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Hi folks, does anyone have any information on Everitt's farm? I've attached an image of the agreement from 1804 between the Earl of Sefton, Sir William Philip Molyneux and John Orrett, my great great great grandfather, to farm 2 1/2 acres of land in Aintree known as Everitt's Farm which later became part of the race course. Fascinating stuff! I've had a Google but can't find anything.

Not a lot, but he can't have had it too long as the racecourse seems to have come into being about 1829.
http://historic-liverpool.co.uk/aintree ... BTTTTTTTTT
I wonder where any deeds would be held?

MaryA wrote:Not a lot, but he can't have had it too long as the racecourse seems to have come into being about 1829.
http://historic-liverpool.co.uk/aintree ... BTTTTTTTTT
I wonder where any deeds would be held?

I wonder about the deeds, wonder if anyone else has any idea? I know that the Orretts eventually ended up in Newsham farm in Newsham Park, and I have a copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Molyneux in 1935 which gives freehold to the occupants, including the Orretts. The Orretts are in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 as being resident at Newsham farm.

I am led to believe that these smallholders were paid out by Liverpool council when they bought the land to become Newsham Park. Rumour has it that they squandered the money on wine, women and gambling, and eventually emigrated to Canada around the turn of the century. I have yet to prove that yet (the emigration, not the debauchery )

A search for "John Orrett" on the British Newspaper Archive throws up some interesting stories:

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.u ... %20england

You can probably deduce from the outlines if any of them refer to your ancestor. The British Newspaper Archive is a commercial site and you would need to purchase a subscription to read the full articles. BNA run '£1 for the first month' offers from time to time. Details of the offers are regularly posted on the forum.

luxor wrote:A search for "John Orrett" on the British Newspaper Archive throws up some interesting stories:

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.u ... %20england

You can probably deduce from the outlines if any of them refer to your ancestor. The British Newspaper Archive is a commercial site and you would need to purchase a subscription to read the full articles. BNA run '£1 for the first month' offers from time to time. Details of the offers are regularly posted on the forum.

Thanks for that Luxor. Ironically I have searched the newspaper archives for other family tree members, but never my own! I've had a look at a couple and they are my Newsham Park relatives. I have also found one new husband for a 3rd great aunt . I have accessed them through my FMP membership.

Mary, one of the entries from 1832 shows the Orretts at Newsham farm, so by the looks of it they did not stay long at Everitt's farm.

Although the Liverpool Mercury is available via the Lancashire Library online digital newspaper archive, which if anybody doesn't have a membership for, then they should, the other entry for the Gores Liverpool General Advertiser is I believe available at the Liverpool Record Office, the catalogue says "see Liverpool General Advertiser".

MaryA wrote:Although the Liverpool Mercury is available via the Lancashire Library online digital newspaper archive, which if anybody doesn't have a membership for, then they should, the other entry for the Gores Liverpool General Advertiser is I believe available at the Liverpool Record Office, the catalogue says "see Liverpool General Advertiser".

I must dig out my membership details. I did register a good while ago, I just need to find them now!

I'm reading the agreement on a mini iPad so it's a little difficult. As far as I can see it's basically a rental agreement between John and the Molyneuxs. John took the land for 7 years at an agreed yearly rental. He would then have left at the end of the rental term. Had he died whilst the rental agreement was in force it would have passed to his heirs.


Near the beginning are the words "to let'

There would be no deeds as John isn't buying the land just signing the rental agreement.

Education Officer wrote:I'm reading the agreement on a mini iPad so it's a little difficult. As far as I can see it's basically a rental agreement between John and the Molyneuxs. John took the land for 7 years at an agreed yearly rental. He would then have left at the end of the rental term. Had he died whilst the rental agreement was in force it would have passed to his heirs.


Near the beginning are the words "to let'

There would be no deeds as John isn't buying the land just signing the rental agreement.

Thanks Hilary, I have just read the document properly myself. As you correctly say, it is just a rental agreement. Still great to see old documents like this.