MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ABBOTSTONE MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=abbotstone-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 16:16 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 17 Location: Itchen Stoke, Hampshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Hugh de Port, Norman tenant-in-chief and royal official, Domesday holder of numerous Hampshire estates | 1086 - after 1086 Transfer: Domesday holding Holding arrangement: Other / The Domesday entry describes Hugh de Port as holding Abbotstone from the Bishop of Winchester; this is a feudal tenancy or under-tenure rather than ownership in fee simple. / de Port family / Co-holders: Adam de Port Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-de-port-4497 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Adam de Port, Member of the de Port baronial family | 1173 - 1173 Transfer: Documentary appearance as holder or person exercising lordship over Abbotstone; the stock of Abbotstone was pledged for seven years as security for a loan. Holding arrangement: Other / The 1173 transaction concerns the stock and exploitation of the estate and is evidence of control or lordship, not a recorded conveyance of the freehold. / de Port family / Co-holders: Hugh de Port Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-port-4499 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Adam de Port, Member of the de Port baronial family | 20 January 1203 - 20 January 1203 Transfer: Retained or asserted rights in Abbotstone in a feet of fine concerning the mill, land and messuages. Holding arrangement: Other / The fine concerns specific property and appurtenances in Abbotstone, not necessarily the whole manor. / de Port family / Co-holders: Hugh de Port Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-port-4499 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. John de St John, Member of the St John family of Basing, lord of Abbotstone in 1316, Lord of Felbridge | 1316 - before 1323 Transfer: Descent or succession from the earlier de Port-associated lordship is not documented in the sources consulted; John de St John is recorded holding the villa of Abbotstone. Holding arrangement: Whole villa or manor-level holding is implied by the 1316 description, but the exact legal terminology is not stated in the cited source. / St John family / Co-holders: William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel, Edmund de St John Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-john-4500 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel, Member of the St John family, son of Sir John de St John | 1323 - before 1329 Transfer: Settlement of the manor of Abbotstone on William de St John and his wife Eleanor. Holding arrangement: Joint / Joint settlement on husband and wife; the precise life-estate and reversionary terms require consultation of the original settlement. / St John family / Co-holders: John de St John, Edmund de St John Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-st-john-4501 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Gerard de Lisle, in right of Eleanor de Arundel, 1st Baron Lisle, knight | after 1329 - before 1347 Transfer: Dower or marital interest arising through Eleanor de Arundel, widow of William de St John; no independent conveyance of the manor to Gerard is evidenced. Holding arrangement: Other / Dower or marital interest only; not established as sole ownership. / St John dower interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=gerard-de-lisle-4502 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Edmund de St John, Member of the St John family, holder of Abbotstone at death | before 3 November 1347 - 1347 Transfer: Returned to or retained by the St John family before Edmund's death; no separate conveyance into Edmund is identified. Holding arrangement: Manor and advowson are reported as held by Edmund at his death. / St John family / Co-holders: John de St John, William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-de-st-john-4503 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Elizabeth de St John, later wife of Gerard de Lisle, Widow of Edmund de St John | by 1347 - after 1347 Transfer: Gift or settlement by Edmund de St John, her first husband; later held in her own right or under the terms of his gift. Holding arrangement: Other / Widow's or settlement interest; the exact legal extent is not fully stated in the consulted source. / St John widow's holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-de-st-john-4504 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, Holder of one-third of Abbotstone manor and advowson | before 27 November 1442 - 27 November 1442 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise held a one-third share of the manor and a one-third share of the advowson; the preceding conveyance is not identified. Holding arrangement: Share / One-third share of the manor and one-third share of the advowson / Paulet family / Co-holders: John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=constance-wife-of-john-paulet-4505 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Henry Grene, Esquire, holder by curtesy of Constance's Abbotstone share | 27 November 1442 - after 27 November 1442 Transfer: Held Constance's one-third share by the courtesy of England after her death. Holding arrangement: Other / One-third share of the manor and advowson, held by curtesy / Grene marital holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-grene-4506 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. John Paulet, Paulet heir to former St John manors, including Abbotstone | by 1501 - before 1539 Transfer: Inheritance through his mother Eleanor of several former St