MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY
CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY
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Worstead Hemptons
Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=worstead-hemptons
Exported: 16 October 2026, 12:59 GMT+0000
Recorded historical holders: 6
Location: Norfolk

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

1. John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, Member of Parliament
   Transfer: granted_to
   Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-spencer-1st-earl-spencer-25176
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

2. Mitsons
   Transfer: passed_to
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

3. Leonard Spencer | - 1572
   Transfer: succeeded
   Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=leonard-spencer
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

4. Robert Paston and Thomas Thimblethorp | 1565
   Transfer: purchased
   Holding arrangement: Joint
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

5. Utber family
   Transfer: sold_to
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded

6. Charles Harman alias Le Gros | 1700
   Transfer: held
   Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-harman
   Relationship to present holder: Not recorded


DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES
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HOLDER 1
John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, Member of Parliament
Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-spencer-1st-earl-spencer-25176
Transfer: granted_to
Holding arrangement: sole
Narrative / explanation: Source role: historical_holder_or_transferee. After the Dissolution, the Lordship of Worstead Hemptons was granted to John Spencer.
Source citation: Lot #21 of Manorial Auctioneers – November 2007
Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-spencer-1st-earl-spencer-25176
Person dates: 19 December 1734 – 31 October 1783

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 2
Mitsons
Transfer: passed_to
Holding arrangement: sole
Narrative / explanation: Source role: historical_holder_or_transferee. Later in that century the Lordship was sold again to the Utber family, from them it passed to the Mitsons.
Source citation: Lot #21 of Manorial Auctioneers – November 2007

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 3 | - 1572
Leonard Spencer
Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=leonard-spencer
Holder position: holder
Transfer: succeeded
Previous holder: John Spencer
Holding arrangement: sole
From / transferor: John Spencer
To / transferee: Leonard Spencer
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: Leonard Spencer succeeded his father John Spencer as lord of Worstead Hemptons. He is last recorded in 1572.
Source citation: Lot #21 of Manorial Auctioneers – November 2007
Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-spencer-1st-earl-spencer-25176
Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=leonard-spencer

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 4 | 1565
Robert Paston and Thomas Thimblethorp
Holder position: holder
Transfer: purchased
Previous holder: Leonard Spencer
Holding arrangement: joint
From / transferor: Leonard Spencer
To / transferee: Robert Paston and Thomas Thimblethorp
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Instrument type: sale
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: In 1565 Leonard Spencer sold Worstead Hemptons to Robert Paston and Thomas Thimblethorp.
Source citation: Lot #21 of Manorial Auctioneers – November 2007
Other parties: Robert Paston, Thomas Thimblethorp
Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=leonard-spencer

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 5
Utber family
Holder position: holder
Transfer: sold_to
Previous holder: Robert Paston and Thomas Thimblethorp
Holding arrangement: sole
From / transferor: Robert Paston and Thomas Thimblethorp
To / transferee: Utber family
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Instrument type: sale
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: Later in the sixteenth century the lordship was sold to the Utber family.
Source citation: Lot #21 of Manorial Auctioneers – November 2007

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

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HOLDER 6 | 1700
Charles Harman alias Le Gros
Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-harman
Holder position: holder
Transfer: held
Holding arrangement: sole
To / transferee: Charles Harman alias Le Gros
Assets / rights concerned: manor_and_title
Manor and title passed together: 1
Evidence status: provisional
Narrative / explanation: At the beginning of the eighteenth century the lordship was in the possession of Charles Harman alias Le Gros, born in 1686.
Source citation: Lot #21 of Manorial Auctioneers – November 2007
Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-harman
Person dates: born 1686; active at the beginning of the 18th century

Relationship paths: No published path recorded.

END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY