MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDFORD MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldford-manor Exported: 16 October 2026, 23:09 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 16 Location: Aldford, Cheshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Richard de Aldford, Holder of the fee of Aldford under the Earl of Chester | reign of King John, 1199-1216 - between 1208 and 1225 Transfer: Held the fee of Aldford under the Earl of Chester; the fee and castle subsequently passed to Sir John Arderne. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-aldford-27627 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Sir John Arderne, Lord of Aldford, son of Richard de Harderna | between 1208 and 1225 - before 1434 Transfer: The fee and castle passed from Richard de Aldford to Sir John Arderne, son of Richard de Harderna. The manor then remained associated with the Arderne family until the marriage of Matilda de Arderne to Thomas Stanley. Holding arrangement: Arderne family / Co-holders: Arderne family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-arderne-27628 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Arderne family, Lords of Aldford | between 1208 and 1225 - before or by 1434 Transfer: Descent within the Arderne family; the interest subsequently passed by the marriage of Matilda de Arderne, daughter and heir of John and Margaret de Arderne, to Thomas Stanley. Holding arrangement: Other / Arderne family / Co-holders: Sir John Arderne Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arderne-family-27629 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Thomas Stanley and Matilda de Arderne, Stanley of Aldford, third son of Sir John Stanley of Lathom and Knowsley, 2nd Earl of Derby, Lord Strange, 5th Earl of Derby, 7th Earl of Derby, Royalist commander, Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley | by 1434 - before the late fifteenth century Transfer: The Arderne inheritance passed through the marriage of Matilda de Arderne, daughter and heir of John and Margaret de Arderne, to Thomas Stanley. Thomas Stanley is specifically mentioned in an Aldford deed of 1434. Holding arrangement: Joint / Unspecified marital or inherited interest; exact shares are not stated / Stanley-Arderne marriage Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-stanley-27630 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Stanley family, Lords of Aldford | by 1434 - 1495 Transfer: The manor remained in the Stanley family. Sir William Stanley of Holt later bought Aldford from Sir John Stanley of Elford; after Sir William's execution in 1495, the manor was seized by Henry VII. Holding arrangement: Other / Stanley family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stanley-family-27631 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Sir William Stanley of Holt, Lord Chamberlain, Knight of the Garter, lord of Holt and Aldford | late fifteenth century, before 1495 - 16 February 1495 Transfer: Purchased the manors of Aldford and Nether Alderley from Sir John Stanley of Elford. Following his execution for alleged complicity in the Perkin Warbeck rising, Aldford was seized by Henry VII. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-stanley-of-holt-27632 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. The Crown, Royal owner and grantor of the reversion | 16 February 1495 - after 1526 and before 1536 Transfer: Aldford was seized following Sir William Stanley's execution and forfeiture. It was later acquired by Sir William Brereton; the exact date of the Crown's transfer is not established, although the secondary account places Brereton's acquisition after 1526. Holding arrangement: Other / Crown forfeiture and custody Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Sir William Brereton, Chamberlain of Chester, groom of the chamber to Henry VIII, courtier | after 1526 - 17 May 1536 Transfer: Acquired the manor from the Crown at an uncertain date after 1526. Following his execution on 17 May 1536, the manor was forfeited and returned to Crown hands. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-brereton-27634 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. The Crown, Royal owner and grantor of the reversion | 17 May 1536 - 29 May 1557 or later Transfer: Following William Brereton's attainder, the manor came into Crown hands. By Letters Patent dated 9 July 1536, the Crown demised the manors including Aldford to Edmund Peckham. The later reversion was granted in the reign of Philip and Mary to Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton, with intervening leasehold transactions. Holding arrangement: Other / Crown reversion after attainder Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Edmund Peckham, Esquire, cofferer to Henry VIII | 9 July 1536 - 22 January 1536-1537 or later Transfer: Received a Crown demise of Aldford and the associated manors by Letters Patent dated 9 July 1536. He then granted the same premises to Robert Tatton by indenture dated 22 January 1536-1537, with a later confirmation in 1544-1545. Holding arrangement: Trust / Crown lessee or grantee Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-peckham-27636 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Robert Tatton, Esquire of Withenshaw | 22 January 1536-1537 - after 3 May 1557; exact end uncertain Transfer: Received a grant from Edmund Peckham at an annual rent of £144, confirmed by indenture of 4 March 1544-1545. In May 1557 he assigned or released interests in the associated premises, while retaining an expressly documented long lease in part of the transaction. Holding arrangement: Trust / Tatton leasehold interest Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-tatton-27637 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton, of Gawsworth | 29 May 1557 - before or by the seventeenth century; exact end uncertain Transfer: The reversion of the manors, including Aldford, was granted by Letters Patent dated 29 May 1557 to Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton. Secondary accounts describe the manor as later sold to or held jointly by Fitton and Tatton. Holding arrangement: Joint / Unspecified joint or divided interests; exact shares are not stated / Fitton-Tatton joint holding Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-fitton-27638 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Charles Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Gerard | after the death of the last Sir Edward Fitton; seventeenth century - before the later Mohun interest; exact dates uncertain Transfer: Received Aldford under the will of the last Sir Edward Fitton, according to the cited local historical account. Holding arrangement: Gerard succession Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-gerard-27639 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Charles Mohun, Lord Mohun, and subsequently his second wife | after the Gerard succession; seventeenth century - early eighteenth century Transfer: Aldford passed through the heirs of Charles Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield, to the family of Charles Mohun, Lord Mohun. Lord Mohun's will left the manor to his second wife; the exact intermediate heirship and dates are not established. Holding arrangement: Other / Mohun testamentary succession Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-mohun-27640 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Sir Richard Grosvenor of Eaton, 4th Baronet of Eaton | early eighteenth century, before 1732 - 1732 Transfer: Purchased Aldford from the husband of Lord Mohun's second wife, according to the cited account. The exact conveyance date is not stated; Sir Richard Grosvenor died in 1732. Holding arrangement: Grosvenor of Eaton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-grosvenor-of-eaton-27641 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Grosvenor family of Eaton, Later Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Westminster | early eighteenth century - nineteenth century and later Transfer: Aldford remained associated with the Grosvenor family after Sir Richard Grosvenor's acquisition. By the nineteenth century it formed part of the Eaton estate and was held by the Marquesses and later Dukes of Westminster. Holding arrangement: Other / Eaton estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=grosvenor-family-of-eaton-27642 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | reign of King John, 1199-1216 - between 1208 and 1225 Richard de Aldford, Holder of the fee of Aldford under the Earl of Chester Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-aldford-27627 Transfer: Held the fee of Aldford under the Earl of Chester; the fee and castle subsequently passed to Sir John Arderne. Previous holder: Earl of Chester, as overlord Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The source distinguishes Richard de Aldford's holding of the fee under the Earl of Chester from the superior lordship of the earl. The exact date and legal form of the transfer to Sir John Arderne are not stated; the available account places it between 1208 and 1225. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, summarising George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Richard de Aldford Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-aldford-27627 Person dates: Active in the reign of King John, 1199-1216 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | between 1208 and 1225 - before 1434 Sir John Arderne, Lord of Aldford, son of Richard de Harderna Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-arderne-27628 Transfer: The fee and castle passed from Richard de Aldford to Sir John Arderne, son of Richard de Harderna. The manor then remained associated with the Arderne family until the marriage of Matilda de Arderne to Thomas Stanley. Previous holder: Richard de Aldford Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Arderne family Narrative / explanation: The precise date of acquisition is uncertain and is given only as a range. The source states that the manor passed down the Arderne family; it does not provide a complete list of the intervening Arderne holders, so no unsupported intermediate conveyances are inserted. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, summarising George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Sir John Arderne Co-holders: Arderne family Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-de-aldford-27627 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-arderne-27628 Person dates: Active from the early thirteenth century; exact dates uncertain Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | between 1208 and 1225 - before or by 1434 Arderne family, Lords of Aldford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arderne-family-27629 Transfer: Descent within the Arderne family; the interest subsequently passed by the marriage of Matilda de Arderne, daughter and heir of John and Margaret de Arderne, to Thomas Stanley. Previous holder: Sir John Arderne Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Arderne family Narrative / explanation: This is a consolidated family-period entry rather than an inferred list of individual conveyances. The source expressly states that the manor passed down the Arderne family, but the public account located does not establish every holder or the exact date of each succession. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, summarising George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Arderne family Co-holders: Sir John Arderne Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-arderne-27628 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arderne-family-27629 Person dates: Thirteenth to fifteenth centuries in the Aldford descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | by 1434 - before the late fifteenth century Thomas Stanley and Matilda de Arderne, Stanley of Aldford, third son of Sir John Stanley of Lathom and Knowsley, 2nd Earl of Derby, Lord Strange, 5th Earl of Derby, 7th Earl of Derby, Royalist commander, Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-stanley-27630 Transfer: The Arderne inheritance passed through the marriage of Matilda de Arderne, daughter and heir of John and Margaret de Arderne, to Thomas Stanley. Thomas Stanley is specifically mentioned in an Aldford deed of 1434. Previous holder: Arderne family Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Unspecified marital or inherited interest; exact shares are not stated Shared holding: Stanley-Arderne marriage Narrative / explanation: The source supports the manor connection and the marriage-based transmission, but does not establish the exact date of marriage, the precise legal form of the settlement, or whether both parties held identical legal interests. The entry therefore records the joint Stanley-Arderne association without inventing shares. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, citing a deed of 1434 and George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Thomas Stanley, Matilda de Arderne Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=arderne-family-27629 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-stanley-27630 Person dates: 1392-1463 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | by 1434 - 1495 Stanley family, Lords of Aldford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stanley-family-27631 Transfer: The manor remained in the Stanley family. Sir William Stanley of Holt later bought Aldford from Sir John Stanley of Elford; after Sir William's execution in 1495, the manor was seized by Henry VII. Previous holder: Thomas Stanley and Matilda de Arderne Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Stanley family Narrative / explanation: The source states that the manor remained with the Stanley family for about a century and separately records Sir William Stanley's purchase from Sir John Stanley of Elford. Because the exact date and legal form of the internal Stanley transfer are not established, this entry records the family holding without fabricating a specific conveyance. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, including the account of Sir William Stanley's purchase from Sir John Stanley of Elford and the 1495 forfeiture. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Stanley family Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-stanley-27630 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=stanley-family-27631 Person dates: Fifteenth century to 1495 in the Aldford descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | late fifteenth century, before 1495 - 16 February 1495 Sir William Stanley of Holt, Lord Chamberlain, Knight of the Garter, lord of Holt and Aldford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-stanley-of-holt-27632 Transfer: Purchased the manors of Aldford and Nether Alderley from Sir John Stanley of Elford. Following his execution for alleged complicity in the Perkin Warbeck rising, Aldford was seized by Henry VII. Previous holder: Sir John Stanley of Elford Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The purchase is expressly linked to Aldford by the source. The acquisition date is not supplied; it occurred before Sir William's execution on 16 February 1495. The subsequent Crown seizure is treated as forfeiture rather than an ordinary private sale. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford, citing The House of Stanley from the 12th Century and George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 2nd ed., vol. II, pp. 754-760. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Sir William Stanley of Holt Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-stanley-of-holt-27632 Person dates: Executed 16 February 1495 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 16 February 1495 - after 1526 and before 1536 The Crown, Royal owner and grantor of the reversion Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Transfer: Aldford was seized following Sir William Stanley's execution and forfeiture. It was later acquired by Sir William Brereton; the exact date of the Crown's transfer is not established, although the secondary account places Brereton's acquisition after 1526. Previous holder: Sir William Stanley of Holt Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Crown forfeiture and custody Narrative / explanation: This records Crown possession resulting from forfeiture, not an ordinary conveyance. The available sources do not establish the exact date on which the Crown transferred the manor to Sir William Brereton. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford; corroborated by the Chester Cause Papers directory entry for Aldford. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: The Crown Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-stanley-of-holt-27632 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Person dates: 1536 onward in the Tudor period Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | after 1526 - 17 May 1536 Sir William Brereton, Chamberlain of Chester, groom of the chamber to Henry VIII, courtier Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-brereton-27634 Transfer: Acquired the manor from the Crown at an uncertain date after 1526. Following his execution on 17 May 1536, the manor was forfeited and returned to Crown hands. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The available secondary account says that Sir William Brereton purchased Aldford some time after 1526. A near-primary record confirms that the manor had been granted to William Brereton and came into the King's hands by reason of his attainder. The precise acquisition instrument and date are not supplied in the accessible material. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities; Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the Crown's title after William Brereton's attainder. Source URL: https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf Other parties: Sir William Brereton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-brereton-27634 Person dates: Executed 17 May 1536 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 17 May 1536 - 29 May 1557 or later The Crown, Royal owner and grantor of the reversion Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Transfer: Following William Brereton's attainder, the manor came into Crown hands. By Letters Patent dated 9 July 1536, the Crown demised the manors including Aldford to Edmund Peckham. The later reversion was granted in the reign of Philip and Mary to Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton, with intervening leasehold transactions. Previous holder: Sir William Brereton Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Crown reversion after attainder Narrative / explanation: The Crown retained the superior or reversionary interest while granting leasehold interests. The cited inquisition records a Crown grant or demise to Edmund Peckham on 9 July 1536 and identifies subsequent leases and a 1557 grant of the reversion. The exact termination date of Crown ownership as a whole is not stated with complete clarity, so the date is expressed as 29 May 1557 or later. Source citation: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the 9 July 1536 Letters Patent and the 29 May 1557 grant of the reversion. Source URL: https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf Other parties: The Crown Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-brereton-27634 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Person dates: 1536 onward in the Tudor period Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 9 July 1536 - 22 January 1536-1537 or later Edmund Peckham, Esquire, cofferer to Henry VIII Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-peckham-27636 Transfer: Received a Crown demise of Aldford and the associated manors by Letters Patent dated 9 July 1536. He then granted the same premises to Robert Tatton by indenture dated 22 January 1536-1537, with a later confirmation in 1544-1545. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Crown lessee or grantee Narrative / explanation: The source presents Edmund Peckham's interest as a Crown demise or lease rather than an unequivocal fee-simple ownership. The holding_type is therefore recorded as trust/other rather than sole ownership, and the entry is included to preserve the documented legal chain. Source citation: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the Letters Patent of 9 July 1536 and the indenture of 22 January 1536-1537. Source URL: https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf Other parties: Edmund Peckham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-peckham-27636 Person dates: Active in the reigns of Henry VIII and Mary I Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 22 January 1536-1537 - after 3 May 1557; exact end uncertain Robert Tatton, Esquire of Withenshaw Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-tatton-27637 Transfer: Received a grant from Edmund Peckham at an annual rent of £144, confirmed by indenture of 4 March 1544-1545. In May 1557 he assigned or released interests in the associated premises, while retaining an expressly documented long lease in part of the transaction. Previous holder: Edmund Peckham Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: Tatton leasehold interest Narrative / explanation: The near-primary record documents Robert Tatton's leasehold or term interest, not necessarily unrestricted ownership of the manor. It records a 1557 assignment to Sir Edmund and George Peckham, a new term granted back to Robert Tatton, and related releases of interests in parcels connected with Aldford. These transactions should not be simplified into a single absolute conveyance. Source citation: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the indentures of 22 January 1536-1537, 4 March 1544-1545, 1 May 1557, 3 May 1557, and 20 May 1557. Source URL: https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf Other parties: Robert Tatton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edmund-peckham-27636 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-tatton-27637 Person dates: Active in the mid-sixteenth century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 29 May 1557 - before or by the seventeenth century; exact end uncertain Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton, of Gawsworth Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-fitton-27638 Transfer: The reversion of the manors, including Aldford, was granted by Letters Patent dated 29 May 1557 to Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton. Secondary accounts describe the manor as later sold to or held jointly by Fitton and Tatton. Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Unspecified joint or divided interests; exact shares are not stated Shared holding: Fitton-Tatton joint holding Narrative / explanation: The 1618 inquisition recites the grant of the reversion to Sir Edward Fitton and Robert Tatton. The available extract ends before the full terms of the grant are visible, and the precise relationship between the reversion, Tatton's lease, and later possession is not fully reconstructed. The entry therefore records only the documented joint reversionary grant. Source citation: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the Letters Patent of 29 May 1557; Chester Cause Papers, Aldford directory entry. Source URL: https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf Other parties: Sir Edward Fitton, Robert Tatton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=the-crown-27635 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-fitton-27638 