More records of interest from the Dorset History Centre records relating to the Mansel family – hoping to visit one day and see these:
Records from the Trenchard estate 1665-1920: Records relating mainly to the Pleydel-Mansell family and their estates in Dorset. The collection consists mainly of family papers and correspondence with some deeds, estate papers and documents relating to public office
From her daughter Louisa Mansel written immediately after her marriage to John Mansel, and during her honeymoon, 1815. One later letter mentions her twin sons, born 1817 – only part of letter existing.. 1815-1817 {D-TRD/C/16}
From her daughter Margaretta, with one written partly by Louisa. Some from Wales during Louisa’s honeymoon, and others from Bath. 1815-1824 {D-TRD/C/17}
Louisa Mansel. c.1815-1858 {D-TRD/C/23-25}
From Douglas W Stuart and J C Mansel regarding probate of William Pleydell’s will, sale of furniture and effects and lease of Eagle House at Blandford, and property in Twickenham. 1840-1846 {D-TRD/C/28}
Correspondence with J C Mansel, Thomas Bond, Giles Daubeney (rector of Lydiard Tregoze, Wilts), Revd Hardwick-Shute (vicar of Great Milton), H C Cherrie (rector of Burghfield), G Graham and her niece Emma, all concerning genealogy of Clavell, Morton and Pleydell families. One of Bond’s mentions letters from widow of Sir John Morton (see D/TRD/C2) in his possession. Some written as part of preparation of pedigrees for 3rd edition Hutchins “History and Antiquities of Dorset”. 1851-1862 {D-TRD/C/29}
From J C Mansel when he was 86, a year before his death. 1862 {D-TRD/C/33}
