MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALFOXTON MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=alfoxton-manor Exported: 16 October 2026, 23:09 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 18 Location: Stringston, Somerset SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Adam de Cunteville | 8 Henry II, approximately 1162 Transfer: Unknown; royal fine concerning Alvoceston, identified as Alfoxton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-cunteville-27858 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. John St. Albyn of Chilton Trivet, later of Alfoxton | about 1507 - before or by 1540 Transfer: Earlier transfer unknown; first securely located St. Albyn holder of Alfoxton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-chilton-trivet-later-of-alfoxton-27859 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John St. Albyn of Alfoxton | after about 1507 - 1540 Transfer: Descent from the preceding John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27860 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. George St. Albyn of Alfoxton | after 1540 - before 1601 Transfer: Descent or other succession from John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27861 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. John St. Albyn or St. Aubyn of Alfoxton | after 1540 and before 1601 - 1601 Transfer: Descent or other succession from George St. Albyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-or-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27862 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Lancelot St. Aubyn of Alfoxton | after 1601 - before 16 December 1624 Transfer: Descent from John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27863 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton | after 1624 - about 1652 Transfer: Descent from Lancelot St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton | about 1652 - 1708 Transfer: Descent from John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Lancelot St. Aubyn of East Quantoxhead, later of Alfoxton | after 1708 - about 1709 Transfer: Descent or family succession; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-east-quantoxhead-later-of-alfoxton-27866 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton | after about 1709 - 1723 Transfer: Descent from Lancelot St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton | after 1723 - 1744 Transfer: Descent from John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Lancelot St. Aubyn of Nether Stowey, later of Alfoxton | after 1744 - 1745 Transfer: Descent or family succession from John St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-nether-stowey-later-of-alfoxton-27869 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Park | after 1745 - 1768 Transfer: Descent from Lancelot St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-park-27870 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn of Alfoxton, rector of Parracombe and vicar of Wembdon | after 1768 - 22 January 1791 Transfer: Descent from John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-lancelot-st-albyn-27871 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Anna Maria St. Albyn, widow of the Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn | 22 January 1791 - 1 July 1803 Transfer: Life interest, possession or testamentary provision under Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn's will; exact legal status not stated Holding arrangement: Other Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anna-maria-st-albyn-ne-selleck-27872 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Langley Gravenor | 1 July 1803 - 19 August 1806 Transfer: Inheritance under the testamentary arrangement of the Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn, taking effect after Anna Maria St. Albyn's death Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-gravenor-27873 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Langley St. Albyn, formerly Langley Gravenor, High Sheriff of Somerset, 1850 | 19 August 1806 - 1874 Transfer: Same holder as Langley Gravenor; assumed the surname St. Albyn by royal licence on 19 August 1806 Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-st-albyn-formerly-langley-gravenor-27874 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. St. Albyn family and, latterly, their trustees | after 1874 - 1920 Transfer: Later family or trust succession; precise holders and instruments not located Holding arrangement: Trust / St. Albyn family and trustees Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=st-albyn-family-and-trustees-27875 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 8 Henry II, approximately 1162 Adam de Cunteville Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-cunteville-27858 Transfer: Unknown; royal fine concerning Alvoceston, identified as Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: A royal fine in the eighth year of Henry II records Adam de Cunteville obtaining a writ of right concerning a knight's fee in Alvoceston, identified by the antiquarian source as Alfoxton. This is early evidence for Adam's interest in Alfoxton, but the record does not establish whether he held the complete manor, nor does it identify the preceding conveyance. Source citation: Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, vol. 45, paper on the descent of the manor of Alverton, quoting the Pipe Roll and Collinson, History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, and identifying Alvoceston as Alfoxton. Source URL: https://sanhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/10Coleman.pdf Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=adam-de-cunteville-27858 Person dates: fl. 12th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | about 1507 - before or by 1540 John St. Albyn of Chilton Trivet, later of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-chilton-trivet-later-of-alfoxton-27859 Transfer: Earlier transfer unknown; first securely located St. Albyn holder of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The family descent identifies John St. Albyn of Chilton Trivet as later of Alfoxton by about 1507. A separate historical account states that the Alfoxton estate had entered the St. Albyn family by 1499. The precise instrument or transaction by which John acquired or inherited Alfoxton has not been located, so no specific conveyance is asserted. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, summarising the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, together with the Somerset visitations. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-chilton-trivet-later-of-alfoxton-27859 Person dates: fl. early 16th century; recorded about 1507 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | after about 1507 - 1540 John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27860 Transfer: Descent from the preceding John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Albyn of Chilton Trivet, later of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Alfoxton family descent identifies a John St. Albyn of Alfoxton who died in 1540. The source does not provide a separate deed or other instrument transferring the manor to him, so this entry records the documented holder link without inventing the mechanism of succession. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitation material. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-chilton-trivet-later-of-alfoxton-27859 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27860 Person dates: died 1540 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | after 1540 - before 1601 George St. Albyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27861 Transfer: Descent or other succession from John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: George St. Albyn is identified in the published Alfoxton descent as being of Alfoxton between the John St. Albyn who died in 1540 and the John St. Albyn who died in 1601. The evidence directly links George to Alfoxton but does not establish the legal form or date of his succession. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitations. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27860 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27861 Person dates: fl. later 16th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | after 1540 and before 1601 - 1601 John St. Albyn or St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-or-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27862 Transfer: Descent or other succession from George St. Albyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: George St. Albyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: John St. Albyn, also styled St. Aubyn, is identified as of Alfoxton and died in 1601. The 1623 Somerset visitation includes the Alfoxton pedigree, corroborating the family's documented association with the estate. No separate conveyance deed has been located for the transition from George to John. Source citation: The Visitations of the County of Somerset in the Years 1531 and 1575, including the Alfoxton in Stringston pedigree, and Stirnet's transcription and source summary. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/The_visitations_of_the_County_of_Somerset_in_the_years_1531_and_1575_%28IA_visitationsofcou00weavrich%29.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-27861 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-or-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27862 Person dates: died 1601 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | after 1601 - before 16 December 1624 Lancelot St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27863 Transfer: Descent from John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Albyn or St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lancelot St. Aubyn is identified as of Alfoxton and is recorded as having died before 16 December 1624. A near-contemporary historical reference identifies Lancelot St. Albyn, husband of Elizabeth Halswell, as of Alfoxton and states that the estate had been in the family since 1499. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Somerset VCH and visitations; Christie's catalogue essay on Elizabeth St. Albyn née Halswell, which identifies Lancelot as of Alfoxton. Source URL: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6331943 Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-or-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27862 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27863 Person dates: died before 16 December 1624 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | after 1624 - about 1652 John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Transfer: Descent from Lancelot St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: Lancelot St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Alfoxton descent identifies John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton as the successor generation after Lancelot St. Aubyn and records his death about 1652. The source does not give a dated conveyance or specify whether succession occurred by inheritance, settlement or another instrument. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitation pedigrees. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27863 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Person dates: born about 1657; died 1744 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | about 1652 - 1708 John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Transfer: Descent from John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: A second John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton, born about 1622 and dying in 1708, is identified in the family descent as holding the Alfoxton estate after the preceding John, who died about 1652. The source does not establish the exact legal conveyance or commencement date. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitations. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Person dates: born about 1657; died 1744 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | after 1708 - about 1709 Lancelot St. Aubyn of East Quantoxhead, later of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-east-quantoxhead-later-of-alfoxton-27866 Transfer: Descent or family succession; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lancelot St. Aubyn, previously associated with East Quantoxhead, is identified as later of Alfoxton and died about 1709. The evidence establishes the Alfoxton holder link but does not identify the instrument or exact date by which the estate came to him. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitation pedigrees. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-east-quantoxhead-later-of-alfoxton-27866 Person dates: died about 1709 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | after about 1709 - 1723 John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Transfer: Descent from Lancelot St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: Lancelot St. Aubyn of East Quantoxhead, later of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton is identified in the succeeding generation of the Alfoxton descent and died in 1723. No separate deed, fine or settlement proving the exact transfer has been located. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitations. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-east-quantoxhead-later-of-alfoxton-27866 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Person dates: born about 1657; died 1744 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | after 1723 - 1744 John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Transfer: Descent from John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: A further John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton, born about 1657 and dying in 1744, appears in the documented family descent. The source does not provide a precise date or legal instrument for his succession to the estate. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitations. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Person dates: born about 1657; died 1744 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | after 1744 - 1745 Lancelot St. Aubyn of Nether Stowey, later of Alfoxton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-nether-stowey-later-of-alfoxton-27869 Transfer: Descent or family succession from John St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Aubyn of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lancelot St. Aubyn of Nether Stowey, later of Alfoxton, died in 1745. He is directly identified in the Alfoxton family descent, but the exact legal nature and date of his succession are not stated. Source citation: Stirnet, StAubyn3, citing the Victoria County History of Somerset, volume 6, Stringston: Manors and other estates, and the Somerset visitations. Source URL: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/staubyn3.php Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-aubyn-of-alfoxton-27868 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-nether-stowey-later-of-alfoxton-27869 Person dates: died 1745 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | after 1745 - 1768 John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Park Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-park-27870 Transfer: Descent from Lancelot St. Aubyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: Lancelot St. Aubyn of Nether Stowey, later of Alfoxton Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Park is documented as having died in 1768. His memorial in Stringston church identifies him specifically as John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Park. The source does not provide a separate conveyance instrument from the preceding Lancelot. Source citation: Historic England, Church of St Mary, Stringston, listing entry 1057383, noting the memorial to John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Park who died in 1768; succession context from Stirnet's Alfoxton descent. Source URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1057383 Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=lancelot-st-aubyn-of-nether-stowey-later-of-alfoxton-27869 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-park-27870 Person dates: died 1768 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | after 1768 - 22 January 1791 Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn of Alfoxton, rector of Parracombe and vicar of Wembdon Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-lancelot-st-albyn-27871 Transfer: Descent from John St. Albyn; precise title event not located Previous holder: John St. Albyn of Alfoxton Park Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn is explicitly described as belonging to the family of Alfoxton and as succeeding to the Alfoxton estates. He died without issue on 22 January 1791. The source describes his estate plan but does not identify a separate manorial conveyance between him and the preceding John. Source citation: The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, second series, volume 1, account of the manor of Alfoxton and Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn; corroborating family descent in Stirnet. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/The_Autobiography_and_Correspondence_of_Mary_Granville%2C_Mrs._Delany_with_interesting_reminscences_of_King_George_the_Third_and_Queen_Charlotte%2C_2nd_Series%2C_in_Three_Volumes%2C_Vol._I_%28IA_dli.granth.74122%29.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-st-albyn-of-alfoxton-park-27870 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-lancelot-st-albyn-27871 Person dates: died 22 January 1791 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 22 January 1791 - 1 July 1803 Anna Maria St. Albyn, widow of the Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anna-maria-st-albyn-ne-selleck-27872 Transfer: Life interest, possession or testamentary provision under Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn's will; exact legal status not stated Previous holder: Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn Holding arrangement: other Narrative / explanation: The historical account states that Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn bequeathed his estates to pass on the death of his wife, Anna Maria, and records her death on 1 July 1803. Because the source does not define whether she held a life estate, trust interest, or another legal interest, this entry is recorded as an explicitly limited or uncertain holding rather than as an absolute lordship. Source citation: The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, second series, volume 1, account of the disposition of the Alfoxton estates after Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn's death. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/The_Autobiography_and_Correspondence_of_Mary_Granville%2C_Mrs._Delany_with_interesting_reminscences_of_King_George_the_Third_and_Queen_Charlotte%2C_2nd_Series%2C_in_Three_Volumes%2C_Vol._I_%28IA_dli.granth.74122%29.pdf Other parties: Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anna-maria-st-albyn-ne-selleck-27872 Person dates: died 1 July 1803 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1 July 1803 - 19 August 1806 Langley Gravenor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-gravenor-27873 Transfer: Inheritance under the testamentary arrangement of the Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn, taking effect after Anna Maria St. Albyn's death Previous holder: Anna Maria St. Albyn, widow of the Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: On the death of Anna Maria St. Albyn, the Alfoxton estates passed under the arrangement described in the source to the elder son of her nephew, St. Albyn Gravenor. That beneficiary was Langley Gravenor. The precise date of vesting is stated only by reference to Anna Maria's death on 1 July 1803. Source citation: The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, second series, volume 1, account of the testamentary succession to Alfoxton; corroborated by the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society account of Langley St. Albyn. Source URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/The_Autobiography_and_Correspondence_of_Mary_Granville%2C_Mrs._Delany_with_interesting_reminscences_of_King_George_the_Third_and_Queen_Charlotte%2C_2nd_Series%2C_in_Three_Volumes%2C_Vol._I_%28IA_dli.granth.74122%29.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anna-maria-st-albyn-ne-selleck-27872 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-gravenor-27873 Person dates: fl. early 19th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 19 August 1806 - 1874 Langley St. Albyn, formerly Langley Gravenor, High Sheriff of Somerset, 1850 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-st-albyn-formerly-langley-gravenor-27874 Transfer: Same holder as Langley Gravenor; assumed the surname St. Albyn by royal licence on 19 August 1806 Previous holder: Langley Gravenor Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Langley Gravenor inherited the Alfoxton estate from his great-uncle, the Reverend Lancelot St. Albyn, and assumed the name of St. Albyn in 1806. He is documented as of Alfoxton Park and was the principal named holder of the estate during the nineteenth century. The end date is based on the reported death date of Langley St. Albyn in 1874; later ownership of the manor itself is not securely established in the sources consulted. Source citation: Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, The Sheriffs of Somerset, entry for 1850 Langley St. Albyn, citing Burke's Landed Gentry; supplementary biographical entry in John Sainsbury's Dictionary of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Source URL: https://sanhs.org/wp-content/uploads/19-The-Sheriffs-of-Somerset-2.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-gravenor-27873 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-st-albyn-formerly-langley-gravenor-27874 Person dates: 1786-1874 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | after 1874 - 1920 St. Albyn family and, latterly, their trustees Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=st-albyn-family-and-trustees-27875 Transfer: Later family or trust succession; precise holders and instruments not located Previous holder: Langley St. Albyn formerly Langley Gravenor Holding arrangement: trust Shared holding: St. Albyn family and trustees Narrative / explanation: Local historical material states that properties forming part of the Alfoxton estate were owned by the St. Albyn family and latterly by their trustees before the 1920 dispersal sale. This evidence concerns the Alfoxton estate and its constituent properties, not necessarily the undivided manorial title. The individual trustees and the legal instrument by which the property passed after Langley St. Albyn have not been identified, so no named personal conveyance is asserted. Source citation: Kilve Parish Council, The History of the Kilve District, Part 3, discussion of the Alfoxton estate and the 1 July 1920 sale; Somerset Heritage Centre accession summary for St. Albyn of Alfoxton deeds and manorial records. Source URL: https://kilve-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TheHistoryOfTheKilveDistrict-Part3-Images.pdf Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=langley-st-albyn-formerly-langley-gravenor-27874 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=st-albyn-family-and-trustees-27875 Person dates: late 19th to early 20th century Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY