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Brook Bridges Manuscripts, Part 1
Catalogue reference: EK-U373
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This record is about the Brook Bridges Manuscripts, Part 1 dating from 1491-1913.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EK-U373
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Title (The name of the record)
- Brook Bridges Manuscripts, Part 1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1491-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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Deeds and estate papers of the Brook Bridges estates in Goodnestone and neighbouring parishes
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Most of the deeds have been preserved in their original bundles and the majority of these bundles also contain abstracts of title. A few 'stray' deeds or papers relate to families connected by marriage (as the Cage family of Milgate and the Palmer family of Wingham).
On the other hand, the papers listed below in the sections, Accounts, Estate and Correspondence were mostly found loose and in no order and they have been grouped in artificial bundles for convenience of reference.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>EK-U1496 for further Brook Bridges material, 1532 - 1845</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Kent History and Library Centre
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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Documents relating to Brook Bridges Estates in Danbury, Little Baddow and Sandon in Essex are held in Essex County Records Office.
The Essex CRO reference is D/DPL/79-160
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Bridges family, baronets, of Goodnestone Park, Kent</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- c. 130 items
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by the Right Hon. Lord Fitzwalter, Bonnington Farm, Goodnestone, August 1953
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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These records were transferred to the East Kent Archives Centre, Whitfield from the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone in January 2000
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Introductory note: The principal estates of the Brook Bridges family formed a fairly compact group in the Goodnestone area. The first member of the family to have any connection with this county was Brook Bridges of Grove House in Fulham who purchased the manor of Goodnestone and its mansion house in 1693 and 1700. Further properties were acquired by him and his descendants through the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/66dfd290-4daf-4f6e-814e-bf0acef0c0cc/
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Brook Bridges Manuscripts, Part 1