Alice de Alfreton and Sir William Chaworth, Alice: heiress of the de Alfreton estate, William: knight and lord of Marneham
Dates: Late thirteenth century; exact dates not established here.
Biography
Alice was one of the de Alfreton heiresses. Her marriage to Sir William Chaworth transferred a moiety of the Alfreton inheritance into the Chaworth family.
Notes / Sources
The source evidence supports a share or moiety holding rather than an immediately exclusive holding of the whole manor.
Research sources:
- Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535; Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857. — https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/history-from-1086-1535/
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