Eaton (Deene) 1740 – 1894, 1 box, uncatalogued
Daniel Eaton (d.1742) was the steward to the Earls of Cardigan at Deene and his letters to the 3rd Earl survive in the Brudenell archive. His youngest son the Rev. Stephen Eaton (d.1806) became Archdeacon of Middlesex and his eldest son Daniel (d.1789) succeeded him as steward. Daniel's only son Stephen (d.1834) established a bank in Stamford (Lincolnshire) and later lived at Tixover Hall and Ketton Hall (both Rutland). His son Charles Ormston Eaton (d. 1907) continued in the banking business and lived at Tolethorpe Hall (Rutland).
Mainly late 18th/19th century family correspondence.
(Records for the Eaton and Cayley bank of Stamford, with 19th century family papers are deposited in the NRO as the Eaton and Cayley collection, ref. E & C.)
Elkins (Yelvertoft) c.1600-1977, 405 docs., ref. E(Y)
Farmers in Clay Coton and Yelvertoft. William Elkins of Elkington bought a farm in Clay Coton in 1802 and in 1820 acquired a half share of the manor. His son Joseph Norton Elkins and his grandson William Wood Elkins continued to buy properties in both Clay Coton and Yelvertoft becoming one of the dominant landowners in the parishes by the end of the century.
Mainly deeds for Yelvertoft and Clay Coton. Account books 1885-1903 & 1913-1934 and some Elkington parish records.
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Ellesmere (Brackley) 1300-1943, 1516 docs. & 78 boxes, ref. E(B)
Thomas Egerton, Lord Chancellor 1603-1617 had been made Viscount Brackley in 1616. It was however his son John, the 1st Earl of Bridgewater, who inherited the Brackley estate from his father in law the Earl of Derby in 1594. The estate had been granted to his family in 1489. The manor house is today Winchester House School but it was never a major residence of the family. The Earls and later Dukes of Bridgewater actually had their principal seat at Ashridge in Hertfordshire. One of the Dukes built the Town Hall in Brackley. The Duke of Sutherland inherited the Brackley and Lancashire estates in 1803 and left them to his second son Lord Francis (d.1857) who was made Earl of Ellesmere in 1846.
Ellesmere was an author and great benefactor. The Brackley estate was sold in 1915.
Archives of the Earls and Dukes of Bridgewater with estates in Brackley, Kings Sutton, Syresham and Crowfield, Wollaston, Tyldesley and Worsley and Pemberton (Lancashire) and Stetchworth (Cambridgeshire).
Mainly deeds and estate papers with copies of documents relating to the title of the estate of the Earls of Derby, including Whittlewood Forest perambulations 1247/8, 1266, 1300/1. Court rolls for Brackley 1571-1609, 1695-1882, Woodford Halse and Maidford 1561-1703, Halse 1564-1660, Spratton 1564-1732 and Kings Sutton Hundred 1561-1859. Account rolls for the Derby estates 1535-1594. 17th century rentals, legal papers and estate correspondence. Papers on common rights in Crowfield and Syresham 1622 & 1664-1669. 17th century Brackley Borough records including letters and papers on re-establishing corporation rights, borough administration, revenue and markets and fairs. Borough court rolls 1553-1571, 1686-1688 and mayor's account 1588/89. Papers on Brackley elections 1695-1836, burgess rolls1696-1778 and mason's contract for the Town Hall 1704. Account books and papers on the Bridgwater canal 1759-1806. 17th/18th century Lancs. estate leases, Worsley apprenticeship indentures 1844-1902 and 19th century colliery papers. 18th/19th century rentals, 18th century estate accounts and vouchers, 20th century estate papers. Accounts for Bridgewater Trust and businesses. Plans of Worsley Hall 1908. Correspondence of Lord Francis Egerton, Lord Ellesmere 1837-1856.
This catalogue is available on the National Archives 'A2A' website, see related links below.
(The personal papers and papers for the Wollaston estate are now largely in The Huntington Library in California.)
Elmore (Isllip) 1777-1849, 284 docs., ref. Elmore
Mainly business and domestic bills of James Elmore and his son John who were carpenters in Islip.
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Elwes (Great Billing) 1610-1921, 1749 docs. & 9 boxes, ref. E(GB) & CE(B)
Robert Cary Elwes (d.1851) purchased Great Billing Hall in 1799. The family already had estates in north Lincolnshire. He was a notable race horse breeder and won the Derby twice. Tragically his second wife went mad. His eldest son Cary Charles (d.1866) and his second son Dudley Cary both married daughters of Admiral Rye. Valentine Cary Elwes (d.1909) converted the family to Roman Catholicism in 1874. Both his sons were notable, the elder Gervase (d.1921) was an internationally famous tenor, the younger Dudley (d.1932) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton. Valentine's sister Eleanor married Captain Charles Fitzgerald, governor Western Australia 1848-1856. Gervase Elwes's sons were also interesting and successful, Simon was a portrait artist and Royal Academician, Guy was an architect and interior designer, Rudolph an actor, Monsignor Valentine became a Papal Prelate and Sir Richard was a High Court judge and recorder of Northampton. The heir Geoffrey sold Billing in 1930 and moved the family back to Lincolnshire buying Elsham Hall in 1931. Sadly Great Billing Hall was demolished in 1956.
Gentry family with estates in Great Billing and Brigg, Roxby and Wrawby (Lincolnshire). Extensive personal correspondence 1840-1909, mainly of Valentine Cary Elwes and his travel journals of trips to Egypt and The Cape 1850s. Bills and accounts 1863-1920 including those of Charles Elwes abroad 1823-1824 and of Gervase Elwes. Letters on Roman Catholic mission at Brigg 1878-1881. Charles Fitzgerald's diplomatic papers and dispatch books on The Gambia and Australia, 1840s/50s. Papers on alterations to Billing Hall, late 19th century. Genealogical papers of Dudley Cary Elwes.
This catalogue is available on the National Archives 'A2A' website, see related links below.
Late 19th/20th century estate correspondence remains uncatalogued.
Diaries, principally of Mrs Alice G. Cary Elwes (nee Ward of Killinchy, Co. Down) 1858-1898, including tours in Europe and of Dudley Cary Elwes 1887-1892, also including tours in Europe and to Australia and New Zealand, are catalogued under the reference CE(B).
See also Rye (Culworth)
Further Lincolnshire estate papers are in the Lincolnshire Record Office.)
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