MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ Woodhay or West Woodhay Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=woodhay-or-west-woodhay Exported: 16 October 2026, 06:09 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 17 Location: West Woodhay, Berkshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Sewal de Osevile of the Earl of Hereford as of the honour of Plessey Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. the Crown at the accession of Henry IV Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. John son of Roger | 1204 Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Aumary de St. Amand | 1256 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Sir Robert Shottesbrook | 1433 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Sir Robert Chency Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Sir Roger's son John Chency | 1503 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. John | 1512 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Dorothy Transfer: Settlement Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Thomas Cheney in return for an annuity of £120 Transfer: Conveyance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. Thomas Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. John Darrell | 1591 Transfer: Devise Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. Sir Benjamin Rudyerd and his son William | 1634 Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. William | 1658 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 15. William Sloper Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 16. the Rev. John Sloper | 1821 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 17. William Henry Cole | 1880 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 Sewal de Osevile of the Earl of Hereford as of the honour of Plessey Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Overlordship: No manor of this name is mentioned in the Domesday Survey, but in the 13th century it was held by Sewal de Osevile of the Earl of Hereford as of the honour of Plessey, and the overlordship afterwards followed the descent of that earldom until both passed to the Crown at the accession of Henry IV. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 the Crown at the accession of Henry IV Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Overlordship: No manor of this name is mentioned in the Domesday Survey, but in the 13th century it was held by Sewal de Osevile of the Earl of Hereford as of the honour of Plessey, and the overlordship afterwards followed the descent of that earldom until both passed to the Crown at the accession of Henry IV. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1204 John son of Roger Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: In 1204 Sewal de Osevile granted a virgate and 2 acres of land with appurtenances here to John son of Roger. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1256 Aumary de St. Amand Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: The manor was called 'Woodhaye Osevile' in 1221, and in 1227 when it was disafforested by grant from Henry III, and Sewal was holding it later in the 13th century, but by 1256 it had passed to Aumary de St. Amand, who then obtained a quitclaim of their rights in it from Mabel the wife of Thomas de Kedesovere and Thomas Hemming, apparently the co-heirs of Sewal. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1433 Sir Robert Shottesbrook Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: It subsequently followed the descent of East Ilsley (q.v.) until 1433, when Elizabeth the wife of William Beauchamp and great-granddaughter of the last Aumary de St. Amand quitclaimed her right in it to Sir Robert Shottesbrook, who had apparently been holding it since the death of Eleanor St. Amand in 1426. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 Sir Robert Chency Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Sir Robert Chency died seised of the manor on 6 August 1503, and, as he had no sons and Sir Roger Cheney was already dead, the estate should have passed to Sir Roger's son John Chency, but Francis took possession of the profits and brought an action against Margaret, Sir Robert's widow, for detention of deeds relating to this manor. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1503 Sir Roger's son John Chency Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Sir Robert Chency died seised of the manor on 6 August 1503, and, as he had no sons and Sir Roger Cheney was already dead, the estate should have passed to Sir Roger's son John Chency, but Francis took possession of the profits and brought an action against Margaret, Sir Robert's widow, for detention of deeds relating to this manor. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 | 1512 John Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: Sir Francis died childless in 1512 seised of the estate, which passed to John, his cousin, who had livery of this manor in 1515, settled it on the marriage of his son John with Dorothy daughter of John Yate of Charney in 1531 and died seised of it in 1545. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 Dorothy Transfer: Settlement Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: John settled this manor on his wife Dorothy in 1559 and died seised of it in 1567, when his heir was his son Thomas. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 Thomas Cheney in return for an annuity of £120 Transfer: Conveyance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: It seems probable that his widow was married again almost immediately to one William Niell or Personnes, for in that autumn William with his wife Dorothy quitclaimed her right in the manor to Thomas Cheney in return for an annuity of £120. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 Thomas Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: The reversion of this manor passed to his brother Thomas, who left it at his death in 1591 to his son John Darrell. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1591 John Darrell Transfer: Devise Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: The reversion of this manor passed to his brother Thomas, who left it at his death in 1591 to his son John Darrell. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1634 Sir Benjamin Rudyerd and his son William Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship: John Darrell was created a baronet on 7 June 1622 and with Anne his wife sold this manor in 1634 to Sir Benjamin Rudyerd and his son William. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1658 William Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: He died here in 1658, and was succeeded by his son William, who married Sarah daughter and co-heir of Sir Stephen Harvey of Northampton. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 15 William Sloper Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: He seems to have sold the manor a few years later to William Sloper, who was holding it in 1714. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 16 | 1821 the Rev. John Sloper Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: He was still living in 1821, but seems to have died not long afterwards, and the manor passed to his son the Rev. John Sloper, curate of this parish from 1823 to 1850 and afterwards rector. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 17 | 1880 William Henry Cole Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship: His will, dated 10 February 1876, states that the manor must pass under the will of Sir Robert to his son Gerard Orby Sloper, and it was sold by Gerard in 1880 to William Henry Cole. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY