Catalogue description Wood Awdry Wansbroughs, Solicitors, Chippenham

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Details of 873
Reference: 873
Title: Wood Awdry Wansbroughs, Solicitors, Chippenham
Description:

Awdry family

 

Arnold family

 

Bartlett family of Salisbury

 

Admiral John Houlton of Grittleton

 

Bishop family of Crewkerne, Somerset

 

Fowler family of Crewkerne, Somerset

 

Taylor family of Crewkerne, Somerset

 

Clients:

 

Coleman family of Kington St Michael

 

Clutterbuck family of Hardenhuish

 

Broome, Pinniger and Beak of Clyffe

 

Pypard, Seagry and Great Somerford

 

Buxton of Tockenham

 

Hunte Grubbe of Potterne

 

James Tilby, Devizes, solicitor

 

Deeds arranged by Parish

 

Maps

 

Marriage Settlements

 

Wills

 

Estate papers and various

 

Revd. Lewis Purbrick, vicar of Chippenham

 

Charities:

 

Chippenham Church Lands

 

Alexander

 

Uttersons Almshouse

 

Heddington Parish Charities

Date: 1375-1961
Held by: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Wood Awdry Wansbroughs, Chippenham, solicitors

Awdry family of Chippenham, Wiltshire

Arnold family of Chippenham, Wiltshire

Physical description: 418 files
Custodial history:

Deeds and associated papers of both the Awdry family of Chippenham and Melksham and related families of Arnold of Puddletown, Dorset, Bishop and Fowler of Crewkerne, Somerset as well as of clients of the solicitors' firm of Wood Awdry including Coleman of Kington Langley, Clutterbuck of Hardenhuish, Broome and Pinnegar of Clyffe Pypard, Beak of Seagry and Great Somerford, Buxton of Tockenham and Hunte Grubbe of Potterne late 13th century-1927. The Arnold of Puddletown material came into the archive as a result of the marriage of Revd. Dr. Henry Arnold, canon of Wells Cathedral and Ann, daughter and co-heiress of Ambrose Awdry of Chippenham.

 

Deeds of James Tilby, Devizes, solicitor early 19th century. Papers of Revd. Lewis Purbrick vicar of Chippenham 1837-1860. Records of Chippenham Church Lands Charity 1785-1957, Alexander Charity, 1852-1948 and Uttersons Almshouse 1884-1861 both in Chippenham and Heddington Parish Charities 1883-1894.

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