MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALCONBURY WITH WESTON MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=alconbury-with-weston-manor Exported: 16 October 2026, 18:18 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 20 Location: Alconbury Weston, Huntingdonshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Eustace the sheriff of Huntingdon, tenant-in-chief in Domesday Book | 1086 - after 1086 Transfer: Domesday tenure; no later transfer identified in the source used. Holding arrangement: Domesday tenant-in-chief Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eustace-the-sheriff-of-huntingdon-27278 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Crown, Royal lordship | after 1086 - 12th century Transfer: The local historical account states that the manor remained with the Crown until the twelfth century; the precise date and instrument of transfer are not supplied. Holding arrangement: Royal holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27279 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John Lupus, Described by the local account as chamberlain of the Emperor of Germany | 12th century - before 1203-1204 Transfer: Grant from the Crown according to the local historical account; the exact date, grantor's instrument and scope of the estate are not stated. Holding arrangement: Twelfth-century grantee Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-lupus-27280 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Stephen de Segrave, Justiciar of England, lord of the Segrave baronial family | 1230-1233 - 1241 Transfer: The local historical account states that the overlordship was granted to Stephen de Segrave. This is recorded as overlordship rather than direct demesne possession. Holding arrangement: Other / Overlordship Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-segrave-27281 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Ida, Widow of Stephen de Segrave, later wife of Sir Hugh Pecche | 1241 - after 1241 Transfer: The local historical account states that after Stephen de Segrave's death the manor was granted to his second wife Ida, who later married Sir Hugh Pecche. Holding arrangement: Widow's or wife's holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ida-27282 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Ida and Sir Hugh Pecche, Knight | after 1241 - 1264 Transfer: Ida later married Sir Hugh Pecche. The source associates the manor with them before its seizure by Sir Reginald de Grey in 1264; no separate deed of transfer to Hugh has been located. Holding arrangement: Joint / Marital or dower-associated holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-hugh-pecche-27283 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Sir Reginald de Grey, Knight, member of the de Grey family | 1264 - 1285 Transfer: Seizure of the manor, according to the local historical account; the source characterizes this as an interruption of possession rather than a completed conveyance. Holding arrangement: Other / Seizure or disputed possession Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-reginald-de-grey-27284 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. John de Segrave, Baron Segrave | 1325 - 1368 Transfer: Inheritance within the Segrave family. The local source states that the manor was inherited by John de Segrave in 1325. Holding arrangement: Segrave family / Co-holders: John de Segrave, later Earl of Nottingham, Thomas de Segrave Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-segrave-27285 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. John de Segrave, later Earl of Nottingham, Segrave heir, Earl of Nottingham from 1377 according to the local account | 1368 - 1377 Transfer: Succession from the preceding John de Segrave within the Segrave family; the local account states that his son succeeded in 1368. Holding arrangement: Segrave family / Co-holders: John de Segrave, Thomas de Segrave Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-segrave-27286 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Thomas de Segrave, Younger brother and successor within the Segrave family, titles described by the local source | 1377 - 1400 Transfer: The local account states that the Segrave titles passed to the younger brother Thomas, who died in 1400. Holding arrangement: Segrave family / Co-holders: John de Segrave, John de Segrave, later Earl of Nottingham Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-segrave-27287 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. de Grey family, Noble family | 1428 - 1476 Transfer: The lordship returned to the de Grey family by marriage in 1428, according to the local historical account. The specific marriage instrument and exact holder are not identified there. Holding arrangement: Other / De Grey family by marriage Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-grey-family-27288 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. John de Grey, Member of the de Grey noble family, Bishop of Norwich, Archbishop-elect of Canterbury | 1428 - 1476 Transfer: The local account identifies John de Grey as the later holder of the lordship and states that he died in 1476, leaving his daughter Anne as heir. Holding arrangement: De Grey family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-grey-27289 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Anne de Grey, Heiress of John de Grey | 1476 - after 1476 Transfer: Inheritance as daughter and heir of John de Grey, who died in 1476; the source states that Anne was aged four. Holding arrangement: De Grey inheritance Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-de-grey-27290 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Knight, owner of Althorp, member of the Spencer family | 1600 - after 1600 Transfer: Purchase at the sale of the manor for £4,000, according to the local historical account. Holding arrangement: Spencer family / Co-holders: Elizabeth Spencer, Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-spencer-of-althorp-27291 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Elizabeth Spencer, Daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp | after 1600 - before 1643 Transfer: The local account states that the manor passed from Sir John Spencer to his daughter Elizabeth. No date or instrument is supplied. Holding arrangement: Spencer family / Co-holders: Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-spencer-27292 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer, Member of the Spencer family, personal name not supplied by the source | before 1643 - 1643 Transfer: The local account states that the manor then passed to Elizabeth's son, identified only by the surname Spencer, who was killed fighting for the King at Hopton Heath in 1643. Holding arrangement: Spencer family / Co-holders: Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Elizabeth Spencer Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=spencer-descendant-of-elizabeth-spencer-27293 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. John Bedell, Gentleman of Huntingdonshire in associated records, exact status in the 1655 conveyance not established here | 1655 - after 1655 Transfer: Conveyance of the manor to John Bedell in 1655, according to the local historical account. Holding arrangement: Bedell family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bedell-27294 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Private individuals, names not identified | after 1655 - 1840 Transfer: The local historical account states only that the manor passed through a series of private individuals before reaching James Rust in 1840. No secure intervening names or dates were located. Holding arrangement: Other / Unidentified private holders Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=private-individuals-names-not-identified-27295 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. James Rust, Esquire, later associated with Alconbury House | 1840 - after 1840 Transfer: The local historical account states that the manor eventually passed to James Rust in 1840. The transferor and instrument are not identified. Holding arrangement: Rust family / Co-holders: George John Rust Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-rust-27296 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. George John Rust, Esquire, Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace according to the directory entry, lord of the manor in 1898 | 1898 - after 1898 Transfer: Later holder explicitly described as lord of the manor in Kelly's Directory in 1898; the transfer from James Rust or another Rust family member is not identified. Holding arrangement: Rust family / Co-holders: James Rust Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-john-rust-27297 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1086 - after 1086 Eustace the sheriff of Huntingdon, tenant-in-chief in Domesday Book Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eustace-the-sheriff-of-huntingdon-27278 Transfer: Domesday tenure; no later transfer identified in the source used. Previous holder: King Edward, as lord in 1066 Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Domesday tenant-in-chief Narrative / explanation: The National Archives catalogue for the Great Domesday Book identifies Alconbury Weston as the Domesday place Westune. The associated Domesday data records Eustace the sheriff as tenant-in-chief in 1086, Wulfbert as lord in 1086, and King Edward as lord in 1066. This is the earliest securely evidenced predecessor estate for the imported manor, although Domesday terminology distinguishes tenant-in-chief from local lord. Source citation: The National Archives, Great Domesday Book, E 31/2/2/77, Place name: Alconbury Weston, Huntingdonshire, folio 206r, dated 1086; corroborated by the Open Domesday entry for Alconbury Weston. Source URL: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7307068 Other parties: Eustace the sheriff of Huntingdon Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eustace-the-sheriff-of-huntingdon-27278 Person dates: Active in the late eleventh century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | after 1086 - 12th century Crown, Royal lordship Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27279 Transfer: The local historical account states that the manor remained with the Crown until the twelfth century; the precise date and instrument of transfer are not supplied. Previous holder: Eustace the sheriff of Huntingdon Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Royal holding Narrative / explanation: This is a broad chronological statement rather than a dated conveyance. It is retained because the source expressly describes Crown possession of the manor, but the exact commencement after the Domesday tenure and the legal mechanism of the subsequent grant are unknown. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.6, historical account of the manorial succession. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: The Crown Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=eustace-the-sheriff-of-huntingdon-27278 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27279 Person dates: Medieval period Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 12th century - before 1203-1204 John Lupus, Described by the local account as chamberlain of the Emperor of Germany Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-lupus-27280 Transfer: Grant from the Crown according to the local historical account; the exact date, grantor's instrument and scope of the estate are not stated. Previous holder: Crown Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Twelfth-century grantee Narrative / explanation: The source states that the manor was granted to John Lupus, described as chamberlain of the Emperor of Germany. The precise identity of John Lupus and the exact date of the grant remain uncertain. The entry is therefore retained with medium rather than high evidence strength. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.6. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: John Lupus Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27279 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-lupus-27280 Person dates: Active in the 12th century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1230-1233 - 1241 Stephen de Segrave, Justiciar of England, lord of the Segrave baronial family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-segrave-27281 Transfer: The local historical account states that the overlordship was granted to Stephen de Segrave. This is recorded as overlordship rather than direct demesne possession. Previous holder: Crown or preceding superior lordship Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Overlordship Narrative / explanation: The source specifically uses the term overlordship. It is therefore not treated as proof that Stephen de Segrave held every incident of direct manor ownership or occupation. Stephen died in 1241 according to the same account. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.7. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Stephen de Segrave Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-segrave-27281 Person dates: Died 1241 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1241 - after 1241 Ida, Widow of Stephen de Segrave, later wife of Sir Hugh Pecche Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ida-27282 Transfer: The local historical account states that after Stephen de Segrave's death the manor was granted to his second wife Ida, who later married Sir Hugh Pecche. Previous holder: Stephen de Segrave Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Widow's or wife's holding Narrative / explanation: The source names Ida as the recipient after Stephen de Segrave's death. Her personal identity and the legal character of the grant are not fully specified. Because the context may involve dower or a life interest, this should not automatically be interpreted as an unrestricted inheritable fee-simple conveyance. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.7. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Ida Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stephen-de-segrave-27281 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ida-27282 Person dates: Active in the mid-thirteenth century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | after 1241 - 1264 Ida and Sir Hugh Pecche, Knight Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-hugh-pecche-27283 Transfer: Ida later married Sir Hugh Pecche. The source associates the manor with them before its seizure by Sir Reginald de Grey in 1264; no separate deed of transfer to Hugh has been located. Previous holder: Ida Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Marital or dower-associated holding Narrative / explanation: The local account says that Ida later married Sir Hugh Pecche and that the manor was subsequently seized by Sir Reginald de Grey in 1264. Because marriage alone does not prove transfer of legal ownership, this entry records the source's association cautiously as a joint or marital holding rather than asserting a fee-simple conveyance to Hugh. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, sections 3.7-3.8; corroborative contextual evidence for Hugh Pecche and Ida appears in medieval fine material concerning other estates but does not independently establish this manor. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Ida, Sir Hugh Pecche Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ida-27282 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-hugh-pecche-27283 Person dates: Died circa 16 January 1292 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1264 - 1285 Sir Reginald de Grey, Knight, member of the de Grey family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-reginald-de-grey-27284 Transfer: Seizure of the manor, according to the local historical account; the source characterizes this as an interruption of possession rather than a completed conveyance. Previous holder: Ida and Sir Hugh Pecche Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Seizure or disputed possession Narrative / explanation: The source states that the manor was seized by Sir Reginald de Grey in 1264, while Ida and Hugh Pecche had regained possession by 1285. This is recorded as disputed or temporary possession, not as a secure transfer of title. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.8. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Sir Reginald de Grey Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-hugh-pecche-27283 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-reginald-de-grey-27284 Person dates: Active in the 13th century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1325 - 1368 John de Segrave, Baron Segrave Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-segrave-27285 Transfer: Inheritance within the Segrave family. The local source states that the manor was inherited by John de Segrave in 1325. Previous holder: Segrave family predecessor; intervening legal descent not fully detailed Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Segrave family Narrative / explanation: The local account states that the Segrave family had returned to royal favour and that the manor was inherited by John de Segrave in 1325. A surviving British Library feodary of John de Segrave's lands, dated 1338-1353, includes a rental of the manor of Alconbury Weston, providing independent near-primary evidence that the Segrave estate included this manor during the fourteenth century. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.8; British Library, Add MS 37671, Feodary of the manors and lands of John de Segrave, 1338-1353, including the rental of Alconbury Weston. Source URL: https://searcharchives.bl.uk/catalog/040-002054065 Other parties: John de Segrave Co-holders: John de Segrave, later Earl of Nottingham, Thomas de Segrave Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-segrave-27285 Person dates: Died 1353 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1368 - 1377 John de Segrave, later Earl of Nottingham, Segrave heir, Earl of Nottingham from 1377 according to the local account Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-segrave-27286 Transfer: Succession from the preceding John de Segrave within the Segrave family; the local account states that his son succeeded in 1368. Previous holder: John de Segrave, predecessor Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Segrave family Narrative / explanation: The local account states that the son of the preceding John de Segrave succeeded in 1368. The same account says that he was created Earl of Nottingham in 1377. The repeated personal name creates some identification risk, so the entry preserves the source's wording rather than assigning a modern ordinal with unwarranted certainty. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.8; British Library, Add MS 37671, for the earlier Segrave connection to Alconbury Weston. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: John de Segrave Co-holders: John de Segrave, Thomas de Segrave Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-segrave-27286 Person dates: Succeeded in 1368; created Earl of Nottingham in 1377; exact death date not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1377 - 1400 Thomas de Segrave, Younger brother and successor within the Segrave family, titles described by the local source Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-segrave-27287 Transfer: The local account states that the Segrave titles passed to the younger brother Thomas, who died in 1400. Previous holder: John de Segrave, Earl of Nottingham Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Segrave family Narrative / explanation: The source explicitly includes the Alconbury manorial succession in its account of the Segrave titles and states that both titles passed to Thomas, the younger brother of the preceding John. The precise legal status of the manor after the extinction or alteration of the Segrave inheritance is not separately documented in the source. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.8. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Thomas de Segrave Co-holders: John de Segrave, John de Segrave, later Earl of Nottingham Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-segrave-27287 Person dates: Died 1400 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1428 - 1476 de Grey family, Noble family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-grey-family-27288 Transfer: The lordship returned to the de Grey family by marriage in 1428, according to the local historical account. The specific marriage instrument and exact holder are not identified there. Previous holder: Segrave or successor interest after 1400 Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: De Grey family by marriage Narrative / explanation: The source states that the lordship again came into the de Grey family by marriage in 1428. Because the source does not specify the exact spouse, conveyance instrument or whether the interest was inherited, dower-based or held jointly, this is recorded as a family holding by marriage rather than a fully identified sole conveyance. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.9. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: de Grey family Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-grey-family-27288 Person dates: Associated with the lordship from 1428 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1428 - 1476 John de Grey, Member of the de Grey noble family, Bishop of Norwich, Archbishop-elect of Canterbury Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-grey-27289 Transfer: The local account identifies John de Grey as the later holder of the lordship and states that he died in 1476, leaving his daughter Anne as heir. Previous holder: de Grey family predecessor by marriage Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: De Grey family Narrative / explanation: The source states that when John de Grey died in 1476 his heir and daughter Anne was aged four. It does not provide a separate dated conveyance from the unnamed de Grey holder by marriage to John, so the start date is retained as approximate within the 1428 de Grey phase. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.9. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: John de Grey Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-grey-27289 Person dates: Died 1476 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1476 - after 1476 Anne de Grey, Heiress of John de Grey Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-de-grey-27290 Transfer: Inheritance as daughter and heir of John de Grey, who died in 1476; the source states that Anne was aged four. Previous holder: John de Grey Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: De Grey inheritance Narrative / explanation: The source explicitly identifies Anne as John de Grey's heir. It further says that she was married to Richard, Duke of York, but marriage is not treated here as a conveyance of the manor. The later statement that the title passed to Anne's mother, Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk, is ambiguous and may reflect custody, dower or an interest associated with the minority of the heir rather than an outright transfer. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.9. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Anne de Grey Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-de-grey-27289 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-de-grey-27290 Person dates: Aged four in 1476; later dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1600 - after 1600 Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Knight, owner of Althorp, member of the Spencer family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-spencer-of-althorp-27291 Transfer: Purchase at the sale of the manor for £4,000, according to the local historical account. Previous holder: Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk or her successor interest Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Spencer family Narrative / explanation: The local source states that debts forced the sale of the manor in 1600 and that Sir John Spencer of Althorp purchased it for £4,000. The seller is not identified in the source, so the previous-holder field remains qualified. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.10. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Sir John Spencer of Althorp Co-holders: Elizabeth Spencer, Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-spencer-of-althorp-27291 Person dates: Died 1609 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | after 1600 - before 1643 Elizabeth Spencer, Daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-spencer-27292 Transfer: The local account states that the manor passed from Sir John Spencer to his daughter Elizabeth. No date or instrument is supplied. Previous holder: Sir John Spencer of Althorp Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Spencer family Narrative / explanation: The source names Elizabeth as Sir John Spencer's daughter and states that the manor passed to her. It does not identify whether this was by inheritance, settlement, gift or another conveyance, and therefore no more precise transfer is asserted. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.10. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Elizabeth Spencer Co-holders: Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-spencer-of-althorp-27291 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-spencer-27292 Person dates: Active in the early 17th century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | before 1643 - 1643 Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer, Member of the Spencer family, personal name not supplied by the source Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=spencer-descendant-of-elizabeth-spencer-27293 Transfer: The local account states that the manor then passed to Elizabeth's son, identified only by the surname Spencer, who was killed fighting for the King at Hopton Heath in 1643. Previous holder: Elizabeth Spencer Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Spencer family Narrative / explanation: The source does not give the son's personal name. He is not expanded to a named historical person because doing so would require inference from genealogy rather than direct manor evidence. His death at Hopton Heath in 1643 is used only as the source's chronological marker. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.10. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: Spencer descendant of Elizabeth Spencer Co-holders: Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Elizabeth Spencer Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=elizabeth-spencer-27292 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=spencer-descendant-of-elizabeth-spencer-27293 Person dates: Died at Hopton Heath in 1643 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1655 - after 1655 John Bedell, Gentleman of Huntingdonshire in associated records, exact status in the 1655 conveyance not established here Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bedell-27294 Transfer: Conveyance of the manor to John Bedell in 1655, according to the local historical account. Previous holder: Spencer family successor Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Bedell family Narrative / explanation: The local account expressly states that the manor was conveyed to John Bedell in 1655. The grantor is not named. Independent archive material confirms that the Bedell family and lands in Alconbury and Weston appear in seventeenth-century legal records, but the specific 1655 manor conveyance should be checked in the underlying deed or fine. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.11; supplementary archival context from the National Archives indexed Chancery proceedings involving payments due from lands in Alconbury, Weston and Woolley in 1663. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: John Bedell Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bedell-27294 Person dates: Active in the mid-17th century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | after 1655 - 1840 Private individuals, names not identified Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=private-individuals-names-not-identified-27295 Transfer: The local historical account states only that the manor passed through a series of private individuals before reaching James Rust in 1840. No secure intervening names or dates were located. Previous holder: John Bedell Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Unidentified private holders Narrative / explanation: This is a documentary-gap entry rather than a fabricated chain of title. The source explicitly indicates several private holders but does not name them. Individual names found in records concerning copyhold parcels, tenants, executors or unrelated property have not been promoted to manor holders. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.11. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bedell-27294 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=private-individuals-names-not-identified-27295 Person dates: Between 1655 and 1840 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1840 - after 1840 James Rust, Esquire, later associated with Alconbury House Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-rust-27296 Transfer: The local historical account states that the manor eventually passed to James Rust in 1840. The transferor and instrument are not identified. Previous holder: Private individuals, names not identified Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Rust family Narrative / explanation: James Rust is the first securely named holder after the unidentified private-owner sequence. The source says that he held 1,273 acres and that his family occupied Alconbury House. The acreage is estate evidence and should not be assumed to equal the complete legal extent of the manor. Source citation: Huntingdonshire District Council, Alconbury Conservation Area Character Statement, section 3.11. Source URL: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2317/alconbury-conservation-area-character-statement-adopted-july-1995.pdf Other parties: James Rust Co-holders: George John Rust Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=private-individuals-names-not-identified-27295 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=james-rust-27296 Person dates: Active in the 19th century; the source places his acquisition in 1840 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 | 1898 - after 1898 George John Rust, Esquire, Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace according to the directory entry, lord of the manor in 1898 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-john-rust-27297 Transfer: Later holder explicitly described as lord of the manor in Kelly's Directory in 1898; the transfer from James Rust or another Rust family member is not identified. Previous holder: James Rust or an unidentified Rust family successor Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Rust family Narrative / explanation: Kelly's Directory for 1898 describes George John Rust as lord of the manor and principal landowner in the parish. This independently confirms a named Rust holder in the late nineteenth century, but it does not establish the precise conveyance or the relationship between George John Rust and the James Rust who acquired the manor in 1840. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Huntingdonshire, 1898, entry for Alconbury; reproduced in the Forebears transcription of the directory entry. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/huntingdonshire/alconbury Other parties: George John Rust Co-holders: James Rust Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-john-rust-27297 Person dates: Active in the late 19th century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. 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