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D809 - Parish of Netherseal St Peter - 1874-2001

A - Parish Archives - 1566-2000

PC - Netherseal St Peters Parochial Church Council records - 1937-1991

PEz - Estate records of Netherseal Property - 1837-1868

PI - Records of the parish incumbent - 1566-2000

1 - Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials - 1566-1812

2 - Baptism registers - 1813-2001

3 - Marriage registers - 1754-1994

4 - Banns registers - 1823-1968

5 - Burial registers - 1813-1992

6 - Draft registers of baptisms and burials - 1813-1841

7 - Items formerly loose in registers - 1705-1950

8 - Confirmation registers - 1956-1987

9 - Service registers for parish of Netherseal - 1899-1986

10 - Assorted orders of services, including inductions, Christmas, Easter parishioners' memorials, etc - 1960-1990

11 - Fabric: Faculties, Netherseal St Peter - 1872-1991

12 - Building works - 1971

13 - Inspection of Churches Measure Surveys - 1957-1980

14 - Church building alterations - 1978-1982

15 - Organ - 1961-1991

16 - Fabric correspondence - 1985-1987

17 - Newspaper article - 1970s

18 - Listed building status - 1967

19 - Plan of pews and aisles Paper, coloured, size 15 inches x 10 inches. Scale 8 feet : 1 inch - 1830

20 - Plan of church showing position of memorial slabs. Parchment, coloured, size 19 inches x 14 inches Scale 8 feet : 1 inch (see also D809/A/PI/545) - 1874

21-23 - Elevations of the church by W Blomfield, architect Tracing paper mounted on linen, coloured, size 20 inches x 14.5 inches. Scale 8 feet : 1 inch - late 19th cent

24 - Plan of proposed new vestry (see D809/A/PI/11/3) Linen, coloured, size 29 inches x 21 inches. Scale 4 feet : 1 inch - 1910

25 - Plan of proposed heating installation, by Thomas Crump and Co. Ltd, Derby (see D809/A/PI/28) Linen, coloured, size 30 inches x 24 inches. Scale 4 feet : 1 inch - 1931

26-27 - Restoration fund subscription list and expenditure account - 1874

28 - Estimate by Thomas Crump and Co Ltd for new heating system. (see D809/A/PI/25) 10 Mar - 1931

29 - Letters re erection of stained glass window in memory of the mother and father of Mrs Ethel Hunt - 1960

30 - Photograph (colour) of medieval glass (D809/A/PI/30/1) with letter 1995 (D809/A/PI/30/2) - 1995

31 - Number not used

32 - List of graves in the churchyard - 20th cent

33 - Plans - 20th cent

34 - Papers concerning the discontinuation of the churchyard, including plans and details of gravestones. - 1986-1987

35 - Netherseal rectory - 1948-1985

36 - Netherseal rectory - 1863-1963

37 - Rectory mortgages - 1863-1921

38 - Copy of Netherseal and Overseal tithe map, Linen, size 36 inches x 22 inches. Scale 9 chains : 1 inch - 1843

39-43 - Altered tithe apportionments - 1857-1934

44-69 - Tithe redemption certificates - 1907-1933

70-74 - Schedules of tithes payable - 1859-1866

75 - Tithes - 1848-1932

76 - Terrier for parish of Netherseal - 1709-1989

77 - Glebe: Award of exchange between Rev Nigel Gresley and Sir Thomas Gresley - the rector to have a house, stables, coach house, garden and Taggs Croft near the church - Sir Thomas to have Hillocky Leys, Little Quarry, Tithe Nook and Broad Meadow. With Plan, 19 Mar 1863 - 1863

78-79 - Particulars and valuation of land involved in the exchange - 1862

80 - Return and valuation of glebe minerals - 1913

81-82 - Letters from the Ecclesiastical Commission re above return; the rector, Rev H E Worthington having refused to acknowledge that there were any minerals - 1913

83 - Inventory of registers and church plate - 1901

84 - List of registers, church furniture, plate, linen, etc (volume) - 1883-1930

85-88 - Communications from the Ecclesiastical Commission re stocks and dividends - 1931-1935

89 - Charging assessment (D809/A/PI/89/1) with covering letter (D809/A/PI/89/2) - 1935

90 - Triennial returns (D809/A/PI/90/1), assessments of deanery apportionments (D809/A/PI/90/2) - 1955-1960

91 - Parochial return of membership and finance - 1966

92 - Netherseal visiting book giving names and addresses of persons visited with information on dates of birth, occupation, religion, servants, children, education etc - 1849

93 - Bound volumes of Seale parish magazines 1931-1932 - 1931-1932

94 - Bound volumes of Seale parish magazines 1933-1934 - 1933-1934

95 - Bound volumes of Seale parish magazines 1935-1936 - 1935-1936

96-129 - Seale parish magazines - 1937-1939

130-400 - Seale and Lullington parish magazine - 1941-1968

401 - Plan of allotments at Gorsey Lane Close. Paper mounted on linen, size 9.5 inches x 15.5 inches, Scale 1 chain : 1 inch - c1885

402 - Plan of new allotments at Far Hill. Paper mounted on linen, size 21 inches x 18 inches, Scale 1 chain : 1 inch - c1885

403 - Volume of tenancy agreements for allotments On the front fly leaves are lists of tenants and prize winners - 1887-1903

404 - Netherseal school Cash books 1870-1893 - 1870-1893

405 - Netherseal school Cash books 1894-1903 - 1894-1903

406 - Netherseal Church of England School bank books for an account with Leicestershire Banking Co, (later London City and Midland Bank) 1896-1902 - 1896-1902

407 - Netherseal Church of England School bank books for an account with Leicestershire Banking Co, (later London City and Midland Bank) 1902-1915 - 1902-1915

408 - Netherseal Church of England School bank books for an account with Leicestershire Banking Co, (later London City and Midland Bank) 1920-1930 - 1920-1930

409 - Notification of the appointment of Catherine Mercy Wilson as a teacher at Netherseal School - 1904

410-412 - Authority for the employment of temporary teachers - 1939

413 - Report on religious instruction by Rev O B Hudson - 1939

414-417 - Derbyshire Education Committee forms of school organisation and memorandum on holidays - 1938-1940

418 - Miscellaneous Education Committee circulars, leaflets on black-outs, evacuation etc - 1939-1940

419 - Memorandum on Netherseal school deed (1869, D809/A/PI/419/1), with Charity Commission letter on its being missing (D809/A/PI/419/2) - 1976

420 - Notice of the institution of William Frederic Bates - 1981

421 - Assorted correspondence, memoranda, including on the Village Green, 1984, and parish government, 1991-1992 - 1956-1992

422 - Returns of church membership - 1982-1988

423 - Potential income assessments, with related papers - 1979-1989

424 - Graphs of statistical information on the parish(income, services) - 1988

425 - File of parish questionnaires - 1983

426-430 - Numbers not used

431 - Volume of notes, and copies of 19th-20th cent documents, on the history of the parish of Seale, collected by Rev J M Gresley and presented to the rector and churchwardens by Rev Prebendary Gresley of West Pennard, 1911 - 1911

432-433 - Copy letters from Thomas Gell to Sir George Gresley, High Sheriff of Derbyshire on engagements of the Civil War in the West County and Oxford, 12-20 Jan 1645/6 (for originals see D803/MZ/6-7) - 19th-20th cent

434 - Pencil notes on the history of Netherseal(11th - 17th cent) - 19th cent

435 - Copy will of Robert Chadwick, parson of Seale proved 10 Oct 1658, with copy inventory,12 Aug 1653, (both copied 1857) - 19th cent

436 - "A Bill for Confirming and Establishing a Division and Inclosure of the Open and Common Fields and Pastures within the manors and lordships of Nether Seal and Over Seal" 1799 - 19th cent

437 - The Guardian - The Church Newspaper 17 Oct - 1918

438 - Pedigrees of Fisher family (18th - 19th cent) - 19th cent

439 - Letter from E M Green of Ashby to (Rev Gresley) - when he has some leisure time, he will give him what information he has on the Mortimer family 10 Apr - 1855

440 - Letter from the Bishop of Hereford to the Bishop of Peterborough, re Rev D W Cradock, curate in charge of Netherseal, who is under consideration for living in his diocese, 17 Nov - 1911

441 - Letter from the Bishop of Peterborough to "my dear Worthington" re Rev Cradock and the Bishop of Hereford's enquiry, 19 Nov - 1911

442 - A Prayer for Victory - c1916

443 - Pedigree of Sanders (pencil, 17th -18th cent) - 19th cent

444 - Letter from John Ward, Kings Newton to (rector of Netherseal) re medieval tiles from Gresley Priory, thought to be in Netherseal Rectory(see also D809/A/PI/475), 16 Aug - 1911

445 - Pencil notes of the Sander's family estates(17th - 18th cent) - 19th cent

446 - Pencil note re Dr Gresley's marriage to Elizabeth Wilkes after 1785 - 19th cent

447 - Sketch plan of part of Seal Wood - 19th cent

448 - Surveys of (a) such part of the lordship of Netherseal as is chargeable with the tithe rent, and (b) enclosures belonging to John Gresley(copies made 1854 from originals in Netherseal Hall) 1750 - 19th cent

449 - Survey of the lordships of Netherseal and Overseal made by John Smith of Packington(copy made 1854 from a copy then in the possession of Sir Thomas Gresley of Netherseal- the original survey and plan was missing at that date) 1785 - 19th cent

450 - List of the proprietors of land at Netherseal and Overseal from surveys made by Matthew Ingle of Ashby (1818) and John Farmer of Barton (1819) 1818-1819 - 19th cent

451 - Account of the population of the parish of Seale with a table showing the age structure in 1821 and a table of annual totals of baptisms, burials and marriages, 1801-1821 - 19th cent

452 - List of moduses at Netherseal, copied in 1801 from a document of the time of Rev William Inge, 1801 - 19th cent

453 - Table of proposed increase of tithe in the parish of Seale - [early 19th cent]

454 - Notes on the Harris family - 19th cent

455 - Plea in the case of William Gresley v Dionisia Waklyn re a trespass in Coton Park - 19th cent

456 - Pedigree of Wilkes and Fisher, families(18th - 19th cent) - 19th cent

457 - Documents re Potters Wood and a dispute between Thomas Gresley and Thomas Stanhope over ways through Coton Park to the wood, and other documents re Coton Park, 1704-1825(see also D809/A/PI/473) - 19th cent

458 - Text of a Lecture on Merevale Church by W F S Dugdale (reprinted from Atherstone News) (printed) - 19th cent

459 - Table of annual totals of baptisms, burials and marriages, 1771-1791 - 19th cent

460 - Population figures of Seale, 1831, 1841 - 19th cent

461 - Records relating to Gresley timber: (a) Table of falls of timber by Rev William Gresley, 1800-1812; (b) Extracts from Rev William Gresley's memorandum book re planting of trees, 1807-1828; (c) Sale of timber by Sir Thomas Gresley, 1855; (d) Provision re timber in the will of Lee Gresley and other documents re timber, 1748-1760; (e) Sales of timber by Rev Dr Gresley1778-1784 - 19th cent

462 - Extent of the manor of Seale 1312 (taken from a copy made c1623) - 19th cent

463 - Survey of Grange Field lands at Netherseal and Overseal, 1626 - 19th cent

464 - Particulars of lands, taken by Robert Radford, 1623 - 19th cent

465-466 - Surveys of the manor of Overseal, 1624 - 19th cent

467 - Deeds relating to manor of Netherseal, etc (b)Copy exemplification of fine levied by Bartholomew Laxton and John Richardes, plaintiffs, against William Mather and Eleanor his wife, deforciants, 1607 - 19th cent

467 - Deeds relating to manor of Netherseal, etc: (a) Copy final concord between William Mather and Thomas Owen, plaintiffs, and Edward Stanley, Sebastian Harry and Mary his wife, deforciants, 1606 - 19th cent

468 - Terrier of fields at Netherseal, c.1653 - 19th cent

469 - Notes re the family of Wilkes and their descendants, 18th -19th cent - 19th cent

470 - Extracts from the diary and note book (1754-1787) of Christopher Simmonds - 19th cent

471 - Extracts from the diary and account book of John Simmonds of Butts House, Ashby de la Zouch (Leicestershire) 1798-1803 - 19th cent

472 - Poster advertising the Shrubbery, Overseal, to sale or let. On the back is a letter from H Booth to Rev J M Gresley, re Major Booth who has been placed in a lunatic asylum at York. - 1847

473 - Sketch plan of the way to Potters Wood (see D809/A/PI/457) - 18th cent

474 - Arms of Thomas Worrall Smith Grazebrook - 19th cent

475 - Letter from M Gresley, Turnditch to Mr Worthington - the tiles were left at Netherseal in the small coach house (see also D809/A/PI/444), 20th Aug - 1911

476 - Rough pedigree of Harris (early 19th cent) - 19th cent

477 - Pedigree of Inge (17th -18th cent) - 19th cent

478 - Leases: (a) by William Arnold, Abbot of Merevale, to Thomas Spere of Netherseal, of a tenement in Netherseal wherein Thomas dwells with 2 crofts, and certain other lands, also a tenement and lands at Overseal, in the tenure of Roger Gobytt and William Lawson, for 40 years at24s a year, 25 Jul, 20th Hen VIII [1528]; (b) by William Arnolde, Abbot of Merevale, to Thomas Speare of Netherseal, of a tenement and lands at Netherseal, in the tenure of Thomas Smalley, for 60 years at 14s a year28 Oct, 23 Hen VIII [1531]; (c) by William, Abbot of Merevale, to John Arnolde of Netherseale, of a tenement and lands at Netherseale, a messuage at Barton under Needwood, a meadow at Catholme and a cottage at Netherseal, for 60 years at 30s 8d a year 28 Oct, 23 Hen VIII [1531]; (d) by William Arnolde, Abbot of Merevale, to Robert Grene, bailiff of Atherstone, of a pasture lying between Netherseal and Overseal, with a sheepcote for 61 years at 61s a year8 Aug, 28 Hen VIII [1537] - 19th cent

479 - Inquisitions post mortems of (a) Edward Appulby22 May, 21 Hen VII [1506] and (b) Richard, Appulby, 25 Sep, 24 Hen VIII [1533] - 19th cent

480 - Survey of Overseal Farm c1653 - 19th cent

481 - Note about the Grange of Overseal Farm, 1620 - 19th cent

482 - Particulars of (a) Sir Thomas Gresley's lands at Netherseal, formerly the property of Merevale Abbey and (b) Simon Bennet's lands at Netherseal, formerly the property of Merevale Abbey1622 - 19th cent

483 - Documents, evidence etc, re a law suit over Coton Park, 17th cent - 19th cent

484 - Undertaking by Reginald Eyre of Netherseal that, so long as he holds the woods of Mr Bennett at Netherseal, he will pay the rector Zachary Johnson, 20s a year, 1664, with observations to prove that Coton Park is within the parish of Netherseal, early 18th cent - 19th cent

485 - Valuations of estates at Seale, 1653 and agree- ment for sale of timber by Thomas Gresley to William Wilders, 1720 - 19th cent

486 - Documents in the Chancery case brought by Robert Wolsley against Sir George Gresley and Robert Radford, 1623 - 19th cent

487 - Surveys of Netherseal and Overseal, 1785, 1819 and 1838 - 19th cent

488 - Field book of Netherseal, c.1624 - 19th cent

489 - Field book of Netherseal and Overseal, 1624 - 19th cent

490 - Rental of Netherseal, and copy compotus of Henry Garden, 1403 - 19th cent

491 - Opinions of counsel re conveyance of the manors of Netherseal and Overseal and conveyance of Seal Grange [17th cent] - 19th cent

492 - Terrier and rental of Gilbert Morewood's property, 1650, and account of money paid for Sir Thomas Gresley and Mr Benet, 1651 - 19th cent

493 - Exchanges of land at Overseal - 17th cent

494 - Bargain and sale by Walter, Viscount Hereford and Lord Ferrers, to Sir William Gresley of Calton (Staffordshire), and Thomas Gresley, his son in consideration of £900 of the manors of Netherseal and Overseal with all lands etc 2 Oct, 6 Eliz 1 [1564] - 19th cent

495 - Partition of the estates of Gilbert Morewood - 19th cent

496 - Survey of the manor of Netherseal - 19th cent

497 - Prices of lots at the sale of P Jervis' estate at Seale - 1797

498 - Particulars of the freehold estate of Philip Jervis at Netherseal and Donisthorpe, to be sold by auction, 15 Nov - 1797

499 - Poster advertising the auction of freehold property at Overseal and Ashby Wolds, to be held, 18 Nov - 1844

500 - Particular of Mr Gresley's manor house at Netherseal, and of his estates and rents, c.1620 - 19th cent

501 - Particular and rental of lands at Seale Grange, Netherseal and Overseal, 1623 - 19th cent

502 - Lease by Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow to Symon Gresley of Longdon, of Overseal Farm with all lands etc, for the lives of George, William and Katherine Gresley, sons and daughters of Symon, at 50s 8d a year, 12 May, 8 Jas I [1610] - 19th cent

503 - Documents in a case brought by Gilbert Morewood against Rev Zachary Johnson and Gregory Purchenor, for enclosing his cattle at Katherine Pitt Way, 1629 - 19th cent

504 - Terrier of demesne in the tenure of William Vernon, [15th cent] - 19th cent

505 - Constat showing Seale to be held of the Honour of Tutbury by half a Knight's fee, 4 Jas I (1607) - 19th cent

506 - Pencil notes re Chilcote Bridge - 19th cent

507 - List of deeds re the manors of Netherseal and Overseal and Seale Rectory (1584-1718) - 19th cent

508 - Pencil notes on monuments in Breedon Church(Leicestershire) - 19th cent

509 - Pedigree of Appleby (13th - 17th cent) from visitation of County of Leicestershire 1619 - 1856

510 - Pedigree of Hewett (17th -19th cent) - 19th cent

511 - Arms of Sir George Hewytt of Pishiobury (Hertfordshire) - 18th cent

512 - Lease by John Baddesley, Abbot of Merevale, to Overseal, Elizabeth his wife Rauffe Dawsone of and William and Henry, his sons, of a house and lands in Overseal for 81 years at 18s a year, 1 Feb, 10 Hen VIII [1519] - 19th cent

513 - Case for opinion re the estate of Mr Ragg of Kings Newton - 1793

514 - Notes on the family of Harris of Overseal(18th-19th cent) - 19th cent

515 - Press cutting re house struck by lightning at Overseal - 1856

516 - Pedigree of Newbold (pencil, 18th -19th cent) - 19th cent

517 - Papers in the case of Sir William Gresley v Dyonis Wakelyn re the Lawnde and Coton Park 1569-1570 - 19th cent

518 - License from Charles I to Sir George Gresley and Thomas Gresley in consideration of £11 13s 4d, to alienate to John Wakefield, the manor of Netherseal, Overseal and Seale Grange with12 messuages, 6 tofts, 2 mills, 2 dove cotes, 12 gardens, 200 acres of arable, 20 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood, 2,000 acres furze and heath, 20s rent, free warren, view of frankpledge and common of pasture for all beasts. 1 Apr, 2 Chas I [1626] Extract from the compotus of Henry Agard for the honour of Tutbury, 7 Chas I [1631-1632] - 19th cent

519 - Arbitration between James de Stafford and Edmund de Appleby re common at Overseal, the chapel at Overseal and other matters, 14 Feb 21 Edw III [1347] - 19th cent

520 - Agreement between Edmund de Appulby and the the Abbey of Merevale re land at Overseal held by him of the Abbey. Witnesses: Richard Passamer, parson of Hanbury, William de Beresford, parson of Appleby, William Caby, parson of Overton, John de Lee, Simon Packenham, Robert de Careby, Thomas Wycheratt of Osberton, Henry Warden of Appleby, John Umfrey of Chilcote. Monday after St Denis, 17 Edw III[13 Oct 1343] - 19th cent

521 - Letters patent granting to Walter Devereux, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, the site and capital messuage called the Grange at Merevale, late part of the dissolved abbey of Merevale with lands etc at Mancetter, Atherstone, Baxterley, Whittington, Warwickshire), Overseal, Netherseal, Brentingthorpe, Petling, Overton on the Hill, Twycross and Little Sheepy (all Leicestershire), except all rectories, advowsons and tithes, 21 Feb, 32 Hen VIII [1540/1] - 19th cent

522 - Grant of arms to George Isaac Mowbray of Yapton Place (Sussex), who was eldest son and heir to to George Mowbray of Ford (Durham) by Jane his his wife, who was daughter and sole heir of Oliver Coghill of Coghill Hall (Yorkshire), 29 Jun 1821 - 19th cent

523 - Catechism of Mr Burgess, minister of Whitney(Oxfordshire), among Sir George Gresley's papers, c.1650 - 19th cent

524 - Rubbing on an inscribed oak board found at the back of an old cottage at Overseal, behind the "Robin Holl", dated 1647 - 1863

525 - Tithe demand from Rev John M Gresley to Mr Bestwick. On the back are notes re Camville Wood, Netherseal - 1854

526 - Arms of Isaac Hawkins Browne (book plate) - 19th cent

527 - Circular letter signed by W B Moore and J M Gresley from the Leicestershire Church Union re a petition against the proposed alteration in the marriage laws, 23 Mar - 1855

528 - Letter from Bishop of Southwell to Mr Worthington- he has advised Mr Woollecombe to give up the meeting on health grounds, 13 Nov - 1911

529 - Programme for a "Kirkeconcerten" [Sweden?] - 20th cent

530 - Portion of a broadsheet advertising lectures on astronomy and Australia - 1858

531 - The Guardian - the church newspaper, 17 Jan - 1918

532 - Note of a deed re Barratts Mill, Overseal, 1609 - 19th cent

533 - Cutting from The Times, "The Church's Audicity" on faith - 1918

534 - Extract from the Derbyshire Visitation on the Vernon family, 1611 - 19th cent

535 - Hearth tax return for Seale, 1664 - 1921

536 - Sketch map of Seile Wood - c1820

537 - "Netherseal Past and Present" by J B Gresley, wife of Rev Nigel Gresley, 1931 (typescript) - 1967

538-539 - Stereo photographs of stone head bosses on arch, and chest on table - c1850

540 - Page from Kerslake's catalogue of books - c1900

541 - Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving for the coronation of George V and Queen Mary - 1911

542 - Cutting re the death of Thomas Wilkes at Overseal - 1796

543 - Engraving of the Old Moated House at Appleby(from the Gentleman's Magazine, Mar 1819th) - 1790

544 - Engraving from the Gentleman's Magazine including an inscription at Appleby - 1807

545 - List of memorial slabs and inscriptions in Netherseal Church (see also D809/A/PI/20) (c1637-1840) - 1874

546 - Design for part of a stained glass window, for Netherseal in the See of Peterborough, showing pair of keys - 19th cent

547 - London Gazette, containing order re consolidated chapelry of Donisthorpe, 8 Oct - 1869

548 - Notes on births of the Chew family - c1820

549 - Programme for the Moseley and King's Heath Festivities in honour of the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 10 Mar - 1863

550 - Programme for unveiling Netherseal War Memorial, including the names of those who died, 22 May - 1921

551-552 - Photographs of a school and house - c1900

553 - Programme of Netherseal Festival of Music and the Arts, Jul 1966 - 1966

554 - Programme of Festival of Flowers and Exhibition of Art at St Peter's Church, Jun 1977 - 1977

555 - Act for inclosure of open and common fields within the Manors and Lordships of Netherseal and Overseal in the parish of Netherseal - 1799

556 - Hewitt's charity - Netherseal Church Fund bank passbook, Jun 1944-Dec 1968 - 1944-1968

557 - Photographs of a school and house - 1902

558 - Souvenir postcard views of Netherseal(Hall, church interior, war memorial, Main Street and street/church exterior) - 1920s

559 - Copy drawing of Main Street as it looked in the late eighteenth century, reproduced in Observer and Chronicle - c1970s

560 - Parish magazines/newsletters/papers - 1969-2000

561 - Netherseal (past and present) by Mrs J B Gresley - [1960s]

PO - Netherseal Overseers of the poor account books - 1744-1833

PTz - Netherseal parish deeds - 1839-1858

PV - Netherseal St Peters Vestry records - 1821-1941

PW - Churchwarden records of parish of Netherseal St Peter - 1659-1933

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