BOLD MANOR

Descent of manor

The Bold family's tenure of the manor can be traced back to the time of King Stephen. Peter Bold died in 1762, leaving six daughters. The eldest succeeded to Bold but died unmarried in 1813. She was succeeded by her nephew Peter Patten, who took the surname of Bold. He left four daughters on his death in 1819. Mary, the eldest, succeeded to Bold, but she died without issue in 1824. Bold then passed to her sister Dorothea, wife of Henry Hoghton. Their son, Henry Bold-Hoghton, sold the Bold estates in 1858. They were bought by William Whitacre Tipping, who was succeeded by Mrs. Wyatt of Hawley Parsonage, Hampshire. Ten years later the estate was purchased by a syndicate - the Bold Hall Estate, Limited.

Sources

A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume 3 (1907), pp.402-409.