300 Handwritten Manuscripts Titlington Castle Alnwick

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This entire archive of manuscripts and documents, a little more then 300 in all, belong to the Pearson family of Titlington Hall near Alnwick, Northumberland England. The best place to start with this incredible group of ephemera is with the history behind the family and the property and mansion owned by them. I found quite a bit of information on the web about this estate in a book called “Six North Country Diaries”……“In 1675 Roger Pearson, whose family held some property at Newton-by- the-Sea in Embleton, purchased lands at Titlington in Eglingham from William Reed and was succeeded by his son, Jacob Pearson. The only surviving son of the latter, Roger Pearson, married in 1717, Rosamond, daughter of Edward Colville of Whitehouse in Heworth, butcher, and sister of Camilla, countess of Tankerville. They had issue two sons, Jacob and Edward, and six daughters, viz., Rosamond, wife first of David Clifton, and second, of George Dick; Jane, wife of George Potts of Whitehouse and Low-linn ; Mary, wife of James Dagleish of Weetwood ; Susanna, wife of John Sample ; Camilla mentioned in the text, and Sarah, the last survivor of the family, who died unmarried in 1809.”You can read more at the following site; /stream/sixnorthcountrydiaries11surtuoft/sixnorthcountrydiaries11surtuoft_djvu.txt There are also some recent photos of the Titlington Castle http://www./LittleorNoTraceCastles.html#TIT http://www./property_detail.php?ID=87 .uk/photo/832990 Lastly, I found some more recent information on the web about the estate; “With country houses in Northumberland always in short supply, joint agents Strutt & Parker and Sale & Partners are already reporting keen interest from potential purchasers in classic, late-Georgian Titlington Hall, near Alnwick, which hit the market in recent weeks at a guide price of £1.47m. Built in 1745 by Roger Pearson, the land agent and brother-in-law of the Earl of Tankerville of Chillingham Castle, the house was substantially remodeled in 1824 by William Pawson, who also owned nearby Leamington Hall and Shawdon Hall. Titlington Hall, listed Grade II, stands in some 13 acres of delightful gardens, grounds, pasture and woodland and has four reception rooms, a splendid Regency stair-case, six bedrooms and four bathrooms, all impeccably refurbished by the present owners, who bought the hall from George Gale, former editor of The Spectator, in 1990. Period outbuildings with redevelopment potential include a fine stable block and a coach house with a dovecote.”As far as this lot is concerned there are 300+ pieces and most of those are handwritten stampless letters. To break the lot down there are about; 155 handwritten letters, 75 handwritten receipts, 38 miscellaneous handwritten (with some printing) documents (deeds, wills, indentures, articles of agreements, abstracts, etc.), and 36 miscellaneous handwritten pieces. The earliest date is 1738 (but I did see 1717 but wasn’t sure if it was a copied piece) and the latest 1813. The letters mostly date from 1807-1813. I’ve taken quotes from several of the letters and after that I’ll explain a few of the rest of documents. The letters are mostly addressed to Robert Thorpe of Alnwick esq. born 7 th August 1771. He was a clerk of the peace for Northumberland and also a lawyer. He married Mary Anne, daughter of Thomas Alder of Morris Hall.It seems Mr. Thorpe was in charge of this estate when Jacob Pearson died and much of it has to do with Pearson’s death and how the estate is divided up. Many of the names mentioned in the first red paragraph above are mentioned in the manuscripts here. Some are even written by some of the family members and others include; George James, J. W. Orde (General), James Ellis, William Bell Moises, William Hargrave, William Burrell, John Davidson, Lieut. Potts, and more. Then there are also numerous letters written to Mr. Thorpe by t... read more

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