Robert Dawson and Isobel Leigh, Owners of Aldcliffe Hall and estate
Dates: Robert Dawson 1712-1769; Isobel Leigh Dawson died 1791
Biography
Robert Dawson of Warton married Isobel Leigh in 1742 and settled at Aldcliffe Hall. The marriage brought the Leigh Aldcliffe estate into the Dawson family, whose members retained the estate for approximately two centuries.
Notes / Sources
The conveyance is by bequest, not a presumption based solely on marriage.
Research sources:
- R. Bellis, Aldcliffe historical transcript, pp. 42 and 48-49. — https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/rhc/Aldcliffetranscript.pdf
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