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A History of the County of Oxford
… Wenman of Witney Park, related to the prominent recusant family of Fermor. 3 Two or three members of the recusant Tempest family lived at Witney in the early 17th century, and in 1641 Francis Rathbone, one of a recusant gentry family from Brize Norton, refused to sign the Protestation …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… J. Hilliard. The church contains monuments to the Dunche family. Sinodun Hill, in the neighbourhood, is surrounded by … Cakeham Manor Place, became the property of the Ernley family; the ancient mansion has partly disappeared, and the … of Caen stone, with effigies of William Ernley and family richly sculptured in bas-relief, and carved …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the church is a curious alabaster monument of the Stanton family, consisting of twelve figures in the attitude of … a collection of upwards of 280 portraits of distinguished family and other characters. The library, 56 feet in length … is a perpetual curacy; net income, 178; patrons, the family of Jacob. The church is an ancient structure. There …
A History of the County of Essex
… and rector of Paglesham 1752-71. A friend of the Corsellis family, he lived in Wivenhoe where he served the cure …
A History of the County of Essex
… 44 There were close links with Norfolk where the Townshend family had their seat at Raynham. Scotch cattle were driven … oysterman. The Sandfords were suc- ceeded by the Bartlett family who worked the oyster layings until the 1930s. 88 In … it was bought by William Browne and con- tinued in his family. Steam power was adopted early, but a boiler burst in …
A History of the County of Essex
… other estates in Essex and Suffolk, the powerful de Vere family seated at Castle Hedingham had interests all over the … social events in Wivenhoe; in the 19th century the Havens family of East Dony- land owned The Yachters Arms and several … son of John Harvey of the local Harvey shipbuilding family, lived at Quay House, Rose Lane, for short periods. He …
A History of the County of Essex
… wife Agnes. 96 In 1246 the manor belonged to the Battle family. 97 Under an agreement of 1298 it passed with … descent. 1 Thereafter it descended in the Corsellis family to Nicholas (1634-74), Nicholas (1661-1728), Nicholas … Bartholomew Bourchier. 6 Before 1661 it came to the Beriff family of Brightlingsea, 7 from whom it was bought in 1734 by …
A History of the County of Essex
… morning and 14 in the afternoon. The Harvey shipbuilding family was associated with the church. James Husk, another …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… part of this place. It was afterwards granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to Tintern … of Lord Middleton, the present representative of the family. A manorcourt is held annually in April. The living is … panels and other ornaments of the time of Charles II. The family have possessed this estate, and resided here, upwards …