MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ Wootton Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=wootton-3 Exported: 16 October 2026, 00:15 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 11 Location: Wootton, Bedfordshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Albert of Lorraine of the king in chief | Attested 1086 Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. and heir Maud Fitz Otho | 1295 Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Mary wife of Edward Lord Denny of Waltham and Earl of Norwich | 1605 Transfer: Settlement Holding arrangement: Joint Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Sir Humphrey Monoux | 1666 Transfer: Purchase Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. Charles | 1850 Transfer: Inheritance Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 6. Thomas | 1564 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 7. Francis Duncombe | 1712 Transfer: Purchase Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 8. Thomas Duncombe Transfer: Passed Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 9. Richard Lowndes Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 10. William | 1335 Transfer: Succession Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 11. the Prior of Harrold Transfer: Recorded holder Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | Attested 1086 Albert of Lorraine of the king in chief Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Overlordship: In 1086 the manor of WOOTTON, extended at 10 hides, was held by Albert of Lorraine of the king in chief. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1295 and heir Maud Fitz Otho Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Another third of the manor which in 1295 became the right of Beatrice, the third sister of John de Beauchamp, passed to her daughter and heir Maud Fitz Otho, who married John de Botetourt. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | 1605 Mary wife of Edward Lord Denny of Waltham and Earl of Norwich Transfer: Settlement Holding arrangement: joint Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: By a fine levied in 1605 the reversion of the manor was settled on their daughter Mary wife of Edward Lord Denny of Waltham and Earl of Norwich, and on their only child Honoria and her issue. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | 1666 Sir Humphrey Monoux Transfer: Purchase Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Between this date and 1666 the manor was acquired by Sir Humphrey Monoux, bart., and descended in that family with the manor of Bosoms. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | 1850 Charles Transfer: Inheritance Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 1: Mary died in 1850, when Wootton was inherited by Charles, her son by her first husband John, eldest illegitimate son of Sir Gillies Payne, bart. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 6 | 1564 Thomas Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: Sir Thomas Lucy, who sold Pavenhams Manor in 1564, was succeeded by his son Thomas, who died in 1605, and whose son, another Thomas, transferred his right in Wootton Hoo to his younger brother Francis, whose son and heir Richard married Rebecca daughter and heir of Thomas Chapman of Wormley. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 7 | 1712 Francis Duncombe Transfer: Purchase Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: Richard appears to have conveyed the manor to his father-in-law, who was in possession in 1712, in which year it was purchased by Francis Duncombe. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 8 Thomas Duncombe Transfer: Passed Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: It remained in the latter family and passed to Thomas Duncombe, who had married Elizabeth daughter of William Lowndes, Secretary to the Treasury in 1652, by his third wife Elizabeth Martyn. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 9 Richard Lowndes Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: Richard Lowndes was in possession in 1831, and in 1906 Mr. William Layton Lowndes of Dover was among the landowners in this parish. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 10 | 1335 William Transfer: Succession Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 2: The property, however, had been acquired in 1316 by Adam Picot and Anabella his wife from Thomas Paynel, with the consent of John son of Baldwin Picot, but without royal licence, for which pardon had to be obtained in 1335, the date of Adam Picot's death, when he was succeeded by his son William. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 11 the Prior of Harrold Transfer: Recorded holder Holding arrangement: sole Narrative / explanation: Lordship account 3: Land in this parish was held by the Prior of Harrold, who in 1225 was granted custom and services by Hugh St. Edward, lord of Studleys Manor. Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY