MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ West Shefford Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=west-shefford Exported: 21 October 2026, 12:21 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 19 Location: West Shefford, Berkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Isabel wife of Martin de Hertham Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. William Overton | 1353 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John Kentwood | 1366–1367 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Alice | Attested 1393 Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. another John Kentwood | Attested 1428 Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Robert Kentwood | 1428 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Alexander Cheney and Florence his wife | 1484 Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Richard and Eleanor Norreys | 1507 Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Anne wife of Richard Bruges or Bridges of Newbury | 1525 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Richard Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Eleanor and Sir George Browne | 1613 Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Sir John Browne of Caversham Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Sir John Browne of Caversham | 1688 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. Sir William Trumbull | 1714 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. the priory of Sherborne in Hampshire Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. The priory Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. the hospital of St. Julian in Southampton | 1462 Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 18. Eton College Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 19. the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College | 1347 Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 Isabel wife of Martin de Hertham Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: From Richard the manor passed to Isabel wife of Martin de Hertham, sister and heir of Andrew Hautot of Medestede, who conveyed it in 1353 to William Overton. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1353 William Overton Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: From Richard the manor passed to Isabel wife of Martin de Hertham, sister and heir of Andrew Hautot of Medestede, who conveyed it in 1353 to William Overton. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1366–1367 John Kentwood Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Gilbert made good his claim against John Ingram and Walter le Young, but in 1366–7 Henry de Aldrynton and his wife Elizabeth, in whose right the manor seems to have been held, sold it to John Kentwood. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | Attested 1393 Alice Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Sir John Kentwood died before 1393, when the manor was held by his widow Alice. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | Attested 1428 another John Kentwood Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1428 it was held by another John Kentwood, who was succeeded by Robert Kentwood. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1428 Robert Kentwood Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1428 it was held by another John Kentwood, who was succeeded by Robert Kentwood. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1484 Alexander Cheney and Florence his wife Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: John granted it in 1484 for life to Alexander Cheney and Florence his wife. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1507 Richard and Eleanor Norreys Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: In 1507 John Swaffeld and Elizabeth his wife, who had inherited West Shefford as their share of Robert Kentwood's estates, conveyed it to Richard and Eleanor Norreys, who sued Florence for detaining the title deeds relating to it. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 | 1525 Anne wife of Richard Bruges or Bridges of Newbury Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Richard Norreys died before 1525, when the manor had passed to his daughter Anne wife of Richard Bruges or Bridges of Newbury. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 Richard Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Richard died seised of the site of the manor before 1558, leaving a widow Joan, who must have been his second wife, and a son Anthony, who succeeded him. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 | 1613 Eleanor and Sir George Browne Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Anthony Bridges died here in January 1613, his wife Barbara having predeceased him, and the manor passed to Eleanor and Sir George Browne. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 Sir John Browne of Caversham Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: On the death of Sir George this manor seems to have passed to his brother Sir John Browne of Caversham, who was created a baronet 10 May 1665 and died about 1680. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1688 Sir John Browne of Caversham Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Sir Anthony died unmarried in December 1688 and was succeeded by his brother Sir John Browne of Caversham, who died childless in 1692; this manor then passed with the title to the third brother George, who sold it in 1714 to Sir William Trumbull. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1714 Sir William Trumbull Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Sir Anthony died unmarried in December 1688 and was succeeded by his brother Sir John Browne of Caversham, who died childless in 1692; this manor then passed with the title to the third brother George, who sold it in 1714 to Sir William Trumbull. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 the priory of Sherborne in Hampshire Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: Five hides of land in this parish were granted in the time of Henry I to the priory of Sherborne in Hampshire by Hawise wife of Henry de Port, the founder of the priory, and were confirmed to it by her son John. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 The priory Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: The priory held these lands until 1462, when Edward IV granted it and its endowments to the hospital of St. Julian in Southampton. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1462 the hospital of St. Julian in Southampton Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: The priory held these lands until 1462, when Edward IV granted it and its endowments to the hospital of St. Julian in Southampton. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 18 Eton College Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: Eleven years later it was granted to Eton College. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 19 | 1347 the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: The priory was afterwards restored to the hospital at Southampton, which had been granted in 1347 by King Edward III and Philippa his consort to the Provost and Fellows of Queen's College, Oxford, to whom these lands still belong. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY