Access
Sulgrave's Archive
Calling all Family and Local historians - Access
Sulgrave's Archive
Saturday, November 17th
Are you interested in people or land in South Northamptonshire,
South Warwickshire or North Oxfordshire in the 16th to
19th centuries?
Do we have information you are looking for?
Come and find out!
Sulgrave Manor has a collection of manuscripts, including
land transfers, wills and other legal documents, from
the middle of the 16th through to the 19th century relating
to the estate which stretched far beyond Sulgrave. The
originals are normally deposited with the Northamptonshire
Record Office (though not accessible there) but they are
back at 'home' for a brief period. The manuscripts have
been transcribed and indexed by family and place name
and it is this which makes it possible to invite local
and family historians to come to see whether any of the
information within the manuscripts is of relevance to
their research. The list of family names covers not only
the owners and tenants of Sulgrave land but also those
involved in the outlying parts of the family estate including
Radway, Wickham and so on.
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You can take a look at
the lists of the family
names and places
found in the manuscripts in order to see if any
interest you. |
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You will then need to phone to book
yourself into a session - there are a limited number
of places. The charge will be £4.50 for a
session. |
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During a three hour session (10am
- 1pm or 1pm - 4pm) you will be able to view a selection
of the manuscripts on display and use all the transcripts
to find out if your people or places are there.
You can then copy down the information or buy photocopies
of any relevant transcripts at 5p a page. |
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Booking by phone on 01295 760205 or
email to enquiries@sulgravemanor.org.uk
is essential and closes on Saturday 10th November. |
We have a list
of all the names (Excel spreadsheet) mentioned in
the Manor's archives. The numbers refer to the particular
manuscript in which the name occurs; if the number is
in brackets, the person only witnessed a document and
no other information is available.
The manuscripts are numbered in date order and
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Nos 1 - 24 are in the 1500s |
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Nos 25 - 93a are in the 1600s |
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Nos 94 - 155 are in the 1700s |
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Nos 156 - 218 are in the 1800s |
We regret that we cannot answer queries on the manuscripts'
contents by mail or phone.
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