Catalogue description Hayes-Lyon Collection

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Title: Hayes-Lyon Collection
Description:

This collection consists of 1,375 documents, being deeds, maps, rentals and other papers relating to the estates of the Hayes and Lyon families in Wirral (1647-1853) of family papers, including settlements, trusts etc: of the two families (1726-1826), and of deeds and papers relating to premises in London and Vaynor, Montgomeryshire (1576-1826).
Date: 1576-1853
Arrangement:

WIRRAL ESTATES (Hayes and Lyon). 1647-1853. 961 docs.

 

GREAT NESTON

 

(252 docs.)

 

Title Deeds. Hayes & Lyon. 1647-1850.

 

Misc. Letters & Papers. 1785-1835.

 

Map. 1785.

 

LEIGHTON

 

(44 docs.)

 

Title Deeds. Lyon. 1724-1853.

 

Papers re Ashfield Hall. 1818-21.

 

LITTLE NESTON

 

(10 docs.)

 

Papers re enclosure of Little Neston & Windle Hill Commons. 1751-1808.

 

PHENTON

 

(107 docs.)

 

Title Deeds (Prenton). Lyon. 1716-1816.

 

Title Deeds (Tranmere). Lyon. 1770-1830.

 

Surveys & Valuations. 1817-1835.

 

Map. 1756.

 

WILLASTON

 

(39 docs.)

 

Title Deeds. Lyon. 1801-1830.

 

Misc. Letters & Papers. 1814-(35).

 

Maps. 1745-1774.

 

WIRRAL

 

(All estates)

 

(509 docs.)

 

Miscellaneous Papers. 1705-1804.

 

Rentals & Surveys. 1799-1830.

 

Accounts & Vouchers. 1802-1836.

 

Correspondence re roads & Bridges. 1826-1831.

 

Correspondence - general including family. 1836-1840.

 

FAMILY PAPERS (Hayes and Lyon). 1726-1836. 385 docs.

 

HAYES & LYON FAMILIES

 

Vols. containing copies of Wills & Settlements etc: 1726-1809.

 

HAYES FAMILY

 

Thomas Hayes of Chester, M.D. 1754-66.

 

Joseph Hayes of Gt. Neston. 1732-1790.

 

LYON FAMILY

 

William Lyon of Grays Inn Sq. 1787-1808.

 

Joseph Lyon of Bloomsbury Sq. 1784-1814.

 

Eunice Lyon. 1780-1817.

 

Joseph Hayes Lyon of Ashfield Hall. 1820-1836.

 

OTHER COUNTIES. 1576-1826. 28 docs.

 

LONDON

 

Leases & papers re 34 Bloomsbury Square. 1806-20.

 

MONTGOMERY

 

Papers & Correspondence re the Vaynor estate. 1576-1826.

 

STRAYS. 1810. 1 doc.

 

Release & Assignment for the benefit of Creditors.

 

Lancing (Co. Sussex). 1810.
Held by: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Hayes family of Wirral

Lyon family of Ashfield Hall, Cheshire
Physical description: 80 Series
Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection came to the Cheshire Record Office in February 1957, via the County Archivist for Shropshire. It is on permament loan from Messrs. Salt and Sons of Shrewsbury, a firm of Solicitors which at one time acted for the Hayes family.
Subjects:
  • Wirral, Cheshire
  • Great Neston, Cheshire
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