Sir Richard Leveson: Parliamentarian Prisoner
Sir Richard’s papers indicate that he had been a prominent Royalist activist throughout the Civil War 1642-1645. This is reflected in his delinquency fine and imprisonment by the Parliamentarians in 1645. ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Rachel Newport's Letters from Town
Amongst Sir Richard Leveson’s personal papers are a collection of letters written to him by his sister Rachel. Rachel Leveson married Richard Newport, first Baron Newport of High Ercall (1587-1651) by ...
Sir Thomas Gower (1605-1672)
The name Leveson-Gower originated with the marriage of Frances Leveson, the grandaughter of Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615), and Sir Thomas Gower in 1631.
The Leveson family were extremely ...
Sir Thomas Gower and his Family
Sir Thomas Gower’s letters tell us a lot about his character and how he was perceived by members of his family. Many of the letters which he wrote to his son Sir William Leveson-Gower (1636-1691) suggest ...
Sir Thomas Gower and the Siege of Hull, 1642
A number of Sir Thomas Gower’s letters are addressed to his wife’s uncle Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661) and John Langley, Sir Richard’s steward at Trentham. Many of these letters discuss military and ...
Sir Thomas Gower, Grandfather
Sir Thomas Gower’s correspondence includes letters received from the 1st Earl of Bath and his wife Jane. A number of these letters refer to the birth of William Leveson-Gower (1636-1691) and his wife ...
Sir Thomas Gower, MP for New Malton, 1661-1672
Sir Thomas Gower was MP for New Malton in North Yorkshire from 1661 until 1672. Amongst his papers are a number of documents relating to his responsibilities in this role which tell us about the type ...
Sir Thomas Gower’s Letters: Anecdotes and Observations
Sir Thomas’s letters also include amusing anecdotes about family relations, and observations of his own health as an aging man. These comments tell us about Sir Thomas and his family’s perceptions of ...
Sir Walter Leveson & Debt
Many documents in the Sutherland Papers reflect Sir Walter’s financial problems. By providing details of costs and expenditure, these documents tell us about the type of lifestyle which Sir Walter led ...
Sir Walter Leveson & More Debts
Documents concerning Sir Walter’s debts reflect the financial difficulties which he experienced towards the end of his life and the type of formalities involved in pledging to repay monies which had been ...
Sir Walter Leveson (1550-1602)
Sir Walter Leveson of Lilleshall(1550-1602) was the son of Richard Leveson and his wife Mary Fretton. He married Anne Corbett and was the father of the famous Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson.
Sir ...
Sir Walter Leveson and the Case of the Captured Fishing Boats
The Sutherland Papers include a large number of legal papers from the late sixteenth century relating to cases involving Sir Walter Leveson. Many of these documents relate to legal actions brought against ...
Sir Walter Leveson: Prisoner of Fleet Prison
Fleet Prison in London was a notorious debtors prison which housed hundred of debtors and their families during the early seventeenth century. Sir Walter Leveson died in this prison in 1602.
Prisoners ...
Sir William and Estate Matters: Elections and Estate Management at Stittenham and New Malton
A number of letters written to Sir William relate to his political and estate concerns in Yorkshire. Sir William’s father Sir Thomas Gower had served as MP for New Malton from 1661-1672. A letter dated ...
Sir William Leveson Gower (1636-1691)
Sir William Leveson-Gower was the son of Sir Thomas Gower (1605-1672). Following the death of his nephew Thomas, Sir William inherited the Gower family's Stittenham estates in Yorkshire which had been ...
Sir William Leveson Gower: Family and Business
One letter amongst Sir William’s personal papers is addressed to James Linfield. It appears from the letter that Sir William’s son had been tutored under James Linfield’s guidance at his school at St. ...
Sir William Leveson Gower: News from Court and Town
Sir William corresponded with Granville, the second son of the Earl of Bath, his wife Lady Jane’s brother. The letters which William received from Granville show that he was involved in court life and ...
Sir William's Will: Property, Family and Benevolence
Sir William Leveson Gower died in 1691. His will tells us about the property he owned at the end of his life and also about his family and the places which were important to him.
William leaves ‘any ...