CITY OF DURHAM 



his son George, then a man of 40,** whose claim 

 to bear arms was disallowed by the heralds in 

 161 5.** He devised the Haghouse and various 

 closes to Edward Parkinson, his son, in 1631, 

 without obtaining the necessary licence, which 

 was, however, granted in 1636.** Edward 

 Parkinson died in the following year, when his 

 property descended to George, his son.** 

 George mortgaged the land in 1685 to one 

 Shipperdson, and before 171 1 Haghouse had 

 passed into the hands of the family of Liddell 

 of Newton (q.v.), with which it was sold to 

 William Russell of Brancepeth Castle.** In 

 1857 it was the property of the Hon. Gustavus 

 Frederic Hamilton Russell, of Brancepeth. 



In the division of the Hagg between Parkinson 

 and Atkinson CATER HOUSE (Caddenhouse, 

 Caterhouse xvii cent.) fell to the share of 

 Christopher Atkinson. In his time the messuage 

 was known as ' The Scite house,' though two 

 closes were called Caddenhouse field.*'' By his 

 will dated A'lay 1580 he left the premises to his 

 wife Jane for life, with remainder divided 

 between his two sons William and Christo- 

 pher.** Christopher Atkinson the younger died 

 in March 1596—7, leaving a son Thomas, a boy 

 7 years old.** Thomas attained full age in 

 1611,'° and in 1623 he settled the estate on 

 Catherine his wife for her life.*' He died in 

 1632, leaving three daughters Elizabeth, Ann 

 and Margaret, all under age.°- 



Ann, the second daughter, married John 

 Richardson, and in 1651 they obtained the share 

 of Margaret, who had married John Hall; the 

 third of Elizabeth, wife of George Crosyer, being 

 acquired from him in 1667.*' In 1684 John 

 Richardson 'maltman and tanner' died and, 

 being under sentence of excommunication, was 

 ' buried in his owne garden at Caterhouse, near 

 Durham ; being denyed by the Bishopp to bury 

 him in the church.'** Ann died in 1690 and 

 was also buried in the garden.'* Their son, 

 John Richardson, succeeded to the property, 

 which passed on his death in 1708 to his son 



*2 Dur. Rec. cl. 3, file 182, no. 25. 



*' Harl. MS. 1540 ; Lans. NIS. 902, fol. 37od-37i. 



*> Dur. Rec. cl. 3, no. 7, fol. 1 19 d., no. 108, m. 8. 



** Surtees, op. cit. 144. 



*« Ibid. 



*' Dur. Rec. cl. 3, file 192, no. 41 ; about 1348 

 Robert Bowes entered into certain free land in the 

 common field of Durham formerly held by Geoffrey 

 de Catden (ibid. no. 12, fol. 32 d.). In 1465 the tene- 

 ment is described as a messuage and 40 ac. land in 

 Newton held of the Bishop by homage and fealty 

 (ibid. no. 4, fol. 22 d.). This must be Cater House. 



** Ibid. ; cf. no. 92, m. 27 d. 



*' Ibid, file 192, no. 41. 



^ Ibid. no. 7, fol. 8. 



91 Ibid. ptfl. 188, m. 38. »2 Ibid. 



** Surtees, Dur. iv (2), 145. 



»•» N. Co. Diaries (Surt. Soc), i, 49. « Ibid. 54. 



of the same name.** John Richardson survived 

 his father eight years and Caterhouse passed 

 from his son, who died in 1762, to a grandson 

 John." This John Richardson survived his 

 children and died intestate in 1803. The title 

 to Caterhouse now passed to various members 

 of the families of Bright and Andrews, 

 descendants of Elizabeth Hall and Anne, 

 daughter of John and Ann Richardson.'* The 

 co-heirs conveyed Caterhouse to the Rev. John 

 Fawcett, of Newton Hall.** Mr. Foyle Fawcett 

 is the present owner. 



HOUGHALL (Houhal, Howhale, Hocchale, 

 Hochale xiii cent., Houghale xiv cent.) 

 lay among the lands of the see until Bishop 

 Ranulph Flambard gave it and lands in Herring- 

 ton to William son of Ranulf as two knights' 

 fees. It descended with Herrington (q.v.) to 

 Robert son of Thomas de Herrington, who 

 gave 4 oxgangs here to his sister Emma on her 

 marriage* and 4 oxgangs to John his younger 

 son.^ The rest of the land here descended 

 to Thomas de Herrington, son of Robert.^ He 

 borrowed 200 marks from the Priory of Durham 

 in 1260* and afterwards he granted to the 

 Priory his manor of Houghall in free alms,* the 

 Priory in 1291 undertaking to maintain two 

 chaplains and two monks to pray for the well- 

 being of Thomas and his ancestors.* 



The land granted to Emma on her marriage 

 with Alan, the Prior's brother, was given by her to 

 Richard de Kelsey,' the transaction being con- 

 firmed by Thomas dc Herrington.* This land 

 also was acquired by the Priory, though its title 

 was disputed by William, son of Thomas 

 Blagrys, who, however, gave a quitclaim to it 

 in 1342.' The manor was at first farmed by the 

 Priory, but in 1464 it was leased to Richard 

 Rakett*" and this practice seems to have been 

 generally followed." 



After the Dissolution, Houghall, like other 

 lands of the Priory, was assigned to the Dean 

 and Chapter. While it may be said that the 



** Surtees, loc. cit. 



" Ibid. »* Ibid. 



99 Ibid. ; Fordyce, Dur. i, 386. 



1 Feod. Prior. Dun. (Surt. Soc), 202 n. ; cf. 203 n. 



2 Ibid. » Ibid. 

 ■• Ibid. 200 n. * Ibid. 



* Ibid. The farms of Houghall appear on the 

 Bursar's Roll for 1292 {Dur. Acct. R. (Surt. Soc), 

 ii, 490. 



' Feod. Prior. Dun. (Surt. Soc), 201 n. 



* Ibid. 202 n. 

 9 Ibid. 



'" Ibid. 199. In or about 1538 livery was granted to 

 John Rakett son and heir of William Rakett of 

 Quarrington who was kinsman and heir of John 

 Rakett late of Houghall (Dur. Rec. cl. 3, no. 77, m. 21). 



11 Feod. Prior. Dun. (Surt. Soc), 327. The leases 

 will be found in the Act Books of the Dean and 

 Chapter. 



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