Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Baronet of the 1849 Abdy creation

Dates: 1896-1976

Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy was the fifth later Abdy baronet and the last Abdy owner named before the sale of Albyns in 1926.

Sir Robert Lewknor, holder of Acrise Manor

Dates: 17th century; exact dates unknown

Kentish gentleman who acquired Acrise Manor and estate by devise from his wife Catherine Hamon, daughter and coheir of Alexander Hamon.

Sir Robert Mortimer, Knight, lord of Great Ellingham

Dates: floruit 1369–1388

A knight who acquired the lordship of Great Ellingham in 1369, conveyed it back in 1372, and was again lord in 1381.

Sir Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull

Dates: 1584-1643

Sir Robert Pierrepont was a major English landowner who purchased extensive estates in several counties, including the Yorkshire estate of Adwick upon Dearne, and was created Earl of…

Sir Robert Preston, 1st Viscount Gormanston, 1st Baron Gormanston, Lord Deputy of Ireland under Edward IV

Dates: died 1503

A leading member of the Preston family in Ireland who succeeded in the Gafney-associated descent after William de Preston and acquired additional lordships and the Barony of Duleek.…

Sir Robert Southwell, Master of the Rolls, solicitor of the Court of Augmentations, knight, Sheriff of Kent

Dates: c.1506–1559

English lawyer and Crown servant who became Master of the Rolls in 1542. He acquired substantial landed property through royal service and served under Henry VIII, Edward VI,…

Sir Robert Throckmorton, Knight

Dates: Dates not established in the consulted manor source

A member of the Throckmorton family who received the manors of Aldington and Badsey from Queen Elizabeth I in 1562.

Sir Roger Beckwith, 1st Baronet, owner of Aldburgh Hall

Dates: Circa 1640-1700

Sir Roger Beckwith was the son and successor of Arthur Beckwith and held the Aldburgh estate until his death in 1700.

Sir Roger Beckwith, 2nd Baronet, High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1706-1707

Dates: 13 June 1682-18 May 1743

Sir Roger Beckwith, 2nd Baronet, inherited Aldburgh Hall in 1700. He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1706-1707 and died without surviving male issue in 1743.

Sir Roger Jenyns, Knight, lord of the Manor of Allington and Vauxes in Bottisham, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, 1701–1702

Dates: 1663–22 September 1740

Sir Roger Jenyns was an English landowner associated with Bottisham, Cambridgeshire. He served as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1701–1702, was involved in the administration of…

Sir Roger Townsend, member of the Townsend family

Dates: flourished in the late fifteenth century

Sir Roger Townsend was a member of the Suffolk Townsend family who acquired an interest in Akenham Manor through his marriage to Amy Brewse.

Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd Baronet of Roydon Hall, historian and politician

Dates: 1597-1672

Sir Roger Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, was an English historian and politician. Hasted identifies the manor of Albans as having been acquired by Roger Twysden in…

Sir Rowland Hill, Merchant, Lord Mayor of London in 1549, landowner, Mercer, Member of Parliament, Lord Mayor of London (1549), knight, Lord of the Manor of Great Drayton, holder of Stallington in chief by knight service

Dates: c. 1495-1561

A prominent Tudor merchant and civic official who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1549 and owned Adderley among other estates.

Sir Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament, Lord Mayor of London

Dates: died 1768

English merchant, politician and lord mayor who was created a baronet in 1759.

Sir Simon Felbrigge, English knight, royal household officer

Dates: floruit late 14th–early 15th century

Received a grant of Manton after the death of Sir Gilbert Talbot in 1399.

Sir Simon Mountfort, Lord of Coleshill, knight

Dates: Died 30 January 1495

A fifteenth-century Warwickshire landowner and political figure who held Coleshill and other manors. He was attainted for supporting the rebellion associated with Perkin Warbeck and was executed in…

Admiral Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe

Dates: 1864–1937

Member of the Calthorpe family who succeeded his brother Augustus as Lord of Cockthorpe after 1910, according to the registry record.

Sir St. John Charnock, Baronet, created 1661

Son and successor of Sir Richard Charnock in the lordship of Bedlow; he died in 1680.

Sir Stephen Thornhurst, member of the Thornhurst family

Dates: Dates not securely established in the sources reviewed; active in the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries

Sir Stephen Thornhurst was a Kent-connected gentleman associated with the lease of Agney or Agnes Court in the middle of the sixteenth century. The sources reviewed do not…

Sir Symon Degge, Knight, recorder of Derby, judge of west Wales

Dates: 1613-1693

Sir Symon Degge was a Derbyshire and Staffordshire lawyer, antiquary, recorder of Derby, and judge of west Wales. The Degge family account states that he purchased the manors…

Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 2nd Baronet, 2nd Baronet of Ketton, Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby, 1685–1690, and Sudbury, 1690–1698, Suffolk militia colonel.

Dates: c.1646–7 October 1698

Sir Thomas Barnardiston was the son of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet, and Anne Airmine, daughter of Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet. He succeeded his father in 1669…

Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Baronet and owner of the Belhus estate

Dates: 19th-20th century

Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard was a member of the Barrett-Lennard family of Belhus and is recorded as owner or principal owner of Aldham in Suffolk between 1909 and 1912.

Sir Thomas Bennett, Baronet, created 1660

Dates: died 1667

Brother and successor of Sir Humphrey Bennett; he held Arreton and was created a baronet in 1660.

Sir Thomas Boynton, knight