MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ADWICK LE STREET MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=adwick-le-street-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 13:58 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 22 Location: Adwick le Street, Yorkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Roger de Bully, Norman tenant-in-chief in Yorkshire | 1086 - after 1086 Transfer: Domesday tenure; predecessor before the Norman Conquest not identified in the source as a conveyance to Roger de Bully Holding arrangement: Tenant-in-chief of the larger Domesday holding at Adwick; the local lord was Fulco of Lisors / Larger Domesday holding / Co-holders: Fulco of Lisors (Fulk de Lizours) Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-bully-25021 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Fulco of Lisors (Fulk de Lizours), Domesday subtenant of Roger de Bully at Adwick | 1086 - after 1086; end date unknown Transfer: Subtenancy recorded in Domesday Book; no later transfer located in the consulted sources Holding arrangement: Other / Subtenant or local lord of the larger Domesday holding / Larger Domesday holding / Co-holders: Roger de Bully Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=fulco-of-lisors-fulk-de-lizours-25022 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Count Robert of Mortain, Count of Mortain, Domesday tenant-in-chief | 1086 - after 1086; end date unknown Transfer: Domesday tenure; predecessor before the Norman Conquest was Ulfkil or Ulfkil, and the later transfer is not established Holding arrangement: Tenant-in-chief of a separate two-bovate Domesday holding at Adwick / Separate two-bovate Domesday holding / Co-holders: Nigel Fossard Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=count-robert-of-mortain-24330 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Nigel Fossard, Domesday local lord under Count Robert of Mortain, Feudal baron of Mulgrave, tenant-in-chief | 1086 - after 1086; end date unknown Transfer: Subtenancy recorded in Domesday Book; no later transfer located Holding arrangement: Other / Local lord or subtenant of the separate two-bovate holding / Separate two-bovate Domesday holding / Co-holders: Count Robert of Mortain Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nigel-fossard-25023 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Alice Lund, Holder of the lordship of Adwick under Payne Tibbet, Holder of Adwick as one knight’s fee | 1303 or 1304 - before 1309; end date uncertain Transfer: Documented holding of the lordship of Adwick of Payne Tibbet or Tibetot as one knight’s fee; subsequent disposition not identified Holding arrangement: Other / Lordship held of Payne Tibbet as one knight’s fee / Early fourteenth-century Adwick lordship / Co-holders: John de Tibetot and John de Tours, Stephen de Evers or Evre Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-lund-25024 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. John de Tibetot and John de Tours, Reported lords of Adwick | 1309 - before 1317; end date uncertain Transfer: The two men are returned as lords of Adwick in the early fourteenth-century evidence; the instrument of transfer from the preceding interest is unknown Holding arrangement: Joint / Joint or otherwise shared lordship is reported; precise shares unknown / Early fourteenth-century Adwick lordship / Co-holders: Alice Lund, Stephen de Evers or Evre Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-tibetot-and-john-de-tours-25025 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Stephen de Evers or Evre, Reported holder of Adwick | 1316 or 1317 - before 1368; end date uncertain Transfer: The manor or an Adwick interest is reported as held by Stephen de Evers or Evre; subsequent division into moieties is reported by later local history Holding arrangement: Reported holder of the manor or principal Adwick interest; extent uncertain / Early fourteenth-century Adwick lordship / Co-holders: Alice Lund, John de Tibetot and John de Tours Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-evers-or-evre-25026 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Peter Evans and John FitzWilliam, Reported holders of the two moieties of Adwick | 1368 - before the 15th century; end date uncertain Transfer: Reported division of Adwick into two moieties; the deed or judicial instrument effecting the division has not been located Holding arrangement: Share / Two moieties; individual allocation of the moieties is not specified in the consulted source / Divided medieval manor Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-evans-and-john-fitzwilliam-25027 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Nicholas Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire gentleman, associated with Adwick le Street | 1459 - after 1459; end date uncertain Transfer: FitzWilliam possession is evidenced by a 1459 licence associated with Nicholas Fitzwilliam and by contemporary references placing him at Adwick; later transfer not identified Holding arrangement: Principal FitzWilliam interest; whether the whole manor was united is uncertain / FitzWilliam of Adwick Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-fitzwilliam-of-adwick-25028 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Sir William FitzWilliam, Knight, FitzWilliam landholder of Sprotborough and Adwick | 1515 - 1535 Transfer: The reversion of the manor of Adwick and messuages and land there was the subject of Fitzwilliam v Reresby, involving feoffees to uses; in 1535 Sir William granted a twenty-year lease of the manor of Athewyk to Richard Fletcher Holding arrangement: Substantial manorial interest with a reversionary and leasing power; exact extent of the freehold not stated / FitzWilliam manorial interest and lease Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-fitzwilliam-of-sprotborough-25029 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Richard Fletcher, Leaseholder of the manor of Athewyk | 1535-02-08 - 1555-02-08 Transfer: Twenty-year lease of the manor of Athewyk granted by Sir William FitzWilliam; leasehold tenure, not sole lordship Holding arrangement: Other / Twenty-year lease; rent stated in the archival summary as £22 per annum / Leasehold interest under FitzWilliam ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-fletcher-25030 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. James Washington, Esquire, lord of the manor of Adwick le Street | by 1577 - 1580 Transfer: Acquisition from the FitzWilliam interest is reported as occurring in the mid-sixteenth century, but the conveyance deed and exact date have not been located Holding arrangement: Reported lord of the manor; exact title extent not independently established / Washington of Adwick / Co-holders: Richard Washington, Darcy Washington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25031 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Richard Washington, Reported final Washington holder of Adwick | 1580 - before 1678; exact end date uncertain Transfer: Family succession from James Washington is reported by local history; no separate succession deed has been located Holding arrangement: Reported principal holder of the Washington estate and manor / Washington of Adwick / Co-holders: James Washington, Darcy Washington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Darcy Washington, Yorkshire landowner, reported holder of the Adwick estate | before 1678 - after 1678; exact end date uncertain Transfer: Family succession within the Washington estate; no separate manorial conveyance located Holding arrangement: Reported principal holder of the Adwick estate / Washington of Adwick / Co-holders: James Washington, Richard Washington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=darcy-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25033 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Richard Washington, Reported final Washington holder of Adwick | 1678 - 1712 or before 1719; exact end date uncertain Transfer: Succession within the Washington family followed by sale or disposition to Sir George Cooke; a local source dates a sale of Washington land to Cooke to 9 January 1712, while the full manor sale date is uncertain Holding arrangement: Reported principal holder of the Adwick manor and estate / Final Washington tenure and sale to Cooke Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Sir George Cooke, Baronet, landowner of Wheatley and Owston | 1712 or before 1719 - 1733 Transfer: Acquired the Washington Adwick interest; the exact instrument and whether the entire manor passed are not established Holding arrangement: Reported purchaser of the principal Adwick manor or estate interest / Cooke of Wheatley and Owston Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-george-cooke-3rd-baronet-25035 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Anthony Eyre, Landowner and Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge | 1733 - 1748 Transfer: Purchased an Adwick estate from his uncle Sir George Cooke in 1733 Holding arrangement: Adwick estate; contemporary source does not specify whether the entire manorial lordship was included / Eyre of Adwick Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Anthony Eyre, Landowner and Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge | 1748 - 1762 Transfer: Inherited the Adwick estate from his father Anthony Eyre; later sale to Charles Duncombe is reported in local history as occurring in 1762 Holding arrangement: Reported principal Adwick estate interest / Eyre of Adwick Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. Charles Duncombe, London banker and Yorkshire landowner | 1762 - 1789 or 1790 Transfer: Purchased the Adwick manor or estate from Anthony Eyre, according to local historical accounts Holding arrangement: Reported principal Adwick estate and manorial interest / Duncombe of Adwick Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-duncombe-25038 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. Thomas Bradford, Doncaster merchant, property developer, and landowner | 1789 or 1790 - 1791 or after; exact division date uncertain Transfer: Purchased the extensive Adwick estate from Charles Duncombe and subsequently divided or sold portions; the manor-wide extent of the purchase is uncertain Holding arrangement: Extensive estate; later fragmented into separate portions / Bradford acquisition and subdivision Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bradford-25039 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 21. George Wroughton, Former East India merchant and landowner | 1791 - after 1791; by 1821 deceased Transfer: Purchased Adwick Hall and part of the estate from Thomas Bradford in 1791 Holding arrangement: Mansion and part of the estate; not proven to include the entire manorial lordship / Wroughton estate at Adwick Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-wroughton-25040 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 22. Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson, Yorkshire landowner of Brodsworth | by 1870-1872 - after 1870-1872; end date unknown Transfer: Later acquisition or consolidation of the manorial interest is not established; the Imperial Gazetteer explicitly states that the manor belonged to S. A. Thellusson Holding arrangement: Contemporary gazetteer states that the manor belonged to S. A. Thellusson; precise extent and acquisition date unknown / Thellusson of Brodsworth Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-sabine-augustus-thellusson-25041 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1086 - after 1086 Roger de Bully, Norman tenant-in-chief in Yorkshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-bully-25021 Transfer: Domesday tenure; predecessor before the Norman Conquest not identified in the source as a conveyance to Roger de Bully Previous holder: Swain, Gluniairnn, and Arnketil are recorded as pre-Conquest holders of the larger Adwick holding Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Tenant-in-chief of the larger Domesday holding at Adwick; the local lord was Fulco of Lisors Shared holding: Larger Domesday holding Narrative / explanation: Domesday Book records the larger Adwick holding as belonging to Roger de Bully, with Fulco of Lisors holding it under him. This establishes a feudal superior and subtenant, not necessarily modern-style sole ownership of every later component of Adwick le Street Manor. Source citation: Domesday Book entry for Adwick [le Street], Land of Roger of Bully; Open Domesday, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 10W39. Source URL: https://opendomesday.org/place/SE5408/adwick-le-street/ Other parties: Roger de Bully, Fulco of Lisors Co-holders: Fulco of Lisors (Fulk de Lizours) Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-bully-25021 Person dates: fl. 11th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1086 - after 1086; end date unknown Fulco of Lisors (Fulk de Lizours), Domesday subtenant of Roger de Bully at Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=fulco-of-lisors-fulk-de-lizours-25022 Transfer: Subtenancy recorded in Domesday Book; no later transfer located in the consulted sources Previous holder: Roger de Bully Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Subtenant or local lord of the larger Domesday holding Shared holding: Larger Domesday holding Narrative / explanation: Fulco of Lisors is explicitly named in Domesday Book as holding the larger Adwick estate of Roger de Bully. Later local histories describe the interest of the de Lisors or de Lizours family as descending to an heiress and passing into the FitzWilliam family, but the precise conveyance and identification of the heiress have not been sufficiently established here. Source citation: Domesday Book entry for Adwick [le Street], Land of Roger of Bully; Open Domesday, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 10W39. Source URL: https://opendomesday.org/place/SE5408/adwick-le-street/ Other parties: Fulco of Lisors, Roger de Bully Co-holders: Roger de Bully Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=roger-de-bully-25021 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=fulco-of-lisors-fulk-de-lizours-25022 Person dates: fl. 11th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1086 - after 1086; end date unknown Count Robert of Mortain, Count of Mortain, Domesday tenant-in-chief Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=count-robert-of-mortain-24330 Transfer: Domesday tenure; predecessor before the Norman Conquest was Ulfkil or Ulfkil, and the later transfer is not established Previous holder: Ulfkil Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Tenant-in-chief of a separate two-bovate Domesday holding at Adwick Shared holding: Separate two-bovate Domesday holding Narrative / explanation: Domesday Book records a separate two-bovate holding at Adwick belonging to Count Robert of Mortain, with Nigel Fossard as the local lord in 1086. It is not assumed that this separate holding formed part of the later manor without additional evidence. Source citation: Domesday Book entry for Adwick [le Street], Land of Count Robert of Mortain; Open Domesday, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 5W31. Source URL: https://opendomesday.org/place/SE5408/adwick-le-street/ Other parties: Count Robert of Mortain, Nigel Fossard Co-holders: Nigel Fossard Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=count-robert-of-mortain-24330 Person dates: c.1031-1090 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1086 - after 1086; end date unknown Nigel Fossard, Domesday local lord under Count Robert of Mortain, Feudal baron of Mulgrave, tenant-in-chief Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nigel-fossard-25023 Transfer: Subtenancy recorded in Domesday Book; no later transfer located Previous holder: Count Robert of Mortain Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Local lord or subtenant of the separate two-bovate holding Shared holding: Separate two-bovate Domesday holding Narrative / explanation: Nigel Fossard is recorded in Domesday Book as lord of the separate two-bovate Adwick holding under Count Robert of Mortain. The later relationship, if any, between this holding and the principal Adwick manor is unresolved. Source citation: Domesday Book entry for Adwick [le Street], Land of Count Robert of Mortain; Open Domesday, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 5W31. Source URL: https://opendomesday.org/place/SE5408/adwick-le-street/ Other parties: Nigel Fossard, Count Robert of Mortain Co-holders: Count Robert of Mortain Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=count-robert-of-mortain-24330 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nigel-fossard-25023 Person dates: fl. 11th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1303 or 1304 - before 1309; end date uncertain Alice Lund, Holder of the lordship of Adwick under Payne Tibbet, Holder of Adwick as one knight’s fee Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-lund-25024 Transfer: Documented holding of the lordship of Adwick of Payne Tibbet or Tibetot as one knight’s fee; subsequent disposition not identified Previous holder: Payne Tibbet or Tibetot was the feudal superior named in the record Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Lordship held of Payne Tibbet as one knight’s fee Shared holding: Early fourteenth-century Adwick lordship Narrative / explanation: A record cited in the published Yorkshire inquisitions and later local histories states that Alice Lund held the lordship of Adwick of Payne Tibbet as one knight’s fee, with suit at the court of Bentley. The evidence establishes her holding but does not establish whether she held the entire later manor or a defined medieval component. Source citation: William Brown, Yorkshire Inquisitions, published Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series material, with the Adwick evidence discussed in local summaries of the medieval manor. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/YAS_Record_Series_Vol._031-_Yorkshire_inquisitions_pt_iii_1245%2C_1282_and_1294-1303%2C_ed_William_Brown%2C_1902_%28IA_cu31924084250608%29.pdf Other parties: Alice Lund, Payne Tibbet Co-holders: John de Tibetot and John de Tours, Stephen de Evers or Evre Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-lund-25024 Person dates: fl. early 14th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1309 - before 1317; end date uncertain John de Tibetot and John de Tours, Reported lords of Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-tibetot-and-john-de-tours-25025 Transfer: The two men are returned as lords of Adwick in the early fourteenth-century evidence; the instrument of transfer from the preceding interest is unknown Previous holder: Alice Lund, or another holder not identified by the source Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Joint or otherwise shared lordship is reported; precise shares unknown Shared holding: Early fourteenth-century Adwick lordship Narrative / explanation: Local historical accounts based on medieval evidence report John de Tibetot of Bentley and John de Tours as lords of Adwick in 1309. The exact legal nature of their interests is unclear, and the source cautions that names such as Tours and Evers may represent related or interchangeable designations. This entry therefore records a reported joint or shared lordship rather than sole ownership. Source citation: Local history summary of medieval Adwick evidence, citing Hunter’s South Yorkshire and related medieval records; corroborated by the discussion of John de Tours and John de Tibetot in the Adwick history page. Source URL: https://6162c9d93b22f.site123.me/ Other parties: John de Tibetot, John de Tours Co-holders: Alice Lund, Stephen de Evers or Evre Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-tibetot-and-john-de-tours-25025 Person dates: fl. early 14th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1316 or 1317 - before 1368; end date uncertain Stephen de Evers or Evre, Reported holder of Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-evers-or-evre-25026 Transfer: The manor or an Adwick interest is reported as held by Stephen de Evers or Evre; subsequent division into moieties is reported by later local history Previous holder: John de Tibetot and John de Tours, or another holder not identified Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported holder of the manor or principal Adwick interest; extent uncertain Shared holding: Early fourteenth-century Adwick lordship Narrative / explanation: A local historical account states that in 1316 or 1317 the manor was held by Stephen de Evers or Evre. The same account notes that the names Tours and Evers may be interchangeable, so this may represent continuity or a change in designation rather than a clearly documented sale. Source citation: Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street,” summarising Hunter and medieval records. Source URL: https://6162c9d93b22f.site123.me/ Other parties: Stephen de Evers or Evre Co-holders: Alice Lund, John de Tibetot and John de Tours Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-evers-or-evre-25026 Person dates: fl. early 14th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1368 - before the 15th century; end date uncertain Peter Evans and John FitzWilliam, Reported holders of the two moieties of Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-evans-and-john-fitzwilliam-25027 Transfer: Reported division of Adwick into two moieties; the deed or judicial instrument effecting the division has not been located Previous holder: Stephen de Evers or Evre, or an intermediate holder not identified Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: Two moieties; individual allocation of the moieties is not specified in the consulted source Shared holding: Divided medieval manor Narrative / explanation: A local history account states that by 1368 Adwick was divided into two moieties held by Peter