MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ AGLONDS MORE MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aglonds-more-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 13:58 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 14 Location: Betchworth, Surrey SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. William Asshurst junior | 1409 - before 1499 Transfer: Conveyance by Stephen Hervey and Agnes his wife of a messuage, 20 acres of land and 20 shillings rent in East Betchworth. The Victoria County History states that this probably represented the reputed manor of Le More. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-asshurst-junior-25139 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. John Asshurst and Agnes Asshurst | 1499 - 1507 or later Transfer: Settlement of Le More, thereafter known as Aglonds More or More Place, on Agnes, wife of John Asshurst, for her life, with the reversion to William Asshurst, John's brother and heir. Holding arrangement: Joint / Agnes held for life; William Asshurst held the reversion / Life interest and reversion Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-asshurst-and-agnes-asshurst-25140 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. William Asshurst | 1499 - after 1507 Transfer: Reversion created by the 1499 settlement in favour of William Asshurst, described as the brother and heir of John Asshurst. Holding arrangement: Other / Reversion after Agnes Asshurst's life interest / Reversionary interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-asshurst-25141 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. John Skinner senior and Agnes Asshurst | 1512 - after 1512 Transfer: The manor was stated to belong to John Skinner senior and Agnes for the life of Agnes. It appears to have been conveyed from the trustees of Agnes's marriage settlement to Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner for 200 marks of silver. Holding arrangement: Trust / Agnes's life interest; legal or trust title conveyed to the named parties / Life interest and settlement trustees Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-skinner-senior-and-agnes-asshurst-25142 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner | 1512 - before 1547 Transfer: Conveyance from the trustees of Agnes Asshurst's marriage settlement to Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner. Holding arrangement: Trust / Settlement trustees or legal grantees Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-wyatt-sir-john-leigh-and-john-skinner-25143 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. John Woodman of Colley, Gentleman of Colley | before 1547 - 1547 Transfer: John Woodman died seised of Aglonds More. The manor descended to his son Richard Woodman. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-woodman-of-colley-25144 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Richard Woodman | 1547 - after 1547 Transfer: Succession as heir to his father John Woodman of Colley, who died seised of Aglonds More in 1547. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-25145 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. William Woodman, elder generation | after 1547 - before succession of William Woodman, younger generation Transfer: Succession within the Woodman family from Richard Woodman to his son William Woodman. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-elder-generation-25146 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. William Woodman, younger generation | after succession of the elder William Woodman - before succession of Richard Woodman Transfer: Succession within the Woodman family from William Woodman to his son and grandson, both named William Woodman; the younger William married Winifred Balam and was succeeded by his second son Richard. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-younger-generation-25147 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Richard Woodman, second son of William Woodman | after succession of William Woodman - 1706-1707 or later Transfer: Succession as the second son of the younger William Woodman. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-second-son-of-william-woodman-25148 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Trustees of John Bouverie | 1739 - after 1739 Transfer: Conveyance of Aglonds More to the trustees of John Bouverie, then a minor. Holding arrangement: Trust / Trustees for a minor Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=trustees-of-john-bouverie-25149 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Elizabeth Bouverie | 1752 - after 1752 Transfer: Succession after the death of John Bouverie. Elizabeth Bouverie held both Aglonds More and the manor of East Betchworth. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-bouverie-25150 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Henry Goulburn, Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer | 1816 or 1817 - 1856 Transfer: Acquisition of the Betchworth House and East Betchworth estate, with which Aglonds More had descended since the eighteenth century. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-goulburn-25151 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Major General Goulburn, later lord of the manor | later nineteenth or twentieth century - before 1981 Transfer: Later succession within the Goulburn ownership of the East Betchworth estate and Aglonds More. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=major-general-goulburn-25152 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1409 - before 1499 William Asshurst junior Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-asshurst-junior-25139 Transfer: Conveyance by Stephen Hervey and Agnes his wife of a messuage, 20 acres of land and 20 shillings rent in East Betchworth. The Victoria County History states that this probably represented the reputed manor of Le More. Previous holder: Stephen Hervey and Agnes Hervey Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: This is the earliest securely identified transaction connected by the Victoria County History with the later reputed manor of Le More or Aglonds More. The source says the identification is probable rather than certain. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Feet of Fines, Surrey, Easter term, 10 Henry IV. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: William Asshurst junior Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-asshurst-junior-25139 Person dates: floruit 1409 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1499 - 1507 or later John Asshurst and Agnes Asshurst Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-asshurst-and-agnes-asshurst-25140 Transfer: Settlement of Le More, thereafter known as Aglonds More or More Place, on Agnes, wife of John Asshurst, for her life, with the reversion to William Asshurst, John's brother and heir. Previous holder: Not expressly stated in the source; the settlement involved the Asshurst family interest Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Agnes held for life; William Asshurst held the reversion Shared holding: Life interest and reversion Narrative / explanation: The 1499 settlement establishes the manor's historical identification with Aglonds More or More Place. The source does not state that John and Agnes acquired the property by an outright sale; it records a settlement and a reversionary interest. John Asshurst was later recorded as dying seised of the manor and Aglonds land in 1507. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Feet of Fines, Surrey, Trinity term, 3 Henry VIII, and Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem, series 2, volume 20, no. 24. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: John Asshurst, Agnes Asshurst, William Asshurst Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-asshurst-and-agnes-asshurst-25140 Person dates: recorded 1499-1507 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1499 - after 1507 William Asshurst Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-asshurst-25141 Transfer: Reversion created by the 1499 settlement in favour of William Asshurst, described as the brother and heir of John Asshurst. Previous holder: John Asshurst and Agnes Asshurst Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Reversion after Agnes Asshurst's life interest Shared holding: Reversionary interest Narrative / explanation: William Asshurst was not an immediate possessory holder under the 1499 settlement, but held the documented reversion. The source does not specify when the reversion became possessory or identify a subsequent transfer directly from William. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing the 1499 settlement and related Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: William Asshurst Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-asshurst-and-agnes-asshurst-25140 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-asshurst-25141 Person dates: recorded 1499 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1512 - after 1512 John Skinner senior and Agnes Asshurst Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-skinner-senior-and-agnes-asshurst-25142 Transfer: The manor was stated to belong to John Skinner senior and Agnes for the life of Agnes. It appears to have been conveyed from the trustees of Agnes's marriage settlement to Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner for 200 marks of silver. Previous holder: Trustees of Agnes Asshurst's marriage settlement Holding arrangement: trust Share / interest: Agnes's life interest; legal or trust title conveyed to the named parties Shared holding: Life interest and settlement trustees Narrative / explanation: This record distinguishes Agnes's life interest from the legal or trust holding created by the settlement conveyance. The precise beneficial shares of Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner are not stated. The source does not establish whether John Skinner senior and the later John Skinner were the same person. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Feet of Fines, Surrey, Trinity term, 3 Henry VIII, and Easter term, 4 Henry VIII. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: John Skinner senior, Agnes Asshurst, Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh, John Skinner Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-skinner-senior-and-agnes-asshurst-25142 Person dates: recorded 1512 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1512 - before 1547 Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-wyatt-sir-john-leigh-and-john-skinner-25143 Transfer: Conveyance from the trustees of Agnes Asshurst's marriage settlement to Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh and John Skinner. Previous holder: Trustees of Agnes Asshurst's marriage settlement Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Settlement trustees or legal grantees Narrative / explanation: The source describes this as an apparent conveyance from the trustees of Agnes's marriage settlement. It does not explain the subsequent transfer or identify the precise beneficial ownership of the three grantees. The next recorded holder is John Woodman in 1547, leaving a documentary gap. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Feet of Fines, Surrey, Easter term, 4 Henry VIII. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: Sir Henry Wyatt, Sir John Leigh, John Skinner Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-wyatt-sir-john-leigh-and-john-skinner-25143 Person dates: recorded 1512 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | before 1547 - 1547 John Woodman of Colley, Gentleman of Colley Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-woodman-of-colley-25144 Transfer: John Woodman died seised of Aglonds More. The manor descended to his son Richard Woodman. Previous holder: Not stated; the intervening transfer from the 1512 settlement grantees is undocumented in the source Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: John Woodman is the first securely documented Woodman holder. He held the manor of Aglonds More of the Earl of Arundel as of the manor of Colley. The source does not identify the conveyance by which the manor came into his hands. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem, series 2, volume 87. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: John Woodman of Colley Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-woodman-of-colley-25144 Person dates: died 1547 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1547 - after 1547 Richard Woodman Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-25145 Transfer: Succession as heir to his father John Woodman of Colley, who died seised of Aglonds More in 1547. Previous holder: John Woodman of Colley Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Richard Woodman is expressly identified as John Woodman's heir and successor in the manor. The source does not give the date of Richard's death or the date of the next transfer. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem, series 2, volume 87, and related Woodman family sources. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: Richard Woodman Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-woodman-of-colley-25144 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-25145 Person dates: recorded after 1547 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | after 1547 - before succession of William Woodman, younger generation William Woodman, elder generation Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-elder-generation-25146 Transfer: Succession within the Woodman family from Richard Woodman to his son William Woodman. Previous holder: Richard Woodman Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Victoria County History states that Richard Woodman was succeeded by his son, also called William. No exact succession date is supplied. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Chancery Inquisitions Post Mortem and Surrey and Harleian Society genealogical sources. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: William Woodman Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-25145 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-elder-generation-25146 Person dates: recorded after Richard Woodman; exact dates unknown Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | after succession of the elder William Woodman - before succession of Richard Woodman William Woodman, younger generation Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-younger-generation-25147 Transfer: Succession within the Woodman family from William Woodman to his son and grandson, both named William Woodman; the younger William married Winifred Balam and was succeeded by his second son Richard. Previous holder: William Woodman, elder generation Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The source records two successive holders named William Woodman. The younger William married Winifred Balam and was followed in the manor by his second son Richard. Exact dates are not supplied, so the two Williams should remain distinguished as generations rather than assigned guessed dates. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Harleian Society publications and related Surrey genealogical sources. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: William Woodman, Winifred Balam Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-elder-generation-25146 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-younger-generation-25147 Person dates: sixteenth or seventeenth century; exact dates unknown Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | after succession of William Woodman - 1706-1707 or later Richard Woodman, second son of William Woodman Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-second-son-of-william-woodman-25148 Transfer: Succession as the second son of the younger William Woodman. Previous holder: William Woodman, younger generation Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Victoria County History identifies Richard as the second son who succeeded the younger William Woodman. A Richard Woodman was holding the manor in 1706-1707, probably the son of the Richard Woodman who had been involved in the 1650 incident, but the source uses the word probably and the identity should not be treated as certain. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Chancery and State Papers and Recovery Roll, Easter term, 5 Anne. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: Richard Woodman Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-woodman-younger-generation-25147 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-woodman-second-son-of-william-woodman-25148 Person dates: seventeenth century; holding recorded 1706-1707 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1739 - after 1739 Trustees of John Bouverie Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=trustees-of-john-bouverie-25149 Transfer: Conveyance of Aglonds More to the trustees of John Bouverie, then a minor. Previous holder: Richard Woodman or a Woodman interest; the deed was formally from Anthony Wibard, probably acting as trustee Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Trustees for a minor Narrative / explanation: The 1739 conveyance transferred the manor to trustees for John Bouverie. The Victoria County History notes that the deed names Anthony Wibard as the conveyor but considers him probably to have been a trustee for the Woodman interest; it found no evidence of an intervening sale from Woodman to Wibard between 1707 and 1739. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Close Roll, 13 George II, part xix, no. 16, and noting the discrepancy with Manning's account. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: Trustees of John Bouverie, John Bouverie, Anthony Wibard Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=trustees-of-john-bouverie-25149 Person dates: recorded 1739 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1752 - after 1752 Elizabeth Bouverie Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-bouverie-25150 Transfer: Succession after the death of John Bouverie. Elizabeth Bouverie held both Aglonds More and the manor of East Betchworth. Previous holder: John Bouverie and his trustees Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Victoria County History states that Elizabeth Bouverie held both manors in 1752 after her brother's death. From this point Aglonds More descended with the manor of East Betchworth, rather than continuing as an independently documented descent. Source citation: The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168, citing Feet of Fines, Devon and Cornwall, Michaelmas term, 26 George II, and the history of East Betchworth. Source URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Victoria_History_of_the_County_of_Surrey_Volume_3.djvu/236 Other parties: Elizabeth Bouverie Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-bouverie-25150 Person dates: recorded 1752; died after 1752, exact date not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1816 or 1817 - 1856 Henry Goulburn, Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-goulburn-25151 Transfer: Acquisition of the Betchworth House and East Betchworth estate, with which Aglonds More had descended since the eighteenth century. Previous holder: The Bouverie or East Betchworth estate Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Aglonds More had descended with East Betchworth since 1752. Surrey County Council and a Surrey Archaeological Society account state that Henry Goulburn acquired the Betchworth estate in 1816. The Victoria County History, quoting Brayley, says the East Betchworth estate was sold to him in 1817. The one-year discrepancy is retained rather than resolved by inference. Source citation: Surrey County Council, More Place, Betchworth: an 1827 nursery order; and The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, pp. 167-168. Source URL: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/history-centre/marvels/more-place-betchworth Other parties: Henry Goulburn Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-goulburn-25151 Person dates: 1784-1856 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | later nineteenth or twentieth century - before 1981 Major General Goulburn, later lord of the manor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=major-general-goulburn-25152 Transfer: Later succession within the Goulburn ownership of the East Betchworth estate and Aglonds More. Previous holder: Goulburn family estate Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Victoria County History stated in 1910 that Major Henry Goulburn was the present lord of the manor. Surrey County Council later records that the More Place freehold was sold in 1981 following the death of the lord of the manor, Major General Goulburn. The consulted sources do not provide the exact succession date, full name or conveyance instrument, so the holder is retained under the designation used by the source. Source citation: Surrey County Council, More Place, Betchworth: an 1827 nursery order; and The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, volume 3, Betchworth, p. 168. Source URL: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/history-centre/marvels/more-place-betchworth Other parties: Major General Goulburn Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=major-general-goulburn-25152 Person dates: died before the 1981 freehold sale; exact dates and full name not established in the source used Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY