Williamson and Company of Retford, Solicitors

Description: This collection, received from A.P. Williamson & Co., The Square, Retford, & including documents from 3 earlier Retford solicitors, Bescoby, Marshall & Mee consists chiefly of deeds to properties in the north & east of the county (Retford, Tuxford, Worksop & area), with some items from neighbouring counties. The largest group consists of the papers of the Hunt family of Weston. Personal papers are few, but one might mention one or two letters from Australia among the Foster of E. Retford papers. Contents. Families. DD/WM/1. Hunt of Weston. Notts. & Lincs. DD/WM/2. Bescoby. Notts. & Lincs. DD/WM/3. Forshaw (Buckby & Shacklock). Notts. DD/WM/4. Foster. Notts., Lincs., Lancs. & Australia. DD/WM/5. Frow. Notts. DD/WM/6. Nuttall (Housley). Notts. DD/WM/7. Pennell. Notts. DD/WM/8. Tattersall. Notts. Notts. places. DD/WM/9. Askham. Haslam; Rennie; Bellamy. DD/WM/10. Blyth. DD/WM/11. Clarborough. Kippax & others. DD/WM/12. Clayworth. DD/WM/13. Egmanton. DD/WM/14. Hayton. Ramsker. DD/WM/15. Laneham. DD/WM/16. Leverton, S. DD/WM/17. Mattersey. DD/WM/18. Ollerton. DD/WM/19. Ordsall. DD/WM/20. Rampton. DD/WM/21. Retford, E. DD/WM/22. Retford, W. DD/WM/23. Sturton. DD/WM/24. Treswell. DD/WM/25. Tuxford. Baines, Pearce, Ellis & others. DD/WM/26. Walesby. DD/WM/27. Weston. DD/WM/28. Worksop. Other counties. DD/WM/29. Derbyshire. Clown; Chesterfield & area; Newton on Trent. DD/WM/30. Lincolnshire. Hardwick; Saxelby; Lincoln; Nettleham. DD/WM/31. Yorkshire. Doncaster. Miscellanea. DD/WM/32. Notts. Jury lists. DD/WM/33. Notts. formulary. DD/WM/34. Notts. Sale catalogues. DD/WM/35. Hants. & Yorks. sale catalogues. DD/WM/36. Warton estates, Yorks., Lincs., Mx. & London. Summary of Contents. HUNT OF WESTON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEEDS OF TITLE Weston; also Collingham, Grassthorpe, Kersall, Kneesall & Normanton on Trent. DD/WM/1/1-17 Tompkin-Atkin-Slater-Hunt. Messuage & maltkiln etc. 1735-1828 DD/WM/1/18-23 Atkin-Hunt. Arable. 1781-1782 DD/WM/1/24-25 Harpham-Hunt. Closes. 1849-1855 DD/WM/1/26-34 (Chrispin-)-Harpham-Pinder-Hunt. Messuage etc. 1849-1857 Normanton on Trent. DD/WM/1/35 Chambers-Hunt. Beastgates. 1723 DD/WM/1/36-39 Cartwright-Hunt. Meadow. 1776 DD/WM/1/40-44 Farmery-Lee-Hunt. Beastgates. 1785-1790 DD/WM/1/45-52 Rimington-Skelton-Hall-Hunt. Beastgates. 1815-1839 DD/WM/1/53-54 Bennett-Hunt. Beastgates. 1848 Ossington. DD/WM/1/55-56 Thorpe-Hunt. Arable. 1695 DD/WM/1/57-72 Greenwood-Atkin - Roos - Brandrith-Lesiter-Hunt Arable. 1722-1777 DD/WM/1/73-75 Rees-Hunt. Arable. 1837 Grassthorpe; also Blidworth, Langford & Weston. DD/WM/1/76-92 Litchfield-Doncaster-Ringrose-Smith-Hunt. Closes. 1801-1863 DD/WM/1/93-104 Litchfield-Doncaster-Billiat-Hunt. 1803-1824 DD/WM/1/105-109 Doncaster-Taylor-Wallace-Hunt. Messuage etc. 1803-1858 DD/WM/1/110-115 Pinder-Heath-Hunt. Beastgates. 1817-1838 Sutton on Trent. DD/WM/1/116-118 Volckers-Hunt. Beastgate etc. 1839 & 1851 DD/WM/1/119 Esam-Hunt. Beastgates. 1857 Normanton on Trent, Grassthorpe & Weston. DD/WM/1/120-124 Roper-Hunt. Lands. 1786 Weston, Tuxford, Ossington, Normanton & Sutton on Trent. DD/WM/1/125-139 Kirkland-Doncaster-Hunt. Leasehold of Chapter of Lincoln. 1831-1856 Norwell; also as Weston above. DD/WM/1/140-141 Hopkinson - - - - Hunt. 1714; 1869 Scredington; also Gainsborough & Leasingham. DD/WM/1/142-151 Yorke-Watson-Clarke. Closes. 1735-1802 DD/WM/1/152 Warwick-Clark. Messuages etc. 1781 DD/WM/1/153-162 Brown-Burkitt-Clarke. House & closes. 1838-1864 DD/WM/1/163-168 Wells-Spencer-Clarke. Messuage & closes. 1841-1866 Gainsborough. DD/WM/1/169-174 (Turner) -Hunt-Phillips. Houses. 1896-1900 Scredington, Aswarby & Barrowby. DD/WM/1/175-190 Clarke mortgages & sale to railway. 1866-1894 Scredington; also testamentary. DD/WM/1/191-203 Clarke wills-Hunt-Sale. 1799-1946 Estate papers. DD/WM/1/204-210 Maps etc. 19th-20th cent. HUNT WILLS, SETTLEMENTS AND PAPERS ETC. DD/WM/1/211-232 Wills & testamentary items. 1703-1931 DD/WM/1/233-246 Hunt-Hunt & Axe; deeds & settlements etc. 1796-1912 DD/WM/1/247-253 Hunt-Axe-Hunt; deeds with mortgages. 1869-1923 Hunt mortgages. DD/WM/1/254-258 Hunt-Jackson & others. 1858-1922 DD/WM/1/259-263 Hunt-Hurt & others. 1863-1923 DD/WM/1/264-265 Hunt-Mettam-Whittingham. 1884-1913 DD/WM/1/266 Hunt-Daunt-Frost. 1895-1930 DD/WM/1/267-274 Securities to Hunt. 1781-1814 DD/WM/1/275-294 Surveys, rents & taxes etc. 1793-1930 DD/WM/1/295-302 Opinions, insurance & misc. accounts & papers. 1824-1930 DD/WM/1/303-305 Weston; parish affairs. 1736-1790 DD/WM/1/306-307 Hunt connections; account & deed. 1775; 1930 OTHERS WITH PROPERTY IN MORE THAN ONE PARISH. (alphabetically by name). BESCOBY. Nottinghamshire; Cottam; also S. Leverton, Rampton & Treswell. DD/WM/2/1-26 Broomhead; Sampson - Oxley-Futtit-Bescoby. Taylor - Oxley-Futtit-Bescoby. 1739-1888 Dickinson - Oxley-Futtit-Bescoby. Messuage & closes. Lincolnshire; West Ashby. DD/WM/2/27-50 Calder - Harrison-Clark-Bescoby Elmhirst - Harrison-Clark-Bescoby 1863-1893 Green Dragon. FORSHAW (Buckby & Shacklock). Sutton on Trent; also E. Retford & Newark. DD/WM/3/1-17 Sikes-Collingham-Fox-Birch-Newboult-Whitlam-Edmonds-Oldham-Shacklock-Buckby (-Forshaw). Barrell Hill close etc. 1804-1876 Sutton on Trent. DD/WM/3/18-29 Richmand-Wainwright-Simpson-Pinnington-Atkinson- Atkinson- Bingham- Atkinson- Forshaw. Cherry Holt & Barrel Hill closes. 1817-1902 Tuxford. DD/WM/3/30-34 Herrington .... Cougill-Shacklock-Buckby. 2 messuages. 1821-1870 FOSTER. (See also DD/WM/3/19 below). Deeds & cognate papers. E. Retford & Clarborough; also Hablesthorpe, N. & S. Leverton, Dunham & Lincs. DD/WM/4/1-9 Parker-Bryan-Atkinson; Taylor-Moseley-Hall. (Deeds & wills re. premises later Foster's). 1734-1801 Clarborough; Little Gringley. DD/WM/4/10-16 Eyre-Foster-Hopkinson. Maltkiln & right of way. Deeds & papers. 1828-1839 Clarborough. DD/WM/4/17 Foster-Hutchinson. Close. 1838 E. Retford. DD/WM/4/18-33 Corporation-Foster-Cross. Watermill. Leases & papers. 1836-1853 E. Retford. DD/WM/4/34-39 Foster-Hawksley. Bridgegate & Union St. Messuage, pew & Maltkiln. Deeds & leases. 1827-1889 Dunham. (found with Foster papers.) DD/WM/4/40-42 Taylor-Stoakes. Messuage & close. 1825-1850 Wills, trust deeds, securities, sales, accounts & correspondence. DD/WM/4/43-56 Wills & testamentary papers (including Toynbee). 1838-1872 DD/WM/4/57-70 Trust deeds & papers re. securities. 1838-1889 Deeds & papers re. premises mortgaged to Foster. DD/WM/4/71-72 Clarborough; Spittle Hill. 1850 DD/WM/4/73-76 Lincolnshire; N. Kyme & Pinchbeck. 1864-1865 DD/WM/4/77-82 Lancashire; Liverpool. 1869-1885 DD/WM/4/83-97 Sale particulars & accounts. 1838-1888 DD/WM/4/98-131 Miscellaneous accounts & papers. (Including re. Angel Inn, E. Retford). 1838-1889 Correspondence. DD/WM/4/132-145 Miscellaneous. 1839; 1882-1888 DD/WM/4/146-162 Re. H.P. Foster; including letters from Australia. 1888-1893 FROW. DD/WM/5/1-16 Clarborough, Moorgate; also Mattersey. Hall-Wright-Frow (-Mettham). Messuage etc. 1768-1928 DD/WM/5/17-31 Mattersey Thorpe. Closes. 1827-1881 Bingley-Wainwright-Frow. NUTTALL (Housley). Wellow. DD/WM/6/1-35 Camm heirs-Cougill-Walker-Housley. Messuage & Primitive Methodist chapel. 1706-1885 Wellow & Ollerton; also Selston. Bacon-Woombell - Cougill-Walker-Housley-Nuttall. 1714-1904 Flower - Cougill-Walker-Housley-Nuttall. DD/WM/6/36-61 Messuage & lands. Boughton; also Wellow, Ollerton & Ompton. DD/WM/6/62-71 Howard-Housley-Nuttall. Closes. 1825-1889 PARNELL. DD/WM/7/1-12 Darlton; also N. Collingham. Oldings closes. Calvert-Whitaker-Palmer-Birkett. 1793-1889 Darlton. Oldings closes. 1796-1799 DD/WM/7/13-16 Markham-Birkett. Darlton & Laneham; also Dunham & Ragnall. 1830-1850 DD/WM/7/17-28 Birkett-Parnell. Closes etc. Darlton. DD/WM/7/29-33 (Brown-) Watmough-Parnell. 1858 DD/WM/7/34-53 Fledborough, Woodcoats; also Dunham, Kilvington, Marnham, Newark, Normanton, Normanton on Trent, Skegby, S. Clifton, Spalford, Sturton, Sutton on T. & Upton; Li., Hu. & Y. 1772-1830 Cartwright-Parnell. Hopyards etc. TATTERSALL. DD/WM/8/1-2 Clarborough, Little Gringley. 1871 Wilkinson-Lakeland-Tattersall. Close. DD/WM/8/3-12 Ordsall (Thrumpton); also E. Retford. Hudson-Plant-Bingham-Tattersall. Messuages etc. 1847-1909 SMALL PROPERTIES AND MISCELLANEOUS DEEDS. (Alphabetically by parish; Notts.) ASKHAM; also Headon cum Upton & Stokeham. Haslam DD/WM/9/1-15 Various-Ibberson-Mee-North-Haslam. Hopyard etc. 1818-1907 DD/WM/9/16-20 Staniland-Wire-Smith-North-Haslam. Ashholts. 1829-1907 Rennie. DD/WM/9/21-34 Talbot-Bailey-Millns-Hoole-Rennie. Hawkesley close. 1826-1891 DD/WM/9/35-39 Clarke-White. Closes. 1850-1874 DD/WM/9/40-42 Hutchinson-White. Closes. 1886 DD/WM/9/43-55 White-Rennie-Clarke-various. Closes (as above.) 