Index to Manx related entries in CRES 6 - 1828-1840

Some of the Manx-related communications of the Office of Woods & Forests may be found at UK National Archives under CRES 6 - this multivolume archive contains part of the voluminous correspondence of the Office of Woods and Forests [W&F]- this index covers the Manx related material - the letter books of their island based agent, the first being James McCrone, are available. Most papers were authored by Officials in the Office of Woods and Forests and are left blank - most of the communication was between them and the Treasury.

vol page author recipient date title notes
150 19 Treasury 18291124 Lonan Church rpt from McCrone
150 22 Treasury 18291211 Lonan Church - agree £150 towards erection of church
150 41 Treasury 18291211 application by Thomas Carran(Peel) to purchase Close Chairn [Close Chiarn]abt 28ac - sell for £600 inc ground leased for a ropewalk McCrone comments that as immediately adjoins Peel would be valuable if any chance of town improving "not at all probable as has been for may years on the decline, having now little or no trade"
150 70 Treasury 18300109 memorial by Edward Forbes re lease of mining rights in Lonan - company requests that royalty be reduced from 1/10th to 1/12th
150 160 Treasury 18300515 Onchan Church
150 163 Treasury 18300524 Onchan Church willing to contribute £250
150 166 Treasury 18300604 application by Phillip Moore (BallaMoor) to purchase Sour Close(Kk Patrick) for £500 - recommend acceptance
150 228 Treasury 18300716 application by Mrs Margret Christian Quilliam to purchase 4ac of land for £600 (to avoid an unpleasant neighbour)
150 230 Treasury 18300717 application by Rev John Thomas Clarke re Mansion house St Marks which according to McCrone needs a further £60
150 232 Treasury 18300804 application by Clarke for St Marks refused.
150 243 Treasury 18300814 Offer for Ballawillan Kk German by tenant John Clark whose lease expires in Nov.
150 289 Treasury 18300629 re letter from Lt Govr Smelt re Fish + Game Act + background to Act + remarks from AD James Clarke
150 346 Treasury 18310111 sale of the Congary ?best by public auction
150 398 Treasury 18310228 Lonan Church
150 412 McCrone W + F 18310217 re Castle Mona suggesting purchase for use as Govt House
150 415 Treasury 18310308 rejecting Castle Mona on grounds of its distance (1 mile) from Douglas
150 419 Treasury 18310308 Lonan Church
150 443 Treasury 18310318 declining to purchase Castle Mona
150 477 Treasury 18310506 Lezayre Church
150 480 Treasury 18310506 application by James Aiken shipbuilder for smal parcel of sea beach - McCrone suggests approve 21 year lease inc plan area close to where Victoria Pier and sea terminal would be built
150 488 Treasury 18310519 Lezayre Church
151 no manx items
152 no manx items
153 no manx items
154 7 woods + forests treasury 18310622 re request for grant towards building Malew Vicarage
154 14 woods + forests treasury 18310702 needed repairs of George Inn includes estimed costs
154 16 treasury 18310702 requesting further information re Malew Vicarage
154 28 treasury 18310714 authorizing £51 12 6d for repairs to George Inn
154 30 treasury 18310721 Long report re sale of crown lands - best approach might be public auction; includes list of lands currently leased; discusses quit rents, abbey temporalities;barony lands; ground rents (inc those for lighthouses); tithes
154 57 treasury 18310804 re sale of tithes
154 86 treasury 18310910 request by Bishop for land to build chapel in Douglas [St Barnabas] includes plan
154 97 treasury 18310920 report on Malew vicarage
154 98 treasury 18310921 authorizing grant of land to Bishop
154 99 treasury 18310924 re Act for preservation of Fish + Game
154 113 treasury 18311007 Authorizing £100 towards building Malew Vicarage
154 122 treasury 18311013 re Act to enable Bishop to grant leases of mines
154 123 treasury 18311013 re request by Vicars of Lezayre + Malew for grant of tithes (+ copy of letter to Bioshop dated 18310916)
154 129 Lt Govr Smelt treasury via W & F 18311017 Request by Lt Govr for withdrawal from sale of garden + field in Castletown
154 132 treasury 18311101 re Request by Lt Govr for withdrawal from sale of garden + field in Castletown
154 190 treasury 18311227 desire of Board of Ordnance to purchase as a barrack
154 196 treasury 18311227 authorizing withdrawal from sale of garden + field in Castletown
154 197 treasury 18311231 warrant in preparation authorizing conveyance of certain lands
154 197 treasury 18311231 authorizing to treat with Board of Ordnance re George Inn [merged in reply to 18310721]
154 204 treasury 18311231 re Memorial of Wm Leece + John Karran for work done in aiding survevor of Ducal lands, confirmed by Atty Genl
154 247 treasury 18320119 authorizing payment to Wm Leece + John Karran
154 390 Miss Margery Crane 18310222 Memorial for relief re damage to property [in Peel] orig doc dated 18310222 forwarded with addl refs ]
154 394 treasury 18320209 forwarding Crane's Memorial to W&F
154 395 treasury 18320526 repeat reference of Crane's memorial
154 450 treasury 18320526 want to see rpt by Thomas Brine to Rcvr Gen re Crane's claim
154 453 treasury 18250725 letter to Receiver-General from Thomas Brine
154 454 Rcvr-Genl treasury 18320813 considers claim by Crane most injurious to crown
154 480 treasury 18320824 request towards erection of Scotch Church [in Douglas]
154 484 woods + forests treasury 18320908 re further request for grant towards building Malew Vicarage
154 484 treasury 18320908 acks Authorizing £100 towards erection of Scotch Church [in Douglas]
154 487 treasury 18320927 Authorizing £32 5s towards building Malew Vicarage
154 495 treasury 18320908 McCrone informs us that the Lt Govr no longer requests use of lands - may we sell themre disposal of garden + field in Castletown
154 497 treasury 18320918 authorizing sale of garden + field in Castletown
155 no manx items
156 22 W D Adams, B C Stephenson treasury 18321106 Property near Peel Harbour
156 23 treasury woods + forests 18321123 Granting Miss Crane £100 gratuity
156 76 woods + forests treasury 18321231 Application by McCrone for post of Receiver General
156 209 woods + forests treasury 18330424 IoM Mining Co memorial re costs of a law case re cutting of watercourses
156 227 treasury woods + forests 18330506 allow IoM Mining Co a suitable proportion of costs
156 303 woods + forests treasury 18330808 George Inn
156 310 treasury woods + forests 18330815 authorizing payment to Acting A G James Clark for prosecution of Grand Larcency
156 386 woods + forests treasury 18331128 Quit rents
156 390 treasury woods + forests 18331211 authorizing payment to Acting A G re prosecution of Sarah + Thomas Lynchey fix page #
156 396 woods + forests treasury 18340109 remuneration of Mr Webster for survey of property
156 396 treasury woods + forests 18340111 Quit rents
156 397 A M Phillips P.S to James Stewart woods + forests 18331115 delayed payment of constables in Castletown copy of memorial to Lt Gov Ready
156 399 woods + forests treasury 18340117 report on memorial of constables in Castletown
156 401 woods + forests treasury 18340118 Government House Castle Rushen (long report)
156 407 G Lamb James Stewart 18330829 delapidated state of residence of Lt Govr includes letter from Ready + letter from J McHutchin to Ready
156 410 G Lamb James Stewart 18340913 need for immediate repair work to buildings attached to Castle Rushen includes extract of letter from Ready of 18330907
156 413 McCrone A Milne 18331030 re Government House = caltrbk1/99
156 419 McCrone A Milne 18331104 re bill in Keys for separation of records = caltrbk1/105
156 420 McCrone A Milne 18331126 enc plans of Govt House - records etc = caltrbk1/118
156 422 treasury woods + forests 18340128 repairs to Govt House
156 423 woods + forests treasury 18340127 further report on repairs to Govt House includes estimate of costs by Brine
156 427 T Brine 18331116 statement of deficiences + estimates
156 488 woods + forests treasury 18330412 IoM Mining Co memorial re costs of a law case re cutting of watercourses
156 493 treasury woods + forests 18330422 authorizing allowance to IoM Mining Co
156 513 exors Lt Govr Smelt treasury 18340222 request by Rev A Crigan + Caesar Bacon for some payment to cover cost of nuildings erected by Smelt
156 514 woods + forests treasury 18340417 response to 1834022
157 1 Wm Jones Commrs Woods + Forests memorial of IoM Mining Company see 157.209
157 5 Lord R. Grosvenor Treasury addenda to memorial of IoM Mining Co
157 8 McCrone Woods + Forests 18340305 report
157 10 schedule of expences by Iom Mining Co
157 58 McCrone Woods + Forests 18340312 memorial for a fixed salary
157 63 McCrone Woods + Forests 18340430 memorial re commissions
157 65 Woods + Forests Treasury 18340606 re McCrones memorial18340312
157 72 Treasury James Stewart Woods + Forests 18340319
157 139 Treasury Woods + Forests 18340918 allowance of £150pa to Lt Govr for accomodation
157 220 Woods + Forests Treasury 18341230 new parish church for Kk Michael
157 237 Treasury Woods + Forests 18350114 payment re transfer of felons
157 257 Treasury Woods + Forests 18350206 re new parish church for Kk Michael
157 324 Woods + Forests Treasury 18350415 mill field near Castletown
157 339 Woods + Forests Treasury 18350415 tithes (Bishops request to use Crown tithes)
157 433 Treasury Woods + Forests 18350703 authorizing payment to Acting A G
157 470 Woods + Forests Treasury 18350815 re Castletown School - use of waste ground nr bridge + plan ltrbk 4 #96; caltrbk 2 p16 23 34;
157 473 Woods + Forests Treasury plan showing proposed ground for school
157 474 Treasury Woods + Forests 18350826 payment to John Chesterman for transfer of felon John Quilliam
157 474 Treasury Woods + Forests 18350826 approval for use of waste ground nr bridge for Castletown school
158 no manx items
159 no manx items
160 no manx items
161 no manx items
162 28 Treasury 18351114 Rpt on petition of John Clucas for expenses defending Crown's title to Lime Quarries
162 47 Treasury 18351130 Treasury Letter authorizing payment to John Clucas
162 80 Treasury 18360130 Rpt on Memorial of Rev Ed Craine(Onchan) for augmentation of living out of Crown tithes
162 110 Treasury 18360328 Rpt with draft & warrant for grant of a piece of land near Castletown for a National School
162 160 Treasury 18360419 Treasury Letter approval
162 167 Treasury 18360429 Rpt on petition of Mining Co for an extension of their term of abatement of Royalty Wm Beckwith 18360104;Wm Jones 18351228
162 173 Treasury 18360429 Rpt on petition of Edwd Forbes et al for licence to search for coal + stone
162 189 Treasury 18360509 Treasury Letter authorizing payment to Acting A.G for criminal prosecution
162 190 Treasury 18360514 Treasury Letter authorizing abatement
162 190 Treasury 18360514 Treasury Letter authorizing abatement
162 228 Treasury 18360531 Rpt re lease of the Kelp shores to John Poynter et al
162 231 Treasury 18360531 Letter to Treasury transmitting grant for signature
162 273 Treasury 18360622 Treasury Letter authorizing payment to constable for conveying a crminal to Woolwich
162 274 Treasury 18360628 Rpt on Lease to Messrs Dixon + Torrance of Iron Stone & Iron ore
162 290 Treasury 18360630 Rpt on Memorial of John Fitzsimmons for abatement of rent
162 324 Treasury 18360802 Treasury Letter authorizing payment to Acting A.G for criminal prosecution
162 336 Treasury 18360808 Treasury Letter authorizing payment to Acting A.G for criminal prosecution
162 343 Treasury 18360811 Treasury forwarding letter from Home dept re use of portion of impropriate tithes to improve church livings letter from Sir John Russell dated 18360727
162 348 Treasury 18360816 Treasury forwarding letter from Home dept re sale of tithes of Kirk Rushen
162 412 Treasury 18360923 Rpt on Ed Gawne for purchase of crown tithes of Rushen
162 456 Treasury 18361006 Treasury Letter re offer of Ed Gawne
162 481 Treasury 18361101 Treasury Letter directions for a survey of the Harbours
163 no manx items
164 5 Treasury 18361129 authorizing £150 to Lt Govr in lieu of official residence
164 28 Treasury 18361230 re 18360429 by Edwd Forbes - now request a licence for 2 years for Forbes, Peter Crank Wood + Henry Oswald to trial for coal + free stone
164 85 Treasury 18370131 re application by John Fitzsimmons for abatement of tithes [? rent] though agreed for 2 years from 1833 now as Agricultural produce as high as when he took lease no abatement for present year see 162.290
164 116 Treasury 18370307 Onchan Vicarage - rpt on costs
164 121 Treasury 18370310 [long rpt]re Sir John Rennie's report on harbours dated 18360601 - only £500-£1000 should be spent on Castletown but £5000-£5500 on Derbyhaven,£5000 on Ramsey + £7000 on Douglas. Over last 7 yrs suplus of £1637 8s on harbour dues but cannot state what sum could be borrowed
164 170 Treasury 18370403 authorizing £63 5s 2d to acting AG Quirk
164 174 Treasury 18370418 Onchan Vicarage - authorizing £130
164 184 Treasury 18370431 re 18360531 for lease of kelp shores which was only authorised with significant delay thus losing season + McCrone suggests fair to rebate rent for first year.
164 240 Treasury 18370603 remittal of £10 rent as per 18370431 agreed
164 271 Treasury 18370610 authorizing £56 6d to Chief Constable John Chesterman incurred in conveying 5 convicts to Justicia
164 480 Treasury 18371025 re 18341018 + request to pay allowance to Lt Govr
165 48 Treasury 18380424 authorizing £102 10s to acting AG James Quirk
165 112 Treasury 18371215 [long rpt] re application by Joseph Greenwood (Liverpool) for lease of Poolvash Marble + Lime quarries at Scarlett; McCrone to protect local small quarriers suggests lease of part + royalties - plan of Balladool property missed page 117/8
165 123 Treasury [18380112] ?missed [? Maughold Glebe house]
165 129 Treasury 18380122 authorizing £70 to Rev B Harrison vicar Maughold for alterations to Glebe house - vide p123
165 209 Treasury 18380420 re application by Henry Robert Oswald for lease to raise flag stones + slate within his lands at Dhoon Maughold - comments by McCrone who states only flagstones can be leased as IoM Mining Co have lease for slate
165 271 Treasury 18380608 Rushen tithes
165 344 Treasury 18380731 petition by Thomas Moore(Malew) to inclose Castletown lake
165 362 Treasury 18380809 authorization to sell plots [#s as per plan] of Castletown Lake
165 364 Treasury 18380823 authorizing £34 3s to acting AG Quirk
165 376 Treasury 18380829 authorizing £21 15s 9d to Chief Constable John Chesterman incurred in conveying 2 convicts (Roxborough + Fitzsimmons)to Woolwich
165 380 Treasury 18380831 Andreas Church
165 434 Treasury 18381023 Rushen tithes
165 437 Treasury 18381023 Vicarage house Rushen
165 459 Treasury 18381031 authorizing £150 for Andreas church
165 460 Treasury 18381102 authorizing Lt Govr's allowance in lieu of official residence
165 466 Treasury 18381204 authorizing £24 19s 6d to Chief Constable John Chesterman incurred in conveying 3 convicts to the hulks
165 466 Treasury 18381127 authorizing £200 for Vicarage house Rushen
165 467 Treasury 18381204 allowing one fee on the warrant selling tithes of Rushen
165 470 Treasury 18381208 authorizing Lt Govr's allowance in lieu of official residence ?2nd this year
165 508 Treasury 18390208 re communication from James Holmes that the Port le Mary estate purchased from Atholl had been damaged by lime quarries selling large blocks to build Ardglass harbour
166 no manx items
167 94 Treasury 18390614 authorizing £99 16s 3d to acting AG Quirk
167 155 Treasury 18390730 re ltr from Lt Govr requesting new furniture for Castletown Chapel [St Marys]
167 211 Treasury 18390813 authorizing not more than £45 for furniture for Castletown chapel
167 233 Treasury 18390820 authorizing £25 5s to Chief Constable John Chesterman incurred in conveying 2 convicts to Woolwich
167 256 Treasury 18390911 authorizing £20 pa to gaoler of Castle Rushen as allowance until a dwelling shall be prepared for him
167 277 Treasury 18391108 re rpt 18380731after consulting Sir John Rennie found could only recommend sale of 4 parcels 31,32,33 + 34 on sketch for which tenders were only rcvd of £120 for #34 by Mr Kinvig the sketch would appear to be the plan held at UK National Archives as MPE 1/1053-3 discussed elsewhere.
167 280 Treasury 18391113 notice that £150 annual rent for Lt Govrs house falls due on 25 Nov
167 282 Treasury 18391115 re letter from McCrone asking from what period the £20 authorized in 18390911 should commence as gaoler has been in post since 1829 and is paid only £75pa
167 348 Treasury 18391207 treasury want accounts presented by Mr Phillips re repairing Govt House + those incurred in repairing the gaol to be examined
167 350 Treasury 18391212 re 18391115 allowance to gaoler started 12 May 1839
167 351 Treasury 18391227 re 18391207 notes that McCrone went to Castletown and spoke to both Lt Govr and the Gaoler and recommends payment as per bills but suggests in future should be certified by Lt Govr or other person as in previous years
167 356 Home Office? S M Phillips 18391129 [? as 18391207] accounts for repairing Govt house + gaol; Lt Govr directed to transmit a survey + estimate of all future repairs
167 388 Treasury 18400114 re 18391227 - amounts authorized for payment - in future an estimate must be submitted for approval
167 431 Treasury 18400207 re expences incurred in 1837 in fitting up a temporary court house + estimate for new court house; McCrone made necessary enquiries and reports temporary court house demolished on completion of new but as the bills were for joiners work at 3s 6d per day thought them reasonable (+ copies of ltrs inc from Lt Govr)
167 438 Treasury 18400217 authorizing payment of 18400207
167 450 Treasury 18400219 authorizing £94 11s 10d to acting AG Quirk
167 453 Treasury 18400324 re Treasury request that future repairs need to have survey etc; McCrone has made a special survey by 3 tradesmen and estimate of repairs included
167 456 Treasury 18400407 authorization for the £356 1s 3d repairs detailed in 18400324

 

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