Fonds GB 0210 PITORD - Pitchford Hall (Ottley) Papers

Grant of two parts of the tithes of the lordship of Eatune [Eaton Mascott, co. Salop]. Witnesses:... Grant in fee-farm of fourteen selions of land in the fields of Bruges [Bridgnorth, co. Salop] lyi... Grant for free grinding without toll of all corn from his own house in Pulton Launcelin at the mi... Grant in fee-farm of a parcel of land bought of Nicholas son of Andrew Thorsleb't and formerly be... Bond in the penalty of £40 to appear before the King's justices to answer to Eva de Bailloil his ... Grant in fee-farm of land at la Hay [Hay, near Bridgnorth, co. Salop]. Rent: a rose and 6s. 6d. a... Grant in fee-farm for life of a messuage in the vill of Oldebur' [co. Salop] which Lucy daughter ... Confirmation of the bequest of an annual rent of 2s. issuing from the tenement in the town of Bru... Grant in fee-farm of one messuage in Brug' [Bridgnorth] lying between the lands owned by Reginald... Grant of lands in the fields (in campis) of Brug' opposite Quatford [co. Salop] lying between the... Grant of a messuage in the castle of Brug' [Bridgnorth] lying between the tenements formerly of J... Grant of a messuage bought of William de Orleton de Ludelawe and situated in the high street of B... Grant of land in the field of Brugie opposite Quatford [co. Salop] with a third part of the said ... Grant of a tenement in the vill of Brug' in the street called Luttlebrugge between the tenement o... Grant of all the services due from Roger Pym de Conedouer in respect of lands held of the grantor... Grant of one messuage in Northgate strete in the city of Chester formerly belonging to John the s... Lease for five years of a saltworks which Adam de Ospital held of Richard, husband of the said Ag... Deed extending the use of a chantry of two masses. Latin. Seals, Grant, in accordance with the will of the said Adam, of a barn with a right of way in the .... Grant of lands had of the gift of William Bouche, chaplain, and John Hendemon in the field of Bru...
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Reference code

GB 0210 PITORD

Title

Pitchford Hall (Ottley) Papers

Date(s)

  • [c. 1150]-1949 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1.886 cubic metres (120 boxes, 43 volumes, 3 bundles, 1 wallet)

Context area

Name of creator

Ottley family, of Pitchford Hall

Biographical history

The Ottley family held the manor of Pitchford from 1473 to 1807. Thirteen generations of the Ottleys of Pitchford ended with the death of Adam Ottley (1745-1807), a few weeks after the death of his father, Thomas in 1807. The estate then passed by will to Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool. The 3rd Earl died without male issue and the estate was divided up between his three daughters. Pitchford passed to his youngest daughter, Louisa (1814-1887) who married John Cotes (1799-1874). On his death, Pitchford passed to his second son, Charles James Cotes. He died unmarried and Pitchford passed to his sister, Victoria Alexandria (1840-1918), who married secondly Lieut-General Sir Robert Grant (1837-1904). On Victoria's death, Sir Charles Grant became the owner of Pitchford.

Repository

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by Sir Charles J.C. Grant, Pitchford Hall, between December 1932 and 1945, and converted into a donation in 1945.
A further group was purchased in 1983.

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Scope and content

Family and estate papers of the family of Ottley of Pitchford Hall, Shropshire, of Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1784-1851), and later of the Cotes family, including extensive correspondence, 1684-c.1793, mostly centered on Adam Ottley (1653-1723), bishop of St Davids, and Adam Ottley (1685-1752), registrar of St Davids, including a series of letters from Browne Willis (1682-1760), 1716-1723, and some civil war correspondence and literary papers, 16 cent.-18 cent; estate papers, mainly deeds relating to Pitchford Hall, Salop, mainly in the areas of Bridgnorth and Pitchford, with some lands in adjoining counties, c. 1150-1820; including almost a thousand medieval deeds.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

All records deposited at NLW have been retained.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected

System of arrangement

Arranged into Ottley (Pitchford Hall MSS and Documents); Ottley (Pitchford Hall) Correspondence; Ottley (Pitchford Hall) Estate; and Pitchford (1983 Purchase) ['Pitchford MSS'].

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright laws apply

Language of material

  • English
  • Latin

Script of material

Language and script notes

English, Latin.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Hard copies of the catalogues under the former titles, Pitchford Hall Documents, Ottley Papers and Ottley Correspondence, are available at NLW and HMC. The HMC produced a report in 1963 which contains details relating to the 1983 Purchase.

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Related units of description

Pitchford (1983 Purchase) ['Pitchford MSS'] 122-124 are catalogued separately, having been transferred to NLW Dept of Maps & Prints, where they are numbered Pitchford [Maps] 39-40 and 38 respectively. A very small group of further papers relating to the Ottley family of the West Indies, is NLW, Ottley Additional.

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Note

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Note

Previous title: Pitchford Hall; Ottley Correspondence; Ottley Papers; and Pitchford MSS.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls004250395

GEAC system control number

(WlAbNL)0000250395

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Rules and/or conventions used

Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH

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Dates of creation revision deletion

April 2002.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: A Victoria County History of Shropshire, vol III & vol VIII, (London, 1979 & London, 1968), Jones, E.D., 'The Ottley Papers', National Library of Wales Journal, vol. IV, (1945-46).

Archivist's note

Compiled by Mair James.

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