21 boxes of deeds, letters and estate papers relating to the families of Stanley, Heveningham, Simeon (Simmonds) and Weld, and to their estates in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire and Derbyshire, with some material concerning the Fitzherbert and Eyre families of Derbyshire. The collection is arranged as follows:
- Deeds relating to manors held by the families of Heveningham, Simeon and Weld: Staffordshire; Derbyshire; Oxfordshire
- Miscellaneous deeds: Staffordshire; other counties
- Family papers: Stanley family; Heveningham family; Simeon family; Weld family; Eyre family
- Miscellaneous documents
Dates
- Creation: 1293-1809
Extent
21 boxes (3.55 Linear metres)
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. D.D. Weld a. 1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. D.D. Weld a. 1, b. 1, c. 1-19
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9043
Abstract
The Stanley, Heveningham, Simeon (Simmonds) and Weld families had estates in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire and Derbyshire.
Biographical / Historical
The Stanley, Heveningham, Simeon (Simmonds) and Weld families had estates in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire and Derbyshire.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were deposited in the Library by Colonel J.W. Weld, O.B.E., T.D., through Dorset County Record Office, in September 1959.
Subject
- Eyre | family | Hathersage (Family)
- Fitzherbert | family | Derbyshire (Family)
- Heveningham | family | Aston (Family)
- Simeon | family | baronets | Chilworth (Family)
- Stanley | family | Staffordshire (Family)
- Weld | family | Lulworth (Family)
- Title
- Weld Family Papers
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2023 by Alice Zamboni
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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