” He became very wealthy through the acquisition of lands in and around Stoke Ferry and was, at one point the Lord of the Manor of Stoke Ferry. It was probable that he lived in the Manor House, Wretton Road, Stoke Ferry. He was also a land agent in Ireland for the absentee landlord, the Earl of Mountrath, whose English landholdings included Weeting Hall, near Stoke Ferry.”
James Bradfield
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