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1685 Barnardiston fine.

Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 8, 1685-1689. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1923. Oct 8 1685: Constitution and appointment by same of William Arnold, gent., to the office of steward and stewardship of the manor of Wicks Bishop in the parish of St. Clements in Ipswich and the manor of Waldringfield, co. Suffolk, which manors have been…
alyson
April 8, 2015
Will

1658 Essington Will

Word Version. 1658 Essington Will R.C.Palmer? 6/22/20/13 C78/549 ----- ----- lyeth lyeinge in --- ---- - William Fox or his assignes valued togeather worth to be sold goo clu/aud the manor of Wilby Shalton alias Sheltonhall Thorpehall Base? Struttings alias Basse Struttinge and of each? Burgh with theire and every of theire rights members & appurtenances in the County of Suffolke…
alyson
April 8, 2015
Lord of Manor

Follow up references to Cwengifu and Wingfield

I did a search for the name cwengifu and came up with this and in the appendix starting with p105 it talks about Queen's estates in later anglo saxon England. From the table it seems to indicate that in 1086 Cwengifu held her estate as a tenant originally from Queen Æthelflæd of Damerham, wife of Edmund. This is only an…
alyson
March 20, 2015
Lord of Manor

Manor

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alyson
February 17, 2015
DocumentsLord of Manor

1658 14 Dec Wingfield v Essington – from photo of document

in Margin: Wingfeild and others agt Essington and others Whereas heretofore John Wingfeild gent and Anne Wingfield complaynantese exhibitteithere bill of Complaynt into the honorabloe Court of Chancery against Thomas Essington Esr Robt Wingfeild Barronett an Infant by Sr John Jacob his Guardian William Morgan esqre Thomas Humble and other o? Defendants.  Declaring by the same that in the yeare…
alyson
February 14, 2015
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Thomas Essington of Brightwell

  As text:- Between the earlier Jermys,  Hewetts and Wingfields, and the later Barnardistons, the manors of Brightwell,  Foxhall and Kesgrave were owned for just ten years  by the Essingtons, a family with Gloucestershire origins. If this was a surprising interruption to the local succession, it was an even stranger interlude in the prosperous career of Thomas Essington, who like…
alyson
February 4, 2015
Survey

1656 background setting

Have attached a background to the land survey done in 1656. 1656 and all that background This sets the background to the political situation at the time and why one may have been done. Namely Thomas Essington thomas Essington of Brightwell bought the estate from Richard Wingfield. Not sure why he sold it but may have something to do with the Civil…
alyson
February 4, 2015
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Thomas Essington

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alyson
January 18, 2015
FieldsSurvey

1656 Survey Waldringfield Rivershall & Hilton Survey field names

Land ALKINS ARMONDS BANANE BARNHAMS YARD BEALES BLACKSONS BLACKSOWS BLAXONS BRALLGATE BREAME BREAMLAND, BRENNE LAND BRENNYMEADOW BROOMSTUBB BUFFETTS BUSSETTS  & LITTLE CLAYES BUSSETTS late GIRLINGS Cole Croft COLECROFT CROUCH HOUSE pightle CUMBERLAND ELMES FELL CLOSE GOODMANS GREAT CLAYES otherwise KELL PIGHTLES GREAT CLAYES otherwise KILE PIGHTLE GREAT GIRLINGS and KILE PIGHTLE HALL CLOSE HALL CLOSE WAFFINS HALL PENNIES HALLGATE HARD…
alyson
December 13, 2014