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deceased, and Mr. Robert Denison who claimed to be heir- 

 at-law as the grandson of Lady Riddell's half-sister Elizabeth 

 Sunderland. 



The contention was aggravated by the circumstance that 

 the wives of the litigants were respectively aunt and niece, 

 one being the sister and the other the daughter of Sir Richard 

 Brooke of Norton, fifth baronet. 



After some litigation a division was agreed upon, and Real 

 fell to the share of Sir James Milles Riddell, who, in the New- 

 castle our ant of 10th May, 1821, advertised the property for 

 sale by auction. It was described as comprising the North Side 

 of Real with a mansion-house, farm buildings and 826 acres of 

 land let under lease to Messrs. Andrew and Thomas Scott at 

 the rent of <£1,000 per annum. Either at the auction sale, or 

 subsequently, the property was purchased by Mr. Prideaux Selby, 

 for the sum of £14,500, who in this manner became proprietor 

 of the whole estate. 



The accompanying table will show the inter-relationship of 

 the parties. 



