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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
Expand 6 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 18486 - Records of James Watt Jr. (1769 - 1848) - 13th cent. - 1848
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
Collapse 9 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 18489 - Later additions to the records - 1672 - 1848
Expand 1 - Later addition to the records from a private donor - 18061 - Later addition to the records from a private donor - 1806
Expand 2 - Later addition to the records from the Science Museum, London - 1747 - 17712 - Later addition to the records from the Science Museum, London - 1747 - 1771
Collapse 3 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire - 1683 - 18473 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire - 1683 - 1847
Expand 1 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Bundle 1 - 1757 - 18151 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Bundle 1 - 1757 - 1815
Expand 2 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Bundle 2 - 1683 - 18202 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Bundle 2 - 1683 - 1820
Collapse 3 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Bundle 3 - 1820 - 18483 - Deeds of the Heathfield estate, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Bundle 3 - 1820 - 1848
1 - Lease from Mr William Matthison to Mr Thomas Mitton of a piece of land in the Parish of Handsworth for 99 years for building upon - 30 October 1820
2 - Lease from Mr Thomas Mitton to Mr Richard Murrall of a messuage and premises in Handsworth by way of mortgage - 25 January 1821
3 - Assignment of mortgage by Mr Richard Murrall by the direction of Mr Thomas Mitton of Handsworth, yeoman to Mr Richard Bird of Birmingham, gentleman - 25 January 1822
4 - Mr Thomas Mitton to Mr Richard Bird; a further charge on Leasehold Premises at Handsworth - 21 July 1824
5 - Lease from Mr William Matthison to Mr Thomas Mitton of a piece of land in the Parish of Handsworth - 09 April 1825
6 - Assignment of two messuages and land in the Parish of Handsworth for the residue of two and several terms of 99 years subject to the original ground rent from Mr Richard Bird and Mr Thomas Mitton to Mr James Birch - 24 June 1825
7a-b - Lease and Release of freehold property at Handsworth from Mr William Matthison and his Trustee to Mr James Birch and his Trustee - 04 January 1826 - 05 January 1826
8 - Schedule of Deeds and Writings relating to freehold messuages, land and premises in Heathfield Road, Handsworth purchased by James Watt, esquire, of Mr James Birch, in December 1847 - 06 January 1848
9 - Schedule of Deeds and Writings relating to freehold messuages, land and premises in Heathfield Road, Handsworth purchased by James Watt, esquire, of Mr James Birch, in December 1847 - 06 January 1848
10 - Conveyance of a piece of land, messuage and premises in Heathfield Road at Handsworth in the County of Stafford and surrender of two terms to merge from Mr James Birch and his Trustee to James Watt, esquire - 30 December 1847
11 - Abstract of Title to Leasehold messuages, land and premises at Handsworth in the County of Stafford, belonging to Mr James Birch - 1847
12 - Abstract of Title to Freehold land, messuages and premises at Handsworth in the County of Stafford, belonging to Mr James Birch, (subject to 2 leases affecting the same) - 1847
Expand 4 - Later addition to the the Watt family papers - 17444 - Later addition to the the Watt family papers - 1744
Expand 5 - Additional records of James Watt and Family purchased in 2003 at a sale at Sotheby's - 1672 - 18485 - Additional records of James Watt and Family purchased in 2003 at a sale at Sotheby's - 1672 - 1848
Expand 6 - Drawings with watercolour of patterns, probably for woodwork, furniture and column capitals - nd. c. 18256 - Drawings with watercolour of patterns, probably for woodwork, furniture and column capitals - nd. c. 1825

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