Georgina Grace Eckersley following the death of her husband. 9 Mar 1866. Endorsed with deed of apportionment by Georgina Grace Eckersley to Robert Strelley Parker of her inheritance of trust estates, 26 Oct 1881. - 1852-1881

29 - Settlement of trust estates at Denby on the marriage of Mary Harris of Hammersmith, London, and Henry Churchman Gregory of Brisbane, Australia (2 copies) - 26 Mar 1864

30 - Copy probate of Elizabeth Parker of Denby Old Hall, spinster. 13 Mar - 1869

31 - Correspondence between Robert Strelley Parker, Georgina Grace Eckersley and the Legacy and Succession duty Dept following the death of Elizabeth Parker. - 1869-1870

32 - Disentailing deed by Robert Strelley Parker of Denby Old Hall to Henry Roby Thorpe of Nottingham of shares in lands devised by the will of Robert Strelley in trust for the use of Robert Strelley Parker, 26 Feb - 1876

33 - Copy memorandum of agreement between William Wragg of Wessington, farmer, and Thomas Woolley of Ripley, gent, concerning the lease of shooting rights at Wessington - 1877

34 - Agreement between Thomas Bailey of Breadsall, farmer, trustee of the Denby Old Hall Estate, and Stephen Evans of Heanor, grocer, and William Evans of Derby, farmer, for the lease of the Denby Old Hall Farm. With attached survey and particulars of the farm. Apr 1879 – Feb 1881 - 1879-1881

35 - Map of part of the Denby Old Hall Estate belonging to Richard Clayton Strelley, esq. Surveyed by Bower and Full of Derby, 29 Mar - 1881

36 - Copy probate of Robert Strelley Parker of Derby Old Hall. 21 Jan - 1884

37 - Residuary account and assessment of succession duty on the death of Robert Strelley Parker - 1884

38 - Acreage and rentals of the various holdings on the Denby Old Hall Estate, 26 Mar - 1884

39 - Particulars of Luke Evans’ holdings in Alfreton parish - 1884

40 - Schedule of documents relating to the Denby Old Hall Estate in the possession of Thorpe and Thorpe, Solicitors, of Nottingham - 1884

41 - Estate accounts for Michelmas 1886 - 1886-1887

42 - Succession duty assessment of Joseph Strelley Harris of Vasse, Australia, and William Edward Harris of Rainworth, Australia, on the death of Lucy Harris. - 1887

43 - Correspondence of W H Whiston, Solicitors, to M C Gregory regarding money owed to the latter from the Denby estate - 1889-1899

44 - Rental sheets for the Denby Old Hall Estate - 1891, 1893

45 - Deed of appointment by Mrs Mary Gregory of Henry Churchman Gregory and Elizabeth Frances Gregory as the new trustees of her marriage settlement, 24 Sep - 1892

46 - Copy order of Chancery court in the matter of the disputed estate of Robert Strelley, deceased, brought by William Edward Harris against the trustees of the estate. - 1895

47 - Form of account for succession to personal property with assessment and receipt of Mary Gregory. - 1897

48 - Deed of assent by the trustees of the will of Mary Gregory to the devise of her part of the Denby Old Hall Estate to her daughter Elizabeth Frances Gregory. - 1904

49 - Correspondence with the Inland Revenue relating to land valuation, including draft land value returns for the estate at Alfreton and Denby. - 1910-1911

50 - Draft copy of form of tender for timber on the Denby Hall Estate. - 1911

51 - Correspondence from the Estate Duty Office regarding the late Mary Gregory’s real estate in Australia - 1912

52 - Land value returns and provisional valuations for the land worked by the Butterley Company at Denby. - 1913

53 - Mineral rights duty and mineral rent accounts for the workings at Denby - 1917-1920

54 - Correspondence with Belper Rural District Council and contractors regarding the provision of piped water to farms on the Denby Hall Estate. - 1920-1921

55 - Papers relating to the sale of the Denby Old Hall Estate, including sale catalogue. - 1919-1922

56 - Form of account for Estate Duty to pass to Miss Gregory on the death of Ida Barber (2 copies) - 1922

57 - Correspondence arising from the alleged damage to Bushes Farm, Denby, from mining operations by the Denby Iron and Coal Company and the Butterley Company - 1926-1929

58 - Accounts and rentals for the Denby Old Hall Estate - 1925-1929

59 - Correspondence with Derbyshire County Council regarding the building of the new Derby-Chesterfield main road - 1928

60 - Correspondence regarding the administration of the Denby Old Hall Estate - 1929-1930

61 - Correspondence between Messrs Perry, Parr and Ford and Miss E F Gregory regarding her will and a proposed legacy for providing Denby with a district nurse - 1932

62 - Correspondence regarding the administration of the Denby Old Hall Estate - 1931-1932

63 - Correspondence with plans relating to the laying of water pipes by the Butterley Company from Salterwood No.2 Shaft to Denby Hall colliery - 1934-1935

64 - Surface Rental Accounts for the Denby Old Hall Estate - 1935-1942

65 - Copy of Power of Attorney by Miss F Strelley Harris of Guildford, Australia, to William Winterbotham of Lincolns Inn, London - 21 Oct 1938

66 - Receipts of rents paid to Ida Barber and Elizabeth Frances Gregory - 1920-1943

67 - Receipts of payments made to Coke, Turner and Co, mining engineers and surveyors - 1923-1943

68 - Mineral Rights Duty: bills and receipts - 1919-1945

69 - Mineral Rights Duty: returns - 1916-1943

70 - Mineral rent account payments by the Butterley Company for coal workings at Denby - 1919-1942

7 - Coal Mining at Denby [see also D551/6] - 20th cent

8 - Miscellaneous - [19th cent]

Strutt family of Belper

Tweets by DRO

Strutt family of Belper

National Coal Board

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

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