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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… annum. Rockley Hall, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the family of Rockley, of whom Sir Simon Rockley founded the … the earliest crusaders, Elias or Elizeus, founder of the family of Worsley, is said to have held the manor of Workesley soon after the Conquest. It remained in this family until the reign of Edward III., when Alice, sister and …
A History of the County of York
… 46. Drake, Ebor. 522. E. Gray, Papers and Diaries York Family 17641839, 13. Drake, Ebor. 523. Browne, Met. Ch. St. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… with initials E D and C D for other members of the Dolling family; the inner entrance doorway under the porch has a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… manor, may have derived from lands held by the Raymond family which occurs in Worthing from the 15th century. 67 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at the west end, contains numerous monuments to the Evelyn family. There is an ancient chapel at Oakwood. Some bequests … of the chancel is a full-length statue of one of the Muxon family, who are said to have been owners of a great part of … The present church was erected in 1837-8, by the Turnor family and the parishioners, at an expense of 3500; it stands …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Elizabethan style, for many ages the seat of the Brewster family, was taken down by the late Sir Thomas Gooch. William … this once princely mansion continued to be a seat of the family till the reign of Charles I., when it was dismantled … a more ancient Hall. Harrock Hall, the seat of the Boulton family, was purchased in 1839 from the Rigbys, of whom, in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… chancel and navebelow screen, (7) probably of the Bedell family, c. 1500, inscription lost, man in armour and woman in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Shiffnall, and is the seat and property of the Wrottesley family, whose ancestors have possessed it since the 1st of … Sir Christopher Wren, who purchased the estate from the family of Burgoyne, about the year 1713. It received … in the churchyard is a handsome mausoleum for the Trafford family. Wroxton (All Saints) WROXTON ( All Saints), a parish, …