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Crosby leaves his house in Thursday Market and his estate at Great Ouseburn.

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The covenant was to levy a fine and lead the uses thereof. The covenant was issued by Thomas Cordley of York, Esquire, Alderman, and Ann his wife (only surviving daugher of Thomas Crosby of York, innholder, deceased) to George Townend of York, gentleman.

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Attested copy of a will and codicils of Thomas Cordley of York, Esquire and Alderman. Seven pages long. Cordley leaves three houses in Micklegate.

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Deed between George Townend, gentleman, John Bagley and Ann his wife. Defors of three acres of land, twelve acres of meadow, twelve acres of pasture and common of pasture for all cattle with the appurtenances in Great Ouseburne and Pocklington. Before Henry Gill and Richard Townend. Returnable on the morrow of the Holy Trinity. Examined 15 October 1801.

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Lease and release of land in the Ings of Great Usburn by John Thompson of Selby Esquire and grandson of the late Ellen Palmer (she was coheir of Thomas Crosby) and Martha his wife, to Richard Metcalf of York esquire and Edward Wolly of York, gentleman (Trustees of the late Mann Horsfield).

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Includes last will and testament of Magadalen Carrack, lease and release, marriage settlement, deed of covenant and surrender of mortgage. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Carrack was formerly of Tadcaster but lately of Colton in the parish of Bolton Percy, widow, deceased. Probate was granted to her grandson and sole executor.

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Lease and release of a messuage and several closes of land at East Cottingwith and Storthwaite by Thomas Brown of Dunscroft in the parish of Hatfield in Yorkshire, yeoman, and Ann his wife and others, to John Ramsey of Beverley, gentleman.

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Settlement made previous to the marriage of Lionel Place of York, Esquire, with Sophia Thompson of Kirby Jall, spinster, a daughter of Henry Thompson. The following indorsements appear on the deed:

1. 21 December 1829: Appointment by Mr and Mrs Place in favour of their three children;
2. 22 December 1829: Release by them and their son William Harry Place to Richard John Thompson Esquire (the surviving trustee) the sum of £5000 absolutely appointed to the said William Harry Place.

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Deed of covenant for the production of deeds by James Pulleine of Clifton Castle in the County of York, Esquire, to William Gray of York, gentleman. Refers to land at Crakehall.

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Surrender of mortgage, from Messrs William and Henry Newton to Edmund Robinson of York esquire. Relates to land at Thorp Hall and Thorp Green.

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Extensive document relating to a legal case with a large number of parties, considering claims going back to the 15th century.

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Blue envelope containing a notice sent by Grays solicitors on behalf of George Lane Fox of Bramham Park, esquire, to Mr Jesse Speight, gardener, Haigh Lane, Flockton (near Wakefield) to pay arrears of 5s 0d rent charge in lieu of tithes plus 2s 6d for this notice. Includes associated correspondence.

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Includes demise of leasehold lands in Ampleforth, transfer of mortgage and assignment of mortgages. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Demise of leasehold lands in Ampleforth as a security for money raised by Mr Fairfax as tenant for life under the Ampleforth Inclosure Act. Parties are Charles Gregory Fairfax of Gilling Castle (lately called Charles Gregory Piggott) Esquire, and others to Mr George Peirson of Beadlam Grange, gentleman. On the back of the deed is another dated 28 April 1810, where George Peirson acknowledges receipt of £1510 13s 0d from Reverend John Pigott, Rector of Osbaldkirk.

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Transfer of mortgage by Jane Munby of York, widow (and executor of Joseph Munby who was executor of Reverend John Pigott) to George Peacock of York, Esquire, and Alderman for £1510 13s 0d.

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Assignment of mortgage from George Peacock (by the direction of Charles Gregory Fairfax of Gilling Castle, lately called Charles Gregory Piggott) esquire to Richard Lund of York, gentleman.
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Assignment of mortgage from Reverend James Lupton of Westminster Abbey and Edward Alexander Kerr Edgar of Greenwich and John Crouchley Evison of Surrey, to Marianne Fullarton Edgar of Jersey, spinster.

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Includes lease and release, lease for a year, settlement of the Brompton Estate, probate of the will of Edward Stillingfleet Cayley and order of exchange of land. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Lease and release and transfer of mortgage from John Woodall of Scarborough, Esquire and Reverend John Cayley of Brompton, to Philadephia Frances Cayley of Brompton, spinster and daughter of the said John Cayley and Frances his wife. Relates to Cock Moor Hall and premises situate at Stainton in the County of York. Also includes correspondence regarding Thomas Witham.

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Lease from Sir George Cayley of Brompton, Baronet, to John Whitehall Dod of Salop, Esquire and Philip Davies Cooke of Owston, Esquire and Edward Stillingfleet Cayley of Wyvale, Esquire (trustees). Relates to lands at Brompton and Sawdon.

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Settlement by Sir George Cayley of Brompton, Baronet, on the marriage of Digby Cayley his only son with Dorothy Allanson of Ripon, spinster.

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Probate of the will of Edward Stillingfleet Cayley late of Wydale in the county of York, esquire. Cayley died on 24 February 1862 in Dean's Yard, City of Westminster. Probate was granted to Edward Stillingfleet Cayley, otherwise Edward Cayley, esquire the son of the deceased and one of the executors named in the will, power being reserved of making a like grant of probate to George John Cayley, esquire the son of the deceased and the other executor named in the said will when he shall apply for the same.

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Office copy of the exchange of land, hereditaments and tithe rent charges situate in the parish of Scampston in the county of Lincoln. Between the Ecclesiastical Commission for England and the Reverend Reginald Arthur Cayley as Rector of Scampston. Includes map.

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Probate of the will of Edward Stillingfleet Cayley late of Wydale in the county of York, esquire. Probate was granted to Ellen Louisa Cayley, his widow and others. Gross estate £33513 0s 10d. Includes two letters regarding the Yorkshire Insurance company dated 1897 and 1906.

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Includes release of annuity, probate of the will of Elizabeth Wilson, assignment of lease, probate of the will and codicil of Alicia Maria Lloyd and draft appointment of new trustees. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Richard Wilson of Riccall, yeoman and Elizabeth Wilson of Kingston upon Hull his wife and their trustee release the annuity bequeathed to Elizabeth by her father, being the proceeds of the will of William Boswell deceased, to the trustees.

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Probate of the will and codicil of Elizabeth Wilson late of Riccall, widow. Sole executor is William Gray. She dies 17 November 1862. Many bequests.

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Assignment of lease of the Corn Mill and premises at the island of Naburn Lock by William Bowling of Naburn, corn miller to John Dobby of Cawood, corn miller.

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Probate of the will and three codicils of Alicia Maria Lloyd late of Stockton Hall, spinster. Died 19 February 1892. Gross estate £104,107-13s-3d. Many bequests and family members named. A 4th codicil is pinned to the will.

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Draft appointment of new trustes to the share of Amelia Barker of and in the residuary estate under the will of Benjamin Dodsworth late of Scarborough, who died on 20 June 1880.

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Includes lease and conveyance, grant of the avowdson of the Vicarage at Anwick, release and conveyance. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Lease and Reconveyance of the Avowdson of Anwick in the County of Lincoln with assignment of a term of 1,000 years in trust for all who attend the Inheritance. John Fardell of Lincoln, esquire and Charles Pearson of New Sleaford, gentleman.

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Grant of the Avowdson of the Vicarage at Anwick by Reverend Samuel Hazelwood of Anwick in the County of Lincoln to Right Honourable Frederick William Marquess of Bristol. Goes back to 1758.

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On the back of the 11 October 1826 document (GDC 255/1): Release by the Marquis of Bristol to Jane Mary Robinson of Anwick, widow and sister of Samuel Hazelwood.

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Conveyance by Henry Goddard of Lincoln, architect and Richard Carline of Lincoln, gentleman to Septimus Lowe of Lincoln, surgeon. Relates to land in the parish of St. Botolph in Lincoln.

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Appointment of a piece of land in the Parish of Saint Mary Le Wigford in the City of Lincoln by Richard Nicholson late of Lincoln but now of Much Hadham in the county of Hertford, esquire and Elizabeth his wife and Henry Clarke of Lincoln, commission agent.

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Includes memorandum of sale, probate of the wills of John Beckwith, Thomas Marsh, Susanna Georgiana Lloyd, Elizabeth Wilson and Franes Turner, marriage settlements, marriage contract, appointments and lease. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Memorandum of sale of two dwellinghouses in Fossgate by Thomas Sisson of Ferreby and Richard Ingham of Hull to Thomas Fox junior of York.

Probate of the will of Elizabeth Wilson late of 27 Stonegate, spinster, who died 15 November 1883.

Probate of the will of Frances Turner of 9 Walker Street, Marygate, spinster, who died 30 October 1897.

The will was made 28 March 1825.

Appointment of one fourth part of £15,000 by Decima Hester Beatrix Foulis of York, widow of John Robinson Foulis, to Elizabeth Foulis, spinster. Decima was eldest daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes of Sledmere.

Settlement on the intended marriage of Charles Hawkins of York, esquire with Anne Mason Dixon of Bishopthorpe, niece of Reverend William Henry Dixon. On 19 September 1854 new trustees were appointed.

Settlement on the intended marriage of Ann Milner of York, spinster with Robert Paul Barber of York, gentleman. This 13 page document lists three pages of household contents.

Lease of two tenements adjoining Minster Gates for 40 years by the Dean and Chapter of York to Thomas Marsh of York, bookseller.

Marsh died 3 March 1869.

Contract of marriage between James Robert Hutchison, esquire and Ellen Agnes Catherine Matterson, spinster and daughter of William Matterson of York, doctor of medicine. James was the second son of Graham Hutchison of Craigton in Glasgow, merchant.

Probate of the will and 2 Codicils of Susanna Georgiana Lloyd late of Peaseholme House in York, spinster. Susanna died 6 December 1872.

Includes leases, feoffment, assignment, conveyance and probate documents relating to clients of Grays solicitors. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Lease made between Reverend Thomas Mease, Prebendary of Fenton, to Thomas Lamplugh of the Prebend House of Fenton for 40 years.

Lease of a moat near Bootham Bar from 5 April 1764 for 21 years by the Mayor and Commonalty of York to John Raper of York, gentleman.

Feoffment by Ann Wrigglesworth of York, widow to William Hornby of York, shoemaker for £90-10s-0d of land near Stonegate. The land was behind their house in Blake Street and was formerly owned by Theophilus Davye Garenceires.

Lease for 40 years of the Prebendal Mansion and premises in Precentor’s Court by Reverend John Bull, prebendary of the prebend of Fenton to Francis Bulmer of York, merchant.

Assignment of the Prebendal Mansion and premises in Precentor’s Court by Reverend William Bulmer of York, clerk, and other trustees of the late Francis Bulmer to John Jackson Robinson of York, gentleman.

Probate of the will and two codicils of Sarah Preston late of Flasby Hall near Skipton in the county of York, widow. Sarah died 27 September 1845. The probate includes an estate at Hemingbrough and a house in Bishophill Junior.

Conveyance of land in Holdgate Lane near the railway bridge on the Acomb side for £182-10s-0d by York and North Midland Railway Company to Reverend George Hodgson of Holgate Lane and others.

Probate of the will of Barbara Cholmeley late of York, widow, who died 20 December 1861.

Probate of the will of Maria Harvey late of Newington Place in the suburbs of York, spinster, who died 29 July 1867.

Includes probate of wills, grants of administration, family details relating to the Fairfax family and succession duty papers. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Probate of the will of Thomas Fairfax late of Newton Kyme, esquire. The will was written 15 March 1769.

Residuary account of the personal estate of Thomas Lodington Fairfax late of Newton Kyme, esquire.

Copy of the certificate of marriage on 12 August 1799 at Sherburn between Thomas Lodington Fairfax age 29 of Lotherton in the parish of Sherburn and Theophania Chaloner age 20 of Bramham.

Copy of the entry of death of Thomas Lodington Fairfax on 8 July 1840 age 70.

Copy of the certificate of marriage on 10 or 24 November 1846 between Henry Colinwood Blackett, bachelor and Theophania Fairfax, spinster both of Newton Kyme.

Probate in the province of York of the will of Theophania Fairfax late of Kyme Lodge in the parish of Newton Kyme, widow. Theophania died 11 June 1857.

Probate in the province of Canterbury of the will of Theophania Fairfax late of Kyme Lodge in the parish of Newton Kyme, widow. Theophania died 11 June 1857.

Copy of the entry in the burial register for Theophania Fairfax age 77, buried on 13 June 1857. Their are two copies in different hands.

Receipt for £4,000 paid by Thomas Fairfax pursuant to his covenant in the marriage settlement of his daughter Katharine Henrietta Fairfax with W W Wickham.

Copy of an entry of christening on 28 June 1770 in the church of St Thomas, Liverpool of Thomas Lodington Fairfax.

Probate of the will of Jane Frances Fairfax late of Kyme Lodge, Newton Kyme, spinster. Jane died 7 February 1873.

The note is clarifying her desires for her funeral and estate. The note is in two pieces.

Probate of the will of Thomas Fairfax late of Newton Kyme, esquire, who died 24 November 1875.

Probate of the will of Thomas Ferdinand Fairfax late of Newton Kyme, esquire, who died 8 February 1884.

An Inland Revenue account of the succession duty in real property of Guy Fairfax of Bilborough Hall upon the death of Thomas Ferdinand Fairfax.

Probate of the will of Emma Fairfax of York, widow. Her will was made 10 April 1781.

Probate of the will of Robert Fairfax late of Newton Kyme in the West Riding of York, esquire. The will was made 13 November 1794. A note on the back states that this document was produced on 29 October 1829 in the case between Thomas Lodington Fairfax and Roger Holdsworth.

Grant of Administration to Thomas Lodington Fairfax of the effects of his father John Fairfax who died intestate, formerly of Bath but late of Newton Kyme.

Date of birth was 6 October 1839.

Probate at York of the will of Thomas Lodington Fairfax late of Newton Kyme, esquire. Their will was made 5 February 1833.

Note referring to the appeal to the House of Lords concerning the case of Fairfax v Holdsworth regarding the title to the Bilbro’ Property.

Probate at London of the will of Thomas Lodington Fairfax, late of Newton Kyme, esquire. Thomas' will was made 5 February 1833 and died 1 July 1840.

Includes copy entries from parish registers for baptisms, bills and receipts and some probate documents as well as correspondence. Please see file and item level entries for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Extracted from the parish register of Normanton, listing the baptisms of Kirby, Betty, Nicholas, Henry and John Torre.

Bills and receipt totalling £32-17s-0d by Thomas Sedgwick of 25 Blake Street, undertaker from the executors of the late Mrs Torre.

Letter from Elizabeth Walker at South Parade, York to Rev B Lumley at Sheriff Hutton listing items in Mrs Torre’s house.

Receipt for £11-5s-0d by Eliza M Atkinson for lodgings due from Mrs Torre.

Bill and receipt for £1-16s-0d by Charles Fisher relating to taking down tomb in Holy Trinity Churchyard etc and cutting Mrs Torre’s inscription.

Bill and receipt for £2-7s-11d by William Volans for wine and spirits to Mrs Torre of South Parade.

Probate of the will and codicil of Ann Torre late of the parish of Holy Trinity in Micklegate, widow. Ann died 20 February 1844.

Letter from B Lumley at Sheriff Hutton containing his account as executor.

Empty white envelope endorsed in York and Scarborough. The letter is addressed to the Rev B. Lumley, of Sheriff Hutton.

Letter from Joshua Stagg at Stockton to Rev B Lumley enclosing a bankers draft. The paper has been reused to calculate estate and probate figures.

Letter from B Lumley at Sheriff Hutton giving more details of the executors account.

Probate of the will of Butler Lucas late of Pontefract, surgeon, whose will was made 12 March 1772.

Letter from John Uppleby at Scarborough to Rev B Lumley at Sheriff Hutton about the death of Miss Torre.

Handwritten estate rough calculations.

Definition of ‘bona notabilia’.

Copy of baptism from the parish register of Pontefract for Ann Lucas, daughter of Butler Lucas, baptised 30 September 1763.