MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ Wroxhill or Roxhill Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=wroxhill-or-roxhill Exported: 15 October 2026, 09:53 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 13 Location: Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. the Earls of Oxford (heirs of the Bolebecs) some time in the 14th century | 1086 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. John Harmer Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John son of John Harmer | Attested 1306 Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. William Saunderton | 1428 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Before the end of the century Sir John Catesby Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Sir Humphrey Catesby Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Anthony Catesby his elder brother | 1530 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Thomas Catesby Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. the Playdells Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. William Playdell Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. In this year Thomas Reddall Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Ambrose Reddall | 1751 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. James Bayly | Attested 1800 Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1086 the Earls of Oxford (heirs of the Bolebecs) some time in the 14th century Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Overlordship: In 1086 it was held of Walter Giffard as 2 hides less half a virgate, and the overlordship passed to the Earls of Oxford (heirs of the Bolebecs) some time in the 14th century, of whom it continued to be held as of their manor of Whitchurch (co. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 John Harmer Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: At that date Matilda wife of Richard de Argentein alienated by fine one quarter of a knight's fee to John Harmer. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | Attested 1306 John son of John Harmer Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: In 1306 John son of John Harmer owned rents and lands in this parish, and in 1346 one of the same name was holding by knight's service in Wroxhill together with John de Merston (whose descent has been traced above), Isabel Weedon (whose family had owned in Wroxhill certainly since 1233) and Bernard de Willy, whose name is here mentioned for the first time. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1428 William Saunderton Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: This fee was in the possession of Bernard Saunderton in 1428, who was succeeded by William Saunderton, who held Wroxhill Manor, here definitely so called, in 1459. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 Before the end of the century Sir John Catesby Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Before the end of the century Sir John Catesby was seised of the manor, and was succeeded by his son Sir Humphrey Catesby, who died in 1504. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 Sir Humphrey Catesby Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Before the end of the century Sir John Catesby was seised of the manor, and was succeeded by his son Sir Humphrey Catesby, who died in 1504. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1530 Anthony Catesby his elder brother Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Sir Humphrey's younger son Thomas inherited this manor under his father's will, but he died in 1530 without male heirs, and it passed to Anthony Catesby his elder brother. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 Thomas Catesby Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Thomas Catesby was in possession in 1573, and held it till his death in 1592, when George his son and heir inherited the property. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 the Playdells Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: It is probable that they sold them to the Playdells. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 William Playdell Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: William Playdell held the manor in 1652, being described in the parish books of the time as 'a Londiner.' By 1728 the manor had come into the possession of the family of Reddall. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 In this year Thomas Reddall Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: In this year Thomas Reddall was seised of it, and in 1751 it had passed to Ambrose Reddall. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1751 Ambrose Reddall Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: In this year Thomas Reddall was seised of it, and in 1751 it had passed to Ambrose Reddall. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | Attested 1800 James Bayly Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: By 1800 James Bayly owned the manor, and it was still his property ten years later. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY