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Add MS 74251 B

Record Id:

032-001968422

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001968422

MDARK:

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Add MS 74251 B

Title:

FAMILY OF WESTON: Correspondence and notes relating to the genealogy, etc.; circa late 18^th cent.-1903, n.d. Partly printed.

Paper: ff. 58. Included are:-

1. f. 1-4v. Letter of Thomas Stratton of Lincoln’s Inn to his nephew, ‘G. J.’, rel. to the Weston and Stratton families;10 Sept. 1862.

2. ff. 5-12v. Three letters, etc., of Lieut.-Col. Gould Weston of Annanhill House, co. Kilmarnock, to the Rev. Heathfield Weston Hickes at Cranford, co. Midd., owner of Add. MS. 74251 A; 25, 30 Apr., 19 May 1866.

3. ff. 14-22v. Correspondence of J. H. Stratton of Little Berkhampsted, nephew of the Reverend H. W. Hicks, with J. H. Round rel. to the critique of Segar’s Weston genealogy that Round included in his Studies in peerage and family history, 1901.

4. ff. 23-26v. Letter of Col. J. H. Stratton to Liet.-Col. Gould Hunter-Weston, F.S.A., of Hunterston, donor of Add. MS 31890, enclosing his correspondence with Round (ff. 14-22v); 9, 12 Jan. 1902, n.d.

5. ff. 27-36. Correspondence, etc., of Ernest Arthur Ebblewhite, barrister and secretary to Somerset Herald, with J. H. Stratton, 24 July-19 Oct. 1903, n.d.

6. ff. 43-44. Copies, circa 1802 (watermark), of Weston letters and documents, etc., including:- (a) Summons of Charles I to Sir Richard Weston, Baron of the Exchequer, to attend him at Oxford, 23 Sept. 1643; (b) Passport of Sir Thomas, later 3^rd Baron, Fairfax for Sir Richard Weston to leave Oxford and travel abroad, 24 June 1646, from the original in possession of Mrs Ann Masgreave of Rugeley, along with (a); (c) petition to Charles II from Sara, widow of Simon Weston, alderman of Shrewsbury, for relief, n.d.; and (d) Letter of James Stanley, 7^th Earl of Derby, to Oliver Cromwell, declining to surrender the Isle of Man; Castletown, 12 July 1649.

Scope & Content:

Heraldry: Genealogies: William Sedgwick, heraldic draughtsman: Sir William Segar, Garter King of Arms: Henry Lilly, alias Lily; Rouge Dragon pursuivant: Weston family; of Staffordshire: Illuminated pedigree, etc., of the family of Weston of co. Staff., etc., by Henry Lilly of Weston, family, attested by (f. 141) Sir William Segar with coloured drawings by William Sedgwick: 1632-1633: Partly Latin and French.

includes:

f. 1 Thomas Stratton, barrister, of Lincoln's Inn: G- J-, nephew of T Stratton of Lincoln's Inn: Stratton family: Weston family: Letter to G— J— from Thomas Stratton rel. to Stratton, family of rel. to Weston, family of: 1862.
ff. 5-12v Heathfield Weston Hickes, Rector of Cranford, county Middlesex: Lieutenant-Colonel Gould Weston Weston, of Annanhill House, county Kilmarnock: Three letters, etc., rel. to Add. 74251 A to Heathfield Weston Hickes from Lieut.-Col. Gould Weston Weston: 1866.
ff. 14-22v Genealogies: John Horace Round, historian: Colonel J. H. Stratton, of Little Berkhampsted: Correspondence between John Horace Round and Col. J. H. Stratton: 1901.
ff. 23-26v John Horace Round, historian: Colonel J. H. Stratton, of Little Berkhampsted: Lieutenant-Colonel Gould Hunter-Weston, FSA; of Hunterston: Letter to Lieut.-Col. Gould Hunter-Weston from Col. J. H. Stratton rel. to John Horace Round: 1902.
ff. 27-36 Colonel J. H. Stratton, of Little Berkhampsted: Ernest Arthur Ebblewhite, barrister and secretary to Somerset Herald: Correspondence between Col. J. H. Stratton and Ernest Arthur Ebblewhite: 1903, n.d.
ff. 29-116, passim Edward Mitton, lord of the manor of Weston-under-Lizard: Manors and Manorial Documents: Evidences of the family of Weston in possession of Edward Mitton: 1631: Partly Latin and French: Extracts.
f. 43 Charles I of England: City of Oxford: Sir Richard Weston, Baron of the Exchequer; MP: Summons to Oxford to Sir Richard Weston from Charles: 1643: Copy.
f. 43v Charles II of England: Shrewsbury, Shropshire: Sara Weston, widow of Simon Weston, alderman of Shrewsbury: Petition to Charles from Sara Weston: circa 1660: Copy.
ff. 43, 43v General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: City of Oxford: Sir Richard Weston, Baron of the Exchequer; MP: Passport to Sir Richard Weston from Gen. Thomas Fairfax: 1646: Copy.
f. 44 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby; Lord Strange: Isle of Man: Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter refusing surrender of Isle of Man to Oliver Cromwell from James Stanley: 1649: Copy.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1760

End Date:

1903

Date Range:

Late 18th century-1903

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Custodial History:

Raymond John Ross, Canon of Derby Cathedral: Donated, in 1999, 74251 A.

Colonel J. H. Stratton, of Little Berkhampsted: Owned, after 1881, 74251 A.

Heathfield Weston Hickes, Rector of Cranford, county Middlesex: Owned, bef. 1881, 74251 A.

Thomas Stratton, barrister, of Lincoln's Inn: Owned, 1862, 74251 A.

Sir Richard Weston, Baron of the Exchequer; MP: Owned (?), 1632-1658, 72451 A.

f. 43 Ann Masgreave, of Rugeley: Owned original of 74251, f. 43.

ff. 43, 43v Ann Masgreave, of Rugeley: Owned original of 74251, ff. 43, 43v.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121005431
Ebblewhite, Ernest Arthur, barrister and secretary to Somerset Herald
Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, Parliamentarian military officer, 1612-1671
Hickes, Heathfield Weston, Rector of Cranford Middlesex x
Hunter-Weston, Gould, Lieutenant-Colonel FSA, of Hunterston
J—, G—, nephew of T Stratton of Lincoln's Inn
Lilly,, Henry, Rouge Dragon pursuivant al Lily
Masgreave, Ann, of Rugeley
Mitton, Edward, lord of the manor of Weston-under-Lizard
Ross, Raymond John, Canon of Derby Cathedral
Round, John Horace, historian
Sedgwick, William, heraldic draughtsman, b 1748
Segar, William, Garter King of Arms
Stanley, James, 7th Earl of Derby, politician and Royalist, 1607-1651
Stratton, Family
Stratton, J H, Colonel of Little Berkhampsted
Stratton, Thomas, barrister of Lincoln's Inn
Weston, Family
Weston, Family
Weston, Gould Weston, Lieutenant-Colonel of Annanhill House Kilmarnock
Weston, Richard, MP, Baron of the Exchequer
Weston, Sara, widow of Simon Weston alderman of Shrewsbury

Places:

Isle of Man, England
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Shrewsbury, Shropshire