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Collapse MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873MS 3219 - James Watt and Family Papers - 13th century - 1873
Expand 1 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 17271 - Records of Thomas Watt (1639 or 1642 - 1727) - 1694 - 1727
Expand 2 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 17442 - Records of John Watt senior (1694 - 1736) - 1714 - 1744
Expand 3 - Records of James Watt of Greenock - 1724 - 17873 - Records of James Watt of Greenock - 1724 - 1787
Expand 4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)4 - Records of James Watt (1736 - 1819)
Expand 5 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 17625 - Records of John Watt Jr. (1739 - 1762) - 1759 - 1762
Collapse 6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 18486 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848
Expand 1 - Correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1784 - 18441 - Correspondence of James Watt jr. - 1784 - 1844
Expand 2 - Notebooks of James Watt jr. - 1787 - 18462 - Notebooks of James Watt jr. - 1787 - 1846
Expand 3 - Personal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 18483 - Personal papers of James Watt jr. - 1808 - 1848
Expand 4 - Legal documents - 1637 - 18414 - Legal documents - 1637 - 1841
Expand 5 - Drawings by James Watt jr. - 1789 - 18465 - Drawings by James Watt jr. - 1789 - 1846
Collapse 6 - Papers of the antiquarian, William Hamper, relating to the parish and manor of Aston - 13th cent. - 18396 - Papers of the antiquarian, William Hamper, relating to the parish and manor of Aston - 13th cent. - 1839
Expand 1 - Correspondence concerning William Hamper's collection of manuscripts for a history of Aston, and Watt jr.'s acquisition of them after Hamper's death - 1831 - 18391 - Correspondence concerning William Hamper's collection of manuscripts for a history of Aston, and Watt jr.'s acquisition of them after Hamper's death - 1831 - 1839
2 - Manuscript volume entitled 'Some Account of the Parish of Aston iuxta Birmingham in the County of Warwick: being Sir William Dugdale's History of that extensive district, with considerable additions and illustrations by William Hamper' - 1821
3 - Engraved copper plates - nd c. 1820
4 - Wood-blocks of facsimile autographs - nd. c. 1820
Collapse 5 - Portfolio containing Collections for the Manor of Aston - 1365 - 18285 - Portfolio containing Collections for the Manor of Aston - 1365 - 1828
1 - Deed - c. 24 December 1365
2 - Deed - 1386
3 - Deed - 13 October 1534
4 - Deed - 10 September 1564
5 - Inventory - 06 December 1647
6 - Deed - nd. [late 13th cent.]
7 - Note in Hamper's hand - nd. [19th cent.]
8 - Transcript of an extract from Dugdale’s history, with additional notes by Hamper about Patrons and Vicars of Aston - nd. [19th cent.]
9 - Transcript of an extract from Dugdale’s history, with additional notes by Hamper about Erdington's Chantry - nd. [19th cent.]
10 - Transcript of an extract from Dugdale's history, with additional notes by Hamper about Aston churchyard - nd. [19th cent.]
11 - Transcript of a notice from 'The Birmingham Commercial Herald' about sale of the Aston Estate - 08 April 1820
12 - Note in Hamper's hand, headed: 'Poors Money, St Thomas' Day' - 1810
13 - Note in Hamper's hand, headed: 'Collection of Money &c. given to charitable uses for Aston Parish' - 1827
14 - Tokens for the payment of relief to the poor of Aston, plus wrapper - nd. [19th cent.]
15 - Newspaper cutting regarding the sale, at auction, of Aston Estate - 1820
16 - Note in Hamper’s hand concerning 150 head of deer to be sold off from Aston Park - December 1818
17 - Printed letter from Thomas Miles (Leicester) to William Hamper (Bordesley) - 09 June 1825
18 - Printed letter from Unett & Son (Birmingham) to Mr. Yates (Bordesley) concerning tithes - 23 June 1825
19 - Printed letter from Unett & Son to William Hamper (—) - 03 October 1825
20 - Printed letter from J. W. Unett to Mr. Yates (Bordesley) calling a meeting - 10 April 1828
21 - Printed letter from Unett & Son to Mr. Yates (Bordesley) - 19 April 1828
22 - Printed letter from Unett, Son & Harding to Mr. Yates (Bordesley) calling a meeting - 14 August 1828
23 - Transcript of an extract from Dugdale’s history about Aston Church - nd. [19th. cent.]
24 - List of Colloquial terminology and language - nd. [19th. cent.]
25 - Untitled tally chart , possibly of deaths in the parish,with years running from 1784 to 1808 - nd. [19th cent.]
26 - List of the numbers of deaths by Small Pox in Aston Register, years running from 1784 - 1808 - nd. [19th. cent.]
27 - Table of Small Pox deaths in Aston? - nd. [19th. cent.]
28 - Notes on the definition of the word, 'Clerestory' - nd. [19th. cent.]
29 - Information on the Holte Family, containing some original documents as well as Hamper’s notes and a pedigree - 1701 - c. 1830
30 - Draft copy of a plan from page 9 of Hamper's volume on Aston Parish - nd. [19th. cent.]
31 - Draft copies of information used on page 11 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish. - nd. [19th. cent.]
32 - Draft copies of information used on page 13 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish. - nd. [19th. cent.]
33 - Draft copies of information used on page 15 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish - nd. [19th. cent.]
34 - Draft copy of information probably intended as an addition on page 15 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish - nd. [19th cent.]
35 - Draft copies of information used on page 19 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish. - nd. [19th cent.]
36 - Draft copies of information used on page 21 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish. - nd. [19th cent.]
37 - Draft copy of information probably intended as an addition on page 22 of Hamper’s volume on Aston - nd. [19th cent.]
38 - Draft copy of information used on page 25 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish. - nd. [19th cent.]
39 - Draft copies of information used on page 28 of Hamper’s volume on Aston Parish. - nd. [19th cent.]
40 - Information sent from the Commissioners of Charities to William Hamper - October 1827
41 - Original document detailing the particulars of the lordship and parish of Aston - nd. [17th cent.]
42 - Transcript of an extract from Dugdale’s history, with additional notes by Hamper - nd. [19th cent.]
43 - Newspaper cutting concerning the sale, by auction, of tithes for Aston Juxta Birmingham - October 1824
44 - Pages torn from a printed pamphlet with a note from Hamper: “One of the scurrilous pamphlets against Dr Sacheverell accuses him with being 'very immodest at a Christening etc.' - nd. [19th cent.]
45 - Printed Catalogue of household furniture etc., the property of the late Heneage Legge, deceased, to be sold at auction by Mr. Christie - February 1827
46 - Bill for food and drink - 28 April 1727
47 - Transcript of an extract from Whitaker's Ancient Cathedral of Cornwall. Vol. 2. - [19th. cent.]
48 - Note in Hamper's hand on the Chapel of Castle Bromwich - [19th. cent.]
49 - Letter. Thomas Holte to Roland Fryth - 12 August 1637
50 - Printed Card. A permit for William Hamper to view the furniture and attend the sale at Aston Hall - [13 September 1817]
51 - Letter. Walter Woodcock (Aston) to [William Hamper?] - 01 December 1760
52 - Notes in Hamper's hand, headed: 'Warwickshire Memoranda' - [19th. cent.]
53 - Notes in Hamper's hand, headed: 'Peals performed here by the society of Change Ringers belonging to this church' - [19th. cent.]
54 - Notes in Hamper’s hand, written in Latin and concerning Aston - [19th. cent.]
55 - Notes in Hamper's hand on the dimensions of Aston Manor from Tomlinson's survey - [19th. cent.]
56 - Memoranda of agreement on the terms on which Mr. Court was to survey the parish of Aston for the purpose of making a new poor rate - December 1812
57 - Notes in Hamper's hand on the history of Aston Parish - [19th. cent.]
58 - Newspaper cutting respecting a coroner's inquisition on a young man downed in the Fazeley canal near Aston Park - [September 1821]
59 - Transcript of an extract from Wedge's General View of Agriculture of the County of of Agriculture of the County of Warwick in 1794 - nd. [19th. cent.]
60 - Note in Hamper’s hand, headed: 'Appendix' - [19th. cent.]
61 - Note in Hamper's hand concerned with districts within the Parish of Aston - [19th. cent.]
62 - Newspaper cutting respecting the appointment of a Churchwarden to the Parish of Aston - [November 1825]
63 - Notes in Hamper’s hand, respecting the assessment of the relief of the poor in the Parish - [19th. cent.]
64 - Transcript of an extract from Shaw’s History of Staffordshire, Volume 2 - [19th. cent.]
65 - Pedigree. With a note by Hamper: 'This is a Pedigree of some persons who claim to be descended from the Holtes of Aston, but they cannot show the link or connection' - 1828
66 - Transcript of an extract from Dugdale's history, with additional notes by Hamper - [19th. cent.]
67 - Printed list of persons receiving permanent relief from the Parish of Aston - 1818
68 - Note in Hamper’s hand concerning the Vicarage of Erdington - [19th. cent.]
69 - Newspaper cutting respecting the Law of Mortuary - [04 March 1824]
70 - Note on the death of John Arden on 02 April 1809 - nd. [19th cent.]
71 - Note in Hamper's hand concerning the Court Roll of the Manor of Aston - [19th. cent.]
72 - Transcript in Hamper's hand of an extract from the Will of Margaret Butler of the Lordship of Little Bromwich in the Parish of Aston - [19th. cent.]
73 - Transcript in Hamper's hand of the Will of Ann Holte - 1818
74 - Transcript in Hamper's hand of the Will of Thomas Holte - 1818
75 - Copy of Sir Walter Devereux's Grant of £4 per annum to the poor of the parish of Aston - [1624]
76 - Note in Hamper's hand, on remedies for Whooping cough - [19th. cent.]
77 - Note in Hamper's hand, on Aston deeds - [19th. cent.]
78 - Bill for carriage of Thomas Holte's Monument from London to Aston, signed by JohnSimpson - 19 August 1717
79 - Transcript in Hamper's hand of Gisborne's sermon at the consecration of Christ's Church at Needwood in1809 - [19th cent.]
80 - Note in Hamper's hand on a meeting in the Vesty room to discuss the perilous state of the Church's roof - [19th cent.]
81 - Note in Hamper's hand on the taxation of the clergy at Aston Juxta Birmingham in 1534 - [19th cent.]
82 - Note on Aston Church's capacity - [19th cent.]
83 - Account between Robert Phillips and Sir Lister Holte, for the years 1741 to 1743 - [09 May 1744
84 - Note in Hamper's hand on Coats of Arms - [19th cent.]
85 - Description in Hamper's hand of various tombs - [19th cent.]
86 - Miscellaneous papers containing original documents as well as notes in Hamper’s hand about Aston - 1781 - 1825
87 - Miscellaneous notes in Hamper’s hand concerning Aston - [19th cent.]
88 - Original Portfolio - [19th cent.]
Expand 6 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Deritend and Bordesley - 1343 - 18306 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Deritend and Bordesley - 1343 - 1830
Expand 7 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Duddeston, Nechells, Saltley and Little Bromwich - 1306 - 18297 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Duddeston, Nechells, Saltley and Little Bromwich - 1306 - 1829
Expand 8 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Castle Bromwich and Water Orton - 1312 - 18268 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Castle Bromwich and Water Orton - 1312 - 1826
Expand 9 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Erdington and Witton - 1319 - 18309 - Portfolio containing collections for the Manors of Erdington and Witton - 1319 - 1830
Expand 10 - Drawings and engravings - 1808 - 183110 - Drawings and engravings - 1808 - 1831
Expand 11 - Deeds - 1455 - 162811 - Deeds - 1455 - 1628
12 - Box of seals, 'Aston etc.' - nd. pre 17th cent.
Expand 13 - Rolls of copies of deeds - nd. [c.16th cent.]13 - Rolls of copies of deeds - nd. [c.16th cent.]
Expand 14 - Deeds 'Duddeston etc.' - 1448 - 159014 - Deeds 'Duddeston etc.' - 1448 - 1590
Expand 15 - Deeds for Aston, Witton, Erdington etc. - 1322 - late 14th cent. 15 - Deeds for Aston, Witton, Erdington etc. - 1322 - late 14th cent.
Expand 7 - Miscellaneous printed items which belonged to James Watt jr. - 1799 - 18407 - Miscellaneous printed items which belonged to James Watt jr. - 1799 - 1840
Expand 7 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 18047 - Records of Gregory Watt (1777 - 1804) - 1792 - 1804
Expand 8 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 18738 - Miscellaneous records of the Watt family - c. 1754 - 1873
Expand 9 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 18489 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 1848
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