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| B.1 |
MANCHESTER Manchester City Circle Railway 1902.Correspondence and printed material, maps. (7 items). |
| B.3 |
SUTTON ON THE
HILL, Derbyshire Papers concerning Hospital and Library estates. 1671-1919. (i) Survey of the manor of Sutton on the Hill 1671. (ii) Enclosure award with plan 1771. (iii) Valuation 1821. (iv) Rental 1772-1827. (v) Rental 1830. (vi) Rental 1874-1919. (vii-viii) Sutton on the Hill and Thurvaston. Call number now C/SUTT/1/1-8. |
| B.4 |
ROCHDALE Maps of Chetham's Hospital and Library, Rochdale estates 1718-1828. Call number now C/ROCH/49. |
| B.5 |
SOTHEBY, Samuel
Leigh (1805-61) History of Early English poetry. Sheets of ms notes in boxes 12 vols. and index |
| B.6 |
CHETHAM'S
LIBRARY Miscellaneous Library papers 1912-78. (Restricted). |
| C.6.1-3 |
KUERDEN, Richard
(1623-90?) (1-2) 2 vols. of notes for the History of Lancashire. Proposed History by Richard Kuerden and Christopher Towneley (3) Index to the Chetham folio and quarto volumes by R.T. Hampson and W. Dobson 1850s |
| C.6.4-11 |
PALMER
COLLECTION 8 volumes of transcripts of local material by John Palmer (1785-1846), Architect. |
| C.6.12-33 |
PICCOPE
COLLECTION 22 vols. of transcripts made by Rev. John Piccope (1788-1854) and his son the Rev. George J. Piccope (1818-72). |
| C.6.12 | Lancashire Pedigrees. (There is an Index at the beginning). Large fol. (27955) |
| C.6.13 | Lancashire Pedigrees. (An index at the beginning). fol. (27956). |
| C.6.14 | Extracts from the Evidences of Hesketh of Rufford, Hornby of Ribby, &c. Registry of Roman Catholics at Preston, Geo.I to Geo.III. Deeds of Winckley, Catteall, Mitton, Anderton, &c. fol. (27957). |
| C.6.15-21 | Extracts from Dodsworth's Mss in the Bodleian Library relative to Lancashire. 7 vols. 4to. (27958). |
| C.6.22-23 | Transcripts and Abstracts of Wills and Inventories at Chester. 2 vols. fol. (27959). |
| C.6.24 | Ordinations at Chester, A.D. 1542-1558. Bishops of Chester's Visitations and Clerical Subsidies, 1538-1569, arranged in Deaneries. fol. (27960) |
| C.6.25 | Abstracts of old Deeds, Wills &c. of Lancashire Families. The greater portion relate to Leyland Hundred. oblong fol. (27961) |
| C.6.26 | Preston Guild Books, 1722-1822. White-book 1608-1721: Extracts Kuerden's Mss. Piccope Mss. Matriculations and Admissions to Brasenose College, Oxford. Manchester Pedigrees. 4to. (27962). |
| C.6.27 | Extracts relating to Lancashire history. (27963) |
| C.6.28 | Manchester Parish Registers : Gorton, Stretford, Didsbury, Birch and Platt, Flixton, Haslingden, Middleton, Padiham, Kirkham, Brindle, Leyland, Penwortham, Walton-le-Dale, Salmesbury, North Meols, Eccleston, Prestwich: Extracts. (27964). |
| C.6.29 | List of Incumbents &c. of Churches in the Deaneries of Lancashire. (27965). |
| C.6.30 | Ormskirk, Blackburn, and Garstang Parish Registers: Extracts. 8vo. (27966). |
| C.6.31 | Wills. (27967) |
| C.6.32 | Commonplace Book. (27968) |
| C.6.33 | Abstract of wills at Chester |
| C.6.34-77 |
RAINES
COLLECTION Lancashire Mss. Transcripts from Lancashire Mss. and original material by F.R. Raines (1805-78), Vicar of Milnrow. |
| Raines v.1 | Rochdale Church and Parish: including the Chapels, Halls and Families. Saddleworth and Todmorden are included; also a description of Elland, near Halifax. Extracts from the Parish Registers of Middleton. (27979). |
| Raines v.2 | Rochdale Church and Parish, continued: including the Chapels, Halls and Families; Court Rolls of Rochdale Manor; the Church Survey of 1650; Middleton Registers; Surey Demoniac Case; Scarce Local Tracts at Mr T. Heywood's Sale. (27980). |
| Raines v.3 | Rochdale Parish: The Old Halls and Families; Calendar of Deeds at Castleton Hall; Pedigrees of Lancashire families. (17981). |
| Raines v.4 | Rochdale Parish and Miscellaneous: Beswick, Tonge, Farrer, Hamer and other families; Littleborough. (27982). |
| Raines v.5 | Rochdale &c : Justices of Peace of Salford Hundred; Jurymen of Rochdale Manor Court, 1650-1721; Newall family; Whitworth Chapel. (27983). |
| Raines v.6 | Miscellaneous: Byrom Deeds; Wills and Marriage Licences from Chester. (27984). |
| Raines v.7 | Manor of Rochdale, 1591-1826; Rental and Chief Rents,1698-1707. (This volume has an Index at the end.) (27985) |
| Raines v.8 | Rochdale &c. : Brerely; Byron Deeds, Stock of Rochdale; Jenkinson; Rochdale Court of Francpledge, A.D. 1660-1666; Butterworth, Halliwell, Newall, and Turnough families; Hill's Charity; Hamer, Holt, Shaw, Andrew, Radcliffe, Milne, Starkey of Heywood, &c. (27986). |
| Raines v.9 | Rochdale &c., Miscellaneous: Heywood, Parish of Bury; Buckley of Whitfield; Title Deeds of Dearden (Scolfield, Riley families); Clegg; Tim Bobbin's Correspondence, &c.; Rochdale Church; Chetham, Wolfenden, &c., families; Whitaker's "Whalley"; Milnrow Chapel; Royds of Falinge, Milne and other local families. (27987). |
| Raines v.10 | Minutes of the Court of the Manor of Elstronweeke, 1649-1697, and Baron. (27988) |
| Raines v.11 | Evidences &c : Howorth, Legh, Buckley, Holt, Parkinson, Chadwick; Rochdale, Blackburn and Whalley Rectories, Note Books of George and Humphrey Chetham, 1696-1717. (27989). |
| Raines v.12 | Familia Lancastriensis; or, Genealogical Descents of the Nobility and Gentry of the County Palatine of Lancaster, from original Records, in several hands, and the Mss of Sir John Byron, Sir George Booth, Mr John Hopkinson, Richard Thornton Esq., Recorder of Leeds; Mr Ralph Thoresby, antiquary and Mr John Lucas, a native of Lancashire, schoolmaster in Leeds.To which is added a catalogue of the Lancashire Gentry and their Arms, by Captain Boothe of Stockporte in Cheshire, with additions. By Thomas Wilson, S.S.A., London, and copied from his Mss. by Robert Spencer, jun., of Leeds, for John Entwistle of Foxholes, co. Lanc., Esq., 1790. A to S. (27990). -. |
| Raines v.13 | The same, continued, S to W : Evidences of Entwistle, Chadwick, Tonge, Radcliffe of Ordsall, Leech of Greave, &c.; Middleton Grammar School; Saddleworth Church; Piccope's Extracts from Wills; Little Merely, Radcliffe, Belfield, Faling. (27991) |
| Raines v.14 | Rochdale, Miscellaneous: Inquisitions post mortem (from Kuerden); Rochdale Grammar School; Evidences of Byron, Barlow, Towneley, Kershaw; the Copyhold Court of Rochdale Manor, 1686-1774; Modern ecclesiastical history of the Parish. (27992). |
| Raines v.15 | Rochdale Chapelries : Saddleworth, Friarmere, Dobcross, Lydgate, Todmorden, Littleborough, Milnrow, Whitworth, Spotland, Smallbridge &c. (27993). |
| Raines v.16 | Miscellaneous: Abstracts of Wills, &c., of Hamer,Hindley, Starkey, Whitehead, Holt, Bamford, Gartside &c; Ashton-under-Lyne Manor Services; Massay of Sale and Ashton-on-Mersey; Oldham Church; Chester Marriage Licenses; Bury and Rochdale Wills. (27994) |
| Raines vols. 17 & 19 were never in the possession of Chetham's. | |
| Raines v.18 | Yorkshire Miscellanies: Arms of several of the West Riding Gentry of Yorkshire, about A.D. 1664, copied from Sir Wm. Dugdale's Book. (27995) |
| Raines v.20 | Miscellaneous: Fragments of printed and Ms Prayers, Letters, Genealogies, Drawings, Cuttings, chiefly relating to the neighbourhood of Rochdale; a few Civil War Tracts &c. (27996). |
| Raines v.21 | Survey of Rochdale Manor, part of the possession of Sir Robert Heath, Knt., Her Majesty's Attorney General, 1626. With Indexes to the separate Townships. (27997) |
| Raines v.22 | Miscellaneous: Extracts from Lichfield Episcopal Registers, A.D. 1297-1515; Notes from Chester Episcopal Registers; Byron Deeds; Leases of the Wardens &c., of the Collegiate Church, Manchester; Visitations of the Parish of Whalley, 1510-1537; Birch Deeds; Contributors to the Subsidy of the Salford Wapentake, 1546; Endowments of Vicarages in the Diocese of Chester from Ducarel's Mss.; Survey of Lancashire Church Lands, 1650 from the Lambeth Ms. (27998). |
| Raines v.23 | Miscellaneous: Extracts from the parish registers of Bury A.D.1647-1690; Evidences of ffarington of Werden, Blackburne of Hale, Astley of Astley, Hump. Chetham; The Ribble Fishery, 1576; Notes on Rev. Thos. Wilson; Derby family Deeds and Memoranda; Extracts from the Diary of the Rev. John Angier; Chadderton Evidences; Holt of Castleton; Notes from the Diary of the Rev.Turner Standish of Burnley 1744-1784, and Mr Peter Walkden, 1724-1730; Extracts from the Manchester Grammar School Admission Book, 1760-1808. (27999). |
| Raines v.24 | Miscellaneous: Evidences of Radcliffe of Fox Denton, Taylor of Horsedge and of Matthew Fold, Holts and Chethams of Castleton and Turton, Radcliffe of Oldham and Walton-le-Dale, Horrocks of Bolton-le-Moors, Culcheth of Culcheth, Hulme of Hulme, Newall of Town House; Byron papers; Duel between Captain Radcliffe and Mr Daniel, 1685 (28000). |
| Raines v.25 | Kuerden's Charters relating to the Hundred of Salford, from the Coll.Arm. Mss.; Evidences of De Trafford of Trafford, Croston and Wilmslow; the Rebellion of 1745. (2800l) |
| Raines v.26 | Beswick of Pike House: Evidences (28002). |
| Raines v.27 | Wills and Administrations. (There is an Index at page 627). (28003). |
| Raines v.28 | Yorkshire: Compotuses; Deeds of the Vicars Choral of York Minster. (pp. 119-429) Pedigrees. (28004). |
| Raines v.29 | Yorkshire: Rockley of Rockley; Almondbury Memoranda; Patrington Registers; &c. (28005). |
| Raines vols. 30 was never in the possession of Chetham's. | |
| Raines v.31 | Miscellaneous: Abstract of Deeds, Pedigrees &c. much relates to Bury, the school, families &c. Leigh and Kenyon of Rochdale; Middleton Deeds; Guest's Charity, Leigh; Allen of Redivales; Middleton Church; Miscellaneous Letters; Chadwick of Chadwick Hall and Spotland; Shuttleworth of Rochdale; Ormerod of Tunstead; Holden family; Nuttall and other families of Bury; Hardman of Rochdale; Journals of Mr Rd. Kay of Baldingstone and Chesham, Bury 1705-24; Pedigrees of Manchester families; Mr Thomas Ferrand's Pocket Books, 1741-59; Towneley of Belfield. (28006) |
| Raines v.32 | 32 Original Letters and other documents from temp. Eliz. There is a list of the letters at p.205 (28007) |
| Raines v.33 | Original Letters &c. (continued) 1702-1799, chiefly relating to the Watts and Horton families. Contents at p.1. (28008). |
| Raines v.34 | Original Letters &c. (continued) 1716-1792. Horton correspondence: local ecclesiastical matters; Ferrand correspondence. |
| Raines v.35 | Original deeds, on parchment and paper, consisting chiefly of Wills. (28009). |
| Raines v.36 | Rochdale : Lives of the Vicars. (28010). |
| Raines v.37a | Rochdale Chapelries: Saddleworth, Todmorden, Littleborough, Milnrow, Whitworth. (28011). |
| Raines v.37b | Rochdale Parish (chiefly) and Miscellaneous; Heapes of Lower-place; Gartside of Gartside; Hopwood Deeds; Holt of Gristlehurst; Hartley and other Manchester families. (280l2) |
| Raines v.38 | Legh of Lyme: Evidences connected with the property of that family in Lancashire &c. (28013) |
| Raines v.39 | Guard-book for Letters (not filled). (28014). |
| Raines v.40 | Manchester Collegiate Church: Lives of the Wardens. (28015). |
| Raines v.41 | Manchester Collegiate Church: Lives of the Chaplains. (28016). |
| Raines v.42 | Manchester Collegiate Church: Lives of the Chaplains (concluded). (28017). |
| Raines v.43 | Manchester Collegiate Church: The Clerks, Deacons, and Chaplains. (28018). |
| Raines v.44 | Correspondence &c: Legh of Lyme; the Stanley family; Rebellion of 1745; Returns of Lancashire and Cheshire Churches &c. in 1705; Rev. Thos. Bancroft, Vicar of Bolton; Fugitive Verses; Notes; Bp. Gastrell's Life. (28019) |
| Raines v.45 | Miscellaneous: Verses of John Byrom and other Papers and Memoranda; Blackburn Grammar School; Cheshire Clergymen not named in Ormerod's "Cheshire" by Rev. G.J. Piccope; Towneley Charters &c; Outlines of Sermons, By Dr Lake, Warden Stratford, Dr Brideoak; Causes Ecclesiastical 1568-1573; Extracts from Manchester Parish Registers; marriage Licences at Chester; Kirkham Parish Books and Town's Book; Yorkshire and Lancashire Armory. (28020). |
| C.6.77-80 |
RAINES
COLLECTION Index to Lancashire Mss made by F.R. Raines. |
| C.7.1-8 |
ASHETON TONGE
COLLECTION 8 boxes of miscellaneous material collected by William Asheton Tonge of Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Including extracts from parish registers, pedigrees, letters, photographs, printed articles etc. deeds |
| C.7.9-43 |
BAILEY
COLLECTION Collection of J.E. Bailey (1840-88) arranged in 42 bundles.Includes index by John Cree. |
| Bailey 1-11 | Notes on persons and places, A-Y. |
| Bailey 12 | Notes relating to Manchester. |
| Bailey 13 | Salford; H. Wrigley; Barlow & Herle families |
| Bailey 14 | Collections relating to Stretford |
| Bailey 15 | Notes and deeds relating to Flixton. |
| Bailey 16-18 |
Lancashire:
Civil War papers. (16) Assessment of 1641 and miscellaneous notes. (17) Lists of protestors of 1641 for the whole of the county. (18) Notes relating to Lancashire Royalist Compositions. |
| Bailey 19 | Letters to James Crossley from various correspondents. Letters relating to Abp. Harsnet. |
| Bailey 20 | Proof sheets of Professor Mayor's "Admissions to St. John's College, Cambridge"Manuscript of Dr Worthington's Diary & correspondence. An index of the members of the Assembly of Divines with occasional notes. |
| Bailey 21 | Notes on W. Bagshaw, Ralph Brideoak. Wigan. |
| Bailey 22 | Collections relating to persons named Bailey. |
| Bailey 23 | Notes &c. relating to Lewis Bayley and his Practice of Piety. |
| Bailey 24 | Notes &c. relating to Cheshire and Chester City. |
| Bailey 25 | Collections relating to Henry Clarke and his works. |
| Bailey 26 | Notes and collections relating to Leigh. |
| Bailey 27 | Notes on Leigh Grammar School and its Library |
| Bailey 28 | Collections relating to W. Ryley and the Ryley family |
| Bailey 29 | Letters and memoranda relating to Laurence Vaux and his Catechism. |
| Bailey 30 | Notes relating to John Wickyns, Charles Hotham, Dr John Worthington |
| Bailey 31-39 | Deeds and charters numbered 1-348: |
| 1. Deed relating to Standish | |
| 2-119. Deeds and Charters relating to Adlington, Chorley, Aspull, Astley, Bispham, Blainscough, Standish, Coppull, Blackrod, Habergham, Golborne, Bolton, Bradley, Brynull, Forton, Brundhull, Burnley, Charnock Richard, Wrightington, Preston, Chipping, Chorley, Speke, Hindley, Clayton, Great Marsden, Turton, Cuerden, Walton, Dalton, Samlesbury, Dirnyll, Duxbury, Heapey, Eccleston, Farington, Freckleton, Harkerfield, Shacurlegh, Heath Charnock, Heaton, Helee vel Heley, Harwick, Ightenhill & Pendle, Kirkby Kendall, Livesay, Walton & Longton. | |
| 120-219. Deeds and Charters relating to Manchester, Great Lever, Maudsley, Wrightington, Mellor, Melling, Much Carlton, Penwortham, Fishwick, Rybulton, Brockholes, Preston, Shevington, Pemberton, Poulton, Standish, Lockholes, Turton, Ulnes, Walton, Ulverthorpe & Burnley, Urmston Manor, Walton, Westhaughton Manor, Welsh Whittle, Whittle, Heapey, Wheleton, Withnell, Wythenshawe, Worthington, Coppull & Blainscough, Worthington, Worsthorn, Wrightington, Westleigh, Crompton Audley fee, Bugleuton, Haslinton, Holynworth, Macclesfield, Norwarthen & Keneworthy, Stockport, Tattenhall, Wich Malbank. | |
| 220-260. Deeds, Charters &c. relating to various counties. | |
| 261-264. Deeds &c. relating to Cheshire. | |
| 265-302 and 330, 330b. Deeds &c. relating to Aughton, Chorleton, Flixton, Preston, Rixton, Rochdale, Shevington, Wyersdale, Butterworth | |
| 303-329. Deeds &c. relating to Ashton on Mersey, Great Budworth, Bramall, Fisherton, Wilts., Sutton, Crowley, Swanley, Wit(?), Darford, Croxton, Wettenhall, Acton Hurleston. | |
| 331-333. Court Rolls of Newton, Sutton and Sandbach | |
| 334. Court Rolls of Wich Malbank. | |
| 335-348. Deeds, wills &c. relating to various counties. | |
| Bailey 40 | 40 Index of names of Lancashire and Cheshire clergymen and laymen, chiefly of the 17th century. In a box |
| Bailey 41 | Collections relating to the Inventories of Goods in theChurches and Chapels of Lancashire taken in the year 1552 |
| Bailey 42 | Miscellaneous notes and extracts from books &c. |
| C.7.46 |
BEEVER
COLLECTION Collection of James Frederick Beever |
| C.7.47-9 |
BOOKER
COLLECTION Collection of notes and grangerized copies of the books published by the Rev. J. Booker (1820-95) on the histories of the various chapelries in Manchester and district. |
| C.7.51 |
TRANSPORT Extracts relating to transport from the Manchester Mercury 1752- made by N. Swain of Sale [c.1969]. 25 pp. |
| C.7.53 |
HAGGAS-BRYAN,
A. Historical, legal and biographical notices of the Bleaching, Dyeing and Calico Printing Industry - derived from contemporary sources. (1950s) 13 vols. |
| C.7.54 |
BROXAP
PAPERS Folder containing notes, letters, press cuttings and illustrations connected with E. Broxap's book on the Civil War in Lancashire. c.1910. (39161). |
| C.7.55 |
NICHOLSON, Frank
and AXON, Ernest Correspondence re Kendal, author's copy with copious notes. 34 ms letters 1903-47 etc. |
| C.7.56 |
HAGGAS-BRYAN,
A Author's typescript and miscellaneous papers re Bradshaw Mill, Bolton. 1950 (47334). |
| C.7.57 |
HALLIWELL TOWNSHIP
BOOKS Transcripts 1640-1760, 1788-1813, 1814, 1821 (47333) |
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