One page of a terrier listing 79 pieces of land. The names of the tenants of abutting properties are given. Probably dating from the 18th century.
UnknownLetters of attorney by John Thornbury, knight and William Thornbury, clerk for Robert Billesdon, gentleman to deliver seisin of two shops with upper rooms in Walbrook, to Robert Ferbras, surgeon, John Dayvile, surgeon, William Sipnam, grocer and Walter Bartlot, fishmonger.
Thornbury , John , knightMinute book, 1920-1921, of the Tlahualilo Agricultural Company and the Mexican Cotton Estates of Tlahualilo Ltd Holding Company, Trustees.
Tlahualilo Agricultural Company Ltd Mexican Cotton Estates & Tlahualilo Ltd Holding CompanyLetter from Francis Tomwsidwy of Gayton, [Northamptonshire] to William Bamwell Esq, Upton, [Northamptonshire], 15 Feb 1602. '... I thanke youe, and thinke my selfe beholding unto youe that it will please youe to afford me these kyndnes to fence my ground wth yor owne thornes (wch I confesse) will be muche more durable than my smoth wood, for the price of them I referre mee to yor selfe and will pay youe what soe ever shall beste please youe.' Mentions Tomsidwy's resolution to sell 'Oldfyeld' and his journey to Northampton with his wife. Written and signed in an italic hand [presumably Tomsidwy's own].
Tomsidwy , Francis , fl 1602 , of Gayton, NorthamptonshireRecords of the Manor of Tooting Graveney, comprising court roll for courts baron with view of frankpledge.
Manor of Tooting GraveneyRecords of Tottenham Manor, 1619-1920, including court rolls; survey of the manor; account book; quit rental; and Reminiscences of Tottenham by Mrs J W Couchman. Records of Edmonton Manor, 1661-1933, including court books; minute books; survey of the manor; lists of copyholders, fines and rents; annual rentals; quit rentals; stewards' financial accounts and notebook; and manorial court rod. Also precedent book for the manors of Tottenham and Edmonton, 1830.
Manor of Edmonton Manor of Tottenham Manor of Balliols , Tottenham x Manor of Daubeneys , Tottenham Manor of Bruces , Tottenham Manor of Hastings , Tottenham x Manor of Pembrokes , Tottenham Manor of Mockings , TottenhamPapers of Vincenzo Viviani comprising administrative documentation, an inscription by Viviani honouring Galileo, and a treatise on land reclamation, 1653-1701.
Viviani , Vincenzio , 1622-1703 , engineer and mathematicianWandsworth Common records, including: minutes and financial statements of the Wandsworth Common Conservators; correspondence, minutes, leaflets relating to the campaign to save the Common from enclosure; copies of the Wandsworth Common Bill and related material.
Please contact the Archive for further information.Records of Wandsworth Common Conservators, 1872-1888, including signed minutes; printed reports of the Chairman and of the Conservators; bye-laws made by the Conservators; financial ledgers; petty cash books; and register of mortgages.
Wandsworth Common ConservatorsWMS/Amer.91 is one of a series of annual orders for general estate supplies sent by Washington to London. MS.7799 comprises a photograph of a letter from Washington shortly before his death, discussing his false teeth, plus supporting documentation.
Washington , George , 1732-1799 , US PresidentLetter from Dorothea Watson of Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire to an unknown female recipient, 24 Sep 1688. Has heard from Mrs Watson of Danby Wiske, [North Riding of Yorkshire], that a servant (a niece of Mrs Watson) was leaving the recipient's service at Martinmas (11 November); asks her 'to answer the queries on the [o]ther side ... and were Master and Mistresses to [be] upon honor, in their character of servants, there woud [so] on be an end of all complaints of bad ones'. Autograph, with signature. Some traces of the questions from the dorse are visible in reverse on the face of the letter.
Watson , Dorothea , fl 1688 , of Middleton Tyas, YorkshireRecords of the Wegg family of Acton and the Round family of Essex and Acton, relating to estates in Acton. The documents are arranged in 14 bundles with the following contents:
- Marriage Settlement: Samuel Wegg and Elizabeth Lehook. 1745-1767.
- Descent of land in Acton, by exchange with the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's to Samuel Wegg. 1719-1759.
- Descent of land in manor of Acton, via Somerset, Lethieullier and Fetherstonhaugh to Samuel Wegg. 1712-1802.
- Descent of Fordhook Estate, Ealing via Crowcher, etc., to George Samuel Wegg. 1718-1813.
- Descent of house and land in Acton via Sir Joseph Ayloffe Houlding, etc. to Samuel Wegg. 1661-1750. Partition of inheritance of Elizabeth Wegg and Sarah Prosser, sisters and coheirs of George Samuel Wegg. 1817.
- Descent of land in the manor of Acton via George Samuel Wegg to Elizabeth Wegg. 1759-1817.
