Identity area
Type of entity
Family
Authorized form of name
Meade family; 1440-1987; Earsham, Norfolk
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Description area
Dates of existence
1440-1987
History
Earsham Hall was designed and built by John Buxton who sold the property to Col. William Windham (1674-1730) during the 1720s. On his death it passed to his son, William (1706-1789). William had no direct heirs and so he bequeathed the Hall to his nephew, Joseph Windham Bowyer (1739-1810); he too died without issue and so under the tenor of William Windham's will the property passed to his great nephew, Sir William Windham Dalling (1775-1864). Sir William died without legitimate issue and he bequeathed the estate to his nephew, Captain John Meade (1812-1886) whose father, General Robert Meade, had rented Earsham Hall from Sir William. The property then passed through the direct male line to Captain John Percy Meade (1847-1919) and Major John Windham Meade, the depositors' father.
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Earsham, Norfolk
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Authority record identifier
GB/153/NM/763
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Catalogued
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Minimal
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Created on: 25/09/2002 by Droip