414 Observations on Akeld and Coupland. 



To return to the Ogles' estates. In 1787 there is an indenture 

 between Newton Ogle, Nathaniel Ogle, son and heir-apparent of 

 Newton Ogle, John Burley, and John Beardsworth of Lincoln's 

 Inn Fields, relative to some lands and cottages at Akeld. 1 In 

 1806, Nathaniel Ogle of Kirkley, Esq., conveyed his estate at 

 Akeld, and the Coupland Castle estate, (which, as is mentioned 

 above, was quite distinct from the property at Coupland inherited 

 by the Sitwells) to Thomas Bates of Brunton, Esq., a cadet of 

 the Bateses of Aydon and Heddon, now represented by Cad- 

 wallader John Bates of Aydon, Heddon, and Langley Castle, 

 Esq. Of this ancient Tyneside family was Thomas Bates, the 

 first M.P. for the borough of Morpeth, and commissioner of the 

 lioyal estates in Northumberland under Queens Mary and 

 Elizabeth. 



In 1827, Francis Sitwell, Esq., conveyed his property at Coup- 

 land, viz: " All that water corn mill in the township of Coupland, 

 and the lands belonging thereto " to Matthew Culley of Akeld, 

 Esq.; 2 and in 1830, the same Matthew Culley succeeded to the 

 whole of Coupland Castle estate, in right of his mother Elizabeth 

 (who died in 1810,) and who was only sister and heir-apparent 

 of Thomas Bates of Coupland, Esq. 



Miscellaneous Observations on Akeld and Coupland. By 

 James Hardy. 



As the value of local papers is in proportion to the number of 

 particulars that shed light on what otherwise is obscure, I have 

 ventured to make some additions to Mr Culley's excellent paper, 

 which I obtained on collating his statements with some of the 

 original authorities. Mr Culley has left very little untouched, 

 but the additional facts, such as they are, cannot be readily 

 interpolated, and as the work of another had better be presented 

 separately. 



The very earliest reference to Akeld is a small incident recorded 

 in the Pipe Eolls, auno 1177, 23 Henry II. Eoger de Stutevill, 

 the sheriff of Northumberland, rendered account of 6s. 2d. for the 



1 Akeld Title Deeds. 

 2 Born in 178G, only son of Matthew Culley, of Denton and Akeld, Esq., 

 who died in 1804, by Elizabeth, only daughter of Thomas Bates, Esq., and 

 sister, and heir-apparent of Thomas Bates of Coupland Castle, Esq. 



