MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDBROUGH MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldbrough-manor-2 Exported: 16 October 2026, 18:07 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 6 Location: Aldbrough, Yorkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. The Crown, English Crown, lord of the manor of Aldborough | 1086 - 1628 Transfer: Held as a Crown manor of ancient demesne; the manor remained in Crown hands until its disposal in 1628. Holding arrangement: Whole manor / Crown manor Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27337 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Edward Ditchfield and other grantees, Grantee of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, in 1628 | 9 September 1628 - 2 December 1629 Transfer: Grant by King Charles I of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others by letters patent dated 9 September 1628. Holding arrangement: Joint / Whole manor, jointly granted; the complete list of grantees is not given in the catalogue summary / Royal grantees Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-ditchfield-27338 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Arthur Aldburgh, Esquire, lord or owner of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire | 18 June 1629 - after 1652 Transfer: Contract for conveyance from the City of London to Arthur Aldburgh dated 18 June 1629, followed by an enrolled bargain and sale from Edward Ditchfield and others and the Corporation of London to Arthur Aldburgh dated 2 December 1629. Holding arrangement: Whole manor, subject to documented leases, settlements and other interests / Aldburgh family ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27339 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Sir John Mallory, party to a 99-year demise of Aldborough Manor in 1649 | 24 January 1649 - term of 99 years from 1649, subject to the deed and its legal effect Transfer: Demise by Arthur Aldburgh to Sir John Mallory of the manor of Aldborough for a term of 99 years, made to secure engagements undertaken by Mallory for Aldburgh. Holding arrangement: Other / Term lease or security interest, not an outright transfer of the manor / Leasehold or security interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-mallory-27340 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne | By 1832 - 1834 Transfer: Held the manor before its sale to Andrew Lawson in 1834. The precise acquisition date and intermediate conveyances from the seventeenth-century Aldburgh ownership are not established by the sources used. Holding arrangement: Whole manor as described by the 1834 sale evidence / Dukes of Newcastle Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-fiennes-pelham-clinton-27341 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Andrew Lawson, Esquire, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough, lord of the manor of Aldborough | 1834 - 28 February 1853 Transfer: Purchase of Aldborough Manor from Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, in 1834. Holding arrangement: Whole manor or the principal manor estate conveyed in the 1834 purchase, subject to any excluded parcels or retained interests not specified in the cited summary / Lawson family ownership Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=andrew-lawson-27342 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1086 - 1628 The Crown, English Crown, lord of the manor of Aldborough Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27337 Transfer: Held as a Crown manor of ancient demesne; the manor remained in Crown hands until its disposal in 1628. Previous holder: Anglo-Saxon royal lordship or predecessor Crown holding Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor Shared holding: Crown manor Narrative / explanation: Aldborough is described in an authoritative historical account as a manor of ancient demesne, meaning a manor owned by the King at the time of Domesday, and as continuing to be held by the Crown until 1628. The 1293 archive item concerning Edmund, Earl of Cornwall relates to property in the Honour of Knaresborough but does not by itself establish that Edmund held the manor of Aldborough, so it has not been treated as a conveyance to him. Source citation: Richardson, J., article in Rural History Centre Studies, volume 164, July 1996, p. 134, stating that Aldborough was a manor of ancient demesne and continued to be held by the Crown until 1628; corroborated by the University of Nottingham, Newcastle (Clumber) Collection, Ne 6/D/16/1/1-43, archive descriptions of the 1617 and 1628 Crown leases and grant. Source URL: https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Journal-164-Jul-1996.pdf Other parties: The Crown Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27337 Person dates: Medieval period to 1628 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 9 September 1628 - 2 December 1629 Edward Ditchfield and other grantees, Grantee of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, in 1628 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-ditchfield-27338 Transfer: Grant by King Charles I of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others by letters patent dated 9 September 1628. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Whole manor, jointly granted; the complete list of grantees is not given in the catalogue summary Shared holding: Royal grantees Narrative / explanation: The University of Nottingham archive catalogue identifies a copy of letters patent by which Charles I granted the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others on 9 September 1628. The record is direct for the manor, although the catalogue summary does not list every co-grantee. The grant marks the end of the Crown's recorded direct tenure. Source citation: University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections, Newcastle (Clumber) Collection, Ne 6/D/16/1/1-43, item 19: copy letters patent of King Charles I granting the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire, to Edward Ditchfield and others, 9 September 1628. 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, Other grantees named in the letters patent Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27337 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-ditchfield-27338 Person dates: Flourished in the early seventeenth century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 18 June 1629 - after 1652 Arthur Aldburgh, Esquire, lord or owner of the manor of Aldborough, Yorkshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27339 Transfer: Contract for conveyance from the City of London to Arthur Aldburgh dated 18 June 1629, followed by an enrolled bargain and sale from Edward Ditchfield and others and the Corporation of London to Arthur Aldburgh dated 2 December 1629. Previous holder: Edward Ditchfield and other grantees; Corporation of London as the conveying corporate party Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor, subject to documented leases, settlements and other interests Shared holding: Aldburgh family ownership Narrative / explanation: Arthur Aldburgh is directly documented as acquiring the manor itself. The archive catalogue records both the June 1629 contract and the 2 December 1629 enrolled bargain and sale from Edward Ditchfield and others and the Corporation of London. Arthur subsequently appears in transactions concerning the manor, including a 1630 agreement with freeholders and customary tenants, a 1632 assignment of the manor term, a 1637 feoffment of land and wastes forming part of the manor, a 1649 demise of the manor to Sir John Mallory, and a 1647-1652 quietus for fee-farm rent paid for the manor. The later end date of Arthur's ownership is not established by the sources used; the 1649 demise is a term lease securing engagements and is not treated as an outright sale. Source citation: University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections, Newcastle (Clumber) Collection, Ne 6/D/16/1/1-43, items 21 and 23: contract for conveyance of the manor of Aldborough to Arthur Aldburgh, 18 June 1629, and enrolled bargain and sale to Arthur Aldburgh, 2 December 1629; related items 24-40 document Arthur's subsequent dealings with the manor. 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-27339 Person dates: Flourished 1629-1652; exact birth and death dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 24 January 1649 - term of 99 years from 1649, subject to the deed and its legal effect Sir John Mallory, party to a 99-year demise of Aldborough Manor in 1649 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-mallory-27340 Transfer: Demise by Arthur Aldburgh to Sir John Mallory of the manor of Aldborough for a term of 99 years, made to secure engagements undertaken by Mallory for Aldburgh. Previous holder: Arthur Aldburgh Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Term lease or security interest, not an outright transfer of the manor Shared holding: Leasehold or security interest Narrative / explanation: This is included to preserve an important documented interest but must not be read as proof that Sir John Mallory became the freehold owner or lord of the manor. The archive description expressly calls the transaction a demise for a term of 99 years to secure engagements made by Mallory for Aldburgh. It therefore represents a leasehold or security arrangement under Arthur Aldburgh's ownership rather than a proven change in the manor's ultimate ownership. Source citation: University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections, Newcastle (Clumber) Collection, Ne 6/D/16/1/1-43, item 35: demise from Arthur Aldburgh to Sir John Mallory of the manor of Aldborough, 24 January 1649. 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 John Mallory, Arthur Aldburgh Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arthur-aldburgh-27339 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-mallory-27340 Person dates: Flourished in the mid-seventeenth century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | By 1832 - 1834 Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-fiennes-pelham-clinton-27341 Transfer: Held the manor before its sale to Andrew Lawson in 1834. The precise acquisition date and intermediate conveyances from the seventeenth-century Aldburgh ownership are not established by the sources used. Previous holder: Intermediate holder or holders not established Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor as described by the 1834 sale evidence Shared holding: Dukes of Newcastle Narrative / explanation: The 4th Duke is directly identified as the owner from whom Andrew Lawson purchased Aldborough Manor in 1834. A 1832 marriage-settlement document in the Newcastle archive also refers to a common recovery of the Manor of Aldborough by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne and the Earl of Lincoln. The sources establish the duke's ownership by 1832-1834 but do not establish the precise earlier conveyance into the Newcastle estate. Individual purchases of land and messuages in Aldborough by the Dukes in 1701-1703 are documented in the archive, but those parcel purchases are not conflated with a proven conveyance of the entire manor. Source citation: English Heritage, History of Aldborough Roman Site, identifying Andrew Lawson's purchase of Aldborough manor in 1834 from the 4th Duke of Newcastle; University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections, Ne 6/D/16/1/1-43, item 503-504, common recovery of the Manor of Aldborough in the 4th Duke's marriage settlement, 1832. Source URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/aldborough-roman-site/history/ Other parties: Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=henry-pelham-fiennes-pelham-clinton-27341 Person dates: 1785-1851 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1834 - 28 February 1853 Andrew Lawson, Esquire, Member of Parliament for Knaresborough, lord of the manor of Aldborough Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=andrew-lawson-27342 Transfer: Purchase of Aldborough Manor from Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, in 1834. Previous holder: Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Whole manor or the principal manor estate conveyed in the 1834 purchase, subject to any excluded parcels or retained interests not specified in the cited summary Shared holding: Lawson family ownership Narrative / explanation: Andrew Lawson purchased Aldborough Manor from the 4th Duke of Newcastle in 1834. English Heritage states that Lawson subsequently encouraged exploration of the Roman town, excavated Roman buildings within the manor grounds, protected mosaics and established a museum. A nineteenth-century biographical source records that he lived at Aldborough Manor and died on 28 February 1853. The precise legal extent of the 1834 purchase and the later descent after Andrew Lawson are not reconstructed here. Source citation: English Heritage, History of Aldborough Roman Site; Andrew Lawson biography, The Peerage, recording his residence at Aldborough Manor and death on 28 February 1853. 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-fiennes-pelham-clinton-27341 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=andrew-lawson-27342 Person dates: 3 May 1800-28 February 1853 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY