Papers of the Sherburne family

Reference No:
U DDEV/69
Dates:
1627-1677
Description:
The papers of the Sherburne family comprise wills and settlements, surveys of the Sherburne estates in Stonyhurst, Lancashire, correspondence with Gabriel Hesketh who was appointed as steward to those estates in the 1640s and 1650s, family correspondence and legal documents relating to a dispute over the 1667 will of Richard Sherburne. The material largely covers just 50 years when the family was closely connected with the Constables of Everingham.
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Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Constable Maxwell Family of Everingham, Caerlaverock and Terregles (including the Haggerston and Sherburne Families)