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A History of the County of Somerset
… marquess of Northampton, who in the same year sold it to (Sir) Thomas Smith. 15 The Queen died in 1548 and in 1556 Sir Thomas sold the manor to William Rosewell and his son …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Charities Charities Sir Thomas Spencer by will dated 1684 left a rent charge of £7 a … family chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1644 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 … the vicar was not receiving most of his tithes. 61 Vaughan Thomas, vicar 1803-58, so vigorously pursued his rights that …
A History of the County of Oxford
… northeast, and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose … 30 and 60 a. 68 The gradation was apparent in 1662, when Sir Thomas Spencer was assessed on 22 hearths, three men on 5 or …
A History of the County of Oxford
… A rent charge on Windmill field of £7 a year, devised by Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1685) for the maintenance of the monuments …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood were consulted without success. 45 The … walled around. 95 In the 19th century the vicar, Vaughan Thomas, claimed that Yarnton had once comprised 'a group of … of the labourers' and on the 'apathy of the owner', Sir Henry Dashwood, to whom 30 cottages belonged. Another six …
A History of the County of Oxford
… people, 'half the labouring poor' in Yarnton, were sold to Sir George Dashwood. 33 Casual relief was given in money and … been confident of the support of Yarnton's vicar, Vaughan Thomas, an influential figure on the local bench. 41 In 1834 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (d. c. 1162), his son Bernard (d. 1191), and Bernard's son Thomas (d. 1219). Thomas's daughter and heir Annora married … by his brother-in-law John Chamberlain, third son of Sir Leonard Chamberlain of Shirburn. 73 John sold it in 1574 … In 1580 it was bought by William (d. 1609), third son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. 75 From William Yarnton …
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 … dissenters also met at Southby's Farm, then occupied by Thomas Johnson. There were said in 1854 to be 20 dissenters …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, … forfeited to the crown, and part of them were granted to Sir Walter Scott, ancestor of the dukes of Buccleuch, in … parish is 11,690. Ashiesteel, the seat of Major General Sir James Russell, K. C. B., is pleasantly situated on the …