W H Smith Estate Papers

SEP

1498-1960

This accumulation of records contains papers relating to the five estates purchased by William Henry Smith: a) Oxhey & Wiggenhall in Hertfordshire, bought in 1866, sold in 1872 or 1877. b) Greenlands (in Bucks) and Remenham (in Berks), bought in 1871. c) Hundon & Thurlow in Suffolk, bought in 1877, sold in 1906 or 1907. d) Silverton & Rewe in Devon, bought in 1878, sold in 1919. e) Moretonhampstead in Devon, bought in 1890, sold in 1928. There were other tidying-up purchases and sales over more extended periods, notably the acquisition of Culham Court (Berks) in 1894 and of Hambleden Manor (Bucks) in 1922, and records of these, and other smaller properties, are also to be found in the Smith Estate Papers. The papers include documents from many centuries prior to the acquisition of the estates by the Smith family, and comprise of title deeds, manorial documents including Court Rolls, surveys, inventories, terriers, wills, contracts, certificates, plans, maps and memoranda.

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