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Sir Thomas Denys: the Doccombe Lord Farmer who lived under 8 different sovereigns
Sir Thomas Denys 1477-1561 Lord Farmer of Doccombe Manor from c1508 to 1561 Sir Thomas Denys was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Denys...
Feb 27, 2023
The Katenkamps: trials & tribulations of a Devon merchant family
While researching Doccombe we found a poignant family memoir of Herman Katenkamp who leased the manor from Canterbury Cathedral from 1755...
Jan 30, 2021
Sir John Shilston: Doccombe's Tudor Upstart
In 1515 Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, married the Duke of Suffolk, the king' best friend & the brother-in-law of a Doccombe tenant!
May 2, 2020
The Manorial Court: did the tenants behave badly?
The transcripts of the manorial courts are the most complete set of Doccombe's manorial records. They cover from 1275 to 1814, albeit...
Apr 4, 2020
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