Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1801-1943 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 Files
& 10 Items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Cundall was born c. 1835. He and his wife Mary Ann (b. c1850) had three children - Mary Gertrude (b. c1877), William Marshall (b. c1879) and John Ernest (b. c1880)
John Cundall was born c. 1811. He and his wife Ann (b. c1819) had seven children - Mary A. (b. c1850), William Farrar (b. 1851, d. 1851), Robert Henry (b. c1852), John A.W. (b. c1854), Horatio F. (b. c1855), Grace T. (b. c1858) and Elizabeth (b. c1859).
Horatio Farrer. Cundall died in 1933.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal and business letters relating to the Cundall and connected families. Includes:
-Letter re appointment of Trustees - undated
-Envelope containing 3 undated letter segments - one to William Cundall, one signed 'G. Gundall', 1 referring to a 'Mrs D.' and an 'Edith L.'.
-Letter to William Cundall from his brother re a death in the family, 1801
-Correspondence between Robert Kettlewell at Kemplay's Academy, Leeds, and his parents and siblings at home, 1828-1833 (1 file, 42 letters). Legacy list of contents of letters included with collection.
-Correspondence between Kemplay's Academy, Leeds, and members of the Kettlewell family 1829-1832 (1 file, 5 items)
-Letter to William Cundall from his Cousin, Sept 20th 1841
-Letter to William Cundall from either I. Cundall or J. Cundall re family news, Jun 1843
-Letter to 'My Dear Parents' from 'Annie' at Harrogate College, Sept 1866
-Letter to Rev. Keble at Acaster Malbis Church from firm of W.O. Powell & Son, Eccleisiastical Decorators & Stained Glass Painters, re commencement of work on the Church, 1896
-Correspondence re sale of piece of land called 'the Glebe' at Acaster Malbis to Mr H.F. Cundall, 1900-1901 1 file (16 letters and an envelope showing the result of the sale). Legacy list of lettters included in collection.
-Letter re aspects of Cundall family history and a photograph of the 'first Christmas Card' to "Mr Cundall" from relative "Edward Cundall", Oct 15th 1923
-Letter re lease of land at Acaster Malbis, 1935
-Letter to Mrs Cundall from Angelo Raine re 'Roman Acaster', March 1943
-Letter to Mary Cundall from Robert Kettlewell re references to Acaster Malbis, Jul 1943
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
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Language of material
- English