A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



and a fifth of the annual value, estimated at only 27, 

 was all that was allowed for the maintenance of the 

 children. 1 Edward and his wife Esther were re- 

 turned as recusants in 1 679,' and their son Thomas 

 registered his estate as a ' Papist ' in 1 7 1 7.* In 1 700, 

 however, the manor had been sold to Richard Bold, 

 and became merged in the superior lordship already 

 held by him. 4 



The grant of BURTONHEAD by Siegrith de Sut- 

 ton to Gilbert son of Henry de Haydock has been 

 mentioned. 5 Towards the end of the thirteenth cen- 

 tury Robert, son of Gilbert de Haydock, gave to 

 William, son of Adam de Burtonhead, a portion of 

 his land in Fernylea in Burtonhead, 8 but soon 

 the Haydocks gave place to Norrises. The grant just 

 named shows that there was a local family besides. 7 



Alan le Norreys, whose sons Henry and Gilbert 

 afterwards acquired by marriage the superior lordship, 

 was in possession as early as 1 246, when he appears 

 as one of the lords of Sutton, complaining of a dis- 

 seisin. 8 He was succeeded by his son Robert about 

 1276, and then the name of Robert le Norreys 

 there being apparently two persons successively 

 bearing the name, father and son occurs for over 

 fifty years, 9 being succeeded by Nicholas son of 

 Robert, who is found as plaintiff as early as 1319;' 

 he died about I 349, his widow Emma appearing in 

 a suit in 1351." By virtue of a certain entailing 

 deed he was succeeded by Robert son of Nicholas le 

 Norreys, then a minor. This Nicholas, called ' of 

 Burtonhead,' lived until 1367, and then followed 

 Robert, born about 1335." Robert had sons Thomas 



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