Evans and John FitzWilliam. This is important evidence that the medieval manor was not necessarily held as an undivided sole estate at this date. The documentary basis and precise shares should be checked against the underlying medieval records before treating the two men as owners of the whole manor. Source citation: Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street,” citing local historical and medieval evidence. Source URL: https://6162c9d93b22f.site123.me/ Other parties: Peter Evans, John FitzWilliam Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=peter-evans-and-john-fitzwilliam-25027 Person dates: fl. 14th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1459 - after 1459; end date uncertain Nicholas Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire gentleman, associated with Adwick le Street Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-fitzwilliam-of-adwick-25028 Transfer: FitzWilliam possession is evidenced by a 1459 licence associated with Nicholas Fitzwilliam and by contemporary references placing him at Adwick; later transfer not identified Previous holder: Earlier FitzWilliam or divided medieval interests; exact predecessor unknown Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Principal FitzWilliam interest; whether the whole manor was united is uncertain Shared holding: FitzWilliam of Adwick Narrative / explanation: Nicholas Fitzwilliam is associated directly with Adwick in 1459. A licence from the Archbishop permitted an oratory at his house at Adwick, and modern historical scholarship identifies Nicholas Fitzwilliam of Adwick as a local Yorkshire gentleman. This establishes a FitzWilliam manorial or estate connection but does not by itself prove that Nicholas held every component of the manor in sole ownership. Source citation: Historical discussion of Nicholas Fitzwilliam of Adwick in the University of York thesis Government and Political Society in the West Riding, together with the local account of the 1459 oratory licence. Source URL: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/2454/1/DX223236.pdf Other parties: Nicholas Fitzwilliam Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=nicholas-fitzwilliam-of-adwick-25028 Person dates: died 1460 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1515 - 1535 Sir William FitzWilliam, Knight, FitzWilliam landholder of Sprotborough and Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-fitzwilliam-of-sprotborough-25029 Transfer: The reversion of the manor of Adwick and messuages and land there was the subject of Fitzwilliam v Reresby, involving feoffees to uses; in 1535 Sir William granted a twenty-year lease of the manor of Athewyk to Richard Fletcher Previous holder: Earlier FitzWilliam holder or successor interest; exact immediate predecessor not identified Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Substantial manorial interest with a reversionary and leasing power; exact extent of the freehold not stated Shared holding: FitzWilliam manorial interest and lease Narrative / explanation: A Court of Chancery record for 1515–1518 concerns the manor of Adwick and associated land, with Ralph Reresby and John Anne acting as feoffees to uses after acquiring the reversion from William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough. In 1535 Sir William FitzWilliam granted Richard Fletcher a twenty-year lease of the manor of Athewyk, excepting specified manorial incidents. Sir William is therefore recorded as the holder of the relevant manorial interest, while Reresby, Anne, and Fletcher held feoffee or leasehold positions rather than necessarily being lords in fee simple. Source citation: The National Archives, C 1/408/7, Fitzwilliam v Reresby, concerning the manor of Adwick, 1515–1518; and Nottinghamshire Archives, DD/FJ/7/36/11, counterpart lease of the manor of Athewyk, 8 February 1535. Source URL: https://walterfitzgilbertdehamilton.com/page/4/ Other parties: Sir William FitzWilliam, Ralph Reresby, John Anne, Richard Fletcher Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-fitzwilliam-of-sprotborough-25029 Person dates: fl. early 16th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1535-02-08 - 1555-02-08 Richard Fletcher, Leaseholder of the manor of Athewyk Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-fletcher-25030 Transfer: Twenty-year lease of the manor of Athewyk granted by Sir William FitzWilliam; leasehold tenure, not sole lordship Previous holder: Sir William FitzWilliam Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Twenty-year lease; rent stated in the archival summary as £22 per annum Shared holding: Leasehold interest under FitzWilliam ownership Narrative / explanation: Richard Fletcher, described as Sir William FitzWilliam’s servant, received a twenty-year lease of the manor of Athewyk on 8 February 1535. The lease excluded specified manorial incidents, including wards, marriages, and mines, showing that Fletcher was a lessee and not necessarily the lord of the manor in fee simple. Source citation: Nottinghamshire Archives, DD/FJ/7/36/11, counterpart lease of the manor of Athewyk from Sir William FitzWilliam to Richard Fletcher, 8 February 1535. Source URL: https://walterfitzgilbertdehamilton.com/page/4/ Other parties: Richard Fletcher, Sir William FitzWilliam Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-fitzwilliam-of-sprotborough-25029 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-fletcher-25030 Person dates: fl. 1535 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | by 