Sub-fonds
THE SHIRLEY ESTATE
Catalogue reference: BCM/G
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This record is about the THE SHIRLEY ESTATE.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BCM/G
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Title (The name of the record)
- THE SHIRLEY ESTATE
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Berkeley Castle Muniments
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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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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The presence at the Castle of the documents which concern the Shirley family may result from the marriage between Frances, youngest daughter of Henry Lord Berkeley (d. 1613), and George Shirley in 1587. George's maternal grandfather, Thomas (VI) Lovet of Astwell (Northants.), died in that year, leaving George as his heir. [Smyth, ii. 359, 403.] Most of the documents relate to the lands which had been held by the Lovets, including the inheritances of the Draytons (BCM/G/2), the Prayers (BCM/G/3) and the Cranford (BCM/G/4), and it is reasonable to assume that a settlement of those lands was made on the marriage of George and Frances; soon after George had inherited them.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/896a5d87-791f-4a7b-af8d-c2983a867bb3/
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THE SHIRLEY ESTATE