LORDS OF THE MANORS

N.B. The last entry married a Micklethwait daughter.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	I D No	Comment
William		Micklethwait	1618	1678	63	Lord of half the Manor of Ardsley, Yorkshire (a century later the whole came into the possession of the Micklethwaits by purchase of The Old Hall from Col. Mawhood).
Benjamin		Micklethwait	1706	1782	101	of Birk House, Newlay, Nr Ardsley and of Ingbirchworth. Lord of The Manor of Ardsley, Yorkshire.
John		Micklethwait	1795	1861	149	of Ardsley House and of Thornville, Co. York. Lord of the Manor of Ardsley, Yorkshire
Rev Sotherton	Nathaniel	Micklethwait	1823	1889	902	Lord of The Manors of Hickling Overhall; Hickling Netherhall & Hickling Stannow, Norfolk.
Richard	Gerald	Micklethwait	1896	1976	227	The last Lord of The Manor of Ardsley.
Nathaniel		Micklethwait			860	Lord of The Manor of Taverham, Norfolk.
Arthur	Reginald	Empson	1853	1916	195	Lord of the Manors of Yokefleet and Blacktoft, Yorkshire

The information listed above has been transcribed from old family records. In addition, I have tried to obtain details of any other manorial lordships held by the Micklethwait family. I have learnt that there has never been a requirement for Lords of the Manor to register and as such there is no central record to which one can refer. Further discussions established that tracing manorial lordships is nigh impossible even today, when they can still be bought & sold. Old family records together with the occasional lucky finds amongst manorial documents are the most likely way of tracing manorial lordships.

So far as lucky finds amongst manorial documents are concerned, I have learnt so far that the family were at one time Lords of The Manors of Blythburgh with Walberswick; Blythburgh, late Priory (lands); Thorington Wimples; Westleton; Hinton, late Priory (lands); Mells in Wenhaston; Westleton Cliffes, otherwise Cleaves; Metfield; Withersdale; Chevenhall, otherwise Chepenhall; Rawlings with Elmham; Ilketshall, Ellis & Strattons – all in Suffolk. Also Wroxham and Salhouse in Norfolk. Lastly Priors Hall, Birchanger, Essex