MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY
CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY
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Baswich
Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=baswich
Exported: 14 October 2026, 20:57 GMT+0000
Recorded historical holders: 3
Location: Staffordshire

SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT
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Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred.

1. Bishop of Lichfield, Lord of the Manor of Adbaston | 1546 - 1546
   Transfer: Surrendered the lordship to King Henry VIII in exchange for certain church benefices.
   Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=bishop-of-lichfield-24615
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

2. The Crown | 1546 - 1546
   Transfer: Sold the Lordship of Baswich to Sir William Paget.
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

3. Sir William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert from 1549, English courtier, diplomat, statesman, and 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert | 1546 - 1546
   Transfer: Purchased the Lordship of Baswich from the Crown after its surrender by the Bishop of Lichfield.
   Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-paget-4178
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded


DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES
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HOLDER 1 | 1546 - 1546
Bishop of Lichfield, Lord of the Manor of Adbaston
Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=bishop-of-lichfield-24615
Holder position: holder
Transfer: Surrendered the lordship to King Henry VIII in exchange for certain church benefices.
Holding arrangement: sole
To / transferee: Bishop of Lichfield
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Instrument type: surrender
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: The Bishop of Lichfield surrendered the lordship to the Crown in 1546.
Source citation: Offline model knowledge; source verification required
Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=bishop-of-lichfield-24615
Person dates: Institutional office; nineteenth-century holder stated by the source

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 2 | 1546 - 1546
The Crown
Holder position: holder
Transfer: Sold the Lordship of Baswich to Sir William Paget.
Previous holder: Bishop of Lichfield
Holding arrangement: sole
From / transferor: Bishop of Lichfield
To / transferee: The Crown
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Instrument type: sale
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: Following the episcopal surrender, the Crown sold the lordship to Sir William Paget in 1546.
Source citation: Offline model knowledge; source verification required
Other parties: Sir William Paget
Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=bishop-of-lichfield-24615

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 3 | 1546 - 1546
Sir William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert from 1549, English courtier, diplomat, statesman, and 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert
Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-paget-4178
Holder position: holder
Transfer: Purchased the Lordship of Baswich from the Crown after its surrender by the Bishop of Lichfield.
Previous holder: The Crown
Holding arrangement: sole
From / transferor: The Crown
To / transferee: Sir William Paget
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Instrument type: sale
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: Sir William Paget acquired the lordship of Baswich from the Crown in 1546. This is the first specifically named private holder in the supplied succession after the Crown's acquisition.
Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-paget-4178
Person dates: circa 1505-1563

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY