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TIMELINE
COLEORTON LORDS OF THE MANOR
LORDS OF THE MANOR OF OVERTONE QUATREMARS LATER INCORPORATED INTO THE VILLAGE OF COLEORTON

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLICATIONS ON THE 'EVOLUTION OF COLEORTON'

 

1085

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ROBERT DE BUCI

ROBERT DE BUCI, LORD OF THE MANOR

OF OVERTONE OWNED 500 ACRES OF LAND. OVERTONE LAND LEASED TO WARIN WHO BECAME LORD OF THE MANOR

1166

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LUCAN DE QUATREMARS

LUCAS DE QUATREMARS OWNED 1440 ACRES OF LAND IN OVERTONE AND GODSBY. LUCAS HAD 4 CHILDREN - WILLIAM, ADAM, ADA AND AGNES

c. 1209-1235

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WILLIAM DE QUATREMARS

WILLIAM DE QUATREMARS  THOUGHT TO BE THE SON OF LUCAS ABOVE, BECAME THE ADVOWSON / LORD OF THE MANOR OF OVERTONE c.1209 AND THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO OVERTONE  QUATREMARS . WILLIAM HELD IT TILL 1235

1235

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ADAM DE QUATREMARS

ADAM DE QUATREMARS, SON OF LUCAS, INHERITED OVERTON QUATREMARS  FROM HIS BROTHER WILLIAM ON HIS DEATH, AND BECAME LORD OF THE MANOR

c.1303 

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SIR WILLIAM MAUREWARD JUNIOR

SIR WILLIAM MAUREWARD JUNIOR HELD  THE GRANT OF FREE-WARREN AND WAS LORD OF THE MANOR

c.1328

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JOHN MAREWARD

SIR WILLIAM MAUREWARD JUNIOR GRANTED HIS MANOR OF OVERTON QUATREMARS TO HIS SON JOHN MAUREWARD.

1346

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JOHN MAREWARD DIES

JOHN MAUREWARD DIED WHILST HOLDING THE MANOR IN EXTENT OF THE CASTLE OF ROCKINGHAM. THE LORDSHIP OF THE MANOR STAYED IN THE HANDS OF THE MAUREWARD FAMILY UNTIL 1426

1426

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SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT INHERITS MANOR

IN 1426 SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT INHERITED THE MANOR THROUGH MARRIAGE TO PHILIPPINE (AKA PHILIPPA) MAUREWARD. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THOMAS MAUREWARD, WHO WAS MARRIED TO ELIZABETH ODDING SELES. THOMAS WAS

THE SON OF WILLIAM MAUREWARD

1485 -1531

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SIR JOHN BEAUMONT GRANTED MANOR

THE MANOR WAS RE-INSTATED TO SIR JOHN BEAUMONT (SON OF SIR JOHN ABOVE) BY HENRY Vll.

1650

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RICHARD BEAUMONT BORN

RICHARD BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON WITH ITS EXISTING MANOR HOUSE WAS BORN IN THE NEARBY VILLAGE OF HATHERN IN 1650

1702-1737

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SIR GEORGE BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE BEAUMONT, 4th BARONET OF STOUGHTON, LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1737-1738

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REV LEWIS BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

REV LEWIS BEAUMONT, 5TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1658-1702

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SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT, 3RD VISCOUNT OF SWORDS-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1845-1882

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SIR GEORGE HOWLAND BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE HOWLAND BEAUMONT, 9TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON, LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1882-1914

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SIR GEORGE HOWLAND WILLIAM BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE HOWLAND WILLIAM BEAUMONT, 10TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1457-1464

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SIR JOHN BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR JOHN BEAUMONT (SON OF

SIR THOMAS ) LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

c.1243 to c.1254

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GEOFFREY MAUREWARD INHERITS MANOR

IN c.1243 GEOFFREY MAUREWARD INHERITED THROUGH HIS WIFE ADA THE ADVOWSON / LORD OF THE MANOR FROM ADAM DE QUATREMARS ON HIS DEATH (WITHOUT MALE ISSUE). HE HELD THE MANOR TILL c.1254

c.1254 to ?

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JOHN CLAREL

JOHN CLAREL (SUB-DEACON) HELD CERTAIN LANDS IN OVERTON QUATREMARS BUT SIR WILLIAM MAUREWARD Kt. WAS  LORD OF THE MANOR

1130

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DE BUCI LAND PASSED TO BASSETT

ROBERT DE BUCIS’ LAND IN OVERTONE PASSED ONTO RICHARD BASSET

1464-1485

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RICHARD HASTINGS GRANTED MANOR

FROM 1464 TO 1485, EDWARD lV GRANTED THE MANOR TO RICHARD HASTINGS

1738-1762

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SIR GEORGE BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE BEAUMONT, 6TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1827-1845

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SIR GEORGE HOWLAND WILLOUGHBY BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE HOWLAND WILLOUGHBY BEAUMONT, 8TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1235

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GEOFFREY MAUREWARD MARRIES

GEOFFREY MAUREWARD MARRIED ADA DE QUATREMARS (DAUGHTER AND ONLY CHILD OF ADAM DE QUATREMARS) IN 1235. 

1531-1538

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RICHARD BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

RICHARD BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON WITH ITS EXISTING MANOR HOUSE

1538-1585

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NICHOLAS BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

NICHOLAS BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1585-1607

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SIR HENRY BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR HENRY BEAUMONT-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1914-1933

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SIR GEORGE ARTHUR HAMILTON BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE ARTHUR HAMILTON BEAUMONT, 11TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON – IN 1920 MOST OF THE BEAUMONT ESTATE WAS SOLD OFF.

1933-1947

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SIR GEORGE HOWLAND FRANCIS BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR GEORGE HOWLAND FRANCIS BEAUMONT, 12TH BARONET OF STOUGHTON, LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1948

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COLEORTON HALL AND GROUNDS SOLD

HALL AND GROUND SOLD TO THE NATIONAL COAL BOARD FOR THEIR AREA NO.7. HEADQUARTERS.

1607-1625

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SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR THOMAS BEAUMONT, 1ST VISCOUNT OF SWORDS-LORD OF THE MANOR OF COLEORTON

1625-1658

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SIR SAPCOTE BEAUMONT LORD OF THE MANOR

SIR SAPCOTE BEAUMONT, 2ND VISCOUNT OF SWORDS-LORD OF THE MANOR. SAID TO HAVE FORTIFIED THE MANOR HOUSE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, HOWEVER, IT WAS TAKEN BY THE PARLIAMENTARY FORCES IN IN 1644 AND UTILISED BY THE EARL OF STAMFORD AND LORD GREY OF GROBY AS THE PARLIAMENTARY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE AREA.

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