Person dates: Died 1643 according to the cited secondary account; exact identification of the relevant Sir Edward requires care Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | after the death of the last Sir Edward Fitton; seventeenth century - before the later Mohun interest; exact dates uncertain Charles Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Gerard Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-gerard-27639 Transfer: Received Aldford under the will of the last Sir Edward Fitton, according to the cited local historical account. Previous holder: Sir Edward Fitton Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Gerard succession Narrative / explanation: The source explicitly links Aldford to Charles Gerard through the will of the last Sir Edward Fitton. The exact date of the will, probate, and vesting is not supplied, and the precise relationship between the 1557 Sir Edward Fitton and the later Fitton beneficiary is not fully established in the available public material. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford; corroborated by the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire paper quoting Lysons on the Fitton-Gerard and Mohun descent. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Charles Gerard Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-gerard-27639 Person dates: Seventeenth century; later Earl of Macclesfield Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | after the Gerard succession; seventeenth century - early eighteenth century Charles Mohun, Lord Mohun, and subsequently his second wife Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-mohun-27640 Transfer: Aldford passed through the heirs of Charles Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield, to the family of Charles Mohun, Lord Mohun. Lord Mohun's will left the manor to his second wife; the exact intermediate heirship and dates are not established. Previous holder: Charles Gerard, later Earl of Macclesfield Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Mohun testamentary succession Narrative / explanation: The available source expressly connects Aldford with the Mohun succession but describes the route through Gerard's heirs and Lord Mohun's will in summary form. Because the identity of every heir, spouse, and trustee is not fully documented in the accessible sources, no additional individual conveyances are inferred. Source citation: Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, paper quoting Lysons on the descent from Fitton Gerard through Lord Mohun; Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford. Source URL: https://www.hslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2-23-session-2-no-7.pdf Other parties: Charles Mohun, Lord Mohun, Lord Mohun's second wife Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-gerard-27639 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-mohun-27640 Person dates: Seventeenth century; exact dates not established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | early eighteenth century, before 1732 - 1732 Sir Richard Grosvenor of Eaton, 4th Baronet of Eaton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-grosvenor-of-eaton-27641 Transfer: Purchased Aldford from the husband of Lord Mohun's second wife, according to the cited account. The exact conveyance date is not stated; Sir Richard Grosvenor died in 1732. Previous holder: Lord Mohun's second wife and her third husband Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Grosvenor of Eaton Narrative / explanation: The source identifies the purchaser and describes the transaction as the sale of Aldford to Sir Richard Grosvenor of Eaton. The account does not provide the precise date, vendor's name, or conveyance instrument, so the entry is dated only to the early eighteenth century and does not fill the preceding documentary gaps. Source citation: Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford; Brunning and Price, The Grosvenor Arms and Aldford; Chester Cause Papers, Aldford directory entry. Source URL: https://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html Other parties: Sir Richard Grosvenor of Eaton Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-grosvenor-of-eaton-27641 Person dates: 1689-1732 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | early eighteenth century - nineteenth century and later Grosvenor family of Eaton, Later Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Westminster Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=grosvenor-family-of-eaton-27642 Transfer: Aldford remained associated with the Grosvenor family after Sir Richard Grosvenor's acquisition. By the nineteenth century it formed part of the Eaton estate and was held by the Marquesses and later Dukes of Westminster. Previous holder: Sir Richard Grosvenor of Eaton Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Eaton estate Narrative / explanation: The sources support continuing Grosvenor ownership or estate inclusion, but the accessible material does not provide every succession, settlement, or conveyance from Sir Richard Grosvenor through the later titles. The entry is therefore a family or estate-period record rather than a claim that every later titled Grosvenor personally held the manor in identical legal form. Source citation: Chester Cause Papers, Aldford directory entry; Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, 1848, entry for Aldford; Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-1872, entry for Aldford. Source URL: https://www.chestercausepapers.org.uk/directory-posts/places/aldford Other parties: Grosvenor family of Eaton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-richard-grosvenor-of-eaton-27641 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=grosvenor-family-of-eaton-27642 Person dates: Early eighteenth century onward in the cited Aldford descent Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY