DOCUMENTS: The Ward Deeds

The investigation into the Ward family is not a major line of enquiry. However, eventually I will look into the Wards for two reasons. One, that Jedediah Strutt bought the pieces of land including Shortlands at the time of the enclosures "from William Ward and John Strutt" and two, that there is evidence of the Strutt and the Ward families intermarrying.

Ward References within the Strutt Archives

D3772/T8/14/1-11 Creation dates: 1756-1828

Property in Belper - (Crofts - Walker - Ward /Smith - Strutt)

D3772/T8/14/11 Agreement about rights to windows etc 1828

  [Formerly Box 8 Bundle No. 13]

D3773/T13/13/ 1-?

(Sadler - Ward )

• D3773/T13/13/4 copyhold deed for Nether Swinney Well Close, 1800 (Salonel - Ward)
• D3773/T13/13/6-18 papers relating to the case in Chancery regarding the conveyance to Strutt, 1844-1848.
• Includes an office copy of the will of Richard Ward, probate granted 1815 (D3772/T13/13/6);
• and a copy of the will of Samuel Ward, 1823 , (D3772/T13/13/7)
•   [Formerly Box 13 Bundle No. 128]

D3772/T8/40/1-30 Creation dates: 1807-1810

• Land in Belper inc Milley Land Farm, Bradshaw Close, High Milley, subject to Assize Court Case Ward v Strutt from 1808 (see also D3772/T19/10) (Bradley - Ward - Strutt)
• D3772/T8/40/3 Valuation 1810
• D3772/T8/40/4 Award of arbitrators 1809
• D3772/T8/40/7-10 Additional abstracts of title 1681-1730, 1740-1786, 1723-1792, 1705-1792
• D3772/T8/40/13-14 Ward, Bradley pedigrees
• D3772/T8/40/17 Copy will of Matthew Bradley of Belper 1737
• D3772/T8/40/20 Minutes of evidence
• D3772/T8/40/21-23 Jessop's observations
• D3772/T8/40/24 High water observations 1808
• D3772/T8/40/26 Hicking's observations
• D3772/T8/40/27 Brief for defendants 1808
• D3772/T8/40/28-30 Plans and cross-sections (various scales) showing alterations to River Derwent and implications
•   [Formerly Box 8 Bundle No. 52]