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Collapse D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]
Expand 1 - Title Deeds1 - Title Deeds
Expand 2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]
Collapse 3 - Estate Papers3 - Estate Papers
Expand 1 - Papers prior to Sir George Gresley1 - Papers prior to Sir George Gresley
Collapse 2 - Sir George Gresley 1st Bt (1580-1651)2 - Sir George Gresley 1st Bt (1580-1651)
1 - Survey and rental of Overseal estate with tenants' names, and rents - [late 16th cent]
2 - Rental of Seale Grange, with descent since 1517 when owned by Merevale Abbey - 1620
3 - Survey and rental of Overseal estate with tenants' names, and rents - 1624
4 - Rental of Castle Gresley, Gresley Parke, Linton, Overseale and Netherseale [25 Mar] - 1624
5 - Rental of Castle Gresley, Gresley Parke, Linton, Overseale and Netherseale [25 Mar] - 1625
6 - Robert Redford's notebook of estate surveys and rentals, with enclosures for Donisthorpe, Netherseal, Overseal, Drakelow, Rosliston, Coton Park, and others - 1614-1627
7 - Rental for Netherseal Grange and Overseal with field names - 1626
8 - Rental of the tenements now belonging to Netherseal hall 'which I bought of William Mather Esq' - 1627
9 - Account book for Netherseale Grange, Netherseale Farm and Wood Field - 1628-1643
10 - 'Additional Netherseal rents' With field names - late 17th cent
11 - Netherseal rental beginning with The Hall Endorsed 'after the death of Gilbert Morewood and before the sale of his Elford land' - mid 17th cent
12 - Netherseal rental beginning with The Hall Field names, rents and total value - mid 17th cent
13 - Draft Netherseal rental beginning with The Hall - late 17th cent
14 - Survey and rental of Overseal farms, Seale Grange and its appurtenances and farms at Netherseal with details of rent - [16th cent]
15 - Survey and valuation of Seale woods - [late 16th cent]
16 - Survey and rental of Nether Seale Grange and Overseal with details of rent, field names and acreages - 17th cent
17 - Netherseal and Overseal rental with tenants names, rents and entry fines - 17th cent
18 - Survey of lands including Overseal Farm, Seale Grange - 1620s
19 - Surveys of Mr Farmer's lands in Overseal beginning with capital messuage - 1621-1622
20 - Particular of Overseal, Netherseal, The Grange and woods with yearly value, field names, worth at 15 years' purchase, term of lease, worth if sold now and rents; the yearly profits - 1620s
21 - 'My master's estate for the present - Coton and Rosliston being granted to be sold' - 1629
22 - 'Particular of my yearly revenue as now it stands' - 17th cent
23 - A particular of Leicestershire lands of George and Thomas Gresley in Seale Grange, Netherseal and Overseal with authority to Robert Redford to bargain for sale with field names, acreages and value - 1624
24 - Survey of holdings in Netherseal open fields, with tenant's names - c1624
25 - Survey and rental of Netherseal estate with tenants' names, and rents - 1624
26 - Survey of holdings in Overseal open fields, with tenant's names - c1624
27 - Survey and rental of manor of Overseal and Seale Grange with field names, acreages and rents - 1624
28 - Survey of Netherseal estate Booklet - 1624
29 - Survey of Netherseal and Overseal Estate, with field names and acreages - 1624
30 - 'Exact survey of Netherseal tenements' - c1624
31 - 'A superficial particular of my master's lands to be inherited by his son' beginning with the demesne of Drakelow - c1624
32 - Valuation of estates, beginning with 'The Grange' and 'Overseal Grange' - 1620s
33 - Note about enclosure at Seale - [?late 16th cent]
34 - Exchange of lands in Seal beginning with 'Mr Gresley's lands and meadow in Hazel Field' - 1620s
35 - Copy Lease dated 23 Mar 1625 for 1000 years from Sir George and Thomas Gresley to William Newbold - (1625) 17th cent
36 - Note concerning sale of land and a mill in Seale of Sir John Harpur to Mr Morewood - 15 Mar 1641
Expand 3 - Sir Thomas Gresley, 2nd Bt (1629-1699)3 - Sir Thomas Gresley, 2nd Bt (1629-1699)
Expand 4 - Sir Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet (1698-1746)4 - Sir Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet (1698-1746)
Expand 5 - Sir Thomas Gresley 5th Baronet (1722-1753)5 - Sir Thomas Gresley 5th Baronet (1722-1753)
Expand 6 - Sir Nigel Gresley 6th Baronet (1726-1787)6 - Sir Nigel Gresley 6th Baronet (1726-1787)
Expand 7 - Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (1753-1808)7 - Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (1753-1808)
Expand 8 - Sir Roger Gresley MP 8th Baronet (1799-1837)8 - Sir Roger Gresley MP 8th Baronet (1799-1837)
Expand 9 - Thomas Gresley (1668-1743)9 - Thomas Gresley (1668-1743)
Expand 10 - John Gresley (1711-1783)10 - John Gresley (1711-1783)
Expand 11 - Revd Dr Thomas Gresley (1734-1785)11 - Revd Dr Thomas Gresley (1734-1785)
Expand 12 - Revd William Gresley (1760-1829)12 - Revd William Gresley (1760-1829)
Expand 13 - Revd Sir William Nigel Gresley 9th Bt (1806-1847)13 - Revd Sir William Nigel Gresley 9th Bt (1806-1847)
Expand 14 - Sir Robert Gresley 11th Baronet (1866-1936)14 - Sir Robert Gresley 11th Baronet (1866-1936)
Expand 15 - Estates of Related and Other Families15 - Estates of Related and Other Families
Expand 16 - Miscellaneous and Unidentified16 - Miscellaneous and Unidentified
Expand 4 - Family and Personal Papers4 - Family and Personal Papers
Expand 5 - Official Papers5 - Official Papers
Expand 6 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-19146 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-1914
Expand 7 - Legal/Case Papers 7 - Legal/Case Papers
Expand 8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]
Expand 9 - Photographs9 - Photographs
UL - Gresley Family of Drakelow: unlisted records
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