{"id":21,"date":"2022-01-06T16:55:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2023-06-08T19:36:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:36:27","slug":"manor-of-osgodby","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/manor-of-osgodby\/","title":{"rendered":"Lords of the Manor 1066 &#8211; 1930"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>William Mallet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Following the Norman conquest of 1066, King William divided the land between his followers.  Osgodby was given to Robert, Count de Mortain as Tenant in Chief.  <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The under tenant (The Lord of the Manor) in 1066 was William Malett.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nigel Fossard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Great Domesday Book of 1086, Nigel Fozzard is recorded as Lord of the Manor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jordon Paynel\/de Hameldon\/de Osgodby (married Gertrue Fossard, daughter and heir of Nigel Fossard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sampson de la Pomeray (Married Dionise Paynel, daughter and heir of Jordon Paynell<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>John de la Pomeray\/de Osgodby<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adam de Osgodby<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Robert de Osgodby<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Robert (son of Robert de Osgodby)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Walter de Osgodby<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hugh Turnyll (married Cecily de Osgodby)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ralph Turnyll<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>William Kettering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1392, William Kettering gifted the Manor of Osgodby to several people in trust and instruction on who should inherit the Manor. However, by 1400, the question of who would be Lord of the Manor of Osgodby was not easily answered and a dispute arose between Thomas Hagthorpe and Thomas Babthorpe who both claimed the Manor as theirs through marriage to female relatives of the named heirs.  It was not until 1430 that the matter was resolved and the Manor of Osgodby passed to the Babthorpe family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Babthorpe Family (Lords of the Manor 1430 &#8211; 1622<\/strong>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sir Robert Babthorpe (1430 &#8211; 1436)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Robert is thought to be the first Babthorpe Lord of the Manor of Osgodby.  He was born in 1365, the son of Thomas Babthorpe and Joan de Osgodby.  He was the first of his family to be knighted, was Comptroller of the King&#8217;s Household, compiler of the Agincourt Roll, and one the executors of the will of Henry V.  He died in 1436 when the Manor of Osgodby was inherited by his youngest son, William, whilst the Manor of Babthorpe went to his oldest son, Ralph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>William Babthorpe (1436 &#8211; 1443)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wi8lliam was Attorney General from 1419 to 1428 and also Baron of the Exchequer.  The family were loyal to the house of Lancaster and many of them served in government office or fought for the Lancastrian army in the Wars of the Roses.  He died in 1443 and is buried at Clerkenwell Church, London.  His will of 21 October 1442 left the manor of Osgodby to his great nephew, Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thomas Babthorpe (1443 &#8211; 1478)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas was a cannon of York and as such had no heirs.  In his will he conveys the Manor to trust for William Babthorpe, son of his brother Robert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>William Babthorpe (1478 &#8211; 1501)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wi8lliam was the third son of Sir Robert Babthorpe.  He was only 15 when he inherited the Manor of Osgodby.  In 1500 he conveys Osgodby to trustees in order to secure a life-interest in the estate for his wife Christina, with reversion to his eldest son, William, who was 11 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sir William Babthorpe (1555 &#8211; 1581)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir William followed a career in the legal profession and was linked to the Pilgrimage of Grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He held a number of public offices, including membership of the Council of the North, Steward of Beverley, Constable of Wressle Castle and Keeper of the East Riding Rolls.  He was made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Edward VI in 1547 and a member of Parliament for Yorkshire in 1547 and 1554.  On his death in 1555, the Manor of Osgodby went to his son William. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sir William Babthorpe (1555 &#8211; 1581)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir William married twice, firstly to Barbara Constable of Everingham and secondly to Frances Dawnay of Snaith.  Despite being Roman Catholic, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1560.  Osgodby Hall was allegedly built in 1580, if this is correct then William must have been responsible for its construction.  He died in 1581, leaving the Manor to his son, Ralph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sir Ralph Babthorpe (1581 &#8211; 1613)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Ralph was born in 1555.  He was knighted by James 1 at York on 17 April 1603.  His wife, Grace Birnand, was a devout Catholic and the family were known for recusancy, fined and sometimes imprisoned.  Ralph provided a home for their neice, Mary Ward, who stayed with the family in Osgodby for six years.  Two of Mary&#8217;s uncles, John and Christopher Wright, were involved in the Gunpowder Plot and executed.  Ralph and Grace fled to the continents to avoid further persecution.  Ralph died in Louvain, Belgium in 1618.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sir William Babthorpe 1613 &#8211; 1622)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir William was the last Babthorpe Lord of the Manor of Osgodby.  He took over the Manor when his parents fled.  He sold the estate to a relative in 1622 to flee abroad himself. ending his life in battle as a solider in the Spanish army in 1635. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Palmes Family 1622 &#8211; 1668<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sir Guy Palmes MP (1622 &#8211; 1653)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Guy Palmes was born circa 1580 son of Sir Francis Palmes of Ashwell and Lindley. The family were related to the Palmes of Naburn.  He was educated at the Inner Temple (admitted 1597).  His purchase and tenure of the Manor of Osgodby was not without problems.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1620 when purchasing the Manor from William Babthorpe, a Catholic, Sir Guy was careful to withhold two thirds of the agreed purchase price of \u00a33000 until he was satisfied that all outstanding arrears of recusancy fines were paid, and alternative provision had been made for annuities due to Babthorpe&#8217;s younger brothers.  Palmes discovered two other debts before completing the purchase in 1622, and secured a discount of \u00a3450.  However, once William Babthorpe had dissipated his remaining fortune, his assurances were useless, and his creditors soon began distraining his forner estates for their arrears.  Sir guy claimed to have spent over a \u00a31,000 in clearing William Babthorpe&#8217;s debts, and in fending off the attempts of  a Richard Bowes who had bought another of Babthorpe&#8217;s properties, to make him share responsibility for further debts.   As late as 1639, Sir Guy was contesting the attempts of William Babthorpe&#8217;s younger brother, Thomas, a seminary priest, to claim arrears of his annuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1626, Palmes steward, William Bosvile, offered to lease the demesne lands at \u00a390 per year.  Palmes gave Bosvile a lease to be signed by his son Brian Palmes, but Bosville allegedly altered the terms of the lease and when Sir Guy considered selling the property in 1628, he refused to surrender the lease in the hope that he could buy the estate at a discount, or at least to obtain compensation for the improvements he had made.  The case dragged on into the 1630&#8217;s but the disputes with the Babthorpe&#8217;s creditors worked in Sir Guy&#8217;s favour and helped disrupt Boville&#8217;s possession of the Estate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"smith-family-lord-of-the-manor-1668-1704\"><strong>Smith Family (Lords of the Manor 1668 &#8211; 1704)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sir Jerimiah Smith<\/strong> bought the Estate in 1668.  He was an interesting character who already had land in Hemingbrough and Newhay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was born in Canterbury (date unknown)  and married twice.  His first wife Francis died in 1656, and their child died 1659.  His second marriage was to Anne Pockley and they had four children, George, Francis, John and Jane.  He was knighted in 1665.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Jeremiah Smith was a sea captain who became nationally famous during the Anglo Dutch Wars from 1653 to 1668.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/jeremiah-smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-739\" width=\"239\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/jeremiah-smith.jpg 461w, https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/jeremiah-smith-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Royal Museums Greenwich                   <br>Artist Peter Lely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1653, he was Captain of the frigate &#8220;Advice&#8221; and fought so successfully that he was promoted and given command of a superior ship, the &#8220;Mary&#8221; (62 guns).  In 1665 the second Dutch War began and Sir Jeremiah was again promoted to be Second in Command of the English Fleet under the Admiral Gorge Monck, Duke of Albemarle.  He fought in the battle of Lowestoft, and in 1666 he was &#8220;Admiral of the Blue Squadron&#8221; in the Four Days Battle and the St James Day Battle against the Dutch Admiral De Ruyter.  It is said he fought gallantly, losing  99 men and most of his officers but captured an opposing ship.  The Dutch recovered for a raid on the Medway in 1667 during which the English Flagship , the &#8220;Royal Charles&#8221; was sunk and the closeness of the enemy to London probably brought the war to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this time, Sir Jeremiah had moved his squadron north to the Baltic to harass  Dutch commerce and evidently capturing many  prizes from the enemy. With his share of the prize money, he was able to purchase Osgodby Hall estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He retired from active service, and was appointed Controller of Victualling Accounts 17 June 1669 &#8211; 24 November 1675.  He died in 1675 in Clapham and is body was brought to Yorkshire to be buried in the chancel of Hemingbrough Church.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is interesting that Samuel Pepys notes in his diary &#8220;Lay long, and this morning comes&nbsp; Sir Jer. Smith &nbsp;to see me on his way to Court, and a good man he is, and one that I must keep fair with, and will, it being I perceive my interest to have kindness with the Commanders&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(Acknowledgement:  we thank Rex Mings for his research)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the death of Sir Jeremiah, the Osgodby Hall and Estate passed to his eldest son <strong>George Smith<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"burdett-family-lord-of-the-manor-1704-1785\"><strong>Burdett Famil<\/strong>y <strong>(Lord of the Manor 1704 &#8211; 1785)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>John Burdett<\/strong> was the son of William Burdett a Master Mariner of Whitby.  John was a practising Barrister at Law of Furnivall&#8217;s Inn and served for several years as a Chancery Barrister in London.  He was involved as a plaintiff in the case of Jerimiah Smith ordering the sale of Osgodby Manor. John purchased the Manor of Osgodby ten days after the court case of Jerimiah Smith 0n 23 March 1704.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Osgodby Hall deeds show that on 10 August 1736, an Indenture was made to Robert Linskill and John Farside, Trustees as marriage settlement of his brother <strong>Richard<\/strong> <strong>Burdett<\/strong> and his wife Idomia Cecil Twisleton (married 9 February 1722 Saint Stephen Walbrook and Saint Benet Sherehog,London).  John also bequeathed his Osgodby copyhold land of the Manor of Temple Hirst to his sister Ann.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On retirement <strong>John<\/strong> lived at his country home in Sleights.  He died on 4 April 1737 and buried in Egton, Yorkshire.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Richard<\/strong> and Idomia had two children, Elizabeth (20 November 1723) and Charlotte. (15 October 1725) born at the family home of Esk House, Sleights, Whitby. He  died  and was buried at Egton on 13 May 1744,  and by virtue of the entail of the marriage settlement, the Manor descended to his eldest daughter<strong> Elizabeth.<\/strong>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elizabeth married George Ridley 13 November 1740 at Yarm.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 13 June 1755, their daughter Elizabeth Cecil Ridley was baptised at St Sampson&#8217;s, York and she married Charles Quist by License on 22 April 1772 at St John St Dunstan, Cranford.   Charles was a &#8220;foreigner&#8221;  and by Private Act, 16 George III in 1776 was naturalized which would enable him to enjoy the entail of the marriage settlement of 1736.  The Deeds of Osgodby Hall and Manor show that on 30 January 1776 a Common Recovery was made which broke the 1736 entail and the Estate reverted to fee simple.  this enabled the estate to be sold to someone else, to be mortgaged or settled in a new way.  On 11 February 1777 a Mortgage of \u00a34,000 on the Osgodby Estate was made and on 17 June 1778 a mortgage of \u00a33,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/TC-Prtichard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" width=\"328\" height=\"197\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Extract from London Gazette 31 July 1781<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the death of George Ridley, Elizabeth married by License Thomas Francis Pritchard on 8 October 1778 at St Marylebone, Westminster.  On 31 July 1781, Thomas was granted a Royal Licence and Authority to assume and take the name of Burdett. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas built-up debts until his affairs were irremediably involved.  The Estate Deeds show that an Appointment was made and included the Creditors of Thomas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Estate and Manor was sold to George  Dawson in 1785<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dawson Family 1785 &#8211; 1861<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"george-dawson-lord-of-the-manor-1785-1808\"><strong>George Dawson (Lord of the Manor 1785 &#8211; 1808)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Georgeindiacroppedfirstpage-617x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Dawson was baptised at St Mary&#8217;s Castlegate, York, on  25 May 1733, son of Captain George Dawson and Dorothy Heaton.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November 1749, George applied to the Court of Directors of the United East India Company to become a Writer at one of their factories.  From his papers of application, one of his referees was W Watts who had trained George in accountancy.  His sister, Dorothy also confirmed he had &#8220;learnt writing and Merchant Accounts&#8221;.  George was appointed as a Writer on 24 October 1750.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He married Isabell Charlton on 17 October 1761  in Madras, India and their son George was born in 1763.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a very successful career in India, George returned to England in 1775, and on 3 August 1785, George purchased the Manors of Osgodby and Barlby.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 14 December 1808, an Indenture made a Deed of Gift and Release of the Manor of Osgodby and Hall, together with the Manor of Barlby to his son George.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George died on 23 August 1812 and was buried on 28 August 1812 in the Chancel St Mary Bishophill Senior, York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"george-dawson-lord-of-the-manor-1808-1832\"><strong>George Dawso<\/strong>n<strong> (Lord of the Manor 1808 &#8211; 1832)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George was born in India in 1763.  He was a Lieutenant in the First Royals.  On retirement, he accepted the appointment of Major of the North Riding Militia and deputy lieutenant.   He married Elmira Reeves, daughter of John Reeves Esq of Aborfield House, Berkshire on 4 April 1793  at York St Michael Le Belfrey They had three children, Elmira Catherine Philadelphia (1795 &#8211; 1872)  George Pelsant (see below) and Isabel (1804 &#8211; 1862)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December 1808, his father had settled Osgodby Manor and Osgodby Hall on George and his heirs, Sir Francis Wood being appointed Trustee.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the death of George on 30 April 1832 his residence was Brighton, Marlborough Place.  He was buried at Arborfield.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"george-pelsant-dawson-lord-of-the-manor-1832-1861\"><strong>George Pelsant Dawson (Lord of the Manor 1832 &#8211; 1861)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Pelsant Dawson was born 22 July 1802 in Thirsk.  He inherited the Manor of Osgodby and Osgodby Hall on the death of his father George in 1832.  He matriculated (formally entered) Worcester College, Oxford University on 16 October 1822.  In 1827 he joined Lincoln&#8217;s Inn as a barrister at law.  At that time he was living at Arborfield Hall Estate Berkshire (he had inherited the hall via his mother&#8217;s family).  He demolished Arborfield Hall in 1832 and commissioned a new hall in 1837 and sold it in 1842.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George married Susan Jane Dod on 26 July 1827 in Burnham on Sea.  They had 8 children; Elmira  Susan (1828 &#8211; 1908)  Adelaide (1830 &#8211; 1831)  George (1832) Pelsant Henry (1833 &#8211; 1858) Charlton (1835 &#8211; 1904) Edward Conyers (1837)  Fanny Maria (1842 &#8211; 1911) Blanche Isabel Lillie (1845 &#8211; 1928).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> In 1841, George and his family were living in Frogmore Road, Windsor.  By 1845, the family had moved to live at Osgodby Hall.  In 1861, his son Edward was at the Hall with his father and a farmer of 160 acres.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osgodby Hall had been heavily mortgaged, and in 1861 George along with others with financial interest in the estate  was sold.  He died on 2 June 1872 in Lymington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"riley-briggs-lord-of-the-manor-1861-1913\"><strong>Riley Briggs<\/strong> <strong>(Lord of the Manor 1861 &#8211; 1913)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Photo-5-730x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510\" width=\"183\" height=\"256\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riley Briggs was born 14 April 1832 in Leeds, the only surviving son of Emanuel Briggs Esq (born 1804 Colchester) and Hannah Riley (born 1808 Rawcliffe, Goole) . His father was a Flax Spinner in Leeds. Riley was educated at boarding school in East Keswick, and by 1851 was living with his parents in Hunslet, Leeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 20 August 1856 he married Amelia Alice Ingram at Barton upon Humber. In 1861, on behalf of Riley, his father purchased the Manors of  Osgodby and Barlby, including Osgodby Hall. Riley and Amelia moved to Osgodby to live in the hall circa 1862. He continued with his father\u2019s business as a Flax Spinner in Leeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Lord of the Manor, Riley continued to expand the Estate and purchased other free hold properties and land. Riley was active in the local community being appointed a local councillor and a Justice of the Peace. Riley organised village sports days and events in the grounds of the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riley and Amelia had the following family: Emily Kate Briggs (1857 \u2013 1914) Mary Ann Briggs (1859 \u2013 1926) George Manuel Briggs (1860 \u2013 1914) Frederick R Briggs (1862 \u2013 1906) His wife Amelia Alice died at the age of 37 in 1873.  Both his daughters, Emily and Mary Ann, married and had families.  His youngest son Frederick, did not marry, and was Manager of the Briggs Humber Brick and tile Works, New Holland.  In 1906, on his way to return home to Osgodby Hall, he had a fatal accident.  The inquest into his death recorded a verdict of &#8220;Accidental Death&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riley never remarried, and died at the age of 81 on 21 August 1913. The Manor and Osgodby Hall estate were left in Trust to his son George.   He sadly died the following year on 5 June 1914. A family plot is in Barlby Parish Churchyard.  On Riley\u2019s death, Trustees had been appointed, but it was not until 1919 when the Manor and the estate was finally auctioned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>George Emanuel Briggs 1913 &#8211; 1914<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George was the surviving son (his brother Frederick having died in an accident) of Riley Briggs and inherited the Estate from his father.  Sadly, George died one year after the death of his father.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Estate remained in the custody of the Trustees of Riley Briggs will, until the Estate was sold in lots in 1919.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"arthur-george-hopper-esq-lord-of-the-manor-1919-1927\"><strong>Arthur George Hopper Esq (Lord of the Manor 1919 &#8211; 192<\/strong>7)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/A-Hopper.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" width=\"220\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/A-Hopper.jpg 440w, https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/A-Hopper-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arthur George Hopper Esq<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arthur George Hopper was born in Gosforth, Northumberland in 1866 and died&nbsp; 28 August 1929 at his &nbsp;home Larchfield in Barkston Ash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1917, A G Hopper took out a lease and lived at Osgodby Hall with his wife and family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 31 December 1919, he purchased Osgodby Hall (83 acres 3 roods and 6 perches) , together with the Manor of Osgodby, &nbsp;Home Farm (253 acres 2 roods 18 perches)&nbsp; and with &nbsp;two cottages &nbsp;from the Trustees of Riley Briggs at a cost of \u00a313,375.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1920, he sold part of Home Farm land to the East Riding County Council, and in 1924 sold the Home Farm (202 acres) to John William and Clara Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Mrs-Hopper.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504\" width=\"152\" height=\"94\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mrs Hopper outside Osgodby Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Hopper was well known in the district and was admired for his fairness and integrity.&nbsp; The family organised garden fetes and sports days for the residents of Osgodby in the grounds of the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 1927, the Osgodby Hall and estate, together with the Manor,&nbsp; was sold to Sir Charles Wilson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/BOCM-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505\" width=\"225\" height=\"144\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olympia Mills, Barlby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A G Hopper &nbsp;was a Director of the Olympia Oil and Cake Company, an East Riding Magistrate and an East Riding County Councillor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a memorial, the Directors of the Olympia Oil and Cake Company (OCO) built a new room as a library extension to the OCO Institute the \u201cHopper Memorial Library\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sir-charles-henry-wilson-mp-lord-of-the-manor-1927-1930\"><strong>Sir Charles Henry Wilson MP (Lord of the Manor 1927- 1930)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sir-Charles-Henry-Wilson-MP-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sir-Charles-Henry-Wilson-MP-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/test.osgodbyvillage.uk\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/Sir-Charles-Henry-Wilson-MP.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Charles was born 13 January 1859 in Bransby, Yorkshire.  After completion of his schooling at Easingwold, near York, he joined the staff of the North Eastern Railway Company as a clerk. &nbsp;Later he became an accountant and established his own business in Leeds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charles married his first wife Victoria Alice Renton (1859-1919) on 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;January&nbsp;1879&nbsp;in Knaresborough.&nbsp; Their children were Charles Percy (1879-1922) and Victoria Alice (1896 &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;1890&nbsp;he was elected Conservative councillor for North of Leeds and 17 years later was made an Alderman and proceeded to the position of Leeds City Council leader, a post he held for 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the death of his wife Victoria in&nbsp;1919, he married Elizabeth Anne Parvin Hill (n\u00e9e Garnett) on the 24<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;June<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>1920.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;1923&nbsp;he was knighted for \u2018public and political services in Leeds\u2019 and made a Freeman of Leeds.&nbsp; On 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;July that year he won a by-election at the age of 64, becoming a Conservative Member of Parliament for Leeds Central, a post he held for six years until he retired at the&nbsp;1929&nbsp;general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He bought the Manor of Osgodby with 84 acres and the Hall on 12 October 1927. Sir Charles had ambitions to develop Osgodby as a \u201cmodel village\u201d. Sir Charles was instrumental in bringing the \u201cRailway Carriage\u201d to be used as a club room for the Girl Guides. He secured land on which to put a former pre-fab Chapel as a social centre to be open 7 day a week. This centre is the Osgodby Village Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Sir Charles died 30 December 1930 and was buried in Skipwith Churchyard. In his will Sir Charles over-estimated the value of his estate and made liberal provision for his wife and other dependants. Probate was accepted as \u00a335, 270 but there were many charges set against this, and he died \u201ca poor man\u201d. A fund was set-up for the benefit of his family and the citizens of Leeds were asked to contribute to the fund as a mark of recognition of the 40 years civic duties Sir Charles had give then city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Charles was the last recorded Lord of the Manor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Mallet Following the Norman conquest of 1066, King William divided the land between his followers. Osgodby was given to Robert, Count de Mortain as Tenant in Chief. 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