1577 - 1580 James Washington, Esquire, lord of the manor of Adwick le Street Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25031 Transfer: Acquisition from the FitzWilliam interest is reported as occurring in the mid-sixteenth century, but the conveyance deed and exact date have not been located Previous holder: FitzWilliam interest; the intervening conveyance is unknown Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported lord of the manor; exact title extent not independently established Shared holding: Washington of Adwick Narrative / explanation: James Washington is recorded as owning or holding the manor of Adwick le Street by 1577 and is commemorated in the church as “Dominus Jacobus Washington, armiger, de Adwycke,” with a tomb dated 1579 or associated with his death in 1580. Local accounts say that he acquired the manor soon after inheriting Hampole Priory estates in 1555, but no direct conveyance has been located. The transfer from the FitzWilliam interest is therefore recorded as unknown rather than inferred from family succession. Source citation: Sparks-derived historical account recording James Washington as owner of the manor in 1577; local history account of the Washington family at Adwick; Ella Armitage, A Key to English Antiquities, as cited in the local account. Source URL: https://www.spanglefish.com/adwick-le-street/index.asp?pageid=403966 Other parties: James Washington Co-holders: Richard Washington, Darcy Washington Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25031 Person dates: died 1580 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1580 - before 1678; exact end date uncertain Richard Washington, Reported final Washington holder of Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Transfer: Family succession from James Washington is reported by local history; no separate succession deed has been located Previous holder: James Washington Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported principal holder of the Washington estate and manor Shared holding: Washington of Adwick Narrative / explanation: Local historical accounts state that Richard Washington inherited James Washington’s Adwick estates and succeeded him as the family holder. The source also describes Richard as holding office as treasurer for lame soldiers during the reign of James I. Because the available evidence is secondary and the exact legal instrument is not identified, the entry is retained with medium strength. Source citation: Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street,” and Washington family history for Adwick. Source URL: https://6162c9d93b22f.site123.me/ Other parties: Richard Washington Co-holders: James Washington, Darcy Washington Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25031 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Person dates: born 1673; died after 1712 and before or in 1719 according to local accounts Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | before 1678 - after 1678; exact end date uncertain Darcy Washington, Yorkshire landowner, reported holder of the Adwick estate Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=darcy-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25033 Transfer: Family succession within the Washington estate; no separate manorial conveyance located Previous holder: Richard Washington Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported principal holder of the Adwick estate Shared holding: Washington of Adwick Narrative / explanation: Local history states that Darcy Washington inherited the Adwick estates from Richard Washington and held them during the Civil War period. The source reports that the family supported the Royalist cause and that the estate was confiscated after the fighting before being recovered. The confiscation and recovery should be distinguished from an ordinary private conveyance. Source citation: Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street,” and Washington family history for Adwick. Source URL: https://6162c9d93b22f.site123.me/ Other parties: Darcy Washington Co-holders: James Washington, Richard Washington Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=darcy-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25033 Person dates: fl. mid-17th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1678 - 1712 or before 1719; exact end date uncertain Richard Washington, Reported final Washington holder of Adwick Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Transfer: Succession within the Washington family followed by sale or disposition to Sir George Cooke; a local source dates a sale of Washington land to Cooke to 9 January 1712, while the full manor sale date is uncertain Previous holder: Darcy Washington Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported principal holder of the Adwick manor and estate Shared holding: Final Washington tenure and sale to Cooke Narrative / explanation: The later Richard Washington is reported to have inherited the Adwick estate and to have been the last Washington to live at Adwick. Local evidence states that he sold land to Sir George Cooke on 9 January 1712, while other accounts say that he sold the manor to Cooke before his death in 1719. Because the evidence does not establish whether the 1712 transaction conveyed the whole manor or only part of the estate, the sale is recorded with a date range and qualification. Source citation: Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street,” including the reported 9 January 