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15 & 16 May 1812 (1) John Johnson Emmerson of Sedgefield …

15 & 16 May 1812 (1) John Johnson Emmerson of Sedgefield, gardener, and Margaret his wife (2) Amorous Mossum, porter to the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle (3) Thomas Sibbald, gardener to the Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle (4) Rev. John Bacon of Bishop Auckland, clerk, and William Marley of Leggs Cross, Houghton-le-Side, farmer Lease and release by (2), by direction of (1) and (3), to (4) of a piece of freehold land called the Frontstead, on the west side of the churchyard in Escomb other boundaries specified, and the tithes from copyhold lands in Escomb surrendered to the use of (4), and from the Frontstead, on trust to pay £800 and interest to (1), then in trust for (3) Consideration: £1350 – From:

ref no.

D/X 994/38-39

Notes

Parchment, 6 membranes

Date

1725,
1890

Era

Hanoverian (1714 to 1837),
Victorian (1837 to 1901)

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People	Bacon, Emmerson, Sibbald, Marley, Mossum, Margaret
Places	Houghton-Le-Side, Escomb, Sedgefield, Auckland Castle
Keywords	Expand John Johnson Emmerson, Rev. John Bacon, Amorous Mossum, Auckland Castle, Thomas Sibbald, William Marley, Leggs Cross, farmer Lease, freehold land, west side, other boundaries, copyhold lands, Bishop Auckland, Parchment, 6 membranes, Sedgefield, gardener, Margaret, wife, porter, Durham, clerk, direction, piece, churchyard, Escomb, tithes, use, Frontstead, trust, interest, 3 Consideration