William Knight, Leaseholder of Alderstone Manor and the parsonage of Whiteparish
Dates: Flourished by 1537-1545; exact dates unknown
Biography
A sixteenth-century lessee who held Alderstone Manor and the Whiteparish parsonage before surrendering his leasehold interest to William St Barbe in 1545.
Notes / Sources
His interest was leasehold and should not be treated as freehold ownership.
Research sources:
- W. F. Lawrence, 'Manor of Alderston & Lands in Whiteparish, &c.', Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine 34 (1905-1906), 216-217, citing The National Archives, Chancery Decree Roll no. 3, entry no. 102, 8 June 1545; summarized in Whiteparish Landownership. — https://www.history.ac.uk/sites/default/files/002_Whiteparish%20Landownership%20November%202024.pdf
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