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Collapse D7573 - Arkwright family of Cromford, industrialists and landowners - 17th-20th centD7573 - Arkwright family of Cromford, industrialists and landowners - 17th-20th cent
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Expand A - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1801-1853A - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1801-1853
Expand D - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1792D - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1792
Expand E - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - c1660-1825E - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - c1660-1825
Expand F - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1780-1983F - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1780-1983
Expand G - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1782-1951G - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1782-1951
Collapse O - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1787-1836O - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1787-1836
132 - A/O10 - Bundle marked "No 1 Mellor Dated 10 April 1787 Conveyance ( and Title Deeds)" from Thos Cheetham and Saml/ Cooper Junr to Mr Oldknow of/ the Bottoms Hall Estate in Mellor'
133 - A/O9
134 - A/O3 - Bundle marked "No 4 Mellor Dated 12 May 1792 Conveyance and Title Deeds" from John Fearnley and his/ Trustee to Mr Oldknow of the/ Drake Carr Estate in Mellor' - 1698-1792
135 - A/O8 - 1792
136 - A/O2
137 - "No 8/ Schedule of the Title Deeds of Estates in the / Counties of Chester, Derby & Lancaster" belonging to S Oldknow Esq and deposited/ with Richard Arkwright Esq/ the Mortgagee/ of the Estates'
138 - A/O4 - No 9/ Mellor Stock Accounts' - 1799-1805
139 - A/O6 - 1792-1803
140 - "Podner & Mellor/ Dated 23rd March 1819/ Conveyance from Richd Alsop Esq" and/ his Trustees to Saml Oldknow Esq of/ Several Mortgages Farms, Lands/ Temements Allotments and hereditaments/ Mortgage dated 25th March 1819 from S/ Oldknow to R Alsop/ Assignment thereof dated 31 Decr 1827/ from Alsop's Exors to Sir Bulkeley Price/ and/ Reconveyance dated 2nd July 1829 (by/ Indorsement from Sir Bulkeley Price/ to Richard Arkwright Esqre/ ..[written at 90degrees: …' '..ease dated 5 July 1816 from Richd/…?l to Abraham Ollerensha…ot of Land in Mell….oter the yearly…'] - 1819
141 - heavily folded document 'Schedule of the title deeds of/ several estates in the counties of Chester/ Derby and Lancaster, belonging to Saml/ Oldknow esq deposited with Richard/ Arkwright esqr the mortgagee of the/ said estates' signed by Richard Arkwright 8th Jan 1805 and witnessed by Adam Wolley. Arkwright acknowledged custody of the documents, sum of £36K and £80K and interest, relating to the indentures dated 2nd and 3rd Aug, 1796 and 7th and 8th Jan 1805 [x22pages]
142 - A/O13
143 - A/O14 - single item dated 19/20 May 1812 Mortgage - 1812
144 - A/O15 - single item "Samuel Oldknow Esq. Abstract of title…"
145 - A/O16 - single folded page dated July 8 1836, contains executor accounts - 1836
146 - A/O18 - single item dated 22 Nov 1825 Demise… - 1825
147 - Dated 9th November 1825/ Miss Oldknow and Others/ to/ Samuel Oldknow Esq/ Lease for a Year' - 1825
148 - A/O19 - x 2 documents, tied with modern string Dated 1827 - 1827
149 - See D7573/BoxP/166 - 'Dated 30th December 1817/ The Devisees in Trust under the Will of Richard Alsop - 1817
150 - document [A/O20] '18th October 1787/ Deed making a Tenant to the/ praecipe for suffering a Common recovery of Estates in Mellor in the parish of/ Glossop in the County of Derby belonging/ to Miss Mary Shaw and for Limiting the/ same to herself in ffee' [has been damp, powdery deposits in evidence] - 1787
151 - with attached seal 'Indenture made in the yeare of our Lord God one Thousand five hundred fforty and ? Between John Shallcrosse in the County of Derbie…and Dorothy Stafford widdowe
Expand P - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1787-1812P - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1787-1812
Expand Q - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1824-1867Q - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1824-1867
Expand R - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1793-1867R - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1793-1867
Expand S - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1698-1851S - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1698-1851
Expand U - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1781-1839U - Arkwright of Cromford: items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1781-1839
Expand DRO - Items not mentioned in 2012 box-list and given a description by Derbyshire Record Office - 1649-1927DRO - Items not mentioned in 2012 box-list and given a description by Derbyshire Record Office - 1649-1927
Expand Plan - Items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1875-1891Plan - Items mentioned in 2012 box-list - 1875-1891
Expand SBS - Items found in a small brown suitcase during 2012 survey - 1779-1889SBS - Items found in a small brown suitcase during 2012 survey - 1779-1889
Expand SWB - Items found in a small white box during 2012 surveySWB - Items found in a small white box during 2012 survey
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