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Re: Lord of the Manor at Sheffield in circa 1719

Hi

Have you checked with Sheffield Archives to see if any court rolls exist for this period for Bridgehouses. These should tell you if she owned the land.

https://www.calmview.eu/SheffieldArchives/CalmView/

Re: Lord of the Manor at Sheffield in circa 1719

Bev, see this link to understand COPYHOLD and Manorial Rights

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/deedsindepth/copyhold/copyhold.aspx

Dave

Re: Lord of the Manor at Sheffield in circa 1719

I believe the Lord of the Manor would be the Duke of Norfolk. In 1719 this would be the 9th Duke Edward Howard
Dave