The Marland Family

History in print

From Victoria County History - Surrey: Volume 3 (1911) pp. 252-62: Banstead

The manor of BURGH or GREAT BURGH

Thomas Hayton ... in 1432 ... died seised of the manor of Westbergh. Agnes ... his daughter and heir ... married Thomas Sayer ... in 1450 they conveyed lands in Westbergh, held in the right of Agnes, ... to ... parties [who] released the property in 1466 to Henry Merland and others [Cal. of Pat. 1461–7, p. 518; Feet of F. Surr. 6 Edw. IV, no. 13].

Richard son and heir of Henry Merland died in 1506, having left the lands to his wife Elizabeth for life with remainder to his brother Nicholas [Exch. Inq. p.m. mlxv, 7]. Nicholas survived and died seised of the manor in 1524, Edward being his son and heir [Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xliii, 85]. Edward married Frances Leigh, and in 1543 settled the manor on her with remainder to their sons [Recov. R. Hil. 34 Hen. VIII, rot. 100; Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccxlvii, 95]. After his death his widow married Robert Moys; her son William Merland inherited at her death in 1596, her elder sons Arthur and Matthew having predeceased her [Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccxlvii, 95]. In 1614 Merland, with other members of his family, conveyed to Christopher Buckle [Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 12 Jas. I ], whose family continued to hold this manor with others in Burgh until the middle of the 19th century.

The later house was probably built by William Merland, who held the manor from 1598 to 1614. It is said to have been a Jacobean house. In the windows were the arms of the Buckles. It was pulled down by the late Lord Egmont about twenty-five years ago.

The manor of PRESTON

Sir Thomas Chetwode ... held the manor, and in 1473 his sister and heir Elizabeth, then wife of William Woodhall, released it to Richard Illyngworth and others, trustees for Henry Merland [Manning and Bray, Hist. of Surr. ii, 586; Misc. Gen. and Her. v, 69 et seq. ]. Richard son of Henry Merland died seised of the manor in 1506, holding also that of Burgh [Exch. Inq. p.m. mlxv, 7], and the two manors have since been held together.

See also the extract from Manning and Bray, History of Surrey