MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ HIGH ABBOTSIDE MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=high-abbotside-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 09:53 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 18 Location: Aysgarth, Yorkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Abbot and convent of Fors Abbey, later Jervaulx Abbey, Abbot and convent of Jervaulx Abbey, earlier Fors Abbey | 1145 - 1539 Transfer: Foundation grant of land at Fors and Worton to establish a monastery; the community moved from Fors to the Jervaulx site in 1156 and retained the associated Wensleydale estate until the Dissolution. Holding arrangement: The monastic estate later known as the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside; the precise medieval legal share is not stated. / Jervaulx monastic estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbot-and-convent-of-jervaulx-abbey-4458 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. The Crown, Crown of England under James I | 1539 - 1544 Transfer: Dissolution and forfeiture of Jervaulx Abbey's lands to the Crown. Holding arrangement: Other / The former monastic Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside estate. / Crown custody after Dissolution Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox | 1544 - 1603 Transfer: Grant by Henry VIII of the former Jervaulx Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside to Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas. Holding arrangement: Joint / Whole estate as granted; the source does not specify separate beneficial shares. / Lennox joint grant Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=matthew-stewart-and-margaret-douglas-4460 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. The Crown, Crown of England under James I | 1603 - 1603 Transfer: Reversion or return of the estate to the Crown on the accession of James I; the source states that the Lennox holding returned to the Crown in 1603. Holding arrangement: Other / Whole former Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside estate. / Crown reversion Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, Earl of March | 1603-08-06 - 1614 Transfer: Royal grant by James I on 6 August 1603 of the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside, together with Settrington and Temple Newsam. Holding arrangement: Whole manor or lordship as granted. / Lennox ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ludovic-stewart-4462 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte, Sir Francis Baildon of Kippax, Thomas Rookwood of London, Edmund Rolte of Gray's Inn | 1614 - 1616 Transfer: Purchase of the entire manor from Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox, for £10,000. Holding arrangement: Joint / Whole manor; the source does not state the internal shares of the three purchasers. / 1614 purchasing consortium Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-baildon-thomas-rookwood-and-edmund-rolte-4463 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. George Cole and Thomas Cole, Gentry purchasers of portions of the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside | 1616 - 1618 Transfer: Acquisition of one-third share of the manor from the 1614 purchasers; the related survey and later account describe two parts as passing to the Coles. Holding arrangement: Share / One-third share, with the Coles also acquiring or controlling another third through a separate transaction. / Cole share / Co-holders: George Cole Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-cole-and-thomas-cole-4464 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. George Cole, Purchaser of portions of the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside | 1616 - 1618 Transfer: Acquisition of a further one-third share of the divided manor, according to the account of the 1616 transactions and 1618 survey. Holding arrangement: Share / One-third share, in addition to the share associated with George and Thomas Cole. / Cole share / Co-holders: George Cole and Thomas Cole Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-cole-4465 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Mary Coleby, Holder of one-third share in the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside | 1616 - 1678 Transfer: Acquisition of the remaining one-third share of the divided manor; she subsequently leased it to George Cole for ten years at £220 per annum. Holding arrangement: Share / One-third share / Coleby share Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-coleby-4466 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. John Coleby, Holder and vendor of the Coleby share in the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside | By 1678 - 1678 Transfer: Sale of the Coleby share of the manor to Alexander Smith in 1678. Holding arrangement: Share / The part of the manor descended through Mary Coleby's interest; the exact fraction is not restated in the sale account. / Coleby successor share Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-coleby-4467 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Alexander Smith, Purchaser of the Coleby share in the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside | 1678 - By 1717 Transfer: Purchase of John Coleby's part of the manor in 1678. Holding arrangement: Share / The former Coleby part of the manor; exact fraction not restated in the accessible account. / Smith share Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alexander-smith-4468 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale | By 1717 - 1723 Transfer: The whole manor was reported to be owned by Lord Lonsdale by 1717; he sold it to Edward Wortley Montagu in 1723. The intermediate acquisition of the remaining shares is not identified. Holding arrangement: Whole Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside by 1717. / Lonsdale ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-lowther-4469 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Edward Wortley Montagu, English landowner and Member of Parliament, husband of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | 1723 - 1755 Transfer: Purchase of the Manor of Wensleydale or Dale Grange from Henry, Viscount Lonsdale, in 1723. Holding arrangement: Whole manor before its division into High and Low Abbotside. / Wortley ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-wortley-montagu-4470 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Mary Wortley Montagu, English aristocrat, writer and traveller, daughter of Edward Wortley Montagu | 1755 - After 1755 and before succession of James Archibald Stuart Transfer: Life interest under Edward Wortley Montagu's testamentary disposition; after her life interest the estates were to pass to James Archibald Stuart, her second son. Holding arrangement: Other / Life interest in the Wortley estates, including High and Low Abbotside according to the consulted descent account. / Wortley life interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wortley-montagu-4471 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. James Archibald Stuart, Colonel James Archibald Stuart, later Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie | After Mary Wortley Montagu's life interest and before 1797 - Before 1797 Transfer: Remainder interest after Mary Wortley Montagu; the source states that James Archibald Stuart received the estates and then demised them to his eldest son John Stuart. Holding arrangement: Wortley estates including High and Low Abbotside, subject to the settlement and subsequent demise. / Stuart-Wortley remainder Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-4472 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. John Stuart, Eldest son of James Archibald Stuart, heir apparent to the Wortley estates | After the succession of James Archibald Stuart and before 1797 - 1797 Transfer: Demise from his father, James Archibald Stuart; the consulted source states that the estates were then held by his eldest son John Stuart until his death unmarried in 1797. Holding arrangement: Other / Estate holding under a demise; the exact legal interest is not stated. / Stuart-Wortley demised estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-stuart-4473 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe from 1826, British soldier and politician | 1797 - 1818 Transfer: Succession to the Wortley estates after the death of his elder brother John Stuart in 1797. Holding arrangement: Wortley estates including the manors of High and Low Abbotside. / Wortley-Mackenzie ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-wortley-mackenzie-4474 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Earl of Wharncliffe, 3rd Baron Wharncliffe, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe from 1876 | By 1890 - 1912 Transfer: Later descent within the Wortley-Stuart-Wharncliffe family; the precise intervening conveyances from 1818 to 1890 are not established here. In 1890 the Earl of Wharncliffe was expressly identified as lord of the manor of High Abbotside. Holding arrangement: Lordship of High Abbotside Manor; the same source also identifies the Earl as lord of Low Abbotside. / Wharncliffe estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-montagu-stuart-granville-montagu-stuart-wortley-mackenzie-4475 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1145 - 1539 Abbot and convent of Fors Abbey, later Jervaulx Abbey, Abbot and convent of Jervaulx Abbey, earlier Fors Abbey Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbot-and-convent-of-jervaulx-abbey-4458 Transfer: Foundation grant of land at Fors and Worton to establish a monastery; the community moved from Fors to the Jervaulx site in 1156 and retained the associated Wensleydale estate until the Dissolution. Previous holder: Akarius Fitz Bardolf and other lay donors Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: The monastic estate later known as the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside; the precise medieval legal share is not stated. Shared holding: Jervaulx monastic estate Narrative / explanation: The sources identify the former Manor of Wensleydale and Abbotside estate as the land held by the abbot of Jervaulx. The first foundation was at Fors in 1145, and the monastery moved to Jervaulx in 1156. By 1301-02 the abbot paid subsidy for Dale Grange and associated settlements including Skelgill, Cams, Simonstone and Cotterdale. This is the securely evidenced predecessor of the later High and Low Abbotside manors. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1 (1914), pp. 68-70, as cited in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey; corroborated by the York Archaeological Trust account of Jervaulx Abbey. Source URL: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf Other parties: Fors Abbey, Jervaulx Abbey Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abbot-and-convent-of-jervaulx-abbey-4458 Person dates: 1145-1539 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1539 - 1544 The Crown, Crown of England under James I Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Transfer: Dissolution and forfeiture of Jervaulx Abbey's lands to the Crown. Previous holder: Abbot and convent of Jervaulx Abbey Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: The former monastic Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside estate. Shared holding: Crown custody after Dissolution Narrative / explanation: The sources state that the Manor of Wensleydale was taken from Jervaulx Abbey at the Dissolution in 1539 and passed into Crown ownership before its grant in 1544. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1 (1914), pp. 68-70, as cited in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey. Source URL: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf Other parties: The Crown Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Person dates: 1603 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1544 - 1603 Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=matthew-stewart-and-margaret-douglas-4460 Transfer: Grant by Henry VIII of the former Jervaulx Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside to Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Whole estate as granted; the source does not specify separate beneficial shares. Shared holding: Lennox joint grant Narrative / explanation: The estate was granted by Henry VIII in 1544 to Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and his wife Margaret Douglas. The source describes the grant as applying to the Manor of Wensleydale, the predecessor estate of High and Low Abbotside. The estate returned to the Crown in 1603. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1 (1914), pp. 68-70, citing the relevant Patent Roll; reproduced and summarized in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey. Source URL: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf Other parties: Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, Margaret Douglas Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=matthew-stewart-and-margaret-douglas-4460 Person dates: Matthew Stewart: 1516-1571; Margaret Douglas: 1515-1578 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1603 - 1603 The Crown, Crown of England under James I Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Transfer: Reversion or return of the estate to the Crown on the accession of James I; the source states that the Lennox holding returned to the Crown in 1603. Previous holder: Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Whole former Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside estate. Shared holding: Crown reversion Narrative / explanation: The source describes the estate as returning to the Crown in 1603. It was then granted on 6 August 1603 to Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox. Source citation: The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing the Patent Roll and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1 (1914), pp. 68-70. Source URL: https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/ Other parties: The Crown Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Person dates: 1603 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1603-08-06 - 1614 Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, Earl of March Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ludovic-stewart-4462 Transfer: Royal grant by James I on 6 August 1603 of the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside, together with Settrington and Temple Newsam. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor or lordship as granted. Shared holding: Lennox ownership Narrative / explanation: The Duke of Lennox received the estate from the Crown in 1603. His tenure was complicated by disputes with tenants over the existence of the manor, rents, fines and leases. In 1614 he sold the entire manor to Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte. Source citation: The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing the Patent Roll, Exchequer Depositions and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, pp. 68-70. Source URL: https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/ Other parties: Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-4461 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ludovic-stewart-4462 Person dates: 1574-1624 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1614 - 1616 Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte, Sir Francis Baildon of Kippax, Thomas Rookwood of London, Edmund Rolte of Gray's Inn Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-baildon-thomas-rookwood-and-edmund-rolte-4463 Transfer: Purchase of the entire manor from Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox, for £10,000. Previous holder: Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Whole manor; the source does not state the internal shares of the three purchasers. Shared holding: 1614 purchasing consortium Narrative / explanation: In 1614 Lennox sold the entire manor to Baildon, Rookwood and Rolte. The subsequent history suggests that these men may have acted as purchasers or intermediaries before the estate was divided and sold in shares. No assumption is made about beneficial ownership beyond the recorded joint purchase. Source citation: The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing the relevant Exchequer and conveyancing records and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, pp. 68-70. Source URL: https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/ Other parties: Sir Francis Baildon of Kippax, Thomas Rookwood of London, Edmund Rolte of Gray's Inn Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ludovic-stewart-4462 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-baildon-thomas-rookwood-and-edmund-rolte-4463 Person dates: Active in the early seventeenth century; individual dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1616 - 1618 George Cole and Thomas Cole, Gentry purchasers of portions of