MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ALFRETON MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=alfreton-manor Exported: 15 October 2026, 19:58 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 30 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Wulfric Spott, Saxon nobleman or landholder | before 1004 - 1004 Transfer: Earliest reported holder; he gave Alfreton by his will to Burton Abbey in 1004. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfric-spott-27878 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Burton Abbey, Benedictine abbey | 1004 - after 1004 Transfer: Received Alfreton under the will of Wulfric Spott. The manor soon returned to lay hands; the date and mechanism of that change are not established. Holding arrangement: Religious house Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=burton-abbey-27879 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Morcar, Anglo-Saxon earl or landholder | before 1066 - 1066 Transfer: Held Alfreton before the Norman Conquest. The subsequent change to the post-Conquest tenure is not documented here as a specific conveyance. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=morcar-27880 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Ingram, also rendered Ingham, Immediate tenant or holder under Roger de Busli | 1086 - after 1086 Transfer: Held Alfreton at the Domesday survey under Roger de Busli. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ingram-also-rendered-ingham-27881 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Ranulf, son of Ingram, Lord of Alfreton, sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire at periods during the reign of Henry II | after 1086 - twelfth century Transfer: Inherited or otherwise succeeded to Ingram's Alfreton holding; the exact date and legal form are not stated. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ranulf-son-of-ingram-27882 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Robert Fitz-Ranulph, also called Robert de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton, Norton and Marnham | twelfth century - reign of King John or early thirteenth century Transfer: Succeeded Ranulf as lord of Alfreton. Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-ranulph-also-called-robert-de-alfreton-27883 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. William de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton and Norton | late twelfth or early thirteenth century - thirteenth century Transfer: Succeeded Robert Fitz-Ranulph or Robert de Alfreton as lord of Alfreton. Holding arrangement: de Alfreton family / Co-holders: Robert de Alfreton, Thomas de Alfreton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-alfreton-27884 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Robert de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton and Norton | thirteenth century - before 1269 Transfer: Succeeded William de Alfreton as lord of Alfreton. Holding arrangement: de Alfreton family / Co-holders: William de Alfreton, Thomas de Alfreton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-alfreton-27885 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Thomas de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton and Norton | thirteenth century - 1269 Transfer: Inherited the de Alfreton estate from Robert de Alfreton and died without issue; the estate then passed among his sisters and their husbands. Holding arrangement: de Alfreton family / Co-holders: William de Alfreton, Robert de Alfreton Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-alfreton-27886 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Alice de Alfreton and Sir William Chaworth, Alice: heiress of the de Alfreton estate, William: knight and lord of Marneham | 1269 or late thirteenth century - late thirteenth century Transfer: A moiety of the Alfreton inheritance passed to Alice de Alfreton and her husband Sir William Chaworth after the death of Thomas de Alfreton. Holding arrangement: Share / Moiety or marital share; the exact share is described differently in the printed sources. / De Alfreton-Chaworth inheritance Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-de-alfreton-and-sir-william-chaworth-27887 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Sir William Chaworth, Knight, lord of Alfreton, later summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1296 according to White's Directory | late thirteenth century - after 1296 Transfer: Acquired the Latham moiety, thereby obtaining the entire Alfreton estate according to the nineteenth-century summaries. Holding arrangement: Chaworth family / Co-holders: Thomas de Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-chaworth-27888 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Thomas de Chaworth, Lord of Alfreton and Norton | c. 1241 or late thirteenth century - early fourteenth century Transfer: The manor passed into the Chaworth family after the extinction of the de Alfreton male line; the exact legal mechanism and date are uncertain in the printed summaries. Holding arrangement: Chaworth family / Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Laurence de Chaworth, Chaworth landholder associated with Alfreton | 1317 - 1320 Transfer: The manor is reported to have descended from Thomas de Chaworth to Laurence de Chaworth and then to Thomas de Chaworth during the reign of Edward II. Holding arrangement: Chaworth family / Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Thomas de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=laurence-de-chaworth-27890 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Thomas de Chaworth, Lord of Alfreton and Norton | 1320 - 1369 Transfer: Succeeded Laurence de Chaworth and was later found by inquisition to have died seised of the manors of Alfreton and Norton in 1369. Holding arrangement: Chaworth family / Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. William de Chaworth, Lord of Alfreton | 1369 - late fifteenth century Transfer: Succeeded Thomas de Chaworth. A later William de Chaworth is described as the last male-line holder of this branch and father of Joan, heiress of the Chaworth estate. Holding arrangement: Chaworth family / Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Thomas de Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-chaworth-27892 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Joan Chaworth and John Ormond, Joan: Chaworth heiress, John: esquire and lord of the Ormond estate | late fifteenth century - 1503 or 1507 Transfer: Joan, the Chaworth heiress, conveyed the Chaworth inheritance to her husband John Ormond by marriage. Holding arrangement: Joint / Chaworth-Ormond inheritance Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-chaworth-and-john-ormond-27893 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Sir Anthony Babington, Knight, of Dethick, holder of Alfreton through marriage | early sixteenth century - mid-sixteenth century Transfer: The Ormond heiress brought the Alfreton estate by marriage into the Babington family. Holding arrangement: Babington family / Co-holders: Sir Henry Babington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-anthony-babington-27894 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Sir Henry Babington, Knight, lord of Alfreton | early sixteenth century - 1565 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton manor and lordship within the Babington family and sold it to John Zouch in 1565. Holding arrangement: Babington family / Co-holders: Sir Anthony Babington Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-babington-27895 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. John Zouch of Codnor, Esquire of Codnor, lord of Alfreton | 1565 - 1618 Transfer: Purchased the manor from Sir Henry Babington in 1565; the estate was sold by his successor to Robert Sutton in 1618. Holding arrangement: Zouch family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-zouch-of-codnor-27896 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. Robert Sutton of Aram, Esquire of Aram, Nottinghamshire, later Earl of Lexington according to local historical tradition | 1618 - 1629 Transfer: Purchased Alfreton from the Zouch family in 1618 and sold it to Anthony Morewood in 1629. Holding arrangement: Sutton family Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-sutton-of-aram-27897 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 21. Anthony Morewood, Gentleman of Alfreton, lord of Alfreton | 1629 - 1636 Transfer: Purchased the lordship of Alfreton from Robert Sutton in 1629. Holding arrangement: Morewood family / Co-holders: John Morewood, Rowland Morewood, George Morewood, Ellen Morewood Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-morewood-27898 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 22. John Morewood, Owner of the Alfreton estate, lord of Alfreton | after 1636 - c. 1700 Transfer: Succeeded within the Morewood family after the deaths of Anthony Morewood and his immediate successor; the exact legal transfer is not established. Holding arrangement: Morewood family / Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, Rowland Morewood, George Morewood, Ellen Morewood Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-morewood-27899 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 23. Rowland Morewood, Esquire of Alfreton Hall, High Sheriff of Derby 1706-1707 | c. 1700 - after 1706 Transfer: Succeeded John Morewood about 1700 and held the Alfreton estate; after the deaths of his elder sons, the manor passed to George Morewood. Holding arrangement: Morewood family / Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, John Morewood, George Morewood, Ellen Morewood Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rowland-morewood-27900 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 24. George Morewood, Esquire of Alfreton Hall, lord of Alfreton | before 1725 - 1792 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton estate and manor from Rowland Morewood after the deaths of his elder brothers; died without a male heir in 1792. Holding arrangement: Morewood family / Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, John Morewood, Rowland Morewood, Ellen Morewood Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-morewood-27901 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 25. Ellen Morewood, Holder of the Alfreton estate, later wife of the Reverend Henry Case Morewood | 1792 - 1824 Transfer: Received the Alfreton estate under George Morewood's will. After her death, the estate passed under her will to her nephew William Palmer; the precise legal conveyance of the manorial rights is not separately identified. Holding arrangement: Morewood family / Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, John Morewood, Rowland Morewood, George Morewood Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-morewood-ne-goodwin-27902 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 26. Reverend Henry Case Morewood, Clergyman, husband of Ellen Morewood, adopted the surname Morewood by royal sign manual | 1793 - 1825 Transfer: Married Ellen Morewood in 1793 and assumed the additional surname Morewood by royal sign manual. He occupied and administered the estate with Ellen, but the sources do not establish that the marriage transferred sole ownership of the manor to him. Holding arrangement: Other / Marital estate administration Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-henry-case-morewood-27903 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 27. William Palmer-Morewood, Last Lord of Alfreton according to Our Alfreton | 1824 or 1825 - 1863 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton estate under the will of his maternal aunt Ellen Morewood. In 1825 he received royal permission to use the name Morewood in addition to Palmer and to bear the Morewood arms. Holding arrangement: Palmer-Morewood family / Co-holders: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 28. Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood, Esquire, lord of Alfreton, of Alfreton Park | 1863 - 1875 Transfer: Inherited Alfreton Hall and the associated estate from his father William Palmer-Morewood in 1863. Holding arrangement: Palmer-Morewood family / Co-holders: William Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-27905 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 29. Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II, Esquire, lord of Alfreton, of Alfreton Park | 1875 - after 1891 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton estate from his father Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood in 1875 and was documented as lord of the manor in late nineteenth-century directories. Holding arrangement: Palmer-Morewood family / Co-holders: William Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-ii-27906 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 30. William Palmer-Morewood, Last Lord of Alfreton according to Our Alfreton | twentieth century - 1957 or early 1960s Transfer: Belonged to the Palmer-Morewood succession and is identified by a local historical source as the last Lord of Alfreton, dying in 1957. The Derbyshire Record Office gives the broader endpoint as the early 1960s for the Palmer-Morewood lordship. Holding arrangement: Palmer-Morewood family / Co-holders: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | before 1004 - 1004 Wulfric Spott, Saxon nobleman or landholder Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfric-spott-27878 Transfer: Earliest reported holder; he gave Alfreton by his will to Burton Abbey in 1004. Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office catalogue, citing Lysons, states that Alfreton was held by Wulfric Spott and given by his will of 1004 to Burton Abbey. This is an early historical statement rather than a surviving conveyance transcript. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631, historical summary citing Daniel and Samuel Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817, pages 3-4. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Wulfric Spott Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfric-spott-27878 Person dates: Died or made his will before or in 1004; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1004 - after 1004 Burton Abbey, Benedictine abbey Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=burton-abbey-27879 Transfer: Received Alfreton under the will of Wulfric Spott. The manor soon returned to lay hands; the date and mechanism of that change are not established. Previous holder: Wulfric Spott Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Religious house Narrative / explanation: The source explicitly says that Wulfric Spott gave Alfreton to Burton Abbey in 1004, but also says that it soon came into lay hands again. No intervening grant, forfeiture or transfer has been securely identified. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631, historical summary citing Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817, pages 3-4. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Burton Abbey Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=wulfric-spott-27878 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=burton-abbey-27879 Person dates: Founded before the eleventh century; relevant holding stated for 1004 and shortly thereafter. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | before 1066 - 1066 Morcar, Anglo-Saxon earl or landholder Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=morcar-27880 Transfer: Held Alfreton before the Norman Conquest. The subsequent change to the post-Conquest tenure is not documented here as a specific conveyance. Previous holder: Burton Abbey Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office summary states that Alfreton was held by Morcar before the Norman Conquest. This entry does not imply that Morcar received it directly from Burton Abbey; the intervening history is a documentary gap. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631, historical summary citing Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817, pages 3-4. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Morcar Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=burton-abbey-27879 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=morcar-27880 Person dates: Held before 1066; identity and dates beyond this holding are not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1086 - after 1086 Ingram, also rendered Ingham, Immediate tenant or holder under Roger de Busli Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ingram-also-rendered-ingham-27881 Transfer: Held Alfreton at the Domesday survey under Roger de Busli. Previous holder: Morcar Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Domesday-related summaries place Alfreton among Roger de Busli's lands, held by Ingram. Roger de Busli was the superior lord or overlord in this arrangement; Ingram is the documented immediate holder of Alfreton. The exact transfer from the pre-Conquest holder is not established. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; corroborated by White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Ingram, also rendered Ingham Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=morcar-27880 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ingram-also-rendered-ingham-27881 Person dates: Recorded in 1086; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | after 1086 - twelfth century Ranulf, son of Ingram, Lord of Alfreton, sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire at periods during the reign of Henry II Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ranulf-son-of-ingram-27882 Transfer: Inherited or otherwise succeeded to Ingram's Alfreton holding; the exact date and legal form are not stated. Previous holder: Ingram, also rendered Ingham Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Local historical material states that Ranulf, son of Ingram, inherited the Manor of Alfreton and other estates. The statement is useful for the descent but does not provide a precise date or surviving instrument. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535, discussion of Ingram, Ranulf and Robert Fitz-Ranulph. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/history-from-1086-1535/ Other parties: Ranulf, son of Ingram Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ingram-also-rendered-ingham-27881 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ranulf-son-of-ingram-27882 Person dates: Twelfth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | twelfth century - reign of King John or early thirteenth century Robert Fitz-Ranulph, also called Robert de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton, Norton and Marnham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-ranulph-also-called-robert-de-alfreton-27883 Transfer: Succeeded Ranulf as lord of Alfreton. Previous holder: Ranulf, son of Ingram Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Robert Fitz-Ranulph is explicitly identified as Lord of Alfreton. His descendants took the surname de Alfreton. He is also associated with the foundation and endowment of Beauchief Abbey, including gifts connected with Alfreton, but those ecclesiastical gifts are not treated as transfers of the manor itself. Source citation: White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry; Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535. Source URL: https://claycross.org.uk/White_Directory/pdf/658-689.pdf Other parties: Robert Fitz-Ranulph, also called Robert de Alfreton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ranulf-son-of-ingram-27882 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-ranulph-also-called-robert-de-alfreton-27883 Person dates: Twelfth century to reign of King John; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | late twelfth or early thirteenth century - thirteenth century William de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton and Norton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-alfreton-27884 Transfer: Succeeded Robert Fitz-Ranulph or Robert de Alfreton as lord of Alfreton. Previous holder: Robert Fitz-Ranulph, also called Robert de Alfreton Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Alfreton family Narrative / explanation: Local historical material identifies William de Alfreton as the son and successor of Robert Fitz-Ranulph and as Lord of Alfreton and Norton. The exact date of succession is not stated. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535, discussion of the de Alfreton family. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/history-from-1086-1535/ Other parties: William de Alfreton Co-holders: Robert de Alfreton, Thomas de Alfreton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-fitz-ranulph-also-called-robert-de-alfreton-27883 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-alfreton-27884 Person dates: Thirteenth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | thirteenth century - before 1269 Robert de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton and Norton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-alfreton-27885 Transfer: Succeeded William de Alfreton as lord of Alfreton. Previous holder: William de Alfreton Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Alfreton family Narrative / explanation: The source identifies Robert de Alfreton as the next generation of the de Alfreton line, holding Alfreton and making grants of land there to Beauchief Abbey. He left a son, Thomas, and several daughters. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535, discussion of Robert de Alfreton and his grants to Beauchief Abbey; Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/history-from-1086-1535/ Other parties: Robert de Alfreton Co-holders: William de Alfreton, Thomas de Alfreton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-alfreton-27884 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-alfreton-27885 Person dates: Thirteenth century; died before the death of his son Thomas in 1269 according to one local account. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | thirteenth century - 1269 Thomas de Alfreton, Lord of Alfreton and Norton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-alfreton-27886 Transfer: Inherited the de Alfreton estate from Robert de Alfreton and died without issue; the estate then passed among his sisters and their husbands. Previous holder: Robert de Alfreton Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: de Alfreton family Narrative / explanation: The Alfreton and District Heritage Trust account states that Thomas inherited the lands and titles and died without issue in 1269. Other nineteenth-century summaries give a slightly different date, describing the change as occurring in 1296. The date is therefore preserved as a source discrepancy rather than treated as certain. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/history-from-1086-1535/ Other parties: Thomas de Alfreton Co-holders: William de Alfreton, Robert de Alfreton Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-de-alfreton-27885 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-alfreton-27886 Person dates: Died 1269 according to one local account; other nineteenth-century summaries place the succession in 1296. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1269 or late thirteenth century - late thirteenth century Alice de Alfreton and Sir William Chaworth, Alice: heiress of the de Alfreton estate, William: knight and lord of Marneham Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-de-alfreton-and-sir-william-chaworth-27887 Transfer: A moiety of the Alfreton inheritance passed to Alice de Alfreton and her husband Sir William Chaworth after the death of Thomas de Alfreton. Previous holder: Thomas de Alfreton Holding arrangement: share Share / interest: Moiety or marital share; the exact share is described differently in the printed sources. Shared holding: De Alfreton-Chaworth inheritance Narrative / explanation: The sources state that Thomas de Alfreton died without issue and that his sisters inherited. Alice married Sir William Chaworth, and a moiety of the estate passed through that marriage. A separate moiety was associated with Robert de Latham through another sister; Sir William Chaworth later acquired the Latham moiety. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535; Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/history-from-1086-1535/ Other parties: Alice de Alfreton, Sir William Chaworth Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-alfreton-27886 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=alice-de-alfreton-and-sir-william-chaworth-27887 Person dates: Late thirteenth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | late thirteenth century - after 1296 Sir William Chaworth, Knight, lord of Alfreton, later summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1296 according to White's Directory Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-chaworth-27888 Transfer: Acquired the Latham moiety, thereby obtaining the entire Alfreton estate according to the nineteenth-century summaries. Previous holder: Robert de Latham and his coheiress wife Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Chaworth family Narrative / explanation: White's Directory states that after the de Alfreton inheritance descended jointly to Thomas de Chaworth and Robert de Latham, Chaworth purchased Latham's moiety. This establishes the acquisition of the whole estate in broad terms, but the precise deed and date have not been located. Source citation: White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry; Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812. Source URL: https://claycross.org.uk/White_Directory/pdf/658-689.pdf Other parties: Sir William Chaworth Co-holders: Thomas de Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-william-chaworth-27888 Person dates: Thirteenth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | c. 1241 or late thirteenth century - early fourteenth century Thomas de Chaworth, Lord of Alfreton and Norton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Transfer: The manor passed into the Chaworth family after the extinction of the de Alfreton male line; the exact legal mechanism and date are uncertain in the printed summaries. Previous holder: De Alfreton heiresses and their husbands Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Chaworth family Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office summary dates the passage to Thomas de Chaworth to after 1241, while White's Directory describes the division of the estate after the death of Thomas de Alfreton in 1296. Because the chronology in the later printed accounts is inconsistent, this entry records the Chaworth succession broadly and preserves the uncertainty. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Thomas de Chaworth Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Person dates: Held during the reign of Edward II; a Thomas de Chaworth died 1369. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1317 - 1320 Laurence de Chaworth, Chaworth landholder associated with Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=laurence-de-chaworth-27890 Transfer: The manor is reported to have descended from Thomas de Chaworth to Laurence de Chaworth and then to Thomas de Chaworth during the reign of Edward II. Previous holder: Thomas de Chaworth Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Chaworth family Narrative / explanation: Bateman's account, based on medieval record references, states that the manor was held by Thomas Chaworth in 1315, had descended to Laurence de Chaworth in the seventeenth year of Edward II, and came to Thomas de Chaworth in the twentieth year of that reign. The dates are regnal rather than exact calendar dates in the source. Source citation: T. Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812, reproduced from the contemporary work and citing inquisitions and fiscal records. Source URL: https://history753402220.wordpress.com/alfreton/ Other parties: Laurence de Chaworth Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Thomas de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=laurence-de-chaworth-27890 Person dates: Recorded in the seventeenth year of Edward II, 1317-1318. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1320 - 1369 Thomas de Chaworth, Lord of Alfreton and Norton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Transfer: Succeeded Laurence de Chaworth and was later found by inquisition to have died seised of the manors of Alfreton and Norton in 1369. Previous holder: Laurence de Chaworth Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Chaworth family Narrative / explanation: Bateman reports that Thomas de Chaworth was charged for the subsidy of two knights' fees in Alfreton and Norton in the twentieth year of Edward II and that another Thomas de Chaworth died seised of Alfreton and Norton in 1369, leaving Joan his widow and William his son. Source citation: T. Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812, passage citing inquisitions post mortem and fiscal records. Source URL: https://history753402220.wordpress.com/alfreton/ Other parties: Thomas de Chaworth Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth, William de Chaworth Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=laurence-de-chaworth-27890 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Person dates: Held during the reign of Edward II; a Thomas de Chaworth died 1369. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1369 - late fifteenth century William de Chaworth, Lord of Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-chaworth-27892 Transfer: Succeeded Thomas de Chaworth. A later William de Chaworth is described as the last male-line holder of this branch and father of Joan, heiress of the Chaworth estate. Previous holder: Thomas de Chaworth Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Chaworth family Narrative / explanation: The 1369 inquisition passage identifies William as the son and successor of Thomas de Chaworth. Later summaries state that William Chaworth, described as the last of the branch, left an only daughter and heir in the reign of Henry VII. Source citation: T. Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry. Source URL: https://claycross.org.uk/White_Directory/pdf/658-689.pdf Other parties: William de Chaworth Co-holders: Sir William Chaworth, Thomas de Chaworth, Laurence de Chaworth Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-de-chaworth-27891 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-de-chaworth-27892 Person dates: Fourteenth or fifteenth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | late fifteenth century - 1503 or 1507 Joan Chaworth and John Ormond, Joan: Chaworth heiress, John: esquire and lord of the Ormond estate Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-chaworth-and-john-ormond-27893 Transfer: Joan, the Chaworth heiress, conveyed the Chaworth inheritance to her husband John Ormond by marriage. Previous holder: William Chaworth Holding arrangement: joint Shared holding: Chaworth-Ormond inheritance Narrative / explanation: Joan is explicitly identified as the daughter and heiress of William Chaworth. Her marriage to John Ormond transferred the Chaworth estate, including Alfreton, into the Ormond family. John Ormond died in 1503 and Joan in 1507 according to the memorial and antiquarian sources. Source citation: White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry; Derbyshire Historic Environment Record MDR5861; Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817. Source URL: https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR5861 Other parties: Joan Chaworth, John Ormond Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-chaworth-and-john-ormond-27893 Person dates: John Ormond died 1503; Joan Chaworth died 1507. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | early sixteenth century - mid-sixteenth century Sir Anthony Babington, Knight, of Dethick, holder of Alfreton through marriage Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-anthony-babington-27894 Transfer: The Ormond heiress brought the Alfreton estate by marriage into the Babington family. Previous holder: Joan Chaworth and John Ormond Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Babington family Narrative / explanation: White's Directory states that the Ormond heiress brought the estate to Sir Anthony Babington of Dethick. The exact marriage date and deed have not been established in the sources consulted. Source citation: White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry; Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817. Source URL: https://claycross.org.uk/White_Directory/pdf/658-689.pdf Other parties: Sir Anthony Babington Co-holders: Sir Henry Babington Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=joan-chaworth-and-john-ormond-27893 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-anthony-babington-27894 Person dates: Late fifteenth or early sixteenth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | early sixteenth century - 1565 Sir Henry Babington, Knight, lord of Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-babington-27895 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton manor and lordship within the Babington family and sold it to John Zouch in 1565. Previous holder: Sir Anthony Babington and the Babington family Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Babington family Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office and local historical sources state that Sir Henry Babington sold the Manor of Alfreton to John Zouch in 1565. A contemporary or near-contemporary source should be consulted to identify the precise deed if required. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, History from 1086-1535. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Sir Henry Babington Co-holders: Sir Anthony Babington Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-babington-27895 Person dates: Sixteenth century; sold Alfreton in 1565. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1565 - 1618 John Zouch of Codnor, Esquire of Codnor, lord of Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-zouch-of-codnor-27896 Transfer: Purchased the manor from Sir Henry Babington in 1565; the estate was sold by his successor to Robert Sutton in 1618. Previous holder: Sir Henry Babington Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Zouch family Narrative / explanation: The 1565 sale from Sir Henry Babington to John Zouch is stated by the Derbyshire Record Office and by later local historical sources. The manor was held with associated lands and mineral interests in the Alfreton district, but those separate transactions should not be confused with the manor conveyance. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: John Zouch of Codnor Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-henry-babington-27895 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-zouch-of-codnor-27896 Person dates: Sixteenth and early seventeenth century; held Alfreton from 1565 to 1618. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 | 1618 - 1629 Robert Sutton of Aram, Esquire of Aram, Nottinghamshire, later Earl of Lexington according to local historical tradition Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-sutton-of-aram-27897 Transfer: Purchased Alfreton from the Zouch family in 1618 and sold it to Anthony Morewood in 1629. Previous holder: John Zouch of Codnor Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Sutton family Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office summary identifies Robert Sutton as the purchaser from John Zouch in 1618 and the vendor to Anthony Morewood in 1629. Some nineteenth-century directory text gives the purchaser as Robert Morewood rather than Anthony Morewood, but the Derbyshire Record Office summary and local Morewood history identify Anthony Morewood; the discrepancy is recorded rather than silently harmonized. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857; Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: Robert Sutton of Aram Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-zouch-of-codnor-27896 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-sutton-of-aram-27897 Person dates: Seventeenth century; held Alfreton from 1618 to 1629. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 21 | 1629 - 1636 Anthony Morewood, Gentleman of Alfreton, lord of Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-morewood-27898 Transfer: Purchased the lordship of Alfreton from Robert Sutton in 1629. Previous holder: Robert Sutton of Aram Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Morewood family Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office and the Alfreton and District Heritage Trust explicitly identify Anthony Morewood as the purchaser of the Lordship of Alfreton from Robert Sutton in 1629. Anthony died in 1636; the subsequent Morewood descent is established broadly, although all intermediate legal transfers are not documented in the sources consulted. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: Anthony Morewood Co-holders: John Morewood, Rowland Morewood, George Morewood, Ellen Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=robert-sutton-of-aram-27897 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-morewood-27898 Person dates: Died 1636. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 22 | after 1636 - c. 1700 John Morewood, Owner of the Alfreton estate, lord of Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-morewood-27899 Transfer: Succeeded within the Morewood family after the deaths of Anthony Morewood and his immediate successor; the exact legal transfer is not established. Previous holder: Anthony Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Morewood family Narrative / explanation: Bateman's account states that by 1672 the estate belonged to John Morewood and that, when he died about 1700, it descended to Rowland Morewood. The sources do not establish the complete sequence between Anthony Morewood's death in 1636 and John Morewood's documented possession. Source citation: T. Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812; Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall. Source URL: https://history753402220.wordpress.com/alfreton/ Other parties: John Morewood Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, Rowland Morewood, George Morewood, Ellen Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anthony-morewood-27898 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-morewood-27899 Person dates: Documented in 1672; died about 1700. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 23 | c. 1700 - after 1706 Rowland Morewood, Esquire of Alfreton Hall, High Sheriff of Derby 1706-1707 Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rowland-morewood-27900 Transfer: Succeeded John Morewood about 1700 and held the Alfreton estate; after the deaths of his elder sons, the manor passed to George Morewood. Previous holder: John Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Morewood family Narrative / explanation: Rowland Morewood inherited the Alfreton estate from John Morewood about 1700. He is documented as High Sheriff of Derby in 1706-1707 and later built the new Alfreton Hall, begun in 1724 and completed in 1725. The source states that his second son George eventually inherited after the deaths of the elder sons. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: Rowland Morewood Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, John Morewood, George Morewood, Ellen Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=john-morewood-27899 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rowland-morewood-27900 Person dates: Born 1682; active early eighteenth century; exact death date not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 24 | before 1725 - 1792 George Morewood, Esquire of Alfreton Hall, lord of Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-morewood-27901 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton estate and manor from Rowland Morewood after the deaths of his elder brothers; died without a male heir in 1792. Previous holder: Rowland Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Morewood family Narrative / explanation: George Morewood inherited Alfreton from his father Rowland Morewood and was lord of the manor by the eighteenth century. He married Ellen Goodwin in 1768 and died in 1792 without a male heir. His will left the estate to Ellen. George is associated with Alfreton Hall and is explicitly described in local historical sources as Lord of Alfreton. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall; Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: George Morewood Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, John Morewood, Rowland Morewood, Ellen Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=rowland-morewood-27900 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-morewood-27901 Person dates: Born 1719; died 1 January 1792. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 25 | 1792 - 1824 Ellen Morewood, Holder of the Alfreton estate, later wife of the Reverend Henry Case Morewood Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-morewood-ne-goodwin-27902 Transfer: Received the Alfreton estate under George Morewood's will. After her death, the estate passed under her will to her nephew William Palmer; the precise legal conveyance of the manorial rights is not separately identified. Previous holder: George Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Morewood family Narrative / explanation: Ellen Morewood inherited the estate after George Morewood's death in 1792. She is described as the effective holder and manager of the Alfreton estate. She later married the Reverend Henry Case, who assumed the additional surname Morewood, but the marriage itself did not constitute a transfer of the manor; the estate remained subject to Ellen's testamentary arrangements. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall and Mining 2; Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: Ellen Morewood Co-holders: Anthony Morewood, John Morewood, Rowland Morewood, George Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=george-morewood-27901 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-morewood-ne-goodwin-27902 Person dates: Died 10 October 1824; born about 1740 according to local historical material. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 26 | 1793 - 1825 Reverend Henry Case Morewood, Clergyman, husband of Ellen Morewood, adopted the surname Morewood by royal sign manual Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-henry-case-morewood-27903 Transfer: Married Ellen Morewood in 1793 and assumed the additional surname Morewood by royal sign manual. He occupied and administered the estate with Ellen, but the sources do not establish that the marriage transferred sole ownership of the manor to him. Previous holder: Ellen Morewood Holding arrangement: other Shared holding: Marital estate administration Narrative / explanation: Henry Case assumed the name Morewood before his marriage to Ellen. He is documented in enclosure and estate records as Reverend Henry Case Morewood and was associated with the Alfreton estate. Because the evidence describes Ellen as the testamentary owner after George's death, this entry records Henry's status as associated administrator or joint household holder rather than asserting an unsupported sole conveyance of the manor to him. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall and Mining 2; Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: Reverend Henry Case Morewood, Ellen Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-morewood-ne-goodwin-27902 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=reverend-henry-case-morewood-27903 Person dates: Died 21 June 1825; born about 1747 according to local memorial evidence. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 27 | 1824 or 1825 - 1863 William Palmer-Morewood, Last Lord of Alfreton according to Our Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton estate under the will of his maternal aunt Ellen Morewood. In 1825 he received royal permission to use the name Morewood in addition to Palmer and to bear the Morewood arms. Previous holder: Ellen Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Palmer-Morewood family Narrative / explanation: The Derbyshire Record Office states that Ellen Morewood bequeathed the estate to her nephew William Palmer, who added the name Morewood in 1825. A local historical account cites a Derby Mercury report of 10 August 1825 confirming the royal licence. William Palmer-Morewood is therefore the securely documented successor to the Morewood estate, although the precise probate and conveyance instruments have not been inspected. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall, quoting the Derby Mercury, 10 August 1825. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: William Palmer-Morewood Co-holders: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ellen-morewood-ne-goodwin-27902 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Person dates: Died 1957 according to Our Alfreton; exact birth date not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 28 | 1863 - 1875 Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood, Esquire, lord of Alfreton, of Alfreton Park Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-27905 Transfer: Inherited Alfreton Hall and the associated estate from his father William Palmer-Morewood in 1863. Previous holder: William Palmer-Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Palmer-Morewood family Narrative / explanation: The local historical account states that William Palmer-Morewood died in 1863 and was succeeded by his eldest son Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood. Later nineteenth-century directories identify Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood as lord of the manor of Alfreton. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall; Kelly's Directory, Alfreton entry, 1891 edition reproduced by the University of Leicester digital collections. Source URL: https://alfretonanddistrictheritagetrust.wordpress.com/alfreton-hall/ Other parties: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood Co-holders: William Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-27905 Person dates: Born 1819; died 1875. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 29 | 1875 - after 1891 Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II, Esquire, lord of Alfreton, of Alfreton Park Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-ii-27906 Transfer: Inherited the Alfreton estate from his father Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood in 1875 and was documented as lord of the manor in late nineteenth-century directories. Previous holder: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Palmer-Morewood family Narrative / explanation: The local historical account states that the younger Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood inherited after his father's death in 1875. Kelly's Directory identifies Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood as lord of the manor and proprietor of Alfreton Park in the late nineteenth century. The exact end date of his manorial holding is not established by the sources consulted. Source citation: Alfreton and District Heritage Trust, Alfreton Hall; Kelly's Directory, Alfreton entry, late nineteenth-century edition reproduced by the University of Leicester digital collections. Source URL: https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/api/collection/p16445coll4/id/229912/download Other parties: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Co-holders: William Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-27905 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=charles-rowland-palmer-morewood-ii-27906 Person dates: Nineteenth and twentieth century; exact dates not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 30 | twentieth century - 1957 or early 1960s William Palmer-Morewood, Last Lord of Alfreton according to Our Alfreton Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Transfer: Belonged to the Palmer-Morewood succession and is identified by a local historical source as the last Lord of Alfreton, dying in 1957. The Derbyshire Record Office gives the broader endpoint as the early 1960s for the Palmer-Morewood lordship. Previous holder: Palmer-Morewood family Holding arrangement: sole Shared holding: Palmer-Morewood family Narrative / explanation: The sources establish that Palmer-Morewood family lordship continued into the twentieth century. Our Alfreton identifies William Palmer-Morewood, who died in 1957, as the last Lord of Alfreton, while the Derbyshire Record Office states that the Palmer-Morewoods remained lords of the manor until the early 1960s. No later conveyance or precise date of transfer has been securely located, so the endpoint is recorded as conflicting or approximate rather than exact. Source citation: Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631; Our Alfreton, Local History for the Town of Alfreton. Source URL: https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons Other parties: William Palmer-Morewood Co-holders: Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood, Charles Rowland Palmer-Morewood II Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-palmer-morewood-27907 Person dates: Died 1957 according to Our Alfreton; exact birth date not established here. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY