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Collapse D2535 - Hurt family of Alderwasley - 1428-[20th cent]D2535 - Hurt family of Alderwasley - 1428-[20th cent]
Collapse M - Family and estate records - 17th-18th centM - Family and estate records - 17th-18th cent
Expand 1 - Alderwasley and Ashleyhay Estate papers (items /1-65), title deeds (items /66-90), shrievalty (/91-93) - 17th-18th cent1 - Alderwasley and Ashleyhay Estate papers (items /1-65), title deeds (items /66-90), shrievalty (/91-93) - 17th-18th cent
Collapse 2 - Crich leadmining (items /1-12), Manor of Alderwasley and Ashleyhay title deeds (/13-23), Settlement on Marriage of Cassandra Hurt to P Gell (/24-27), Settlement on Marriage of Elizabeth Hurt and Thomas Webb Edge (/28-31), Settlement on marriage of Elizabeth Hurt and Thomas Webb Edge and to wills of Francis Hurt died 1783 and Francis Hurt died 1801 (/32-35), Catherine Port's Charity (/36-57), Settlement on Marriage of Mary Hurt and Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats (/58-63), Marriage settlement of Miss Anne Hurt and Thomas Gell (/64-68) - 1778-18362 - Crich leadmining (items /1-12), Manor of Alderwasley and Ashleyhay title deeds (/13-23), Settlement on Marriage of Cassandra Hurt to P Gell (/24-27), Settlement on Marriage of Elizabeth Hurt and Thomas Webb Edge (/28-31), Settlement on marriage of Elizabeth Hurt and Thomas Webb Edge and to wills of Francis Hurt died 1783 and Francis Hurt died 1801 (/32-35), Catherine Port's Charity (/36-57), Settlement on Marriage of Mary Hurt and Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats (/58-63), Marriage settlement of Miss Anne Hurt and Thomas Gell (/64-68) - 1778-1836
1 - Crich mines bargains book Containing memos of bargains for mining lead and "sparr", repairing engine and other tasks - 1781-1800
2 - "An account of all the veins belonging to Crich Sough within the manor and liberty of Crich" - 1778
3 - Agreement between the proprietors and partowners of Ridgway Sough and the partners in mines: Leather Ears, Bacchus Pipe, Pearson Venture, Crooked Rake and Ferney Nook, Captains Venture, Pig Trough,Red Rake, Rodneys Taker Meer, Rodney Barkers Field - proprietors agree to keep open the sough 1/6 of all free ore to be paid to sough proprietors - level of standing water to be measured by plumb line - partners and proprietors to depute two persons to settle all disputes- schedule of mines with list of partners in each Ridgway Sough (proprietors also scheduled) - 1803
4 - Minutes of a meeting of the proprietors of Ratchwood Mine in which they agree not to pay any composition to the proprietors of Cromford Sough on account of its neglected state - c1835
5 - Letter William Brittlebank to Francis Hurt re forefeiture by proprietors of Cromford Sough to their claim to composition having allowed the Sough to be abandoned and "run in" - c1836
6 - Covering letter to 2/4 and 2/5 - 1836
7 - Copies from records of Wirksworth Barmaster. Notice of the proprietors of Ratch- wood Mine that no composition is due from them to the proprietors of Cromford Moor or Meerbrook Sough - to the Bar Master of the Liberty of Wirksworth - 1824
8 - Notice by the solicitors of John Alsop and Co, some of the shareholders in the Ratch- wood Mine, to the mine agent that they will carry on the working of the mine within three days unless the agent puts into full and mineral workmanship the part of the mine "southwardly and eastwardly" which was lately in workmanship - 1826
9 - Covering letter for D2535/M/2/7 and 2/8 Brittlebank to Hurt - 1835
10 - Letter from Andrew Brittlebank (William's son) to Francis Hurt re the title to Old End mine, Crich with schedule of documents handed over to P Hubbersty - 1835
11 - Bill. W and A Brittlebank to the partners in the Ratchwood Mine (Charles Hurt et al) - 1824-1826
12 - Other papers relating to Crich lead mining. Handbill advertising sale of land in Winster property of Robert Long Esq. - 1835
13 - Surrender by Thomas Pickard and Susannahis wife of a messuage or dwelling house in Alderwasley with orchard and garden and 2 closes 5 acres called the Backsides to use of Thomas Pickard for life with remainder to Susanna for life and admittance of Susanna Pickard, fine of £3 - 1769
14 - Admittance of Thomas Pickard grandson of Thomas Pickard above to premise as above Fine £10 - 1808
15 - Feoffment Francis Hurt to Thomas Pickard - in consideration of £18 - a piece o parcel of land north west of a lane in Alderwasley called Town Gate adjacent a yard of TP's on which a stable is built, another piece or parcel of land lying at the bottom of a close called the Nethermost Homestead 2 rood by est, and a parcel of land staked out and adjacent a garden in Alderwasley belonging to Thomas Pickard. - 1815
16 - Presentment of death of Thomas Pickard and admittance of Susanna and Ann Pickard - fine £10 - 1815
17 - Surrender by Susanna Pickard spinster one of daughters of late Thomas Pickardof property as before to uses declared in her will and admittance - fine £5 - 1844
18 - Surrender by Arthur Erdswick Broster and John Barker (trustees named in Susanna Pickard's will) in consideration of £300 of property as before to use of AF Hurt for ever. - 1885
19 - Mortgage of property as in 110 etc by A F Hurt to Messrs J and C J M Hallewell for £300+ 4% interest and reconveyance 5 Aug 1895 - 1886
20 - Release by Crown Life Assurance Company to Albert Frederic Hurt of Alderwasley Hall Esq. from a mortgage for £15000 of the manor of Heage and a house, bakehouse and use of pump with three closes 6a 3 35p in Fritchley in occupation of Thomas Bowmer 31 Mar 1876 - 1876
21 - Bundle of executorship accounts extracts from parish registers, correspondenceand other papers relating to the executorship of Lady Keates, widow of SirRichard Goodwin (Francis Hurt was an executor) - 1885
22 - Probate of the will of George Smith of Alderwasley, labourer - 1867
23 - Deed of covenant between Nicholas Hurt and Elizabeth his wife, sister and heir of John Lowe of Alderwasley; their children and Henry Balguy of Hope reciting the will of John Lowe, 1 Oct 1788, of which Henry Balguy one of the devisees - now agreed between all the parties that Balguy should convey and surrender the property as follows:- Copyhold messuages lands, etc of John Lowe in Holmesfield, reversion of property in Matlock (immediately after decease of Elizabeth Turner) to use of Francis Hurt messuage and farm in Alderwasley in occupation of Richard Smith (£12 rt), messuage farm in occupation ofAnthony Symson (£5), John Byard (£22 rt), Richard Spencer (£4 rt), John Potter(£3 15s), John Hanson (£8), Thomas Pickard (30s), Walter Fletcher (£3), George Allen (£10), ? Barton (30s), widow Hanson (£6), tenement in occupation ofRobert Smith (24s), to use of Anthony Hurt. Messuage, farm or tenement in Wirksworth in occupation of Philip Gell (£11) George Haslam (£7), Ralph Wheeldon (£40), the Hillside (£15), parcels of land in A and A lately common orwaste (£5) to use of Henry Hurt [slightly damaged - small parts illegible] - 1710
24 - Bond by Francis Hurt to Philip Gell in £1200 to pay an annuity (charged on land at Heage and Calton) of £60 to Gell (as per marriage settlement) - 1802
25-26 - Marriage settlement by lease and release in trust, marriage of Cassandra Hurt and Philip Gell, settling estates at Kirk Langley, Meynell Langley and Littleover upon Cassandra, Philip the younger and their sons - 1776
27 - Release Philip Gell to Francis Hurt Claim to trust lands in settlement above on account of annuity and sum of £2,000 due to him, in consideration of £2,000 paid by Hurt and annuity of £60 to be paid him (reciting that the marriage took place, but that Cassandra died soon after without issue) appointment of £2,000 by Gell to use of Hurt, and release of trust lands by Toplis who, with Ince, now dead, was trustee of the marriage settlement, to Francis Hurt - 1802
28-29 - Marriage settlement by lease and release in trust, in consideration of marriage between Elizabeth Hurt of Wirksworth and Thomas Webb Edge of Sherborne, co Warwick and of £4,000, part of Elizabeth's portion and £1,000 payable on the death of her mother Mary Hurt widow, to provide for Elizabeth's dower and for portions for the younger children (an eldest son being provided for). Edge conveys to Philip Gell of Wirksworth Esq. and Rev Barlow Evetts of Strelly, co Notts, clerk, 2 manor Sherborne and Over Norton or Norton Lindsey, the rectory of Sherborne, glebe lands, tithes, various messuages, lands, commons in Sherborne including capital messuage built by Thomas Webb, blacksmith's shop (and mentioning common stocks), giving former tenants from whom and by whom purchased into the Webb family, 2 cottages and 1 messuage in West Street, Warwick, properties in Norton Lindsey, Wootten Wawen and Butlers Marston giving former tenants etc and other details asfor Sherborne lands, to hold to various uses, including some to the use of Francis Hurt of Alderwasley Esq. and John Bill of Stratford upon Avon doctor of physic for a term of 500 years. - 1785
30 - Release Margaret Webb of Sherborne, Warwickshire, Thomas Webb Edge, herbrother. Having received £5,000 due to her under the will of her father John Webb (recited) and payable under the marriage settlement of John Webb and Margaret Edge dated 30 Ap, 1 May 1754 (recited), all sums payable to her out of the premises comprised in the settlement or out of the estate of John Webb - 1785
31 - Final concord Philip Gell and Barlow Evetts clerk plaintiffs, Thomas Webb Edge deforciant, Properties in parishes of Sherborne, Butlers Marston, St Mary in Warwick Wootten Wawen, Over Norton or Norton Lindsey, Rectory of Sherborne, tithes, 2 messuage of Sherborne and Over Norton or Norton Lindsey; £1,160 - 1786
32 - Thomas Webb Edge of Notts. to Francis Hurt, inconsideration of payment of legacies of £4,000 and £1,000 left to Edge's wife Elizabeth by her father Francis Hurt of Alderwasley Esq. in his will dated 13 Feb 1782 (£4,000 to be paid after Hurt's death, £1,000 after Mary his wife's death) of claims to the Manor of Heage, properties at Morley Park and Heage in parish of Duffield and at Calton, Blore, Waterfall and Northfield in co Stafford and at Alderwasley and in parish of Crich, which were charged with the payment of the legacies of the will, and reciting inter alia that Mary Hurt died in 1801, and mentioning Hurt the testator's stock of wrought and unwrought iron. - 1802
33-34 - Lease and release Thomas Webb Edge, Richard Arkwright and John Toplis, devisees in trust and executors of Francis Hurt, to Francis Hurt, reciting that the testator left premises below to his devisees in trust to sell them to his son for £4,000 and such further sum as the premises purchased by him had cost when his son reached age 21, and reciting that Francis the son is now 21 In consideration of £4,000 for the iron works etc and £4,697 13s 5d for the lands, Edge Arkwright and Toplis convey to Hurt iron furnaces, iron works and forges in Alerwasley near the River Derwent with all dams, streams, weirs, houses near occupied by Thomas Bacon, the workmen employed at the works with free use of roads etc and all lands the testator had purchased or had right to dispose of, and in consideration of 5s they sell the tools, implements and utensils belonging to the iron works. - 1802
35 - Thomas Webb Edge, Richard Arkwright and John Toplis, in consideration of £1,502 3s 7d paid them by Francis Hurt , release all right to premise mentioned below reciting in part the will of Francis Hurt, dated 13 Feb 1782 by which he charged the manor of Heage and other properties, with payment of legacies of his personal estate etc was insufficient for their payment, that he died 6 Aug 1783, that his son Francis made his will 30 Aug 1800,which recited that he had paid his father's debt and legacies of £4,000 to Edge and £3,500 to Rev John Moore in the whole £9,775 and his father's personal estate, debts owing to him, stock in trade, were £7,855, leaving a deficiency of £1,900, 1802 that he died 5 Jan 1801 and the actual deficiency was £1,502 3s 7d, which by Hurt's will of 1800 was part of his personal estate and to be levied by his father's surviving devisee in trust Philip Gell out of the real estates and paid to the son's executors, and that now Francis Hurt son of the last Francis, was owner of the properties (manor of Heage etc) - 1802
36 - Copy will Catherine Port of Ilam, Staffordshire, spinster, sole daughter and heir of John Port of Ilam Esq. decd. Refers to a lease dated 1 March 1719/20 of messuage and lands in Ballidon, Derbyshire and 3 parcels of land in Ilam, co Stafford, called Hoods Moor, Hall Moor and Ilam Moor, for 99 years from her death upon trust to pay £100 annually to persons mentioned in the lease, which is confirmed; other properties mentioned in the will are manor of Ilam, advowson of Ilam, parcel of land in Blore, Staffordshire - 1722
37 - Memorandum: "Some reasons offered to Mrs Port's Trustees to persuade them to distribute her money according to her intent" re dispute as to whether it may be paid to old clergymen - 1728
38 - Copy bond Rowe Port and George Newell bound in £510 to pay £255 by instalments to Richard Rawlinson John Blackshorne, Charles Hurt, Richard Fitzherbert, John Beresford and Roger Jackson. - 1733
39-57 - Accounts, letters, legal papers concerning dispute over payment of Mrs Port's charity. One, D2535/M/2/43 is endorsed with letter about wheat prices. Many of the letters are from Thomas Bedford to Charles Hurt - 1751-1758
58 - Marriage settlement by covenant and declarationof trusts. In consideration of the marriage, Mary Hurt of Derby spinster covenants to transfer £3,700 Navy 5% Annuities into the names of Francis Hurt of Alderwasley Esq. and Sir John Borlase Warren of Stapleford Hall, co Notts. Bart and Keats covenants to invest £2,300 in purchase of Navy 5% Annuities and to purchase annuity of £400 for Mary Hurt's life both in the names of Hurt and Warren, within one month of the marriage; Hurt and Warren to hold in trust as to the £3,700. Annuities to pay dividends to Mary, as to Keat's purchases to pay dividends to Keates, during their joint lives, paying all dividends to the survivor (except for the annuity of £400 - which will cease on Mary's death and will not be payable to Keats if the survivor); then in trust for the children; if no children survive, and Mary lives the longer all dividends to be paid to her, but if Keats survives her, dividends of investment of £2,300 to be paid to him, the dividends of the £3,700 as she directs in default of direction, to her next of kin. - Jun 1820
59 - Settlement in pursuance of settlement Jun 1820, by which Sir Richard Goodwin Keats and Mary, Lady Keats, formerly Hurt, declare that they have carried out their undertakings in June deed, except that the annuity of £400 has been purchased for their joint lives instead of Mary's life only, and declaration by Francis Hurt and Sir John Borlase Warren that they hold the Navy 5% Annuities and the annuity of £400 in trust as in the deed of 26 June. - 1820
60 - Copy will and codicils Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats - 1883
61-63 - Packet containing abstract of will of Keats, account of bonds money etc and receipt for the marriage settlement above, received by P C Le Geyt from Francis Hurt. - 1834
64-65 - Memorandum of proposed trusts etc of marriage settlement, and memorandum concerning a house owned by Mrs Hurt and (?) her daughters, including Anne, nd - 1833
66 - Marriage settlement Reciting that Thomas Gell of Gatehouse, Wirksworth Esq. has transferred £5063 16s 8d in £3 10 % Annuities and Anne Hurt of Derby spinster has transferred £5,700 in £3 10% Annuities, to Francis Hurt younger of Yeldersley Esq. and John Sherbrooke Gell of Standard Hill, co Notts, gent, and now in consideration of her marriage with Thomas Gell, Anne Hurt assigns to Francis Hurt and John S Gell, a bond securing £1,000 from Lord Vernon and his wife Frances Maria Warren Trusts of settlement are declared to be that Hurt and Gell hold the annuities and bond to pay the dividends etc to Anne Hurt and Thomas Gell, after their marriage, for their lives, then the capital is to be divided amongst their children, and in default of issue and of direction by Anne and Thomas, their respective annuities and bond are to be held in trust for their respective next of kin. - 1833
67 - Letter Re purchase money for sale of house late occupied by Mrs Hurt in Friar Gate, Derby - 1834
68 - Envelope containing letter to ?Fr Hurt Esq. at Alderwasley, concerning payment of bills, mentioning a Mr Upperton, a valuation, and enclosing 2 bills for packing of china and clocks, from George Harling to 23 Brunswick Terrace, posted at Brighton, 20 Ap - 1855
