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D1599 - Offley family of Norton - 18th-19th cent
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D1599
Title
Offley family of Norton
Date
18th-19th cent
Description
copy correspondence and other papers; Typescript transcripts of papers of the Martin family of Suffolk
Extent
3 items
Level
Fonds
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator
Offley family of Norton
Administrative History
The Offley family, who were nonconformists acquired Norton Hall by inheritance in the 17th century. It descended to Urith Offley who married Samuel Shore in 1759. The Shores lived at Norton Hall until 1843 when the estate was sold. Like the Offleys the Shores were nonconformists and Samuel Shore wrote a memoir of Robert Newton of Norton House.
Custodial History
Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1976.
Organisation Sub-Type
Copies and ephemera
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Type
Norton
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