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Collapse 02924 - WHEATLEY FAMILY OF BERKSWELL HALL   - 1728-188902924 - WHEATLEY FAMILY OF BERKSWELL HALL - 1728-1889
Collapse 1 - Deeds of Berkswell - 1585-19091 - Deeds of Berkswell - 1585-1909
Collapse 1 - Parcel of deeds labelled "J.H. Wheatley. Parcel of old deeds  sent to me by Col Eardley Wilmot relating to the Berkswell Estate which were not to be found when Mr. Walker bought it and do not  appear in the sale to me" - 1585-19091 - Parcel of deeds labelled "J.H. Wheatley. Parcel of old deeds sent to me by Col Eardley Wilmot relating to the Berkswell Estate which were not to be found when Mr. Walker bought it and do not appear in the sale to me" - 1585-1909
Expand 1 - Original bundle of deeds belonging to the Mathewe family of Mercote Hall (which the family had acquired  through marriage in  the late 15th century) - 1585-16811 - Original bundle of deeds belonging to the Mathewe family of Mercote Hall (which the family had acquired through marriage in the late 15th century) - 1585-1681
Expand 2 - Original bundle of deeds relating to the property of the Mathew family in the manor of Morcote Hall and various lands in Berkswell and elsewhere - 1587-16462 - Original bundle of deeds relating to the property of the Mathew family in the manor of Morcote Hall and various lands in Berkswell and elsewhere - 1587-1646
Expand 3 - Original bundle of deeds relating to the property of the Mathew family in the manor of Morcote Hall and various lands, 1652-1659/60, with two earlier deeds unrelated to the Mathews or to Berkswell - 1552-16603 - Original bundle of deeds relating to the property of the Mathew family in the manor of Morcote Hall and various lands, 1652-1659/60, with two earlier deeds unrelated to the Mathews or to Berkswell - 1552-1660
Expand 4 - Original bundle of deeds relating to Murcott Hall and various lands property of the Mathew(e) family - 1689-17424 - Original bundle of deeds relating to Murcott Hall and various lands property of the Mathew(e) family - 1689-1742
Collapse 5 - Original bundle labelled "Title deeds of Murcot beginning in 1706 and agreeing with the Abstract No 1 to the time of my purchase 1755 Tied up .... etter 6 June 1767" - 1706-1741/25 - Original bundle labelled "Title deeds of Murcot beginning in 1706 and agreeing with the Abstract No 1 to the time of my purchase 1755 Tied up .... etter 6 June 1767" - 1706-1741/2
1 - Appointment and conveyance by lease and release from Mathew Holbeche of Meriden esquire, Sir Arthur Kay and Ann his wife, John Knightley alias Wightwick and Mary his wife, Robert Wilmot esquire and Ursula his wife, John Harpur of Twiford Derbys esquire, Simon Biddulph of Burbury [Birdingbury] esquire, Elizabeth Marow and Arabella Marow of St. James' Westminster, spinsters to Sarah Mathew of Morecoat hall, widow and relict of Henry Mathew esquire - Oct 1706
2 - Indenture of fine in which Arthur Lugg, Henry Webb and William Sleath gentlemen, were querents and the Marow daughters deforciants - [1706-1707]
3 - Conveyance by lease and release from the five Marow daughters, their husbands, and others to Sarah Mathew of Birmingham, widow - Sep 1708
4 - Conveyance by lease and release between the parties as in CR2440/5/3 - Oct 1708
5 - Release from John Scrivnor of Berkswell, yeoman, and Richard his brother to Sarah Mathew of Birmingham, widow - 13 Jan 1708/09
6 - Conveyance by lease and release from Sarah Mathew to Samuel Careles of Wednesbury Staffordshire esquire, Benjamin Careles of Birmingham, ironmonger, and Joseph Careles of Birmingham gentleman - Apr 1716
7 - Conveyance by lease and release by Samuel, Benjamin and Joseph Careless, at the request of Thomas Jukes of Whittington Staffordshire,esquire, and Sarah his wife (widow of Henry Mathew) to John Mathew of Birmingham, gentleman, her only son by Henry Mathew - Aug 1721
8 - Covenant to levy a fine between Thomas Jukes and Sarah his wife and John Mathew of the one part and Benjamin Careless junior of the other - 1721/2
9 - Lease from John Mathew now of Worcester, gentleman, to William Greenaway of Berkswell, yeoman - 10 Jan 1733/4
10 - Lease from John Mathew of Whistones, in Claines, Worcestershire esquire to Samuel Pearman of Clent, Staffordshire, esquire - 28 Jan 1735/6
11 - Lease from John Mathew of Worcester esquire, to Thomas Wolfe of Berkswell, husbandman - 29 Jun 1736
12 - Conveyance by lease and release from John Mathew of Whiston to his nieces, Sarah Moseley and Jane Moseley of Whiston, spinsters - 1740/1
13 - Probate of the will of John Mathew of Whistones, esquire - 1739-1741
14 - Proclamation of fine between John Middlebrook gentleman plaintiff and Sir Thomas Frankland Bart. and Sarah his wife, deforciants - 1741/2
Expand 6 - Original bundle of deeds relating to the Murcote estate after John Mathew's death - 1742-17766 - Original bundle of deeds relating to the Murcote estate after John Mathew's death - 1742-1776
Expand 7 - Original bundle relating to copyhold property in Berkswell which passed from the Palmer family to Sir John Eardley Wilmot - 1742-17827 - Original bundle relating to copyhold property in Berkswell which passed from the Palmer family to Sir John Eardley Wilmot - 1742-1782
Expand 2 - Parcel containing three bundles of deeds entitled "Part of Original Purchase No 2" - 1706-18702 - Parcel containing three bundles of deeds entitled "Part of Original Purchase No 2" - 1706-1870
Expand 3 - Parcel containing three bundles entitled "Old Deeds" Hockley Farm purchased from Captain Westley Richards July 29th 1896 and completed Sept 29 1896". Labelled No. 27. - 1706-18943 - Parcel containing three bundles entitled "Old Deeds" Hockley Farm purchased from Captain Westley Richards July 29th 1896 and completed Sept 29 1896". Labelled No. 27. - 1706-1894
Expand 4 - Original bundle of deeds to the Stone House and lands at 1708-1709- Rockshill, Berkswell, labelled "Part of Rock Farm, No. 9" 1897 and "Deeds relating to an Estate at Berkswell. Crow's Charity": - 1708-17094 - Original bundle of deeds to the Stone House and lands at 1708-1709- Rockshill, Berkswell, labelled "Part of Rock Farm, No. 9" 1897 and "Deeds relating to an Estate at Berkswell. Crow's Charity": - 1708-1709
Expand 5 - Parcel labelled "Part original purchase no. 18" relating to the Shirleys in Back Lane, Cornest End - 1710-1856 5 - Parcel labelled "Part original purchase no. 18" relating to the Shirleys in Back Lane, Cornest End - 1710-1856
Expand 6 - Parcel containing five bundles of documents labelled "Part of original purchase no.3" and "Old surrenders etc. relating to the manor of Berkswell, to 1866", containing deeds of copyhold and freehold property sold by W.F.H. Whitehouse to Thomas Walker in 1866 - 1728-18666 - Parcel containing five bundles of documents labelled "Part of original purchase no.3" and "Old surrenders etc. relating to the manor of Berkswell, to 1866", containing deeds of copyhold and freehold property sold by W.F.H. Whitehouse to Thomas Walker in 1866 - 1728-1866
Expand 7 - Parcel of documents labelled "F. Taylor Truggist Lane, No. 35" and "Deeds relating to property purchased in 1894 from The London Life Association, Tranters. Devisees & Smith v. Greenway. Three purchases". - 1739-18957 - Parcel of documents labelled "F. Taylor Truggist Lane, No. 35" and "Deeds relating to property purchased in 1894 from The London Life Association, Tranters. Devisees & Smith v. Greenway. Three purchases". - 1739-1895
Expand 8 - Original bundle labelled "Frank Taylors Farm and Cricket  Field" (the farm is also described as being in Station Road, Berkswell), containing one smaller bundle within a large folder - 1774-19088 - Original bundle labelled "Frank Taylors Farm and Cricket Field" (the farm is also described as being in Station Road, Berkswell), containing one smaller bundle within a large folder - 1774-1908
Expand 9 - Miscellaneous Deeds - 1847-19019 - Miscellaneous Deeds - 1847-1901
Expand 10 - Abstracts of Title - 1840-188010 - Abstracts of Title - 1840-1880
Expand 2 - Legal papers - 1810-18112 - Legal papers - 1810-1811