Miscellaneous documents – Widdrington estate at Towneley

Records deposited on long term loan, 20 March 1992 (Acc: 2051 (D)) Henry Francis Widdrington, 5th Lord Widdrington (self-styled), was the son of William, 4th Lord Widdrington, who took part in the Jacobite rebellion in 1715 and was attainted of high treason; although pardoned in 1717 William forfeited the title. Henry died without issue in 1774 and his estates in Stella and Stanley (derived from the Tempest family) passed to his nephew, Thomas Eyre of Glossop, Derbyshire. For records in this catalogue check the section below.

ref no.D/X 978
Date1765,
1773
EraHanoverian (1714 to 1837)
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PeopleTempest,
William,
Eyre,
Widdrington,
Henry
PlacesStella,
Glossop,
Stanley,
Derbyshire
EventsJacobite Rebellion
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Miscellaneous documents – Widdrington estate at Towneley records

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D/X 978 /11 volume, calf quarter boundRent book of Lord Widdrington’s estate at Towneley, 1765 – 1773