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DBN - Brooke family of Norton estate - 1552-20th century

A - BOX 1

B - BOX 2

C - BOX 3

1 - Bundle 1. Marked - '17' 'Surrender Deeds and Other Evidence relative to Tithes, Halton. 1738.'

2 - Bundle 2. Marked - ' 2 ' 'Deeds relating to the old Family Estates March 1655 to May 1688.'

3 - Bundle 3. Marked:- '14' 'Old Papers relating to the Office of High Sheriff'

4 - Bundle 4. Marked - '13' 'Deeds relating to Chief Rent on Farm, Norton, 1714'

5 - Bundle 5. Marked - '15' 'Surrender Deeds relating to the Title of several Closes purchased by Sir R. Brooke, Bart.'

6 - Bundle 6. Marked - '9'. 'Old Bonds dated 1773 & Surveys 1746 - 1752'

7 - Bundle 7. Marked - '10'. 'Bills & Receipts, Vouchers, etc. 1800.'

7A - Packet 'A'

7B - Packet 'B'. These papers were found tied to outside of Packet 'A' above

8 - Bundle 8. Marked - '3'. 'Surrender Leases of Land in Halton

9 - BUNDLE 9. Marked - '8'. 'Conveyance & Copies of opinions relative to Mortgages, etc. 1761.'

9A - Packet 'A'. Loose documents in Bundle

9B - Packet 'B'. Found tied together, DBN/C/9B/2 being originally on the top and being marked 'DBN/C/9A/5. '.'

9C - Packet 'C' 'No. 39 H' 'Hallwood'

10 - Bundle 10. Marked - '19'. 'Leases for lives not expired Actongrange, etc. 1782'

11 - Bundle 11. Marked - '20'. 'Deeds relating to the Moiety of an Estate in Cuerdley, purchased from Lord Derby, in 1780'

12 - Bundle 12. Marked - '6'. 'Deeds relating to Actor Grange Estate sold in 1891 to Sir Gilbert Greenwall 1891.'

12A - Packet 'A'. Marked - 'Acton Grange. Deeds relating to the Purchase of a Leasehold tenement from Robt. Bromley's Devisees and John Bellases in 1780'

12B - Packet 'B'. Marked - 'Acton Grange Estate. Lease and Counterpart to John Massey. Expired.'

12C - Packet 'C'. Marked - 'Acton Grange'. 'Deeds relating to purchase of a Garden from Mrs. Hannah Clare in 1878.'

12D - Packet 'D'

1 - GRANT and DEED OF COVENANTS - 1852

2 - NEWSPAPER CUTTING - 1854

3 - Letter from Henry White of Warrington to William Wilson of Norton Hill - 1855

13 - Bundle 13. Marked - '4'. 'Deeds relating to Surrender of Land & Property, The Rookery, Halton, 1869'

13A - Packet 'A'. Not marked, but found tied together

13B - Packet 'B'. Marked - 'Assignment of Equity of Redemption dated 17 January 1871'

13C - Packet 'C'. Marked - 'Reconveyance of Mortgage etc to secure ú1000 & Int.'

14 - Bundle 14. Marked - '1'. 'Lease dated April 1785 and Lease dated 1813 relative to the Earl of Cholmondeley'

15 - Bundle 15. Marked - 'Old Correspondence and Receipts'. '1B'

15A - Packet 'A'. Not marked, but found tied together

15B - Packet 'B'. Marked - 'Bills to be examined as still disputed by Sir Rd: Brooke and Mr. W. Dodd.'

15C - Packet 'C'. Marked - 'For Examination & to be kept separate'

15D - Packet 'D'

15E - Packet 'E'. Unmarked

16 - Bundle 16. Marked - '18'. 'Marriage Settlement of Sir R. Brooke, Bart, with wife Harriet Cunliffe 1809.'

17 - Bundle 17. Marked - '5'. 'Life Assurance Society's Receipts & Correspondence 1825'

17A - Packet 'A'. Unmarked. Bonds, etc. re Tithes

17B - Packet 'B'. Marked - 'No. 23. H.'. '1746 - 1752'. 'Surveys & Papers relating to Estates in Halton, Kelsall, Colquit's &c'

17C - Packet 'C'. Life Assurance Papers

18 - Bundle 18. Marked - '12'. 'Lease relative to the Rectory, Runcorn, in connection with Tithes'

19 - Bundle 19. Marked - '7'. 'Leases re Depositing Waste at Cuerdley'

D - BOX 4