Manor & Lordship
- Manor / site
- Unknown
- Associated lordship
- Lordship of Lassington Associated
- Lordship status
- Unknown
The supplied registry expressly describes Lassington as an ancient lordship and refers to an abstract of title to the lordship.
Location: Gloucestershire
Places / associated places: Gloucestershire
About the Manor
This ancient lordship, in Gloucestershire is now vested in the trustees of Sir Anselm Guise, the last lord of the manor. A copy of an abstract of title of General Sir John Guise to the lordship of Lassington dated 1848 is available. On this abstract there is endorsed the opinion of counsel confirming that the title is a good one.
From General Guise, the lordship passed to his son, Sir William, and from him to his son, Sir Anselm.
Further details of the history of this lordship will be available at the auction.
Associated manorial documents / archive references
- 1 Nineteen documents including deeds conveying lands in the manor of Lassington, marriage settlements and family pedigrees 1608-1772
- 2 Twenty three documents of title, deeds, fishing rights, abstracts of title and surveys of estates 1753-1848
Ownership / Holder Account
Historical holder / succession information
- his son, Sir William, and from him to his son, Sir Anselm [source claim requiring identity review]
passed_to · historical_holder_or_transferee
Source wording: From General Guise, the lordship passed to his son, Sir William, and from him to his son, Sir Anselm.
Conveyance & Descent
First holder to present holder: blood proximity & distance travelled
First recorded holder: General Sir John Guise
Present holder:
Recorded title journey: 1 holder entry in this manor's saved Conveyance & Descent history.
No recorded holder currently has a usable saved direct-blood or collateral-blood relationship path from which to calculate proximity percentages.
First recorded holder → present holder
A usable saved blood relationship path between the first recorded holder and the present holder has not yet been recorded, so that first-to-present genealogical distance cannot be calculated.
General Sir John Guise, General in the British Army, baronet, 3rd Baronet, British Army general
Transfer: Held the lordship of Lassington; title abstract dated 1848 identifies his title to the lordship.
The registry record states that an abstract of title of General Sir John Guise to the lordship of Lassington was dated 1848, and that the title was confirmed by counsel as good.
Lordship / Title Associations
Associations are recorded by period so changes in estate composition do not imply that every manor remained attached to the same title indefinitely.
Associated · Provisional
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The supplied registry expressly describes Lassington as an ancient lordship and refers to an abstract of title to the lordship.
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