23. FAMILY AND ESTATE PAPERS

Benjamin Adams

Household and farm account book 1815-40 D/F/ADM

(property at Lower Homerton)

Matthew Allen

Deeds and associated papers for Allen Flats, D/F/ALL Bethune and Manor road, Stoke Newington 1874-1915

Amherst Family

Estate and family records of William D/F/AMH Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney. Includes records concerning the family's origin in Holland, 1611-1876, plans, drawings, correspondence and associated records concerning property in Valescure, France, 1882-1907; archaeological research on Egyptian, Babylonian and other topics, 1863-1899; parliamentary papers c1890-1915; correspondence of art purchases 1876-1901; correspondence and associated papers on the family yacht 1875-1890; printed miscellanea and ephemera 16673-1900; correspondence (family matters) 184-1854; estate correspondence (Hackney and Norfolk estates) 1830-1919; accounting records and rentals for the Hackney estate 1855-1919; maps and plans of Hackney and the Tyssen estate c1780-1841 (includes sketch plan of St John at Hackney Church, c); estate deeds 1639-1714; estate ledgers 1934-60 (Hackney and Norfolk) Other Norfolk estate records are held by the Norfolk Record Office.

Aukland family

of Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington; shipping D/F/AUK papers, family history and ephemera; photographs of family 1865-1922

Francois Benoni Baron

Bookseller of Stoke Newington. D/F/BAR Autobiography 19th century

Elsie Bishop

School exercise books 1911-13 D/F/BIS

Charles Bradlaugh

, (freethinker and MP 1833-91) Addresses D/F/BRA from various Indians concerning C B's visit and support for home rule 1889; pamphlets by and about C B; other biographical material collected by National Secular Society c1900-83

T.E.Brown

of Hackney. Air raid precaution diaries, training D/F/BRO manuals, photographs and other papers 1939-45 Demonstration models in Hackney Museum collection

John Francis Burton

(1861-1940) of Stoke Newington. D/F/BUR Literary works 1915-40

Frank R Coles

(1867-1926) family papers, including material D/F/COL on Hackney Downs School, Kingsland Congregational Church, Lower Clapton Congregational Church, Lady Holles Girls School; personal cash books 1884-86. Other papers 1870s- 1920s, and local photographs

Cramp family

. Family certificates 1791-1909; microscopical D/F/CRA papers and equipment with notes on use c1920-77

Alderman Albert Cullington

. National insurance records D/F/CUL 1912-16; World War II identification papers 1943; local photographs

John Dawson

of Hoxton Market, excise man and book collector. D/F/DAW Catalogue of collection 1730-65; diary 1722-41. Collection of books. For details see Section 10.

Samuel Dobree

Papers concerning his involvement with the D/F/DOB Hackney Association for the Preservation of Peace, Liberty and Property and the Hackney Volunteers, including minutes, subscribers, resolutions and correspondence 1792-1820. See also Section 11 Hackney parish; local history collection

Thomas Minns

inventory of baker's and grocers shop, 1865; D/F/GRE funeral papers for family 1876-77

Nina Cole

Catechism books, West Hackney Church 1911-15 D/F/GRI

Grove and Johnson families

: family history covering years D/F/GRO 1742-1975

D Hallam

Thesis notes on Kingsmead Estate, 1971 D/F/HAL

Harris family

Papers, mostly concerned with merchant D/F/HAR shipping activities but also household accounts, Clapton and Homerton, 1855-1904

Charles Frederick Hardy

(d1927) of Stoke Newington. Holiday D/F/HDY and travel diaries England and Europe 1880-1927; memoirs of C F H by his wife, 1928. Texts of Benedon letters and other articles by C F H 1906-27

Hyams family

of South Hackney. Household bills 1948-59 D/F/PRO

A F Jasper

, author. Texts of articles and books on his childhood D/F/JAS and youth in Hoxton and Walthamstow, compiled up to c1968

W F Fenton Jones

, Mayor of Hackney 1910-11. Cuttings, D/F/JOH programmes from mayoral year and beyond 1910-32; photographs of inspection by Field Marshall Roberts of Hackney section of National Reserve 1911

Edward Knowles

of Hoxton. Family photographs 1895-1980; D/F/KNO sketch about working in a lead mill and feather sorting, c1935; article on Champion Druce White Lead Mills, 1939

Leask family

Programmes of entertainment sin Hackney and D/F/LEA Stoke Newington 1905-30, 1963-64; photographs of local churches, MPs and clergy 1904-63

Loddiges family

. Nurserymen. Travel permit for Conrad D/F/LOD Lochlies (later Loddiges) 1758; testimonial 1757; licence to reside in Britain 1805; certificates 1846-65; probate of will of William Loddiges,1855; lease of housein Darnley Rd, 1882

Loweth family

Scrapbook including local Conservative D/F/LOW Association material 1910-54. Autobiography of Col W E Loweth, c1960

Maddison family

Reminiscences of J Maddison of 1914-18 and D/F/MAD photographs, including Thomas Maddison and staff outside glass works in Craven Street, Hoxton, 1905-10.

Mills family

Household bills 1910-23 D/F/MILS

Mudie and Stewart families

Letters, ephemera, appointment D/F/MUD of A Mudie to overseer of the poor, Shoreditch 1949-89

Norris family

of South Hackney. Estate deeds 1652-1805; D/F/NOR 1843-1919. Including building leases and plans for house on Grove Street 1728-29 with earlier leases of house that preceded it; estate correspondence 1799-1804; estate leases prior to development 1702-1803, and after development 1866-1906; sales of freeholds 1906, 1924-58; records on South Hackney charities 1838-52, building of St John of Jerusalem Church, South Hackney 1848, and for formation of St Augustine's Church, Victoria Park 1864-67. Other papers are deposited at Bodleian Library; also Henry Norris's justice note book, 1720s in GLRO

Pearson Estate

, Hoxton. Deeds 1615-1957. Rental books D/F/PEA PEB Kingsland Estate 1830-1933

T Pridmore

Military papers 1919 D/F/PRID

W J Rawlings

(1886-1973) Programmes and reports of various D/F/RAW River Lea rowing clubs (including photographs) 1909-39

Rhodes Settled Estates

Property, sale and development D/F/RHO records, Lamb Farm Estate, and part later called Dalston Estate 1789-1983. Also includes accounts and correspondence of Dalston and Hampstead estates 1908-20 and plans and other papers of the Dalston Estate 1912-46

Ruston family

papers, including ephemera, biographical D/F/RUS notes, Downs School magazines and ephemera, including visit to Clarnico's sweet factory 1959, with notes on the school 1960-95 and local photographs; also Newington Green Unitarian Church magazines 1961-74

Smith family

Ball programmes from the Dalston Amicable D/F/SMI Association, the Hackney Institute, the Stamford Hill Cricket Club and others 1859-75

May Speller

Testimonials and school work 1898-1907 D/F/SPE

Cllr John Stanton of Stoke Newington & LB Hackney. Speeches, D/F/STA talks and photographs concerning council work, especially in finance and housing 1946-71; family and other papers 1940-64; Hornsey Poor Allotments Charity accounts 1954-55. Covered by 30 year closure rule

Leonard Stone

, builder of South Hackney. Appointment D/F/STON diaries, patent and playscripts 1962-1985: estimates for building work c1964-68; photographs c1941-45

Lilian C Taverner

Family funeral records 1895-1918 D/F/TAV

Roger Tyrrell

Labour party papers, including material for D/F/TYR South Hackney, Shoreditch and Haggerston wards 1972-81. Covered by 30 year closure rule

James Ward

Kingsmead estate resident. Kingsmead D/F/WAR Tenants Association minutes and reports 1944-68; Communist party agendas 1944-5 and other personal papers c1930-58

F H White

Family and political papers (Hackney Labour D/F/WHI Party, Southwold Ward) Family correspondence, ephemera, opening ceremony brochures photographs 1906-52

Rev Watts Wilkinson

, chaplain of Aske's Hospital, Hoxton. D/F/WIL 1 Letters to Rev Edward Griffin, personal, business and religious 1778-91

Thomas Wilkinson and family

Correspondence on Portland D/F/WIL 2 Place, Clapton area; programmes, handbills for local societies including Hackney Literary and Scientific Institute, 1852-1912

Windus family

Family papers, including sale catalogue of D/F/WIN Gothic House, Stamford Hill, 1831-70

A Stanley Wood

Collected texts and papers concerning the D/F/WOOD Agapemonite Church, Clapton, and the movement in general 1858-1907

C Fisher Yates

, Mayor of Hackney 1933-34. Mayoral papers D/F/YAT and cuttings; correspondence concerning Disabled Soldiers and Sailors (Hackney) Foundation 1918-45

Zeall and Smith families

Correspondence, wills, D/F/ZEA photographs, sales catalogues for land in Leyton and Clapton 1847-1935

24. OTHER ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS AND MANUSCRIPTS

There are two sequences not covered in detail in this Guide. The first is the 'M' lists, which are mainly collections of deeds and other property records from the British Record Association and other sources. The series also includes manuscript histories and small collections of documents generally. The most significant of these have been identified in other sections of the Guide. Prior to 1984 all deeds were indexed to the document for personal names and places after that date the descriptions of small collections were altered to give more relevant detail, and indexing done to the list only.

The second sequence, the 'V' lists, cover unprovenanced plan and map series, or series of maps and plans which have no other documents with them. the more significant items are described in the map index which is arranged by place (Middlesex, London, Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington and London Borough of Hackney) and within those divisions by date. Plans of single premises or small groups of properties are indexed in the archives topographical index. (For details see Section 27)

25. ANTIQUARIANS' COLLECTION

Florence Bagust

Historian of Hackney, with especial D/F/BAG reference to Clapton. 15 volumes of notes, copy items and cuttings compiled c1913-29. also separate notes on postal history, local churches, Hackney School (Newcome's), items in the Tyssen collection (for which see D/f/TYS below), scrapbook of North London antiquarian Society 1906-10, additional cuttings on Stoke Newington and negatives of local subjects (prints either in albums or copied in HAD visual collection).

Wynne E Baxter

and his son F W Baxter, antiquarians of D/F/BAX Stoke Newington. Transcripts of Stoke Newington parish registers 1559-1812; notes on Stoke Newington clergy, street names and working notes of transcripts of monuments; literary papers, letter book on Church Street property 1921-33 and widening plan, 1930; obituary and biographical material 1863-1923

W.McB. Marcham

Abstracts and copies of court rolls D/F/MAR for the manor of Stoke Newington 1569-1832. With indexes and digests. Undertaken 1931-34. Copies of these volumes are in the local history library

Israel Renson

, chemist and local historian of Hackney D/F/REN (1906-86). Records of training as a chemist 1925-27; business records of the chemist's shop in Well Street 1936-59 (including correspondence concerning the premises, photograph and sale documentation, cash book 1955-59); political papers, including material on the Socialist Party of Great Britain and I. R.’s text 'Money Must Go'; collected publications and research notes on Hackney and Victoria Park c1930-85; family correspondence and photographs c1930s-80s. Lantern slide collection of London subjects 1920s-30s

William Robinson

, antiquarian and local historian. M 4389 Correspondence to John Nicholls and others on local history 1840-43.

E J Sage

Antiquarian of Stoke Newington. Correspondence, D/F/SAGE articles, extracts and notes on Stoke Newington history c1860-91; transcripts of the registers of St Mary, Stoke Newington 1559-1835. E J Sage and his father Edward Sage were also deputy stewards of the manor of Barking. The majority of their papers were papers were deposited with Essex Record Office by Stoke Newington in 1952 (D/D/Say)

A J Shirren

Local historian of Stoke Newington. Articles D/F/SHI and texts on Stoke Newington literary and historical subjects compiled mid 20th century. Copies of selected texts have been included in the HAD book collection.

J R Spratling

Antiquarian of Stoke Newington, newspaper D/F/SPR editor and editor (1854-1934). Research notes on various Stoke Newington topics, including hearth tax, terrier of the manor of Brownswood 1577; vestry minute extracts, notes on the history of Church Street and the church. Articles and ephemera on and from Rams Episcopal Chapel, Homerton, 1872-79; articles, fiction and cuttings c1880-1927

J F R Tyssen

Transcripts and library D/F/TYS

The Tyssen library formed the basis of the Hackney Metropolitan Borough local history collection, having its origins in the collections of the Tyssen family, lords of the manor of Hackney Kingshold and Lordshold manors. The collection was separately maintained, initially at the Manor House, Church Street, Hackney, later in the second Hackney Town Hall under the Tyssen Librarian and from 1908-09 at the newly opened Central Library in Mare Street. It was considerably added to by later librarians. What is listed here is a combination of transcripts, some documents which may have formed part of the Tyssen family archives and plans. The printed book collection is in the course of integration into the local history library as part of the Hackney collection; a large collection of religious writings from the 17th century onwards was catalogued in 1994-6, work largely funded by a grant from the British Library. The visual items have already been integrated into the main visual collection. The Tyssens would appear to have been active in commissioning artists to record vanished buildings, but there is no documentary evidence for this. Transcripts from vestry minutes for Hackney 1581-1771; and churchwardens, Poor Trustees etc accounts 1805-39; copied Hackney election material 1840-70; copy records on St John at Hackney, including construction of new church 1788-90 and parish registers 1555-1832 (extracts only), documents transcribed from 1241-1832, also orders creating new Hackney parishes etc 19th C; copy papers for South Hackney church, including plan of Tryon's Place 1789-1826; charity material 1671-1879; copy marriage licenses 1779-1826; copy wills and abstracts for Hackney people 1374-1852; copy deeds, list of tenants and transcripts of court roll for manors of Kingshold, Lordshold and Grumbolds 1327-1857 (incomplete); pedigrees of Hackney families 1658-1858; copy of monumental inscriptions for St John at Hackney, South Hackney, St Thomas Square Chapel and New Gravel Pit Chapel 1787-1850; other research papers including details of an ancient boat found in Hackney Marsh c1830; mss copy of John Thomas 'History of Hackney Parish' by C H Bestow, 19th C; extant of Hackney estate of Knights Templars, terriers and other records 1291-c1654; copy papers concerning Balmes estate 1485-1624; armorial bearing for Hackney families; copy documents on the Urswick family 19th C; plays performed at Newcome's School (Hackney School) c170-1829 and notes on pupils; Hackney Literary & Scientific Institution Literary Magazine 1857; reports, programmes etc 1848-60; also reports and programmes of the Hackney Mutual Improvement Society, the West Hackney Literary & Hackney Literary & Scientific and the

Kingsland & Dalston Literary and Scientific Society for similar dates; Hackney Bank for Savings, savings book 1844; Hackney Charity School, transcripts of minutes 1714-1834; abstract of Tyssen property, 1704; legal case papers over manorial dispute 1724 (copy 1895); legal case papers in dispute over manorial waste 1774-76; catalogue of portraits owned by Samuel Tyssen of Narborough Hall, 1903; legal case papers over case of gravel extraction from Hackney Downs, 1879; engravings and text on Hackney tokens, 19th C. Also the following estate maps: Tyssen properties 1765 (copy 1837); 1785 (copy 1838); street plan of Hackney and Stoke Newington, showing sewers 1856; plan of Lamb Farm Estate c1850. Also miscellaneous photographs of manorial documents.

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