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A History of the County of Essex
… Theydon parishes. It takes its distinctive name from the family of Bois ( de Bosco) which held the manor in the 12th … house, but the name is derived from a medieval family which no doubt had a house on the site. 8 The other …
A History of the County of Essex
… in chief of these estates descended in the Valognes family like North Weald Basset (q.v.) until the death of … and as ½ fee. 60 The manor must have continued in the same family, for in 1248 Hugh de Bosco released his right in the … wife's country. 85 Theydon Bois, however, remained in the family. R. W. H. Dare died in 1866 and was succeeded by his …
A History of the County of Essex
… by will proved 1794, left £100 in trust to repair his family vault and tomb in the church. The charity was not …
A History of the County of Essex
… was installed in 1899 at the expense of the Kemsley family. 4 A glazed screen between the west end of the nave and the tower was erected by the Chisenhale-Marsh family as a memorial to those who fell in the First World … was vested in Miss Archer-Houblon and it remained in her family until 1914 when it was transferred to the Bishop of …
A History of the County of Essex
… of the three Theydons, takes its distinctive name from the family of Gernon which held the capital manor from the 13th … the centre of an estate owned by the Archer-Houblon family, lies to the west of the road between Coopersale … the 17th and 18th centuries it was the home of the Chevely family. 36 A bell-cote on the roof contains a bell dated …
A History of the County of Essex
… likely that it passed in the 12th century to the Munchensy family, who during the same period became tenants in chief of … 1/3 knight's fee of the heirs of Ongar (i.e. the Rivers family of Stanford Rivers and Chipping Ongar, q.v.). It is … there was then no mention of the tenure of the Munchensy family. The demesne of the manor was said to be worth £4 17 …
A History of the County of Essex
… century, and in November 1799 it was resolved that every family should be allowed 1 s. a week for every child above …
A History of the County of Essex
… unusual design and may be by the same hand as some of the family monuments which are described below. The stem consists … remains. There is a fine series of monuments to the Smyth family. The first of these, that of Sir Thomas Smyth (d. … of the chancel are many tablets to members of the Symth family dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, and several …
A History of the County of Essex
… of Hill Hall, formerly the seat of the Bowyer-Smijth family, and now an open prison for women. Although so near to …
A History of the County of Essex
… shields bearing his arms and those of his second wife's family. Two oak screens have been replaced by the present … This paragraph is based on A. L. Browne, 'The de Theydon Family', E.A.T. n.s. xxi, 84-88 and J. H. Round, 'The Manor …