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Delafield Estate

Catalogue reference: D 124

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This record is about the Delafield Estate dating from 1657 - 1860.

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Reference
D 124
Title
Delafield Estate
Date
1657 - 1860
Description

Title deeds and other papers relating mainly to estate in Aylesbury and district of the Delafield family and the related families of Dell and Irons

Related material

<p>Some additional MS material for the Dell and Barker families is in the Tindal MSS in the B.R.O.</p>

Held by
Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Language
English
Creator(s)
<famname>Delafield family of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire</famname>
Physical description
18 bundles
Immediate source of acquisition

A.R. 145/79 (L)

The present collection, which is evidently incomplete, was received in a trunk the key of which was labelled "Re Delafield dec'd. From Surr Gribble and Oliver 28 Feby. 1901."

Administrative / biographical background

The Delafield family were established at Waddesdon from the early 16th century. In 1733 John Delafield, citizen and leatherseller of London was proprietor of the water-works at Aylesbury which later became the site of the brewery founded by Dell, Fell and Barker in 1786 (no. 17). John Delafield of London (d.1763) married Martha, daughter of Jacob Dell of Aylesbury.

Publication note(s)
<p>For further information see Gibbs, History of Aylesbury, Lipscomb, History of Bucks (vol.2, p71) and history of the Delafield family by J.R. Delafield in the library of the Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society.</p>
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a7f9adb7-4f86-4670-bc6f-ba601dbbf8d9/

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Delafield Estate