Papers of the Freke family, consisting of:
- Personal accounts of William Freke at Oxford and the Middle Temple, 1619-1639
- Accounts of payments to workmen [at Hannington] by William Freke, 1653
- Letters to Ralf Freke, 1622-1662
- Papers, mainly abstracts of leases, relating to estates in Hannington, 1650, 1712-1788
- Pedigree of the Freke family made by William Freke of Hinton St. Mary, Dorset, 1707
- Two deeds relating to property in Hannington, 1726, 1789, with legal opinions, 1783, and a copy of the will of John Freke, 1810
- Estate and household accounts of Anne Freke at Hannington, 1737-1746
- Accounts of the trustees and executors of William Freke, 1782-1785
Dates
- Creation: 17th-18th century
Extent
0.88 Linear metres (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. c. 201, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 201-203, c. 338-339; Eng. lett. c. 30; Top. Wilts. b. 4, c. 6
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8567, 8568
Abstract
Papers of the Freke Family of Hannington, Wiltshire
Biographical / Historical
Freke family of Hannington, Wiltshire.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 43661-8.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1934 and 1956.
Subject
- Freke | Anne | d 1746 | nee Colchester (Person)
- Freke | John | fl 1810 (Person)
- Freke | Ralph | fl 1622-1662 (Person)
- Freke | Thomas | fl 1622-1662 | Sir (Person)
- Freke | William | 1605-1657 (Person)
- Freke | William | fl 1707 | of Hinton St. Mary, Dorset (Person)
- Freke | William | d 1782 (Person)
- Freke | family | Hannington (Family)
- Title
- Papers of the Freke Family of Hannington, Wiltshire
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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