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Title: Possible Chancery Case?
Post by: cally_c on Tuesday 07 May 24 17:02 BST (UK)
Hi all,

I've found a notice in a newspaper - The Derbyshire Courier 2ND September 1865 - about an application to be made to the Court of Chancery.

I'm shortening this somewhat, but it refers to 'An Act to Facilitate Leases and Sales of Settled Estates.' It lists all the interested parties and guardians of those under legal age. It refers to granting a lease to Thomas Holdsworth, Coal Master, of certain coal lying within and under certain lands situate at Pilsley. Am I correct in assuming this would give Holdsworth the right to mine coal under the lands mentioned? The Holdsworth family were pit owners in the area.

I know whose settled estate this refers to, one of the plots mentioned is my late father-in-law's farm house and I'm trying to look at the owners.  I'm hoping to go to the National Archives in September & look at the Chancery records. I've searched TNA from home & can't find a mention of this case under Chancery.

thank you!
Caroline
Title: Re: Possible Chancery Case?
Post by: MollyC on Tuesday 07 May 24 17:49 BST (UK)
Coal leases were the usual way for colliery companies to extend workings beyond the property where the mine shaft was situated.  Hundreds of leases were granted in coal mining districts.  Some enclosure awards retained the rights to minerals below ground to the lord of the manor.  There were lawyers who specialised in coal mining work.  Royalties were usually paid to the coal owners for the volume of coal extracted, even after nationalisation.  All surviving leases now belong to the Coal Authority, which succeeded the National Coal Board.
Title: Re: Possible Chancery Case?
Post by: cally_c on Wednesday 08 May 24 19:01 BST (UK)
Quote from: MollyC on Tuesday 07 May 24 17:49 BST (UK)
Coal leases were the usual way for colliery companies to extend workings beyond the property where the mine shaft was situated.  Hundreds of leases were granted in coal mining districts.  Some enclosure awards retained the rights to minerals below ground to the lord of the manor.  There were lawyers who specialised in coal mining work.  Royalties were usually paid to the coal owners for the volume of coal extracted, even after nationalisation.  All surviving leases now belong to the Coal Authority, which succeeded the National Coal Board.

Thank you for your reply, that's very helpful