MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDWICK MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldwick-manor-2 Exported: 17 October 2026, 23:57 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 5 Location: Blagdon, Somerset SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Robert Chedder of Bristol senior, Joan his wife and Robert Chedder their son, Robert Chedder senior was a Bristol merchant and civic figure, the source identifies the parties as holders of the manor rather than assigning a territorial title. | 1 September 1382 - after 1382; before 1437 Transfer: Grant by charter from William Chedder of Bristol senior, Roger Seward and William Draper Holding arrangement: Joint / The charter created successive interests: Robert Chedder senior and Joan held a free-tenement interest, while Robert their son held an estate tail, with further remainders stated in the charter. / Chedder family holding under the 1 September 1382 settlement Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-chedder-of-bristol-senior-joan-his-wife-robert-chedder-their-son-27798 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Richard Chedder, Esquire, lord of Aldwick in the 1433 Ubley court-roll account. | by 1433 - 8 June 1437 Transfer: Succession within the Chedder family; the precise instrument of transfer is not established in the sources located Holding arrangement: Not stated / Chedder family / Co-holders: Thomas Chedder Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-chedder-27799 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Thomas Chedder, Esquire. | 8 June 1437 - 3 June 1443 Transfer: By right as brother and heir of Richard Chedder, following Richard's death without issue Holding arrangement: Not stated / Chedder family / Co-holders: Richard Chedder Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-chedder-27800 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Newton-Capell-Gryffyn inheritance: Isabel, wife of John Newton, and the later heirs of Richard Newton including Sir Giles Capell, Sir Henry Capell and Sir Thomas Gryffyn with Lady Jane Gryffyn, knight | by 28 June 1555 - after 28 June 1555; end date unknown Transfer: Inheritance and partition settlement; the exact conveyance into the Newton line and the final allocation under the partition are not established Holding arrangement: Share / The deed records competing or shared hereditary interests; exact shares in Aldwick are not stated in the source summary. / Newton-Capell-Gryffyn inheritance Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=isabel-newton-ne-chedder-sir-giles-capell-sir-henry-capell-sir-thomas-gryffyn-lady-jane-gryffyn-27801 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Baker family, represented by Samuel Baker, Solicitor, associated with Aldwick Court. | by 1791 - date unknown; later nineteenth-century status not fully established Transfer: Unknown; local history reports the Baker family as a later owner, while Historic England records Samuel Baker as the builder of Aldwick Court in 1791 Holding arrangement: Other / Not stated / Baker family and Aldwick Court estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-baker-27802 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1 September 1382 - after 1382; before 1437 Robert Chedder of Bristol senior, Joan his wife and Robert Chedder their son, Robert Chedder senior was a Bristol merchant and civic figure, the source identifies the parties as holders of the manor rather than assigning a territorial title. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-chedder-of-bristol-senior-joan-his-wife-robert-chedder-their-son-27798 Transfer: Grant by charter from William Chedder of Bristol senior, Roger Seward and William Draper Previous holder: William Chedder of Bristol senior, Roger Seward and William Draper Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: The charter created successive interests: Robert Chedder senior and Joan held a free-tenement interest, while Robert their son held an estate tail, with further remainders stated in the charter. Shared holding: Chedder family holding under the 1 September 1382 settlement Narrative / explanation: The 1437 inquisitio post mortem reproduces the material terms of a charter dated 1 September 1382. It explicitly describes the property as the grantors' manor of Aldwick, Somerset, together with lands, tenements, rents, services and reversions in the named surrounding vills. Robert the son later died without issue; Robert senior and Joan subsequently died, after which the reversionary structure determined the next Chedder successor. Source citation: E-CIPM 24-710, inquisitio post mortem of Joan, wife of Thomas Brook, knight, writ 24 April 1437, inquisition at Bristol 3 July 1437, lines 186-191; TNA reference C 139/84/62 mm. 1-4. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/24-709/710.html Other parties: Robert Chedder of Bristol senior, Joan, wife of Robert Chedder senior, Robert Chedder, son of Robert and Joan Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-chedder-of-bristol-senior-joan-his-wife-robert-chedder-their-son-27798 Person dates: Active in the late fourteenth century; the charter was dated 1 September 1382. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | by 1433 - 8 June 1437 Richard Chedder, Esquire, lord of Aldwick in the 1433 Ubley court-roll account. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-chedder-27799 Transfer: Succession within the Chedder family; the precise instrument of transfer is not established in the sources located Previous holder: Chedder family holding established by the 1 September 1382 charter Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Shared holding: Chedder family Narrative / explanation: A local history account states that Richard Chedder was recorded as lord of Aldwick in the Ubley court rolls in 1433. The 1437 inquisitio post mortem of Joan records Richard as her next heir on the date of her death and states that, when he died without issue on 8 June 1437, the manor and related estates then belonged by right to his brother Thomas Chedder. The court-roll statement and the IPM together provide direct evidence of Richard's connection with this manor, although the original 1433 court roll was not inspected online. Source citation: Blagdon and Failand Historical Society, 'Blagdon', statement that Richard Chedder was recorded as lord of Aldwick in the Ubley court rolls of 1433; corroborated by E-CIPM 24-710, lines 79-91, which records Richard as heir in the Chedder estate succession and his death without issue on 8 June 1437. Source URL: https://bafhs.org.uk/blagdon/?v=7885444af42e Other parties: Richard Chedder Co-holders: Thomas Chedder Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-chedder-27799 Person dates: Died 8 June 1437; recorded as lord of Aldwick by 1433 according to local historical material. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 8 June 1437 - 3 June 1443 Thomas Chedder, Esquire. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-chedder-27800 Transfer: By right as brother and heir of Richard Chedder, following Richard's death without issue Previous holder: Richard Chedder Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated Shared holding: Chedder family Narrative / explanation: The 1437 inquisitio post mortem states that Richard Chedder was Joan's heir but died without issue on 8 June 1437, after which the manor of Aldwick and the associated estates belonged by right to Thomas Chedder, Richard's brother and heir. Thomas died on 3 June 1443. The 1443 IPM confirms Thomas's death and identifies his daughters Isabel, wife of John Newton, and Joan, wife of Richard Stafford, as his heirs, but the particular Aldwick holding is not itemised in that surviving inquisition. Source citation: E-CIPM 24-710, writ 12 July 1437 and Bristol inquisition 30 July 1437, lines 79-94, especially line 91; E-CIPM 26-119, writ 6 June 1443 and Bristol inquisition 22 June 1443, lines 49-71. Source URL: https://inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/24-709/710.html Other parties: Thomas Chedder Co-holders: Richard Chedder Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-chedder-27799 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-chedder-27800 Person dates: Living in 1437; died 3 June 1443. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | by 28 June 1555 - after 28 June 1555; end date unknown Newton-Capell-Gryffyn inheritance: Isabel, wife of John Newton, and the later heirs of Richard Newton including Sir Giles Capell, Sir Henry Capell and Sir Thomas Gryffyn with Lady Jane Gryffyn, knight Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=isabel-newton-ne-chedder-sir-giles-capell-sir-henry-capell-sir-thomas-gryffyn-lady-jane-gryffyn-27801 Transfer: Inheritance and partition settlement; the exact conveyance into the Newton line and the final allocation under the partition are not established Previous holder: Thomas Chedder and his heirs Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: The deed records competing or shared hereditary interests; exact shares in Aldwick are not stated in the source summary. Shared holding: Newton-Capell-Gryffyn inheritance Narrative / explanation: A deed of partition dated 28 June 1555 concerns the manor of Aldwick and lands in Ubley, Witcombe, Blagdon and Aldwick. It identifies Sir Giles Capell and Sir Henry Capell as connected with the inheritance of Richard Newton through Isabel, daughter and coheir of Thomas Chedder, and Sir Thomas Gryffyn and Lady Jane Gryffyn as representing the other Newton coheirship. This is direct evidence that Aldwick was within the Newton-Capell-Gryffyn inheritance by 1555. It does not prove a specific sole holder, exact shares, or the date at which Aldwick passed from the Chedder heirs into the Newton family. Source citation: Somerset Archive and Record Service, DD/X/BDN/6, Deed of Partition dated 28 June 1555, 'Deeds for the manor of Aldwick'; the catalogue description names the manor of Aldwick and the Chedder, Newton, Capell and Gryffyn relationships. Source URL: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/redirect/a2a/?cat=051-u908&cid=0 Other parties: Isabel, daughter and coheir of Thomas Chedder, wife of John Newton, Richard Newton, deceased, Sir Giles Capell, Sir Henry Capell, Sir Thomas Gryffyn, Lady Jane Gryffyn Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=isabel-newton-ne-chedder-sir-giles-capell-sir-henry-capell-sir-thomas-gryffyn-lady-jane-gryffyn-27801 Person dates: The partition deed is dated 28 June 1555. The relevant Newton and Chedder deaths occurred before that date, but the exact dates are not all stated in the catalogue summary. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | by 1791 - date unknown; later nineteenth-century status not fully established Baker family, represented by Samuel Baker, Solicitor, associated with Aldwick Court. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-baker-27802 Transfer: Unknown; local history reports the Baker family as a later owner, while Historic England records Samuel Baker as the builder of Aldwick Court in 1791 Previous holder: Turner family Holding arrangement: other Share / interest: Not stated Shared holding: Baker family and Aldwick Court estate Narrative / explanation: Local Blagdon history identifies the Baker family as the later family in the reported descent of Aldwick Manor. Historic England records that Samuel Baker built Aldwick Court in 1791, and the local account describes him as a successful solicitor associated with Aldwick. These sources securely connect Samuel Baker with the principal Aldwick Court estate, but they do not establish a dated conveyance from the Turner family or prove that he held every element of the manorial lordship. The entry is therefore recorded as a later estate-holder stage with a qualification rather than as a fully proven sole manorial title. Source citation: Blagdon and Failand Historical Society, 'Blagdon', statement that the Manor of Aldwick passed through the Newton, Capell, Turner and Baker families; Historic England, Aldwick Court listing, stating that the house was built by Samuel Baker and dated SB/1791. Source URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1129176 Other parties: Baker family, Samuel Baker Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=samuel-baker-27802 Person dates: Active at Aldwick by 1791; died 1841 according to local historical material, but the death date is not required to establish the manor connection. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY