MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALDWORTH MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aldworth-manor Exported: 16 October 2026, 23:09 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 11 Location: Aldworth, Berkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Theodoric the goldsmith, holder of Aldworth in Domesday Book | 1086 Transfer: Domesday Book records Aldworth, written as Elleorde, as held by Theodoric the goldsmith. The earlier descent into his hands is not established here. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=theodoric-the-goldsmith-27806 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Thomas de Clare, Anglo-Irish nobleman and landholder | before July 1276 - July 1276 Transfer: Thomas de Clare conveyed the manor of Aldworth to Robert de Muscegros in July 1276 in exchange for Bunratty Castle, the cantred of Tradree and Ui-Corbmaig in Ireland. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-clare-27807 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Robert de Muscegros, Knight, Constable of Bristol Castle, holder of Aldworth | July 1276 - 27 December 1280 Transfer: Received Aldworth from Thomas de Clare in the July 1276 exchange involving Bunratty Castle and Irish territorial interests. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-muscegros-27808 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Hawise de Muscegros and John de Ferrers, Hawise: heiress of Robert de Muscegros, John: Lord Ferrers of Chartley | before 1300 - before 1312 Transfer: Hawise de Muscegros, daughter and heir of Robert de Muscegros, brought Aldworth by marriage to John de Ferrers. The marriage is documented as occurring before 1300, but the precise date of the manor settlement is not established. Holding arrangement: Joint / Hawise de Muscegros and the Ferrers family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hawise-de-muscegros-and-john-de-ferrers-27809 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Sir Thomas Langford, Knight, landholder associated with Aldworth and Bradfield | after 1347 - 1391 Transfer: The manor or associated Langford estate is reported to have subsequently become the property of Sir Thomas Langford. The precise conveyance from the preceding Ferrers interest is not identified. Holding arrangement: Langford family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-langford-27810 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Langford descendants, Descendants of Sir Thomas Langford | 1391 - 1509 Transfer: The county description states that Sir Thomas Langford's descendants continued in possession or association with the property until 1509. Individual holders and the precise transfers are not named. Holding arrangement: Other / Langford descendants Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langford-descendants-27811 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Sir John Norreys, member of the Norreys family and Berkshire landholder | 1558 - 1603 Transfer: The manor was reported as belonging to Sir John Norreys during the reign of Elizabeth I. The precise conveyance from the Langford interest is not identified. Holding arrangement: Norreys family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-norreys-27812 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon | before 1756 - 1756 Transfer: Held the manor as representative of the Bertie interest and sold it in 1756 to Richard Palmer of Sonning. Holding arrangement: Bertie family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=willoughby-bertie-27813 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Richard Palmer, Esquire of Sonning, purchaser of Aldworth Manor in 1756 | 1756 - before 1899 Transfer: Purchased Aldworth Manor in 1756 from Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon. Holding arrangement: Palmer family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-palmer-27814 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. John Bligh Monck, Esquire of Coley Park, lord of Aldworth Manor by 1899 | 1899 - 1911 Transfer: The transfer from Richard Palmer or the Palmer family to the Monck family is not identified. By 1899 John Bligh Monck was recorded as lord of the manor and chief landowner. Holding arrangement: Monck family / Co-holders: George Stanley S. Monck Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bligh-monck-27815 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. George Stanley S. Monck, Esquire, lord of Aldworth Manor and chief landowner in 1911 | 1911 Transfer: A 1911 Berkshire directory records George Stanley S. Monck as lord of the manor and chief landowner. The precise transfer from John Bligh Monck is not identified. Holding arrangement: Monck family / Co-holders: John Bligh Monck Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-stanley-s-monck-27816 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1086 Theodoric the goldsmith, holder of Aldworth in Domesday Book Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=theodoric-the-goldsmith-27806 Transfer: Domesday Book records Aldworth, written as Elleorde, as held by Theodoric the goldsmith. The earlier descent into his hands is not established here. Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: This is the earliest securely evidenced holder of the principal Aldworth manor. The source distinguishes the medieval Aldworth manor from the later De la Beche estate in the same parish. Source citation: Domesday Book, Berkshire entry for Aldworth; corroborated by Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry, and Victoria County History, Berkshire, volume IV, 1924, pages 3-8. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=theodoric-the-goldsmith-27806 Person dates: Recorded as holder in 1086 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | before July 1276 - July 1276 Thomas de Clare, Anglo-Irish nobleman and landholder Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-clare-27807 Transfer: Thomas de Clare conveyed the manor of Aldworth to Robert de Muscegros in July 1276 in exchange for Bunratty Castle, the cantred of Tradree and Ui-Corbmaig in Ireland. Previous holder: Unknown; the earlier route by which Thomas de Clare acquired Aldworth is not established here. Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: A near-contemporary-derived account explicitly identifies Thomas de Clare as the grantor of Aldworth in July 1276. No inference is made from family or feudal relationships before that date. Source citation: Victoria County History, Berkshire, volume IV, 1924, pages 3-8; corroborated by the account citing National Archives and published medieval records for Robert de Muscegros. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-clare-27807 Person dates: Died 1287 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | July 1276 - 27 December 1280 Robert de Muscegros, Knight, Constable of Bristol Castle, holder of Aldworth Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-muscegros-27808 Transfer: Received Aldworth from Thomas de Clare in the July 1276 exchange involving Bunratty Castle and Irish territorial interests. Previous holder: Thomas de Clare Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Robert de Muscegros is directly identified as recipient of the manor of Aldworth in the 1276 exchange. He died on 27 December 1280. His daughter Hawise is described as his daughter and heir, but the exact date and instrument by which her interest was realized are not supplied. Source citation: Victoria County History, Berkshire, volume IV, 1924, pages 3-8; Robert de Muscegros, Royal Ancestry-based account citing VCH Berkshire IV and National Archives records. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-clare-27807 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-muscegros-27808 Person dates: c.1252-27 December 1280 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | before 1300 - before 1312 Hawise de Muscegros and John de Ferrers, Hawise: heiress of Robert de Muscegros, John: Lord Ferrers of Chartley Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hawise-de-muscegros-and-john-de-ferrers-27809 Transfer: Hawise de Muscegros, daughter and heir of Robert de Muscegros, brought Aldworth by marriage to John de Ferrers. The marriage is documented as occurring before 1300, but the precise date of the manor settlement is not established. Previous holder: Robert de Muscegros Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Hawise de Muscegros and the Ferrers family Narrative / explanation: The manor connection is stated in county and genealogical-historical accounts: Hawise was Robert de Muscegros's daughter and heir and brought Aldworth to the Ferrers family by marriage. This entry records the marital holding without asserting a separate legal conveyance date. John de Ferrers died in Gascony in 1312; the subsequent Ferrers descent is not fully reconstructed from the sources located. Source citation: Victoria County History, Berkshire, volume IV, 1924, pages 3-8; corroborating account of Hawise de Muscegros and John de Ferrers citing Complete Peerage, Calendar of Papal Letters and related medieval records. Source URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 Other parties: Hawise de Muscegros, John de Ferrers Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-muscegros-27808 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=hawise-de-muscegros-and-john-de-ferrers-27809 Person dates: Hawise active late thirteenth and early fourteenth century; John de Ferrers died 1312 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | after 1347 - 1391 Sir Thomas Langford, Knight, landholder associated with Aldworth and Bradfield Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-langford-27810 Transfer: The manor or associated Langford estate is reported to have subsequently become the property of Sir Thomas Langford. The precise conveyance from the preceding Ferrers interest is not identified. Previous holder: Ferrers interest; exact preceding holder unknown Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Langford family Narrative / explanation: Nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century county descriptions state that after the estates passed to the sisters of Sir Nicholas de la Beche, the property subsequently became that of Sir Thomas Langford, who died in 1391. Because the same descriptions also discuss a separate De la Beche manor in Aldworth, this entry preserves the reported association but warns that the source tradition may conflate or compress the principal Aldworth manor and the De la Beche estate. The exact conveyance is therefore unknown. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry; Berkshire historical directory material; compare Victoria County History, Berkshire, volume IV, 1924, pages 3-8, for the distinction between Aldworth and De la Beche holdings. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/berkshire/aldworth Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-langford-27810 Person dates: Died 1391 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1391 - 1509 Langford descendants, Descendants of Sir Thomas Langford Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langford-descendants-27811 Transfer: The county description states that Sir Thomas Langford's descendants continued in possession or association with the property until 1509. Individual holders and the precise transfers are not named. Previous holder: Sir Thomas Langford Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Langford descendants Narrative / explanation: This is a documented but non-personal succession statement. No individual Langford descendant is entered because the available source does not identify the persons who held the manor or the instruments by which it descended. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry, reporting that the Langford descendants continued there until 1509. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/berkshire/aldworth Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-thomas-langford-27810 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langford-descendants-27811 Person dates: Reported to 1509 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1558 - 1603 Sir John Norreys, member of the Norreys family and Berkshire landholder Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-norreys-27812 Transfer: The manor was reported as belonging to Sir John Norreys during the reign of Elizabeth I. The precise conveyance from the Langford interest is not identified. Previous holder: Langford descendants; exact transfer unknown Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Norreys family Narrative / explanation: The date is expressed as the reign of Elizabeth I rather than an exact year because that is the precision supplied by the source. The source identifies Sir John Norreys as holder of the manor, but does not provide the transfer instrument or exact date. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry; corroborating Berkshire historical accounts of the Norreys family in the Aldworth and neighbouring Yattendon area. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/berkshire/aldworth Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-norreys-27812 Person dates: Sixteenth century; associated with the reign of Elizabeth I Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | before 1756 - 1756 Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=willoughby-bertie-27813 Transfer: Held the manor as representative of the Bertie interest and sold it in 1756 to Richard Palmer of Sonning. Previous holder: Bertie family Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Bertie family Narrative / explanation: The source states that the manor passed from Sir John Norreys to the Berties and that Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon, sold it in 1756. The date of the earlier Norreys-to-Bertie transfer is not supplied. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry, quoting the historical descent of the manor. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/berkshire/aldworth Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=willoughby-bertie-27813 Person dates: 1740-1799 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1756 - before 1899 Richard Palmer, Esquire of Sonning, purchaser of Aldworth Manor in 1756 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-palmer-27814 Transfer: Purchased Aldworth Manor in 1756 from Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon. Previous holder: Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Palmer family Narrative / explanation: Richard Palmer of Sonning is directly named as purchaser in 1756. The date and circumstances of the subsequent transfer to the Monck family are not established by the sources located. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/berkshire/aldworth Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=willoughby-bertie-27813 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=richard-palmer-27814 Person dates: Eighteenth century; dates not established in the located source Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1899 - 1911 John Bligh Monck, Esquire of Coley Park, lord of Aldworth Manor by 1899 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bligh-monck-27815 Transfer: The transfer from Richard Palmer or the Palmer family to the Monck family is not identified. By 1899 John Bligh Monck was recorded as lord of the manor and chief landowner. Previous holder: Richard Palmer or Palmer family; exact transfer unknown Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Monck family Narrative / explanation: John Bligh Monck's lordship is directly attested by Kelly's Directory of Berkshire for 1899. The source does not state when or by what instrument the manor passed from the Palmer family. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1899, Aldworth entry. Source URL: https://forebears.io/england/berkshire/aldworth Co-holders: George Stanley S. Monck Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-bligh-monck-27815 Person dates: Nineteenth century; dates not established in the located source Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1911 George Stanley S. Monck, Esquire, lord of Aldworth Manor and chief landowner in 1911 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-stanley-s-monck-27816 Transfer: A 1911 Berkshire directory records George Stanley S. Monck as lord of the manor and chief landowner. The precise transfer from John Bligh Monck is not identified. Previous holder: John Bligh Monck or Monck family Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Monck family Narrative / explanation: This is the latest securely located public-source holder evidence for the principal Aldworth Manor. The source does not establish whether George Stanley S. Monck acquired the manor by inheritance, conveyance, settlement or another arrangement. Source citation: Kelly's Directory of Berkshire, 1911, Aldworth entry, reproduced in the digitized directory extract. Source URL: https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/collection/p16445coll4/id/226801/download Co-holders: John Bligh Monck Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-stanley-s-monck-27816 Person dates: Active as holder in 1911; other dates not established in the located source Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY