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DFI - William Fergusson Irvine, antiquarian records - 13th century-20th century

1 - Original Documents - c.1259-1814

1 - Original Documents - c.1259-1814

1 - Conveyance (Lease and Release) - 31 Jan., 1 Feb. 1717

2 - Conveyance (Lease and Release) (damaged) - 19, 20 Nov.1725

3 - Conveyance (Lease and Release) - 30 May 1728

4 - Conveyance (Lease and Release) - 9 Apr 1745

5 - Mortgage (Lease for 1,000 yrs.) - 15 Jan 1731

6 - Agreement - 20 May 1780

7 - Letter from Peter Pemberton, Liverpool, to Richard Jackson, Willaston, requesting details of the rent paid by Phineas Pearson to Mr. Speed - 26 Jul 1780

8 - Will of Jonathan Hill of Little Neston, yeoman - 1 Aug 1782

9 - Will (copy) of Richard Jackson of Willaston, yeoman - Will 8 Dec 1786; pr. 19 Jun 1787

10 - Attested copy of a Survey of the vicarage of Eastham taken 1649. - 17 Nov 1770

11 - Extract from Chester Chapter Book, 1648-73, entitled "The Case of the Vicarage of Eastham". - 25 Feb 1771

12 - Copy of an order from Chas.II to Dean and Chapter of Chester, 9 Aug 1660, for competent portions to be provided for priests serving impropriated rectories - 26 Feb 1771

13 - Wirral extracts from Domesday Book, with explanations of some terms - 18th cent.

14 - Extract on endowment of Eastham from Harl.1965. f.9, with translation - 18th cent.

15 - Extracts from Tanner's "Notitia Monastica" - 18th cent.

16 - "An Estimate of Repairs to be done to the Frobushers Shop at Chester" - 23 Jul 1698

17 - "Estimate for repairing breaches in the Castle Wall, Chester" - 2 Mar 1698

18 - Estimate for repairs to Ordnance Barracks and Store-room in Chester Castle. - Aug 1699

19 - Estimate for repairing breach in the wall at Chester Castle - 21 May 1701

20 - "The Chester Chronicle" - 5 Dec 1777

21 - "The Sun" - 1 Jan 1793

22 - Gift - n.d. c.1259-61

23 - Royal Warrant - 3 Dec 1336

24 - Defeasance - 12 Oct 1345

25 - Pre-nuptial Settlement - 4 Jun 1509

26 - Conveyance in Trust - 18 May 1637

27 - "A particular of the goods Contained in Mr Harpur his Trunke sent by him from Chester to his wyefe and seized at Lichfield by Colonell Bagett" - n.d.. C.1643

28 - Letter from Thomas Langley at Middlewich to Mr Jeinson, minister of Prestbury "one of those who are intrusted about the revenues of Macksfeild Schoole" about help for a Mrs. Bolde - 25 Nov 1645

29 - Petition to the King of Thomas Worrall of Cheshire, a maimed soldier, for means to return home, having suffered at Edgehill - n.d.

30 - Defeasance - 17 Jun 1750

31 - Letter from John Bradshaw to Robert Yeavely, to "be left with captaine Boothe in Macklesfeild" about a delay in legal proceedings - 21 Mar 1656

32 - Bond - 1 May 1679

33 - Bond (damaged) - 30 Jun 1685

34 - Deed of declaration - 1 Aug 1705

35 - Warrant of attorney (damaged) - 20 Jan 1707/8

36 - Articles of Agreement - 1 Jan 1719/20

37 - Lease for 1 year (Release missing) - 3 Nov. 1741

38 - Portion of an heraldic pedigree blazoned in colour, used as cover of a book and badly worn and soiled as to be mostly illegible - n.d. late 16th cent.(?)

39 - Conveyance (Bargain and Sale) - 24 Mar 1638

40 - Conveyance - 13 Oct 1688

41 - Quitclaim - 23 Oct 1708

42 - Moss Book "of Depth Turves, Flaturves and Firwoode; The praisers names: Thomas Hodgkinson, Thomas Smethwicke, Thomas Butcher, Thomas Harden". - 29 Jun 1601

43 - Rental roll of lands in Chester, Bromborough, Manley and Gt. Mouldsworth belonging to Henry Hardware of Chester, gentleman(?) - 12 Nov 1610

44 - Printed broadsheet "Mr William's Case Against Colonel Werden for the Burgesship of Chester, in the place of John Ratcliffe, Beq; Deceased" - c.1680

45 - Plan of the township of Dunham in the Hill - 1789

46 - Plan of township of Mickle Trafford - 1789

47 - Pass from (William Henry Kerr) 4th Marquis of Lothian addressed to all officers, press-masters and others, for his servant John Rummen of Richmond, Surrey, waterman - 21 Mar 1757

48 - "An Act to Dissolve the Marriage of Robert Dundas Esq. with Jane Rollo, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again…" - 1814

2 - Transcripts relating to the Wirral

3 - Transcripts relating to places and persons in the Wirral (in alphabetical order of townships)

4 - Transcripts of Parish Registers

5 - Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, parish registers, etc., transcripts of Bishops' Visitations

6 - Notes, etc., relating to Cheshire

7 - Transcript of Cheshire documents in the British Museum

8 - Lists of Notes of Cheshire documents in the Public Record Office

9 - Pedigrees

10 - Photostats, etc., of Cheshire documents

11 - Additional Maps and Plans

12 - Wirral Churches