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KNIGHT OF BARRELLS
Catalogue reference: DR 36
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This record is about the KNIGHT OF BARRELLS dating from 1652-1878.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DR 36
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Title (The name of the record)
- KNIGHT OF BARRELLS
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1652-1878
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Description (What the record is about)
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Deeds, court rolls and papers relating to an estate at Studley belonging to Robert Knight of Barrells Park and to an estate at Wem, Shropshire, the property of Captain Henry Calveley Cotton and his wife, Georgiana, grand-daughter of Robert Knight.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The collection is divided into:
DR 36/1-181: Studley estate, 1658-1852
DR 36/182-202: Wem estate, 1735-1878
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>DR 225</p> <p>DR 886</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Knight family of Warwickshire</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 202 items
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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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Robert Knight (1768-1855) was the illegitimate son of Robert Baron Luxborough, Viscount Barrells and Earl of Catherlough and was bequeathed the family estates in and around Wootton Wawen, Studley and Oldberrow on the latter's death in 1772. For further details on the family, see DR 886.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d6a79391-8b45-47e3-84a7-9c197e5241d5/
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KNIGHT OF BARRELLS