Morthen

Manor of Morthen

 
These maps (1850) on the left show an area from Moorhouse to Revil Wood, and on the right Dimple Field and Nethermoor Field - referred to in the deeds

Deeds

Bargain and sale: 24 Feb 1583

1. Sir Godfrey Foliambe of Walton, Son and heir Godfrey Foljambe
2. George Lorde, of Tankersley.

For £80 (1) to (2) Gowke carre close (meadow) in Morthinge in Rotherham. Reference: DD/FJ/1/251/1

Mortgage in fee:31 January/1 February 1706/7

By John Bradshaw of Brampton par Treeton, esq. to Thomas Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse, of Wath, esq., for £1200, of two third parts of tithes of corn, gain and hay arising from Morthen and Guilthwaite which tithes are now let to George Westby, gent. and Christopher Radley at a rent of £20.1s.8d. per annum, a messuage at Morthen with closes called the Croft, the Brecks, Upper New Close, Spring Close, 11 acres in Dimple Field, 12 and a half acres in Stow Bridge Field, 2 and a half acres in Morphett Feild, 7 acres 3 roods in High Field, 22 acres in the Lees and Four Lands Close (total 98 acres) in the tenure of Robert and John Kitchin at a rent of £46.16s.8d. and also a capital messuage at Morthen with closes called Cakerflatt Close, Morphett Close, Intaile Close, Moor Close, the Crofts, Plonk Close, 3 acres in Morphett Feild, 3 acres in Linwood Feild, 4 acres in Letley Feild, 4 acres in Dimple Feild, 3 and a half acres in Stow Bridge Feild, 2 cow gates on the Moor, Gravill Mills Close and 5 acres in the fields, in the tenure of Christopher Radley at a rent of £23.5s. per annum.Reference: SY150/Z/3/1

Unexecuted release to follow lease: 1706

By Thomas Lord of Brampton, p. Treeton, gent., William Bamforth of Darnall, p. Sheffield, yeoman, William Harrison of Orgreave, p. Rotherham, gent., and Elizabeth Lord , widow (mother of Thomas) to Richard Foster of Kilnhurst, p. Rawmarsh, yeoman, reciting mortgage in fee (1701) of the premises by Thomas Lord and Prudence his wife, to Bamforth for £500 - in consideration of £300 paid to Bamforth and £206 paid to Lord, of a messuage at Brampton in the tenure of William Heward, lands at Brampton,ie 2 closes lately inclosed in the North Feild, the Carrs, 4 closes called Stony Hirsts, 2 closes called Kingforth, Gated Lanes with the corner thereof, Moor Lane Close, and Penny Hill Hole, and 2 closes at Aston called Aston Close and Cooper Close (total 55 acres).SY150/Z/1/1

Source: Sheffield Archives

Copy of Will of Obadiah Browne of Whiston, clerk, 7 Jul 1735

All title in capital messuage in Morthen, Whiston in own occupation, 94 acres of arable, meadow and pasture to sons Henry of Morthen, clerk and John of Warsop, clerk, to discharge legacies. (listed) Reference: DD/H/48/1

Bond £420, 4 Oct 1739

1. John and Henry Browne
2. Marmaduke Carver of Chester

Recites the will, above, and that Marmaduke Carver has purchased Morthen estate. To pay legacies under Will from purchase price. Reference: DD/H/48/2

Deed to create tenant to precipe and declare uses of recovery : 18 Jan 1793

1. Rev. John Carver of Morthen, life tenant of property below under will of Marmaduke Carver of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, his grandfather, and wife Sarah
2. Marmaduke M. Carver, son of Rev. John Carver tenant in tail
3. Edward Wilmot of Inner Temple, London
4. Anthony L. Maynard of Chesterfield, esq. and Isaac Wilkinson esq.
5. Richard Milnes of Chesterfield

Recites marriage settlement of (1) 27/8.11.1763. Rev. John Carver conveys to Edward Wilmot for purpose of above. Reference: DD/H/48/3

Manor of Morthen

Chief rents of 18s.in Moorhouse (Martin Heward), 10s. in Moorhouse (Rowland Hibbard), 2s. (Thomas Hardwick), Morthen Hall and closes (104a.) in possession of (1), farm, in tenancy of Thomas Goodwin, rent £92, farm in tenancy of John Goodwin, rent £96. Farm in tenancy Rev. Joshua Sampson, rent £89; farm in possession Michael Johnson rent £102: Farm house and 8acres in possession Robert Cutt, rent £10; farm house and 9 and a half acres in tenure John Herring, rent £7.15s.; cottages in tenure of Robert Wright, William Simones, Stephen Parkin, rent £5; tithes of corn, grain, and hay of Morthen, Whiston and Guilthwaite and Rotheram once in tenure of William Radley, then John Kitchen, Nathan Goodwin, John J. Beech, Edward Gillett and Mr. Hurst as trustees under will of Thomas Westby.

Capital messuage etc.

In Chesterfield, Derbyshire in possession of (1), once Hezekiah Withers and John Wragg; Great and Little closes (4a nd a half acres) in Hasland in tenure John Bourne and Francis Moore (rent £8.8s.); farm (23 acres) in Brampton, Derbyshire, once in tenure Samuel and now James Milnes, rent £15. To uses detailed

Mortgage: 1,000 years: £3,000 : 25 Mar 1814

1. Adam B. Slater of Chesterfield (executor. of Adam Slater of same, survivor of John Oxley of Leame, Derbyshire.
2. Sarah Carver of Chesterfield, only daughter of John Carver and wife Sarah Allen, daughter of Thomas Allen of Sheffield, grocer and wife Elizabeth
3. Marmaduke M. Middleton of Leam, brother of (2)
4. Anthony Lax Maynard of Chesterfield

Recites marriage settlement 27/8.11.1763, term of 1,000 created in 1814 it. Money from (4) to (2) at direction of (3) and with approval of (1), term from (1) to (5).

Property in above, viz. messuage in Morthen once in occupation Thomas Spencer new Robert Kitchen and Little Man (2 acres), Far Lees (9 and a half acres), Near Lees (12 acres), Flatcher (5 acres) closes; the Breck (7 acres); New (5 acres), Spring (4 and a half acres), Revell (7 and a half acres), Latchet (3acres) closes; the Lady Meadow (2 and a half acres); in Morthen Moor (1 and a quarter acres ); in Moorfit field, parcel of 2 and a half acres; in Highfield parcel of 4 and a half acres, in Dimple field parcel of 12 acres; in Stowbridge field parcel of 10 acres.

Messuage in same then in occupation Nathan Goodwin; in Plank Close (2 acres), Nether Cocker Flatt (6 acres), Upper Cocker Flatt (4 acres ) ; (Blank) Close (1 and a half acres), (blank) Croft (3 and a half acres ); Little Moor (1 and a quarter acres ), (blank) Morfit (5and a half acres ), (blank) Morfit (5 and a half acres) closes; (blank) Croft ( half acre ); (blank) Gravel Hill (1 and a quarter acres ); (blank) Gravel Hill (3 acres ); in the Intake (7 acres), The Little Field (6 acres ); Linney Woodfield (4 and a quarter acres ); a parcel in Morthen Moor (1 and a half acres); a parcel in Morfit field (8 and a quarter acres); a parcel in Morfit field (8and a quarter acres), a parcel in Dimple Field (4 and a half acres ); parcel in Stowbridge field (7 and a quarter acres ); all tithes of corn, hay, grain in Morthen, Whiston and Guilthwaite. Interest 5%. Reference: DD/H/48/4

Marriage Settlement: £3,000. 6 Jun 1822

1. Marmaduke M. Middleton
2. Martha Dawson of Cutthorpe, Brampton, Derbs., spinster
3. William Wright of same, esq.
4. Bernard Lucas of Chesterfield, Derbs.

Recites Reference DD/H/48/3; fortune of (2), £6,000 of which above to (3) and (4 in trust for (2) who was to receive rent.

Annuity of £300 on property in above in lieu of dower. Reference: DD/H/48/5

Deed of Disposition, Lease and Release. 19/20 Oct 1834

1. Marmaduke M. Middleton (once M.M. Carver)
2. John Carver Athorpe of Dinnington (once J.C. Middleton)
3. John Charge of Chesterfield, Derbs., esq.

Recites DD/H/48/3, to enlarge estate tail of John Carver Athorpe to fee simple, John Carver Athorpe with consent of Marmaduke M. Middleton conveys to John Charge of Chesterfield. Property in DD/H/48/3; no dower to come out of it Reference: DD/H/48/6,7

Rectory Deeds

Lease: 3 years: rent £300 13 Feb 1738/1739

1. Rev. John Griffith, rector of Whiston
2. John Potter of Treeton, gent., George Smith of Moorgate, Rotherham, gent., William Cooper of Whiston, farmer.

Tithes of corn, grain, hay, wool (?Easter) dues and all tithes great and small of rectory of Whiston (except Parsonage house and grounds, and straw and pasture for one horse and cow). Reference: DD/H/48/12

2 May 1739. Articles of Agreement to convey: £21,000

1. Rev. Henry Brown of Morthen, Rev. John Browne of Warsop Notts.
2. Rev. John Griffiths of Eckington, Derbyshire

Messuage etc. in possession of Rev. Henry Brown and all other property in Morthen and pews in parish church belonging; and additional sums for ploughing and sowing crops on Two Windmill closes. Money paid Marmaduke Carver at direction of Rev. John Griffiths Reference: DD/H/48/13

Lease: 99 years: rent £280 2 Oct 1741

1. Rev. John Griffith, D.D., rector of Whiston
2. Marmaduke Carver of Morthen. John Dale of Sheffield, mercer, John Carter of Whiston, schoolmaster

Whiston rectory as above, except house, straw for horse and surplice fees and tithe eggs.Reference: DD/H/48/14

Lease: 21 years: rent £250 3 Oct 1745

1. Rev. John Griffiths
2. George and Rowland Hibbard of Handsworth Woodhouse, yeoman.

Rectory as above.

Document not completed, unsigned, unwitnessed)Reference: DD/H/48/15

Assignment of Lease: 10s.8 Nov 1757

1. John Griffiths of Eckington, Derbyshire.
2. William Simpson of Stainforth, Esq.

Recites that on 16.7.1739, John Stones of Mosborough, Derbyshire assigned to Earl of Malton the advowson of Whiston for 60 years or lives; declaration of 16.7.1739 that it was in trust for John Griffiths of Eckington; also that 30/3/1748 Marquess of Rockingham conveyed it to John Griffiths of Eckington.

Advowson of Whiston, in trust to appoint John Griffiths or nominee at next vacancy. Reference: DD/H/48/16

Survey of 334 acres of enclosed land at Morthen,no date, c.1700-1750

List of acreages only; also list of acreages in 5 open fields (63 and a half acres) Reference: DD/H/48/18

Papers, no date, 1700/1750

A particular account of capital messuage and enclosed land at Morthen (71 acres.) and of the arable land lying dispersed in the Townfields. (High, Morfleet; (both containing one piece), Dimple, and Stowbridge fields (small pieces).

Enclosed land gives name and acreage; unenclosed no. of selions, bounds, acreage of each parcel.

Endorsed papers about Morthen estate purchase of Mr. Browne. Reference: DD/H/48/19

Enclosure Commissioners Award for Morthen in Whiston and Rotherham: 24 Jul 1766

Made by George Townsend of Sheffield, Joseph Pursglove of Wickersley, John Haye of Eastwood, Rotherham (and copy made 22/5/1766). Under deed poll of 6/1/1766 by owners and person interested in the two common fields, Stowbridge Field and Dimple Field containing 180 acres. Recites also that with consent of tenants, expense of carrying manure on scattered holdings given as a reason, in addition to general difficulties of improvement.

Public and private roads affected. Map to be drawn up. One original to be left at Whiston Church; other to be enrolled at Wakefield; draft has attached to it copy certificate of this enrolment. Reference: DD/H/48/20,21

The Map as above

States Morthen in the year 1807. Paper on linen; field number only; schedule of fields coloured green, viz. Lands in manor of Morthen tithable to Whiston Rectory. Includes names of occupier, reference number, field, name, acreage.Later notes of tenants and acreages in pencil and ink. Reference: DD/H/48/23

Valuation of Morthen Estate for a rental . 1834

Note that calculation 21s. per load as price of wheat by John Fowler.Arranged under tenants; acreage, field name, per acre, valuation (rent to be paid)Reference: DD/H/48/24

Source Nottinghamshire Archives: Hodgkinson and Beevor of Newark