Catalogue description CONANT MSS

This record is held by Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

Details of DG11
Reference: DG11
Title: CONANT MSS
Description:

The Conant papers relate to the Lyndon Hall estate in Rutland. This deposit consists of deeds, estate papers, including accounts,terriers, surveys and plans, and a series of personal papers including probate material and appointment to local offices. The deeds chart the descent of the manor through the Barker family to the Conants, who inherited the property through the Rev. Edward Brown, who bought the estate from Samuel Barker's daughters.

Date: 13th century -1870
Related material:

For the other deposits in the collection see DE730 and DE2126.

Held by: Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Conant family of Lyndon Hall, Rutland

Barker family of Lyndon Hall, Rutland

Physical description: 1183 files
Access conditions:

It should be noted that a small number of documents within this collection are currently held at Lyndon Hall, Rutland, as indicated within the relevant file.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited c.1949

Subjects:
  • Lyndon, Rutland
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