MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDHAM MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldham-manor-2 Exported: 16 October 2026, 23:09 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 9 Location: Aldham , Suffolk SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Wulfwin | 1066 - 1086 Transfer: Recorded as holding Aldham in 1066; by the Domesday survey of 1086 the manor was held by Aubrey de Vere. The precise nature of the transfer is not stated. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfwin-27657 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Aubrey de Vere, Norman landholder and tenant-in-chief | 1086 - 12th century Transfer: Held at the Domesday survey as tenant-in-chief or principal holder; the later descent was within the de Vere family. Holding arrangement: de Vere family / Co-holders: De Vere family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aubrey-de-vere-27658 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. De Vere family and earls of Oxford, 5th Earl of Oxford | 12th century - 1462 Transfer: Dynastic succession and continued de Vere possession; no individual conveyances are asserted for the whole period. Holding arrangement: de Vere family / earls of Oxford Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-vere-5th-earl-of-oxford-27659 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III | 1462 - circa 1539 Transfer: Granted by Edward IV after the forfeiture of the de Vere estate following the execution of Sir John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, in 1462. The later return of Aldham to the de Vere family is dated only circa 1539 in the local manorial summary. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-duke-of-gloucester-27660 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. De Vere family, Earls of Oxford and associated de Vere family | circa 1539 - 1580 Transfer: Aldham is reported to have returned to the de Vere family circa 1539 after the period of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Crown. The precise restoration instrument and individual holder are not identified. Holding arrangement: de Vere family / Co-holders: Aubrey de Vere Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-vere-family-27661 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Philip Tilney, Esquire of Shelley, Suffolk | 1580 - 1609 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Philip Tilney as owning Aldham in 1580. The exact conveyance from the de Vere family, and the precise date of acquisition, have not been established. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=philip-tilney-27662 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Sir Edward Coke, English barrister, jurist, law officer and politician, Chief Justice of Common Pleas, Chief Justice of King's Bench, Speaker of the House of Commons, legal author, English jurist, law officer, Member of Parliament, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Knight, Attorney General, Solicitor General, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, Attorney General of England, Solicitor General of England, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Member of Parliament. | 1609 - 1764 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Sir Edward Coke as owning Aldham in 1609. The conveyance from Philip Tilney or any intervening holder has not been identified. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-coke-27663 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Sir Joshua Vanneck, Merchant and landowner, 1st Baronet of Putney | 1764 - 1909 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Sir Joshua Vanneck as owning Aldham in 1764. The exact acquisition document and date are not established in the sources consulted. Holding arrangement: Vanneck family / Heveningham estate interests Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-joshua-vanneck-27664 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Baronet and owner of the Belhus estate | 1909 - 1912 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard as owner in 1909 and identifies him as the principal owner in 1912. The exact acquisition instrument and the later history of the manor are not established here. Holding arrangement: Barrett-Lennard estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-barrett-lennard-27665 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1066 - 1086 Wulfwin Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfwin-27657 Transfer: Recorded as holding Aldham in 1066; by the Domesday survey of 1086 the manor was held by Aubrey de Vere. The precise nature of the transfer is not stated. Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Suffolk Heritage Explorer parish report records a manor of Aldham held by Wulfwin in 1066. This is the earliest identified holder for the Suffolk manor, but the extent and legal character of the holding are not independently reconstructed here. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial; corroborated by the Domesday Book entry for Aldham in Suffolk. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/aldham.pdf Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfwin-27657 Person dates: Recorded in 1066 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1086 - 12th century Aubrey de Vere, Norman landholder and tenant-in-chief Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aubrey-de-vere-27658 Transfer: Held at the Domesday survey as tenant-in-chief or principal holder; the later descent was within the de Vere family. Previous holder: Wulfwin Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Vere family Narrative / explanation: Domesday evidence records Aldham in Suffolk as belonging to Aubrey de Vere. The Domesday Book Online transcription identifies Aldham among Aubrey de Vere's Suffolk holdings. The precise date and mechanism by which the manor passed from the pre-Conquest holder to Aubrey de Vere are not stated in the cited material. Source citation: Domesday Book Online, Suffolk A-B, entry for Aldham; Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial. Source URL: https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/suffolk1.html Co-holders: De Vere family Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfwin-27657 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aubrey-de-vere-27658 Person dates: Died circa 1112-1113 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 12th century - 1462 De Vere family and earls of Oxford, 5th Earl of Oxford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-vere-5th-earl-of-oxford-27659 Transfer: Dynastic succession and continued de Vere possession; no individual conveyances are asserted for the whole period. Previous holder: Aubrey de Vere Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Vere family / earls of Oxford Narrative / explanation: Aldham remained within the de Vere estate complex through the later Middle Ages. It is specifically listed among the Suffolk manors of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford, in an inquisition post mortem of 1296. A modern scholarly study likewise states that Aldham was held continuously through the later Middle Ages by the de Vere earls of Oxford. This grouped entry records continuous family possession without inventing undocumented intermediate transfers. Source citation: Mapping the Medieval Countryside, Inquisition Post Mortem of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford, listing Aldham in Suffolk; Mark Bailey, The Decline of Serfdom in Late Medieval England, chapter 8, Aldham. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/25-477/ Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=aubrey-de-vere-27658 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-vere-5th-earl-of-oxford-27659 Person dates: Died 1296 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1462 - circa 1539 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-duke-of-gloucester-27660 Transfer: Granted by Edward IV after the forfeiture of the de Vere estate following the execution of Sir John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, in 1462. The later return of Aldham to the de Vere family is dated only circa 1539 in the local manorial summary. Previous holder: De Vere family and earls of Oxford Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Suffolk Heritage Explorer report states that Aldham became forfeit in 1462 on the execution of Sir John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and was granted to Richard, Duke of Gloucester. A study of Richard's de Vere estates also lists Aldham among the Suffolk manors granted to him. The ending date is approximate because the cited local source says only that Aldham returned to the de Vere family circa 1539; no intervening Crown grant, settlement or conveyance has been securely identified here. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial; Richard III Society, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the De Vere Estates, discussing the 1462 grant and listing Aldham among the Suffolk estates. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/aldham.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-vere-5th-earl-of-oxford-27659 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-duke-of-gloucester-27660 Person dates: 1452-1485 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | circa 1539 - 1580 De Vere family, Earls of Oxford and associated de Vere family Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-vere-family-27661 Transfer: Aldham is reported to have returned to the de Vere family circa 1539 after the period of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Crown. The precise restoration instrument and individual holder are not identified. Previous holder: Richard, Duke of Gloucester Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Vere family Narrative / explanation: The local manorial summary gives circa 1539 for the return of Aldham to the de Vere family. Because no specific individual or primary conveyance has been established for this restoration, the entry is retained at family level and the date is preserved as approximate. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/aldham.pdf Co-holders: Aubrey de Vere Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-duke-of-gloucester-27660 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-vere-family-27661 Person dates: Medieval and early modern period Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1580 - 1609 Philip Tilney, Esquire of Shelley, Suffolk Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=philip-tilney-27662 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Philip Tilney as owning Aldham in 1580. The exact conveyance from the de Vere family, and the precise date of acquisition, have not been established. Previous holder: De Vere family Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Philip Tilney is directly linked to the Suffolk manor of Aldham by the local manorial summary. A surviving calendar of muniments also records a 1572 annuity issuing from the manor of Aldham near Hadleigh, granted by Philip Tilney of Shelley, Suffolk, providing independent near-contemporary evidence of his interest in the manor. The 1580 date is retained as supplied by the local source rather than treated as an exact conveyance date. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial; Herbert Hurst's Calendar of Muniments, Aldham 2, agreement for an annuity granted by Philip Tilney from the manor of Aldham near Hadleigh, Suffolk. Source URL: https://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/downloads/Adderbury_to_Asthrop_Vol.1.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=de-vere-family-27661 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=philip-tilney-27662 Person dates: Died 13 March 1602 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1609 - 1764 Sir Edward Coke, English barrister, jurist, law officer and politician, Chief Justice of Common Pleas, Chief Justice of King's Bench, Speaker of the House of Commons, legal author, English jurist, law officer, Member of Parliament, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Knight, Attorney General, Solicitor General, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, Attorney General of England, Solicitor General of England, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Member of Parliament. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-coke-27663 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Sir Edward Coke as owning Aldham in 1609. The conveyance from Philip Tilney or any intervening holder has not been identified. Previous holder: Philip Tilney Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Sir Edward Coke is recorded as owner of Aldham by 1609. The source also links him with several other Suffolk manors, but only the explicit Aldham entry is used here. No assumption is made that the transfer occurred by inheritance, marriage or a particular sale. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/aldham.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=philip-tilney-27662 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-coke-27663 Person dates: 1552-1634 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1764 - 1909 Sir Joshua Vanneck, Merchant and landowner, 1st Baronet of Putney Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-joshua-vanneck-27664 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Sir Joshua Vanneck as owning Aldham in 1764. The exact acquisition document and date are not established in the sources consulted. Previous holder: Sir Edward Coke Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Vanneck family / Heveningham estate interests Narrative / explanation: Sir Joshua Vanneck is recorded as owner of Aldham in 1764. Cambridge University Library confirms that the Vanneck family held extensive Suffolk estate interests and that the family papers include court records for Aldham, although the publicly available collection description does not itself specify the acquisition deed for Aldham. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, section 13, Manorial; Cambridge University Library, Vanneck papers collection description. Source URL: https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/archives-modern-and-medieval-manuscripts-and-university-archives-12 Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-edward-coke-27663 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-joshua-vanneck-27664 Person dates: Died 1789 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1909 - 1912 Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Baronet and owner of the Belhus estate Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-barrett-lennard-27665 Transfer: The Suffolk parish report records Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard as owner in 1909 and identifies him as the principal owner in 1912. The exact acquisition instrument and the later history of the manor are not established here. Previous holder: Sir Joshua Vanneck Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Barrett-Lennard estate Narrative / explanation: Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard is the latest securely evidenced historical holder found in the public sources consulted. The 1912 parish material describes him as the principal owner, while a separate archive catalogue records deeds relating to Aldham Hall Farm, Suffolk, dated 1868-1920. Those later farm deeds are not automatically treated as proof of the manorial lordship, so the manorial holding is conservatively ended at the latest direct ownership evidence in 1912. Source citation: Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Aldham parish report, sections 13 and 16, recording Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard as owner in 1909 and principal owner in 1912; Essex Archives Online, catalogue entry recording Aldham Hall Farm, Suffolk deeds, 1868-1920. Source URL: https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/media/pdfs/aldham.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-joshua-vanneck-27664 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-barrett-lennard-27665 Person dates: 19th-20th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY