Collection GB 0074 CLC/232 - D'OYLEY, William (fl 1876)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/232

Title

D'OYLEY, William (fl 1876)

Date(s)

  • 1641-1880 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

54 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

William D'Oyley was a surveyor from Loughton, Essex. He was appointed as the first Superintendent of Epping Forest in 1876 (to oversee the forest lands which the City of London Corporation had begun to acquire in anticipation of the Epping Forest Act 1878). He was succeeded as Superintendent by Alexander McKenzie in 1878.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/232 1641-1880 Collection 54 production units. Various.

William D'Oyley was a surveyor from Loughton, Essex. He was appointed as the first Superintendent of Epping Forest in 1876 (to oversee the forest lands which the City of London Corporation had begun to acquire in anticipation of the Epping Forest Act 1878). He was succeeded as Superintendent by Alexander McKenzie in 1878.

Purchased by the Epping Forest Committee from Mr William D'Oyley of Loughton, the first superintendent of Epping Forest under the Corporation, and presented to Guildhall Library by them. The collection was catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Collection of maps, plans and documents relating to Epping Forest and district. The manuscript list, to which the numbers on the maps refer, is inserted in Ms 1371. The collection includes items which relate to the manors of Chigwell (Ms 1367-8, 1394); Loughton (Ms 1375-6, 1404-5); Sewardstone (Ms 1410); and Walthamstow (Ms 1369, 1372, 1378). See also Ms 1649/15 for extracts from Loughton court rolls (1570-1867), compiled ca. 1871-5; and Ms 1660 for and an account of waste inclosed in the Manor of Loughton (1841-72), compiled ca. 1872.

Documents listed in no particular order.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For papers relating to Epping Forest see CLA/077.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

August to October 2010. D'Oyley , William , fl 1876-1878 , Superintendent of Epping Forest Forest management Maps Natural heritage Nature conservation Forestry Forest conservation Forests Plans Visual materials Agricultural economics Land economics Land tenure Manorial land People People by occupation Personnel Legal profession personnel Forest officers Essex England UK Western Europe Europe Epping Forest

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased by the Epping Forest Committee from Mr William D'Oyley of Loughton, the first superintendent of Epping Forest under the Corporation, and presented to Guildhall Library by them. The collection was catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Collection of maps, plans and documents relating to Epping Forest and district. The manuscript list, to which the numbers on the maps refer, is inserted in Ms 1371. The collection includes items which relate to the manors of Chigwell (Ms 1367-8, 1394); Loughton (Ms 1375-6, 1404-5); Sewardstone (Ms 1410); and Walthamstow (Ms 1369, 1372, 1378). See also Ms 1649/15 for extracts from Loughton court rolls (1570-1867), compiled ca. 1871-5; and Ms 1660 for and an account of waste inclosed in the Manor of Loughton (1841-72), compiled ca. 1872.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Documents listed in no particular order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For papers relating to Epping Forest see CLA/077.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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