Parnell family and Cope's Trust papers, 1796-1885

A 5399

fonds

1796-1885

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials

936543

1 box of textual material

Thomas Parnell, landowner at Richmond, N.S.W. and in the Hunter River District, was the father of 14 children, among them Edward, Thomas Liverpool, Charles and Matthew James Parnell. Thomas Liverpool was the son of Thomas Parnell and Sarah Thorley, and became executor of the estates of his half brother Charles Thorley and the latter's father Samuel Thorley. One of Thomas Parnell's daughters, Mary Ann, married Joseph Cope of Windsor, N.S.W., and on Cope's death in 1862 Edward Parnell was appointed executor of his estate

Series 01: Parnell family, 1796-1861
Items 1-2
a. Thomas Parnell, 1796-1861, consisting of marriage certificate, 1796, agreements and receipts, 1832-1855, and estimate papers, 1856-1861, including copy of will, and probate, 1861. Map at M Ser 4 810/3 A 5399

Items 3-4
b. Matthew James Parnell, 1869-1872, consisting of share certificates in the Newcastle Gas and Coke Co., and settlement of Osterly House and land, Hunter River district on the marriage of M. J. Parnell and Mary Ann Rogers, 1872

Items 5-12
c. Miscellaneous deeds, 1866-1870, concerning various members of the Parnell family

Item 13-17
d. Papers of Samuel and Charles Thorley, 1808-1831, including land grants to Samuel Thorley, 1823, probate of the wills of Samuel and Charles Thorley, 1831, will of Charles Thorley, 1831, and papers, 1808-1831

Series 02: Cope family, 1805-1862
Items 18-20
a. Maria Cope, 1805-1849, consisting of probate of will, 1849, and papers, 1805-1834, relating to the title of M. Cope to land in Windsor, purchased from Samuel Terry, executor of Thomas Rickerby's estate

Items 21-24
b. Joseph Cope, 1850-1862, including papers regarding the estate of his mother, Maria Cope, and probate of will of Joseph Cope, 1862

Series 03: Cope's Trust, 1863-1885
Items 25-35
Consists of papers and agreements, including papers of Edward Parnell

Series 04: Incidental papers, 1844-1871
Item 36

Maps from this collection are catalogued at M Ser 4 810/3 A 5399

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-128B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012

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