- Descent of property in Acton via Lutyens, etc. to Elizabeth Wegg. 1661-1830.
- Descent of Bank House, Acton and Pew in Acton parish church (and Fordhook, Ealing) to Elizabeth Wegg. 1633-1837.
- Land in manor of Ealing: Elizabeth Wegg. 1830.
- Miscellaneous Documents: receipts, accounts, letters, etc., Elizabeth Wegg. 1604-1864.
- Descent of land to Charles G. Round from Elizabeth Wegg and further documents relating to Charles G. Round. 1842-1856.
- Plans.
- Documents re Land Tax on Acton and Ealing property. 1799 & 1840.
- Acton Charities. 1855.
Copy of a Court Roll made at the Court Baron of Sir John Brokett (Brockett), Lord of the Manor of Westington, containing a Surrender of copyhold by Richard Adams, customary tenant, of a tenement with croft adjacent containing one acre, another close containing about three acres, also three acres of arable land lying in Fynceley Churche Fylde, to the use of John Adams, his elder son. Also contains the Admission of John Adams for an annual rent of 7s.9d.
Manor of Westington Court BaronCopy of Court Roll made at the Court Baron of Sir John Brokett (Brockett), Lord of the Manor of Westington, containing a surrender by John Clerke (by the hands of John Cony and William Clerke, customary tenants) of a copyhold property and the admission of John Adams, his heir, for a fine of 16s. The property consists of 3 acres known as Grene Croft. Signed by Thomas Walkenden, steward.
Manor of Westington Court BaronDocuments relating to the Westminster Bridge inquisitions, 1739-1746. The documents relate to the acquisition of land in Westminster. For each case there is a precept for summoning a jury, a list of jurymen and their resulting inquisition. The list records the general location of the property and the owner or leaseholder concerned.
Westminster Bridge CommissionersRecords of the Wetherall family relating to their Castlebar and Castle Hill estates in Ealing, including leases, conveyances, abstracts of title, agreements, plans of the estate, and papers relating to a Chancery case regarding part of the estate.
Wetherall , family , of EalingRecords consist of farm accounts (1920-1937) and stud book listing the pedigree of mares from Theydon Hall Farm.
Theydon Hall FarmRecords of the Wood family, comprising 1695 marriage settlement between Edward Wood (son of Thomas and Dorothy) and Elizabeth Bridger of Guildford, mentioning land in Harmondsworth, Stanwell, Littleton, and Yorkshire. Also probate relating to money left by Thomas Wood of Littleton, 1856.
Wood , family , of LittletonPapers of the Wood family, including records relating to properties in Laleham, Littleton and Shepperton including title deeds, tax assessments, legal papers, rentals, court rolls and plans; family letters, particularly between Edward Wood and his London agent John Pack; family papers such as legal opinions, marriage settlements, wills, and financial accounts; and papers relating to court cases including the Chancery case of Sir Richard Lane versus Charles Wood, 1733, and the Chancery case of Wood versus Wood, 1738-1746.
The material as a whole provides a fascinating picture of the Wood family in the seventeenth century, their personal letters and papers complemented by the deeds of the property they acquired. The material is also interesting from a wider point of view. There are, for example, various references to the Elections of Members of Parliament for Middlesex, including a letter from Henry Spiller of Laleham in 1695 saying, "I have this day sent to particularly and spoken to myself every person in this parish that I thought a freeholder" (March 4th, 1695?). The results of his canvassing are given in detail. Less information has survived on the plague, however, than one might expect. Pack was apparently in the habit of sending down to Littleton the current Bills of Mortality, but unfortunately none of these have survived, although Edward Wood frequently makes pious and sententious comments on them. There are also interesting sidelights on the political scene, including two detailed accounts of the background of the 1688 deposition, and four political and satirical ballads. It is surprising, however, to see how little the family were affected by the enormous political changes taking place. Edward Wood, for example, made his fortune during the Interregnum but did not suffer from the Restoration when he set himself up as a wealthy landowner in Middlesex.
Wood , family , of LittletonRecords of the Worshipful Company of Farmers, 1947-2005, including ordinances; Court and Committee minute books; membership lists; correspondence files; financial accounts; newsletters; Clerk's files; histories; photographs; papers relating to Wye College and papers relating to property.
THESE RECORDS (EXCEPT PRINTED ITEMS MS 33643/1, 33648, 33650) ARE SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD. A 70 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO MS 38544-5.
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Worshipful Company of FarmersRecords of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1728-1991, mainly comprising legal documents and other records relating to the Hamsell and Birchden estates in Sussex. Also Clerk's general account books.
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Worshipful Company of GoldsmithsRecords of William Worsley, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. These account rolls relate to William Worsley's private and personal income and include not only the revenues of the deanery of St Paul's, but also those of his other ecclesiastical preferments and numerous other estates held privately by Worsley in London, Middlesex, Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
Worsley , William , [1435]-1499 , dean of St Paul's Cathedral