BRODRICK FAMILY OF PEPER HAROW AND MIDLETON (CORK), VISCOUNTS MIDLETON: FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS UP TO THE DEATH IN 1765 OF THE THIRD VISCOUNT, 1627-1800; FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE 4TH AND 5TH VISCOUNTS, 1751-1845; FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS, CHIEFLY OF THE 8TH VISCOUNT MIDLETON, 1796-1933

This material is held atSurrey History Centre

  • Reference
    • GB 176 1248
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1627 - 1933
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3737 items including letters in bound volumes Correspondence

Scope and Content

For detailed introductions to the 3 sections of the catalogue see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 below.

Arrangement

The catalogue is divided into three sections: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. For detailed descriptions of the contents of each, see the relevant section below.

Access Information

There are no access restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by Viscount Midleton per Simon Meade in October 1976.

Other Finding Aids

An item level description of the archive is available on the Surrey History Centre online catalogue

Related Material

For deeds and papers relating to the estates of the Brodrick family in Ireland and England, including the Peper Harow and Wandsworth estates in Surrey, see G145.

Bibliography

B D Henning, The House of Commons, 1660-1690 (London, 1983).
E Cruickshanks, S Hendley and D Hayton, The House of Commons, 1690-1715 (Cambridge, 2002).
R Sedgwick, The House of Commons, 1715-1754 (London, 1970).
Entries in new Dictionary of National Biography relating to Sir Alan Brodrick (d.1680), Alan Brodrick (d.1728), 1st Viscount Midleton, and Thomas Brodrick (1704-1769).