Catalogue description HURLESTON FAMILY COLLECTION

The collection mainly comprises leases of property in Hurleston, Newton, Golborne and other places in Lancashire; property in Wervin, Newton, Picton, Tattenhall and other places in Cheshire, and property in Wales, 16-18th cent. (See list of contents below).

Contents

Lancashire property

ZCR 466/1-25 Hurleston.

ZCR 466/26-45 Newton.

ZCR 466/46-50 Newton, Rainford, Newburgh and Lathom.

ZCR 466/51-61 Golborne.

ZCR 466/62-66 Ashton-in-Makerfield.

ZCR 466/67 Westhoughton.

ZCR 466/68 Newton-in-Makerfield.

ZCR 466/69 Farington.

Cheshire property

ZCR 466/70-107 Wervin.

ZCR 466/108-131 Newton.

ZCR 466/132 Newton and Chester.

ZCR 466/133-156 Tattenhall.

ZCR 466/157-171 Picton.

ZCR 466/172-175 Edenshaw.

ZCR 466/176-180 West Kirby.

ZCR 466/181 Hoole.

ZCR 466/182 Middlewich.

ZCR 466/183-184 Croughton.

ZCR 466/185 Wimbold Trafford.

Property in Wales

Property in Wales

ZCR 466/186-190 Holywell and Brynford, co. Flint.

ZCR 466/191-193 Hawarden, co. Flint.

ZCR 466/194-197 Beeston, p. Wrexham, co. Denbigh.

ZCR 466/198 Anglesey.

ZCR 466/199-207 Family settlements etc.

ZCR 466/208-210 Miscellaneous.

Hurleston family of Lancashire

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The collection was transferred to the archives from the Corporation deeds series, Chester City Record Office, in April 1985.

The Hurleston family are said to have been settled at Hurleston Hall in Lancashire in the 14th century. The family purchased the manor of Picton, c. 1600 and augmented their estates with the purchase of the manors of Newton, Wervin and Edenshaw from Sir Richard Cotton. The family remained at Newton and Picton until the death of Charles Hurleston of Newton in 1734 when his estates were divided among his four nieces, daughters of John Hurleston of Newton. (G. Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and city of Chester, 2nd. edn. by T Helsby, vol. 2, 1882, pp. 814-6)