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COMMUNICATIONS.

-THE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, PRESTON, IN 1943. As the fourth in the annual series of reports on progress in the County Record Office I present the following :

County Archives. County Police, Register of Summonses, Bolton Division . 1844-1850 County Police, Register of Charges, Prescot Division . 1848-1853 County Police, Occurrence Book, Bolton Division . . 1846-1865 Standing Militia Storehouse Committee Minutes . . 1880-1889 Official Documents. Rural Sanitary Authority .... 1872-1894 Ulverston Rural Sanitary Authority .... 1872-1894 Semi-official Documents. Ribby-with-Wrea School ...... 1716-1848 and Preston (North of Yarrow) Turnpike Trust . 1832-1859 Parochial Records. Aldingham ...... 1888-1898 ...... 1673-1850 Colton ...... 1815-1898 Egton-with-Newland ...... 1885-1892 Hawkshead, Monk Coniston, and Skelwith . . . 1836-1899 Marton ...... 1784-1909 Oldham ...... 1747-1893 Rufiord ...... 1673-1926 Satterthwaite ...... 1890-1892

Tithe Apportionments and Maps. DIOCESE Adlington Bispham-with-Norbreck Bolton-le-Sands Alston Bonds Anderton Bretherton Ashton-with- Briercliffe-with-Extwisle Barnacre Broughton Barton Bryning-with-Kellamergh Bilsborrow Bulk Bispham Burnley Communications 135

Burrow-with-Burrow Hardhorn-with-Newton Cabus (with part of Nether Heapey Wyersdale) Heaton-with-Oxcliffe Hesketh-with-Becconsall Carleton Heskin Catterall Charnock, Heath Holleth Charnock Richard Hoole, Little and Much Chatburn Howick Chipping & Thornley-with- Inskip-with-Sowerby Wheatley Kellet, Nether Kellet, Over Claughton (Amounderness) Kirkham Clayton-le-Woods Kirkland Cleveley Lancaster Clifton-with- Layton-with-Warbreck Lea, Ashton, Ingol & Cottam Leek > Leyland Coppull Livesey Cuerden Longton Dalton Lytham Dilworth Marsden Downham Marton Duxbury Mawdesley Eccleshill Medlar-with-Wesham Eccleston Middleton Eccleston, Great Nateby Eccleston, Little-with-Larbreck Newton-with-Scales Ellel Osbaldeston Elston Overton Elswick Parbold Farington Pilling Fishwick Pilling Lane Forton Poulton FouMdge Poulton, Bare, and -with-Hackensall Fulwood (except Pilling Lane) Greenhalgh Preston Gressingham Grimsargh-with-Brockholes - Ramsgreave Haighton Ribbleton Halton Ribby-with-Wrea Hambleton Rufford Hapton Samlesbury 136 Communications Walton-le-Dale Shevington Warton Singleton Weeton-with-Preese Westby-with-Plumpton Slyne-with-Hest Wheelton Stalmine-with-Stainall Whittington Standish-with-Langtree Whittle, Welch Tarleton Thistleton Withnell Thornton Woodplumpton Thurnham Worthington Trawden Wrightington Treales, Wharles & Roseacre Wyersdale, Nether (part) Tunstall Wyersdale, Over Twiston LIVERPOOL DIOCESE Abram Holland, Up Aintree Houghton, Middleton & Arbury Altcar Huyton Ashton-in-Makerfield Ince Blundell BickerstafEe Ince-in-Makerfield Billinge Chapel End Kenyon Billinge Higher End Kirkby Birkdale Kirkdale Bold Knowsley Bootle-cu m-Linacre Lathom Burscough Lathom Newburgh Burtonwood Litherland Cronton Lunt Crosby, Great Lydiate Crosby, Little Maghull Croxteth Park Melling Netherton Newton-in-Makerfield Ditton North Meols Eccleston Everton Orrell Fazakerley Orrell and Ford Formby Parr Golborne Pemberton Haigh Halsall Poulton-with-Fearnhead Haydock Prescot Hindley Rainford Holland, Down Rainhill Communications 137

Ttixton-with-Glazebrook Walton-on-the-Hill Roby Sankey, Great West Derby Scarisbrick Whiston Sefton Wigan Southworth-with-Croft Windle Sutton Winstanley Winwick-with-Hulme Thornton Woolston-with- Toxteth Park MANCHESTER DIOCESE Ainsworth Halliwell and Horwich Alkrington Harpurhey Anglezarke Haughton Ardwick Heap Aspull Heaton Astley Heaton, Great Atherton Heaton, Little Barton-upon-Irwell Heaton Norris Bedford Hopwood Birtle-cum-Bamford Hulme Blackrod Hulton, Little Blackley Hulton, Middle Bolton, Little Kearsley Bradford Levenshulme Broughton Lever, Great Bury Lostock Butterworth Middleton Chadderton Moss Side Cheetham Moston Chorlton-cum-Hardy Newton Chorlton-on-Medlock Oldham Cowpe Lench, New Hall Hey, Openshaw and Hall Carr Pennington Crompton Pilkington Crumpsall Prestwich Denton Radcliffe Didsbury Reddish Droylsden Rivington Elton Royton Failsworth Rumworth Farnworth Rusholme Flixton Spotland Gorton Stretford 138 Communications

Thornham Urmston Tonge Walmersley-with-Shuttleworth Tottington Higher End Westhoughton Tottington Lower End . Westleigh Tyldesley-with-Shakerley

Documents Deposited. (The numbers in brackets indicate the number of individual documents). Sir Thomas Tomlinson, J.P. ; Ashton-on-Ribble (4), 1747-1869 Bolton-le-Sands (106), 1630-1908 (i), 1719 Wills (16), 1701-1847 Miss E. Hodgson ; Osbaldston (2), 1507, 1715 Messrs. Finch, Johnson, & Lynn ; Mawdesley (22), c. 1250-1618 Wortbington (3), 1430-1658 Wrightington (i), 1533 Wesham (i), 1652 Lancaster (i), 1823 Yorkshire Archaeological Society; Gressingham (i), 1761 Silverdale (i), 1879 n Liverpool (2), 1889 Miss Cookson and Mrs. Stuart; Freckleton (26), 1590-1855 Hardhorn-with-Newton and Newton-with-Scales (13) 1710-1823 Kirkham (6), 1762-1839 Ribby (2), 1790-1818 Warton (2), 1746-1750 Messrs. Baldwin, Weeks, and Baldwin ; (5), 1718-1776 Barrowford (i), 1836 Colne (2), 1775-1776 Hapton (i), 1785 Haslingden Chapel (i), 1788 Higher Booths (2), 1788-1827 Pendleton Friendly Society (i), 1799-1829 Preston Borough Court (i), c. 1800 Whalley, Glebe Survey (i), 1769-1775 Communications 139

W. J. Dickson, and Sons ; Freckleton and Newton Marsh (60), 1633-1919 . Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton (7), 1612-1770 Kirkham (34), 1641-1872 Larbreck (37), 1571-1731 Preston (4), 1753-1819 Warton (29), 1709 1822 Edward Moss, Esq. ; '. : :. Rufford Court Leet Call-books (6), 1869-1887 Philip Ashcroft, Esq. ; Rufford Show Minutes (3), 1900-1926 Rufford Penny Bank Records (143), 1859-1883 H. N. Farington, Esq. ; 53 documents additional to the main collection, all of first importance, having been in the Worden Hall Museum. Among them may be mentioned Richard Bussell's grant of Leyland Church to Evesham Abbey (c. 1155), the Household Accounts of Edward, Earl of Derby, 1562 and 1586-90, Lay subsidy 1593, Shrievalty Papers 1636-39, Correspondence, 1541-1749, and a Book of Loans, Subsidies, and Musters, 1553-1608. W. N. Cookson, Esq. ; Freckleton and Warton (10), 1650-1750 E. Ashton, Esq. ; Lytham (i), 1754-1762 R. Evans Mills, Esq. ; Singleton Grange (i), 1543 J. Miller, Esq. ; Goosnargh and Woodplumpton (5), 1771-1818 Mrs. N. Braddyll; 28 Miscellaneous documents relating to the family of Braddyll of Portfield and Conishead c. 1250-1866 J. Dawson-Tetlow, Esq. ; (i), 1658 Rev. R. G. Rawstone ; Hutton (i), 1545/6 Rev. J. A. Nairn ; Butterworth (i), 1662 L ' ' 140 Communicatio ns

S. H. Paviere, Esq. ; The Bourne Deeds of Hutton, Preesall, Stalmine, Rawcliffe, and Kirkham (181), 1618-1860 G. A. Brighouse, Esq. ; The Stanley of Crosse Hall deeds of Preston, Catterall, Chipping, Fulwood, and Aughton, and Lathom (730), 1332-1833 The Hesketh of Rufford muniments, which were deposited in 1941 have now been calendared : Deeds, etc.; Accrington (i) . 1522 Longton (108) . c. 1200-1695 Aighton, Bailey & Lydiate (i) c. 1260 Chaigley (i) . 1601 Mawdesley (125) 1316-1715 Ashton-with- Newton-with-Scales (:i) 1598 Stodday (5) . 1651-1682 Ormskirk (50) 1436-1683 Aspull (i) . . 1555 Parbold (19) . c. 1260-1695 Bispham(Leyland)(6) 1381-1734 Pemberton (i) 1422 Bretherton (20) . c. 1250-1633 Pendleton (Salford) (j:) 1505 Aughton (2) . c. 1250, 1399 Penwortham (i) 1429 (3) . 1440-1566 Preston (n) 1323-1641 Clitheroe (3) . 1556-1621 Rainford (i) 1515 Crompton (i) . . c. 1230 Ribchester (i) i5th c. Croston (124) . c. 1250-1726 (27) . c. 1230-1646 Dinkley (i) . . c. 1220 Rufford (23) 1436-1689 Dunnerdale-with- Samlesbury (4) . 1609-1656 Seathwaite (i) . 1613 Scarisbrick (i) 1732 Eccleston [Leyland) Shevington (78) . 1310-1685 (3). . . c. 1250-1628 Shropshire (33) . 1346-1623 Bilsborrow (i) . 1546 Spotland (i) 1520 (6) . 1672-1686 .Sussex (i) . 1510 Garston (i) . 1339 Tarleton (39) 1405-1754 (53)c. 1230-1678 Ulnes Walton (i) H75 Hesketh-with- Baginton, Warwick­ Becconsall (29) 1553-1809 shire (61) . c. 1250-1583 Hoole, Much-'(a) . 1638, 1683 Westmorland (i) 1553 Hornby & Melling (i) 1332 Wigan (92) . c. 1240-1595 Howick (52) . c, 1200-1649 Wilpshire (i) C. I22O Hutton (28) . c. 1250-1621 Winmarleigh (22) 1657-1688 Lathom (3) . 1481-1516 Wrightington (87) c. 1240-1725 Court Rolls ; Croston, 1588 Hesketh-with-Becconsall, 1577 Tarleton, 1577, 1627 Wrightington, 1473 Communications 141 Rentals and Accounts; General, 1461/2, 1722-1755 Correspondence (19), 1563-1684 Bonds (35), 1391-1710 Awards (14) 1455-1536 Legal Suits (43) c. 1570-1712 (including papers concerning Martin Mere) Stopforth Family (71), 1410-1610 Settlements, Mortgages, etc. (50) 1338-1638 Miscellaneous (22) 1369-1768 Including Indulgence granted by Friars of Preston, 1479 : Con­ fession of Forgery in Leyland Church, 1514, and Muster Roll, 1599-1600. Another important collection is that of the Hultons of Hulton, deposited by Sir Roger Hulton, Bart. Deeds, etc. ; Ashton-in-Makerfield (i). 1736 Barton-upon-Irwell (4) ... 1292 Bedford (2) . 1405, 1690 Billinge (2) . 1460 Bolton Church (4) . 1793 Butter worth'(14) .... i 280-1698 Chorley (i) . . . , ; Culcheth (i) . 1420 Deane Church (51). . 1541-1829 Denton (33) ..... c. 1270-1789 Farnworth (29) ..... c. 1240-1830 Halliwell (2) . 1294, I361 Harpurhey (10) ..... 1327-1642 Heaton (Horwich) (2) 1341,1721 Hindley (4) ..... 1420 Hulton (40) ...... c. 1200 1742 Hundersfield (3) 1422-1588 Ince-in-Makerfield (9) c. 1290-1408 Ireland (i) ...... 1667 Kearsley (7) ..... 1325-1784 London (2) . . . 1660, 1673 Longworth (50) ..... 1 545-1 724 Manchester (24) ..... 1280-1764 Manchester Church (5) . 1670-1775 Mawdesley (i) 1491 Oldham (3) ..... c. 1205-1696 Salford (n) . . 1650-1710 Spotland (3) ..... 1323-1602 Treales, Wharles and Roseacre (2) 142 Communications

Tyldesley-with-Shakerley (7) . . . . . 1341-1690 Westhoughton (43) . . .- -. . > . c. 1200-1824 Wigan (4) ...... 1384-1482 Rumworth (27) ...... 1582-1787 Properties in Several Townships (38) c. 1300-1698 Bolton and Leigh Railway (46) ..... 1824-1828 Dean Moor Enclosure (10) ..... 1792-1795 Farnworth and Kearsley Enclosure (4) . . . 1796-1797 Pendleton and Salford Road (3) . . . . 1793 Rochdale and Ashton Canals (4) " . . . .. 1793-1798 Westhoughton Common (15) . . . . . c. 1545-1726 Stewards' Accounts ...... 1701-1822 Colliery Accounts ...... 1700-1836 Longworth Overseers' Accounts ..... 1765-1839 Appointments (12) ...... 1664-1892 Bonds (47) ...... 1419-1755 Correspondence from Ireland (27) .... J657-i743 Letters to and from William Jessop (20) . . . 1656-1672 Letters from William Jessop to his daughter Ann Hulton (98) 1664-1675 Miscellaneous Correspondence (174) . ... . 1637-1832 Fines and Recoveries (19) . . . . . 1521-1738 Heraldry and Genealogy (10) ..... c. 1550-1809 1 Inquisitions (5)...... 1508-1613 Legal Matters and Awards (18) ..... 1417-1791 Miscellaneous (74) ...... c. 1190-1831 including Mandate to Prior of Cartmel, 1418 : letters, Henry VIII to Adam Hulton, 1523 and 1542 : subsidy, ' ., 1558/9 : inventory of Thomas Houghton of Lea, 1591/2 : con­ veyances of a share in the Bermudas, 1627 and 1642/3. Rentals (42) ...... 1690-1834 Settlements, etc. (23) ...... 1416-1785 Wills (7) ...... 1486-1771 The most important collection of documents yet deposited is that of the Earl of Sefton's Molyneux family archives. The following is a brief description : Steward's Accounts (192) ...... 1572-1811 Alt Drainage (22) ...... 1771-1828 Appointments and Royal Grants (55) .... 1446-1842 Coal (25) ...... 1609-1814 Contract Books (7) ...... 1648-1732 Correspondence (518) ...... 1838-1865 Court Rolls ; ' * Altcar (91) . 1760-1855 ' Clayton-le-Woods (12) ...... 1574-1676 Communications 143

Eccleston and Heskin (21) . . . . . 1508-1667 Ellel (6) ...... ,. . 1610-1619 Euxton (7) ...... 1617-1726 Fishwick (i) ...... 1593 Kirkby (75)...... 1759-1848 Litherland, Aintree, Orrell, and Ford (69) . . I759~i853 Church Minshull, co. (5) .... 1484-1503 Salford Wapentake (Correspondence and Accounts) . 1786-1869 Sefton, Netherton and Lunt (72) .... 1762-1853 Tarbock (67) ...... 1759-1844 Thornton (9) ...... 1773-1843 Toxteth (i) ...... 1784 Ulnes Walton (8) . . . . . , >. 1649-1684 West Derby Wapentake (13) . . . . . 1738-1806 Leet (i) ...... 1823-1859 ,, ,, Miscellaneous ..... 1786-1868 Estate Memoranda Books (9) ..... 1834-1842 Free Warren (11) ...... 1615-1792 Lease Registers (6) ...... 1739-1745 Miscellaneous (70) ...... c. 1480-1865 including Division of Dutton Estates, co. Chester, c. 1480 : Salford Hundred Subsidy, 1585 : particular by Edward Moore of armour, etc. at Melling Moor, 1618 : inventory of goods of Lord Molyneux, 1745 : Lord Molyneux's case about the rebellion, 1716 : the Earl of Sefton's special Mission to Lisbon, 1865. Rentals ; Altcar (7) . 1622-1708 Aughton (12) 1680-1753 Thornton, co. Chester (i) 1354 Clayton-le-Dale (i) 1683-1684 Clifton-with-Salwick (i) . 1520 Eccleston-with-Heskin (6) 1604-1624 Ellell (6) .... 1724-1768 Euxton (4) . 1506-1510 Formby (i) . . . 1543 Kirkby (3) .... 1650-1718 Litherland (3) ... 1708-1716 Scotforth (i) 1540 Sefton (2) . 1689, 1710 Simonswood (i) 1705 Toxteth Park (2) . 1720, c. 1784 Ulnes Walton (6) . 1614-1673 West Derby (i) 1510 York (i) H43 Comprehensive of the Estate (95) 1509-1844 144 Communications

Suits, Cases, etc. 1571-1810 Surveys and Valuations ; Clayton-le-Dale 1660 EUell .... Kirkby 1696 Orrell and Ford 1815 Tarbock 1755 Toxteth Park c. 1784 Ulnes Walton 1619 Comprehensive (9) 1579-1800 Plans ; Aintree (4) 1769- c. 1845 Altcar (3) . 1769- c. 1780 Aughton (i) 1769 Crosby, Little (i) . 1769 Croxteth Park (3) 1769-1886 Ditton Brook (i) . i8th c. Ellell [i).. 1769 Fazakerley (i) 1769 Ford (i) . . . 1769 Ince Blundell (i) . 1769 Kirkby (4) . 1769-1809 Kirkdale (i) . 1796 Knowsley (2) c. 1799, c. 1810 Litherland (2) 1769, c. 1780 Liverpool (2). 1765, 1817 (printed) Lydiate (i) . 1769 Melling (i) . 1769 Netherton (i) 1801 Orrell (i) 1769 Sefton and Netherton (i) 1769 Simonswood (5) 1769-1839 Tarbock (i) . 1769 Thornton (2) 1769, c. 1850 Toxteth Park (12) c. 1760-1836 Walton-on-the-Hill (i) . 1769 West Derby (i) 1769 Wreck of the Sea (9) 1528-1671 General Evidences (215) c. 1250-1834 Deeds, etc. ; Aintree (62) . . 1295-1839 Communications.

Altcar c. 1230-1833 Ashton-in-Makerfield (i). c. 1270 Aughton (57) 1285-1791 Charnock (i) 1612/3 Clay ton-le-Woods (4) Crosby, Great (51) c. 1250-1788 Crosby, Little (8) . c. 1240-1560 Croxteth (33) i473-l8°3 Eceleston and Heskin (12) 1505-1696 Ellel (81) c. 1273-1742 Euxton (6) . c. 1260-1613 Fazakerley (41) c. 1270-1796 Fishwick (i) . 1671 Garston (i) 1774 Halsall (3) . . . 1529 Hoole, Much (6) . C. 1220- c. 1250 Huyton (5) . 1555-l6o8 Ince Blundell (89) . c. 1230-1802 Kirkby (396) c. 1250-1840 Kirkdale (20) c. 1270-1744 Knowsley (2) 1670-1715 Lancaster (i) I7II Leyland (i) . c. 1260 Litherland (190) c. 1250-1827 Liverpool (171) c. 1270-1788 Lunt (13) 1743-1806 Lydiate (44) . . . 1314-1700 Maghull (78) c. 1230-1768 Melling (52) . c. 1250-1821 Netherton (95) 1387-1833 Orrell and Ford (115) c. 1260-1827 Sefton (241) c. 1220-1833 Simonswood (197) . 1647-1842 Tarbock (244) c. 1200-1843 Thornton (93) c. 1250-1804 Thornton-le-Fylde (i) . 1461 Toxteth Park (216) 1522-1834 Walton-on-the-Hill (89) . c. 1240-1805 West Derby (101) c. 1240-1822 The reference library for the use of searchers continues to grow, and an addition to the amenities of the Office is a Rutherstat apparatus whereby facsimile copies of documents can be made at a reasonable charge. R. SHARPE FRANCE.