C DMT the Tyndall Wildridge Collection 1256-1927
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Hull History Centre: The Tyndall Wildridge Collection C DMT The Tyndall Wildridge Collection 1256-1927 Biographical Background: Thomas Tindall Wildridge (1858-1928), records clerk, antiquarian, artist and author. Wildridge was born in the St Pauls area of Sculcoates in 1858 to Thomas and Elizabeth Wildridge. His father was a local timber merchant. After attending Hull Grammar School, Thomas Tindall was employed in the Hull Dock Offices, before becoming the Corporation of Hull's first records clerk in 1884. He was to be paid £10 per month, with most of his time to be spent on indexing. Despite delivering some 144 cwt of records for destruction he had managed to catalogue numerous others though. Many of these records were likely to have provided him with information for some of his own works, such as 'The Honorary Freedom of Kingston upon Hull' and 'Holderness and Hullshire Historic Gleanings'. In December 1892, Wildridge submitted a translation of the Edward I Charter. In November1893 the Corporation gave him three months to complete his work, and by 1894 he had been dismissed. In 1892 Wildridge was the driving force behind the formation of the East Riding Antiquarian Society, which was later 'admitted into union with the Society of Antiquities (of London)'. He later became the honorary librarian of the Municipal Library but failed to get the post of chief librarian of Hull. After retiring, Wildridge moved away from the area and died in 1928 in Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Custodial history: Acquired by Thomas Shepherd, Director of Hull Museums in the 1920s. Transferred to the City Archives in 1973. Description: See arrangement below for a description of the items within this collection Arrangement: C DMT/1 Thomas Tindall Wildridge's notes relating to historical matters, c.late 19th cent. C DMT/2 Private practice papers of Edward Codd, Solicitor and Town Clerk, 1541-1826 C DMT/3 Draft Bench Books, 1631-1650 C DMT/4 Vouchers to Hull corporation accounts, 1672-1835 C DMT/5 Other Corporation of Hull Records, 1446-1835 C DMT/6 County Records, 1635-1839 C DMT/7 Committee for the defence of the Town, 1803 C DMT/8 Charterhouse, 1807 C DMT/9 Tradesmen's accounts and advertisements, 1796-1903 C DMT/10 Miscellaneous letters, 1858-1877 C DMT/11 Major Turnbull's invitation cards, 1793-1796 C DMT/12 Meetings for the defence of the Town, 1779-1781 C DMT/13 Personal papers and correspondence of T T Wildridge mostly 1876-95 and 1920-27 C DMT/14 Published material collected by T T Wildridge, 1861-1890 C DMT/15 G. Bond as a pupil at Hull Grammar School, 1891 C DMT/16 Maister Papers, 1792-1815 C DMT/17 Sculcoates Overseers, 1734 C DMT/18 Sculcoates Improvement Commissioners, 1829 C DMT/19 Committee for the relief of the poor, 1795 C DMT/20 Election papers, 1819-1910 C DMT/21 Crowles Hospital, 1760-1764 C DMT/22 Portraits, 1774-1905 C DMT/23 Topographical illustrations, 1820-c.1900 C DMT/24 Cartoons, 1879-1884 1 of 193 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: The Tyndall Wildridge Collection C DMT/25 St Sepulchres Hospital, Hedon, 1256-1474 C DMT/26 Naval Orphan Fund, 1797-1798 C DMT/27 Programmes, invitation cards etc. 1813-1917 C DMT/28 Hull Merchants Company, 1693-1700 C DMT/29 The Town Council, 1836-1892 C DMT/30 Letters received by Messrs. Newstead and Cooke of Hull, soap makers 1836- 1892 C DMT/31 R E Tawney, deceased of Oxford, 1800-1808 C DMT/32 Cogans Charity, 1800-1818 C DMT/33 Listers Hospital, 1797-1810 C DMT/34 Henry Scott, solicitor of 9 Parliament Street, Hull, 1792-1793 C DMT/35 Miscellaneous original documents, 1522-1894 C DMT/36 Manor of Sutton, 1514-1515 C DMT/37 Commissioners of Sewers, 1633-1668 C DMT/38 Deeds of title, 1544-1875 C DMT/39 The Cooper family of Elvington, North Riding of Yorkshire and of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, 1879 C DMT/40 Missing as of 16/8/2012 C DMT/41 Drafts for publication by T.T. Wildridge, Late 19th cent-1913 C DMT/42 Transcriptions of Original Documents for the period 1305-1347 C DMT/43 Stamp Duty Stamps, 1722-1853 Extent: 32 boxes Related material: See within each series details of related material Language: English apart from the following:- Latin C DMT/8/1/4 C DMT/5/8/4 C DMT/35/3 C DMT/35/26-28 C DMT/38/4/1-3 C DMT/42/2-5 French C DMT/35/63 Note: Parts of this collection include examples of double dating. Where the date before 1752 is between 1 Jan and 24 Mar, the modern equivalent is given as well as the old date e.g. 23 Mar 1544/5. Access conditions: Access will be granted to any accredited reader C DMT/1 Thomas Tindall Wildridge's notes relating c.late 19th cent. to historical matters 7 boxes 6 bundles 2 volumes C DMT/1/1 T T Wildridge's historical notes arranged in a c.late 19th cent. chronological squence Commencing with King Richard III and ending mid 19th century, these are a collection of folders containing notes relating to Hull. 2 of 193 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: The Tyndall Wildridge Collection There are several themed folders, including one of the Abbots of Meaux Abbey for example. Uncatalogued, please contact the History Centre regarding access conditions. 7 boxes C DMT/1/2 T T Wildridge's notes relating to the history of Hull c.late 19th cent. 1 volume C DMT/1/3 T T Wildridge's notes relating to the family of Box c.late 19th cent. Also see C DMT/9/13/886-904 1 volume C DMT/1/4 T T Wildridge's notes relating to the Marvell family c.late 19th cent. 1 bundle C DMT/1/5 T T Wildridge's notes relating to specific historical c.late 19th cent. subjects Arranged alphabetically 1 bundle C DMT/1/6 T T Wildridge's notes relating to specific historical c.late 19th cent. matters Includes the following aspects:- Arms of Hull Best Boy Bishop, 1403 Buttcroft field in Myton Etherington family, c.1650-1750 Franfurt lottery, 1836 Freedom of Hull Gardens Mediaeval Gilds Mediaevel Language links Mayors Napoleon Peck M.C. Postcards and prints Printers in Hull, 19th century Readers (of Holy Trinity) House Sewers, 1764 Uncle Toms Cabin Wildridge T. Tindall biographic material 1 bundle C DMT/1/7 T T Wildridge's notes relating to the history of Hull c.late 19th cent. Grammar School 2 bundles C DMT/1/8 T T Wildridge's notes relating to Hull rentals c.late 19th cent. 1 bundle 3 of 193 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: The Tyndall Wildridge Collection C DMT/2 Private practice papers of Edward Codd, 1541-1826 Town Clerk 225 items Biographical Background: Edward Codd (1756-1824) lived in Cottingham, and was a solicitor who operated out of Silver Street in Hull. He was Town Clerk for many years. One of his sons, George Codd also went on to become Town Clerk in 1823. C DMT/2/1 Articles of agreement for a property: A cottage in 25 Mar 1783 Anlaby recently occupied by Sarah Mitchel i) Thomas Mitchel of Sherness, Kent mariner. ii) John Thompson of Anlaby, blacksmith 1 item C DMT/2/2 Articles of agreement for purchase for parcels of 19 Sep 1784 arable land in the open fields of Anlaby: 2 acres in the North field; 1 acre 1 rood in the West field; 2 acres and 3 roods in the Little field; 5 acres and 3 roods in the Low field; 2 acres and 3 roods of meadow in the Acre heads i) Thomas Brocklebank, farmer, of Anlaby ii) John Thompson, blacksmith, of Anlaby 1 item C DMT/2/3 Articles of agreement for a cottage, yard and garden 28 Dec 1786 orchard in South Ferriby i) John Sergeant of Witham, Carpenter ii) John Wilbar of Barton upon Humber, on behalf of Sir John Nethorpe. 1 item C DMT/2/4 Articles of agreement for the Manor of Willerby and 26 Oct 1787 Great tithes from 721 acres 3 roods and 28 perches i) John Richard of Cottingham ii) Joseph Sykes of West Ella. 1 item C DMT/2/5 Articles of agreement for a cottage with the little 9 Mar1790 close, orchard and yard outbuildings. 2 acres in Anlaby, occupied by Thos. Brocklebank, late property of Wm. Nicholson i) Thomas Gorwood, Yeoman of Anlaby William Brocklebank of Cottingham Richard Kirby of Anlaby, farmer and Eleanor Kirby, his wife. Trustees named in the last will and testement of William Nicholson dec'd, late Yoeman of Anlaby ii) Edward Codd on behalf of John Boyes of Anlaby. 1 item 4 of 193 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: The Tyndall Wildridge Collection C DMT/2/6 Articles of agreement for a cottage and outbuildings 9 Nov 1790 in Swanland i) Henry Watson of Ferriby. ii) John Porter of Swanland. 1 item C DMT/2/7 Articles of agreement for a cottage in Westgate, 8 Aug 1792 Hessle i) William Thorlay, labourer, of Hessle ii) Thomas Levett of Hessle, Farmer 1 item C DMT/2/8 Abstract of Title of J.Hickson to a house and staith on 1541-1762 High Street, Hull 1 item C DMT/2/9 Abstract of Title for the ''Black Boy'' High Street, Hull 1760-1767 1 item C DMT/2/10 Notes relating to the title of James Hamison and the 1780- bell foundry and cottages in Barrow on Humber and 12 Oct 1832 Middle Raisen, Lincolnshire On the reverse of part of a printed election address of a radical election candidate, Thomas Gishurne Burke.