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William I, King of England, 1066–1087
Dates: c.1028–1087
Norman king who conquered England in 1066 and redistributed numerous English estates. The source specifically states that he seized Aldbourne from Gytha in 1086.
View historical person →William I of England, King of England, 1066-1087, Duke of Normandy, King of England (1066-1087)
Dates: c.1028-1087
Norman king of England from 1066 until his death in 1087. The Domesday survey records Ablington as land of the king in 1086.
View historical person →William II of England, King of England
Dates: c. 1056–1100
King of England from 1087 to 1100 and successor to William I. His reign included the forfeiture of Odo of Bayeux's English possessions after Odo's disgrace.
View historical person →William Illingworth, Retired Bradford worsted manufacturer, associated with Newfield Hall
Dates: nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; exact dates not established here
William Illingworth was a Bradford worsted manufacturer who acquired or occupied Newfield Hall and was the immediate predecessor of John William Morkill in the 1901 sale associated with…
View historical person →William Jennens, Owner of Acton Place, holder of Acton Manor
Dates: Died 1798
A wealthy eighteenth-century landowner of Acton associated with Acton Place. He died in 1798, after which the Acton estate is reported to have descended to his heir at…
View historical person →William John Birch-Reynardson, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
Dates: 1849-1940
The son and successor of Henry Birch-Reynardson, identified in the early twentieth century as lord of Adwell Manor and sole landowner.
View historical person →William Jolliffe
Dates: died 1802
Purchased Merstham Manor in 1788 and later became owner of Albury Manor. He consolidated many of Merstham's scattered holdings as leases expired and built the Great House at…
View historical person →William Kendall
Dates: Died before July 1652
William Kendall was a London merchant who purchased Aldingbourne manor in September 1648 under the Commonwealth Parliament's sale of bishops' lands.
View historical person →William Knight, Leaseholder of Alderstone Manor and the parsonage of Whiteparish
Dates: Flourished by 1537-1545; exact dates unknown
A sixteenth-century lessee who held Alderstone Manor and the Whiteparish parsonage before surrendering his leasehold interest to William St Barbe in 1545.
View historical person →Reverend William Kyle Westwood Chafy, Doctor of Divinity, lord of the manor of Abbots Lench
Dates: 19th-early 20th century; documented 1876-1912
Clergyman and landowner who acquired the Rous Lench estate in 1876 and was recorded as lord of the manor of Abbots Lench in the 1910 land valuation material…
View historical person →William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Harringworth, lord of Harringworth, military servant of Edward I, Edward II and Edward III, soldier in the Scottish wars, lord of Harringworth., summoned to Parliament as Baron Zouche of Haryngworth in 1308, knighted by 1306, served in the Scottish wars, Ireland and Gascony, Conservator of the Peace in Northamptonshire, 1317–1321.
Dates: c.1276/86–11 or 12 March 1352
William was the son of Eudo la Zouche and Millicent de Cantilupe. Through his mother he inherited or acquired connection with Cantilupe estates, including Harringworth, which became the…
View historical person →William la Zouche, 2nd Baron Zouche of Harringworth, Second Baron Zouche of Harringworth, summoned to Parliament as Baron de Zouche of Haryngworth Junior before succeeding his grandfather in 1352., participant in the siege of Calais.
Dates: died 1382
English baron of the Zouche family of Harringworth. The Eynsford descent records that Nicholas de Criol conveyed Eynsford to him in 1380 and that he died two years…
View historical person →William la Zouche, 4th Baron Zouche of Harringworth, Knight of the Garter, lieutenant of Calais, diplomatic escort for Blanche of England's marriage journey.
Dates: c.1373/74–3 November 1415
William succeeded his father in 1396. He was active in royal diplomacy and continental affairs, including the escort of Henry IV's daughter Blanche to Heidelberg and negotiations with…
View historical person →William la Zouche, 5th Baron Zouche of Harringworth, de jure Baron St Maur and Baron Lovel through his wife.
Dates: c.1402–25 December 1462
William succeeded his father in 1415 and married Alice Seymour, posthumous daughter and heiress of Richard Seymour, 5th Baron St Maur and 4th Baron Lovel. Through this marriage…
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