MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ Westhey (or Westhay) and Faldo Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=westhey-or-westhay-and-faldo Exported: 22 October 2026, 06:08 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 10 Location: Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Ralph and Elizabeth Hamelyn | Attested 1389 Transfer: Recorded possession Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Sir Reginald Bray | 1500 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. the Brays Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. the descendants of his mother and her first husband Isaac ap Rys Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. William Aprice | Attested 1559 Transfer: Recorded possession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. the Crowch family Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Anthony Samwell Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Thomas Halfpenny | 1662 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Thomas | 1684 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Sir George Byng | 1725 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | Attested 1389 Ralph and Elizabeth Hamelyn Transfer: Recorded possession Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: The latter manor, which in 1389 was in the possession of Ralph and Alice Fitz Richard, had come into the hands of Ralph and Elizabeth Hamelyn by 1408, and in 1485 it was the property of Thomas Bassingbourn, who in 1500, with his wife Katherine, alienated the manor to Sir Reginald Bray. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1500 Sir Reginald Bray Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The latter manor, which in 1389 was in the possession of Ralph and Alice Fitz Richard, had come into the hands of Ralph and Elizabeth Hamelyn by 1408, and in 1485 it was the property of Thomas Bassingbourn, who in 1500, with his wife Katherine, alienated the manor to Sir Reginald Bray. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 the Brays Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The manor for a short time was held by the Brays, with the manor of Haynes (q.v.). Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 the descendants of his mother and her first husband Isaac ap Rys Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Sir Edmund Bray, the nephew of Sir Reginald, probably alienated the manor to the descendants of his mother and her first husband Isaac ap Rys, or Aprice, as by 1559 it was in the possession of William Aprice, a grandson of Isaac and Jane Aprice. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | Attested 1559 William Aprice Transfer: Recorded possession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Sir Edmund Bray, the nephew of Sir Reginald, probably alienated the manor to the descendants of his mother and her first husband Isaac ap Rys, or Aprice, as by 1559 it was in the possession of William Aprice, a grandson of Isaac and Jane Aprice. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 the Crowch family Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Francis Crawley or his descendants evidently conveyed the manor to the Crowch family, for Samuel Crowch was holding it in 1656. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 Anthony Samwell Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The latter, with his wife Mary and several relatives, sold the manor in the same year to Anthony Samwell, who did not retain it for long, for in 1662 he, with his wife Anne, his son William and his brother Arthur, alienated the manor to Thomas Halfpenny. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1662 Thomas Halfpenny Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The latter, with his wife Mary and several relatives, sold the manor in the same year to Anthony Samwell, who did not retain it for long, for in 1662 he, with his wife Anne, his son William and his brother Arthur, alienated the manor to Thomas Halfpenny. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1684 Thomas Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Thomas, dying in 1684, was succeeded by his son Thomas, sheriff for Bedfordshire in 1685, who, with his wife Mary, owned the manorial rights in 1702. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1725 Sir George Byng Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Bernard, probably a son of Thomas, alienated the manor in 1725 to Sir George Byng, Lord Torrington, whose grandson George was holding it in 1762. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY