Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    M
  • Title
    Manning Collection, including Williamson muniments
  • Admin/biog history
    The Williamsons appear to have derived from Middlesex and Essex. Edmond Williamson, serjeant-at-arms, bought the manor of Husborne Crawley (VCH iii, 396) from the Thompson family, some of whose deeds will be found in M1/1; the actual conveyance from Thompson to Williamson is missing, but the property was in the hands of Edmond Williamson by 1722 (see M1/1/26). It passed to Talbot Williamson, to Talbot's widow, and in 1792 to Edmond Williamson, grandson of the above Edmond, who sold it in 1794 to the Duke of Bedford. In 1813 Edmond Williamson bought the manor of Kempston (VCH iii, 298). The deeds of the Denis family, previous owners, will be found in M1/4; but again the actual conveyance from Denis to Williamson is not present. The Williamsons acquired a good deal of smaller property in various neighbouring villages (M1/2-3, 5-12) and also had holdings in London (M1/13-15) and elsewhere (M1/16-23) Three grenerations of the family were represented among the Bedfordshire clergy. Edmond Williamson was rector of Millbrook from 1740 to 1775 (M5/2); his son Edmond was rector of campton from 1790 to 1839 (M5/3); the latter's son edmond Riland succeeded him from 1839 to 1864.
  • July 1941
  • Scope and Content
    Documents relating to the estates, chiefly in Bedfordshire, and to the family life of the Williamsons. Additional deposits relating to Dr George Herbert Fowler, F J Manning of Streatley, Blundell family (of Luton and Cirencester).
  • Archival history
    Retrieved by Mr F J Manning of Streatley from Messrs S Hodgson of Chancery Lane and deposited by him with Bedfordshire Record Office.
  • System of arrangement
    The Williamson deeds were found in complete confusion, scarcely one document being with its fellow. They have been grouped so far as possible in order of properties. Nearly every personal name and place name is included in the catalogue entries.
  • Level of description
    fonds
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