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Samuel Rolt

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Samuel Rolt, Lessee or tenant of the Alderton manorial demesnes

Dates: Active late 17th and early 18th century; died 1722 according to the Grafton Estate account

Biography

Samuel Rolt was an early eighteenth-century occupant and lessee associated with the Alderton estate. He is reported to have demolished part of the former mansion before his death in 1722.

Notes / Sources

He should not be confused with later members of the Rolt family or treated as the fee-simple lord without further lease evidence.

Research sources:
- Grafton Estate, 'Alderton History'; Grafton Estate, 'The Manor at Alderton'. — https://www.mkheritage.org.uk/grafton/Alderton/Alderton%20Manor.html

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