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William Bradley, Esquire, farmer and landowner
Dates: died 1905
Local landowner who purchased Abdon Manor in 1872 and held it until his death in 1905.
View historical person →William Brent, alias Burston, Grantee of Adminton Manor and chapel in 7 Edward VI
Dates: Sixteenth century; exact dates not established
William Brent, also styled alias Burston in the historical account, received the manor and chapel of Adminton from the Crown in 7 Edward VI, together with specified former…
View historical person →William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton of Leighlin, 3rd Baron Brereton of Leighlin in the Peerage of Ireland from about April 1664, Member of Parliament, founder and original Fellow of the Royal Society
Dates: 4 May 1631–17 March 1679/80
William was the eldest son of William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton, and Lady Elizabeth Goring. He studied mathematics and Greek at Breda, sat in Parliament, chaired the Brooke…
View historical person →William Breton
Dates: fl. mid-12th century
Medieval landholder who held one ploughland in Barton under the Latimer fee.
View historical person →William Brewer, Lord Brewer, Royal administrator and major landholder under Richard I and King John
Dates: died 1226
A major Devon landholder who acquired the wider manor of Bradworthy in 1198 or 1199 and subsequently granted it to Torre Abbey, according to the local historical summary.
View historical person →William Brewse, Member of the Brewse landed family
Dates: flourished in the fifteenth century
William Brewse was a fifteenth-century Suffolk landholder of the Brewse family and father of Amy Brewse, whose marriage is associated with the transfer of Akenham Manor in dower.
View historical person →William Briwerre or Brewer, Feudal tenant of land of the Warenne fee
Dates: Active late 12th or early 13th century
The published charter identifies William Briwerre as the recipient of land of William de Warenne's fee in Stoke Bruerne, Shutlanger, and Alderton.
View historical person →Captain William Brown, Lord of the Manor of Aldbourne, J.P., C.C.
Dates: dates not established for the particular William Brown identified as lord of Aldbourne Manor; active by 1892 and 1939
Aldbourne landholder resident at Manor House and identified by local historical and directory sources as Lord of the Manor from at least 1892 through 1939.
View historical person →William Bulkeley of Woore, Landowner of Woore, Shropshire
Dates: 16th century
Acquired Stallington from William Hill in 1561, according to the supplied record.
View historical person →William Bunynghyll
Dates: fl. 1543
Layman who, with his wife Elianor, passed Ray and East Hall by fine to Henry VIII in 1543.
View historical person →William Burnel, Burnell landholder at Acton Burnell
Dates: Held before 1247
A Burnell landholder who held part of Acton Burnell under Thomas Corbet and was succeeded in 1247 by a son of the same name.
View historical person →William Burnel, Burnell landholder at Acton Burnell
Dates: Held in 1247; later outlawed
A Burnell landholder who was outlawed after a double murder, causing his share of Acton Burnell to be taken into the hands of Thomas Corbet of Caus.
View historical person →William Calthorpe, Knight, Knight of the Bath, steward of the household of the Duke of Norfolk, holder of Beauchamps, Oakley, Suffolk
Dates: died 1420
Holder of Davillers in Brome from about 1411 until his death in 1420; husband of Eleanor Mantley.
View historical person →William Capra
Dates: fl. 1086
A Domesday-period holder reported for the estate called Fereudi, identified in the source with Alfardisworthy.
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