Sir Hugh Cholmely, first baronet of Whitby, reported purchaser of Aislaby Manor in 1633
Dates: 1600-1657
Biography
Yorkshire landowner and royalist associated with Whitby. He defended Scarborough Castle for the Crown during the Civil War and was created a baronet in 1642.
Notes / Sources
The 1633 Aislaby acquisition is reported by a local historical study rather than demonstrated there by a transcribed conveyance.
Research sources:
- Yorkshire Gardens Trust, Woodlands, Early history of the site; report citing the Victoria History of the County of York North Riding, volume 2. — https://www.yorkshiregardenstrust.org.uk/research/sites/woodlands
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