MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDBOROUGH MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldborough-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 16:52 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 7 Location: Aldborough, Yorkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Sir Francis Bacon and co-trustees for Charles, Prince of Wales, English lawyer, statesman and philosopher, Baron Verulam from 1618 and Viscount St Alban from 1621 | 10 January 1617 - 20 June 1628 Transfer: Lease from the Crown or Duchy of Lancaster of the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge, held in trust for Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles I. Holding arrangement: Trust / Trustees for Charles, Prince of Wales Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-bacon-27306 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. William Williams and co-lessees or trustees | 20 June 1628 - 9 September 1628 Transfer: Assignment from Sir John Walter and others of the Duchy of Lancaster lease covering the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge to William Williams and others. Holding arrangement: Trust / Assignees of the Duchy of Lancaster lease Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-williams-27307 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Edward Ditchfield and co-grantees | 9 September 1628 - 2 December 1629 Transfer: Grant by letters patent of King Charles I of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others. Holding arrangement: Joint / Royal grantees Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-ditchfield-27308 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Arthur Aldburgh, Esquire, lord of the manor of Aldborough | 2 December 1629 - 21 September 1652 Transfer: Bargain and sale by Edward Ditchfield and others together with the Corporation of London to Arthur Aldburgh of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27309 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Arthur Aldburgh and William Aldburgh, Esquire, member of the Aldburgh family of Aldborough and Ellenthorpe | 21 September 1652 Transfer: Common recovery and associated settlement concerning the manor of Aldborough and the capital messuage called Ellenthorpe, made in connection with the marriage settlement of William Aldburgh and Elizabeth Lodge. Holding arrangement: Joint / Aldburgh family co-holders or settlement parties Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-aldburgh-27310 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 9th Earl of Lincoln | Before 1834 - 1834 Transfer: The manor was held by successive Dukes of Newcastle and was sold by the 4th Duke of Newcastle to Andrew Lawson in 1834. The intervening conveyance into the Newcastle ownership has not been established from the sources reviewed. Holding arrangement: Duke of Newcastle Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-pelham-clinton-27311 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Andrew Lawson, Esquire, Member of Parliament, lord of the manor of Aldborough | 1834 Transfer: Purchase of Aldborough manor from Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=andrew-lawson-27312 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 10 January 1617 - 20 June 1628 Sir Francis Bacon and co-trustees for Charles, Prince of Wales, English lawyer, statesman and philosopher, Baron Verulam from 1618 and Viscount St Alban from 1621 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-bacon-27306 Transfer: Lease from the Crown or Duchy of Lancaster of the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge, held in trust for Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles I. Previous holder: The Crown, acting through the Duchy of Lancaster Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Trustees for Charles, Prince of Wales Narrative / explanation: This was a Crown/Duchy of Lancaster lease and trust arrangement, not an ordinary private conveyance. The catalogue expressly identifies the property as the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge and states that it was held in trust for Charles, Prince of Wales. Source citation: Nottinghamshire Archives, Newcastle estate collection, Ne D 5391/16/17, copy Duchy of Lancaster lease from King James I to Sir Francis Bacon and others of the manor, lordship, castle and forest of Knaresborough, the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge, in trust for Charles, Prince of Wales, 10 January 1617, copy dated 21 May 1663. Source URL: https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/CALMVIEW/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=Ne6%2FD%2F16%2F1%2F1-43%2F42&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Sir Francis Bacon, Co-trustees named in the Duchy of Lancaster lease, Charles, Prince of Wales Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-francis-bacon-27306 Person dates: 1561-1626 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 20 June 1628 - 9 September 1628 William Williams and co-lessees or trustees Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-williams-27307 Transfer: Assignment from Sir John Walter and others of the Duchy of Lancaster lease covering the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge to William Williams and others. Previous holder: Sir John Walter and co-assignees Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Assignees of the Duchy of Lancaster lease Narrative / explanation: The catalogue describes this as an assignment of the Duchy of Lancaster lease of the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge. It records a leasehold or trust interest rather than an unrestricted fee-simple conveyance. Source citation: Nottinghamshire Archives, Newcastle estate collection, Ne D 5391/16/18, copy assignment from Sir John Walter and others to William Williams and others of a Duchy of Lancaster lease of the manor, lordship, castle and forest of Knaresborough and of the manor of Aldborough and borough of Boroughbridge, 20 June 1628, copy dated 28 May 1663. Source URL: https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/CALMVIEW/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=Ne6%2FD%2F16%2F1%2F1-43%2F42&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: William Williams, Co-lessees or trustees named in the assignment Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-williams-27307 Person dates: Not established from the source reviewed Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 9 September 1628 - 2 December 1629 Edward Ditchfield and co-grantees Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-ditchfield-27308 Transfer: Grant by letters patent of King Charles I of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Royal grantees Narrative / explanation: The catalogue expressly identifies the subject of the letters patent as the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire. Because the complete list of co-grantees is not reproduced in the catalogue text, the entry preserves the group as Edward Ditchfield and co-grantees rather than inventing names. Source citation: Nottinghamshire Archives, Newcastle estate collection, Ne D 5391/16/19, copy letters patent in Latin of King Charles I granting the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others, 9 September 1628, undated mid-seventeenth-century copy. Source URL: https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/CALMVIEW/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=Ne6%2FD%2F16%2F1%2F1-43%2F42&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Edward Ditchfield, Co-grantees named in the letters patent Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-ditchfield-27308 Person dates: Not established from the source reviewed Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 2 December 1629 - 21 September 1652 Arthur Aldburgh, Esquire, lord of the manor of Aldborough Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27309 Transfer: Bargain and sale by Edward Ditchfield and others together with the Corporation of London to Arthur Aldburgh of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire. Previous holder: Edward Ditchfield and co-grantees; Corporation of London Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: This is the clearest seventeenth-century private conveyance of the manor. The archival catalogue expressly describes both the contract of 18 June 1629 and the enrolled bargain and sale of 2 December 1629 as relating to the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire. Subsequent records show Arthur Aldburgh exercising manorial rights, including an agreement with freeholders and customary tenants in 1630, a court proceeding over fishing at Aldborough in 1638, and payment of the manor's fee-farm rent in 1647-1650. Source citation: Nottinghamshire Archives, Newcastle estate collection, Ne D 5391/16/21, contract for the conveyance of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, from the City of London to Arthur Aldburgh, 18 June 1629; and Ne D 5391/16/23, enrolled bargain and sale from Edward Ditchfield and others and the Corporation of London to Arthur Aldburgh of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, 2 December 1629. Source URL: https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/CALMVIEW/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=Ne6%2FD%2F16%2F1%2F1-43%2F42&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Arthur Aldburgh Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27309 Person dates: Born circa 1585; death date not securely established from the sources reviewed Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 21 September 1652 Arthur Aldburgh and William Aldburgh, Esquire, member of the Aldburgh family of Aldborough and Ellenthorpe Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-aldburgh-27310 Transfer: Common recovery and associated settlement concerning the manor of Aldborough and the capital messuage called Ellenthorpe, made in connection with the marriage settlement of William Aldburgh and Elizabeth Lodge. Previous holder: Arthur Aldburgh Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Aldburgh family co-holders or settlement parties Narrative / explanation: The document directly concerns a common recovery of the manor of Aldborough. It is evidence that Arthur and William Aldburgh held or jointly dealt with the legal estate at that date, but the catalogue does not state the precise shares, beneficial interests or subsequent disposition. It should therefore not be treated as proof that William alone succeeded Arthur. Source citation: Nottinghamshire Archives, Newcastle estate collection, Ne D 5391/16/40, deed of covenant between Arthur and William Aldburgh and Christopher Watkinson and John Walker leading uses of a common recovery of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, and of the capital messuage called Ellenthorpe, made prior to the marriage of William Aldburgh and Elizabeth Lodge, 21 September 1652. Source URL: https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/CALMVIEW/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=Ne6%2FD%2F16%2F1%2F1-43%2F42&src=CalmView.Catalog Other parties: Arthur Aldburgh, William Aldburgh Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27309 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-aldburgh-27310 Person dates: Not established from the source reviewed Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | Before 1834 - 1834 Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 9th Earl of Lincoln Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-pelham-clinton-27311 Transfer: The manor was held by successive Dukes of Newcastle and was sold by the 4th Duke of Newcastle to Andrew Lawson in 1834. The intervening conveyance into the Newcastle ownership has not been established from the sources reviewed. Previous holder: Unknown from the sources reviewed Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Duke of Newcastle Narrative / explanation: English Heritage states that Aldborough became a valued possession of successive Dukes of Newcastle and specifically that Andrew Lawson purchased Aldborough manor in 1834 from the 4th Duke of Newcastle. A contemporary historical study likewise describes the Duke as lord of the manor of Aldborough. The exact date and instrument by which the manor entered the Newcastle estate remain a documentary gap in this research. Source citation: English Heritage, History of Aldborough Roman Site, stating that Aldborough was a valued possession of successive Dukes of Newcastle and that Andrew Lawson purchased Aldborough manor in 1834 from the 4th Duke of Newcastle; corroborated by the study 'A Great Electioneer and His Motives Reconsidered,' which identifies the Duke as lord of the manor of Aldborough. Source URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/aldborough-roman-site/history/ Other parties: Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-pelham-clinton-27311 Person dates: 1785-1851 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1834 Andrew Lawson, Esquire, Member of Parliament, lord of the manor of Aldborough Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=andrew-lawson-27312 Transfer: Purchase of Aldborough manor from Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne. Previous holder: Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Andrew Lawson is directly identified by English Heritage as the purchaser of Aldborough manor from the 4th Duke of Newcastle in 1834. Nineteenth-century Yorkshire historical material also identifies him as lord of the manor of Aldborough. He developed the manor grounds, excavated Roman remains and established a museum at Aldborough. The exact later conveyance of the manorial title after Lawson has not been established and is therefore left open. Source citation: English Heritage, History of Aldborough Roman Site; Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 'Members Elected 1822-1855,' entry for Andrew Lawson, identifying him as lord of the manor of Aldborough and recording his purchase and residence at Aldborough Manor. Source URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/aldborough-roman-site/history/ Other parties: Andrew Lawson Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-pelham-clinton-27311 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=andrew-lawson-27312 Person dates: 1800-1853 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY