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Manorial Documents and Deeds of East Kent
Catalogue reference: EK-U88
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This record is about the Manorial Documents and Deeds of East Kent dating from 1331-1777.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EK-U88
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Title (The name of the record)
- Manorial Documents and Deeds of East Kent
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1331-1777
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Description (What the record is about)
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Although the deeds consist in the main of isolated deeds for numerous properties in various parishes, they do seem to be connected and the majority appear to relate to the families of Hales of Howletts in Bekesbourne and Engeham of Goodnestone.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Kent History and Library Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <famname>Hales family, baronets, of Bekesbourne, Kent</famname>
- <famname>Engeham family of Goodnestone, Kent</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 256 items
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Presented by the Town Clerk of Bridgwater, May 1942
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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These documents originally belonged to the late Mr. Philip Pleydell-Bouverie of Brymore, near Bridgwater; they formed part of a large collection which had been dispersed; some going to the British Museum, some being sold, some destroyed and the residue going to Bridgwater Corporation. These documents were the Kentish portion of this residue.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e7301e60-9933-410f-800f-0bd214243f2c/
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Manorial Documents and Deeds of East Kent