MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ AGGLETHORPE MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=agglethorpe-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 12:00 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 19 Location: Coverham, Yorkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Geoffrey le Scrope, Knight, lord of Masham and Coverham | 1310 - 1415 Transfer: Acquisition of the manor of Coverham, of which Agglethorpe was a member, from the lordship of Middleham; the precise instrument and date of acquisition are not stated in the consulted source. Holding arrangement: Scrope lordship of Coverham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=geoffrey-le-scrope-25110 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Stephen Lescrope, Knight, of Masham | 1406-02-01 - 1406-01-25 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise held the manor of Coverham before his death; the preceding conveyance is not stated. Holding arrangement: Manor of Coverham including Agglethorpe Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-lescrope-25111 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Henry, Lord FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth | 1415 - 1442 Transfer: The manor of Coverham, including Agglethorpe as a member, was confiscated from the Scrope interest and granted to Henry, Lord FitzHugh; the exact grant instrument was not located in the present research. Holding arrangement: FitzHugh holding of Coverham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-fitzhugh-25112 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. John, Lord Scrope | 1442-07-08 - after 1442 Transfer: William FitzHugh and Margery FitzHugh quitclaimed the manors and lands including Agglethorpe, Caldbergh, Melmerby and Scrafton to John, Lord Scrope and his heirs for ever, subject to the services due to the chief lords. Holding arrangement: Scrope recovery of Coverham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-scrope-25113 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Edward Topham, Of Agglethorpe | by 1591 - 1591 Transfer: The immediate transfer into Edward Topham's hands is not stated. At his death he was recorded as seised of the manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Francis Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe | 1591 - 1600 Transfer: Succession after the death of Edward Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Henry Topham, Of Agglethorpe | 1600 - 1612 Transfer: Succession after the death of his brother Francis Topham, who died childless; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Edward Topham, Francis Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-topham-25116 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Edward Topham, Of Agglethorpe | 1612 - 1628 Transfer: Succession after the death of Henry Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Francis Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe | 1628 - 1643 Transfer: Succession after the death of Edward Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Edward Topham, Of Agglethorpe | 1643 - c.1651 Transfer: Succession after the death of his father Francis Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Francis Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe | c.1651 - 1669 Transfer: Succession after the death of Edward Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Lionel Topham, Of Agglethorpe | 1669 - 1677 Transfer: Succession after the death of Francis Topham; a conveyance by Lionel is recorded in 1677, but its exact effect on the beneficial ownership is not stated in the consulted summary. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Edward Topham, Francis Topham, Henry Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lionel-topham-25121 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe | after 1677 - before 1740-02 Transfer: Succession from Lionel Topham; the exact date and instrument are not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton / Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland, Heiress of the Topham manors, wife of Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd baronet | before 1740-02 - 1740-1741 Transfer: Succession after the death of her childless brother Francis Topham; the exact instrument is not stated. Holding arrangement: Topham inheritance of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dinah-topham-later-dinah-frankland-25123 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Elizabeth Frankland and Dinah Frankland, Daughters and co-heirs of Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland | 1740-1741 - 1745 Transfer: Inheritance as co-heirs after the death of their mother Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland; exact partition or settlement of the three manors is not stated. Holding arrangement: Joint / Co-heirs; individual shares not stated / Frankland co-heirs to the Topham manors Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-frankland-and-dinah-frankland-25124 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd Baronet, of Thirkleby | 1741 - 1742-07-02 Transfer: Lease, grant and release of the manor of Agglethorpe to John Trevor, expressly stated to be in trust to sell. Holding arrangement: Trust / Frankland legal title and sale trust Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-frankland-25125 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. John Trevor, Trustee for sale of Agglethorpe Manor | 1742-07-02 - after 1742 Transfer: Received the manor of Agglethorpe under a lease, grant and release from Sir Thomas Frankland in trust to sell; the subsequent sale instrument was not located. Holding arrangement: Trust / Trustee for sale Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-trevor-25126 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. George Henry, 3rd Earl of Lichfield | 1745 - 1769 Transfer: The manor court for Agglethorpe and Little Scrafton was held in the Earl's name in 1750 after his marriage to Dinah Frankland; the precise conveyance or settlement into his name was not located. Holding arrangement: Joint / Lichfield branch of the Frankland inheritance Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-henry-lee-3rd-earl-of-lichfield-25127 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. Thomas Walley Partington, Solicitor and landowner, of Offham, Sussex | 1782 - after 1782 Transfer: Thomas Lord Pelham and Anne Pelham conveyed the three manors, including Agglethorpe, to Thomas Walley Partington; the exact day of the 1782 conveyance is not stated in the consulted historical summary. Holding arrangement: Partington ownership of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-walley-partington-25128 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1310 - 1415 Geoffrey le Scrope, Knight, lord of Masham and Coverham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=geoffrey-le-scrope-25110 Transfer: Acquisition of the manor of Coverham, of which Agglethorpe was a member, from the lordship of Middleham; the precise instrument and date of acquisition are not stated in the consulted source. Previous holder: Lordship of Middleham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Scrope lordship of Coverham Narrative / explanation: A modern historical study states that the manor of Coverham, comprising the townships of Agglethorpe, Caldbergh and Coverham, was part of the lordship of Middleham until 1310, when it was acquired by Geoffrey le Scrope. This is evidence for the medieval predecessor estate rather than for a separately constituted Agglethorpe manor. Source citation: M. J. Moorhouse, Woodland Management in Two Yorkshire Dales Since the Medieval Period, discussion of the manor of Coverham and its descent; citing medieval and antiquarian sources. Source URL: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5371/1/432014.pdf Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=geoffrey-le-scrope-25110 Person dates: died 1340 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1406-02-01 - 1406-01-25 Stephen Lescrope, Knight, of Masham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-lescrope-25111 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise held the manor of Coverham before his death; the preceding conveyance is not stated. Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Manor of Coverham including Agglethorpe Narrative / explanation: The 1406 inquisition post mortem of Stephen Lescrope records that he held the manor of Coverham, with its members in Agglethorpe, Caldbergh and Melmerby, of Ralph, earl of Westmorland, by the service of one barbed arrow. The dates reflect the writ date and the recorded date of death; they do not imply a transfer on 25 January 1406. This is predecessor-estate evidence for Agglethorpe rather than proof that Stephen held an independently constituted manor styled Agglethorpe. Source citation: E-CIPM 19-131, Stephen Lescrope of Masham, knight, writ 1 February 1406; TNA C 137/56/52. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/19-126/131.html Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-lescrope-25111 Person dates: died 25 January 1406 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1415 - 1442 Henry, Lord FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-fitzhugh-25112 Transfer: The manor of Coverham, including Agglethorpe as a member, was confiscated from the Scrope interest and granted to Henry, Lord FitzHugh; the exact grant instrument was not located in the present research. Previous holder: Scrope family Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: FitzHugh holding of Coverham Narrative / explanation: A historical study of the Coverham estate states that it remained in Scrope hands until 1415, when it was confiscated and granted to Henry, Lord FitzHugh. This is predecessor-estate evidence and does not demonstrate that Agglethorpe was then a separate manor. Source citation: M. J. Moorhouse, Woodland Management in Two Yorkshire Dales Since the Medieval Period, discussion of the manor of Coverham; the account cites the relevant medieval records. Source URL: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5371/1/432014.pdf Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-fitzhugh-25112 Person dates: c. 1359-1425 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1442-07-08 - after 1442 John, Lord Scrope Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-scrope-25113 Transfer: William FitzHugh and Margery FitzHugh quitclaimed the manors and lands including Agglethorpe, Caldbergh, Melmerby and Scrafton to John, Lord Scrope and his heirs for ever, subject to the services due to the chief lords. Previous holder: William FitzHugh and Margery FitzHugh Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Scrope recovery of Coverham Narrative / explanation: The feet of fine dated two weeks from St John the Baptist in the twentieth year of Henry VI, equivalent to 8 July 1442, names John, Lord Scrope, William FitzHugh and Margery FitzHugh and specifically includes Agglethorpe among the places concerned. The agreement restored the named manors and lands to John Scrope. It is evidence for the Coverham predecessor estate and its members; the source does not say that a separate Agglethorpe manor had yet been created. Source citation: Feet of Fine, Yorkshire, CP 25/1/280/158, no. 43, dated 8 July 1442; abstract based on the enrolled fine. Source URL: https://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/fines/abstracts/CP_25_1_280_158.shtml Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-scrope-25113 Person dates: died 1455 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | by 1591 - 1591 Edward Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Transfer: The immediate transfer into Edward Topham's hands is not stated. At his death he was recorded as seised of the manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton. Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: By 1591 the later separate manor of Agglethorpe is directly associated with Edward Topham. The available account says that Edward Topham, described as of Agglethorpe, died seised of the manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton. No earlier conveyance into his hands has been asserted. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 116-133; corroborated by the Topham pedigree citing the Yorkshire visitation literature. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Francis Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Person dates: aged 15 in 1643; died about 1651 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1591 - 1600 Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Transfer: Succession after the death of Edward Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Edward Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Edward Topham died seised in 1591 and was succeeded by his son Francis, who died childless in 1600. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 116-133. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Person dates: died before February 1740-1741; exact date not established Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1600 - 1612 Henry Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-topham-25116 Transfer: Succession after the death of his brother Francis Topham, who died childless; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Francis Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Francis Topham died childless in 1600 and was succeeded by his brother Henry, who died in 1612. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 116-133. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Edward Topham, Francis Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-topham-25116 Person dates: died 1612 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1612 - 1628 Edward Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Transfer: Succession after the death of Henry Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Henry Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Henry Topham died in 1612 and was succeeded by his brother Edward. Edward Topham of Agglethorpe later died seised of the three manors in 1628. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 116-133. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Francis Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-topham-25116 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Person dates: aged 15 in 1643; died about 1651 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1628 - 1643 Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Transfer: Succession after the death of Edward Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Edward Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Edward Topham died in 1628 and was succeeded by his son Francis, who took the king's side in the Civil War and died in 1643. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 119-123. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Person dates: died before February 1740-1741; exact date not established Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1643 - c.1651 Edward Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Transfer: Succession after the death of his father Francis Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Francis Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Francis Topham died in 1643 leaving a son and heir Edward, aged fifteen. Edward's guardian compounded for the estate in 1648. Edward Topham died about 1651. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 120-124. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Francis Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Person dates: aged 15 in 1643; died about 1651 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | c.1651 - 1669 Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Transfer: Succession after the death of Edward Topham; the precise legal instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Edward Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Edward Topham died about 1651 and was succeeded by his brother Francis, who was concerned with the three manors in 1655 and died in or about May 1669. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 124-125; Topham pedigree corroboration. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-topham-25119 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Person dates: died before February 1740-1741; exact date not established Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1669 - 1677 Lionel Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lionel-topham-25121 Transfer: Succession after the death of Francis Topham; a conveyance by Lionel is recorded in 1677, but its exact effect on the beneficial ownership is not stated in the consulted summary. Previous holder: Francis Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history identifies Lionel as the son and heir of Francis Topham and states that Lionel made a conveyance in 1677. The specific grantee and terms were not recovered in the present search, so no unverified transferee is entered. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 125-127. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Edward Topham, Francis Topham, Henry Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lionel-topham-25121 Person dates: active 1656-1677 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | after 1677 - before 1740-02 Francis Topham, Of Agglethorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Transfer: Succession from Lionel Topham; the exact date and instrument are not stated. Previous holder: Lionel Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham manors of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Lionel was succeeded first by his son Francis, who died childless. The dates of Francis's tenure are not given; the end is placed before the succession of his sister Dinah and her death in February 1740-1741. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 126-128. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Co-holders: Edward Topham, Henry Topham, Lionel Topham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lionel-topham-25121 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Person dates: died before February 1740-1741; exact date not established Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | before 1740-02 - 1740-1741 Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland, Heiress of the Topham manors, wife of Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd baronet Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dinah-topham-later-dinah-frankland-25123 Transfer: Succession after the death of her childless brother Francis Topham; the exact instrument is not stated. Previous holder: Francis Topham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Topham inheritance of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Dinah, daughter of Lionel Topham, succeeded her childless brother Francis. She was the wife of Thomas Frankland of Thirkleby and died in February 1740-1741, leaving daughters and co-heirs. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 127-129; Topham pedigree corroboration. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=francis-topham-25122 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dinah-topham-later-dinah-frankland-25123 Person dates: died February 1740-1741 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1740-1741 - 1745 Elizabeth Frankland and Dinah Frankland, Daughters and co-heirs of Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-frankland-and-dinah-frankland-25124 Transfer: Inheritance as co-heirs after the death of their mother Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland; exact partition or settlement of the three manors is not stated. Previous holder: Dinah Topham, later Dinah Frankland Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Co-heirs; individual shares not stated Shared holding: Frankland co-heirs to the Topham manors Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history identifies Elizabeth and Dinah as the daughters and co-heirs of Dinah Topham. Elizabeth married John Morley Trevor; Dinah married George Henry, 3rd Earl of Lichfield, in January 1744-1745. The source does not give a separate conveyance allocating Agglethorpe between the two branches. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 128-129. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Other parties: Elizabeth Frankland, Dinah Frankland Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=dinah-topham-later-dinah-frankland-25123 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-frankland-and-dinah-frankland-25124 Person dates: co-heirs from February 1740-1741; Dinah married in January 1744-1745 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1741 - 1742-07-02 Sir Thomas Frankland, 3rd Baronet, of Thirkleby Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-frankland-25125 Transfer: Lease, grant and release of the manor of Agglethorpe to John Trevor, expressly stated to be in trust to sell. Previous holder: Dinah Frankland and her co-heirs Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Frankland legal title and sale trust Narrative / explanation: A Yorkshire deed catalogue records an attested copy of a lease, grant and release from Sir Thomas Frankland to John Trevor of the manor of Agglethorpe, in trust to sell. The catalogue directly links Sir Thomas Frankland to this manor. Because the instrument is described as a trust to sell, it should not be treated as a simple beneficial conveyance to John Trevor. Source citation: West Yorkshire Archive Service, Yorkshire Archaeological Society deposit DD5, DD5/1/151, attested copies of lease, grant and release, 2-3 July 1742. Source URL: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/multimedia/19509/YAS_DD5.pdf Other parties: Sir Thomas Frankland, John Trevor Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-frankland-25125 Person dates: 1665-1747 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1742-07-02 - after 1742 John Trevor, Trustee for sale of Agglethorpe Manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-trevor-25126 Transfer: Received the manor of Agglethorpe under a lease, grant and release from Sir Thomas Frankland in trust to sell; the subsequent sale instrument was not located. Previous holder: Sir Thomas Frankland Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Trustee for sale Narrative / explanation: John Trevor held the legal title as trustee for sale under the 1742 lease, grant and release. The archival catalogue also records a separate 7 January 1742 assignment and deed of gift from John Trevor to Miss Dinah Frankland for £4,000, but the catalogue summary does not explain whether that instrument transferred the manor, secured the trust, or related to another part of the title. It is therefore not treated as a separate conveyance of Agglethorpe. Source citation: West Yorkshire Archive Service, Yorkshire Archaeological Society deposit DD5, DD5/1/151, attested copies of lease, grant and release, 2-3 July 1742; related DD5/1/150. Source URL: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/multimedia/19509/YAS_DD5.pdf Other parties: John Trevor Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-trevor-25126 Person dates: active 1742 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | 1745 - 1769 George Henry, 3rd Earl of Lichfield Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-henry-lee-3rd-earl-of-lichfield-25127 Transfer: The manor court for Agglethorpe and Little Scrafton was held in the Earl's name in 1750 after his marriage to Dinah Frankland; the precise conveyance or settlement into his name was not located. Previous holder: Dinah Frankland and the Frankland inheritance Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Lichfield branch of the Frankland inheritance Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Dinah Frankland married George Henry, 3rd Earl of Lichfield, in January 1744-1745 and that the manorial court for the manor of Agglethorpe and Little Scrafton was held in the Earl's name in 1750. This is direct evidence of the Earl's manorial jurisdiction, but the source does not specify whether his interest was sole, joint with his wife, or held under a marriage settlement. He died in 1769. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnote 130; archival catalogue DD5/1/156 records his 1769 will. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Other parties: George Henry, 3rd Earl of Lichfield, Dinah Frankland Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-henry-lee-3rd-earl-of-lichfield-25127 Person dates: 1690-1769 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1782 - after 1782 Thomas Walley Partington, Solicitor and landowner, of Offham, Sussex Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-walley-partington-25128 Transfer: Thomas Lord Pelham and Anne Pelham conveyed the three manors, including Agglethorpe, to Thomas Walley Partington; the exact day of the 1782 conveyance is not stated in the consulted historical summary. Previous holder: Thomas Lord Pelham and Anne Pelham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Partington ownership of Agglethorpe, Melmerby and East Scrafton Narrative / explanation: The Coverham manorial history states that Dinah, Countess of Lichfield, died childless in 1779 and that in 1782 Thomas Lord Pelham and Anne Pelham, daughter and heir of Frederick Meinhart Frankland, third son of Sir Thomas Frankland, conveyed the three manors to Thomas Walley Partington. A contemporary archival catalogue records a Trinity Term 1782 fine concerning the manors of Agglethorpe and related estates. The direction of conveyance is taken from the VCH account; the catalogue entry by itself is not sufficiently explicit about the parties' procedural roles. Source citation: Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, parish history of Coverham, manorial descent and footnotes 131-133; West Yorkshire Archive Service, Yorkshire Archaeological Society deposit DD5/1/169, Trinity Term 1782 fine. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-walley-partington-25128 Person dates: 1730-1791 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY