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DEO - Egerton family of Oulton estate - 16th century-20th century

1 - Manorial records

2 - Records relating to the acquisition of property

3 - Household records

4 - Estate management records

5 - School records

6 - Family and Personal Papers

7 - Printed And Pictorial Material

8 - Wills and Settlements

1 - Family settlements and associated correspondence - 1827-1864

2 - Marriage Settlements

3 - Wills

1 - Copy will of Robert Brock of Upton, gentleman - 30 Nov 1603

2 - Copy wills of Sir Philip Egerton, 1685; Dame Catherine Egerton, 1705, with valuation of her jewellery; Sir John Egerton, bart, 1808 with codicils, 1811-1824; Thomas Egerton of Bognor, Sussex, 1812 and William Egerton of Gresford Lodge, Denbigh, 1823 with codicil 1827. - 1685-1827

3 - Copy will of Philip Egerton of Oulton, esq. - 1765

4 - Probate of the will, 6 March 1765, with codicil, 8 June 1765, of Philip Egerton, proved 2 February 1767, and administrations de bonis non., 21 August 1782 - 1767-1782

5 - Copy will of Ann Egerton, spinster - 11 July 1770

6 - Will (Proved at Chester, 1787) of Philip Egerton esquire of Oulton - 11 Mar 1774

7 - Will of Philip Egerton and abstract - 11 Mar 1774

8 - Probate of the will, 22 September 1778, of Roger Barnston, of Chester, clerk a prebendary of Chester Cathedral and letters of administration - 1783

9 - Probate of the will, 4 May 1782, of Ellis Yonge of Acton, Denbighshire, esq. - 26 Mar 1792

10 - Probate of the will, 6 October 1798 and codicil, 11 June 1802, of Ann Barnston of Chester, widow - 7 Feb 1803

11 - Probate of the will, 27 April 1799 with codicils 14 October 1807 and 6 November 1809, of Elizabeth Egerton of Chester, spinster, proved at Chester 9 March 1810 and at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 July 1810 - 1807-1810

12 - Probate of the will, 10 June 1807, of John Vardon of Gracechurch Street, London, ironmonger - 6 Nov 1810

13 - Probate of the will, 16 April 1808, with 5 codicils, 1811-1824 of Sir John Grey Egerton - 8 Aug 1825

14 - Probate of the will, 13 May 1810, of Philip Egerton of Malpas - 22 Jan 1830

15 - Correspondence relating to the death of Arthur Egerton in Jersey. Includes his will - 1857

9 - Official Papers

10 - Hundredal records

11 - Legal

12 - Miscellaneous records