"This is a social history of one of England's
landed families ( Warneford )from 1189
to the present century. The records of examine land
tenure, disputes about tenure, conveyance, the legal actions and Documents of
the Middle Ages tell of the building of an estate and throw light on the public
duties of Star Chambers illustrate the quarrelsome and violent of rural Tudor
society. The story of those who adhered to Rome during Elizabeth's reign is
graphic and poignant.
In the Civil War, Edmund, then
head of the family, zealous for parliament, was briefly a prisoner of war, but afterwards
continued unwavering in his support. His son Edmund, knighted by Charles
II, was, by tradition, the family ghost, following hounds when he was long
dead.
In the eighteenth century The
Warneford heiress was bigamously married for her money. Each member of the
triangle published a detailed and , but for Anne Warneford, shameless account of
what took place. At the end of the eighteenth century and during the first half
of the nineteenth, senior members of the family enjoyed great wealth, but they
produced no heir of the body. Eventually a poor parson inherited the estate, but
none of the personal wealth of his cousins."
Genealogical resources have been
around for a while to help people trace back their family history this book
outlines the history of the Warneford family through eight centuries. Students
and interested parties alike will find this book thoughroughly helpful in all
ways.