John manors, including Abbotstone; the immediate predecessor and date of succession are not specified in the cited source. Holding arrangement: The source describes Abbotstone among the inherited manors; the precise fractional composition is not stated. / Paulet family / Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-paulet-4507 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Sir William Paulet, Lord St John of Basing, 1st Marquess of Winchester, statesman and court official, Baron St John of Basing, Earl of Wiltshire, Marquess of Winchester, Lord Treasurer of England, Knight of the Garter, Comptroller of the King's Household, Master of the King's Wards. | 1539 - 1572 Transfer: Royal grant associated with the union of Abbotstone and Itchen Stoke during the Dissolution period. Holding arrangement: Reported as the manor and associated estate after consolidation with Itchen Stoke / Paulet family / Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, John Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-paulet-4508 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, Lord St John of Basing | by 1569 - 1576 Transfer: Succession within the Paulet family; the exact instrument is not stated in the cited source. Holding arrangement: Whole manor or manor-house estate as reported / Paulet family / Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-paulet-2nd-marquess-of-winchester-4509 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester, Royalist defender of Basing House, Lord John Paulet, Baron St John of Basing from 1624, 5th Marquess of Winchester from 1629, 5th Marquess of Winchester, 5th Earl of Wiltshire, 5th Baron St John, Member of Parliament for St Ives, Royalist commander and governor of Basing House. | 1642 - 1650 Transfer: Succession within the Paulet family; the family estate was later sequestrated or seized by Parliament during the Commonwealth period. Holding arrangement: Paulet family estate interest / Paulet family / Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-paulet-5th-marquis-of-winchester-4510 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, 6th Marquess of Winchester, 1st Duke of Bolton from 1689, 6th Earl of Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John, Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament for Winchester, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. | 1689 - 1699 Transfer: Succession and restoration of the Paulet family estate after the Commonwealth interruption; no separate Abbotstone conveyance identified. Holding arrangement: Paulet family estate interest / Paulet family and Dukes of Bolton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-paulet-4511 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Paulet family, Dukes of Bolton and successors, Successive Marquesses of Winchester and Dukes of Bolton | late seventeenth century - 1818 or 1819 Transfer: Continued family ownership through successive dukes and the later Bolton estate; the individual succession and legal instruments are not fully reconstructed here. Holding arrangement: Estate and manor interest reported as part of the Bolton family property / Dukes of Bolton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=paulet-family-and-dukes-of-bolton-4512 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Alexander Baring, Banker, financier and politician, created Baron Ashburton in 1835, 1st Baron Ashburton | 1818 or 1819 - after 1819 Transfer: Purchase of the Abbotstone estate from the Bolton family; sources differ between 1818 and 1819 for the transaction or completion date. Holding arrangement: Abbotstone estate and associated manor interest as reported / Baring family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alexander-baring-4513 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1086 - after 1086 Hugh de Port, Norman tenant-in-chief and royal official, Domesday holder of numerous Hampshire estates Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-de-port-4497 Transfer: Domesday holding Previous holder: Bishop of Winchester Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: The Domesday entry describes Hugh de Port as holding Abbotstone from the Bishop of Winchester; this is a feudal tenancy or under-tenure rather than ownership in fee simple. Shared holding: de Port family Narrative / explanation: Domesday Book records Abedestune as held by Hugh de Port from the Bishop of Winchester. The estate had nine hides, five ploughlands, a mill, meadow and a recorded rural population. The source establishes Hugh's direct seisin or tenure of Abbotstone in 1086 but does not by itself establish the exact form of his predecessor's title before the Conquest. Source citation: Domesday Book, Hampshire entry for Abedestune; reproduced in The Domesday Book Online, Hampshire A-K, entry Abbotstone. Source URL: https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/hampshire1.html Other parties: Hugh de Port, Bishop of Winchester Co-holders: Adam de Port Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-de-port-4497 Person dates: floruit 1086; died probably in the late eleventh century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1173 - 1173 Adam de Port, Member of the de Port baronial family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-port-4499 Transfer: Documentary appearance as holder or person exercising lordship over Abbotstone; the stock of Abbotstone was pledged for seven years as security for a loan. Previous holder: Uncertain; the intervening descent from Hugh de Port is not securely documented in the sources consulted. Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: The 1173 transaction concerns the stock and exploitation of the estate and is evidence of control or lordship, not a recorded conveyance of the freehold. Shared holding: de Port family Narrative / explanation: A 1173 document records Adam de Port borrowing 40 marks and pledging the stock of Abbodestune for seven years. The evidence links Adam de Port directly to Abbotstone but does not prove a transfer to him on that date or fill every step between Hugh de Port and Adam. Source citation: Isabel Sanderson, 'Abbotstone: A Deserted Medieval Village', Hampshire Studies, vol. 28, citing the 1173 transaction. Source URL: https://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/publications/hampshirestudies/digital/1970s/vol28/Sanderson.pdf Other parties: Adam de Port Co-holders: Hugh de Port Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-port-4499 Person dates: floruit 1173-1203; dates of birth and death uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 20 January 1203 - 20 January 1203 Adam de Port, Member of the de Port baronial family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-port-4499 Transfer: Retained or asserted rights in Abbotstone in a feet of fine concerning the mill, land and messuages. Previous holder: Henry Hose and Clemencia, whose claim was remised and quitclaimed Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: The fine concerns specific property and appurtenances in Abbotstone, not necessarily the whole manor. Shared holding: de Port family Narrative / explanation: A fine dated in the octave of St Hilary, 4 John, records a dispute involving a mill, land and messuages in Abbotstone. Henry Hose and his wife Clemencia quitclaimed their rights, while Adam de Port granted other Abbotstone land in return. This is direct evidence of Adam de Port's control of substantial Abbotstone property but should not be expanded into a transfer of the entire manor. Source citation: Feet of Fines, Hampshire, CP 25/1/203/2, fine of 4 John concerning Abateston. Source URL: https://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/fines/abstracts/CP_25_1_203_2.shtml Other parties: Adam de Port, Henry Hose, Clemencia Co-holders: Hugh de Port Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-port-4499 Person dates: floruit 1173-1203; dates of birth and death uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1316 - before 1323 John de St John, Member of the St John family of Basing, lord of Abbotstone in 1316, Lord of Felbridge Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-john-4500 Transfer: Descent or succession from the earlier de Port-associated lordship is not documented in the sources consulted; John de St John is recorded holding the villa of Abbotstone. Previous holder: Uncertain; documentary gap between the de Port evidence and the St John evidence Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole villa or manor-level holding is implied by the 1316 description, but the exact legal terminology is not stated in the cited source. Shared holding: St John family Narrative / explanation: In 1316 John de St John held the villa of Abbedestune in Bountisborough Hundred. The source provides a direct manor or vill connection but does not identify the conveyance by which the estate came into the St John family. Source citation: Isabel Sanderson, 'Abbotstone: A Deserted Medieval Village', Hampshire Studies, vol. 28, reporting the 1316 Nomina Villarum evidence. Source URL: https://www.hantsfieldclub.org.uk/publications/hampshirestudies/digital/1970s/vol28/Sanderson.pdf Other parties: John de St John Co-holders: William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel, Edmund de St John Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-john-4500 Person dates: floruit 1316; dates of birth and death uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1323 - before 1329 William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel, Member of the St John family, son of Sir John de St John Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-st-john-4501 Transfer: Settlement of the manor of Abbotstone on William de St John and his wife Eleanor. Previous holder: John de St John Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Joint settlement on husband and wife; the precise life-estate and reversionary terms require consultation of the original settlement. Shared holding: St John family Narrative / explanation: The Victoria County History reports that in 1323 Sir John de St John settled the manor of Abbotstone on his son William and William's wife Eleanor. William predeceased his father, and later evidence shows that Eleanor's marital or dower interest could be exercised by her subsequent husband Gerard de Lisle. The settlement itself is evidence of the manor connection; the subsequent legal consequences are not treated as a simple sale. Source citation: William Page, ed., Victoria County History of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, vol. 4 (1911), account of Itchen Stoke with Abbotstone, p. 193; the settlement is also discussed with reference to the VCH account in the published genealogical source. Source URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56783 Other parties: William de St John, Eleanor de Arundel Co-holders: John de St John, Edmund de St John Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-john-4500 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-st-john-4501 Person dates: died before 4 April 1329; born approximately 1309 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | after 1329 - before 1347 Gerard de Lisle, in right of Eleanor de Arundel, 1st Baron Lisle, knight Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=gerard-de-lisle-4502 Transfer: Dower or marital interest arising through Eleanor de Arundel, widow of William de St John; no independent conveyance of the manor to Gerard is