Catalogue description Gibbs Mss

Gibbs Mss

Introduction

The present collection was deposited in 1938 and 1946. It falls naturally into two sections, the first representing the estate papers of the Gibbs family, principally covering the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century (DD/GB, 1-36). The Barrow Court estate was purchased by Antony Gibbs of Tyntesfield, Wraxall, (1841-1907, father of 1st.Baron Wraxall) from John Henry Blagrave in 1881, the latter having bought it from his distant cousin, Montagu Gore in 1855. Antony Gibbs sold the estate to his younger brother, Henry Martin Gibbs (1850-1928) in 1884, on whose death it passed to the depositor, his eldest son. This part of the collection was in numbered bundles (147-193), the documents being lettered within the bundles. This arrangement has been retained, although breaks in the sequence indicate that a number of documents had been removed prior to deposit.

The earlier documents, the muniments of the Gore family of Barrow Court, which form the second part of this collection, (DD/GB, 37-156), did not come into the possession of the Gibbs family on their purchase of the estate. They are believed to have been disposed of by Montagu Gore's housekeeper, who was annoyed at the sale of the Court to J.H. Blagrave in 1855. They subsequently came into the possession of Charles T.Jefferies, a bookseller of Canynge's House, 97, Redcliffe St., Bristol, who was succeeded by his son Charles S.Jefferies. On the latter's death, three tin boxes of documents were sold to Bristol Corporation as one of the boxes contained material relating to the City. The remaining two boxes comprised the Gore collection, and these, chiefly at the instigation of Francis F.Fox, were given to H.M.Gibbs by the Corporation (see note with release of 1716 in DD/GB, 118). The Bristol historian, John Latimer (1824-1904), was invited to calendar the collection. He divided the documents into two groups which he called Gore deeds and Barrow deeds, the former being personal documents or out-county material, and the latter being Somerset estate documents. Within these groups the manuscripts were arranged chronologically and numbered consecutively. Smaller documents were guarded and bound up in nine volumes, arranged chronologically under four general subject headings. In the present calendar the loose documents have been gathered into bundles, and catalogued according to their content. The nine composite volumes (DD/GB, 148-156) have been catalogued in greater detail, since no rearrangement of their contents was possible, and will be found at the end of the calendar.

Pedigrees showing the descent of the Gore and related families will be found after this introduction. The Gibbs family will be found in Burke's Peerage under the family of Baron Aldenham.

Gibbs Family of Barrow Gurney

Property tenure and personal estate

1. Flax Bourton 1834-1884

2. Flax Bourton, etc. 1862-1884

3. Barrow Gurney 1884-1911

4. Long Ashton 1861-1889

5. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1841-1899

6. Flax Bourton 1841-1899

7. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1860-1902

8-10. Barrow Gurney 1843-1881

11-12. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1740-1882

13-15. Barrow Gurney 1865-1884

16-17. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1852-1903

18. Dundry 1841-1903

19. Long Ashton, etc. 1904

20. Barrow Gurney 1870-1907

21. Cheddar 1838-1888

22. Dundry, Barrow Gurney 1909

23-25 Barrow Gurney 1842-1916

26. Flax Bourton 1852-1917

27. Long Ashton 1917, 1918

28. Barrow Gurney, etc. n.d. [mid-19th cent.]

29. Bill for Bristol, Winford and Chew Valley Railway 1873

30. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1882-1916

31. Barrow Gurney c.1900

32. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1902

33-35. Barrow Gurney 1916-1931

Personal papers

36. Gore family pedigree 1918

GORE FAMILY OF BARROW GURNEY

Property tenure and personal estate

Deeds of main estate

37. Barrow Gurney, etc. 1615-1703

38. Barrow Gurney 1601-1638

39. Barrow Minchin manor 1600-1662

Deeds of Somerset Estates (Alphabetically by parishes)

40. Backwell 1631

41. Banwell 1684-1739

42. Bedminster 1611

43. Blagdon 1628

44. Brent, East 1697

45. Charlinch 1621

46. Charterhouse Hydon 1581, 1660

47. Cheriton, North 1612

48. Chow Magna 1598, 1769

49. Congresbury 1659

50-51. Dundry 1617-1664

52. Failand 1509-1613

53-54. Flax Bourton 1655-1730

55. Hutton 1693

56. Ilminster 1684, 1687

57. Norton Malreward 1592

58. Stanton Drew 1681

59. Tone, River 1715

60. Wells 1690

61. Wembdon 1734

62. Winford 1567

63. Winscombe 1691

64. Wrington 1687

Deeds of Out-County Estates (Alphabetically by counties)

65. Bedfordshire (St. Peter Martin, Bedford) 1685

66. Berkshire (Bray, Reading) 1642, 1714

67. Bristol n.d. [13th cent.]

68. Buckinghamshire (Shalstone, Aylesbury) 1657, 1686

69. Cheshire (Over Tabley) 1692

70. Essex (Great & Little Horkesley, Wormingford) 1657

71. Gloucestershire (Wick & Abson) 1680, 1688

72. Huntingdon (Littel Raveley) 1729

73. Middlesex (Islington) 1687

74. Northamptonshire (Church Brampton, Chapel Brampton, Gretton) 1670-1717

Deeds of Out-County Estates contd.

75. Northamptonshire (Papley, Appletree, Spratton) 1655-1712

76. Oxfordshire (Great & Little Bourton) 1707

77. Wiltshire (Salisbury, Elston, Tilshead, Pottern, Richardson, Berwick Bassett, Netherhampton) 1680-1771

78. Worcestershire (Bredon) 1657-1665

79. Yorkshire (Stittenham) 1656, 1666

80. Wales (Llewenny in Denbigh, Llancarfan) 1663, 1707

Leases and Assignments of Somerset Properties (Alphabetically by parishes)

81. Backwell 1597-1736

82. Barrow Gurney 1547-1780

83. Barrow Minchin 1613-1747

84. Blagdon 1612

85. Bleadon 1662

86. Christon 1796

87. Charterhouse Hydon 1589-1718

88. Congresbury 1716

89. Dundry 1621-1778

90. Failand 1693

91. Flax Bourton 1607-1723

92. Kingston Seymour 1611, 1625

93. Long Ashton 1620-1775

94. Lympsham and South Brent 1602

95. Portbury 1629

96. Rowberrow 1688

97. Street 1650, 1689

98. Wanstrow 1623, 1624

99. Winford 1598-1685

100. Wraxall 1710

Leases and Assignments of Out-County Properties (Alphabetically by counties)

101. Cheshire (Over Tabley) 1692

102. Lincolnshire (Belton) 1658

103. Middlesex (St. Pancras) 1654, 1675

104. Monmouthshire (Christchurch) 1717

105. Surrey (St. Mary Overy) 1669

106. Wiltshire (Tilshead, Ashley, Orcheston St. George) 1649-1736

Manorial Administration

107. Extract from Court Roll, Winterhead manor in Axbridge 1716

108. Copies of Court Roll, Christchurch manor, co. Monmouth 1698, 1705

Estate Administration

109. Estate accounts, Gore family 1664-1668

110. Rentals and notes, William Gore 1691-c.1700

111. Abstract of title, Anthony Blagrave n.d. [late 18th cent.]

Personal and Domestic Accounts

112. Sir Thos. Gore and others 1662-1800

113. Dame Philippa Gore 1666-1688

114. Sir Thos. Gore's executors 1675-1686

115. Gerard Gore's executors 1711-1717

116. Mary Gore 1740-1744

117. Gore family 1750-1782

Gore Family as Executors

118. Francis Aston 1715-1716

Litigation

119. John Cottrell of Dundry 1583

120. John Cottrell 1619

121. Henry Gray of Charterhouse Hydon 1639

122. Frances Long v. Wm. Gore 1661

123. Gore and Tibbott families 1662, 1685

124. Sam, Hort of Backwell n.d. [late 17th cent.]

125. Sir Thos. Gore of Barrow 1674

126. Gore and Baskerville families 1704

127. Edw. and Thos. Gore 1727

Shrievalty

128. Sir Thos. Gore, Somerset 1670, 1672

129. Edw. Hobbs, Somerset 1686

130. Edw. Gore, Glamorgan 1726

Testamentary

131. Thos. Kemmys of Bedminster 1545

132. (Sir) Thos. Gore of Barrow 1662

133. Wm. Gore of Barrow 1664-1669

134. Jos. Cooke of Puxton 1667

135. John Travell of Northampton 1669

136. Ben. Tibbott of Dundry 1685

137 Jane Gore of Barrow 1698-1703

138 Dame Philippa Gore of Barrow 1706,1707

139 Thos. Speke of Haselbury, co.Wilts. 1750

Financial

140 Wm. Gore of London 1653,1658

141 Sir Thos. Gore of Barrow 1670,1671

142 Gore family 1694-1754

143 Bonds of Gore family 1587-1657

144 Misc. bonds 1631-1700

Miscellaneous

145 Bailiff's accounts of John Maye of Charterhouse Hydon 1592-1614

146 I.P.M. on Edw. Spoore of Clapton 1635

147 Barrow Gurney Tithe Apportionment 1840

Composite Volumes

148-149 'Gore family papers' 1521-1814

150 'Gore paper deeds' 1653-1742

151-152 'Gore family accounts' 1653-1788

153-156 'Gore legal papers' 1592-1744

Gibbs family of Barrow Court, Somerset

Gore family of Barrow Court, Somerset

H/267,H/271,C/12,C/13A

• Somerset