MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ Wokefield Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=wokefield-2 Exported: 17 October 2026, 13:50 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 18 Location: Stratford Mortimer, Berkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Under the Windsors Wokefield Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Roger Mortimer | 1321 Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. William Trussel Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Sir Bernard Brocas Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. the Bishop of Winchester and other trustees Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. John Wright and Thomas Holmes | 1553 Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Sir Richard Rede | 1553 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Sylvester Cowper | 1564 Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Edmund Plowden | 1564–1569 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Francis | 1587 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Peter Weaver | 1627 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Katherine and her husband Francis Parry and his heirs Transfer: Settlement Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. the Earl of Uxbridge | 1742 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Harriet Brocas | 1777 Transfer: Devise Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Robert Allfrey | 1839 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Francis Morgan | 1768–1811 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. Colonel Morgan Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Mr. George Tyser | 1893 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 Under the Windsors Wokefield Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Under the Windsors Wokefield was held by the Danvers family at the beginning of the 13th century. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1321 Roger Mortimer Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Sir Thomas Danvers was still living in 1308, but seems to have died before 1321, in which year his son and namesake granted the manor to Roger Mortimer, apparently on the condition that Roger should provide for his two younger sons, Richard and William. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 William Trussel Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: He was, however, unsuccessful in his suit, possibly owing to the fact that he had been an adherent of Mortimer, and the king granted the manor for life first to William Trussel and afterwards to Amy de Gaveston. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 Sir Bernard Brocas Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: John was succeeded by Sir Bernard Brocas, who married Mary the daughter and heir of John des Roches, and obtained in right of his wife the mastership of the Royal Buckhounds, an office which remained in his family for three centuries. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 the Bishop of Winchester and other trustees Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Meanwhile the manor had evidently been restored to Roger Mortimer the son, who granted it with Stratfield Mortimer to the Bishop of Winchester and other trustees. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1553 John Wright and Thomas Holmes Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: After this date the manor of Wokefield followed the descent of Stratfield Mortimer (q.v. supra) until 1553, when it was granted by Edward VI to John Wright and Thomas Holmes, who alienated it the same year to Sir Richard Rede. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1553 Sir Richard Rede Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: After this date the manor of Wokefield followed the descent of Stratfield Mortimer (q.v. supra) until 1553, when it was granted by Edward VI to John Wright and Thomas Holmes, who alienated it the same year to Sir Richard Rede. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1564 Sylvester Cowper Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Sir Richard granted it before 1564 to Sylvester Cowper, who sold it in 1564–9 to Edmund Plowden, treasurer of the Middle Temple. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1564–1569 Edmund Plowden Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Sir Richard granted it before 1564 to Sylvester Cowper, who sold it in 1564–9 to Edmund Plowden, treasurer of the Middle Temple. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1587 Francis Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: He died in February 1585, leaving as his heir his son Edmund, who died in 1587, and was succeeded by his brother Francis. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1627 Peter Weaver Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Francis Plowden was still living in 1620, in which year he settled the manor of Wokefield upon his son and namesake, who sold it in 1627 to Peter Weaver. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 Katherine and her husband Francis Parry and his heirs Transfer: Settlement Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: The manor of Wokefield was settled upon Katherine and her husband Francis Parry and his heirs; her son Charles Parry had succeeded to it before 1706. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1742 the Earl of Uxbridge Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: In 1742 three-fourths of this land with manorial rights were sold to the Earl of Uxbridge. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1777 Harriet Brocas Transfer: Devise Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The second earl, his grandson, sold this portion, now Wokefield Park, to Bernard Brocas of Beaurepaire, who died in 1777 and left the property for life to his widow Harriet Brocas, daughter of Henry Lannoy Hunter of Beech Hill, who lived till 1819. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 | 1839 Robert Allfrey Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: On the death of Mr. Brocas in 1839 the manor was sold to Robert Allfrey, from whose grandson, Herbert C. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1768–1811 Francis Morgan Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Their son, the Rev. James Morgan, Prebendary of Gloucester and vicar of Mortimer from 1768 to 1811, was succeeded by his nephew Francis Morgan. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 Colonel Morgan Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: At his death it passed to Colonel Morgan, who sold it in 1893 to Mr. George Tyser. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 | 1893 Mr. George Tyser Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: At his death it passed to Colonel Morgan, who sold it in 1893 to Mr. George Tyser. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY