Charles Gerard, Lord Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield
Dates: Seventeenth century; later Earl of Macclesfield
Biography
Nobleman who, according to the cited account, received Aldford under the will of the last Sir Edward Fitton and subsequently became associated with the manor and other Cheshire estates.
Notes / Sources
The precise dates and legal terms of the testamentary transfer remain unresolved.
Research sources:
- Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford; corroborated by the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire paper quoting Lysons on the Fitton-Gerard and Mohun descent. — https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html
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