Bromley-Davenport
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The Davenport family is first recorded in pipe rolls
dating before 1254. Roger de Davenport, Lord of Davenport held the hereditary office of Master Serjeant of the Peace for Macclesfield
, Cheshire
, England
in the 1250s. Their residence was at Woodford and then at Capesthorne Hall
, Macclesfield, which they still own. The Rev. Walter Davenport, sometime of Baginton, Vicar of Ellaston, Staffs, and of Capesthorne, assumed the additional surname of Bromley after that of Davenport by Royal Licence, 10 Sept 1822.
Bromley-Davenport is the name of
Pipe Rolls
The Pipe rolls, sometimes called the Great rolls, are a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer, or Treasury. The earliest date from the 12th century, and the series extends, mostly complete, from then until 1833. They form the oldest continuous series of records kept by...
dating before 1254. Roger de Davenport, Lord of Davenport held the hereditary office of Master Serjeant of the Peace for Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the 1250s. Their residence was at Woodford and then at Capesthorne Hall
Capesthorne Hall
Capesthorne Hall is a country house in Cheshire, England. The house and its surrounding wall have been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building....
, Macclesfield, which they still own. The Rev. Walter Davenport, sometime of Baginton, Vicar of Ellaston, Staffs, and of Capesthorne, assumed the additional surname of Bromley after that of Davenport by Royal Licence, 10 Sept 1822.
Bromley-Davenport is the name of
- Arthur Bromley-DavenportA. Bromley DavenportArthur Henry Bromley-Davenport , better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English actor born in Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK....
(1867-1946), also known as A. Bromley Davenport, actor - Hugh Bromley-DavenportHugh Bromley-DavenportHugh Richard Bromley-Davenport OBE was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1892 and 1893 and Middlesex between 1896 and 1898...
(1870–1954), cricketer - Walter Bromley-DavenportWalter Bromley-DavenportLt.-Col. Sir Walter Henry Bromley-Davenport TD DL was a British Conservative Party politician.-Early years:...
(1903-1989), politician - Harry Bromley DavenportHarry Bromley DavenportHarry Bromley Davenport is an English director, producer as well as in the beginning of his career a film screenwriter...
(born 1950), filmmaker - William Bromley-Davenport, several individuals
External links
- The lineage of the Bromley Davenports
- Bromley Davenport Muniments. The National Archives. John Rylands Library, Manchester University.