Catalogue description Additional records of the Denham Place estate and the Hill and Way families

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Details of D192
Reference: D192
Title: Additional records of the Denham Place estate and the Hill and Way families
Description:

The records in this collection are additional to the Way MSS. deposited in B.R.O. in 1952 (D/W) and 1957 (D193)

 

Some of the documents in the collection contain endorsements in the hands of

 

Sir Roger Hill (d.1729)

 

Major Roger Hill Way (d.1957)

 

These hands are both distinctive and their presence is noted in the catalogue descriptions of the documents on which they appear, although in the case of Major Way this has been done only where his endorsements give additional information

 

D192/27/12, 16, 25, 26 and D192/30 appear to belong to one series published by Jones and Co., Finsbury Square, London, but only some are identified and dated (1831)

 

D192/27/13, 19 and D192/29 appear to belong to one series, published by Tombleson and Co., Paternoster Row, London, undated

 

D192/27/10 and D192/21 belong to one series published by Vernor and Hood, 1805

 

Summary of Contents

 

D192/1 Deeds and other records relating to property tenure, i.e. records relating to: 1461-1830

 

D192/1/1-4 purchase of Denham estate by Sir Roger Hill, 1670-1673

 

D192/1/5-11. property in Denham, 1461-1830

 

D192/1/12. property in Hedgerley, [c. 1810-1820]

 

D192/1/13. property in Bucks, and Middx., 1771

 

D192/1/14,15. transactions with Grand Junction Canal Co., 1793-1796

 

D192/1/16. property in Somerset, 1706

 

D192/1/17. unidentified property, 1670/1

 

D192/2. Records relating to personal estate [1667-68]-1797

 

D192/3. Wills and related records 1636-1773

 

D192/3/1-12. Hill and Way families, 1653-1832

 

D192/3/13-19 other persons, 1636-1773

 

D192/4. Legal papers 1771-1827

 

D192/5. Estate papers 1699-?1870s

 

D192/5/1. records relating to highway diversions, 1699-1700, 1770

 

D192/5/2. terrier, 1764

 

D192/5/3. record relating to game, [?1870s]

 

D192/5/4,5. miscellaneous, ?C18/C19, 1863

 

D192/6. Plans 1682/3-C20

 

D192/7. Auction sale particulars 1783-1920

 

D192/8-14. Correspondence 1640/1-1938

 

8/1-5 transcripts of letters, 1641-1644, with related papers, C20

 

D192/9/1-14. Hill family correspondence, 1640/1-1691/2 and n.d.

 

D192/10/1-49. Hill and Way family correspondence, 1709-1797

 

D192/11/1-14. Way family correspondence, mainly of Benjamin Way with his solicitor, 1810-1831

 

D192/12/1-26. Way family correspondence, 1808-1938

 

D192/13/1-38. Correspondence of Susan Way, 184[?6]-1870, with miscellaneous papers [C19]

 

D192/14/1-6. Miscellaneous letters relating to ecclesiastical matters, 1712-1736

 

D192/15. Personal records 1668-1915

 

D192/15/1,2. account books, c.1730, c.1742

 

D192/15/3,4. bills and receipts, 1668-1856

 

D192/15/5-9. diaries and commonplace books, c. 1798-1851

 

D192/15/10-17. other items, 1811-1915

 

D192/16. Official records 1652-1860

 

D192/16/1,2. court of exchequer, 1652, 1658

 

D192/16/3,4. parliament, 1657, 1658

 

D192/16/5. court of upper bench, 1659/60

 

D192/16/6,7. royal pardons, 1660

 

D192/16/8,9. lieutenancy of Bucks., 1686/7, 1703

 

D192/16/10-12. shrievalty of Bucks, 1672-1777

 

D192/16/13,14. militia commissions, Bucks., Middx., 1853, 1860

 

D192/16/15. poll tax assessment, Denham, 1698

 

D192/17-19. Professional and business records 1726-1805

 

D192/17/1-12. Papers of Lewis Way relating to the case of Rex v. Sanderson and related action, 1726-1728

 

D192/18/1-32. Papers relating to the Denham, 1757-1779

 

D192/19/1-4. Papers relating to the Grand Junction Canal Company, 1793-1805

 

D192/20-22. Papers relating to Denham 1752-1812

 

D192/20/1-9. Bridges, 1752-1771

 

D192/21/1-19. Erection of parish workhouse, 1789-1790

 

D192/22/1-4. Charities (Biddle's Gift, Stanley's Gift, Edwin's Charity), 1767-1812

 

D192/23. Political papers 1670/1-[c.1745]

 

D192/24. Photographs [?late C19-c.1950]

 

D192/25. Genealogical and antiquarian records (including pedigrees, articles, etc.) C17-C20

 

D192/26. Printed material C17-C20

 

D192/27. Prints, silhouettes, photographs of portraits C18-C20
Date: 1461-c.1950
Held by: Buckinghamshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Hill family of Denham Place, Bucks

Way family of Denham Place, Bucks
Physical description: 27 series
Access conditions:

Records are open for consultation unless otherwise indicated
Immediate source of acquisition:

These records had previously been purchased by the vendor at a sale at Sotheby's, London, on 5 July 1977 (Lot 5)

 

Some of the items in this collection, mainly correspondence, are photocopies of the original documents, which the vendor had purchased in the sale, but which the B.R.O. was not able to purchase from him

 

This catalogue also includes one item purchased from Parliament Piece, Ramsbury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, 18 January 1979 (AR 12/79)
Subjects:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Land tenure
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