Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1498-1840 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.6 linear metres (266 documents).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Peter du Cane, cloth merchant and businessman, purchased Braxted Park (near Witham in Essex) in 1751. The family estates were inherited by his son Peter in 1803; Peter's son Peter in 1823 and Peter's cousin Captain Charles du Cane, RN, in 1889. The family sold the estate in 1919.
See http://www.braxtedpark.co.uk/history.cfm for more information [accessed Aug 2011].
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 E/DCA 1498-1840 Collection 0.6 linear metres (266 documents). Caine , Du , family , of Braxted Park, Essex x Du Caine , family , of Braxted Park, Essex
Peter du Cane, cloth merchant and businessman, purchased Braxted Park (near Witham in Essex) in 1751. The family estates were inherited by his son Peter in 1803; Peter's son Peter in 1823 and Peter's cousin Captain Charles du Cane, RN, in 1889. The family sold the estate in 1919.
See http://www.braxtedpark.co.uk/history.cfm for more information [accessed Aug 2011].
Records of the Du Cane family estate transferred from the Essex Record Office to the London County Record Office, on 26 November, 1959.
Records of the du Cane family relating to their estates in London, as follows:
Freehold title:
E/DCA/001-041 Manor or farm of Ballams/Balham, in Clapham and Streatham;
E/DCA/042-049 Ruddocks and 7 Acres Grove, in Croydon.
Copyhold title:
E/DCA/050-099 Land of Manor of Fauxhall, in Streatham;
E/DCA/100-131, 134 Land of Manor of Norbury, in Streatham and Croydon;
E/DCA/132, 133 Land of Manor of Croydon, in [? Streatham or Croydon].
Leasehold title:
E/DCA/135, 136 Houses in City of London;
E/DCA/137, 138 Sheepwalk of Manor of Battersea and Wandsworth, in [? Battersea].
Leases:
E/DCA/139-152 Balham Farm;
E/DCA/153-163 Streatham Farm.
Estate management:
E/DCA/164-189 Valuations, etc.
Correspondence:
E/DCA/190-237 Estate;
E/DCA/238-241 Croydon Inclosure;
E/DCA/242-246 Chancery case relating to Shelley family settlement;
E/DCA/247-250 Family.
Miscellaneous:
E/DCA/251-256 Documents unrelated to those above.
Plans:
E/DCA/257-266 Balham and Streatham Farms, and Streatham Common.
The collection is arranged into sections as outlined in the Scope and Content section.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Right to property Civil law Property ownership Family archives Deeds Title deeds Land management Estate management Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Family records Property law Caine , Du , family , of Braxted Park , Essex x Du Caine , family , of Braxted Park , Essex Wandsworth London England UK Western Europe Europe Clapham Lambeth City of London Streatham Croydon (district) Croydon Surrey Battersea Balham Legal systems Land economics Civil and political rights Human rights Agricultural economics Law
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records of the Du Cane family estate transferred from the Essex Record Office to the London County Record Office, on 26 November, 1959.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the du Cane family relating to their estates in London, as follows:
Freehold title:
E/DCA/001-041 Manor or farm of Ballams/Balham, in Clapham and Streatham;
E/DCA/042-049 Ruddocks and 7 Acres Grove, in Croydon.
Copyhold title:
E/DCA/050-099 Land of Manor of Fauxhall, in Streatham;
E/DCA/100-131, 134 Land of Manor of Norbury, in Streatham and Croydon;
E/DCA/132, 133 Land of Manor of Croydon, in [? Streatham or Croydon].
Leasehold title:
E/DCA/135, 136 Houses in City of London;
E/DCA/137, 138 Sheepwalk of Manor of Battersea and Wandsworth, in [? Battersea].
Leases:
E/DCA/139-152 Balham Farm;
E/DCA/153-163 Streatham Farm.
Estate management:
E/DCA/164-189 Valuations, etc.
Correspondence:
E/DCA/190-237 Estate;
E/DCA/238-241 Croydon Inclosure;
E/DCA/242-246 Chancery case relating to Shelley family settlement;
E/DCA/247-250 Family.
Miscellaneous:
E/DCA/251-256 Documents unrelated to those above.
Plans:
E/DCA/257-266 Balham and Streatham Farms, and Streatham Common.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged into sections as outlined in the Scope and Content section.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English