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Collapse 03185 - BRETHERTONS, SOLICITORS, RUGBY - 17th century-20th century03185 - BRETHERTONS, SOLICITORS, RUGBY - 17th century-20th century
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Expand 1 - E A Amos of Long Lawford and Pailton1 - E A Amos of Long Lawford and Pailton
Expand 2 - Benn Estate2 - Benn Estate
Expand 3 - Billington Family of Hillmorton3 - Billington Family of Hillmorton
Expand 4 - F J Cleaver, Builder and Contractor of Rugby. - 1840-19304 - F J Cleaver, Builder and Contractor of Rugby. - 1840-1930
Expand 5 - Cockerill5 - Cockerill
Expand 6 - Joseph Cox's Trustees6 - Joseph Cox's Trustees
Collapse 7 - Croft Family of Church Lawford, Warwickshire and Kilsby, Northamptonshire.7 - Croft Family of Church Lawford, Warwickshire and Kilsby, Northamptonshire.
1 - Bundle of deeds to messuages at Stretton under Fosse purchased of Trustees of William Gray Farmer esq. deceased (Skipworth, Manger, Farmer, Crofts). Copy of probate of the will of Charles Manger of Stretton, cordwainer. (3 Feb 1875). - 1858-1891
2 - Bundle of deeds re conveyance of two messuages in Stretton under Fosse. (Pain, Vernon, Grant, Harrison, Harrison, Crofts). Copy of the will of Robert Vernon of Stretton, carpenter (8 April 1825) - 1784-1868
3 - Bundle of wills and administrations for the Crofts family of Church Lawford: Probate of William Crofts, gent (20 Oct 1789) Probate of John Crofts, grazier (7 May 1832) Probate of James Crofts, gent (14 May 1850 Probate of William Sutton Crofts, gent (14 May 1850) Probate of John Crofts of Stretton under Fosse, gent (27 Oct 1877) Administration to the effect of Sarah Ann Crofts (1 Aug 1895) - 1789-1895
4 - Bundle of deeds including conveyance of a messuage and premises at Harborough Magna, Leicestershire. (Barnes, Compton, Wootton, Smith Hirons, Goddard, Crofts). Copy of the will of Elizabeth Wootton of Harborough Magna, Spinster (2 Oct 1828)1794-1870
5 - Bundle of deeds and related material including a conveyance of a farm and lands of approximately 206 acres in Stretton under Fosse. (Duckett and Ledbrooke, Hackett, Buxton, and others, Wratislaw and Crofts) and a piece of burial land (Crofts to the trustees of Stretton chapel). Attested copy of the will of Mary Ledbrooke of Leicester, spinster (26 Feb 1808) and Mercy Duckett of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, widow (20 June 1808). Copy of Act of Parliament for enclosure of fields in Stretton under Fosse (1771). - 1771-1836
6 - Mortgage of several messuages and premises situated at Stretton under Fosse for securing £390 and interest. John Crofts of Stretton under Fosse, gent, to David Torrance and other trustees of the Rugby Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society. 7 Apr 1868. - 1868
7 - Large bundle of deeds split into three parts relating to the conveyance of an estate situate at Stretton under Fosse (Binley, Price, Brierley, Skipworth, Crofts). Bundle includes: Copy of the will of Henry Bryerly of Hinckley, Leicestershire, gent (30 Jan 1794) Copy of the will of John Brierly of Kings Newnham, gent (14 Dec 1798) Copy of the will of Jeremiah Brierly of Stretton, farmer (12 July 1830). - 1752-1857
8 - Reconstructed bundle of deeds relating to the conveyance of four closes of land in Long Lawford containing approximately 30 acres (Hickman, Bliss, Russell, Crofts) - 1773-1845
9 - Reconstructed bundle of deeds relating to the conveyance of two closes and a meadow in Long Lawford (Robinson, Masters, Ruffhead, Hill, Crofts). - 1798-1869
10 - Reconstructed bundle of deeds relating to the freehold messuages and hereditaments in Austrey and Wilnecote (Hunt, Oldacres, Crofts). - 1815-1887
11 - Sale Catalogue: Freehold lands, mines, minerals, and tithes at Austrey and Wilnecote. - 1871
12 - Small amount of loose material relating to Crofts estate, insurance polies etc including properties in Northamptonshire. - 1904-1934
13 - Reconstructed bundle of deeds relating to conveyance of several messuages in Hillmorton (Compton, Leader, Carter). Probate of the will of John Compton of Hillmorton, yeoman (25 May 1771) - 1702-1771
14 - Bundle of deeds relating to the conveyance of two messuages in Harborough Magna. (Stean, Cross). Copy of the will of William Cross of Rugby, baker, 26 Aug 1835 - 1825-1854
15 - Reconstructed bundle of deeds relating to the conveyance of messuages at Harbough Magna (Walker, Hewitt, Pearson, Edwards). - 1775-1869
16 - Loose deed of mortgage and bond for a house and lands in Rugby (Butlin, Rideout). - 1768
17 - Loose deed of lease (release missing) for messuages at Southam (Morris, Hawkins). - 1833
18 - Lease (release missing) of several parcels of land at Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire. (Ralphe, Neale) - 1697
19 - Mortgage and release of a messuage and premises at Swinford, Leicestershire. (Webster) - 1905, 1927
20 - Requisitions on title [to land in Kilworth, Leicestershire] and replies. (Haselwood's Trustees, Snodin) - 1868
21 - Loose deed conveying part of the old Oxford canal navigation, Barby, Northamptonshire. (Proprietors of the Oxford Navigation, Pittom). Within the deed there is a coloured sketch of the area covered by the deed. - 1865
22 - Common recovery relating to property in Northamptonshire. (Pyke, Carr). - 1720
23 - Common recovery relating to property in Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire (Richardson). - 1756
24 - Artificial bundle with connection to Lancashire. Mortgage of leasehold premises in Fleetwood, Lancashire. (Gentles, Parkinson), and an abstract of the will of James Pickering of Preston. - 1865-1906
25 - Lease for 21 years of a messuage and 99 acres of land at Church Lawford Heath belonging to the Earl and Countess of Cardigan. (Montague and Folkes, John Crofts) 15 July 1757. Lease for 20 years of a farm and 147 acres of land at Church Lawford. (Duke of Buccleugh, John Crofts) 5 May 1786. Lease for 19 Years of a farm and 128 acres of land at Church Lawford. (Duke of Buccleugh, William Crofts) 5 May 1786. Later 19th century agreements for letting the farms. - 1757-1831
26 - Copy of the will and codicil of William Sutton Crofts of Church Lawford, gent. 27 Jan 1849 - 1849
27 - Grant of annuity John Crofts to Mary Crofts for the life of Mrs Crofts out of an estate at Stretton under Fosse. £100 per annum. 2 June 1858 - 1858
28 - Release and indemnity from trusts. Mary Crofts and others to Messrs Warner and Witherington. 23 June 1858 - 1858
29 - Letters of administration, residuary accounts and legacy receipts belonging to the late Alice Crofts of Church Lawford. - 1844
30 - Letters of administration, residuary accounts and bills belonging to the late Thomas Crofts of Hillmorton. - 1805
31 - Bundle of papers re. the executorship of the estate of James Crofts of Church Lawford, account book, legacy receipts, etc. Also the executor's (W S Crofts) account book for the late Phoebe Webb. - 1844
32 - Copy of the will and codicil of James Crofts of Church Lawford, gent. 30 June 1830 - 1830
33 - Artificial bundle of papers relating to members of the Crofts family, executorship papers, deeds, bills, etc. - 1825-1901
34 - Bundle of bills and receipts to John Crofts - 1877
35 - Bundle of letters, mainly correspondence to William Sutton Crofts of Church Lawford from his cousin Josiah Crofts of York and begging letters to James Crofts of Church Lawford. - 1844-1847
36 - Marriage settlement between William Elkington of Hellidon, Northamptonshire, farmer and Sarah Crofts of Church Lawford of £700 on their intended marriage. 31 May 1824. Legacy receipts paid to their children, 1845-1851 - 1824-1851
37 - Copy of the will and codicil of William Sutton Crofts of Church Lawford, gent, 27 Jan 1849 - 1849
38 - Grant of an annuity William Crofts of Church Lawford, gent, to Mary Crofts of Church Lawford, widow, £100 during the life of Mrs Crofts set out of an estatge at Hodnell. 2 June 1858 - 1858
39 - Extract certificate of a contract for the redemption of Land Tax on land owned by John and Thomas Crofts. - 1799
40 - Copy of the probate of the will of Walter Cooke of Church Lawford, wheelwright, 3 April 1807 and legacy receipts 1821 James Crofts acting executor. - 1807, 1821
41 - Copy of the will of John Downing of Thurlaston, Dunchurch, farmer. 3 Aug 1835 - 1835
42 - Probate of the will of John Downing of Thurlaston, Dunchurch, farmer. 21 Dec 1835 with an inventory, settled accounts, legacy receipts, etc. William Crofts acting executor. - 1835
43 - Copy of the will of John Line of Ling Hall, Church Lawford, farmer. 7 Aug 1838. W S Crofts acting executor. - 1835
44 - Probate of the will of John Line of Ling Hall, Church Lawford, farmer. 5 Oct 1838.
45 - Inventory and valuation of farming stock belonging to the late Robert Line of Church Lawford to Joseph Line Junior also of Church Lawford. An account of money paid by Joseph Line on account of the late Robert Line. - 1841
46 - Copy of the will of Richard Cosby of Rugby, innholder 16 May 1840. W S Crofts acting as executor. - 1840
47 - Probate of the will of Richard Cosby of Rugby, innholder. 7 Aug 1841 - 1841
48 - Copy of the will and codicil of Richard Warner of Weston Hall, Bulkington, gent. W S Crofts acting executor. 5 Sept 1848 - 1848
49 - Copy of the will of Sarah Elkington of Church Lawford's Lodge, grazier. 5 March 1845 - 1845.
50 - Copy of apprenticeship indenture. Maria Elkington (niece of W S Crofts) to Mary Ann Bushill of Coventry, milliner and dressmaker. - 1848
51 - Agreement of servitude. Eliza Elikington to Elizabeth Garratt to teach her the trade of milliner and dressmaker. - 1848
52 - Marriage settlement by lease and release. William Capell of Flore, Northamptonshire to trustees as part of his marriage to Susannah Rushworth of three messuages together with several peices of land lying in Flore, 1 Oct 1773. Bundle of 8 legacy receipts on the estate of Susannah Cappell. Her nephew, John Crofts, is one of the executors. - 1796
53 - Copy of the will of Phoebe Webb of Church Lawford, spinster. 28 Jan 1845 - 1845
54 - Executorship papers of Phoebe Webb, probate, legacy receipts, executors accounts, etc. - 1845
55 - Copy of the will of William Veasey of Woolston Heath, farmer and maltster. Proved 11 Oct 1816. John Crofts acting executor. - 1816
56 - Bundle of deeds. Conveyance of messuage and garden in Willey (the Right Hon The Earl of Denbigh, Collins, Collins). - 1877-1892
57 - Small bundle of deeds reconveyance of two pieces of land situate in York Street, Rugby. (Bell, Dring, Mills). - 1900-1905
58 - Printed statement of Henry Walter Bucknill relating to his dismissal from the office of medical attendant at Rugby School. - 1865
59 - Small bundle of deeds re. conveyance of a messuage and premises at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire. (Smith, Briggs, Gilbert). Copy of the will of Thomas Briggs of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, labourer. 23 May 1877 - 1877-1880
60 - Bundle of deeds relating to several closes of land (including common furlong, great furlong, part of Moors meadow) at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire. (Perkins, Drayson, Towers, Gilbert). Probate of the will of Thomas Perkins of Brownsover, gent (3 Oct 1749). Copy of the will of Thomas Perkins of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, gent (11 July 1796) - 1747-1816
61 - Bundle of deeds relating to premises at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, including Moore Field and Lamas close (Harding, Whalley, Roase, Bywater, Butlin, Towers). Copy of the will of Rev Roger Whalley of Winwick, Northamptonshire. (8 Feb 1781) - 1708-1801
62 - Copy of deed to lead the uses of a fine of lands in Moulton and Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, for John Barber and his wife, legacy receipts, fines, copies of mortgages and mortgage assignments (Barber, Page, Barbour). Copy of the will of John Barber of Moulton, Northamptonshire, gent (11 Mar 1775) - 1768-1798
63 - Attested copy of deed of gift: John Gilbert, of Shawll, Leicestershire, grazier, to Thomas Gilbert of Swinford, Leicestershire of real estate in Shawell and Lilbourne. - 1853
64 - Bundle of deeds conveying land in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, including Burmans Close and Ground, Lammas Field, Holmes, Dove Close, Kirkham Close (Ireson the younger, gilbert) Includes various assignments and mortgages for portions of the land to Cattell. The bundle includes a sketch map of "Burnhams close, Burnhams Ground and Lammas Close" 1815. - 1815-1816
65 - Copy of the probate of Jonathan Phillips of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, grazier. 24 May 1788 - 1788
66 - Copy of the probate of John Ireson of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, grazier. 25 Jan 1810. Also release and legacy discharges under the will - 1810
67 - Bundle of deeds re conveyance of a house, orchard and backside in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire (Blackwell, Crisp, Higgs, Ireson). Copy of the probate of the following wills: John Crisp of Lilbourne, weaver (27 July 1745), John Ireson the younger of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, gent (4 Dec 1815) - 1739-1815
68 - Conveyance by lease and release: John Coxe Browne of Leicester, mercer, to Jonathan Phillips of Cathorpe, Leicestershire, of a messuage in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire and backside and a close known as the Wong. 22 & 23 May 1750 - 1750
69 - Conveyance. Mary Staremore Benn of Rugby, widow, to John Gilbert the younger, yeoman of Shawell, Leicestershire of Drake Close and Dunns Close in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire. 7 April 1806. - 1806
70 - Assignment of a term of a thousand years to attend an inheritance. Philip Kench, farmer and Thomas Johnson, draper, of Dunchurch to Charles Butlin of Rugby, draper (in trust for John Gilbert and Thomas Gilbert, farmers of Shawell Leicestershire) in premises in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire. - 1823
71 - Bundle of deeds re conveyance of land in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire. A tenement known as the White House and closes known as the Leys, the New Close and Dunkley's Close. Copy of the probate of John Boswell of Shawell, yeoman (15 Jan 1780) (Drayson, Bosworth, Arnold). A close known as Long Close or Cooks Croft (Garner, Arnold). Eighteen acres known as Bosworth's Close, Meacock's Close and Long Close (later known as Bulls close) (Arnold, Gilbert). - 1767-1845
72 - Typed abstract of title of the personal representatives of William Thomas Crofts of Cubbington to a piece of land at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire including Bull Close, Castle Hill, Long Close, Bromwich Close and the Bit (Gilbert, Crofts).
73 - Conveyance: Trustees under the will of John Arthur Arnold to John Gilbert of Shawell, Leicestershire, grazier and Thomas Gilbert of Swinford, Leicestershire, grazier, of a close in Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, called the Great Close or Herbert's Close formerly knowns as March's Orchard, Higginson's Piece, Vann and Ellsons' Piece. 4 Dec 1845 - 1845
74 - Copy of the probate of William Clarke of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, gent. 8 Sept 1707. - 1707
75 - Copy of the will of Henry Browne of Shawell, Leicestershire, clerk. 16 Apr. 1744. - 1744
76 - Copy of surrender of Dove Close and Holmes. Knightly Holled and Thomas Grace, trustees to John Cope Browne. 14 Oct 1746 - 1746
77 - Release of an annuity. Ann Hall of Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, widow to John Cope Browne and Henry Brown. 30 Sept 1750
Expand 8 - Elliott of Kilsby and Crick, Northamptonshire8 - Elliott of Kilsby and Crick, Northamptonshire
Expand 9 - B H C Fox of Maplewell, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire9 - B H C Fox of Maplewell, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Expand 10 - Fry family of Rugby10 - Fry family of Rugby
Expand 11 - Gardner and Nightingale11 - Gardner and Nightingale
Expand 12 - Gilks12 - Gilks
Expand 13 - John and Edward Glover of Bitteswell, Leicestershire13 - John and Edward Glover of Bitteswell, Leicestershire
Expand 14 - John Pearson Hall of Newbold and Rugby14 - John Pearson Hall of Newbold and Rugby
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Expand 16 - Hubbard of Gilmorton16 - Hubbard of Gilmorton
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Expand 18 - Matthew18 - Matthew
Expand 19 - J J McKinnell19 - J J McKinnell
Expand 20 - Pike Family of Crick, Northamptonshire.20 - Pike Family of Crick, Northamptonshire.
Expand 21 - Pittom Family of Barby21 - Pittom Family of Barby
Expand 22 - Pope Estate22 - Pope Estate
Expand 23 - Rawbone23 - Rawbone
Expand 24 - Rugby Freehold Land Society24 - Rugby Freehold Land Society
Expand 25 - Rugby Coffee Tavern Company25 - Rugby Coffee Tavern Company
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Expand 27 - Tibbs Estate of Great Everdon, Northamptonshire.27 - Tibbs Estate of Great Everdon, Northamptonshire.
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Expand 29 - Ward Family29 - Ward Family
Expand 30 - Watson, Grimes and Bygraves families30 - Watson, Grimes and Bygraves families
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Expand 32 - Wratislaw32 - Wratislaw
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