Revell Family Study
Nottinghamshire
Part 6. The Revells of Nottinghamshire »
Algarthorpe
Eland Hall was in 1330, home of William de Eland, a Collector of Wool, who was the owner of the manor of Algarthorpe. The manor later passed to the Strelley, Hutchinson and Revell families.
Roland Revell married Mary Eland( b.abt 1492 Algathorpe). They had 2 sons Randall Revell and Hugh Revell.
Mary Eland, daughter of Thomas Eland, son of Henry , was aged 1 year and 1 month, when she was declared heir to the family property - the Algarthorpe and Peverel estates passed to the Revells on her marriage with Rowland Revell. Rowland Revell died 8th November, 1537.
In 1546, Hugh Revell, cousin and heir of the last of the Elands, obtained a licence from King Henry and sold the office or Bailiwick of the Honour of Peverel, with all profits, charges, and all records, evidence, court rolls, and writings concerning and belonging to the said office, to the Henry Willoughby, of Wollaton
Eland Hall & Algarthorpe
Held by the Morton's, the Lords of Wollaton, of whom, Adam, Robert, and Eustace, gave alms to the Cluniac monks of Lenton out of the estate held of them by Gerard de Algarthorpe, and his ancestors. The most notable of the owners of Algarthorpe William de Eland, the king's servant, (vdUuiesj, who lately had the custody of the castle of Nottingham, and Honour of Peveril in the counties of Nottingham and Derby, for life, and to whom this bailiwick of Algarthorpe was granted by Edward III., in the tenth year of his reign. His son William, held it in the 41st year of the reign of Edward III, who had previously into the neighbouring family of Strelley, his wife being Cecily, the daughter of Sampson, and co-heir with her brother Robert de Strelley.
Taking up their residence at Algarthorpe, the Elands bestowed upon it the name of Eland Hall. The third in succession of the family of Eland, named William, died in the eighth year of the reign of Henry III, leaving his son and heir, a fourth William, only about nine years of age Yet it appears that this William Eland died so early as the seventeenth year of the same reign, he left a son and heir of the tender age of twenty weeks and four days, in the tuition of Margaret his widow, mother of the infant.
In the 1494 an inquisition held at Nottingham shows that Henry Eland, brother to Thomas Eland, and of the age of 40 when he succeeded through his brother's death, died seized of the manor of Algarthorpe, holding it of Sir Henry Willoughby, as of his manor of Wollaton. Mary Eland, daughter of Thomas Eland, son of this Henry, was then aged 1 year and 1 month, and was declared heir to the property. It was she after the death of her husband Roland, the whole estates, including the Honor of Peveril, to Randall Revel 'because he had holpen her in her great suits she had with Nicholas Strelley, concerning her said inheritance' .
The Revells soon sold this ancient patrimony to the Hutchinsons who let the old hall fell into decay. Reference
Archives
1519: Gift from Roland Revell to the use of his will. Algarthorpe, Basford, Adbolton and elsewhere, Nottinghamshire. 29 September 1519: Roland Revell, gent., gives to Thomas, Prior of the house of Lenton, Thomas Sutton, knight, Humfrey Hercy, esquire, Nicholas Styrley (Strelley) of Linby, esquire, Edmund Sanford, and Roger Grenehall, esquire, all his manor of Algarthorp next to Basforth (Basford), and all his premises in Basforth, Oxton, Epperstone, Hoveringham, Calverton, Ratcyffe (Radcliffe-on-Trent), Lamcote, Adbolton and Briggeforth ad finem ponti (West Bridgford), and the advowson of Adbolton parish church, and the office of Bailiff of the Honour of Peverel. Also appoints Leonard Whitworth and Henry Chetill as attorneys to give seisin. Terms: to be held by them to the uses of his last will and testament, to be held of the chief lords of the fee, rendering services thence due. Source Notts Archives: Mi D 1/1
1521/2 - Court of Requests:Pleadings. Cuthbert Langton v Christopher FitzRandolf and Randall Revel: lands in Durly Hucknall within the manor of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Held by: National Archives, Kew. REQ 2/1/14
1544: Gift in fee simple, Joanna Revell to Hugh Revell. Algarthorpe, and the Honour of Peverel, Nottinghamshire 31 August 1544. Jahanna Revell, widow, daughter and heiress of the late Henry Byland, and formerly relict of the late Randall Revell, gives in her pure widowhood to Hugh Revell of Allgarthorpe, Nottinghamshire, gent., all the manor of Allgathorpe and the Fee of Peverell, and the office of Bailiff, and lands in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. To be held by Hugh forever, of the chief lords of the fee, rendering services thence due. Date: last day of August, 36 Henry VIII. Source:Notts Archives, Mi D 2
National Archives has details of Sir Percival Willoughby and Dame Bridget his wife. v. George Strelley, John Strelley, Jane Berisford otherwise Revell, Henry Clay, Thos. Whitehead, Wm. Kirk, John Birch, John Clay, Wm. Wagg.: Right and title to the office of bailiwick of the honour of Peverell. Touching common called Basford Lings, in Basford (Notts). The names of Sir Francis Willoughby, father of said Dame Bridget, Henry Willoughby, her grandfather, Hugh Revell, of Agalthorpe otherwise Algarthorpe, lord of the manor of Algalthorpe, commonly called Eland Hall, with its lands in Basford (Notts), formerly bailiff of the honor, and Randal Revell his son, are mentioned.: dated 1610. Reference: E 134/8Jas1/Hil2
James Revell was Curate of Calverton from 1584-1620
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