Lease for 21 years

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 205 LC000TN/8/7/1/81
  • Former Reference
      GB 205 WYL100/HA/A/81/A-C
  • Dates of Creation
      23 Jul 1771
  • Physical Description
      1 item

Scope and Content

A) At an annual rental of 20s. -d. from Joseph Morkill the elder of South Milford yeoman and Joseph Morkill his son and heir to Luke Hardwick of Halton farmer (to make a voluntary cause of forfeiture and dock entails).

Parcels 3 butts in Gilsike Field, 1 acre of arable in the same field (formerly the estate of Robert Reader);

In Cross Field: 11 lands (1 & 1/2 acres), 6 lands known as the Brashaw flatt, foreshut and Stocking lands;

In Garth Ends Field: 3 roods of land and a dean (3 r.)

23 Jul 1771

B) Warrant, From J. Morkill senior and J. Morkill junior to regrant the lands to J. Morkill junior.

23 Jul 1771

C) Warrant to seize, and certificate of seizure

24 Jul 1771