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GDC/262 · Series · 1797-1798
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

Bundle wrapped in brown paper. Includes conveyance in trust, deed of composition, abstract of conveyance and list of covenants. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Marriage Settlement
GDC/261/2 · Item · 24 May 1816-25 May 1816
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Settlement before the marriage of Reverend Frederick Dodsworth of Thornton Hall in the parish of Watlass with Frances Anne Pulleyn Mosley, spinster.

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Feoffment
GDC/261/1 · Item · 16 April 1801
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Feoffment by Matthew Dodsworth of Crake Hall in the County of York to Reverend Frederick Dodsworth of Thornton Watlas for £300 of two cottages etc in Watlas.

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Thornton Family of Watlas[s]
GDC/261 · Series · 1801-1806
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Includes feoffment and marriage settlement. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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GDC/260/9 · Item · 1 March 1869
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Probate of the will of Edward Lloyd late of Lincroft in the parish of Naburn, esquire. Died 4 February 1869. Executors have the surname Greame, formerly Lloyd.

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GDC/260/7 · Item · 20 June 1827
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Extract of the will and codicil proved at Canterbury of Thomas Groves of Tower Hill in London, Inspector General of the Duties on Excise Imports. Also family named Walsh. 38 pages.

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Assigment: Branton to Cooper
GDC/260/6 · File · 25 June 1819
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Assignment of two messuages and tenements in Minster Yard by Edward Branton of York, teadealer to William Cooper of Kingston upon Hull, stay maker. Inside is a copy of the death certificate for Sarah Cooper who died at Wakefield 10 April 1842 aged 82 years.

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GDC/260/5 · Item · 8 June 1815
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Second probate of the will of Robert Bewlay late without Micklegate Bar, esquire. Mentions property in Burton Fields in the parish of Catton, Dringhouses, Baggergate Lane near Micklegate Bar.

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GDC/260/4 · Item · 1810
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Abstract of the Title of William Agar to a Mansion House and Outbuildings etc in Bilborough called Low garth, Calf Garth, Near Cow Close, Grass Spring etc and agreed to be sold to the Reverend Richard Thompson. Goes back to 1716.

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GDC/260 · Series · 1772-1876
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Includes copies of wills, probate documents, abstract of title, release of leasehold, assignment, extract of a will and codicil, leases and letters and dilapidations.

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Bill and Receipt
GDC/259/8 · File · 24 February 1844
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Bill and receipt for £5-16-6d by James and Edward Day from the executors of the late Mrs Torre. Also attached is a receipt from Joseph Terry and Co of York.

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Probate
GDC/259/6 · Item · 5 October 1833
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

Probate of the will of Kirkby Torre late of York and formerly of Boston or Thorp Arch, esquire. The will was made 19 September 1802.

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Letter
GDC/259/20 · Item · 8 January 1845
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Letter from John Uppleby at Scarborough to Rev B Lumley at Sheriff Hutton about the death of Miss Torre.

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Letter
GDC/259/18 · Item · 26 December 1844
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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.

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Envelope
GDC/259/17 · Item · 24 December 1844
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Empty white envelope endorsed in York and Scarborough. The letter is addressed to the Rev B. Lumley, of Sheriff Hutton.

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Probate
GDC/259/15 · Item · 16 October 1844
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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

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Bill and Receipt
GDC/259/13 · Item · 1 May 1844
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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.

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Letter
GDC/259/11 · Item · 10 April 1844
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Letter from Elizabeth Walker at South Parade, York to Rev B Lumley at Sheriff Hutton listing items in Mrs Torre’s house.

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Probate of a will
GDC/258/9 · Item · 8 April 1841
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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.

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Note
GDC/258/8 · Item · 28 November 184-
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Note referring to the appeal to the House of Lords concerning the case of Fairfax v Holdsworth regarding the title to the Bilbro’ Property.

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Probate of a will
GDC/258/4 · Item · 4 October 1803
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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.

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Succession Duty
GDC/258/22 · Item · 25 August 1885
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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

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Receipt
GDC/258/17 · Item · 10 November 1868
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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.

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Probate of a will
GDC/258/15 · Item · 16 July 1857
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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.

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Probate of a will
GDC/258/14 · Item · 13 July 1857
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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.

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Bundle of legal documents
GDC/258 · Series · 27 June 1774-25 August 1885
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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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Conveyance
GDC/257/7 · Item · 7 May 1851
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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.

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Probate of a will
GDC/257/6 · Item · 29 December 1845
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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.

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Assignment
GDC/257/5 · Item · 1 October 1836
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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.

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Lease
GDC/257/4 · Item · 11 June 1833
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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.

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Feoffment
GDC/257/3 · Item · 6 April 1799
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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.

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Lease
GDC/257/2 · Item · 2 February 1764
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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.

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Lease
GDC/257/1 · Item · 21 February 1738
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Lease made between Reverend Thomas Mease, Prebendary of Fenton, to Thomas Lamplugh of the Prebend House of Fenton for 40 years.

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Bundle of legal papers
GDC/257 · Series · 21 February 1738-30 August 1867
Part of Gray, Dodsworth & Cobb, York solicitors

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.

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Contract of marriage
GDC/256/8 · Item · 1873
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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.

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Lease
GDC/256/6 · Item · 26 January 1833
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Lease of two tenements adjoining Minster Gates for 40 years by the Dean and Chapter of York to Thomas Marsh of York, bookseller.

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Marriage settlement
GDC/256/5 · Item · 27 November 1832
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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.

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Marriage settlement
GDC/256/4 · Item · 15 September 1831
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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.

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Appointment
GDC/256/3 · Item · 17 June 1830
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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.

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Memorandum
GDC/256/1 · Item · 11 September 1728
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Memorandum of sale of two dwellinghouses in Fossgate by Thomas Sisson of Ferreby and Richard Ingham of Hull to Thomas Fox junior of York.

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Bundle of legal papers
GDC/256 · Series · 11 September 1728-3 January 1898
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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.

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GDC/255/5 · Item · 23 October 1857
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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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GDC/255/4 · Item · 9 October 1856
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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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GDC/255/2 · Item · 10 October 1826-11 October 1826
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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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GDC/255/1 · Item · 15 June 1826-16 June 1826
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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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GDC/255 · Series · 1826-1857
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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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GDC/254/5 · Item · 11 December 1897
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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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GDC/254/4 · File · 1 April 1862
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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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GDC/254/3 · Item · 8 October 1864
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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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GDC/254/1 · Item · 18 June 1852
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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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Wills and estate papers
GDC/254 · Series · 1852-1897
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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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GDC/253/6 · File · 8 November 1884-1906
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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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Order of exchange of land
GDC/253/5 · Item · 27 September 1863
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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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GDC/253/4 · Item · 27 May 1862
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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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