MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ West Ilsley Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=west-ilsley Exported: 22 October 2026, 18:51 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 23 Location: West Ilsley, Berkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. the Beaumonts (see below) Transfer: Recorded possession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Early in the 13th century Robert Fitz Niel Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Simon de Steiland Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. John de Mansel | 1230–1231 Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Richard de Penley and Isabel his wife | 1349 Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. the priory of Edington | 1362 Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. William Berners and others | 1540 Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. William Pleydell and Agnes his wife | 1540 Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Gabriel | 1549 Transfer: Settlement Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. John Barnes | 1564 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. the Pleydell family Transfer: Recorded possession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. William Baker | 1755 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Lewis Loyd | 1857 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Edington (see above Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. Elizabeth's successor Thomas Ramsey Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. Thomas Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. The Morland family have Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Edward Transfer: Devise Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. Another portion of the Beaumont fee Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 20. Roger de Beauchamp Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 21. Miles de Beauchamp | 1361 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 22. William de Abingdon Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 23. Maud daughter of Ralph de Bradfield | Attested 1313–1315 Transfer: Recorded possession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 the Beaumonts (see below) Transfer: Recorded possession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: WEST ILSLEY, however, is found at a later date in the hands of the Beaumonts (see below). Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 Early in the 13th century Robert Fitz Niel Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Early in the 13th century Robert Fitz Niel held 10 librates of land in West Ilsley, in which he was succeeded by Simon de Steiland, who called himself his heir. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 Simon de Steiland Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Early in the 13th century Robert Fitz Niel held 10 librates of land in West Ilsley, in which he was succeeded by Simon de Steiland, who called himself his heir. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1230–1231 John de Mansel Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Simon de Steiland was holding in 1230–1, but forfeited his lands in 1241, and his half-fee was then granted by the king to John de Mansel, provost of Beverley, who held this half-fee under Simon de Montfort of the king's bailiwick at the time of the Testa de Nevill. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1349 Richard de Penley and Isabel his wife Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: The manor was apparently conveyed before 1349 to Richard de Penley and Isabel his wife, against whom Joan widow of Richard Fukeram claimed a third in dower in that year. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1362 the priory of Edington Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1362 Richard de Penley granted the manor of West Ilsley to the priory of Edington, in Wiltshire, which held it until the Dissolution. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1540 William Berners and others Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1540 the chief 'messuage or grange of West Ilsley' was granted by Henry VIII to William Berners and others, who conveyed it in the following year to William Pleydell and Agnes his wife. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1540 William Pleydell and Agnes his wife Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1540 the chief 'messuage or grange of West Ilsley' was granted by Henry VIII to William Berners and others, who conveyed it in the following year to William Pleydell and Agnes his wife. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1549 Gabriel Transfer: Settlement Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: They settled it in 1549 upon their son Gabriel, who sold the reversion in 1564 to John Barnes. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1564 John Barnes Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: They settled it in 1549 upon their son Gabriel, who sold the reversion in 1564 to John Barnes. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 the Pleydell family Transfer: Recorded possession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: The manor remained in the hands of the Pleydell family until the marriage of Charlotte Louisa daughter and heir of Robert Pleydell of Ampney Crucis (co. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1755 William Baker Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1755 Lord Downe sold the manor to William Baker. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1857 Lewis Loyd Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: On 24 March 1857 it was conveyed by William Robert Baker to Lewis Loyd, and then the ownership followed the descent of the manor of East Compton (q.v.), Lady Wantage being the present owner. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 Edington (see above Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: As, however, there is no reason to think that the whole of Penley's property had not passed to Edington (see above), it is possible that a confusion in the succession of fees has been made here and that a Ramsey had been enfeoffed of the Sandleford manor. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 Elizabeth's successor Thomas Ramsey Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: Elizabeth's successor Thomas Ramsey died seised of the manor in 1499, leavng an annuity to his daughter Joan Court and the manor itself to his son Thomas, who only survived him ten years. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 Thomas Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: He was succeeded by his son Thomas, then six years of age. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 The Morland family have Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: The Morland family have held property in the parish, which may represent this estate, since 1711, when John Morland purchased it from William Smith. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 Edward Transfer: Devise Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: A cousin, Edward Henry, purchased the property and left it to his nephew Edward, who died in 1894. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 Another portion of the Beaumont fee Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 3: Another portion of the Beaumont fee was held by Roger de Beauchamp and had passed in 1361 to Miles de Beauchamp. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 20 Roger de Beauchamp Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 3: Another portion of the Beaumont fee was held by Roger de Beauchamp and had passed in 1361 to Miles de Beauchamp. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 21 | 1361 Miles de Beauchamp Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 3: Another portion of the Beaumont fee was held by Roger de Beauchamp and had passed in 1361 to Miles de Beauchamp. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 22 William de Abingdon Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 4: A further portion of the same fee was held by William de Abingdon, of which nothing is known, unless it is represented by the third of a fee under the same overlordship which in 1313 and 1315 is returned as in the hands of Maud daughter of Ralph de Bradfield. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 23 | Attested 1313–1315 Maud daughter of Ralph de Bradfield Transfer: Recorded possession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 4: A further portion of the same fee was held by William de Abingdon, of which nothing is known, unless it is represented by the third of a fee under the same overlordship which in 1313 and 1315 is returned as in the hands of Maud daughter of Ralph de Bradfield. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY