Sir Francis Bryan, courtier and landowner

Dates: died 1550

An English courtier and soldier closely associated with Henry VIII. He acquired the dissolved Canons Ashby priory and its associated property from the Crown and sold it to…

Sir Francis Englefield, Knight, Catholic recusant and courtier

Dates: c. 1520–1591

English courtier and prominent Catholic recusant. Through his marriage to Katherine Fettiplace he held the settled Shrivenham estate; he later lived abroad after Elizabeth I's accession.

Sir Francis Leigh, Knight, Member of Parliament for Surrey in 1625, landowner of Addington

Dates: Baptised 6 September 1590; died 13 December 1644

Sir Francis Leigh was a Surrey landowner and politician. He represented Surrey in Parliament in 1625, served in local office, and was associated with Addington and East Wickham.

Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton and Middleton, Knight, coalowner and industrial entrepreneur, builder of Wollaton Hall

Dates: 1546–1596

Sir Francis completed Wollaton Hall between 1580 and 1588 and developed the family's coal and industrial interests. He had six daughters but no surviving son. His eldest daughter…

Sir Frederick George Milner, 7th Baronet, Conservative politician, lord of the manor of Acaster Selby by 1881

Dates: 7 November 1849 – 8 June 1931

Sir Frederick George Milner was a Yorkshire landowner and Conservative politician who represented York and later Bassetlaw in Parliament. He succeeded his brother as seventh baronet on 14…

Sir Frederick Richard Powlett Milbank, 2nd Baronet

Dates: 1850-1927

British baronet and landowner who conveyed the Norton Manor estate on 25 June 1923.

Sir Fulk Bermingham, Held wholly or partly an interest in the Aldridge and Great Barr estate

Dates: Active in the fourteenth century; documented in relation to Aldridge and Great Barr in 1368 and 1372

A medieval Bermingham landholder connected by the cited historical account with the Aldridge and Great Barr estate in the later fourteenth century.

Admiral Sir George Broke-Middleton, formerly Captain and Commander in the Royal Navy, baronet

Dates: died 1887

A British naval officer who entered service as a midshipman in 1825, became Commander in 1840 and Captain in 1845, served during the Crimean War, and later attained…

Sir George Cooke, 3rd Baronet, landowner of Wheatley and Owston

Dates: died 1740

Sir George Cooke was a Yorkshire baronet and landowner associated with Wheatley and Owston. He held an Adwick estate which he sold to his nephew Anthony Eyre in…

Sir George Fletcher of Hutton Hall

The record identifies Sir George Fletcher of Hutton Hall as the purchaser of the lordship of Armboth from the Braithwaite family. The manor subsequently descended with the Fletcher…

Sir George Norton, Knight, owner of the Abbots Leigh manor estate

Dates: died 1585

Somerset and Bristol landowner of the Norton family who acquired Abbots Leigh after the Dissolution settlement and built a new mansion there.

Sir George Speke, Knight, major Somerset landowner

Dates: c. 1530-1584

Somerset landowner of Whitelackington who acquired Alcombe Manor from the Crown in 1561 and died in 1584.

Sir George Speke, Knight, member of the Speke family of Somerset

Dates: Died 1637

Second Sir George Speke in the documented Alcombe descent, succeeding the 1561 purchaser and holding the manor until his death in 1637.

Sir George Villiers of Brooksby, Knighted 1593, High Sheriff of Leicestershire 1591, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire 1604–1606, lord of Brooksby

Dates: c.1544–1606

Sir George Villiers was a prosperous Leicestershire gentleman and the decisive early modern ancestor of the later Buckingham, Purbeck, Anglesey, Grandison, Jersey and baronet branches. He married first…

Sir George Winter, Baronet, created 1642

Dates: died 1658

English landowner associated with Huddington. He was created a baronet in 1642, died without issue in 1658, and bequeathed his estates, including Huddington, to his brothers-in-law Francis Talbot…

Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet

Dates: 1734–1787

British baronet and landowner who acquired Naunton Hall from Archibald Hamilton in 1786.

Sir Gerard Noel Edwardes, Baronet, High Steward of the Corporation at Chipping Campden, Member of Parliament, assumed the surname Noel by royal licence in 1798, 2nd Baronet of the Navy from 1813, owner of Exton Park and associated Noel estates.

Dates: died 1838

Nephew of Henry Noel who received the Noel estates, including Chipping Campden, after the extinction of the Earldom of Gainsborough. He died in 1838.

Sir Gervase Clifton

The source identifies him as the purchaser of the Manor of Armin from the Crown in 1540.

Sir Giffard Thornhurst, first and only Thornhurst Baronet of Agnes Court

Dates: Died 1627; knighted 1622

Sir Giffard Thornhurst was a Kent gentleman associated with Agney Court. He married Susan Temple and held the Agney leasehold interest until his death in 1627. His personal…

Sir Giles Strangways, Knight, Member of Parliament, commissioner involved in the surrender of Abbotsbury Abbey

Dates: c.1486-1546

Dorset landowner and Tudor politician of Melbury Sampford. He was involved in the Dissolution administration at Abbotsbury and acquired the former abbey estate and manor from the Crown…

Sir Hans Fowler, Baronet, High Sheriff of Radnorshire, 1765

Dates: died 1771

A member of the Fowler family who returned from military service in Europe, obtained possession of the remaining Abbey Cwmhir estates after family litigation, and died without issue…

Sir Harbotte Grimston

Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet, 7th Baronet of Trelawny, Anglican clergyman

Dates: 1756-1834

Sir Harry Trelawny was a Devon baronet and clergyman. The historical account identifies him as the owner who sold Agaton Manor in 1784.

Sir Henry Babington, Knight, lord of Alfreton

Dates: Sixteenth century; sold Alfreton in 1565.

A member of the Dethick Babington family who held Alfreton and sold the manor to John Zouch in 1565.