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Description: | This collection is largely made up of title deeds and associated papers. The conveyancing of land and property is the major concern of the transactions recorded in the deeds, and the estates concerned were located in the Wolverhampton area, but also in Devon, Nottinghamshire, London and Suffolk. The collection includes a series of Paget Estate papers, which record the legal affairs of Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, Baronet, who lived at Cranmore Hall, Somerset, but owned several estates in Staffordshire.
There are some interesting and notable names recorded in the deeds, some of whom came from such far-flung places as Jamaica and New Zealand. These include: John Pusey Edwards of Pusey Hall, Parish of Vere, Island of Jamaica; Edward Monckton of Somerford, Brewood, Staffordshire, Esq.; Harry George Powlett, Duke of Cleveland, Lord of the Manor of the Prebend of Featherstone; the Right Honourable John, Lord Gower, Baron of Stiffenham, and Peter Giffard Esq., Lords of the Manor of Stowheath; and Samuel Brett Farmer Cooksey of Matakohe, Auckland, New Zealand, Builder.
The deeds record the ownership of land and property throughout the centuries, from the earliest deed, dated 1671, to the mid-20th century. They also record information such as the relationships between family members (through Wills and the conveyancing of inherited estates); the changing names of land and streets which can be traced over hundreds of years; business activities; and the names and occupations of people involved in the transactions, who may have been party to the deeds or acted as witnesses or trustees. Therefore, the records in this collection would be useful to those interested in researching family history; local history; and economic or social history; since they record a snapshot of the lives of people at a local and national level over a period of 250 years. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Archives | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Archives | Subjects: | Legal systems Legal administration | Temporal: | 1671 - 1936 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Paget; Sir; Richard Arthur Surtees (1869-1955) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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