MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ABRAM MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=abram-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 11:19 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 17 Location: Abram, Lancashire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Warine son of Godfrey | 1154-1189 - after circa 1170 Transfer: Grant by Henry II, probably during the reign of Henry II Holding arrangement: The estate or manor of Abram, subject to the feudal relationship with the Newton fee Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=warine-son-of-godfrey-14702 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Richard de Abram | 1212 - after 1212 Transfer: Descent from Warine son of Godfrey; intervening successions are not securely documented Holding arrangement: Four oxgangs or half a carucate in Edburgham, with one third given in alms Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-abram-14703 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John Abram, Lord of Abram | 1528 - after 1528 Transfer: Unspecified succession within the Abram family Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-abram-14704 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Thomas Abram, Lord of Abram | circa 1500 - 1567 Transfer: Unspecified succession within the Abram family Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-abram-14705 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Mary wife of Thomas Abram | 10 December 1598 - after 1606 Transfer: Settlement by indenture, with life interest Holding arrangement: Other / Life interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wife-of-thomas-abram-14706 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Henry Lance and Susan Lance | 1606 - after 1629 Transfer: Remainder under the 10 December 1598 settlement; the manor was assigned to Susan after Thomas Abram's death Holding arrangement: Joint / Susan Lance's inheritance, with Henry Lance as her husband; exact legal form of the husband's interest is not specified Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=susan-lance-formerly-susan-abram-14707 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Abraham Lance, Gentleman of Abram, later associated with the Royalist cause | circa 1629 - circa 1649 Transfer: Succession as son and heir of Henry and Susan Lance; exact legal transfer not stated Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abraham-lance-14708 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. William Gerard of Garswood, Son and heir apparent of Sir William Gerard of Brynn, later of Garswood | 1649 - after 1649 Transfer: Appointment as receiver, with remainder to his use; not an ordinary outright conveyance Holding arrangement: Trust / Receiver for Abraham Lance and his wife and their heirs, with remainder to the use of William Gerard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-gerard-of-garswood-14709 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Richard Hilton of Westleigh, Yeoman of Westleigh | 16 September 1667 - circa 1690 Transfer: Conveyance for £1,505 Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-hilton-of-westleigh-14710 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Thomas Crook and Abigail Hilton, Gentleman of Hoole, Lancashire | circa 1690 - before November 1727 Transfer: Descent through Abigail Hilton, daughter of Richard Hilton, and her husband Thomas Crook Holding arrangement: Joint / Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-crook-14711 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Richard Crook | before 1727 - November 1727 Transfer: Succession within the Crook family; died without issue Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-crook-14712 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. The five Crook sisters as co-heirs, including Anne Crook Darbyshire | November 1727 - 1734 Transfer: Descent as co-heirs after the death of Richard Crook Holding arrangement: Share / Five co-heir shares; the precise share in the manor is not stated / Five Crook sisters and their husbands Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-crook-wife-of-john-darbyshire-14713 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Thomas Yates and Lydia his wife; Thomas Clayton and Abigail his wife; John Andrews and Abigail his wife; Thomas Summers and Margaret his wife; Reverend Thomas Heys and Isabel his wife | 1734 - 1785 Transfer: Joint lease by all the Crook heirs and their spouses; subsequent beneficial allocation of the manor appears to have been through Anne Darbyshire's branch Holding arrangement: Joint / Jointly represented in the 1734 lease; individual shares not stated / All five Crook heir groups Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-clayton-and-abigail-his-wife-14714 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Peter Arrowsmith of Astley | 1785 - 1828 Transfer: Purchase from Thomas Clayton Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-arrowsmith-of-astley-14715 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. John Whitley | 1828 - after 1828 Transfer: Purchase from Peter Arrowsmith Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-whitley-14716 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Henry Jackson Whitley, Of Biggleswade | after 1828 - before the early twentieth century Transfer: Succession from his father John Whitley Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-jackson-whitley-14717 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. John Henry Arthur Whitley, Of Bourton, Shropshire | before 1911 - after 1911 Transfer: Succession from his father Henry Jackson Whitley Holding arrangement: Not stated Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-henry-arthur-whitley-14718 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1154-1189 - after circa 1170 Warine son of Godfrey Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=warine-son-of-godfrey-14702 Transfer: Grant by Henry II, probably during the reign of Henry II Previous holder: The Crown, under Henry II Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: The estate or manor of Abram, subject to the feudal relationship with the Newton fee Narrative / explanation: Victoria County History states that before and after the Conquest Abram was a member of the manor and fee of Newton and that Henry II gave it to Warine son of Godfrey. The precise date of the grant is not known; the local historical account places it during the reign of Henry II, 1154-1189, and a modern local archival publication places it approximately around 1170. This was a grant in fee farm rather than evidence that Abram was an independent barony or distinct titled lordship. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 111; see also Lancashire Inquests and Extents, volume I, p. 77, cited by the VCH. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=warine-son-of-godfrey-14702 Person dates: Active in the later twelfth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1212 - after 1212 Richard de Abram Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-abram-14703 Transfer: Descent from Warine son of Godfrey; intervening successions are not securely documented Previous holder: Warine son of Godfrey and his descendants Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Four oxgangs or half a carucate in Edburgham, with one third given in alms Narrative / explanation: At the great inquest of service in 1212, Richard de Abram is recorded as holding land in Edburgham, now Abram, by the gift of King Henry in fee farm and rendering four shillings yearly. The VCH states that the descendants of Warine adopted the local name and held the estate to the seventeenth century, but it does not provide a continuous succession between Warine and Richard or between Richard and later medieval members of the family. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, pp. 111-112; Lancashire Inquests and Extents, volume I, p. 77, cited by the VCH. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-abram-14703 Person dates: Recorded in 1212 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1528 - after 1528 John Abram, Lord of Abram Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-abram-14704 Transfer: Unspecified succession within the Abram family Previous holder: Earlier Abram family holder; exact predecessor unknown Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: The VCH states that John Abram appears as lord of Abram in 1528. The source does not identify the legal transfer to him or provide a complete pedigree linking him securely to each earlier medieval holder. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 112, note 18a, citing Duchy Pleadings, volume I, pp. 162-163. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-abram-14704 Person dates: Recorded in 1528 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | circa 1500 - 1567 Thomas Abram, Lord of Abram Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-abram-14705 Transfer: Unspecified succession within the Abram family Previous holder: Earlier Abram family holder; exact predecessor unknown Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: Thomas Abram is reported by the VCH to have been lord about 1500. In 1540 he was defendant in a claim concerning messuages and other property in Abram, and in 1567 Thomas Abraham was deforciant of the manor of Abram and lands in the township. The source does not provide a continuous legal descent from John Abram in 1528 and therefore no direct transfer between those two holders is asserted. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 112 and note 18a, citing Duchy Pleadings, Ducatus Lancastriae, and Palatinate of Lancaster Feet of Fines, bundle 29, membrane 68. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-abram-14705 Person dates: Lord about 1500; active in 1540 and 1567; died in 1606 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 10 December 1598 - after 1606 Mary wife of Thomas Abram Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wife-of-thomas-abram-14706 Transfer: Settlement by indenture, with life interest Previous holder: Thomas Abram Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Life interest Narrative / explanation: An indenture dated 10 December 1598 secured the estate to Mary, wife of Thomas Abram, for her life. The settlement provided that on her death the estate would revert to Henry Lance and Susan his wife, the elder daughter of Thomas Abram and her heirs, and in default to Philip Langton and Mary his wife, the younger daughter of Thomas Abram. This entry records a life interest and future uses rather than an outright conveyance to Mary in fee simple. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 112, note 16, citing J. Leyland, Abram, p. 11. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Other parties: Mary wife of Thomas Abram, Thomas Abram Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-abram-14705 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=mary-wife-of-thomas-abram-14706 Person dates: Active in 1598 and after Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1606 - after 1629 Henry Lance and Susan Lance Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=susan-lance-formerly-susan-abram-14707 Transfer: Remainder under the 10 December 1598 settlement; the manor was assigned to Susan after Thomas Abram's death Previous holder: Thomas Abram and Mary Abram Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Susan Lance's inheritance, with Henry Lance as her husband; exact legal form of the husband's interest is not specified Narrative / explanation: The VCH states that Thomas Abram died in 1606 leaving two daughters and that the manor was assigned to the elder daughter Susan, who had married Henry Lance. This accords with the 1598 settlement, which gave the reversion to Henry Lance and Susan and their heirs. Henry Lance was buried in 1629-30; the estate remained associated with the Lance family during this period. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, pp. 112-113 and note 16, citing the 1598 indenture and Wigan parish registers. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Other parties: Henry Lance, Susan Lance Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=susan-lance-formerly-susan-abram-14707 Person dates: Active from 1598; buried 9 September 1648 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | circa 1629 - circa 1649 Abraham Lance, Gentleman of Abram, later associated with the Royalist cause Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abraham-lance-14708 Transfer: Succession as son and heir of Henry and Susan Lance; exact legal transfer not stated Previous holder: Henry Lance and Susan Lance Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: Abraham Lance is described as the son and heir of Henry and Susan Lance. The VCH records him as of Abram in the recusant rolls in 1626 and states that in 1652 he petitioned for removal of the sequestration of his mother's lands. A related note records that Abraham Lance died about 1659 without male issue. The source does not establish a precise date at which he obtained the manor or whether sequestration interrupted his possession. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, pp. 112-113 and notes 17-18, citing recusant rolls, the Calendar of the Committee for Compounding, and Royalist Composition Papers. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=susan-lance-formerly-susan-abram-14707 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abraham-lance-14708 Person dates: Active 1623-1652; died about 1659 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1649 - after 1649 William Gerard of Garswood, Son and heir apparent of Sir William Gerard of Brynn, later of Garswood Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-gerard-of-garswood-14709 Transfer: Appointment as receiver, with remainder to his use; not an ordinary outright conveyance Previous holder: Abraham Lance Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: Receiver for Abraham Lance and his wife and their heirs, with remainder to the use of William Gerard Narrative / explanation: In 1649 Abraham Lance appointed William Gerard of Garswood, son and heir apparent of Sir William Gerard of Brynn, receiver for the benefit of Abraham Lance, his wife and their heirs, with remainder to the use of William Gerard. This is recorded as a receivership and remainder arrangement, not simply as proof that Gerard immediately became the beneficial owner. A bond signed by Gerard in 1667 states that Abraham Lance had died about seven years earlier without male issue. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113, note 20, citing Palatinate of Lancaster Feet of Fines, bundles 146, membranes 111 and 180, membrane 17, and J. Leyland, Abram, p. 12. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Other parties: William Gerard of Garswood, Abraham Lance, Abraham Lance's wife Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=abraham-lance-14708 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-gerard-of-garswood-14709 Person dates: Active 1649-1667 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 16 September 1667 - circa 1690 Richard Hilton of Westleigh, Yeoman of Westleigh Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-hilton-of-westleigh-14710 Transfer: Conveyance for £1,505 Previous holder: The Lance and Gerard interests under the earlier settlement and receivership arrangement Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: On 16 September 1667 the estate was conveyed to Richard Hilton of Westleigh, yeoman, for £1,505. The conveyance included two pews in Wigan Church and various fee-farm rents. The VCH identifies this as the conveyance following the Lance and Gerard period. Richard Hilton died at the beginning of 1690. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113, note 21, citing J. Leyland, Abram, pp. 12-13. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-hilton-of-westleigh-14710 Person dates: Died circa early 1690 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | circa 1690 - before November 1727 Thomas Crook and Abigail Hilton, Gentleman of Hoole, Lancashire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-crook-14711 Transfer: Descent through Abigail Hilton, daughter of Richard Hilton, and her husband Thomas Crook Previous holder: Richard Hilton Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: The VCH states that the estate descended with Richard Hilton's daughter Abigail to her children by her husband Thomas Crook. This identifies the Crook family as the next possessors after Richard Hilton, but the exact date and legal form of the transfer are not given. Thomas Crook is described as a substantial landowner and benefactor; the manor was subsequently associated with their son Richard Crook. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, pp. 113-114 and note 22, citing J. Leyland, Abram, pp. 14 and 118-121. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Other parties: Thomas Crook, Abigail Hilton Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-crook-14711 Person dates: Active late seventeenth and early eighteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | before 1727 - November 1727 Richard Crook Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-crook-14712 Transfer: Succession within the Crook family; died without issue Previous holder: Thomas Crook and Abigail Hilton Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: Richard Crook is identified as the new owner after the Hilton-Crook succession. He died without issue in November 1727, and the inheritance, including Abram and lands elsewhere in Lancashire, passed to his five sisters as co-heirs. The source does not provide an exact date or instrument for his succession from his parents. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-crook-14711 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-crook-14712 Person dates: Died November 1727 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | November 1727 - 1734 The five Crook sisters as co-heirs, including Anne Crook Darbyshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-crook-wife-of-john-darbyshire-14713 Transfer: Descent as co-heirs after the death of Richard Crook Previous holder: Richard Crook Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: Five co-heir shares; the precise share in the manor is not stated Shared holding: Five Crook sisters and their husbands Narrative / explanation: After Richard Crook's death in November 1727, the inheritance passed to his five sisters as co-heirs. The VCH states that the manor of Abram seems to have been the portion of the second sister, Anne, who married John Darbyshire of Warrington, and that their only child Abigail married Thomas Clayton. Because the wording is 'seems to have been,' the exact allocation is retained as uncertain. In 1734 all five heir groups joined in a lease of the manor. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, pp. 113-114 and notes 25-26, citing J. Leyland, Local Gleanings, and the 1734 lease. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Other parties: Lydia Crook, wife of Thomas Yates, Anne Crook, wife of John Darbyshire, Abigail Crook, wife of John Andrews, Margaret Crook, wife of John Percival and later Thomas Summers, Isabel Crook, wife of a Danvers and later Reverend Thomas Heys Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-crook-14712 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-crook-wife-of-john-darbyshire-14713 Person dates: Active after 1727; daughter Abigail married Thomas Clayton Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1734 - 1785 Thomas Yates and Lydia his wife; Thomas Clayton and Abigail his wife; John Andrews and Abigail his wife; Thomas Summers and Margaret his wife; Reverend Thomas Heys and Isabel his wife Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-clayton-and-abigail-his-wife-14714 Transfer: Joint lease by all the Crook heirs and their spouses; subsequent beneficial allocation of the manor appears to have been through Anne Darbyshire's branch Previous holder: The five Crook sisters as co-heirs Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Jointly represented in the 1734 lease; individual shares not stated Shared holding: All five Crook heir groups Narrative / explanation: In 1734 all the heirs joined in a lease of the manor of Abram. The VCH lists the five married heir groups by name. This is direct evidence of their collective participation in the manor's lease, but it does not by itself establish that each party held an equal legal share or that the lease represented a final partition. The manor is elsewhere stated to have passed through Anne Darbyshire's daughter Abigail to Thomas Clayton. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, note 26, citing the 1734 lease and J. Leyland, Local Gleanings, volume II, pp. 231 and 237. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Other parties: Thomas Yates, Lydia Yates, Thomas Clayton, Abigail Clayton, John Andrews, Abigail Andrews, Thomas Summers, Margaret Summers, Reverend Thomas Heys, Isabel Heys Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-clayton-and-abigail-his-wife-14714 Person dates: Active by 1734; sold the manor in 1785 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1785 - 1828 Peter Arrowsmith of Astley Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-arrowsmith-of-astley-14715 Transfer: Purchase from Thomas Clayton Previous holder: Thomas Clayton and Abigail Clayton Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: Thomas Clayton sold the manor of Abram in 1785 to Peter Arrowsmith of Astley. The sale is stated directly in the VCH's account of the manor's descent. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-arrowsmith-of-astley-14715 Person dates: Active 1785-1828 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1828 - after 1828 John Whitley Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-whitley-14716 Transfer: Purchase from Peter Arrowsmith Previous holder: Peter Arrowsmith of Astley Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: Peter Arrowsmith sold the manor of Abram to John Whitley in 1828. The source does not give the date of John Whitley's death or the exact date on which his son succeeded him. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-arrowsmith-of-astley-14715 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-whitley-14716 Person dates: Active from 1828 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | after 1828 - before the early twentieth century Henry Jackson Whitley, Of Biggleswade Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-jackson-whitley-14717 Transfer: Succession from his father John Whitley Previous holder: John Whitley Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: Henry Jackson Whitley of Biggleswade succeeded his father John Whitley as owner of the manor of Abram. The source does not give the precise date of succession. He was followed by his son John Henry Arthur Whitley. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-whitley-14716 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-jackson-whitley-14717 Person dates: Active in the nineteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | before 1911 - after 1911 John Henry Arthur Whitley, Of Bourton, Shropshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-henry-arthur-whitley-14718 Transfer: Succession from his father Henry Jackson Whitley Previous holder: Henry Jackson Whitley Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Narrative / explanation: The VCH identifies John Henry Arthur Whitley of Bourton, Shropshire, as the then owner of the manor in the early twentieth century. It adds that no manorial rights were claimed at that time. This is the latest securely identified historical holder found in the consulted public sources. Source citation: W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, p. 113. Source URL: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-jackson-whitley-14717 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-henry-arthur-whitley-14718 Person dates: Active in the early twentieth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY