Ferrers family, Lords of Duffield and Earls of Derby
Biography
The Ferrers family held extensive lands in Derbyshire, including the Duffield complex. Robert de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, forfeited his estates after the defeat of the baronial cause in 1266.
Notes / Sources
The source evidence links the family to Alderwasley but does not identify a single named Ferrers individual as holder of this manor.
Research sources:
- Derbyshire Record Office, Manor of Alderwasley catalogue entry, DS/UK/M/3629; Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817, p. 301. — https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3629&src=CalmView.Persons
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