Copy Statements of Receipts and Expenditure

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR14/41
  • Dates of Creation
      1890-1898
  • Physical Description
      16 items, gatherings of foolscap copy paper sewn into brown paper covers, paginated. Condition: covers and edges of inner leaves severely affected by acidic embrittlement.

Scope and Content

The series comprises sixteen half-yearly statements of receipts and expenditure on the Cheshire Estates held by the trustees appointed under the will of the 7th Earl of Stamford. Receipts comprise reserved and chief rents; rack rents; tithe rent charges; timber; gardens; game; park ley; miscellaneous; permanent improvements; and capital account. Expenditure consists of rents, tithes and endowments; charities and subscriptions; estate expenses and management; game, covers and deer; garden expenses; Hall expenses; miscellaneous; payments to Ashton & Stalybridge Bank; park expenses; permanent improvements; rates and taxes; estate repairs; [upkeep and repair of] river banks; insurance; annuities in respect of lifeholds; and valuations.

Each item concludes with a summary of receipts and expenditure.

  • /1: Jul-Dec 1890
  • /2: Jan-Jun 1891
  • /3: Jul-Dec 1891
  • /4: Jan-Jun 1892
  • /5: Jul-Dec 1892
  • /6: Jan-Jun 1893
  • /7: Jul-Dec 1893
  • /8: Jan-Jun 1894
  • /9: Jul-Dec 1894
  • /10: Jan-Jun 1895
  • /11: Jul-Dec 1895
  • /12: Jan-Jun 1896
  • /13: Jul-Dec 1896
  • /14: Jan-Jun 1897
  • /15: Jul-Dec 1897
  • /16: Jan-Jun 1898

Acquisition Information

All items were received from the Stamford Estate Office in Altrincham in April 1981.