| Administrative History | The Hallowes family became prominent in the fourteenth century through the activities of Nathaniel Hallowes (1582-1661) who purchased substantial properties in Dethick, Muston (Leicestershire), Thornsett and Mugginton. In 1636 Nathaniel acquired two-thirds of the manor of Dethick, and the rest later. The family were established at Glapwell through the marriage of Samuel Hallowes to Elizabeth Woolhouse, the heiress, in the late seventeenth century. The Dethick estates were sold to John B marsen Smedley in 1895 |
| Custodial History | These documents were acquired by the Record Office in 1979. |