the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-cole-and-thomas-cole-4464 Transfer: Acquisition of one-third share of the manor from the 1614 purchasers; the related survey and later account describe two parts as passing to the Coles. Previous holder: Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: One-third share, with the Coles also acquiring or controlling another third through a separate transaction. Shared holding: Cole share Narrative / explanation: The available account states that in 1616 one third of the manor was sold to George and Thomas Cole for £4,750. It separately states that another third was bought by George Cole, while the final third was acquired by Mary Coleby. A 1618 survey described the estate as divided into two parts to the Coles and one part to Mary Coleby. Source citation: The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing Exchequer Depositions, Close Rolls and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, p. 69. Source URL: https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/ Other parties: George Cole, Thomas Cole Co-holders: George Cole Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-baildon-thomas-rookwood-and-edmund-rolte-4463 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-cole-and-thomas-cole-4464 Person dates: Active in the early seventeenth century; individual dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1616 - 1618 George Cole, Purchaser of portions of the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-cole-4465 Transfer: Acquisition of a further one-third share of the divided manor, according to the account of the 1616 transactions and 1618 survey. Previous holder: Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: One-third share, in addition to the share associated with George and Thomas Cole. Shared holding: Cole share Narrative / explanation: The historical account distinguishes a third bought by George Cole from the third bought by George and Thomas Cole. The 1618 survey is summarized as assigning two parts to the Coles and one part to Mary Coleby. The exact legal form of George Cole's separate acquisition is not stated in the accessible account. Source citation: The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing Exchequer Depositions, Close Rolls and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, p. 69. Source URL: https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/ Other parties: George Cole Co-holders: George Cole and Thomas Cole Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-baildon-thomas-rookwood-and-edmund-rolte-4463 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-cole-4465 Person dates: Active in the early seventeenth century; individual dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1616 - 1678 Mary Coleby, Holder of one-third share in the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-coleby-4466 Transfer: Acquisition of the remaining one-third share of the divided manor; she subsequently leased it to George Cole for ten years at £220 per annum. Previous holder: Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: One-third share Shared holding: Coleby share Narrative / explanation: Mary Coleby acquired the final third of the manor in the 1616-1618 division. The source states that she leased this share to George Cole for ten years. Her son John Coleby later sold his part of the manor in 1678 to Alexander Smith, indicating descent of this share through the Coleby family, but the exact date and legal mechanism by which John succeeded to Mary Coleby's interest are not supplied. Source citation: The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing Exchequer Depositions, Close Rolls and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, p. 69. Source URL: https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/ Other parties: Mary Coleby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-baildon-thomas-rookwood-and-edmund-rolte-4463 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-coleby-4466 Person dates: Active in the early seventeenth century; individual dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | By 1678 - 1678 John Coleby, Holder and vendor of the Coleby share in the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-coleby-4467 Transfer: Sale of the Coleby share of the manor to Alexander Smith in 1678. Previous holder: Mary Coleby Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: The part of the manor descended through Mary Coleby's interest; the exact fraction is not restated in the sale account. Shared holding: Coleby successor share Narrative / explanation: The source identifies John Coleby as a son of Mary Coleby and states that he sold his part of the manor to Alexander Smith in 1678. This entry records only the documented manor conveyance; it does not infer the precise route by which the share passed from Mary to John. Source citation: Feet of Fines of Yorkshire, East Riding, Easter 33 Charles II, together with Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire and the Historical Manuscripts Commission report, as cited by Victoria County History and summarized in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey. Source URL: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf Other parties: John Coleby Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-coleby-4466 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-coleby-4467 Person dates: Active in the seventeenth century; individual dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1678 - By 1717 Alexander Smith, Purchaser of the Coleby share in the Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alexander-smith-4468 Transfer: Purchase of John Coleby's part of the manor in 