evidenced. Previous holder: William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Dower or marital interest only; not established as sole ownership. Shared holding: St John dower interest Narrative / explanation: Gerard de Lisle was associated with Abbotstone through his marriage to Eleanor de Arundel, widow of William de St John. The evidence indicates that his right derived from Eleanor's dower or marital rights, not from a separate conveyance of the manor to Gerard. Eleanor was dead by 30 March 1347, after which this particular interest ceased. Source citation: Discussion of the Abbotstone settlement and dower position citing Victoria County History, Hampshire, vol. 4, p. 193, and related medieval records. Source URL: https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/uE_51XcUqhU/m/HMNsZWG5ZYgJ Other parties: Gerard de Lisle, Eleanor de Arundel Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-st-john-4501 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=gerard-de-lisle-4502 Person dates: died 1360 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | before 3 November 1347 - 1347 Edmund de St John, Member of the St John family, holder of Abbotstone at death Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-de-st-john-4503 Transfer: Returned to or retained by the St John family before Edmund's death; no separate conveyance into Edmund is identified. Previous holder: Gerard de Lisle's dower or marital interest and Eleanor de Arundel's prior interest Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Manor and advowson are reported as held by Edmund at his death. Shared holding: St John family Narrative / explanation: Inquisitions post mortem taken after Edmund de St John's death at Calais in 1347 record him as holding Abbotstone and its advowson. This is direct evidence that the manor was back in the St John family by 1347, but the exact date and instrument of the change are not known. Source citation: Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 9 (1916), pp. 39-40, as cited in the published discussion of Abbotstone ownership. Source URL: https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/uE_51XcUqhU/m/HMNsZWG5ZYgJ Other parties: Edmund de St John Co-holders: John de St John, William de St John and Eleanor de Arundel Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-de-st-john-4503 Person dates: died 1347 at Calais; age and birth date uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | by 1347 - after 1347 Elizabeth de St John, later wife of Gerard de Lisle, Widow of Edmund de St John Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-de-st-john-4504 Transfer: Gift or settlement by Edmund de St John, her first husband; later held in her own right or under the terms of his gift. Previous holder: Edmund de St John Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Widow's or settlement interest; the exact legal extent is not fully stated in the consulted source. Shared holding: St John widow's holding Narrative / explanation: A later inquisition states that Elizabeth, then wife of Gerard de Lisle and formerly wife of Edmund de St John, held the manors of Abbotstone and Bromley by the gift of Edmund, her deceased husband. This establishes Elizabeth's direct holding or estate in Abbotstone, but not an outright alienation from the St John family. Source citation: Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. 10 (1921), pp. 228-229, as cited in the published discussion of Abbotstone ownership. Source URL: https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/uE_51XcUqhU/m/HMNsZWG5ZYgJ Other parties: Elizabeth de St John, Edmund de St John, Gerard de Lisle Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-de-st-john-4503 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-de-st-john-4504 Person dates: floruit 1347-1351; dates of birth and death uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | before 27 November 1442 - 27 November 1442 Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, Holder of one-third of Abbotstone manor and advowson Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=constance-wife-of-john-paulet-4505 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise held a one-third share of the manor and a one-third share of the advowson; the preceding conveyance is not identified. Previous holder: Uncertain Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: One-third share of the manor and one-third share of the advowson Shared holding: Paulet family Narrative / explanation: An inquisition post mortem records Constance, wife of John Paulet, as seised of one-third of the manor of Abbotstone and one-third of its advowson, valued at 53s. 4d. annually. After John Paulet's death she married Henry Grene, and after Constance's death Henry held the share by the courtesy of England. Source citation: Inquisition post mortem for Constance, delivered 12 February, relating to her death on 27 November 1442; TNA reference C 139/108/22 mm. 3-4. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/26-029/30.html Other parties: Constance, John Paulet Co-holders: John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=constance-wife-of-john-paulet-4505 Person dates: died 27 November 1442; age and birth date uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 27 November 1442 - after 27 November 1442 Henry Grene, Esquire, holder by curtesy of Constance's Abbotstone share Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-grene-4506 Transfer: Held Constance's one-third share by the courtesy of England after her death. Previous holder: Constance Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: One-third share of the manor and advowson, held by curtesy Shared holding: Grene marital holding Narrative / explanation: The inquisition for Constance states that Henry Grene survived her and held the recorded one-third of Abbotstone by curtesy. This was a life interest arising from marriage, not an absolute inheritance or independent conveyance of the manor. Source citation: Inquisition post mortem for Constance, TNA C 139/108/22 mm. 3-4. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/26-029/30.html Other parties: Henry Grene, Constance Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-grene-4506 Person dates: floruit 1442; dates of birth and death uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | by 1501 - before 1539 John Paulet, Paulet heir to former St John manors, including Abbotstone Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-paulet-4507 Transfer: Inheritance through his mother Eleanor of several former St John manors, including Abbotstone; the immediate predecessor and date of succession are not specified in the cited source. Previous holder: Uncertain; St John and Poynings family interests Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: The source describes Abbotstone among the inherited manors; the precise fractional composition is not stated. Shared holding: Paulet family Narrative / explanation: A study of the Hampshire county community records that John Paulet inherited from his mother Eleanor four manors, including the St John manors of Ludshott, Abbotstone and Bromley. This is a direct statement of manor inheritance, but it does not reconstruct each intervening fifteenth-century conveyance. Source citation: The County Community of Hampshire c.1300-c.1530, discussion of John Paulet and the St John-Poynings-Paulet inheritance, citing Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, i, p. 355 and iii, pp. 110-111. Source URL: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/files/68036875/Purser_2001_The_county_community_of_Hampshire_c.1300-c.1530_with_special_reference_to_the_knights_and_esquires.pdf Other parties: John Paulet, Eleanor Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-paulet-4507 Person dates: floruit 1501; dates of birth and death uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1539 - 1572 Sir William Paulet, Lord St John of Basing, 1st Marquess of Winchester, statesman and court official, Baron St John of Basing, Earl of Wiltshire, Marquess of Winchester, Lord Treasurer of England, Knight of the Garter, Comptroller of the King's Household, Master of the King's Wards. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-paulet-4508 Transfer: Royal grant associated with the union of Abbotstone and Itchen Stoke during the Dissolution period. Previous holder: Crown or dissolved ecclesiastical interests; exact legal route for Abbotstone is not fully stated Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported as the manor and associated estate after consolidation with Itchen Stoke Shared holding: Paulet family Narrative / explanation: Local and county historical accounts state that Abbotstone was united with the manor of Itchen Stoke in 1539 and granted by the King to Sir William Paulet. The grant is secure as a reported historical event, but the precise patent, extent and legal treatment of Abbotstone as distinct from Itchen Stoke should be checked against Crown and Augmentations records. Source citation: Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'; Isabel Sanderson, 'Abbotstone: A Deserted Medieval Village'; and William Page, ed., Victoria County History of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, vol. 4 (1911). Source URL: https://www.alresford.org/displayed/displayed_16-2.php Other parties: Sir William Paulet Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, John Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-paulet-4508 Person dates: c.1475-1572 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | by 1569 - 1576 William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, Lord St John of Basing Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-paulet-2nd-marquess-of-winchester-4509 Transfer: Succession within the Paulet family; the exact instrument is not stated in the cited source. Previous holder: Sir William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor or manor-house estate as reported Shared holding: Paulet family Narrative / explanation: A contemporary travel and court record identifies the Abbotstone manor-house in Itchen Stoke parish as owned by William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, in 1569 and by John Paulet, 2nd Marquess, in 1574. The 1569 entry is therefore evidence of the elder Paulet's ownership before succession to his son. Source citation: The Elizabethan Court Day by Day, 1569, entry for Abbotstone manor-house. Source URL: https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/mediawiki/media/images_pedia_folgerpedia_mw/d/d1/ECDbD_1569.pdf Other parties: William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-paulet-2nd-marquess-of-winchester-4509 Person dates: c.1510-1576 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1642 - 1650 John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester, Royalist defender of Basing House, Lord John Paulet, Baron St John of Basing from 1624, 5th Marquess of Winchester from 1629, 5th Marquess of Winchester, 5th Earl of Wiltshire, 5th Baron St John, Member of Parliament for St Ives, Royalist commander and governor of Basing House. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-paulet-5th-marquis-of-winchester-4510 Transfer: Succession within the Paulet family; the family estate was later sequestrated or seized by Parliament during the Commonwealth period. Previous holder: Paulet family predecessor Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Paulet family estate interest Shared holding: Paulet family Narrative / explanation: The Paulet family, holders of Abbotstone and the wider Hampshire estates, supported the Crown during the Civil War. Accounts of the estate state that the Paulet lands were seized or placed under Parliamentarian control after the fall of Basing House in 1645. The exact legal status of Abbotstone during the Commonwealth and the identity of any temporary grantee require confirmation from sequestration and Commonwealth land records. Source citation: Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'; Hampshire Garden Trust, Abbotstone research; and local historical accounts of the Paulet estates during the Civil War. Source URL: https://research.hgt.org.uk/item/abbotstone/ Other parties: John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester Co-holders: Constance, wife and widow of John Paulet, John Paulet, Sir William Paulet, William Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-paulet-5th-marquis-of-winchester-4510 Person dates: 1598-1675 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1689 - 1699 Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, 6th Marquess of Winchester, 1st Duke of Bolton from 1689, 6th Earl of Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John, Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament for Winchester, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-paulet-4511 Transfer: Succession and restoration of the Paulet family estate after the Commonwealth interruption; no separate Abbotstone conveyance identified. Previous holder: Paulet family predecessor and, during the Commonwealth, Parliamentarian control Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Paulet family estate interest Shared holding: Paulet family and Dukes of Bolton Narrative / explanation: Charles Paulet, 6th Marquess of Winchester, was created 1st Duke of Bolton in 1689. Abbotstone was one of the family's Hampshire seats, and the house and gardens there are documented as belonging to or being occupied by the Duke's family. The evidence establishes the family holding and occupation but does not provide a separate deed for the manor at the date of creation of the dukedom. Source citation: Hampshire Garden Trust, Abbotstone research; Historic England listing for Abbotstone Farmhouse; Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'. Source URL: https://research.hgt.org.uk/item/abbotstone/ Other parties: Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-paulet-4511 Person dates: 1625-1699 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | late seventeenth century - 1818 or 1819 Paulet family, Dukes of Bolton and successors, Successive Marquesses of Winchester and Dukes of Bolton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=paulet-family-and-dukes-of-bolton-4512 Transfer: Continued family ownership through successive dukes and the later Bolton estate; the individual succession and legal instruments are not fully reconstructed here. Previous holder: Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and Paulet family predecessors Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Estate and manor interest reported as part of the Bolton family property Shared holding: Dukes of Bolton Narrative / explanation: Historical accounts state that Abbotstone remained part of the Paulet and Dukes of Bolton estates until the early nineteenth century. The later house was abandoned and demolished about 1760, but this did not itself terminate the manor or estate interest. A complete list of the successive dukes and the exact legal descent of the manor has not been established from the sources consulted. Source citation: Hampshire Garden Trust, Abbotstone research; Winchester City Council, Itchen Stoke Conservation Area Technical Assessment; Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'. Source URL: https://www.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/21697/Itchen-Stoke-Conservation-Area-Technical-Assessment-June-1997.pdf Other parties: Paulet family, Dukes of Bolton Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=paulet-family-and-dukes-of-bolton-4512 Person dates: late seventeenth century to early nineteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1818 or 1819 - after 1819 Alexander Baring, Banker, financier and politician, created Baron Ashburton in 1835, 1st Baron Ashburton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alexander-baring-4513 Transfer: Purchase of the Abbotstone estate from the Bolton family; sources differ between 1818 and 1819 for the transaction or completion date. Previous holder: Paulet family and Dukes of Bolton Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Abbotstone estate and associated manor interest as reported Shared holding: Baring family Narrative / explanation: The Abbotstone estate was sold by the Bolton family to Alexander Baring in the late 1810s. One account dates the purchase to 1818 and another states that the entire estate was sold in 1819. The discrepancy may reflect contract, completion, or different definitions of the estate conveyed. A conveyance, sale catalogue, or estate abstract should be consulted before assigning a single exact date. Source citation: Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'; Handed On, 'Bolton Hall, Yorkshire', reporting Alexander Baring's purchase of the Abbotstone estate for £64,200 in 1818; Winchester City Council, Itchen Stoke Conservation Area Technical Assessment. Source URL: https://handedon.wordpress.com/2024/09/11/bolton-hall-yorkshire/ Other parties: Alexander Baring Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alexander-baring-4513 Person dates: 27 October 1773-13 May 1848 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY