Collection GB 0074 ACC/0079 - ANGUER FAMILY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0079

Title

ANGUER FAMILY

Date(s)

  • 1547-1789 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.30 linear metres (55 documents).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Manor of Poplar was formed in 1200 when part of the lands of Bernard of Stepney were sold to Henry of Bedfont. In 1339 the manor was owned by Sir John Pulteney, the Mayor of London. From 1405 to 1538 the manor was the property of the abbey of Saint Mary Graces, who gave it to the Crown in 1539. It was subsequently broken up, the manor house and the lordship and lands being granted to different people.

Source of information: 'Stepney: Manors and Estates', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 19-52.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0079 1547-1789 Collection 0.30 linear metres (55 documents). Various.

The Manor of Poplar was formed in 1200 when part of the lands of Bernard of Stepney were sold to Henry of Bedfont. In 1339 the manor was owned by Sir John Pulteney, the Mayor of London. From 1405 to 1538 the manor was the property of the abbey of Saint Mary Graces, who gave it to the Crown in 1539. It was subsequently broken up, the manor house and the lordship and lands being granted to different people.

Source of information: 'Stepney: Manors and Estates', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 19-52.

Deposited in June 1937.

Records of the Anguer family; comprising title deeds and legal documents relating to land and property in the Manor of Poplar, including Stepney, Stratford and Bromley by Bow.

The records have been arranged in chronological order.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

January to May 2011. Legal documents Civil law Property ownership Manorial records Documents Deeds Title deeds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Information sources Records and correspondence Records (documents) Court records Court papers Law Right to property Property law Manor of Poplar Stratford Essex Newham Stepney London England UK Western Europe Europe Poplar Bromley-by-Bow Tower Hamlets Civil and political rights Legal systems Human rights Primary documents

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in June 1937.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Anguer family; comprising title deeds and legal documents relating to land and property in the Manor of Poplar, including Stepney, Stratford and Bromley by Bow.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records have been arranged in chronological order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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