Sir William Cavendish, courtier and administrator
Dates: c.1508-1557
Biography
English courtier and administrator who received numerous Crown grants during the reign of Edward VI.
Notes / Sources
The manor-specific grant is reported by Hutchins; the biography is supplementary.
Research sources:
- John Hutchins, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., vol. 2, p. 264, reproduced in the Abbots Wootton descent account. — https://www.freshford.com/abbots/abbots%20pdf.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cavendish_(courtier)
The dates and biography are included for identification; the manor-specific link rests on the cited county histories.
Research sources:
- Daniel and Samuel Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, entry for Aldwark; R.A.H. O'Neal, "The Medieval History of Aldwark," Derbyshire Miscellany, volume 2, number 3, pages 260-263. — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Magna_Brittanica%3B_being_a_concise_topographical_account_of_the_several_counties_of_Great_Britain_%28IA_magnabrittanicab05lyso%29.pdf
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