Bundle of Miscellaneous Papers

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR14/78/2
  • Dates of Creation
      1846-1870
  • Physical Description
      13 pieces. Condition: flooding at the Altrincham Estate Office has resulted in mould growth, surface soiling, and weakening and decay of paper.

Scope and Content

The bundle contains an extract from the Bowdon parish tithe apportionment and a request for payment of Lord Stamford's share of the cost of tithe commutation in Millington, 1846 & 1849 (EGR14/78/2/1-2); a sheet containing notes on the number of houses and population in Altrincham requiring a water supply, 1853 (/3); surveys and valuations of property in Millington, Ashton under Lyne, Stayley and Dunham Massey, 1853-1859 (/4-10); a summary of major landholdings in Hale and their rateable value, ?1850s (/11); an agreement for retaking fields in Bowdon, 1869 (/12); and a letter to a tenant in Altrincham, 1870 (/13).