Weld Family Papers

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 161 MSS. D.D. Weld a. 1, b. 1, c. 1-19
  • Dates of Creation
      1293-1809
  • Language of Material
      English, and Latin.
  • Physical Description
      21 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

20 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

Administrative / Biographical History

The Stanley, Heveningham, Simeon (Simmonds) and Weld families had estates in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire and Derbyshire.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

The papers were deposited in the Library in 1959.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

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