1685 - 1731 (46 years)
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Name |
William (5th Bt. of Grimston Hall) Barker |
Birth |
1685 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
23 Jul 1731 |
at his house in East Street, near Red Lion Square. |
- The will of William Baker of Layham, Suffolk, clerk, was dated 23 August 1727. It was proved 19 Oct. 1731 by his daughter Anne, Lady Barker, formerly the wife of Edward Spencer, esq.:
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Person ID |
I193784 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
8 Feb 2024 |
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Notes |
- Grimston Hall
Descent: sold 1597 to Sir Robert Barker (c.1560-1618), kt.; to son, Sir John Barker (1587-1652), 1st bt.; to son, Sir John Barker (c.1623-64), 2nd bt.; to son, Sir Jermy Barker (d. 1664), 3rd bt.; to brother, Sir John Barker (1655-96), 4th bt.; to son, Sir William Barker (1680-1731), 5th bt.; to son, Sir John Barker (1714-57), 6th bt.; to son, Sir John Fytch Barker (1741-66), 7th bt.; bequeathed to George Nassau (1756-1823); to half-brother, William Henry Nassau-de-Zulestein (1754-1830), 5th Earl of Rochford... William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton (1845-95), 12th Duke of Hamilton, who sold 1865 to Col. George Tomline... Capt. E.G. Pretyman of Orwell Pk... sold 1933 to Trinity College, Cambridge. The property was leased to farming tenants from the late 17th century onwards, except for a short period (probably in the 1770s) when it seems to have been occupied by George Nassau.
- (Research):Or was it William Baker of Layham, clerk?
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