1736 : Lands purchased by Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE since 1711

Update on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 11:00AM by Petra Mitchinson

1736. LANDS PURCHASED BY SIR CHRISTOPHER MUSGRAVE SINCE 1711. Bundle 63, Doc 12. 37.5 cm x 30 cm, folded in half to make four pages. Third and fourth page blank. Some tiny holes and edge tears. The document is undated, but the last entry is from 1736, which was shortly after Sir Christopher’s death. The handwriting looks like Christopher DOBSON’s, who took over as the MUSGRAVEs’ agent in January 1734/5. Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE (5th Bart.) married Julia CHARDIN on 21 Jun 1711. A Schedule of Lands purchd: per Sir Chr: MUSGRAVE Bart. Since his Marriage wth. Julia Daughtr. of Sr Ino CHARDIN Knt. Lockthwaite. purchd. from the D. of Whartons Trustees consisting of the following parcels ––– Lockthwaite House & Outhouses, Lease House at Nateby Wheatclose, Reddings, Millgates, Hesket, Hewthwaite lands, Great Hewthwaite, Little Hewthwaite, Kingston close Broad Close, Ash Garth, Great Artlebar, Litt: Arklebar, –– Lockthwaite Wood, House Garth, Cliberon Odds, Simpson= =flatt, Aynoms, Lease Garth, Lease Croft, 12 Cattl. Gates in Nateby Pastr. ––––––– In Harclay. Clockhow Bot. of Thos: HUTTON 1715 –– Cons: 100£ ––– Lacus Bot. of Ino. RAKESTRAW 1717 Cons: 7 : 13 : 0 In Great Musgrave Holm Close Bot. of Lant: LANCASTER 1718 Cons: 12 : 10 : 0 Holm Close Bot. of Jos: THORNTON 1736 Cons: 35£ : ––– purchd per Sr. P. M. In Litt: Musgrave Lancasters Tenemt. Bot. of Chris: GIBSON 1726 Cons: 100£ - 0s – 0d In Edenhall. One Croft ……….. } £ part of long flatt } Bot. of Richd. NELSON 1722 Cons: 80 ––– Litt: Outbank ….. } Cooper Croft Bot of Chr: GIBSON …… 1725 . Cons – 22 ––– part of the Peases Bot. of John DASON 1723 Cons – 57 ––– part of Churchfield Bot. of Christo. GIBSON 1726 Cons: 200 ––– part of Do. field } part of his Croft } Bot. of James NELSON 1726 Cons 36 : 1 : 0 One Croft adjoing. } Churchfield – } Bot. of Phil: BIRBECK 1726 Cons: 38 : ––– part of his Croft – } part of his Croft Bot: of Will: JOHNSON 1726 Cons: 16 : ––– part of the Peases } 3 past: Gates Farfield } Bot. of Hum: HETHERINGTON } Cons: 14 : ––– a parcel on Crosslands } 1726 } part of Churchfield } 3¾ Catt: Gates in Farfeild } Bot. of Will: DALTON . 1727 . Cons: 18 : ––– ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Schedule of Lands purchased &c ––– In Edenhall continued –––– Part of his Croft Bot. of Chr: GIBSON 1728 Cons: 27 : 15 : 0 Lead yeat Close Bot. of Paul RICHARDSON 1731 Cons: 42 : 0 : 0 Scawflatt } part of long flatt } Bot. of John PARKER 1729 Cons: 80 : 0 : 0 Mill Holm Close }