Expand 3 - Morley Park deeds and associated papers including /1-29 Stanhope family including coal and ironstone mining, 1568-1767. /30-45 Spendlove family of Heage: title deeds, 1471-1592. /46-53 Wentworth family: title deeds: 1703-1768 (items 1-2), Spendlove Family of Heage title deeds (/30-45), Manor of Heage including Morley Park: Wentworth title deeds (/46-53), Wentworth correspondence re Heage coal & ironstone, leases 1764-1766 (/54-66), Notebooks & Papers of Francis Hurt (/67-148), Marriage settlement of Miss Grace Hurt and Richard Milnes (/149-155), Settlement on marriage of George Moore and Miss Elizabeth Hurt (/156-158) - 1428-18713 - Morley Park deeds and associated papers including /1-29 Stanhope family including coal and ironstone mining, 1568-1767. /30-45 Spendlove family of Heage: title deeds, 1471-1592. /46-53 Wentworth family: title deeds: 1703-1768 (items 1-2), Spendlove Family of Heage title deeds (/30-45), Manor of Heage including Morley Park: Wentworth title deeds (/46-53), Wentworth correspondence re Heage coal & ironstone, leases 1764-1766 (/54-66), Notebooks & Papers of Francis Hurt (/67-148), Marriage settlement of Miss Grace Hurt and Richard Milnes (/149-155), Settlement on marriage of George Moore and Miss Elizabeth Hurt (/156-158) - 1428-1871
Expand 4 - Family and business papers - 1537-16304 - Family and business papers - 1537-1630
Expand 5 - Emma Hurt probate and personal papers - c1857-18885 - Emma Hurt probate and personal papers - c1857-1888
Expand 6 - Wirksworth title deeds, 17th-18th cent - 1601-17706 - Wirksworth title deeds, 17th-18th cent - 1601-1770
Expand 7 - Hurt family wills, probates and associated papers, 17th-early 19th cent - 17th cent-19th cent7 - Hurt family wills, probates and associated papers, 17th-early 19th cent - 17th cent-19th cent
Expand 8 - Hurt family, settlements, title deeds, etc Lady Borlase Warren - 1477-18788 - Hurt family, settlements, title deeds, etc Lady Borlase Warren - 1477-1878
Expand 9 - Hurt family Marriage settlements and related documents, title deeds, conveyances - 1711-19209 - Hurt family Marriage settlements and related documents, title deeds, conveyances - 1711-1920
Expand 10 - Hurt family: title deeds - 1748-189110 - Hurt family: title deeds - 1748-1891
Expand 11 - Hurt family: Abstracts of Title, 19th cent - 1861-192711 - Hurt family: Abstracts of Title, 19th cent - 1861-1927
Expand 12 - Medieval and 16th cent deeds, Alderwasley - [15th-20th cent]12 - Medieval and 16th cent deeds, Alderwasley - [15th-20th cent]
Expand 13 - F C A Hurt Deeds relating to the Crich Estate, 19th-20th cent - c1799-190113 - F C A Hurt Deeds relating to the Crich Estate, 19th-20th cent - c1799-1901
Expand 14 - Papers regarding No 7, The Crescent, Filey, Yorkshire - 1854-[1900s]14 - Papers regarding No 7, The Crescent, Filey, Yorkshire - 1854-[1900s]
Expand 15 - Sale of Meerbrook Sough Co, Crich - 1841-190215 - Sale of Meerbrook Sough Co, Crich - 1841-1902
Expand 16 - Frances Hurt d.1893 - 1840- early 20th cent16 - Frances Hurt d.1893 - 1840- early 20th cent
Expand 17 - J N Hurt (d.1887) - Late 19th-early 20th cent17 - J N Hurt (d.1887) - Late 19th-early 20th cent
Expand 18 - Mrs C Crich estate deeds and papers, chiefly 19th cent - 1799-184418 - Mrs C Crich estate deeds and papers, chiefly 19th cent - 1799-1844
Expand 19 - Alderwasley and Castern estates: deeds etc - [16th-20th cent]19 - Alderwasley and Castern estates: deeds etc - [16th-20th cent]
Expand 20 - Annual files of Hurt estates corresp - c1905-192320 - Annual files of Hurt estates corresp - c1905-1923
Expand 21 - Business papers - early 20th cent21 - Business papers - early 20th cent
Expand 22 - Alderwasley estate - 1908-192522 - Alderwasley estate - 1908-1925
Expand 23 - Alderwasley estate - 1909-192523 - Alderwasley estate - 1909-1925
Expand 24 - Alderwasley estate - 1919-193024 - Alderwasley estate - 1919-1930
Expand 25 - Family papers - 1920-192625 - Family papers - 1920-1926
Expand 26 - Property and business papers - 1905-192826 - Property and business papers - 1905-1928
Expand 27 - Heage, Ambergatea and Alderwasley - 1907-192927 - Heage, Ambergatea and Alderwasley - 1907-1929
Expand 28 - Selina Hurt - 1871-192328 - Selina Hurt - 1871-1923
Expand UL - Hurt family of Alderwasley: unlisted recordsUL - Hurt family of Alderwasley: unlisted records
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