parts of the property, including land at Jesmond Grove, which he
conveyed to James Losh, and land at Brandling Village and near
Brandling Park, which he conveyed to John Brown, Thomas
Mackford, Benjamin Trotter and Roger Dove. His name is still
preserved in that neighbourhood in the terrace called Warwick
Place. In 1821 a commission of bankruptcy was issued against
him under the name and description of ' Robert Warwick, late of
Warwick Hall, in the county of Cumberland, banker, dealer and
chapman,' and in the following year the assignees in his bankruptcy
finally disposed of the remainder of the estate, Sir Thomas Burdon
6 Jesmond Title Deeds,
92 AN ACCOUNT OF JESMOND.
buying the northernmost portion, including the site of the present
North Jesmond House, and James Archbold and others buying the
more southerly portion near Clayton Road, so that by these trans-
actions the whole of the surface part of the lands appertaining to
the Matilda Emeldon third of Jesmond Manor and of the Carliol-
Thirkeld Jesmond estate was finally split up and dispersed amongst
various owners.
As previously stated, the mineral rights appertaining to the
above lands were retained by the Hodshon family when they sold
off the surface. They remained in the possession of that family for
250 years and were finally parted with in 1821. The course of their
descent is shewn by the following sketch-pedigree taken from the
New History of Northumberland, where a more elaborated genealogy
will be found. 7
Philip Hodshon mentioned in the above pedigree was in ' the
unfortunate Preston affair ' with Lord Widdrington in 1715 and
was attainted for high treason. His estates were forfeited to the
Crown and were conveyed in 1723 to Nicholas Fenwick, Esq., of
Newcastle, for £1,225, but the money was probably found by Philip
Hodshon or his friends, for his successors continued to enjoy the
estates.'
7 Vol. iv. p. 298.
8 Indenture dated 24 March, 1723, between (1) the Commissioners for
Forfeited Estates, (2) Joseph Studley ; (3). Nicholas Fenwick of Newcastle,
esq., reciting (inter alia) that Philip Hodshon had been attainted for high
treason, committed before the let June, 1716. it is witnessed that, the said
commissioners conveyed to the said Nicholas Fenwick all the named premises
in Callerton, North Middleton, Warton, Newcastle and Jesmond. — Forfeited
Estate Papers, H. 42. Award dated 31 July, 1745, of Edward Colling wood and
William Bigge, reciting that Allan Hodshon, son of Philip Hodshon, was
entitled at his father's death (which happened on March 7th, 1730) to one- third
of the coal under the waste ground — called the Town Gate and the Town Green —
of Jesmond, and also to all coals under certain closes, including five or six closes
on the north side of the Town Moor down to the top edge of the bank enclosed,
and taken off the Common by John Coulson, and a piece of ground under
Jesmond Town called the Green (now enclosed) and under the remainder of the
Common which was unenclosed in 1712. — Watson Papers, Mining Institute.
THE MANOR. 93
Margaret Hodshon, the last survivor of the family, gave the
estates by will to William Sanderson, who took the name of
Hodshon.' In 1821 William Hodshon, formerly William
Sanderson, late of Healey but then residing at Calais, conveyed the
Hodshon-Jesmond coal to his natural daughter Elizabeth Sanderson,
of Stockton-on-Tees, and in the same year Miss Sanderson sold and
conveyed the same to Sir Thomas Burdon.
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