1888-1920 DD/WM/9/56 Bellamy; will. 1819-20 BLYTH; also Torworth & Ranskill. DD/WM/10/1 Fox & Brewerton. Messuages etc. 1677 CLARBOROUGH; also Alverton, Blyth, Hayton, S. Clifton, & Y. Kippax. DD/WM/11/1-26 Garlicke-Harrison-Tayler-Holmes-Bankes-Calvart-Hurst-Fox-Archer-Allen-Holmes. Messuages etc. 1638-1716 DD/WM/11/27 Kirke & others - Holmes. Messuages etc. 1712 DD/WM/11/28-34 Holmes-Dixon-Kippax. Close etc. 1788-1795 DD/WM/11/35-40 Thorp - Otter-Kirke-Haworth 1722-1759 Millns - Otter-Kirke-Haworth Bollam Flats. DD/WM/11/41-42 Rose-Hayworth. Closes. 1758 DD/WM/11/43-48 Haworth-Kippax. Close. 1785-1787 DD/WM/11/49-57 Haworth-Rollitt-Kippax. Bollam Flats. 1787-1801 DD/WM/11/58-60 Devonshire-Kippax (-Nervall). Closes. 1814-1855 DD/WM/11/61-62 Hutchinson-Kippax. Close 1821 DD/WM/11/63-64 Storrs-Kippax. 1832 DD/WM/11/65 Gace mortgage-Kippax. 1814 DD/WM/11/66-69 Tayler-Kippax & Ashmore-Baxter. Arable. 1649-1673 DD/WM/11/70-73 Walker-Kippax-Baxter. Messuage etc. 1647-1676 DD/WM/11/74 Label found with above. "W.D. Stone deceased. Old deeds." Others. DD/WM/11/75-76 Jessoppe-Otter-Brunts. Messuage etc. 1616-1672 DD/WM/11/77-80 Copeland - Atkin. Cottage etc. 1668-1699 Gandy - Atkin. DD/WM/11/81 Rose-Moody. Messuage. 1695 CLAYWORTH, also Clarborough, E. Retford & Wiseton. DD/WM/12/1 Walker & others - Johnson & others. Manor etc. 1699 EGMANTON DD/WM/13/1 Gill lands; partition. 1614 HAYTON; also Clarborough, Laneham & N. Wheatley. Ramsker. DD/WM/14/1-9 Bett-Cobb-Mellers-Ogle-Gilbert-Holberry. Close. 1748-1789 DD/WM/14/10-12 Snelson - Holberry. Atkinson - Holberry. Messuage etc. 1780-1786 DD/WM/14/13-16 Holberry-Ramsker. Closes etc. 1805-1837 DD/WM/14/17-24 Cobb-House-Ramsker. Messuage etc. 1754-1856 DD/WM/14/25 Beeley-Ramsker. Close. 1837 DD/WM/14/26-31 Barber-Ramsker. Closes. 1843 DD/WM/14/32-35 Chambers-Ramsker. Close. 1855 DD/WM/14/36-37 Smith & Peck-Ramsker. Close. 1866 DD/WM/14/38-39 Ramsker & Stephenson. Mortgages. 1880-1896 LANEHAM. DD/WM/15/1 Batchelour-Mastin. Cottage. 1712 DD/WM/15/2-29 Pinder-Warriner-(Fisher-) Newton-(Terry). Messuage & closes etc. (cp. also DD/CL/117 etc.). 1802-1854 S. LEVERTON. DD/WM/16/1 Johnson-trustees. Site for Methodist chapel. 1807 MATTERSEY. 1773-1882 DD/WM/17/1-16 Acklom-Morley-Shacklock - Hodgkinson-Cartwright. Wainwright - Hodgkinson-Cartwright. Messuages etc. OLLERTON; also Mansfield & Wellow. 1780-1842 DD/WM/18/1-29 Barthrop - Holt-Ogle-Hall-Ogle. Barthrop - Moss. Messuages & pew etc. ORDSALL; also Clarborough. DD/WM/19/1 Mason-Barker; 1726 DD/WM/19/2-21 Parker - Ridway-Roberts-Foster-Cottam-Fowe-Simpson-Morgan. 1790-1905 Chappell - Ridgway-Roberts-Foster-Cottam-Fowe-Simpson-Morgan. Kennels close (formerly hopyard). (See also DD/WM/19/4/1 etc. above.) DD/WM/19/22 Dawson mortgage - Watkins & Hase. 1846 RAMPTON. DD/WM/20/1 Marshall. 1830 E. RETFORD; also Clarborough & Ordsall. Carrolgate; DD/WM/21/1-2 Spencer-Mellish. Messuages. 1741 DD/WM/21/3-16 Johnson-Whitham-Hewitt-Hartshorne-Sugden. Messuage etc. 1783-1811 DD/WM/21/17-33 Swan Inn etc. Middleton-White-Manton-Clayton-Brumby-Cottam. (See also Hunt of Weston- re. mortgage). 1769-1823 Churchgate DD/WM/21/34-36 Bellamy-Ridgell. Messuages. 1721-1734 Newgate DD/WM/21/37-48 Rose-Bingley-Fisher. Messuage etc. 1818-1803 DD/WM/21/49 Walker-Tomlinson. Messuage & factory. 1824 Miscellaneous. DD/WM/21/50 Baker will. 1753 DD/WM/21/51 Sutton mortgage. 1811 DD/WM/21/52 Retford Cinema & Motors Co. Articles. 1925 W. RETFORD. DD/WM/22/1 Larte & others - Kirke. Arable. 1632 STURTON. DD/WM/23/1-3 Creswell-Chambers-Wright. Close. 1829-1884 TRESWELL. DD/WM/24/1 Quibell will. 1723 TUXFORD; also Normanton on Trent. Baines & Pearce. DD/WM/25/1-31 Greensmith-Taylor-Oldham-Hardy-Stanniland-Hunt-Brown-Shelton-Hewitt- Cowlishaw-Baines. Messuage etc. (See also Hunt of Weston). 1730-1853 DD/WM/25/32-37 Burton-Dexter-Cotton-Baines. Messuage etc., Egmanton St. 1812-1869 DD/WM/25/38-48 Unwin-Rawson-Blenkhorne-Johnson-Pearce. Snape close. 1811-1888 DD/WM/25/49-118 Baines-Pearce & Pearce deeds & papers, with copy wills of Watmough, Ellis, Martin & Whitington. 1888-1924 Ellis. DD/WM/25/119-124 (Hardy-) Walters-Wilson-Buxton-Ellis. Cottages, Egmanton St. 1786-1812 DD/WM/25/125-128 Read-Ellis. (Normanton on Trent). 1781-1837 Reindeer Inn. DD/WM/25/129-137 Clayton-Herrington-Laughton-Taylor. 1791-1874 Gas Works. DD/WM/25/138-147 Gas Co.-Moore. 1896 Miscellaneous. DD/WM/25/148 Sellers recovery. 1742 DD/WM/25/149 Taylor will. 1799 WALESBY. DD/WM/26/1 Harrison-Wombell. Messuage. 1774 WESTON DD/WM/27/1-25 Horner-Slater-Gibson-Johnson. 1718-1816 Windmill. (See also Hunt of Weston above, re. mortgage). WORKSOP; also Sheffield Yorks. Bannister. DD/WM/28/1-10 Hyde-Bannister-(Worksop & Retford Brewery Co.) Coney, later Park St. 1807-1935 DD/WM/28/11-18 Taylor-Bannister. 1855-1925 Gateford Rd. DD/WM/28/19-22 Mill St. Purcell-Rawson (-Pepper) (cp. also Hunt of Weston above). 1905-1925 DD/WM/28/23-37 Radford & Low Town. Wood-Leevers-Holliday - Marsh. 1731-1891 Norfolk - Marsh. DERBYSHIRE. DD/WM/29/1 Clown. Skinner will. 1802 DD/WM/29/2 Chesterfield, Hasland, Ashover, Brampton. Hopkinson. (Rooth's trust). 1887 DD/WM/29/3 Newton on Trent. Skelton. 1917 LINCOLNSHIRE. DD/WM/30/1-4 Hardwick & Saxelby. Micklethwaite-Wetherall. Manor etc. 1670-1682 DD/WM/30/5 Lincoln, Nettleham & Hardwick. Ayscough will. 1716 YORKSHIRE. Doncaster; Fisher Gate etc. DD/WM/31/1-14 Robinson & others. Ridgill-Littlewood. 1819-1865 MISCELLANEA. DD/WM/32/1 Notts.; Sheriffs' Jury lists. 1820-1823 DD/WM/33/1-2 (Notts.) Formulary. c. 1810 DD/WM/34/1-11 Notts.; Sale catalogues. 1888-1938 Ranskill, Ordsall, E. Retford, Morton & Ranby area, Clarborough, Cromwell, Eaton, Blyth & Rufford. DD/WM/35/1-4 Hants. & Yorks. Sale catalogues. 1892-1935 DD/WM/36/1 Yorks, Lincs, Middlesex & London. Warton estates Act. 1775

Date: 01/01/1614 - 31/12/1935

Last import: September 11, 2017