1712 sale; Washington family history for Adwick. Source URL: https://www.spanglefish.com/adwick-le-street/index.asp?pageid=403966 Other parties: Richard Washington, Sir George Cooke Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=darcy-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25033 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Person dates: born 1673; died after 1712 and before or in 1719 according to local accounts Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1712 or before 1719 - 1733 Sir George Cooke, Baronet, landowner of Wheatley and Owston Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-george-cooke-3rd-baronet-25035 Transfer: Acquired the Washington Adwick interest; the exact instrument and whether the entire manor passed are not established Previous holder: Richard Washington Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported purchaser of the principal Adwick manor or estate interest Shared holding: Cooke of Wheatley and Owston Narrative / explanation: Sir George Cooke is reported to have acquired the Adwick manor or principal estate from Richard Washington in the early eighteenth century. A local account cites a sale of Washington land dated 9 January 1712, but the surviving evidence consulted does not prove that this date conveyed the entire manor. Sir George’s ownership or control of an Adwick estate is corroborated by the later direct record of its sale to his nephew Anthony Eyre in 1733. Source citation: University of Nottingham, Biography of Anthony Eyre (c.1691–1748), stating that Anthony bought an estate at Adwick le Street from his uncle Sir George Cooke in 1733; local Washington family history for the earlier sale. Source URL: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/eyre/biographies/biographyofanthonyeyre%28c1691-1748%29.aspx Other parties: Sir George Cooke, Richard Washington Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-washington-of-adwick-le-street-25034 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-george-cooke-3rd-baronet-25035 Person dates: died 1740 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1733 - 1748 Anthony Eyre, Landowner and Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Transfer: Purchased an Adwick estate from his uncle Sir George Cooke in 1733 Previous holder: Sir George Cooke Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Adwick estate; contemporary source does not specify whether the entire manorial lordship was included Shared holding: Eyre of Adwick Narrative / explanation: The University of Nottingham’s biographical account directly states that Anthony Eyre bought an estate at Adwick le Street from his uncle Sir George Cooke in 1733 and lived there until his death. Local histories describe this as the manor, but the authoritative biographical source uses the more cautious term “estate”; the entry therefore preserves that qualification. Source citation: University of Nottingham, Biography of Anthony Eyre (c.1691–1748), Eyre Family biographies. Source URL: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/eyre/biographies/biographyofanthonyeyre%28c1691-1748%29.aspx Other parties: Anthony Eyre, Sir George Cooke Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-george-cooke-3rd-baronet-25035 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Person dates: 1727–1788 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | 1748 - 1762 Anthony Eyre, Landowner and Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Transfer: Inherited the Adwick estate from his father Anthony Eyre; later sale to Charles Duncombe is reported in local history as occurring in 1762 Previous holder: Anthony Eyre, father Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported principal Adwick estate interest Shared holding: Eyre of Adwick Narrative / explanation: The younger Anthony Eyre succeeded to his father’s estates on the latter’s death in 1748. Local historical accounts state that this Anthony later sold the Adwick manor or estate to Charles Duncombe in 1762. The direct evidence securely establishes the father’s Adwick ownership and the son’s succession to the family estates; the 1762 sale is supported by local history but not by a conveyance located in the present search. Source citation: University of Nottingham, Biography of Anthony Eyre (c.1691–1748), for the family succession; Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street,” for the reported 1762 sale. Source URL: https://6162c9d93b22f.site123.me/ Other parties: Anthony Eyre, Charles Duncombe Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Person dates: 1727–1788 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1762 - 1789 or 1790 Charles Duncombe, London banker and Yorkshire landowner Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-duncombe-25038 Transfer: Purchased the Adwick manor or estate from Anthony Eyre, according to local historical accounts Previous holder: Anthony Eyre Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Reported principal Adwick estate and manorial interest Shared holding: Duncombe of Adwick Narrative / explanation: Local historical accounts state that Charles Duncombe acquired the Adwick manor or estate from Anthony Eyre in 1762. Duncombe ownership is also supported by the later history of the Duncombe family’s Yorkshire properties and by local references to the Duncombe occupation or ownership of the Adwick estate. The exact conveyance date and legal extent remain to be verified against the Duncombe estate papers. Source citation: Carcroft and District Local History Society, “Lords of the Manor of Adwick le Street”; North Yorkshire County Record Office, Introduction to the Feversham (Duncombe) Collection, identifying Adwick among the Duncombe family properties. Source URL: https://archivesunlocked.northyorks.gov.uk/CalmView/GetMultimedia.ashx?db=Catalog&fname=58%5C771fdc-73a3-4a0d-968d-e009b600ac83.pdf&type=default Other parties: Charles Duncombe, Anthony Eyre Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-eyre-of-adwick-le-street-25037 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-duncombe-25038 Person dates: died 1767 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 | 1789 or 1790 - 1791 or after; exact division date uncertain Thomas Bradford, Doncaster merchant, property developer, and landowner Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bradford-25039 Transfer: Purchased the extensive Adwick estate from Charles Duncombe and subsequently divided or sold portions; the manor-wide extent of the purchase is uncertain Previous holder: Charles Duncombe Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Extensive estate; later fragmented into separate portions Shared holding: Bradford acquisition and subdivision Narrative / explanation: Local and civic-history sources state that Thomas Bradford acquired the extensive Adwick estate around 1789 or 1790. In 1791 he sold the mansion and part of the estate to George Wroughton and disposed of other land separately. Because the sources describe an estate transaction and subdivision rather than a clearly identified transfer of the entire manorial lordship, Bradford is recorded as purchaser of the principal estate interest, not unqualifiedly as sole lord of every manorial component. Source citation: Doncaster Civic Trust, Trust Topics newsletter, reporting the Bradford acquisition and 1791 sale of the mansion and part of the estate; Carcroft and District Local History Society, Adwick history. Source URL: https://www.doncastercivictrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DCT-Newsletter-72-01-07-21.pdf Other parties: Thomas Bradford, Charles Duncombe, George Wroughton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-duncombe-25038 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bradford-25039 Person dates: fl. late 18th century; later associated with Ashdown Park Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 21 | 1791 - after 1791; by 1821 deceased George Wroughton, Former East India merchant and landowner Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-wroughton-25040 Transfer: Purchased Adwick Hall and part of the estate from Thomas Bradford in 1791 Previous holder: Thomas Bradford Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Mansion and part of the estate; not proven to include the entire manorial lordship Shared holding: Wroughton estate at Adwick Narrative / explanation: George Wroughton acquired Adwick Hall and part of the Adwick estate from Thomas Bradford in 1791. His widow Diana Wroughton remained connected with the property after his death, and by 1821 she leased the Hall to a school proprietor. The source evidence concerns the hall and part of the estate, not necessarily the whole manor. Source citation: Doncaster Civic Trust, Trust Topics newsletter; Carcroft and District Local History Society, Adwick history and Adwick Old Hall account. Source URL: https://www.doncastercivictrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DCT-Newsletter-72-01-07-21.pdf Other parties: George Wroughton, Thomas Bradford Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-bradford-25039 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-wroughton-25040 Person dates: died before 1821; exact date not established Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 22 | by 1870-1872 - after 1870-1872; end date unknown Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson, Yorkshire landowner of Brodsworth Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-sabine-augustus-thellusson-25041 Transfer: Later acquisition or consolidation of the manorial interest is not established; the Imperial Gazetteer explicitly states that the manor belonged to S. A. Thellusson Previous holder: Unknown; the estate was divided among several proprietors in the nineteenth century Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Contemporary gazetteer states that the manor belonged to S. A. Thellusson; precise extent and acquisition date unknown Shared holding: Thellusson of Brodsworth Narrative / explanation: John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, published in the 1870–1872 period, states that the manor of Adwick le Street belonged to S. A. Thellusson. The initials are consistent with Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson, a member of the Thellusson family of Brodsworth, whose principal landholdings included Adwick le Street. The route by which the manorial interest passed to him has not been established, so no invented conveyance is supplied. Source citation: John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870–1872, entry for Adwick le Street, reproduced by GB Historical GIS and Vision of Britain; English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall family and landholding material. Source URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1302 Other parties: Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-sabine-augustus-thellusson-25041 Person dates: 1822–1885 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY