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Landor Family

Catalogue reference: D(W)1885

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This record is about the Landor Family dating from 18th-20th Centuries.

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Reference
D(W)1885
Title
Landor Family
Date
18th-20th Centuries
Description

These are a small group of papers of the Landor family gathered together by Walter Noble Landor of Rugeley, a wellknown local antiquary. Their contents include some correspondence of the Rev. Robert Eyres Landor, author of Fawn of Sertorius and Fountain of Arethusa, etc. (see D.N.B) and also contain a few casual references to Walter Savage Landor, author (see D.N.B).

Besides papers of the Landor family itself the collection contains papers of families connected with them by marriage including the families of Hicken, Noble, Rishton, Wilson, Weston, Backhouse, Litler, Lowe, Venour.

For further details of the Landor family see manuscript history of Rugeley, Vol.3, by Walter Noble Landor (W.S.L).

Held by
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<famname>Landor family of Rugeley, Staffordshire</famname>
Physical description
10 series
Immediate source of acquisition

Documents deposited by Miss Diana Landor of Chadscroft, Rugeley

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cb8cf05e-5e8e-4f28-912f-2ba473f3589a/