MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ Willington or Wylyngton Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=willington-or-wylyngton Exported: 18 October 2026, 00:15 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 14 Location: Willington, Bedfordshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Hugh de Beauchamp | Attested 1086 Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Maud de Beauchamp | 1265 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. An inquisition on Elizabeth's estates Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Sir Thomas de Rempston Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. John de Mowbray | 1405 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. the Howard family as in the case of Stotfold (q.v.) | 1483 Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. John de Vere Earl of Oxford and to his heirs male Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. the Earl of Oxford Transfer: Grant Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Thomas Duke of Norfolk Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. Sir John Gostwick | 1529 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. be buried in Willington Church Transfer: Devise Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 12. Sarah Duchess of Marlborough | 1719–1720 Transfer: Sale Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 13. the Duke of Bedford | 1779 Transfer: Purchase Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 14. George and James Keeble of Peterborough | 1902 Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | Attested 1086 Hugh de Beauchamp Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: In 1086 Hugh de Beauchamp held WILLINGTON MANOR, assessed at 10 hides. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1265 Maud de Beauchamp Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: This manor follows the same descent as the other Beauchamp property, and on the subdivision of the barony in 1265 passed to Maud de Beauchamp, wife of Roger de Mowbray, who died in 1266. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 An inquisition on Elizabeth's estates Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: An inquisition on Elizabeth's estates was held at Willington in 1376 on account of the minority of the next heir, John de Mowbray, son of the lastmentioned John de Mowbray, who had died in 1368. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 Sir Thomas de Rempston Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Thomas his son and heir was a minor and the custody of Willington Manor was granted to Sir Thomas de Rempston. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1405 John de Mowbray Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Thomas de Mowbray was executed for high treason in 1405, and the manor passed to his brother John de Mowbray, who died in 1432 and was succeeded by his only son John. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1483 the Howard family as in the case of Stotfold (q.v.) Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: At her death in 1483 the manor passed to the Howard family as in the case of Stotfold (q.v.). Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 John de Vere Earl of Oxford and to his heirs male Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: When the Norfolk estates were forfeited after the battle of Bosworth Field, Willington Manor was granted by Henry VII to John de Vere Earl of Oxford and to his heirs male. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 the Earl of Oxford Transfer: Grant Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: The forfeited estates, which had been granted to the Earl of Oxford, were restored to him. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 Thomas Duke of Norfolk Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: He was succeeded by his son Thomas Duke of Norfolk in 1524, who sold Willington in 1529 to Sir John Gostwick, whose ancestors in Willington can be traced back to 1209. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1529 Sir John Gostwick Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: He was succeeded by his son Thomas Duke of Norfolk in 1524, who sold Willington in 1529 to Sir John Gostwick, whose ancestors in Willington can be traced back to 1209. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 be buried in Willington Church Transfer: Devise Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Both left directions that their bodies were to be buried in Willington Church; that of the former in the chancel, that of the latter 'in the aisle of the Chapel lately builded.' William especially bequeathed 'one Turkey Carpet to Robert, my son, to have after the death of Anne, my Wife.' To another son he left certain feather beds. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 12 | 1719–1720 Sarah Duchess of Marlborough Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: He was succeeded in 1719–20 by his grandson William, who sold the manor of Willington in 1731 to Sarah Duchess of Marlborough. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 13 | 1779 the Duke of Bedford Transfer: Purchase Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: In 1779 it was purchased by the Duke of Bedford, and remained in the possession of the Dukes of Bedford until 1902, when it was sold to George and James Keeble of Peterborough. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 14 | 1902 George and James Keeble of Peterborough Transfer: Sale Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: In 1779 it was purchased by the Duke of Bedford, and remained in the possession of the Dukes of Bedford until 1902, when it was sold to George and James Keeble of Peterborough. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY