MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ABBAS HALL MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=abbas-hall-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 09:53 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 20 Location: Great Cornard, Suffolk SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Serlo de Cornerthe | c. 12th century - before about 1304 Transfer: Earliest reported holder in the Cornard family sequence; the source does not preserve the immediate conveyance to the next holder. Holding arrangement: de Cornerthe family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=serlo-de-cornerthe-3864 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Thomas de Grey, Knight, lord of Abbas Hall before 1316 | about 1304 - before 1316 Transfer: Acquired through marriage to Alice de Cornard, daughter and heir of Sir Richard de Cornard, according to the published de Grey study; he was lord before 1316. Holding arrangement: de Grey family / Co-holders: Roger de Grey Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-grey-3865 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Abbess and Convent of West Malling, Benedictine nunnery of the Blessed Virgin at West Malling, Kent | 1316 - c. 1545 Transfer: Held by purchase from Thomas de Grey in 1316; the later termination corresponds broadly with the Dissolution, but the precise surrender date for this manor is not established here. Holding arrangement: West Malling nunnery Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbess-and-convent-of-west-malling-3866 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Roger de Grey, Lord or owner recorded for Great Cornard in 1362 | 1362 - unknown Transfer: Recorded as owner in a 1362 rental of Great Cornard; the source does not establish whether this was a reversion, a retained interest, a temporary holding, or a reference to a different portion of the estate. Holding arrangement: de Grey family / Co-holders: Thomas de Grey Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-grey-3867 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Thomas Danyell, Owner or lord of Abbas Hall Manor by 1539/40 | 1539/40 - before 1612 Transfer: Recorded as owning the manor after the Dissolution; the means and date of acquisition are uncertain. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-danyell-3868 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. William Whitmore and John Verdon, Grantees of Abbas Hall Manor in 1612 | 1612 - unknown Transfer: Received a grant of the manor in 1612; the source does not identify the grantor or establish the subsequent legal disposition. Holding arrangement: Joint Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-whitmore-and-john-verdon-3869 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. John Brand, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor in 1624 | 1624 - after 1624 Transfer: Documented as lord in 1624; the exact date and instrument by which he obtained the manor are not stated. Holding arrangement: Brand family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-brand-3870 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Eldred family, Lords of Abbas Hall Manor | shortly after 1624 - before 1687 Transfer: The manor passed from John Brand to the Eldred family at an uncertain date; no conveyance instrument is identified. Holding arrangement: Eldred family / Co-holders: John Eldred junior, Mary Eldred, Anne Eldred Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eldred-family-3871 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. John Eldred junior, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor, styled junior in the court rolls | after 1694 - before 1733 Transfer: Succeeded another John Eldred as lord; the precise legal transfer is not stated. Holding arrangement: Eldred family / Co-holders: Eldred family, Mary Eldred, Anne Eldred Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-eldred-junior-3872 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Mary Eldred, Widow of the last Eldred lord, holder of Abbas Hall Manor courts in 1733–1737 | 1733 - 1737 Transfer: Held courts as the widow of the last Eldred lord; this evidence demonstrates exercise of manorial lordship or court authority but does not by itself establish the nature of her beneficial title. Holding arrangement: Other / Eldred family / Co-holders: Eldred family, John Eldred junior, Anne Eldred Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-eldred-3873 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Anne Eldred, Recorded holder of a court of Abbas Hall Manor in 1738 | 1738 - 1738 Transfer: Held one recorded court before the manor was evidently sold to John Wall junior. Holding arrangement: Other / Eldred family / Co-holders: Eldred family, John Eldred junior, Mary Eldred Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-eldred-3874 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. John Wall junior, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor by 1739 | 1739 - before 1751 Transfer: The manor was evidently sold to him after the Eldred family's last recorded court in November 1738. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-junior-3875 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. John Wall and Anne Wall, Joint holders of Abbas Hall Manor courts in 1751–1755 | 1751 - before 1761 Transfer: John Wall and Anne his wife jointly held the courts; the source does not state whether Anne held a beneficial share, dower, or joint legal title. Holding arrangement: Joint / Wall family / Co-holders: Anne Wall Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-and-anne-wall-3876 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Anne Wall, Widow and holder of Abbas Hall Manor courts, 1761–1770 | before 1761 - 1770 Transfer: Continued to hold the courts as John Wall's widow after his death; the source then records the manor as passing to James Sparrow and associated co-holders in 1770. Holding arrangement: Other / Wall family / Co-holders: John Wall and Anne Wall Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-wall-3877 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. James Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Rev. John Harrison, Ann Harrison, John Goodeal, Elizabeth Goodeal and Bridget Bernard, Joint holders of Abbas Hall Manor from 1770 | 1770 - 1773 Transfer: The manor passed from Anne Wall to this group, which held the first court in April 1770; the source does not identify the conveyance instrument or the shares of the several parties. Holding arrangement: Joint / Sparrow, Harrison, Goodeal and Bernard interests Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-sparrow-and-associated-co-holders-3878 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. James Sparrow, Lord or principal holder of Abbas Hall Manor | 1773 - 1777 Transfer: The later court entries were held by James Sparrow and the Reverend John Harrison; after James Sparrow's death in 1777 the manor ultimately vested in his third son, according to the source's cautious succession account. Holding arrangement: Sparrow family / Co-holders: James Goodeve Sparrow, Henry Weare Sparrow, Basil Sparrow Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-sparrow-3879 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. James Goodeve Sparrow, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor | after 1793 - 2 October 1838 Transfer: The manor seems to have vested in him after the deaths of his elder brothers, the Reverend John Sparrow in 1786 and Thomas Bernard Sparrow in 1793; the source does not cite the vesting instrument. Holding arrangement: Sparrow family / Co-holders: James Sparrow, Henry Weare Sparrow, Basil Sparrow Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-goodeve-sparrow-3880 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Henry Weare Sparrow, Holder of Abbas Hall Manor, son and heir of James Goodeve Sparrow | 2 October 1838 - unknown Transfer: Inherited or otherwise received the manor as the son and heir of James Goodeve Sparrow; the source does not give his date of death or a separate conveyance. Holding arrangement: Sparrow family / Co-holders: James Sparrow, James Goodeve Sparrow, Basil Sparrow Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-weare-sparrow-3881 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. Basil Sparrow, Holder of Abbas Hall Manor | unknown - 1880 Transfer: Received the manor from his brother Henry Weare Sparrow; the exact date and legal instrument are not stated. Holding arrangement: Sparrow family / Co-holders: James Sparrow, James Goodeve Sparrow, Henry Weare Sparrow Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=basil-sparrow-3882 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. Reverend Rev. Basil James Harrold Sparrow-Beridge, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor by 1896, of Gosfield Place, Halstead, Essex | 1880 - at least 1896 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise received the manor on the death of his father Basil Sparrow in 1880; by 1896 the manor had vested in him as lord. Holding arrangement: Sparrow-Beridge family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rev-basil-james-harrold-sparrow-beridge-3883 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | c. 12th century - before about 1304 Serlo de Cornerthe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=serlo-de-cornerthe-3864 Transfer: Earliest reported holder in the Cornard family sequence; the source does not preserve the immediate conveyance to the next holder. Previous holder: Not securely identified Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Cornerthe family Narrative / explanation: The Great Cornard manorial summary records that Serlo de Cornerthe owned Cornard Magna in approximately the twelfth century. The precise date and legal form of acquisition are not stated. Source citation: Suffolk County Council, Great Cornard parish summary, Manorial section: Cornard Magna/Abbas Hall; W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 86. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/great_cornard.pdf Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=serlo-de-cornerthe-3864 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | about 1304 - before 1316 Thomas de Grey, Knight, lord of Abbas Hall before 1316 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-grey-3865 Transfer: Acquired through marriage to Alice de Cornard, daughter and heir of Sir Richard de Cornard, according to the published de Grey study; he was lord before 1316. Previous holder: Cornard family, probably through Alice de Cornard Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Grey family Narrative / explanation: The marriage-based acquisition is supported by the de Grey study, which identifies Thomas de Grey as lord of Abbas Hall before 1316 and connects his acquisition with Alice de Cornard. The exact date is approximate and the source does not provide a complete settlement or conveyance deed. Source citation: G. Crabbe, 'The de Greys of Little Cornard', Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, vol. 6, part 1, 1888, pp. 17–18. Source URL: https://suffolkinstitute.pdfsrv.co.uk/customers/Suffolk%20Institute/2014/01/10/Volume%20VI%20Part%201%20%281888%29_The%20de%20Greys%20of%20Little%20Conard%20G%20Crabbe_13%20to%2039.pdf Other parties: Alice de Cornard Co-holders: Roger de Grey Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-grey-3865 Person dates: 6 July 1804 - 31 December 1870 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1316 - c. 1545 Abbess and Convent of West Malling, Benedictine nunnery of the Blessed Virgin at West Malling, Kent Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbess-and-convent-of-west-malling-3866 Transfer: Held by purchase from Thomas de Grey in 1316; the later termination corresponds broadly with the Dissolution, but the precise surrender date for this manor is not established here. Previous holder: Thomas de Grey Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: West Malling nunnery Narrative / explanation: A published account states expressly that in 1316 the Abbess of Malling held Abbas Hall Manor by purchase from Thomas de Grey. Historic England's tree-ring report identifies Abbas Hall as the house of the steward of the Great Cornard manor during its ownership by the nunnery of West Malling from approximately 1107 to the Dissolution, while other local material places the relevant grant or ownership in the early twelfth century. A 1362 rental nevertheless names Roger de Grey as owner of Great Cornard, so the documentary position is conflicting and may reflect divided rights, a temporary de Grey interest, or a distinction in the estate described by the rental. No assumption is made here about the precise legal effect of that conflict. Source citation: G. Crabbe, 'The de Greys of Little Cornard', Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, vol. 6, part 1, 1888, p. 18; Historic England Research Report 4947, Tree-ring analysis of timbers from Abbas Hall, Great Cornard. Source URL: https://suffolkinstitute.pdfsrv.co.uk/customers/Suffolk%20Institute/2014/01/10/Volume%20VI%20Part%201%20%281888%29_The%20de%20Greys%20of%20Little%20Conard%20G%20Crabbe_13%20to%2039.pdf Other parties: Abbess of West Malling, Convent of the Blessed Virgin, West Malling Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-grey-3865 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbess-and-convent-of-west-malling-3866 Person dates: Medieval institution; dissolved during the English Reformation Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1362 - unknown Roger de Grey, Lord or owner recorded for Great Cornard in 1362 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-grey-3867 Transfer: Recorded as owner in a 1362 rental of Great Cornard; the source does not establish whether this was a reversion, a retained interest, a temporary holding, or a reference to a different portion of the estate. Previous holder: Abbess and Convent of West Malling, according to the 1316 account; relationship between the records is unresolved Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Grey family Narrative / explanation: The 1362 rental headed Cornerd Magna describes an account of Roger de Grey's manor and names Roger as owner. This directly links Roger de Grey to Great Cornard but conflicts with the separate statement that the Abbess of Malling held Abbas Hall by purchase in 1316. The entry is retained as a documented conflicting holding rather than used to construct an unproven conveyance. Source citation: G. Crabbe, 'The de Greys of Little Cornard', Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, vol. 6, part 1, 1888, p. 17, quoting the 1362 rental preserved at Merton, Norfolk. Source URL: https://suffolkinstitute.pdfsrv.co.uk/customers/Suffolk%20Institute/2014/01/10/Volume%20VI%20Part%201%20%281888%29_The%20de%20Greys%20of%20Little%20Conard%20G%20Crabbe_13%20to%2039.pdf Co-holders: Thomas de Grey Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-grey-3867 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1539/40 - before 1612 Thomas Danyell, Owner or lord of Abbas Hall Manor by 1539/40 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-danyell-3868 Transfer: Recorded as owning the manor after the Dissolution; the means and date of acquisition are uncertain. Previous holder: Abbess and Convent of West Malling Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Great Cornard manorial summary records Thomas Danyell as owner in 1539/40. A published manorial account prints the surname as Dangell and expressly states that it is uncertain how he acquired the manor. The entry therefore records the documented appearance of Thomas Danyell without asserting a conveyance from West Malling. Source citation: Suffolk County Council, Great Cornard parish summary, Manorial section; W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 86. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/great_cornard.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbess-and-convent-of-west-malling-3866 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-danyell-3868 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1612 - unknown William Whitmore and John Verdon, Grantees of Abbas Hall Manor in 1612 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-whitmore-and-john-verdon-3869 Transfer: Received a grant of the manor in 1612; the source does not identify the grantor or establish the subsequent legal disposition. Previous holder: Thomas Danyell, according to the sequence of recorded owners, but the intervening title is uncertain Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: A published account states that William Whitmore and John Verdon had a grant of the manor in 1612. Because the grantor and the relationship to Thomas Danyell are not given, this is recorded as a documented grant rather than as a fully reconstructed conveyance. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 86, as reproduced in the Abbas Hall Manor title summary. Source URL: https://feudaltitles.com/titles-index-a-b Other parties: William Whitmore, John Verdon Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-whitmore-and-john-verdon-3869 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1624 - after 1624 John Brand, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor in 1624 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-brand-3870 Transfer: Documented as lord in 1624; the exact date and instrument by which he obtained the manor are not stated. Previous holder: William Whitmore and John Verdon, whose 1612 grant is separately recorded Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Brand family Narrative / explanation: John Brand is identified as lord of Abbas Hall Manor in 1624. The source describes the earlier 1612 grant to Whitmore and Verdon as vague and does not establish whether Brand acquired the manor directly from them or through another transaction. Source citation: Suffolk County Council, Great Cornard parish summary, Manorial section; W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 86. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/great_cornard.pdf Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-brand-3870 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | shortly after 1624 - before 1687 Eldred family, Lords of Abbas Hall Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eldred-family-3871 Transfer: The manor passed from John Brand to the Eldred family at an uncertain date; no conveyance instrument is identified. Previous holder: John Brand Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Eldred family Narrative / explanation: The published title account states that the manor shortly afterwards passed to the Eldred family and remained in that family for more than a century. Court-roll evidence later identifies individual Eldred lords, but the first Eldred holder and the exact transfer from John Brand are not established. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 86, and the associated account of Abbas Hall Manor court books. Source URL: https://feudaltitles.com/titles-index-a-b Co-holders: John Eldred junior, Mary Eldred, Anne Eldred Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-brand-3870 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eldred-family-3871 Person dates: Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in this holding Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | after 1694 - before 1733 John Eldred junior, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor, styled junior in the court rolls Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-eldred-junior-3872 Transfer: Succeeded another John Eldred as lord; the precise legal transfer is not stated. Previous holder: Another John Eldred Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Eldred family Narrative / explanation: The court-roll summary states that another John Eldred succeeded as lord and was styled John Eldred junior. He held his first recorded court on 28 June 1703 and subsequent courts through 1732. This entry is based on manorial court evidence and does not imply that the succession occurred by inheritance rather than another transfer. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: Eldred family, Mary Eldred, Anne Eldred Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-eldred-junior-3872 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1733 - 1737 Mary Eldred, Widow of the last Eldred lord, holder of Abbas Hall Manor courts in 1733–1737 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-eldred-3873 Transfer: Held courts as the widow of the last Eldred lord; this evidence demonstrates exercise of manorial lordship or court authority but does not by itself establish the nature of her beneficial title. Previous holder: John Eldred, her deceased husband according to the court-roll account Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Eldred family Narrative / explanation: Mary Eldred, described as the last lord's widow, held courts in 1733, 1735, 1736 and 1737. She is included because the source expressly identifies her as acting for the manor, while the precise legal basis of her holding is not given. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: Eldred family, John Eldred junior, Anne Eldred Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-eldred-3873 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1738 - 1738 Anne Eldred, Recorded holder of a court of Abbas Hall Manor in 1738 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-eldred-3874 Transfer: Held one recorded court before the manor was evidently sold to John Wall junior. Previous holder: Mary Eldred or the Eldred family Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Eldred family Narrative / explanation: Anne Eldred, described as a spinster, held a court on 15 November 1738. The source then says the manor was evidently sold to John Wall junior. Because the legal status of Anne's appearance is not explained, this is recorded as a brief documented exercise of manorial authority rather than a definite beneficial conveyance. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: Eldred family, John Eldred junior, Mary Eldred Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-eldred-3874 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1739 - before 1751 John Wall junior, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor by 1739 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-junior-3875 Transfer: The manor was evidently sold to him after the Eldred family's last recorded court in November 1738. Previous holder: Eldred family Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: John Wall junior held his first recorded court on 3 October 1739 and further courts through 1750. The source uses the cautious term evidently sold, so the transaction is treated as probable rather than fully documented by an identified deed. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eldred-family-3871 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-junior-3875 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1751 - before 1761 John Wall and Anne Wall, Joint holders of Abbas Hall Manor courts in 1751–1755 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-and-anne-wall-3876 Transfer: John Wall and Anne his wife jointly held the courts; the source does not state whether Anne held a beneficial share, dower, or joint legal title. Previous holder: John Wall junior Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Wall family Narrative / explanation: Courts from November 1751 through August 1755 were held by John Wall and Anne his wife. This is direct evidence of joint exercise of manorial authority, but the precise ownership shares are not stated. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Other parties: John Wall, Anne Wall Co-holders: Anne Wall Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-junior-3875 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-wall-and-anne-wall-3876 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | before 1761 - 1770 Anne Wall, Widow and holder of Abbas Hall Manor courts, 1761–1770 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-wall-3877 Transfer: Continued to hold the courts as John Wall's widow after his death; the source then records the manor as passing to James Sparrow and associated co-holders in 1770. Previous holder: John Wall Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Wall family Narrative / explanation: Anne Wall held the courts from July 1761 through January 1770 as John Wall's widow. The source establishes her continuing manorial role but does not specify whether she held the manor beneficially, by dower, or as representative of the estate. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: John Wall and Anne Wall Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-wall-3877 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1770 - 1773 James Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Rev. John Harrison, Ann Harrison, John Goodeal, Elizabeth Goodeal and Bridget Bernard, Joint holders of Abbas Hall Manor from 1770 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-sparrow-and-associated-co-holders-3878 Transfer: The manor passed from Anne Wall to this group, which held the first court in April 1770; the source does not identify the conveyance instrument or the shares of the several parties. Previous holder: Anne Wall Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Sparrow, Harrison, Goodeal and Bernard interests Narrative / explanation: The recorded 1770 holders included James Sparrow and Margaret his wife, the Reverend John Harrison and Ann his wife, John Goodeal and Elizabeth his wife, and Bridget Bernard. The parties may have held through separate undivided interests or a settlement, but the source does not give the shares. Later courts were held by James Sparrow and the Reverend John Harrison. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Other parties: James Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Rev. John Harrison, Ann Harrison, John Goodeal, Elizabeth Goodeal, Bridget Bernard Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-wall-3877 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-sparrow-and-associated-co-holders-3878 Person dates: James Sparrow died 1777 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1773 - 1777 James Sparrow, Lord or principal holder of Abbas Hall Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-sparrow-3879 Transfer: The later court entries were held by James Sparrow and the Reverend John Harrison; after James Sparrow's death in 1777 the manor ultimately vested in his third son, according to the source's cautious succession account. Previous holder: Joint group including James Sparrow and the Reverend John Harrison Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Sparrow family Narrative / explanation: James Sparrow is the principal recorded holder in the later 1770s. He died on 29 October 1777. The source does not provide a separate deed converting the earlier group holding into sole ownership, so the entry is based on the court-roll sequence and the later succession narrative. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: James Goodeve Sparrow, Henry Weare Sparrow, Basil Sparrow Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-sparrow-3879 Person dates: Died 29 October 1777 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | after 1793 - 2 October 1838 James Goodeve Sparrow, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-goodeve-sparrow-3880 Transfer: The manor seems to have vested in him after the deaths of his elder brothers, the Reverend John Sparrow in 1786 and Thomas Bernard Sparrow in 1793; the source does not cite the vesting instrument. Previous holder: James Sparrow's estate and surviving Sparrow family interests Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Sparrow family Narrative / explanation: The source states that after James Sparrow's death, his eldest son died in 1786 and his second son in 1793, after which the manor seems to have vested in the third son, James Goodeve Sparrow. The wording is cautious and the exact date of vesting is not supplied. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, court-roll and succession summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: James Sparrow, Henry Weare Sparrow, Basil Sparrow Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-goodeve-sparrow-3880 Person dates: 1770–2 October 1838 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | 2 October 1838 - unknown Henry Weare Sparrow, Holder of Abbas Hall Manor, son and heir of James Goodeve Sparrow Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-weare-sparrow-3881 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise received the manor as the son and heir of James Goodeve Sparrow; the source does not give his date of death or a separate conveyance. Previous holder: James Goodeve Sparrow Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Sparrow family Narrative / explanation: On the death of James Goodeve Sparrow on 2 October 1838, the source states that the manor passed to his son and heir Henry Weare Sparrow. The end date of Henry's holding is not provided, but the source next states that it passed to Henry's brother Basil Sparrow. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, succession summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: James Sparrow, James Goodeve Sparrow, Basil Sparrow Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-goodeve-sparrow-3880 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-weare-sparrow-3881 Person dates: 1819–1894 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | unknown - 1880 Basil Sparrow, Holder of Abbas Hall Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=basil-sparrow-3882 Transfer: Received the manor from his brother Henry Weare Sparrow; the exact date and legal instrument are not stated. Previous holder: Henry Weare Sparrow Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Sparrow family Narrative / explanation: The manor account states that after Henry Weare Sparrow's tenure it passed to his brother Basil Sparrow, who held it until his death in 1880. The source does not specify whether the transfer occurred by inheritance, settlement, or another instrument. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88, succession summary for Abbas Hall Manor. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Co-holders: James Sparrow, James Goodeve Sparrow, Henry Weare Sparrow Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-weare-sparrow-3881 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=basil-sparrow-3882 Person dates: Died 1880 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 | 1880 - at least 1896 Reverend Rev. Basil James Harrold Sparrow-Beridge, Lord of Abbas Hall Manor by 1896, of Gosfield Place, Halstead, Essex Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rev-basil-james-harrold-sparrow-beridge-3883 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise received the manor on the death of his father Basil Sparrow in 1880; by 1896 the manor had vested in him as lord. Previous holder: Basil Sparrow Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Sparrow-Beridge family Narrative / explanation: The manor passed to Basil Sparrow's son and heir, the Reverend Basil James Harrold Sparrow-Beridge, in 1880. A later title account states that by 1896 the manor had vested in him and that he was then lord. The same account refers to trustees under settlements in his favour, but the identities and dates of those trustees are not sufficient to create separate conveyance entries. Source citation: W. A. Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, p. 88; Abbas Hall Manor title summary citing the 1896 lordship position and later court books. Source URL: https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=basil-sparrow-3882 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rev-basil-james-harrold-sparrow-beridge-3883 Person dates: Born 1819; assumed the surname Beridge by royal licence in 1883; later nineteenth-century death date not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY