Catalogue description Jackson collection

Jackson Collection. The collection was made by three generations of Sheffield surgeons, the last of whom was Arthur Jackson (d. 1914). It includes many papers of the Sheffield genealogist, William Swift (d.1874), and of Joseph Hunter (the latter purchased from the Phillipps sale in 1895), deeds and other original records, and a large number of pamphlets, handbills, guardbooks, newspaper cuttings and genealogical memoranda. None of the printed material (which includes a number of handbills of late 18th and early 19th century date, relating to elections, the workhouse, the scissor grinders' strike of 1790, and other local matters) is contained in the following list. Records including:

Manorial records:

Conisbrough: Compotus roll, 1384 (largely illegible); court rolls (2 skins), 1618. (The court leet includes Bramley, Harthill, Braithwell, Cusworth, Clifton, Warmsworth, Ravenfield, Cresbrook, Dalton, Barnbrough).

Danby: Sinington, Scampston (Yorkshire): Compotus roll of Matilda, Countess of Cambridge, 1431-1432.

Sheffield: Pains laid in the court, 1723 (double folio).

Hope (Derbyshire): Court book, 1636-1691.

Parish and other local government records:

Sheffield: Constables' accounts, 1615-1677 (1 book).

Assessments, 1692, 1716 (2 books).

Sheffield Independent Volunteers: enrolment, 1794.

Dore and Totley (Derbyshire): Churchwardens' and constables' accounts, 1739-1827 (in 1 book).

Overseers' accounts, 1732-1773, and trustees for land on Ronset Common accounts, 1768-1811 (in 1 book).

Highway Surveyors' accounts, 1770-1828 (1 book).

Minutes of vestry meeting, 1825, and constables' accounts, 1827-1837 (in 1 book).

Settlement examinations and removal orders, 1720-1830 (100, loose in guard book).

Census returns, 1841.

Hasland (Derbyshire): Assessments: poor, constables, highways, and for repairing Chesterfield parish church, 1780-1805 (14 loose sections).

Staveley (Derbyshire): Churchwardens' accounts, 1769-1785

Poor rate assessments, 1782-1784, land and window tax assessments, 1719-1785 (14 little note books in all).

Payments to weekly pensioners, 1776, 1784 (2 small books); settlement examinations, 1822-1828 (47 in 1 book).

Miscellaneous loose papers, 18th century.

Other: Treasurer's accounts of the West Riding, 1756 (1 book).

Scarsdale Hundred: abstract of assessments, 1766 (1 paper).

Calendar of recognizances of persons licensed to keep alehouses, 1783, 1790 (3 papers).

Militia roll of men ballotted since 1779: Sheffield and Rotherham districts, Leeds, Doncaster and Bawtry (1 sheet).

Deeds, various:

Yorkshire: Register of deeds relating to Rawmarsh, Kilnhurst and York, c1200-1617, probably compiled for John Darley of York (104 entries). Register of deeds relating to estates acquired by John Vincent (d.1460), in Doncaster, Ravenfield, Sandal, Rotherham, 1320-1450 (78 entries).

Deeds relating to Sheffield, particularly the Ecclesall district, 1347-1759 (140 - many local families, particularly Bright and Clayton).

Deeds relating to Barnoldswick and Gylkyrke, part of the lands of Kirkstall Abbey, 1345, 1563-1615, and copies of 2 early deeds (2).

Derbyshire: Mainly relating to Chesterfield, Norton, Staveley, Beighton, Eckington, Coal Aston; a few relate to Castleton, Hope, Ashford; the families of Bright and Parker are conspicuous but there are many others. 1292-1806 (308).

Nottingham: Clayworth, 1607-1684 (4), Newark (1), Nottingham (record of privileges), 1466 (1), East Retford (election of burgesses), 1626 (1), Carlton Park, 1624 (1).

Essex: Outmarsh in Horsey Island, 1561-1572 (3).

Middlesex: Copies court roll, Stoke Newington and Brownswood, 1652-1721 (6).

Suffolk: Metfield, Mendham, Horham and Withersdale, 1367-1680; Willby, 1507-1680, Easton, 1581-1660, Westhall, Stoven and Sotterley, 1362-1626 (134).

Other: Preston (Rutland, 1); Caythorpe (Lincolnshire, 1); Longham (Northumberland, 1).

Estate records:

Rental of the King's rents in the High Peak, 1625 (1 book).

Rental of the manor of Staley [Staveley], 1754-1755

List of the armour in Sheffield Castle, 1586 (1 sheet).

Abstracts of tonnage on Chesterfield Canal, 1774-1789.

"Jake's manuscript", being extracts relating to fees of Lord Hastings, by rights of his wife, Mary, Lady Botreaux, 1489.

Societies and Institutions

Association of iron masters (Yorkshire and Derbyshire): Minutes and list of members, 1799-1828 (1 book).

Book Club (Sheffield): Rules and proceedings, 1821-1835; minute book, 1847-1869; catalogue of books to be sold, 1841 (3 books).

Monthly Club (Sheffield): Rules, orders and minutes, 1783-1808 (1 book).

News Room (Sheffield): Rules and regulations, with signatures of subscribers, 1809.

Pitt Club (Sheffield): Minute book, 1810-1819.

River Dun Navigation Co: Yearly account, 1780-1781 (1 sheet).

Sheffield Theatre: 147 plans of boxes and subscribers' names, etc., 1807-1826.

Staveley Methodist Chapel: Count book, 1801-1843.

Personal papers and literary items:

Diary of Mrs. Anne Gisborne (nee Jackson), wife of the rector of Staveley, 1749-1768.

Cash and note book, 1747, of E. Windle, Master Cutler for that year.

Letters (25) from John Bright and Thomas Bright of Badsworth, 1717-1731 and n.d., to William Elmsall, about estate matters.

Collection of autographs and autograph letters.

Medical miscellany (Latin), a large folio vol., late 15th or early 16th century, containing a collection of astrology and medical instructions.

"Musae Sheffieldienses", 1737: Latin verses by local persons (1 book). Miscellaneous apprenticeship indentures, ordination papers, etc.

"St. Thomas's Pilgrimage": satirical verses about the Rev. Thomas Cotterill, vicar of St. Paul's, Sheffield, 1820.

Journal relating to the cultivation of peppermint on 2 acres of land at Wisbech, 1810-1820.

Transcripts, copies:

Parish Registers: (copied by Swift).

Anston, 1544-1612, and 19th century extracts (roughly written).

Ault Hucknall, 1660-1799 (the later entries would appear to be extracts relating to the Fretwell family only).

Chesterfield, 1558-1582.

Doncaster: marriages, 1557-1772; baptisms, 1735-1758.

Hatfield, 1567-1777

Laughton-en-le-Morthen, 1568-1730, and St. Johns (roughly written).

Staveley: extracts by families.

Todwick, 1577-1812 (2 note books).

Topcliff in Morley (Independent): baptisms, 1654-1749.

Wales, 1579-1757 (roughly written).

Miscellaneous: Decree for confirmation of copyhold lands in the manors of Wirksworth, Brassington, Bonsall and Iretonwood (Duchy of Lancaster), 1620.

Attercliffe-cum-Darnall: apportionment of tithe rent charge, 1850.

Eckington parish: perambulation expenses, 1787.

Monumental inscriptions: Sheffield parish churchyard (1 vol.), Attercliffe Chapel-of-ease, St. Paul's Church, Upper Chapel, Nether Chapel (1 vol.) (all Sheffield).

Notes, historical:

Joseph Hunter's papers: Notes, extracts, pedigrees relating to Yorkshire, in 37 vols. and 9 pocket books, purchased in 1895 at the Phillipps' Collection sale.

Hunter's catalogue of the Wilson MSS. remaining at Broomhead, August, 1806.

Hunter's collections relating to his own family (copied by Swift).

William Swift's papers: Volumes, notebooks, containing historical notes on Beighton, Castleton, Chesterfield, Eckington, Norton, Renishaw, Ridgeway and the Hundred of Scarsdale; church deeds and notes for the Deaneries of Chesterfield and the High Peak, Yorkshire and Derbyshire in general, and Alfreton, Ashover and Dethick; 18 boxes of draft deeds and legal documents, cuttings, etc.

Kirkstall Abbey: Early 17th century Latin manuscript history (its significance is fully discussed in the Catalogue).

Pedigrees, notes, genealogical, compiled by Swift. Ten miscellaneous volumes containing genealogies varying from brief entries to full pedigrees. (Name indexes of most of these are given in the Catalogue). Index notebooks of births, 1837-1861, and deaths, 1837-1865, in Ecclesall Bierlow (2).

Pedigrees and notes on the following: Athorpe, Booth, Bright, Chaworth, Creswick, Fanshawe, Foljambe, Frecheville, Harrison, Parker, Shore, Silcock, Swift, Waterhouse; (the following names are additional to material in the Catalogue)-Aldam, Allison, Amory, Bagshawe, Ball, Barsley, Benson, Dickens, Fretwell, Furness, Hall, Hancock, Houlton, Hoyland, Lee, Leech, Lunn, Moody, Morris, Newman of Worsbrough, Sheepshanks, Stacye, Wooffendale, Wright.

Several notebooks of "Swiftiana."

Jackson family of Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire

• Jackson, Arthur, d 1914, surgeon, of Sheffield
• Swift, William, d 1874, genealogist, of Sheffield
• Hunter, Joseph, 1783-1861, clergyman and historian, of Yorkshire
• Darley, John, fl 17th century, of York
• Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
• Conisbrough, West Riding of Yorkshire
• Danby, North Riding of Yorkshire
• Dore, Dronfield, West Riding of Yorkshire