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DCH - Cholmondeley family of Cholmondeley estate - 12th century-20th century

18 - Bickerton & Bulkeley

19 - Edleston & Sound

1 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 20 years by Thomas Brooke of Norton Esq. to Thomas Houghe of Runcorne, yeoman, and Rychard Eaves - 1592

2 - ASSIGNMENT by Thomas Brooke of Norton Esq. to Richard Ridgate - 1606/7

3 - DEED OF PARTITION between Thomas Brooke of Norton Esq. and Richard Bidgate - 1606/7

4 - ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE by John Grymesdiche of London, gentleman, to Richard Ridgate - 1607

5 - DEED OF PARTITION between Thomas Brooke of Norton Esq. and Richard Bidgate - 1606/7

6 - BARGAIN & SALE (enrolled) by Edward Ferrers of London, merchant and Francis Phelips of London, gentleman, to John Slade of Poole, gentleman, and Thomas Brooke - 1612

7 - ASSIGNMENT by Ales Ridgate of Norton, widow, late wife of Richard Ridgate, late of Norton, yeoman, deceased, and sole executrix of the said Richard Ridgate, to James Palin - 1619

8 - PARTICULARS of the Manor of RUNCORNE - 1628

9 - CONTRACT for sale (copy) by the Court of Committee at the Guildhall, London, to Rt. Hon. Thomas Lord Viscount Savage - 1629/30

10 - CASE concerning RONCKHORNE and MOORE; recite the original agreement between (Lord Savage) and his tenants for the purchase of these Manors - 1629-30

11 - INTERROGATORIES to be administered to witnesses in a case relating to HALTON Moss and RUNCORNE Moss - 1640

12 - FEOFFMENT by Rt. Hon. Thomas Viscount Savage, Counsellor and Chancellor to the Queen, Edward Savage of London Esq. and William Payne of Padenswick (Co. Middlesex) gentleman, to Thomas Cheshire of Halton, gentleman, and others - 1630

13 - LETTER from Na. Tomkyns to (Viscount Savage), giving an abstract of the Letters Patent granting to Thomas Cheshire, gentleman, the office of Guardian and Bailiff of H.M.'s Liberties in the Co. of Chester and within the Manor of WIDNES - 1634

14 - LETTER from Na. Tomkyns to (Viscount Savage) to the effect that Thomas Cheshire, bailiff of H.M.'s Liberties in the Co. of Chester and the Manor or fee of WIDNES has entered security in £150 - 1634

15 - ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE by James Palyn of Bunbury, yeoman, to John Ryder - 1634/5

16 - LEASE for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. John Lord Viscount Savage to John Muskett - 1636

17 - BARGAIN & SALE by John Ryder of Norton, yeoman, to the Rt. Hon. John Lord Viscount Savage - 1638

18 - LEASE for 3 lives, by Rt. Hon. John Earl Rivers, Counsellor to H.M. the Queen, to Thomas Breck - 1639/40

19 - SURRENDER by Roberte Runcorne the elder, Roberte Runcorne the younger, and others, to the Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers - 1654

20 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to Samuel Muskett - 1671/2

21 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to Robert Denton jr. - 1671/2

22 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to Thomas Barrow - 1680/1

23 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives, by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to Daniell Carrington - 1681

24 - LEASE (draft) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to John Alcock - 1684

25 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to John Alcock - 1684

26 - PARTICULARS of rents for the lay of RUNCORNE HEATH - 1685

27 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to Nathaniell Cowper - 1690

28 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Thomas Earl Rivers to John Roncorne - 1691

29 - RECEIPT from Thomas Runcorn, collector, to John Chaddocke, for 6/-, being 1 assessment due for RUNCORN HEATH - 1692

30 - RECEIPT from John Glasebrough and John Ganes, constables of Runcorne, to John Chadwicke, for 2/-, being due for his Lord's heath for the year 1692 - 1692

31 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Richard Earl Rivers to William Runcorne - 1702

32 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. Richard Earl Rivers to John Alcock - 1702

33 - LEASE for 1 year & RELEASE by Sir George Warburton of Arley Bt. and Thomas Warburton and Peter Warburton, gentleman's, brothers of the said Sir George, to Rt. Hon. Richard Earl Rivers - 1711/12

34 - LETTER from Catherine Williamson to Sir George Warburton - 1711

35 - LETTER from Sir G. Warburton, Middlewich, to Mr. Vernon, enclosing the above letter - 1711

36 - NOTE of the names of the closes contained in the above lease and release (no. DCH/E/33). Paper. - 1711

37 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives, by Hon. James Cholmondeley Esq. to Thomas Beswick - 1723

38 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 21 years by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Shaw - 1723/4

39 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 21 years by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Musket and Daniell Cenion - 1723/4

40 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 21 years by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Samuell Cotrill - 1723/4

41 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Muskett and Thomas Muskett - 1729

42 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 2 lives in reversion, by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Chadwick - 1729

43 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Chadwick - 1729

44 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Samuel Ackerley - 1729

45 - LEASE for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Higginson - 1729

46 - LEASE for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to John Higginson - 1729

47 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Thomas Musket - 1729

48 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Sarah Runcorn - 1729

49 - LEASE (Counterpart) by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Thomas Breck - 1729

50 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Thomas Beswick - 1729

51 - LEASE (Counterpart) by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Samuel Runcorne - 1729

52 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to Thomas Parker - 1729

53 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives in reversion by Rt. Hon. James Earl of Barrymore to David Alcock - 1729

54 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to James Ackerly - 1733

55 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocks-avage Esq. to Mathew Alcock - 1733

56 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Thomas Musket - 1741

57 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to John Alcock - 1741

58 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Elizabeth Chadwick - 1741

59 - LEASE for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to John Alcock - 1741

60 - LEASE for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Thomas Musket - 1741

61 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Mathew Alcock - 1741

62 - LEASE - Original of the above (No. DCH/E/62) - 1747

63 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Peter Cooper - 1752

64 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Peter Cooper - 1752

65 - LEASE for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to William Cawley - 1752

66 - LEASE for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to William Cawley - 1752

67 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Mathew Alcock - 1754

68 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Mathew Alcock - 1754

69 - LEASE (Counterpart) by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Mathew Alcock - 1754

70 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rock-Savage Esq. to Samuel Ackerley - 1754

71 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rock-Savage Esq. to Peter Cooper - 1757

72 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rock-Savage Esq. to John Smith - 1757

73 - LEASE for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Francis Chadwick - 1757

74 - LEASE for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rocksavage Esq. to Francis Chadwick - 1757

75 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rock-Savage Esq. to Mathew Alcock - 1773

76 - LEASE (Counterpart) by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rock-Savage Esq. to Matthew Alcock - 1773

77 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Hon. James Cholmondeley of Rock-Savage Esq. to John Bellacis - 1773

78 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 3 lives by Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley to Mathew Alcock - 1780

79 - PARTICULARS of lands in RUNCORNE proposed for exchange between Matthew Alcock and Earl Cholmondeley; with NOTE that Rev. Thomas Alcock, John Muskett, Rev. John Shuell, curate of Runcorn, and Kerfoot Jenion desire Earl Cholmondeley's licence to exchange lands - 1782

80 - SALE CONTRACTS for messuages, tenements and lands in RUNCORNE to be sold by private contract at the White Horse in Tarvin, 25. Sept. 1787 - 1787

81 - CONTRACT between John Stephens of Cholmondeley, gentleman, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and John Orred of Weston, Esq. - 1787

82 - CONTRACT between John Stephens, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and Richard Ackerley, for sale of Lot 6, consisting of lands in RUNCORNE - 1787

83 - CONTRACT between John Stephens of Cholmondeley, gentleman, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and John Cooper of Runcorne, gentleman, for sale of Lot 9, consisting of lands (in RUNCORNE) - 1787

84 - CONTRACT between John Stephens, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and Thomas Glassborough of Runcorne, tailor, for the sale of Lot 11, consisting of a house and lands (in RUNCORNE) - 1787

85 - CONTRACT between John Stephens, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and Richard Johnson of Runcorne, gentleman, for the sale of Lot 12, consisting of lands in RUNCORNE - 1787

86 - CONTRACT between John Stephens, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and John Fryer of Runcorne, mason, for the sale of Lot 13, consisting of a house and garden in RUNCORNE - 1787

87 - CONTRACT between John Stephens, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and Kerfoot Jenion of Runcorne, gentleman, for sale of Lot 14, consisting of houses and lands in RUNCORNE - 1787

88 - CONTRACT between John Stephens, on behalf of Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley, and John Orred of Weston Esq., for sale of Lot 15, consisting of land in RUNCORNE - 1787

89 - RECEIPT by John Birckenhed, constable, to John Chadwicke, for 1/-, being 2 mizes for RUNCORNE Heath - 1696

90 - STATEMENT (copy) relating to Earl Cholmondeley's lease of 27. May 1795 - 1798

91 - LAND TAX ASSESSMENT for the Township of RUNCORN for 1 year, 5. Apr. 1798 - 5. Apr. 1799 - 1799

92 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 15 years by Rt. Hon. George James Earl Cholmondeley to Benjamin Sothern of Worsley (Co. Lanc.), merchant, and William Whitley - 1800

93 - NOTE: "Messrs. Lyon & Greenalls Wilderspool for premises late Mr. Thomas Bate in Runcorn" - n.d

94 - LETTER from Thomas Sothern, Runcorn, to John Stephens Esq. Cholmondeley, enquiring about a pew in RUNCORN Church belonging to Lord Cholmondeley, which he wishes to rent - 1807

95 - LETTER from John Fryer, Runcorn, to Mr. Stephens or Mr. Hill, Chumbley, concerning the lease of pews in RUNCORN Church - 1807

96 - LETTER from Joseph Donald, Runcorn, to the Marquis of Cholmondeley, London, appealing for a contribution towards the cost of building a new church in RUNCORN - 1836

97 - LETTER from John Jannion, Dukes Field, Runcorn, to Thomas Beswick, informing him of the Runcorn Gas Co.'s intention of pulling down the wall which forms the back wall of the sheds in Cholmondeley Place, and which is shown on the Plan as being on the Marquis of Cholmondeley's land - 1866

98 - RENTAL for RONCORN and HALTON - c.1672

99 - ASSIGNMENT by Richard Rydgate of Norton, yeoman, to Thomas Gryce of Lower Runcorne, husbandman, and Wyllyam Hough - 1607/8

100 - PETITION by members of a Benefit Club held at Peter Browns at the Boat House, RUNCORN, to the Rt. Hon. Earl Cholmondeley, for a small piece of waste land in the Township for the use of the Society - c. 1804

101 - ANSWER of (Nicholas Byrom, one of the defendants) in the case relating to HALTON Moss and RUNCORNE Moss - 1640

102 - DUCHY OF LANCASTER, MINISTERS' ACCOUNTS - 1425-1630

103 - BARGAIN & SALE (certified translation by W. K. Boyd (1895) from Close Roll no. 2864), by Edward Dichfeild and others to Hon. Thomas Viscount Savage and others - 1630

104 - REPORT (copy) by Mr. Maurice Hewlett on documents in the Cholmondeley Collection relating to WIDNES - 1895

105 - GRANT (extracts from Patent Roll 4 Chas. I, p. 34, (1894)), by the King, at request of the Mayor and Commonalty and citizens of the city of London, to Edward Dichfield and others - 1628

106 - REPORT (extracts) by Mr. Maurice Hewlett relating to the Manor of WESTON - 1894

107 - LEASE (Counterpart) for 21 years by Most Hon. George Horatio Marquis of Cholmondeley to Gilbert Greenall of Walton Hall Esq., M.P., and others - 1854

108 - CASE & OPINION of Mr. Montague Smith, relating to RUNCORN Ferry - 1859

109 - FURTHER CASE & OPINION of Mr. Montagu Smith, relating to RUNCORN Ferry - 1860

110 - FURTHER CASE & OPINION of Mr. Montagu Smith, relating to RUNCORN Ferry - 1860

111 - BRIEF on behalf of the Marquis of Cholmondeley to oppose the London and North Western Railway (Liverpool Lines) Bill - 1861

112 - STATEMENT for Mr. Serjt. Shee the Arbitrator in re The Marquis of Cholmondeley and the London & North Western Railway Co. - 1861

28 - Halton

29 - Widnes

30 - Rocksavage & Clifton

31 - Helsby

32 - Norley

33 - Barrow

34 - Runcorn and Frodsham - Late 18th century-late 19th century

35 - Helsby, Frodsham, Halton and Rocksavage - 18th century-19th century

36 - Delamere and Kingswood

37 - Nantwich - 13th century-19th century

38 - Deeds and papers relating to Henhull - 14th century-18th century

39 - Miscellaneous Cheshire and Flintshire

40 - Deeds relating to various townships - 12th century-18th century

41 - Tenancies in West and South Cheshire

42 - Miscellaneous west Cheshire and north Wales estates

43 - Various counties (mostly non-Cheshire) - 13th century-18th century

44 - Deeds Relating to Other Counties

45 - Flintshire and Wales

46 - Properties in London, Kent, Suffolk and Surrey - 1730-1816

47 - Bonds, Grants, Warrants, Presentations, etc.

48 - Records relating to estates previously owned by or connected with Savage family

50 - Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley estate

51 - Household, Personal and Estate

52 - Earl Rivers' Rocksavage Estate

53 - Lord Cholmondeley's South Cheshire estate

54 - 'Miscellaneous deeds and papers'

55 - Miscellaneous Personal and Estate

56 - Estate management

57 - Estate & Miscellaneous

58 - Letters relating to estate administration

59 - Estate Correspondence, mostly from Lord Cholmondeley - 1814-1827

60 - Nantwich & Manorial - 16th century-19th century

62 - Personal and estate papers

63 - Cholmondeley Cattle Club - 1857-1873

64 - City of Chester - 14th century-18th century

65 - Frodsham Lordship and Estate - 19th century

66 - Creation of Titles and Grants of Arms and Supporters

67 - Specifications and plans relating to premises in south and west Cheshire, Wales and Sussex - 19th century-20th century

68 - Papers relating to 1910-1915 Valuation Office survey

69 - Translations and surrogates

131 - Schools

132 - Cholmondeley Fire Brigade

133 - Household and Estate

134 - Miscellaneous

135 - Acts of Parliament

136 - Tarporley-Whitchurch Turnpike Trust

137 - Records of Joseph Hill, surveyor - 1800-1814