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A History of the County of Stafford
… Roman Catholicism ROMAN CATHOLICISM. A Puritan survey of Staffordshire in 1604 reported 'many popish' in West … 17th century, was married to a Roman Catholic, and their son Thomas was brought up in his mother's religion. 62 The … the first resident priest in 1832. 80 He was the youngest son of the 2nd Earl Spencer and was formerly in Anglican …
A History of the County of Stafford
… West Bromwich Social life SOCIAL LIFE. A wake of unknown origin was originally held on All Saints' Day (1 … in a field in Lodge Road and on open ground at the corner of High Street and Paradise Street. 94 In 1875, inspired by … head of the firm that appears as Walter Showell & Son Ltd. at Walsall in Kelly's Dir. Staffs. (1884). Free …
A History of the County of Stafford
… West Bromwich The growth of the town THE GROWTH OF THE TOWN. The chief settlement in … lease at a nominal rent, but in 1919 the 6th earl and his son Viscount Lewisham gave the freehold to the borough as a … the home of Archibald Kenrick. After his death in 1835 his son Archibald lived there; it was rebuilt probably about that …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… West Burton WEST BURTON. Part of this was a Berue of the arch-bishop of Yorkes Soc of … of Burton, answered for a whole villa, and the King and Robert de Saundeby were then returned lords; but the most … to that monastery, 9 to which also Richard de Rutington, son and heir of William de Rudington, gave and confirmed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… West Dean WEST DEAN Most of the 4,803 acres of this parish is downland, lying between … and Itarius de Sandrevill held jointly fee in Chilgrove of Robert de Tateshale, the service of which was assigned to the … that the 'Itarius' of 1244 should read 'Itaria'; she had a son Hugh de Cheney, whose widow Mabel confirmed a grant in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… West Derby hundred The City of Liverpool TOPOGRAPHY THE HUNDRED OF WEST DERBY ( … referred to in an undated confirmation 12 granted to Henry son of Warine by John Count of Mortain, after his succession … during the brief interval, 131522, when it was held by Robert de Holand under grant from Thomas Earl of Lancaster. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… had been given by Athelstan to the cathedral church of St. Paul, and the date 939 has been given for this grant. … of St. Paul's since 1169, 22 jointly with his servant, Robert the Simple; 23 in 1222 it was Roger of Worcester. 24 … run its term. In 1597, however, William Paget (1572–1628), son of Thomas, Lord Paget, obtained a grant of his estates in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… belonging to the manor, was mentioned in surveys of 1086 77 and 1222. 78 It is known to have been in … distance upstream from Drayton Point, at the confluence of Drayton Stream and the Cowley Stream or Frays River. This … the business was continued by his wife Elizabeth and their son Alan (1746- c. 1794), 3 until about 1794. In 1796 it was …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… was so named after its chief house which stood south of Burroughs, and between the village and the river. 55 It … rental of £13 6 s. 8 d. 59 The estate was entailed upon a son, William, and in 1558 a William Burnell and Constance, … and his nephew, George (fl. 1630). George Day (d. 1680), son of the nephew, devised the estate to his wife Anne, from …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… a Quaker meeting in the village in 1658, 57 and in January of that year William Fisher and Edward Burrough engaged in a … at the 'public meeting place, West Drayton', with a number of the local clergy, including Philip Taverner, vicar of Hillingdon, Richard Goodgroom, and Robert Hall, perpetual curate of Colnbrook (Bucks.). 58 Later …