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A History of the County of Lancaster
… Abram, xviii cent. Pronounced Abbram. Abram is situated in the centre of a coal-mining district; the surface of the … 13 The manor, however, continued in the male line 14 to Thomas Abram, who died in 1606, also leaving two daughters to divide the property. 15 The elder, Susan, married Henry Lance, of a Cornish family, 16 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 1295; Addelyngton, 1346. This township is bounded on the south-east by the Douglas, and is separated by Buckow … these townships, 7 and in 14456 Lord Ferrers of Groby and Thomas Harrington held the same third part. 8 There seems to … family till 1601; Final Conc. iii, 117. Hugh Adlington the elder in 1469 granted to Robert his son and heir the manor of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Church; it is quite separated from Great Lever by the townships of Little Lever and Darcy Lever in Bolton, and … Breightmet, and Harwood was in 1588 sold or mortgaged by Thomas Ainsworth to Ralph Booth, 11 whose estate descended to … on Cockey Moor. 17 The land tax returns show that Sir Thomas Egerton owned most of the land in 1783. Mrs. Ann Baron …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and Ayntrie, xvi cent. This triangular township forms the south-eastern corner of the parish; its area is 850 … Some minor grants occur. 10 In 1387 it was found that Sir Thomas Nevill, son of Sir Robert Nevill of Hornby, held the … by knight's service and a rent of 8 s. 2 d.; that Sir Thomas was dead, and his heir was his daughter Margaret, then …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 1212; Aldeclyve, 1292; Awcliff (xvi cent.) representing the current pronunciation. Occupying rising ground on the … and apparently the property, 21 of the sisters 22 of the Thomas Dalton who was fatally wounded at Newbury in 1644. Two … religion was probably his offence, for Robert Serjeant the elder occurs among the convicted recusants of the time of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Allerton ALLERTON Alretune, Dom. Bk.; Allerton, 1306. The local pronunciation is Ollerton. Allerton is a suburban … oxgangs of land in Allerton, i.e. half the manor, to Thomas Grelley, lord of Manchester, who had been called to … the manor is obscure at this point. Probably there was an elder daughter who inherited it. It was afterwards held by …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 1292; Hothersall, xvi cent. This township is within the hundred of Amounderness. Its area is 3,078 acres, of … him in thegnage. In the survey of 1212 it was found that Thomas de Burnhull held half a plough-land in chief by the … of trespass by Robert Hothersall, Richard Hothersall the elder and Richard the younger; Pal. of Lane. Plea R. 77, m. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Alvetham, 1256; Altham, 1383. This township extends from the River Calder southwards for more than 2 miles; the … 3 s. 4 d. His heir was a grandson Richard, son of his son Thomas Banastre, aged ten years. 23 Some mistake must have … Papers (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), i, 1258. Richard's elder brother Nicholas had died without issue in their …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… ANDERTON Anderton, Andertone, 1292; Andreton, 1324. The southern boundary of Anderton is formed by a bend of the … from William de Anderton. 7 Adam left a son and heir Thomas, who in 1292 claimed certain lands which had been given to William and Thomas sons of William de Anderton by their father. 8 Thomas …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Anlaghesarghe, 1302; Anlasargh, 1351; Anlazarghe, 1559. The greater part of this township is a high moorland area, a … by 3 s. rent and puture; Mamecestre, ii, 290. In 1334 Sir Thomas de Lathom, Thomas de Thornton, Robert del Bulhalgh, and William de …