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A History of the County of Oxford
… Richard Brainthwaite, grandfather of the then lord, Sir William Spencer, presented. Oxford University presented in 1646 on the grounds that Sir William was a recusant. 52 In 1731 Benjamin Swete, owner of a … was in disrepair in 1685. 66 and 'very ruinous' in 1730. William Bowdery, then incumbent, intended to replace it with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose … the Begbroke balls are Boat, Perry, Walter Geoffrey, and William of Bladon. Tenants and taxpayers recorded in Yarnton … b 19, f. 21; ibid. e 12, passim; Exeter Coll. Mun., N. III. 7, evidence of John Lay, 1818. Below. P.R.O., C 132/42, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to the construction on the Rutten Lane site in 1971 of the William Fletcher County Primary School, with seven classrooms …
A History of the County of Oxford
… built soon after 1829 by Thomas Robinson, nephew of William Fletcher, mentioned below, and owner of a farm in the … in 17th- century style, it was built in 1817 by Alderman William Fletcher of Oxford, whose arms appear on the south … 110-12; V.C.H. Oxon. i. 245, 254, 258, 356; Oxoniensia, iii. 13, 17, 30; vii. 56; x. 97-9. Oxoniensia, x. 97-9; H. C. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but their English lands were seized in 1226 by Henry III, who gave them in 1227 to his brother Richard, earl of … Durant of Cottesmore (Rut.), possibly for the latter's son William. 74 In 1580 it was bought by William (d. 1609), third son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly recusant. 37 The only self-confessed Catholic was Sir William's grandson William (d. 1683). 38 John Goad, vicar … Cal. Oxf. Presentation Deeds II, f. 104. Wood's Life, iii (O.H.S. xxvi), 73. Wood, Athenae Oxon. (3rd edn. 1820), …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of ancient and modern Europe; and his kinsman, Colonel William Russell, distinguished for his military exploits in … is faithfully descriptive. These lands were granted by William the Lion to Hugh de Gifford, son of an English … that property to the Hay family, by marriage with Sir William Hay, of Locherwert, whose descendants were in 1488 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… period when the quarries were most active. Of these masons William Sanderson, who died in 1803, is distinguished by his …
The Rulers of London 1660-1689
… Yates - Young Y YATES, William Co Co Cheap, 1688-91 Tory, 1690 (1) Cf William Yate, widower, of St Mary Colechurch, worth £600, … Flower ? of Salisbury, Wilts, (B) 1663, Elizabeth, da of William FARR, (C) 1675, Elizabeth Walcott (4) Salter, in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and it passed in the direct line to Robert 1 (fl. 1680), William 2 (fl. 1701), 3 and Thomas (fl. 1711). 4 It is likely … it in 1795. 8 From 1810 or earlier the manor was held by William Tanner (d. 1826), and it descended in turn to his son … Ho.). Cal. Pat. 140813, 450; 1553, 178; V.C.H. Wilts. iii. 318; Complete Peerage, x. 409. First Pembroke Survey, …