1678. Previous holder: John Coleby Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: The former Coleby part of the manor; exact fraction not restated in the accessible account. Shared holding: Smith share Narrative / explanation: Alexander Smith acquired John Coleby's part of the manor in 1678. By 1717 the whole manor was reported to be owned by Lord Lonsdale, but no secure conveyance linking Alexander Smith's share, or the other Cole and Smith interests, to Lord Lonsdale has been identified. The gap is therefore preserved rather than bridged by inference. Source citation: Feet of Fines of Yorkshire, East Riding, Easter 33 Charles II, and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, p. 69, as summarized in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey. Source URL: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf Other parties: Alexander Smith Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-coleby-4467 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alexander-smith-4468 Person dates: Active in the late seventeenth century; individual dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | By 1717 - 1723 Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-lowther-4469 Transfer: The whole manor was reported to be owned by Lord Lonsdale by 1717; he sold it to Edward Wortley Montagu in 1723. The intermediate acquisition of the remaining shares is not identified. Previous holder: Alexander Smith and other earlier share-holders; precise intermediate conveyances unknown Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside by 1717. Shared holding: Lonsdale ownership Narrative / explanation: By 1717 the whole manor was in the hands of Lord Lonsdale. The source does not document how the several seventeenth-century shares were consolidated, so this entry begins with the earliest reported date of whole ownership and expressly leaves the acquisition gap open. Source citation: Recovery Rolls of Yorkshire, Trinity 3 George I, rot. 64, and related local history, as cited in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey and the Northern Mine Research Society account. Source URL: https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf Other parties: Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-lowther-4469 Person dates: 1694-1751 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1723 - 1755 Edward Wortley Montagu, English landowner and Member of Parliament, husband of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-wortley-montagu-4470 Transfer: Purchase of the Manor of Wensleydale or Dale Grange from Henry, Viscount Lonsdale, in 1723. Previous holder: Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor before its division into High and Low Abbotside. Shared holding: Wortley ownership Narrative / explanation: Edward Wortley Montagu bought the manor from Lord Lonsdale in 1723. After this acquisition the estate became known as the manors of High Abbotside and Low Abbotside. The division was an administrative and estate division of the former Manor of Wensleydale, not evidence of a separate medieval title creation. Source citation: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining no. 45, Minutes Regarding Mines in Upper Wensleydale, summarizing the 1723 purchase and later descent; corroborated by the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey. Source URL: https://nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM45/BM45-151-161-london.pdf Other parties: Edward Wortley Montagu Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-lowther-4469 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-wortley-montagu-4470 Person dates: 1678-1761 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1755 - After 1755 and before succession of James Archibald Stuart Mary Wortley Montagu, English aristocrat, writer and traveller, daughter of Edward Wortley Montagu Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wortley-montagu-4471 Transfer: Life interest under Edward Wortley Montagu's testamentary disposition; after her life interest the estates were to pass to James Archibald Stuart, her second son. Previous holder: Edward Wortley Montagu Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Life interest in the Wortley estates, including High and Low Abbotside according to the consulted descent account. Shared holding: Wortley life interest Narrative / explanation: The source states that Edward Wortley Montagu left his estates to his daughter Mary for her life, with remainder to James Archibald Stuart. This is recorded as a life interest rather than unrestricted sole ownership. The precise date at which her life interest ended is not supplied in the manor source. Source citation: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining no. 45, Minutes Regarding Mines in Upper Wensleydale, summarizing the Wortley estate settlement. Source URL: https://nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM45/BM45-151-161-london.pdf Other parties: Mary Wortley Montagu Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-wortley-montagu-4470 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wortley-montagu-4471 Person dates: 1689-1762 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | After Mary Wortley Montagu's life interest and before 1797 - Before 1797 James Archibald Stuart, Colonel James Archibald Stuart, later Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-4472 Transfer: Remainder interest after Mary Wortley Montagu; the source states that James Archibald Stuart received the estates and then demised them to his eldest son John Stuart. Previous holder: Mary Wortley Montagu Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Wortley estates including High and Low Abbotside, subject to the settlement and subsequent demise. Shared holding: Stuart-Wortley remainder Narrative / explanation: After the life interest of Mary Wortley Montagu, the estates passed to James Archibald Stuart, her second son. The source further states that he demised them to his eldest son John Stuart. The precise dates and legal form of the demise are not given. Source citation: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining no. 45, Minutes Regarding Mines in Upper Wensleydale, summarizing the Wortley family estate descent. Source URL: https://nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM45/BM45-151-161-london.pdf Other parties: James Archibald Stuart Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wortley-montagu-4471 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-4472 Person dates: 1747-1818 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | After the succession of James Archibald Stuart and before 1797 - 1797 John Stuart, Eldest son of James Archibald Stuart, heir apparent to the Wortley estates Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-stuart-4473 Transfer: Demise from his father, James Archibald Stuart; the consulted source states that the estates were then held by his eldest son John Stuart until his death unmarried in 1797. Previous holder: James Archibald Stuart Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Estate holding under a demise; the exact legal interest is not stated. Shared holding: Stuart-Wortley demised estate Narrative / explanation: The source says that James Archibald Stuart demised the estates to his eldest son John Stuart. John died unmarried in 1797, after which the estates passed to his younger brother James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie. Because the source uses the term demise and does not specify whether John held a leasehold or another form of interest, the holding is classified as other rather than sole ownership. Source citation: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining no. 45, Minutes Regarding Mines in Upper Wensleydale, summarizing the Wortley estate descent. Source URL: https://nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM45/BM45-151-161-london.pdf Other parties: John Stuart Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-4472 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-stuart-4473 Person dates: 1773-1797 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1797 - 1818 James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe from 1826, British soldier and politician Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-wortley-mackenzie-4474 Transfer: Succession to the Wortley estates after the death of his elder brother John Stuart in 1797. Previous holder: John Stuart Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Wortley estates including the manors of High and Low Abbotside. Shared holding: Wortley-Mackenzie ownership Narrative / explanation: The consulted account states that after John Stuart died unmarried in 1797, the estates passed to James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie. He was created Baron Wharncliffe in 1826, after the period covered by this holding entry. The descent from 1797 is directly stated, although the exact conveyancing instrument has not been located in the accessible sources. Source citation: Northern Mine Research Society, British Mining no. 45, Minutes Regarding Mines in Upper Wensleydale; biographical corroboration from the Dictionary of National Biography. Source URL: https://nmrs.org.uk/assets/pdf/BM45/BM45-151-161-london.pdf Other parties: James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-stuart-4473 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-archibald-stuart-wortley-mackenzie-4474 Person dates: 1776-1845 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | By 1890 - 1912 Earl of Wharncliffe, 3rd Baron Wharncliffe, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe from 1876 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-montagu-stuart-granville-montagu-stuart-wortley-mackenzie-4475 Transfer: Later descent within the Wortley-Stuart-Wharncliffe family; the precise intervening conveyances from 1818 to 1890 are not established here. In 1890 the Earl of Wharncliffe was expressly identified as lord of the manor of High Abbotside. Previous holder: Wortley-Stuart-Wharncliffe family; exact immediate predecessor not securely established in the consulted manor sources Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Lordship of High Abbotside Manor; the same source also identifies the Earl as lord of Low Abbotside. Shared holding: Wharncliffe estate Narrative / explanation: Bulmer's 1890 directory explicitly states that the Earl of Wharncliffe was lord of the manor and principal owner of High Abbotside, and also lord of the manor of Low Abbotside. The Earl was Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, who held the earldom from 1876 until 1899. A later historical account states that the former Wortley estate was sold in 1912. The identity of the purchaser or purchasers after the 1912 sale has not been securely established. Source citation: Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890), entry for High Abbotside; supplemented by Historic England's 1913 Simonstone Estate sale record and the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey. Source URL: https://www.blunham.com/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Aysgarth/Aysgarth90.html Other parties: Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-montagu-stuart-granville-montagu-stuart-wortley-mackenzie-4475 Person dates: 1827-1899 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY