Heathcote family of Hursley

Includes: records of the manor of Merdon, such as court rolls, rentals, surveys, accounts and legal papers, 1451-18th cent; papers re maintenance and building of Hursley Lodge, 1720s-1880s; plans and papers re Heathcote family London residence, 1730s; surveys, rentals and valuations of Heathcote properties in Hursley, Merdon and other parishes in Hampshire, 1718-1858; estate accounts, 1713-1858; leases, tenancy agreements and papers, 1674-1820s; papers re tithe, rectories and church livings, 1718-1872; sale catalogues and particulars, 1854-1938; agreements, 1740-1852, many relating to underwood on the estates; estate correspondence, 1718-1858; papers re Heathcote estates in Ireland, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland, 1737-19th century; papers re Heathcote family history, 18th-20th century.

Also includes personal, family, business and official papers of the following members of the Heathcote family: Samuel Heathcote of Hackney, 1656-1708; Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet Hursley, 1693-1751 and his wife Elizabeth, 1770-1747; Sir Thomas Heathcote, 1721-1787, including his diaries; Sir William Heathcote, 1746-1819; Sir Thomas Freeman Heathcote, 1769-1825; Sir William Heathcote, 1801-1881; Sir William Perceval Heathcote, 1826-1903; Revd Sir William Arthur Heathcote, 1853-1924; Sir Gilbert Redvers Heathcote, 1854-1937; the Dawsonne family, 17-18th centuries; and the Parker, Thorpe, Perceval and Malcolm families, 18th-19th centuries