160 deeds, the majority of which relate to the Turner family, but include papers of the Hegginbothams, 1697-1808 and the Bromeleys, 1761-1776. There are also indentures of apprenticeship to the Turners, 1804-6, and one to Joseph Boothroyd of Wooldale, Yorkshire, 1800.
Turner Family Deeds
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Ch. Ches. 65-215; Lancs. 26-32; Derby 61; Yorks. 530
- Dates of Creation
- 1624-1863
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 160 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Turner family owned property in Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The deeds were given to the Library by N.H. New in 1922.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
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