MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ADWELL MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=adwell-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 12:00 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 46 Location: Adwell, Oxfordshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Wulfstan | before 1066 - by 1086 Transfer: Held Adwell freely before the Norman Conquest; by 1086 the manor had passed to Miles Crispin. The identification of Wulfstan with the holder of neighbouring Aston and Britwell Salome is reported as probable rather than certain. Holding arrangement: whole manor Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfstan-24965 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Miles Crispin, Norman baron, castellan of Wallingford | 1086 - after 1086 Transfer: Adwell was held by Miles Crispin by the time of the Domesday survey. It consequently formed part of the Honour of Wallingford. Holding arrangement: whole manor as tenant-in-chief or honoural holder / Honour of Wallingford Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=miles-crispin-24966 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. William de Sulham | circa 1104 - before 1130 Transfer: The de Sulham family held Adwell as tenants of the Honour of Wallingford. William is identified with William de Sulham, lord of Sulham and other Berkshire and Buckinghamshire manors, who gave tithes to Abingdon Abbey in 1104. He was succeeded by Aumary, probably his son or son-in-law. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Aumary de Sulham | before 1130 - 1166 Transfer: Succeeded William de Sulham in the de Sulham holding. Aumary's possessions were divided between his sons Ralph and Robert; the elder son Ralph received the four fees including Adwell. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: William de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-de-sulham-24968 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Ralph de Sulham | before 1130 - 1166 Transfer: Received the four fees including Adwell from his father Aumary de Sulham. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-de-sulham-24969 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Aumary II de Sulham, of Sulham | 1166 - 1186 Transfer: Succeeded Ralph de Sulham in the four fees including Adwell. After Aumary's death, the Crown took custody during the minority of his heir; Thomas Basset acted as guardian in 1189 and 1190. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-ii-de-sulham-24970 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham | 1186 - before 1211 Transfer: Succeeded Aumary II de Sulham, apparently while under royal custody during his minority. Robert died before 1211 and was succeeded by his son Aumary III. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-aumary-de-sulham-24971 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, of Sulham | before 1211 - before 1241/2 Transfer: Succeeded his father Robert Fitz Aumary. By 1236 he was described as mentally incapable of making gifts or sales of his lands, and the sheriff was ordered to protect the inheritance. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-iii-fitz-robert-de-sulham-24972 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. William de Sulham | before 1241/2 - by 1250 Transfer: Probably succeeded Aumary III Fitz Robert. He was dead by 1250; in 1255 Adwell was in the custody of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, as guardian of William's heir. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant / de Sulham family / Co-holders: Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. John de Sulham | 1255 - by 1279 Transfer: Inherited Adwell as William de Sulham's heir. He came of age in 1269 and received a grant of free warren in Adwell in 1277. By 1279 the four fees had been divided between Richard de la Hyde and Hugh de St Philibert, described as John's heir. Holding arrangement: whole manor as honoural tenant, subject to later division / de Sulham family / Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-sulham-24974 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Richard de la Hyde | 1279 - 1300 Transfer: Held one half of the four fees at Adwell in right of his wife Philippa, probably a daughter of John and Joan de Sulham. Holding arrangement: Share / one half of the manor or four fees / de la Hyde family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-la-hyde-24975 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Hugh III de St Philibert | 1279 - 1304 Transfer: Held the other half of the four fees at Adwell. His claim is traced through his mother Euphemia, who held Sulham as her inheritance and was probably descended from John de Sulham. Holding arrangement: Share / one half of the manor or four fees / de St Philibert family / Co-holders: John de St Philibert Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-iii-de-st-philibert-24976 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. John de St Philibert, knight, later knighted, mayor of Bordeaux | 1304 - 1333 Transfer: Succeeded his father Hugh III de St Philibert as holder of the St Philibert half of Adwell. He came of age in 1314 and received free warren at Adwell in 1317. Holding arrangement: Share / one half of the manor or four fees / de St Philibert family / Co-holders: Hugh III de St Philibert Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. John de St Philibert, knight, later knighted, mayor of Bordeaux | 1333 - 1349 Transfer: Inherited the St Philibert half as a child and received seisin of Adwell in 1348. Before his death he apparently sold Adwell, together with the advowson, to Edmund Bereford, clerk, in 1349. Holding arrangement: Share / one half of the manor or four fees / de St Philibert family / Co-holders: Hugh III de St Philibert Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Edmund Bereford, clerk, lord of Rush Court Manor in Clapcot | 1349 - 1354 Transfer: Apparently acquired Adwell and its advowson from John de St Philibert in 1349. On Edmund's death in 1354, his three sisters Joan, Margaret, and Agnes were co-heirs to the family estates. Holding arrangement: whole manor, apparently acquired with the advowson / Bereford family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-bereford-24979 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Joan de Elsfield, Margaret de Audley, and Agnes de Mautravers, co-heirs of Edmund Bereford | 1354 - 1359 Transfer: Inherited Adwell as three co-heirs of Edmund Bereford. The manor appears to have been divided equally among them; the Mautravers interest is documented as one third in 1358. By 1359 all three sisters had granted their portions to feoffees. Holding arrangement: Share / one third each, subject to the qualification that the surviving evidence explicitly documents the Mautravers one-third / Bereford co-heirs Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-de-elsfield-margaret-de-audley-and-agnes-de-mautravers-24980 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. John Motte | 1359 - by 1372 Transfer: The three Bereford co-heirs granted their portions of Adwell to feoffees, after which the manor was conveyed to John Motte. He was probably acting for John James of Wallingford. Holding arrangement: Trust / whole manor held through feoffees or conveyance arrangement / feoffees for John James of Wallingford Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-motte-24981 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. John James of Wallingford, burgess for Wallingford, possible steward to Joan, Princess of Wales | 1372 - 1396 Transfer: The first definite evidence of John James's connection with Adwell is his presentation to the church in 1372. In 1378 he settled Adwell and other lands on himself, his wife Christine, and his son Robert. He died in 1396; in the same year Christine and Robert took possession. Holding arrangement: whole manor, subject to settlement interests / James family / Co-holders: Christine James and Robert James Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-james-of-wallingford-24982 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. Christine James and Robert James, of Wallingford | 1396 - 1397 Transfer: Took possession of Adwell after the death of John James. In 1397 Robert settled his own half on his wife Katherine and the reversion of the other half, after Christine's death, on Katherine. Holding arrangement: Joint / whole manor pending the 1397 settlement; Robert's beneficial interest included one half and a reversionary interest in the other half / James family / Co-holders: John James of Wallingford Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-james-24983 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. Christine James, wife of Edmund Rede | 1429 - 1435 Transfer: A 1429 settlement placed Adwell on Robert James's daughter Christine and her husband Edmund Rede and their heirs. Robert James died in 1432; Edmund Rede had died in 1430, and Christine obtained sole possession. On her death in 1435, her son Edmund succeeded. Holding arrangement: whole manor under settlement and subsequent possession / Rede family / Co-holders: Edmund Rede Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christine-james-wife-of-edmund-rede-24984 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 21. Edmund Rede | 1435 - 1440 Transfer: Succeeded his mother Christine Rede in 1435. In 1440 Edmund Rede and Agnes Rede parted with Adwell to Richard Marmion. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Rede family / Co-holders: Christine James, wife of Edmund Rede Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-rede-24985 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 22. Richard Marmion, of Checkendon | 1440 - by 1466 Transfer: Acquired Adwell from Edmund and Agnes Rede in 1440. The manor remained with the Marmion family thereafter. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Marmion family / Co-holders: John Marmion, William Marmion, Anthony Marmion Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-marmion-24986 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 23. John Marmion | by 1466 - after 1478 Transfer: Succeeded Richard Marmion in the Marmion holding of Adwell. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Marmion family / Co-holders: Richard Marmion, William Marmion, Anthony Marmion Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 24. William Marmion, of Easton, Gloucestershire | by 1494 - 1530 Transfer: Succeeded John Marmion in the Marmion holding. In 1513 he settled Adwell on himself and his wife Isabel. He died in 1530, leaving Anthony Marmion as his heir. Holding arrangement: whole manor subject to settlement on Isabel Marmion / Marmion family / Co-holders: Richard Marmion, John Marmion, Anthony Marmion Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-marmion-24988 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 25. Anthony Marmion | 1530 - before 1557 Transfer: Inherited Adwell from his father William Marmion. Before his death in 1549 he made three successive dispositions of the manor, producing disputes among beneficiaries. His younger son Arthur and daughter Elizabeth later disputed the elder son John's right. Holding arrangement: whole manor subject to successive dispositions / Marmion family / Co-holders: Richard Marmion, John Marmion, William Marmion Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-marmion-24989 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 26. John Marmion | before 1557 - before 1557 Transfer: John Marmion, heavily indebted to Nicholas Betham, sold the manor to Betham but retained a lease of the mansion house, water-mill, and demesne lands. The transfer occurred amid disputes concerning the dispositions of Anthony Marmion. Holding arrangement: Other / manorial title transferred; leasehold occupation retained in the mansion house, mill, and demesne lands / Marmion to Betham transfer Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 27. Nicholas Betham, gentleman of Long Crendon | before 1557 - before 1557 Transfer: Acquired Adwell from John Marmion. Before his death he settled the manor on himself and his wife Sybil, with remainder to their son Christopher. The settlement was disputed by Edward Betham, Nicholas's heir. Holding arrangement: Joint / whole manor subject to settlement and remainder / Betham family / Co-holders: Christopher Betham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-betham-24991 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 28. Christopher Betham, of Adwell | by 1566 - 1580/1581 Transfer: Obtained possession of Adwell after the disputed settlement made by his father Nicholas Betham. In 1580 and 1581 Christopher and his wife sold the manor and advowson to John Franklin for £1,500; John Franklin already held a lease of both. Holding arrangement: whole manor and advowson / Betham family / Co-holders: Nicholas Betham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christopher-betham-24992 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 29. John Franklin, gentleman of Canons, Middlesex | 1580/1581 - 1597 Transfer: Purchased the manor and advowson from Christopher Betham and Margaret Betham for £1,500. He already held a lease of the manor and advowson. In 1591 John Rolles and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Anthony Marmion, sold to Franklin their claimed leasehold rights in the manor. Holding arrangement: whole manor and advowson / Franklin family / Co-holders: Richard Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Henry Franklin Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-franklin-24993 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 30. Richard Franklin | 1597 - 1615 Transfer: Succeeded his brother John Franklin in the manor. Holding arrangement: whole manor and advowson / Franklin family / Co-holders: John Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Henry Franklin Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-franklin-24994 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 31. Sir John Franklin, knight, sometime Member of Parliament for Middlesex | 1615 - 1647 Transfer: Succeeded his father Richard Franklin in the manor. Holding arrangement: whole manor and advowson / Franklin family / Co-holders: John Franklin, Richard Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Henry Franklin Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-franklin-24995 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 32. Dame Elizabeth Franklin, widow of Sir John Franklin | 1647 - 1658 Transfer: Held Adwell as dower after the death of her husband Sir John Franklin. In 1658, by agreement with her sons Sir Richard Franklin and George Franklin, she sold the manor and advowson to Henry Franklin for £5,000. Holding arrangement: Other / dower interest in the whole manor and advowson / Franklin family / Co-holders: John Franklin, Richard Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Henry Franklin Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dame-elizabeth-franklin-24996 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 33. Henry Franklin, gentleman of Bledlow, Buckinghamshire | 1658 - 1663 Transfer: Purchased the manor and advowson from Dame Elizabeth Franklin and her sons for £5,000. He died in 1663, leaving three daughters as heirs. Holding arrangement: whole manor and advowson / Franklin family / Co-holders: John Franklin, Richard Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-franklin-24997 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 34. Anne Franklin, Mary Carter, and Frances Newell, co-heirs of Henry Franklin | 1663 - 1680 Transfer: Inherited Adwell as the three daughters and heirs of Henry Franklin. Anne Franklin and Mary Carter sold their two-thirds share to the Newell family in 1680 for £1,400. Frances was the wife of William Newell, who acquired or represented the remaining share. Holding arrangement: Share / one third each initially; Anne and Mary together held two thirds / Franklin co-heirs and Newell family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-franklin-mary-carter-and-frances-newell-24998 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 35. William Newell, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire | 1680 - by 1698 Transfer: Acquired the two-thirds share sold by Anne Franklin and Mary Carter in 1680 and held or represented the remaining share through his wife Frances, daughter of Henry Franklin. He was dead by 1698 and had devised the manor to his second son William. Holding arrangement: whole manor after consolidation of the Franklin shares / Newell family / Co-holders: Reverend William Newell, Esther Newell Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 36. William Newell, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire | by 1698 - circa 1729 Transfer: Inherited or received Adwell under the devise of his father, William Newell. He was a High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and devised the manor by his will, proved in 1729, to his eldest son, the Reverend William Newell. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Newell family / Co-holders: Reverend William Newell, Esther Newell Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 37. Reverend William Newell, rector of Adwell and Ickford | circa 1729 - 1747 Transfer: Received Adwell under his father's will. He was rector of Adwell and Ickford and left Adwell and other lands to his wife Esther for life, with remainder to their daughter Elizabeth. Holding arrangement: whole manor subject to life interest and remainder / Newell family / Co-holders: William Newell, Esther Newell Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-william-newell-25001 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 38. Esther Newell, widow of the Reverend William Newell | 1747 - after 1785 Transfer: Received a life interest in Adwell under the will of her husband, the Reverend William Newell; the remainder was limited to their daughter Elizabeth. Holding arrangement: Trust / life interest in the whole manor / Newell family / Co-holders: William Newell, Reverend William Newell Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=esther-newell-25002 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 39. Elizabeth Newell, later Elizabeth Jones | by 1785 - 1818 Transfer: Held the remainder after the life interest of her mother Esther Newell. She married James Jones of Stadhampton in 1787 and was in possession by 1785. On her death in 1818, her property passed by will to her friend Frances Webb. Holding arrangement: whole manor subject to testamentary direction / Newell-Jones family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-newell-later-elizabeth-jones-25003 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 40. Frances Webb, of Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire | 1818 - 1846 Transfer: Received Adwell and other property under the will of Elizabeth Jones. Elizabeth directed that Frances should leave the property to one person who would assume the name Newell. Holding arrangement: Trust / whole manor subject to testamentary direction / Webb trusteeship or testamentary holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=frances-webb-25004 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 41. John William Newell-Birch, barrister, senior clerk of the House of Lords | by 1846 - 1867 Transfer: Received Adwell from Frances Webb in accordance with Elizabeth Jones's testamentary direction and assumed the name Newell Birch. He was Frances Webb's kinsman. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Newell-Birch family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-william-newell-birch-25005 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 42. Henry Birch-Reynardson, barrister, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire | 1867 - 1884 Transfer: Inherited Adwell from his maternal or collateral uncle John William Newell-Birch. He assumed the surname Birch-Reynardson and rebuilt Adwell parish church in the 1860s. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Birch-Reynardson family / Co-holders: William John Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-birch-reynardson-25006 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 43. William John Birch-Reynardson, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire | 1884 - circa 1935 Transfer: Succeeded his father Henry Birch-Reynardson as lord of Adwell Manor and sole landowner by the late nineteenth century. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Birch-Reynardson family / Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-john-birch-reynardson-25007 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 44. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, C.M.G., High Sheriff of Oxfordshire | circa 1935 - 1959 Transfer: Adwell was handed on by William John Birch-Reynardson to his son Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson by about 1935. Henry Thomas was lord of the manor until 1959. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Birch-Reynardson family / Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, William John Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lieutenant-colonel-henry-thomas-birch-reynardson-25008 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 45. William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, soldier, solicitor and City businessman | 1959 - after 1997 Transfer: Succeeded his father Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson in 1959. The family descent records that Adwell was subsequently handed on after 1997 to Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson. Holding arrangement: whole manor / Birch-Reynardson family / Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, William John Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-robert-ashley-birch-reynardson-25009 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 46. Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson | after 1997 Transfer: The family descent records that Adwell was handed on after 1997 from William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson to his son Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson. Holding arrangement: whole manor or estate interest as described in the family descent / Birch-Reynardson family / Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, William John Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-henry-birch-reynardson-25010 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | before 1066 - by 1086 Wulfstan Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfstan-24965 Transfer: Held Adwell freely before the Norman Conquest; by 1086 the manor had passed to Miles Crispin. The identification of Wulfstan with the holder of neighbouring Aston and Britwell Salome is reported as probable rather than certain. Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Narrative / explanation: This is the earliest reported holder of Adwell Manor. The evidence is Domesday-based for the pre-Conquest holder, although the identification of the individual Wulfstan is not completely certain. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; Domesday-related summary for Adwell. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Wulfstan Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfstan-24965 Person dates: flourished before 1066 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1086 - after 1086 Miles Crispin, Norman baron, castellan of Wallingford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=miles-crispin-24966 Transfer: Adwell was held by Miles Crispin by the time of the Domesday survey. It consequently formed part of the Honour of Wallingford. Previous holder: Wulfstan Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as tenant-in-chief or honoural holder Shared holding: Honour of Wallingford Narrative / explanation: Miles Crispin was the Norman baron and castellan of Wallingford. The superior relationship to the Honour of Wallingford should not be confused with the later mesne or tenant holding of Adwell by the de Sulham family. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; Domesday-related account of Adwell. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Miles Crispin Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfstan-24965 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=miles-crispin-24966 Person dates: died 1107 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | circa 1104 - before 1130 William de Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Transfer: The de Sulham family held Adwell as tenants of the Honour of Wallingford. William is identified with William de Sulham, lord of Sulham and other Berkshire and Buckinghamshire manors, who gave tithes to Abingdon Abbey in 1104. He was succeeded by Aumary, probably his son or son-in-law. Previous holder: Miles Crispin Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: This is a tenant holding under the Honour of Wallingford, not an independent allodial or superior lordship. The identification of the William recorded at Adwell with William de Sulham is made by the local historical account and VCH-based narrative. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: William de Sulham Co-holders: Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=miles-crispin-24966 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Person dates: died by 1250 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | before 1130 - 1166 Aumary de Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-de-sulham-24968 Transfer: Succeeded William de Sulham in the de Sulham holding. Aumary's possessions were divided between his sons Ralph and Robert; the elder son Ralph received the four fees including Adwell. Previous holder: William de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: Aumary is described as the successor of William and as having divided his possessions between his two sons. The precise date of succession is not stated. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Aumary de Sulham Co-holders: William de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-de-sulham-24968 Person dates: died before 1130 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | before 1130 - 1166 Ralph de Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-de-sulham-24969 Transfer: Received the four fees including Adwell from his father Aumary de Sulham. Previous holder: Aumary de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: Ralph received the branch of the de Sulham inheritance that included Adwell and Sulham. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Ralph de Sulham Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-de-sulham-24968 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-de-sulham-24969 Person dates: flourished twelfth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1166 - 1186 Aumary II de Sulham, of Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-ii-de-sulham-24970 Transfer: Succeeded Ralph de Sulham in the four fees including Adwell. After Aumary's death, the Crown took custody during the minority of his heir; Thomas Basset acted as guardian in 1189 and 1190. Previous holder: Ralph de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: The possible tenants Geoffrey of Adwell and William of Adwell, fined in 1176 and 1177, are not entered as manor holders because the evidence describes them as possible tenants rather than lords of Adwell Manor. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Aumary II de Sulham Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ralph-de-sulham-24969 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-ii-de-sulham-24970 Person dates: died 1186 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1186 - before 1211 Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-aumary-de-sulham-24971 Transfer: Succeeded Aumary II de Sulham, apparently while under royal custody during his minority. Robert died before 1211 and was succeeded by his son Aumary III. Previous holder: Aumary II de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: The precise date at which Robert obtained full possession is not stated; the account records royal custody after his father's death and Thomas Basset's guardianship in 1189 and 1190. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-ii-de-sulham-24970 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-aumary-de-sulham-24971 Person dates: died before 1211 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | before 1211 - before 1241/2 Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, of Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-iii-fitz-robert-de-sulham-24972 Transfer: Succeeded his father Robert Fitz Aumary. By 1236 he was described as mentally incapable of making gifts or sales of his lands, and the sheriff was ordered to protect the inheritance. Previous holder: Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: The account identifies Aumary as Robert's son and successor. The date by which he ceased to hold is not given exactly; William de Sulham was probably in possession by 1241/2. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-aumary-de-sulham-24971 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-iii-fitz-robert-de-sulham-24972 Person dates: flourished 1236 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | before 1241/2 - by 1250 William de Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Transfer: Probably succeeded Aumary III Fitz Robert. He was dead by 1250; in 1255 Adwell was in the custody of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, as guardian of William's heir. Previous holder: Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: The succession is described as probable. The 1255 custody was exercised by the overlord or guardian and is not treated as an outright transfer to Richard, Earl of Cornwall. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: William de Sulham Co-holders: Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham, John de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aumary-iii-fitz-robert-de-sulham-24972 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Person dates: died by 1250 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1255 - by 1279 John de Sulham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-sulham-24974 Transfer: Inherited Adwell as William de Sulham's heir. He came of age in 1269 and received a grant of free warren in Adwell in 1277. By 1279 the four fees had been divided between Richard de la Hyde and Hugh de St Philibert, described as John's heir. Previous holder: William de Sulham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor as honoural tenant, subject to later division Shared holding: de Sulham family Narrative / explanation: The source records Adwell in the custody of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, in 1255 while John was a minor. That custody is not entered as a permanent conveyance to the earl. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John de Sulham Co-holders: William de Sulham, Aumary de Sulham, Ralph de Sulham, Aumary II de Sulham, Robert Fitz Aumary de Sulham, Aumary III Fitz Robert de Sulham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-sulham-24973 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-sulham-24974 Person dates: came of age 1269; dead by 1279 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1279 - 1300 Richard de la Hyde Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-la-hyde-24975 Transfer: Held one half of the four fees at Adwell in right of his wife Philippa, probably a daughter of John and Joan de Sulham. Previous holder: John de Sulham Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: one half of the manor or four fees Shared holding: de la Hyde family Narrative / explanation: Richard's holding was by marital right and represented one of the two divisions of the former de Sulham interest. The source expressly identifies the holding as being in right of his wife. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Richard de la Hyde, Philippa de la Hyde Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-sulham-24974 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-la-hyde-24975 Person dates: flourished late thirteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1279 - 1304 Hugh III de St Philibert Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-iii-de-st-philibert-24976 Transfer: Held the other half of the four fees at Adwell. His claim is traced through his mother Euphemia, who held Sulham as her inheritance and was probably descended from John de Sulham. Previous holder: John de Sulham Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: one half of the manor or four fees Shared holding: de St Philibert family Narrative / explanation: The holding was a hereditary share or successor interest, distinct from Richard de la Hyde's half. The manor remained divided between the two families in 1300. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Hugh III de St Philibert Co-holders: John de St Philibert Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-sulham-24974 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-iii-de-st-philibert-24976 Person dates: died 1304 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1304 - 1333 John de St Philibert, knight, later knighted, mayor of Bordeaux Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Transfer: Succeeded his father Hugh III de St Philibert as holder of the St Philibert half of Adwell. He came of age in 1314 and received free warren at Adwell in 1317. Previous holder: Hugh III de St Philibert Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: one half of the manor or four fees Shared holding: de St Philibert family Narrative / explanation: John held the St Philibert share until his death in 1333, when his child John became heir. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John de St Philibert Co-holders: Hugh III de St Philibert Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hugh-iii-de-st-philibert-24976 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Person dates: flourished 1348; died before 1358 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1333 - 1349 John de St Philibert, knight, later knighted, mayor of Bordeaux Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Transfer: Inherited the St Philibert half as a child and received seisin of Adwell in 1348. Before his death he apparently sold Adwell, together with the advowson, to Edmund Bereford, clerk, in 1349. Previous holder: John de St Philibert Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: one half of the manor or four fees Shared holding: de St Philibert family Narrative / explanation: The source says that John apparently sold Adwell in 1349; because the transaction is described as apparent rather than fully documented in the available account, the date and transfer are retained with that qualification. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John de St Philibert Co-holders: Hugh III de St Philibert Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Person dates: flourished 1348; died before 1358 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1349 - 1354 Edmund Bereford, clerk, lord of Rush Court Manor in Clapcot Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-bereford-24979 Transfer: Apparently acquired Adwell and its advowson from John de St Philibert in 1349. On Edmund's death in 1354, his three sisters Joan, Margaret, and Agnes were co-heirs to the family estates. Previous holder: John de St Philibert Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor, apparently acquired with the advowson Shared holding: Bereford family Narrative / explanation: The source identifies Edmund as the purchaser or recipient of Adwell from John de St Philibert, but the available narrative does not provide the precise instrument or terms of the 1349 transaction. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; supporting discussion of Edmund Bereford's co-heirs. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Edmund Bereford Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-st-philibert-24978 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-bereford-24979 Person dates: died 1354 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1354 - 1359 Joan de Elsfield, Margaret de Audley, and Agnes de Mautravers, co-heirs of Edmund Bereford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-de-elsfield-margaret-de-audley-and-agnes-de-mautravers-24980 Transfer: Inherited Adwell as three co-heirs of Edmund Bereford. The manor appears to have been divided equally among them; the Mautravers interest is documented as one third in 1358. By 1359 all three sisters had granted their portions to feoffees. Previous holder: Edmund Bereford Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: one third each, subject to the qualification that the surviving evidence explicitly documents the Mautravers one-third Shared holding: Bereford co-heirs Narrative / explanation: These were co-heirs and shared holders rather than a single sole holder. The source names Joan as the wife of Sir Gilbert de Elsfield, Margaret as the wife of Sir James de Audley, and Agnes as the wife of Sir John Mautravers. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; corroborating discussion of the Bereford co-heirs. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Joan de Elsfield, Margaret de Audley, Agnes de Mautravers Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-bereford-24979 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-de-elsfield-margaret-de-audley-and-agnes-de-mautravers-24980 Person dates: flourished mid-fourteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1359 - by 1372 John Motte Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-motte-24981 Transfer: The three Bereford co-heirs granted their portions of Adwell to feoffees, after which the manor was conveyed to John Motte. He was probably acting for John James of Wallingford. Previous holder: Joan de Elsfield, Margaret de Audley, and Agnes de Mautravers Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: whole manor held through feoffees or conveyance arrangement Shared holding: feoffees for John James of Wallingford Narrative / explanation: John Motte may have been an intermediary or feoffee rather than the beneficial owner. The source states that he was probably acting, as was his custom, for John James of Wallingford; the next secure evidence is James's presentation to the church in 1372. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John Motte Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-de-elsfield-margaret-de-audley-and-agnes-de-mautravers-24980 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-motte-24981 Person dates: flourished 1359 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | 1372 - 1396 John James of Wallingford, burgess for Wallingford, possible steward to Joan, Princess of Wales Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-james-of-wallingford-24982 Transfer: The first definite evidence of John James's connection with Adwell is his presentation to the church in 1372. In 1378 he settled Adwell and other lands on himself, his wife Christine, and his son Robert. He died in 1396; in the same year Christine and Robert took possession. Previous holder: John Motte Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor, subject to settlement interests Shared holding: James family Narrative / explanation: The 1378 settlement created interests for John, Christine, and Robert. John James is treated as the principal holder, while the settlement parties are recorded in the holding parties field. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John James of Wallingford, Christine James, Robert James Co-holders: Christine James and Robert James Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-motte-24981 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-james-of-wallingford-24982 Person dates: died 1396 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1396 - 1397 Christine James and Robert James, of Wallingford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-james-24983 Transfer: Took possession of Adwell after the death of John James. In 1397 Robert settled his own half on his wife Katherine and the reversion of the other half, after Christine's death, on Katherine. Previous holder: John James of Wallingford Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: whole manor pending the 1397 settlement; Robert's beneficial interest included one half and a reversionary interest in the other half Shared holding: James family Narrative / explanation: The holding involved possession by Christine and Robert followed by a formal settlement dividing present and reversionary interests. It should not be reduced to a simple outright inheritance by Robert alone. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Christine James, Robert James, Katherine James Co-holders: John James of Wallingford Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-james-of-wallingford-24982 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-james-24983 Person dates: died 1432 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 | 1429 - 1435 Christine James, wife of Edmund Rede Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christine-james-wife-of-edmund-rede-24984 Transfer: A 1429 settlement placed Adwell on Robert James's daughter Christine and her husband Edmund Rede and their heirs. Robert James died in 1432; Edmund Rede had died in 1430, and Christine obtained sole possession. On her death in 1435, her son Edmund succeeded. Previous holder: Robert James Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor under settlement and subsequent possession Shared holding: Rede family Narrative / explanation: The 1429 settlement is a direct conveyance by settlement rather than an unqualified inheritance. The associated inquisitio post mortem for Robert James records Adwell as a manor held in demesne as of fee and names Christine as his daughter and next heir. Source citation: Inquisition post mortem of Robert James, 1432, TNA reference C 139/54/23 mm.1-2; Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/23-638/640.html Other parties: Christine James, Edmund Rede Co-holders: Edmund Rede Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christine-james-wife-of-edmund-rede-24984 Person dates: died 1435 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 21 | 1435 - 1440 Edmund Rede Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-rede-24985 Transfer: Succeeded his mother Christine Rede in 1435. In 1440 Edmund Rede and Agnes Rede parted with Adwell to Richard Marmion. Previous holder: Christine James, wife of Edmund Rede Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Rede family Narrative / explanation: The source identifies Edmund as Christine's son and successor and records his 1440 conveyance to Richard Marmion. Agnes Rede is included as a co-conveyor because the source names both Edmund and Agnes in the transfer. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Edmund Rede, Agnes Rede Co-holders: Christine James, wife of Edmund Rede Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christine-james-wife-of-edmund-rede-24984 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-rede-24985 Person dates: flourished 1434-1440 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 22 | 1440 - by 1466 Richard Marmion, of Checkendon Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-marmion-24986 Transfer: Acquired Adwell from Edmund and Agnes Rede in 1440. The manor remained with the Marmion family thereafter. Previous holder: Edmund Rede and Agnes Rede Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Marmion family Narrative / explanation: This is the beginning of the approximately 150-year Marmion tenure recorded by the VCH-based account. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Richard Marmion Co-holders: John Marmion, William Marmion, Anthony Marmion Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-marmion-24986 Person dates: alive 1455 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 23 | by 1466 - after 1478 John Marmion Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Transfer: Succeeded Richard Marmion in the Marmion holding of Adwell. Previous holder: Richard Marmion Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Marmion family Narrative / explanation: John Marmion is recorded as having succeeded by 1466 and as still alive in 1478. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John Marmion Co-holders: Richard Marmion, William Marmion, Anthony Marmion Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-marmion-24986 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Person dates: flourished mid-sixteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 24 | by 1494 - 1530 William Marmion, of Easton, Gloucestershire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-marmion-24988 Transfer: Succeeded John Marmion in the Marmion holding. In 1513 he settled Adwell on himself and his wife Isabel. He died in 1530, leaving Anthony Marmion as his heir. Previous holder: John Marmion Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor subject to settlement on Isabel Marmion Shared holding: Marmion family Narrative / explanation: The 1513 settlement creates a joint or marital interest, but William remained the principal recorded holder until his death. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: William Marmion, Isabel Marmion Co-holders: Richard Marmion, John Marmion, Anthony Marmion Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-marmion-24988 Person dates: died 1530 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 25 | 1530 - before 1557 Anthony Marmion Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-marmion-24989 Transfer: Inherited Adwell from his father William Marmion. Before his death in 1549 he made three successive dispositions of the manor, producing disputes among beneficiaries. His younger son Arthur and daughter Elizabeth later disputed the elder son John's right. Previous holder: William Marmion Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor subject to successive dispositions Shared holding: Marmion family Narrative / explanation: Anthony's dispositions created a contested succession. John Marmion retained a claimed interest and later sold the manor to Nicholas Betham while retaining a lease of the mansion house, mill, and demesne lands. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Anthony Marmion Co-holders: Richard Marmion, John Marmion, William Marmion Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-marmion-24988 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-marmion-24989 Person dates: died 1549 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 26 | before 1557 - before 1557 John Marmion Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Transfer: John Marmion, heavily indebted to Nicholas Betham, sold the manor to Betham but retained a lease of the mansion house, water-mill, and demesne lands. The transfer occurred amid disputes concerning the dispositions of Anthony Marmion. Previous holder: Anthony Marmion Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: manorial title transferred; leasehold occupation retained in the mansion house, mill, and demesne lands Shared holding: Marmion to Betham transfer Narrative / explanation: John Marmion is entered because the source expressly records his sale of the manor. His retained lease represents tenancy or reserved occupation and is not treated as continued ownership of the manor. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John Marmion, Nicholas Betham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-marmion-24989 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Person dates: flourished mid-sixteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 27 | before 1557 - before 1557 Nicholas Betham, gentleman of Long Crendon Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-betham-24991 Transfer: Acquired Adwell from John Marmion. Before his death he settled the manor on himself and his wife Sybil, with remainder to their son Christopher. The settlement was disputed by Edward Betham, Nicholas's heir. Previous holder: John Marmion Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: whole manor subject to settlement and remainder Shared holding: Betham family Narrative / explanation: Nicholas's acquisition and settlement are explicitly connected to Adwell. The exact date of the sale and settlement is not stated in the available source. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; corroborating account of Christopher Betham's acquisition from the Marmions. Source URL: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/files/34506097/533572.pdf Other parties: Nicholas Betham, Sybil Betham, Christopher Betham Co-holders: Christopher Betham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-marmion-24990 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-betham-24991 Person dates: died before 1557 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 28 | by 1566 - 1580/1581 Christopher Betham, of Adwell Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christopher-betham-24992 Transfer: Obtained possession of Adwell after the disputed settlement made by his father Nicholas Betham. In 1580 and 1581 Christopher and his wife sold the manor and advowson to John Franklin for £1,500; John Franklin already held a lease of both. Previous holder: Nicholas Betham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor and advowson Shared holding: Betham family Narrative / explanation: Christopher's possession is documented by 1566. The sale was made in two stages or instruments dated 1580 and 1581 according to the VCH-based account. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10; Stephen Dugdale, discussion citing VCH Oxfordshire VIII and Betham-related records. Source URL: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/files/34506097/533572.pdf Other parties: Christopher Betham, Margaret Betham Co-holders: Nicholas Betham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-betham-24991 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=christopher-betham-24992 Person dates: flourished 1566; alive 1581 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 29 | 1580/1581 - 1597 John Franklin, gentleman of Canons, Middlesex Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-franklin-24993 Transfer: Purchased the manor and advowson from Christopher Betham and Margaret Betham for £1,500. He already held a lease of the manor and advowson. In 1591 John Rolles and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Anthony Marmion, sold to Franklin their claimed leasehold rights in the manor. Previous holder: Christopher Betham and Margaret Betham Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor and advowson Shared holding: Franklin family Narrative / explanation: The 1591 transaction is recorded as a purchase of claimed leasehold rights and is not treated as a separate transfer of the freehold manor because Franklin had already acquired the manorial interest in 1580-1581. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John Franklin Co-holders: Richard Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Henry Franklin Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-franklin-24993 Person dates: died 1597 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 30 | 1597 - 1615 Richard Franklin Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-franklin-24994 Transfer: Succeeded his brother John Franklin in the manor. Previous holder: John Franklin Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor and advowson Shared holding: Franklin family Narrative / explanation: The succession is stated directly in the VCH-based descent. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Richard Franklin Co-holders: John Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Henry Franklin Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-franklin-24993 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-franklin-24994 Person dates: died 1615 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 31 | 1615 - 1647 Sir John Franklin, knight, sometime Member of Parliament for Middlesex Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-franklin-24995 Transfer: Succeeded his father Richard Franklin in the manor. Previous holder: Richard Franklin Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor and advowson Shared holding: Franklin family Narrative / explanation: Sir John Franklin held Adwell until his death in 1647. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Sir John Franklin Co-holders: John Franklin, Richard Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Henry Franklin Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-franklin-24994 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-franklin-24995 Person dates: died 1647 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 32 | 1647 - 1658 Dame Elizabeth Franklin, widow of Sir John Franklin Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dame-elizabeth-franklin-24996 Transfer: Held Adwell as dower after the death of her husband Sir John Franklin. In 1658, by agreement with her sons Sir Richard Franklin and George Franklin, she sold the manor and advowson to Henry Franklin for £5,000. Previous holder: Sir John Franklin Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: dower interest in the whole manor and advowson Shared holding: Franklin family Narrative / explanation: Dame Elizabeth's interest was dower, not an unrestricted inheritance. The 1658 sale was made with the participation or agreement of her sons, who were heirs or family parties to the transaction. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Dame Elizabeth Franklin Co-holders: John Franklin, Richard Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Henry Franklin Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-franklin-24995 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dame-elizabeth-franklin-24996 Person dates: flourished 1647-1658 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 33 | 1658 - 1663 Henry Franklin, gentleman of Bledlow, Buckinghamshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-franklin-24997 Transfer: Purchased the manor and advowson from Dame Elizabeth Franklin and her sons for £5,000. He died in 1663, leaving three daughters as heirs. Previous holder: Dame Elizabeth Franklin, Sir Richard Franklin, and George Franklin Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor and advowson Shared holding: Franklin family Narrative / explanation: Henry Franklin was a purchaser and not the same person as the earlier John, Richard, or Sir John Franklin line, although the families were connected by surname and marriage. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Henry Franklin Co-holders: John Franklin, Richard Franklin, Sir John Franklin, Dame Elizabeth Franklin Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-franklin-24997 Person dates: died 1663 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 34 | 1663 - 1680 Anne Franklin, Mary Carter, and Frances Newell, co-heirs of Henry Franklin Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-franklin-mary-carter-and-frances-newell-24998 Transfer: Inherited Adwell as the three daughters and heirs of Henry Franklin. Anne Franklin and Mary Carter sold their two-thirds share to the Newell family in 1680 for £1,400. Frances was the wife of William Newell, who acquired or represented the remaining share. Previous holder: Henry Franklin Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: one third each initially; Anne and Mary together held two thirds Shared holding: Franklin co-heirs and Newell family Narrative / explanation: The manor was held in shares after Henry Franklin's death. Mary was the wife of Francis Carter, while Frances was the wife of William Newell; the family relationships do not by themselves establish ownership, but the source expressly records the 1680 sale of Anne and Mary's two-thirds share to the Newells. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Anne Franklin, Mary Carter, Frances Newell, William Newell Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-franklin-24997 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-franklin-mary-carter-and-frances-newell-24998 Person dates: flourished 1663-1680 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 35 | 1680 - by 1698 William Newell, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Transfer: Acquired the two-thirds share sold by Anne Franklin and Mary Carter in 1680 and held or represented the remaining share through his wife Frances, daughter of Henry Franklin. He was dead by 1698 and had devised the manor to his second son William. Previous holder: Anne Franklin, Mary Carter, and Frances Newell Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor after consolidation of the Franklin shares Shared holding: Newell family Narrative / explanation: The source records the 1680 purchase of two-thirds and describes William as having devised the manor by the time of his death. The exact date at which all shares became consolidated is not separately stated. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: William Newell, Frances Newell Co-holders: Reverend William Newell, Esther Newell Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-franklin-mary-carter-and-frances-newell-24998 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Person dates: died circa 1729 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 36 | by 1698 - circa 1729 William Newell, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Transfer: Inherited or received Adwell under the devise of his father, William Newell. He was a High Sheriff of Oxfordshire and devised the manor by his will, proved in 1729, to his eldest son, the Reverend William Newell. Previous holder: William Newell Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Newell family Narrative / explanation: This William Newell was the second son and successor of the earlier William Newell. The source distinguishes him by his office as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: William Newell Co-holders: Reverend William Newell, Esther Newell Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Person dates: died circa 1729 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 37 | circa 1729 - 1747 Reverend William Newell, rector of Adwell and Ickford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-william-newell-25001 Transfer: Received Adwell under his father's will. He was rector of Adwell and Ickford and left Adwell and other lands to his wife Esther for life, with remainder to their daughter Elizabeth. Previous holder: William Newell Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor subject to life interest and remainder Shared holding: Newell family Narrative / explanation: The will created a life interest for Esther and a remainder to Elizabeth rather than an immediate unrestricted transfer to Elizabeth. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Reverend William Newell, Esther Newell, Elizabeth Newell Co-holders: William Newell, Esther Newell Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-newell-25000 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-william-newell-25001 Person dates: died 1747 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 38 | 1747 - after 1785 Esther Newell, widow of the Reverend William Newell Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=esther-newell-25002 Transfer: Received a life interest in Adwell under the will of her husband, the Reverend William Newell; the remainder was limited to their daughter Elizabeth. Previous holder: Reverend William Newell Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: life interest in the whole manor Shared holding: Newell family Narrative / explanation: Esther's interest was expressly for life and is therefore not treated as an absolute inheritance of the manor. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Esther Newell Co-holders: William Newell, Reverend William Newell Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-william-newell-25001 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=esther-newell-25002 Person dates: flourished 1747-1785 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 39 | by 1785 - 1818 Elizabeth Newell, later Elizabeth Jones Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-newell-later-elizabeth-jones-25003 Transfer: Held the remainder after the life interest of her mother Esther Newell. She married James Jones of Stadhampton in 1787 and was in possession by 1785. On her death in 1818, her property passed by will to her friend Frances Webb. Previous holder: Esther Newell Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor subject to testamentary direction Shared holding: Newell-Jones family Narrative / explanation: The marriage to James Jones is not itself treated as a conveyance; the documented basis for the next transfer is Elizabeth's will and her death in 1818. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Elizabeth Newell, James Jones Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=esther-newell-25002 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-newell-later-elizabeth-jones-25003 Person dates: died 1818 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 40 | 1818 - 1846 Frances Webb, of Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=frances-webb-25004 Transfer: Received Adwell and other property under the will of Elizabeth Jones. Elizabeth directed that Frances should leave the property to one person who would assume the name Newell. Previous holder: Elizabeth Newell, later Elizabeth Jones Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: whole manor subject to testamentary direction Shared holding: Webb trusteeship or testamentary holding Narrative / explanation: Frances Webb held under Elizabeth Jones's will and was directed to pass the property to a person who assumed the name Newell. Her interest is therefore recorded as subject to a testamentary direction rather than an unrestricted permanent estate. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Frances Webb Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-newell-later-elizabeth-jones-25003 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=frances-webb-25004 Person dates: circa 1774-1846 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 41 | by 1846 - 1867 John William Newell-Birch, barrister, senior clerk of the House of Lords Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-william-newell-birch-25005 Transfer: Received Adwell from Frances Webb in accordance with Elizabeth Jones's testamentary direction and assumed the name Newell Birch. He was Frances Webb's kinsman. Previous holder: Frances Webb Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Newell-Birch family Narrative / explanation: The source expressly states that Frances Webb left Adwell to John W. Birch, who took the name Newell Birch. The date is given as 1846 in the family-history account, while the local VCH-based account describes the succession after Elizabeth Jones's death in 1818 without specifying the exact date of transfer. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; family descent of Adwell House. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: John William Newell-Birch Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=frances-webb-25004 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-william-newell-birch-25005 Person dates: 1775-1867 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 42 | 1867 - 1884 Henry Birch-Reynardson, barrister, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-birch-reynardson-25006 Transfer: Inherited Adwell from his maternal or collateral uncle John William Newell-Birch. He assumed the surname Birch-Reynardson and rebuilt Adwell parish church in the 1860s. Previous holder: John William Newell-Birch Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Birch-Reynardson family Narrative / explanation: The source expressly records the succession from John William Newell-Birch to his nephew Henry Birch-Reynardson. The family connection is included only because the manor transfer itself is documented. Source citation: Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history; Adwell House family history. Source URL: https://astonrowant.wordpress.com/adwell-parish/ Other parties: Henry Birch-Reynardson Co-holders: William John Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-william-newell-birch-25005 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-birch-reynardson-25006 Person dates: 1814-1884 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 43 | 1884 - circa 1935 William John Birch-Reynardson, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-john-birch-reynardson-25007 Transfer: Succeeded his father Henry Birch-Reynardson as lord of Adwell Manor and sole landowner by the late nineteenth century. Previous holder: Henry Birch-Reynardson Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Birch-Reynardson family Narrative / explanation: A contemporary early twentieth-century directory identifies William John Birch-Reynardson as lord of the manor and sole landowner at Adwell. The family descent gives his succession after Henry's death in 1884 and transfer to his son by about 1935. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Oxfordshire, 1907, entry for Adwell; Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, volume VIII (1964), pp. 7-10, as reproduced in the Adwell parish history. Source URL: https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/collection/p16445coll4/id/51723/download Other parties: William John Birch-Reynardson Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-birch-reynardson-25006 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-john-birch-reynardson-25007 Person dates: 1849-1940 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 44 | circa 1935 - 1959 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, C.M.G., High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lieutenant-colonel-henry-thomas-birch-reynardson-25008 Transfer: Adwell was handed on by William John Birch-Reynardson to his son Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson by about 1935. Henry Thomas was lord of the manor until 1959. Previous holder: William John Birch-Reynardson Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Birch-Reynardson family Narrative / explanation: The date is approximate as given by the family descent. Contemporary London Gazette entries identify Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson of Adwell House and support his continuing association with the estate and locality. Source citation: Family descent of Adwell House; The London Gazette, 15 November 1955, issue 40632, p. 6436. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2026/06/637-reynardson-and-birch-reynardson-of.html Other parties: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, William John Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-john-birch-reynardson-25007 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lieutenant-colonel-henry-thomas-birch-reynardson-25008 Person dates: 1892-1972 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 45 | 1959 - after 1997 William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, soldier, solicitor and City businessman Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-robert-ashley-birch-reynardson-25009 Transfer: Succeeded his father Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson in 1959. The family descent records that Adwell was subsequently handed on after 1997 to Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson. Previous holder: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor Shared holding: Birch-Reynardson family Narrative / explanation: Bill Birch-Reynardson was the recorded family holder between the 1959 succession and the later transfer recorded as occurring after 1997. Source citation: Family descent of Adwell House; The London Gazette, 28 March 1974, issue 46249, p. 4007; obituary and family-history sources. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2026/06/637-reynardson-and-birch-reynardson-of.html Other parties: William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, William John Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lieutenant-colonel-henry-thomas-birch-reynardson-25008 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-robert-ashley-birch-reynardson-25009 Person dates: 1923-2017 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 46 | after 1997 Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-henry-birch-reynardson-25010 Transfer: The family descent records that Adwell was handed on after 1997 from William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson to his son Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson. Previous holder: William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: whole manor or estate interest as described in the family descent Shared holding: Birch-Reynardson family Narrative / explanation: This is the latest historical or family-recorded succession located in the public sources consulted. The source describes the present owners in general terms, but this entry does not make an independent assertion about current legal title or present-day ownership of every component of the estate. Source citation: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, 'Reynardson and Birch-Reynardson of Holywell Hall and Adwell House', Adwell House descent. Source URL: https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2026/06/637-reynardson-and-birch-reynardson-of.html Other parties: Thomas Henry Birch-Reynardson Co-holders: Henry Birch-Reynardson, William John Birch-Reynardson, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch-Reynardson, William Robert Ashley Birch-Reynardson, known as Bill Birch-Reynardson Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-henry-birch-reynardson-25010 Person dates: born 1956 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY