Collection GB 0074 ACC/1393 - STRAFFORD (EARL OF)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1393

Title

STRAFFORD (EARL OF)

Date(s)

  • 1700-1791 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.15 linear metres (34 files).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Thomas Wentworth (1672-1739) became Baron Raby on the death of his cousin, the second Earl of Strafford, 1695, and was created 3rd Earl of Strafford in 1711. He married in the same year Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Johnson of Bradenham, Bucks. He is known to have held property in Twickenham in 1699 and in 1701 purchased a riverside estate there. (See ACC/1379/036ff for property transactions in manor of Isleworth Syon and ACC/0782/003 for similar transactions in manor of Twickenham.) Thomas, Earl of Strafford, died in 1739 and was succeeded by his son William, who died without issue in 1791. The property in Twickenham passed to Thomas's daughter, Lady Anne Connolly.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/1393 1700-1791 Collection 0.15 linear metres (34 files). Wentworth , Thomas , 1672-1739 , Baron Raby and 3rd Earl of Strafford , diplomat

Thomas Wentworth (1672-1739) became Baron Raby on the death of his cousin, the second Earl of Strafford, 1695, and was created 3rd Earl of Strafford in 1711. He married in the same year Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Johnson of Bradenham, Bucks. He is known to have held property in Twickenham in 1699 and in 1701 purchased a riverside estate there. (See ACC/1379/036ff for property transactions in manor of Isleworth Syon and ACC/0782/003 for similar transactions in manor of Twickenham.) Thomas, Earl of Strafford, died in 1739 and was succeeded by his son William, who died without issue in 1791. The property in Twickenham passed to Thomas's daughter, Lady Anne Connolly.

Deposited in October 1977, with a further accession in October 1998.

Papers relating to the property of the Earl of Strafford in Twickenham, Isleworth, Whitton, South Mimms, Millwall, Isle of Dogs [Poplar] and St James's Square.

ACC/1393/001-034.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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

For details of the Wentworth family and Twickenham, and a print of the house, see Twickenham Society in Queen Anne's reign by D.H. Simpson, Twickenham Local History Society paper No. 35.

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.

Records prepared May to September 2011. England Hertfordshire South Mimms Wentworth , Thomas , 1672-1739 , Baron Raby and 3rd Earl of Strafford , diplomat Right to property Property law Civil law Property ownership Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners UK Western Europe Europe City of Westminster London Millwall Tower Hamlets St James's Square Westminster Isleworth Middlesex Hounslow Twickenham Poplar Richmond upon Thames Civil and political rights Legal systems Human rights Law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in October 1977, with a further accession in October 1998.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers relating to the property of the Earl of Strafford in Twickenham, Isleworth, Whitton, South Mimms, Millwall, Isle of Dogs [Poplar] and St James's Square.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

ACC/1393/001-034.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

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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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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