MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ABNEY MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=abney-manor Exported: 16 October 2026, 12:02 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 19 Location: Hope, Derbyshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Swain | before 1066 - 1066 Transfer: Pre-Conquest holding recorded in Domesday-related historical tradition; the precise tenure form is not stated in the consulted source. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=swain-14681 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. William Peverel, William Peverel of Nottingham, lord of extensive estates in Derbyshire | 1066 - after 1086 Transfer: Acquired or received the estate in the Norman Conquest settlement; no specific conveyance instrument is cited. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-peverel-14682 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Rufford Abbey, Cistercian abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nottinghamshire | circa 1200 Transfer: Grant or other alienation of a moiety of Abney to Rufford Abbey, associated in the surviving evidence with Amicia, Lady of Stoke, Gilbert, Lancelin de Stokes, and their ancestors. Holding arrangement: Share / One half or moiety, although the exact extent and legal character are disputed by the source. / Rufford Abbey holding of Abney Grange Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rufford-abbey-14683 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Robert Archer, Lord of Abney, member of the Archer family of the High Peak | 1317 - before 1504 Transfer: The manor is documented in Archer hands in 1317; the date and manner by which it later passed to the Bagshaws are unknown. Holding arrangement: Whole manor according to the source. / Archer lordship Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-archer-14684 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Nicholas Bagshaw, Lord of Abney, gentleman of the Bagshaw family | 1504 - 1593 Transfer: The manor was in Nicholas Bagshaw’s hands by 1504. The acquisition from the Archers is undocumented in the consulted sources. Nicholas later conveyed the manor to Godfrey Bradshawe and Francis Bradshawe in 1593. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bagshaw lordship Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-bagshaw-14685 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Godfrey Bradshawe and Francis Bradshawe, Gentlemen, purchasers of Abney Manor | 26 October 1593 - 1610 Transfer: Purchase and conveyance from Nicholas Bagshawe of Farewell, Staffordshire, to Godfrey Bradshawe of London and Francis Bradshawe of Eyam for £1,000. Holding arrangement: Joint / Joint holding; individual shares are not specified in the cited conveyance. / Bradshaw joint purchase of Abney Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=godfrey-bradshawe-and-francis-bradshawe-14686 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Francis Bradshawe, Bradshaw landowner, holder of Abney Manor | 1610 - 1635 Transfer: Acquired Godfrey Bradshawe’s share in or by 1610; the exact instrument and consideration are not identified in the consulted sources. Holding arrangement: Whole manor after acquisition of the other Bradshaw share, subject to the limitations of the surviving evidence. / Bradshaw lordship / Co-holders: George Bradshaw, Francis Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshawe-14687 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. George Bradshaw, Esquire, last Bradshaw lord of Abney Manor | 1635 - 1654 Transfer: Succeeded his brother Francis Bradshaw in possession of the Bradshaw estates, including Abney; the source does not provide a separate conveyance instrument. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bradshaw lordship / Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, Francis Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Francis Bradshaw, Esquire, lord of Abney Manor | October 1654 - 29 December 1677 Transfer: Inherited or succeeded to the manor through the Bradshaw family; the exact succession instrument is not identified. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bradshaw lordship / Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, George Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14689 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Francis Bradshaw, an infant, by John Bole and Elizabeth Bole as guardians, Infant lord of Abney Manor | 20 October 1669 - 29 December 1677 Transfer: Court jurisdiction exercised for Francis Bradshaw as infant; this is evidence of wardship or guardianship administration, not a separate transfer of ownership. Holding arrangement: Trust / Whole manor held for the infant’s beneficial interest; exact legal form not stated. / Infant lordship administered by guardians Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14690 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. John Bradshaw, Esquire, lord of Abney Manor | 29 December 1677 - 23 April 1683 Transfer: Succeeded his brother Francis Bradshaw after Francis’s death; no separate conveyance instrument is cited. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bradshaw lordship / Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, George Bradshaw, Francis Bradshaw Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bradshaw-14691 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. George Bradshaw, Esquire, last Bradshaw lord of Abney Manor | after 23 April 1683 - 1735 Transfer: Succeeded his father John Bradshaw; the exact date and instrument are not stated. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Bradshaw lordship / Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, Francis Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Ellen Bradshaw, Lady of Abney Manor | 1735 - before or by the date of her death Transfer: Held or administered the estate as George Bradshaw’s widow after his death; the source calls her lady of the manor but does not define the legal interest. Holding arrangement: Other / Widow’s manorial holding or administration Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-bradshaw-14693 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Pierce Galliard, Of Bury Hall, Middlesex, holder of Abney Manor | After Ellen Bradshaw’s death; before 1789 - 1789 Transfer: The estate passed to Pierce Galliard, George Bradshaw’s nephew through George’s surviving sister, after Ellen Bradshaw’s death. Holding arrangement: Whole estate or manor as described by the source / Galliard lordship Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pierce-galliard-14694 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Mary Galliard and Charles Bowles, Mary: heiress of Pierce Galliard, Charles: of Sheen House, Surrey, High Sheriff of Surrey in 1795 | 1789 - 1795 Transfer: Mary Galliard inherited the manor from her father Pierce Galliard in 1789; she was married to Charles Bowles, who became associated with the estate through the marriage. Holding arrangement: Joint / Mary’s inherited interest is explicit; the precise legal division between Mary and Charles is not stated. / Galliard-Bowles marital holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-galliard-and-charles-bowles-14695 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Humphry Bowles, Of Bradshaw and Abney | 1795 - 12 August 1859 Transfer: Succeeded his father Charles Bowles after Charles’s death in 1795. Holding arrangement: Abney estate as described by the source / Bowles lordship / Co-holders: Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles, Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphry-bowles-14696 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Reverend Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Vicar of Woking, associated with Bradshaw and Abney | 12 August 1859 - 1885 Transfer: Inherited the Abney estate from his father Humphry Bowles in 1859. Holding arrangement: Abney estate as described by the source / Bowles lordship / Co-holders: Humphry Bowles, Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles, Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-bradshaw-bowles-14697 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles, Esquire, J.P., lord of Abney Manor, sole landowner in Abney according to directory evidence | By 1881 or before - After 1911; before 1941 or date unknown Transfer: The later succession from Charles Bradshaw Bowles is not documented in the consulted sources. By the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles was publicly identified as lord of Abney Manor and sole landowner. Holding arrangement: Manor and estate; directory describes him as sole landowner / Bowles lordship / Co-holders: Humphry Bowles, Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-eyre-bradshaw-bowles-14698 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Reported lord of Abney Manor in 1941 | By 1941 Transfer: The Derbyshire Record Office catalogue says he was reported as lord of the manor in 1941, but the exact succession from the preceding Bowles holder is not established. Holding arrangement: Not specified / Bowles lordship / Co-holders: Humphry Bowles, Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-charles-bradshaw-bowles-14699 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | before 1066 - 1066 Swain Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=swain-14681 Transfer: Pre-Conquest holding recorded in Domesday-related historical tradition; the precise tenure form is not stated in the consulted source. Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Swain is identified as the holder of Abney before the Norman Conquest. This is an earliest-holder record rather than a documented conveyance deed. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Manor of Abney catalogue history, citing C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3628&src=CalmView.Persons Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=swain-14681 Person dates: Before 1066 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1066 - after 1086 William Peverel, William Peverel of Nottingham, lord of extensive estates in Derbyshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-peverel-14682 Transfer: Acquired or received the estate in the Norman Conquest settlement; no specific conveyance instrument is cited. Previous holder: Swain Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Abney, identified with the Domesday place Habenai, was held by William Peverel after the Conquest. The source treats this as the manor’s Domesday lordship, although Abney was very small and may be represented within a wider Peverel holding. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Manor of Abney catalogue history; C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140; Peak District National Park, Abney Conservation Area Appraisal. Source URL: https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/153801/Abney_Appraisal-Document-226.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=swain-14681 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-peverel-14682 Person dates: Died c. 1147 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | circa 1200 Rufford Abbey, Cistercian abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nottinghamshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rufford-abbey-14683 Transfer: Grant or other alienation of a moiety of Abney to Rufford Abbey, associated in the surviving evidence with Amicia, Lady of Stoke, Gilbert, Lancelin de Stokes, and their ancestors. Previous holder: The earlier lord of Abney is not securely identified for this transaction. Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: One half or moiety, although the exact extent and legal character are disputed by the source. Shared holding: Rufford Abbey holding of Abney Grange Narrative / explanation: A Rufford charter tradition records a grant concerning half the manor of Abney, and another charter records Richard de Grey granting the Abbey half of the manor that he had received from Lancelin de Stokes and Amicia and Amicia’s ancestors. The portion appears to have become Abney Grange. C.E.B. Bowles cautions that the evidence does not establish whether the abbey owned the moiety outright or held it under the principal lord, and notes that the abbey did not later prove a claim to half of the manorial waste. This entry therefore records a documented share connection, not proven ownership of the entire manor. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140, especially the discussion of Rufford Charters 234 and 127. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Other parties: Rufford Abbey Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rufford-abbey-14683 Person dates: Founded 1148; dissolved 1536 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1317 - before 1504 Robert Archer, Lord of Abney, member of the Archer family of the High Peak Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-archer-14684 Transfer: The manor is documented in Archer hands in 1317; the date and manner by which it later passed to the Bagshaws are unknown. Previous holder: Earlier lordship, including the Peverel and possible Albini or Stoke-related interests, is not connected to Robert Archer by a surviving conveyance in the consulted sources. Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor according to the source. Shared holding: Archer lordship Narrative / explanation: In 1317 Robert Archer was lord of the manor, and the contemporary or near-contemporary evidence is interpreted as showing that the whole manor was owned by him. C.E.B. Bowles expressly states that the date and manner in which Abney passed out of Archer possession remain a mystery. No bridging conveyance has been inferred. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-archer-14684 Person dates: Flourished 1317 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1504 - 1593 Nicholas Bagshaw, Lord of Abney, gentleman of the Bagshaw family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-bagshaw-14685 Transfer: The manor was in Nicholas Bagshaw’s hands by 1504. The acquisition from the Archers is undocumented in the consulted sources. Nicholas later conveyed the manor to Godfrey Bradshawe and Francis Bradshawe in 1593. Previous holder: Robert Archer Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bagshaw lordship Narrative / explanation: An inquisition post mortem of Robert Eyre, who died in 1504, identifies Nicholas Bagshaw as lord of Abney. The source states that the exact date and manner of the Bagshaw acquisition are unknown. Members of the Bagshaw family were landowners and residents at Abney by 1329, but that earlier family presence is not treated as proof that they then held the manor. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-archer-14684 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-bagshaw-14685 Person dates: Flourished late 15th and early 16th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 26 October 1593 - 1610 Godfrey Bradshawe and Francis Bradshawe, Gentlemen, purchasers of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=godfrey-bradshawe-and-francis-bradshawe-14686 Transfer: Purchase and conveyance from Nicholas Bagshawe of Farewell, Staffordshire, to Godfrey Bradshawe of London and Francis Bradshawe of Eyam for £1,000. Previous holder: Nicholas Bagshaw Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Joint holding; individual shares are not specified in the cited conveyance. Shared holding: Bradshaw joint purchase of Abney Narrative / explanation: The conveyance of the manor is dated 26 October 1593, in the thirty-fifth year of Elizabeth I. It conveyed the manor and associated lands from Nicholas Bagshawe to Godfrey Bradshawe and Francis Bradshawe. The deed did not include every later-acquired messuage and parcel of land within the manor. A release dated 7 August 1594 provides additional archival confirmation of the Bradshaw interest. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140; British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue, Wolley Ch xii.85, release dated 7 August 1594. Source URL: https://searcharchives.bl.uk/?page=20&per_page=50&q=032-001617696&sort=hierarchy Other parties: Godfrey Bradshawe, Francis Bradshawe Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-bagshaw-14685 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=godfrey-bradshawe-and-francis-bradshawe-14686 Person dates: Flourished late 16th and early 17th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1610 - 1635 Francis Bradshawe, Bradshaw landowner, holder of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshawe-14687 Transfer: Acquired Godfrey Bradshawe’s share in or by 1610; the exact instrument and consideration are not identified in the consulted sources. Previous holder: Godfrey Bradshawe and Francis Bradshawe Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor after acquisition of the other Bradshaw share, subject to the limitations of the surviving evidence. Shared holding: Bradshaw lordship Narrative / explanation: The 1907 manor history states that Francis acquired his brother’s share in 1610. A related Bradshaw memorandum describes the manor as descending or being devised to Francis from his uncle Godfrey, who had purchased it and died without issue. The exact legal form of the 1610 transfer is not established here. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140; J. Charles Cox, editor, Memorials of Old Derbyshire, discussion of the Bradshaw family and Abney Manor. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Co-holders: George Bradshaw, Francis Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=godfrey-bradshawe-and-francis-bradshawe-14686 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshawe-14687 Person dates: Flourished early 17th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1635 - 1654 George Bradshaw, Esquire, last Bradshaw lord of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Transfer: Succeeded his brother Francis Bradshaw in possession of the Bradshaw estates, including Abney; the source does not provide a separate conveyance instrument. Previous holder: Francis Bradshaw Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bradshaw lordship Narrative / explanation: The court-roll history states that George succeeded his brother Francis, the high sheriff, in 1635. George’s connection with Abney is explicit in the account of the later Francis Bradshaw, who was George’s eldest son and held a court baron for the manor in 1654. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, Francis Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14689 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Person dates: Died 1735 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | October 1654 - 29 December 1677 Francis Bradshaw, Esquire, lord of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14689 Transfer: Inherited or succeeded to the manor through the Bradshaw family; the exact succession instrument is not identified. Previous holder: George Bradshaw Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bradshaw lordship Narrative / explanation: Francis Bradshaw, George Bradshaw’s eldest son, held a Great Court Baron for Abney on 20 October 1654. The source describes him as grandson of the original Bradshaw purchaser. He died aged twenty-three on 29 December 1677. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, George Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14689 Person dates: Born 1630; died 29 December 1677 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 20 October 1669 - 29 December 1677 Francis Bradshaw, an infant, by John Bole and Elizabeth Bole as guardians, Infant lord of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14690 Transfer: Court jurisdiction exercised for Francis Bradshaw as infant; this is evidence of wardship or guardianship administration, not a separate transfer of ownership. Previous holder: Francis Bradshaw Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: Whole manor held for the infant’s beneficial interest; exact legal form not stated. Shared holding: Infant lordship administered by guardians Narrative / explanation: The 1669 Great Court Baron describes Francis Bradshaw as an infant lord of the manor, with John Bole and Elizabeth Bole acting as his guardians. This entry records the documented guardianship administration and does not treat John Bole or Elizabeth Bole as owners in their own right. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Other parties: Francis Bradshaw, John Bole, Elizabeth Bole Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14689 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14690 Person dates: Infant in 1669; died 29 December 1677 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 29 December 1677 - 23 April 1683 John Bradshaw, Esquire, lord of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bradshaw-14691 Transfer: Succeeded his brother Francis Bradshaw after Francis’s death; no separate conveyance instrument is cited. Previous holder: Francis Bradshaw Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bradshaw lordship Narrative / explanation: The manor history states that Francis Bradshaw died on 29 December 1677 and was succeeded by his brother John. John held the last documented Great Court Baron for Abney on 23 April 1683. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, George Bradshaw, Francis Bradshaw Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-bradshaw-14689 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bradshaw-14691 Person dates: Born 27 June 1656; died aged seventy-one at Brampton, Yorkshire; exact death date not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | after 23 April 1683 - 1735 George Bradshaw, Esquire, last Bradshaw lord of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Transfer: Succeeded his father John Bradshaw; the exact date and instrument are not stated. Previous holder: John Bradshaw Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Bradshaw lordship Narrative / explanation: George Bradshaw was the only surviving son and successor of John Bradshaw and is identified as the last of the Bradshaws of Bradshaw. He died in 1735. A 1736 boundary manuscript was written after his death while his widow Ellen was lady of the manor. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140; Daniel and Samuel Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Co-holders: Francis Bradshawe, Francis Bradshaw, John Bradshaw Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bradshaw-14691 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Person dates: Died 1735 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1735 - before or by the date of her death Ellen Bradshaw, Lady of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-bradshaw-14693 Transfer: Held or administered the estate as George Bradshaw’s widow after his death; the source calls her lady of the manor but does not define the legal interest. Previous holder: George Bradshaw Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Widow’s manorial holding or administration Narrative / explanation: The manuscript concerning Abney’s boundaries was written in 1736, the year after George Bradshaw died, when Ellen, his widow, was lady of the manor. The source later states that at her death the estate passed to George’s nephew Pierce Galliard. Her exact legal status is therefore recorded conservatively as an uncertain widow’s holding or administration rather than as an assumed fee-simple succession. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-bradshaw-14692 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-bradshaw-14693 Person dates: Widow of George Bradshaw; active in 1736 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | After Ellen Bradshaw’s death; before 1789 - 1789 Pierce Galliard, Of Bury Hall, Middlesex, holder of Abney Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pierce-galliard-14694 Transfer: The estate passed to Pierce Galliard, George Bradshaw’s nephew through George’s surviving sister, after Ellen Bradshaw’s death. Previous holder: Ellen Bradshaw Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole estate or manor as described by the source Shared holding: Galliard lordship Narrative / explanation: After Ellen Bradshaw’s death, Abney passed to Pierce Galliard of Bury Hall, Middlesex, who was the son of George Bradshaw’s only surviving sister. Pierce died in 1789, after which the manor was inherited by his daughter Mary. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-bradshaw-14693 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pierce-galliard-14694 Person dates: Died 1789 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1789 - 1795 Mary Galliard and Charles Bowles, Mary: heiress of Pierce Galliard, Charles: of Sheen House, Surrey, High Sheriff of Surrey in 1795 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-galliard-and-charles-bowles-14695 Transfer: Mary Galliard inherited the manor from her father Pierce Galliard in 1789; she was married to Charles Bowles, who became associated with the estate through the marriage. Previous holder: Pierce Galliard Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Mary’s inherited interest is explicit; the precise legal division between Mary and Charles is not stated. Shared holding: Galliard-Bowles marital holding Narrative / explanation: On Pierce Galliard’s death in 1789 the manor was inherited by his daughter Mary, who had married Charles Bowles in 1774. Some catalogue and directory summaries describe the estate as passing to Charles Bowles, while the detailed manor history identifies Mary as the inheriting daughter. This entry preserves both facts without treating Charles as an independently documented purchaser. Charles died in 1795. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140; Surrey County Council, Surrey Coats of Arms, entry for Bowles. Source URL: https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Abney/CourtRolls.html Other parties: Mary Galliard, Charles Bowles Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=pierce-galliard-14694 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-galliard-and-charles-bowles-14695 Person dates: Mary: dates not established here; Charles Bowles: 1736-1795 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1795 - 12 August 1859 Humphry Bowles, Of Bradshaw and Abney Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphry-bowles-14696 Transfer: Succeeded his father Charles Bowles after Charles’s death in 1795. Previous holder: Charles Bowles Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Abney estate as described by the source Shared holding: Bowles lordship Narrative / explanation: Charles Bowles died in 1795 and was succeeded by his son Humphry Bowles. Humphry held the Abney estate until his death in 1859, when it passed to his eldest son Charles Bradshaw Bowles. Source citation: C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140; Surrey County Council, Surrey Coats of Arms, entry for Bowles. Source URL: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/36438/Surrey-Coats-of-Arms-A-H.pdf Co-holders: Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles, Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphry-bowles-14696 Person dates: Born 1781; died 12 August 1859 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 12 August 1859 - 1885 Reverend Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Vicar of Woking, associated with Bradshaw and Abney Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-bradshaw-bowles-14697 Transfer: Inherited the Abney estate from his father Humphry Bowles in 1859. Previous holder: Humphry Bowles Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Abney estate as described by the source Shared holding: Bowles lordship Narrative / explanation: Humphry Bowles died in 1859 and left the Abney estate to his eldest son Charles Bradshaw Bowles. The cited family and county sources identify Charles Bradshaw Bowles as the eldest son and as a member of the Bowles line associated with Bradshaw and Abney. He died in 1885. Source citation: Surrey County Council, Surrey Coats of Arms, entry for Bowles; C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls,” Derbyshire Archaeological Society Journal, vol. 29, 1907, pp. 129-140. Source URL: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/36438/Surrey-Coats-of-Arms-A-H.pdf Co-holders: Humphry Bowles, Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles, Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphry-bowles-14696 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-bradshaw-bowles-14697 Person dates: Born 1806; died 1885 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | By 1881 or before - After 1911; before 1941 or date unknown Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles, Esquire, J.P., lord of Abney Manor, sole landowner in Abney according to directory evidence Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-eyre-bradshaw-bowles-14698 Transfer: The later succession from Charles Bradshaw Bowles is not documented in the consulted sources. By the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles was publicly identified as lord of Abney Manor and sole landowner. Previous holder: Charles Bradshaw Bowles Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Manor and estate; directory describes him as sole landowner Shared holding: Bowles lordship Narrative / explanation: Kelly’s directory material identifies Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles as the present lord of the manor and sole landowner in Abney in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including a 1911 directory issue. The exact date by which he succeeded Charles Bradshaw Bowles is not established, so no precise conveyance date is supplied. Source citation: Kelly’s Directory, Derbyshire entries for Abney and Abney Grange, nineteenth- and early twentieth-century editions; reproduced in the Leicester ContentDM directory scan. Source URL: https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/collection/p16445coll4/id/54818/download Co-holders: Humphry Bowles, Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-bradshaw-bowles-14697 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-eyre-bradshaw-bowles-14698 Person dates: Born 17 August 1848; died 1923 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | By 1941 Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Reported lord of Abney Manor in 1941 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-charles-bradshaw-bowles-14699 Transfer: The Derbyshire Record Office catalogue says he was reported as lord of the manor in 1941, but the exact succession from the preceding Bowles holder is not established. Previous holder: Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles or an intervening Bowles holder Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not specified Shared holding: Bowles lordship Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office catalogue records Humphrey Charles Bradshaw Bowles as being said to be lord of Abney Manor in 1941. This is the latest securely located historical identification in the consulted public sources. The catalogue wording is cautious, and no later conveyance or precise end date has been established. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Manor of Abney catalogue history, citing Kelly’s Trade Directories, 1878-1941, and C.E.B. Bowles, “The Manor of Abney: its Boundaries and Court Rolls.” Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3628&src=CalmView.Persons Co-holders: Humphry Bowles, Charles Bradshaw Bowles, Charles Eyre Bradshaw Bowles Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=humphrey-charles-bradshaw-bowles-14699 Person dates: Born 15 September 1879; later life and death date not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY