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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the king's books at 13. 5. 8., and in the patronage of the family of Drax: the tithes have been commuted for 265, and … 1090, when the manor came into the possession of the Lacy family, of whom Alice de Lacy and her son Henry presented to … extremity of the south aisle one belonging to the Beaumont family: there are two oak chests of great antiquity, richly …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… meagre as it was, to the interest of the Ireland family, members of which were prominent in the affairs of the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a large group of plants native to Arabia and India of the family 'Liliaceae', and less commonly to plants that properly …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the residence of his ancestor, the gallant admiral), the family of Tichbourne, and Lord Ashburton, which last, called … chiefly in the Norman style, and contains monuments to the family of Turton, a member of which was chief justice of the … an estate, which still remains in the possession of the family. The Roman Ikeneld-street intersects the parish. …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… March 1675 (PC 2/64 p. 395), 22 April 1679 (PC 2/68 p. 6). Worsley, Benjamin Commissioner ( Trade) 20 Oct. 1668, 16 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… portion of Fawfieldhead, gave its name to the Beresford family, who lived there by the 13th century. 4 The early … associated with beavers, but the later spelling led the family to adopt arms showing bears. 6 The stretch of the Dove … 92 That third of the manor then descended in the Audley family. 93 By 1391 Nicholas, Lord Audley, had granted it for …
A History of the County of Stafford
… stonework and was probably built for the Wardle family, the occupiers in the 1640s. 57 Hallhill existed by … son Sir John. 27 From the early 1860s the Harpur Crewe family also provided a house, the Green, east of Fawfieldhead … received £125 a year, £70 of it paid by the Harpur Crewe family. The stipend was withdrawn that year, and the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… son Robert (d. 1753). 25 The tenant when the Harpur Crewe family offered the farm for sale in 1951 was Colin Lownds (d. … Thornhill. 27 By 1625 it was owned by the Hollinshead family, later of Ashenhurst Hall in Bradnop, who still held … the house with its farmland was owned by the Belfield family in 1994. ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Over field and …