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'''Broxbournebury Manor''' is a country club in [[Broxbourne]], Hertfordshire, England. It is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register.<ref>English Heritage Register. [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1348380 Online reference]</ref> It was originally a courtyard house built in the 16th Century with major alterations and additions in the 18th and 19th Centuries. |
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==The Cocke family== |
==The Cocke family== |
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[[File:Monument to Sir Henry Cocke and his wife.jpg|upright|thumb|Monument to Sir Henry Cocke and his wife Ursula]] |
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| ⚫ | The Cocke family built Broxbournebury Manor in about 1550. It is not certain whether it was John Cocke or his son Sir [[Henry Cocke]] (1538-1609) who built it. John Cocke (1506-1557) was granted the Broxbourne Manor by Henry VIII in 1544. John died in 1557 and left the property to his wife Anne and when she died she left it to her son Sir [[Henry Cocke]].<ref>British History Online website “Broxbourne”. [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol3/pp430-440#h3-0003 Online reference]</ref> He was a person of importance in the household of Queen Elizabeth. |
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[[File:Cecilia Bosanquet nee Franks.jpg|upright|thumb|Cecilia Bosanquet who established the rose garden]] |
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| ⚫ | The Cocke family built Broxbournebury Manor in about 1550. It is not certain whether it was John Cocke or his son Sir Henry Cocke (1538-1609) who built it. John Cocke (1506-1557) was granted the Broxbourne Manor by Henry VIII in 1544. John died in 1557 and left the property to his wife Anne and when she died she left it to her son Sir Henry Cocke.<ref>British History Online website “Broxbourne”. [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol3/pp430-440#h3-0003 Online reference]</ref> |
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[[Jacob Bosanquet]] bought the house at the time of his marriage in 1790 t.<ref>Foster Joseph 1884 “The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families”, p. 25. [https://archive.org/details/royallineageofou02fost/page/n57 Online reference]</ref> When Jacob died in 1828 his eldest son George inherited the house. In 1813 he married his cousin Cecilia Franks (1789-1868) She was a keen gardener and her rose garden was often mentioned in publications. One book described Broxbournebury as a “celebrated mansion and remarkable for a unique rose garden”.<ref>Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV”, p. 245. [https://books.google.com/books?id=b_RLAQAAMAAJ&dq=bosanquet+%22rose+garden%22&pg=RA1-PA245 Online reference]</ref> In 1832 a rose called “Mrs Bosanquet” was named after her. This rose still exists today.<ref>Help me find website. [http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=3.4619 Online reference]</ref> |
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The couple had one daughter, Cecilia. When George died in 1866 his daughter and her husband Horace James Smith inherited the house. Horace added the name Bosanquet to his name at the time of the inheritance. |
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[[File:Sale ad Broxbournebury 1946.jpg|right|thumb|Advertisement for the sale of the Broxbournebury Estate in 1946.]] |
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"''He was a justice of the peace in Hertfordshire, lord of the manor of Broxbourne, deputy lieutenant of the county in charge of the musters, and a knight of the shire in three parliaments. For over twenty years he was Burghley's trusted henchman, keeping him regularly informed on all matters pertaining to Hertfordshire. In 1597, therefore, Burghley rewarded him with the post of cofferer of the household. The appointment was contrary to accepted procedure since Sir Henry had not previously served as a clerk in the counting house. In spite of the opposition of the "career men" he administered his office well and managed to hold his post long into the reign of James."''<ref>Woodworth, Allegra. “Purveyance for the Royal Household in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth”, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Dec., 1945), pp. 1-89.</ref> In 1603 Sir Henry entertained James I at Broxbournebury Manor when he succeeded to the Crown of England.<ref>“Hertfordshire in History”, p. 94. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-NA92VQLp0cC&pg=PA94&dq=%22sir+henry+cocke%22+james&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKh8yT8ZDeAhXMAnIKHZiGCHcQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=%22sir%20henry%20cocke%22%20james&f=false Online reference]</ref> |
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In 1878 Horace commissioned Sir [[Ernest George]] to make considerable alterations and additions to the house.<ref>English Heritage Register. [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1348380 Online reference]</ref> |
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The house and some of the land was bought by Hertfordshire County Council in 1946. It was sold later to become the Hertfordshire Golf and Country Club.<ref>Help Me Find website. [http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=3.4619 Online reference]</ref> |
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In 1573 Sir Henry married Ursula Bury<ref>The Herald and Genealogist, Vol 1, p. 338. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KDMtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA338&dq=ursula+bury+cocke&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjzP6ZyY7eAhXJLo8KHT3sB5gQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=ursula%20bury%20cocke&f=false Online reference]</ref> who was the daughter of James Bury of Hampton Poyle. The couple had one son and two daughters. Their son predeceased his father so that when Henry died in 1609 he left Broxbournebury Manor to his daughter Elizabeth. Elizabeth married three times. Firstly Robert West, secondly Sir Robert Oxenbridge and thirdly Sir Richard Lucy in about 1617. She died in 1645 and Sir Richard survived her and continued to hold the manor until his death in 1667, when it passed to Ursula Oxenbridge, daughter of Elizabeth Cocke by her second husband.<ref>British History Online website “Broxbourne”. [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol3/pp430-440#h3-0003 Online reference]</ref> Ursula Oxenbridge married Sir John Monson in 1627 and so the manor became the property of the Monson family for the next 150 years. |
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==The Monson family== |
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Sir John Monson (1597-1683) and Ursula Oxenbridge had one son but he predeceased them and so Broxbournebury Manor was inherited by his grandson Sir Henry Monson (1657-1718). He married Elizabeth Cheyne daughter of the 1st Viscount of Newhaven.<ref>The Peerage website [http://www.thepeerage.com/p65294.htm#i652936 Online reference]</ref> They had no children so when Henry died in 1718 the house was inherited by his brother Sir William Monson. |
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Sir William Monson, 4th Baronet (1653-1727) was a Member of Parliament.<ref>History of Parliament website. [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/monson-william-1653-1727 Online reference]</ref> In 1688 he married Laetitia Poulett who was the daughter of John Poulett 3rd Baron. Laetitia is still remembered in Broxbourne because she built the almshouses in the town which still exist today.<ref>Herts Memories website. [http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/content/herts-history/towns-and-villages/broxbourne/broxbourne-laetitia-monson-almshouse Online reference]</ref> |
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After them John, son of a Henry’s third brother George inherited the house.This Sir John Monson was created Lord Monson of Burton in 1728 and lived until 1748. His son John died in 1774 and his grandson, also named John, joined with his mother Theodosia Dowager Lady Monson in selling the manor of Broxbourne in 1790 to Jacob Bosanquet.<ref>British History [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol3/pp430-440#h3-0003 Online reference]</ref> |
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[[Category:Broxbourne]] |
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==The Bosanquet family== |
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Jacob Bosanquet (1755-1828) was Director of the East India Company for 45 years. He bought the house at the time of his marriage in 1790 to Henrietta Armytage (1765-1797) the daughter of Sir George Armytage 3rd Baron.<ref>Foster Joseph 1884 “The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families”, p. 25. [https://archive.org/details/royallineageofou02fost/page/n57 Online reference]</ref> The couple had four children, two sons and two daughters. Henrietta died in 1797. There is an elaborate memorial in her honour in Broxbourne Church which still exists today.<ref>Photo of memorial to Henrietta Bosanquet. [http://www.speel.me.uk/herts/broxbourne/bosanqueth.jpg Online reference]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 3 October 2024
Broxbournebury Manor is a country club in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. It is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register.[1] It was originally a courtyard house built in the 16th Century with major alterations and additions in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
The Cocke family
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The Cocke family built Broxbournebury Manor in about 1550. It is not certain whether it was John Cocke or his son Sir Henry Cocke (1538-1609) who built it. John Cocke (1506-1557) was granted the Broxbourne Manor by Henry VIII in 1544. John died in 1557 and left the property to his wife Anne and when she died she left it to her son Sir Henry Cocke.[2] He was a person of importance in the household of Queen Elizabeth.
Jacob Bosanquet bought the house at the time of his marriage in 1790 t.[3] When Jacob died in 1828 his eldest son George inherited the house. In 1813 he married his cousin Cecilia Franks (1789-1868) She was a keen gardener and her rose garden was often mentioned in publications. One book described Broxbournebury as a “celebrated mansion and remarkable for a unique rose garden”.[4] In 1832 a rose called “Mrs Bosanquet” was named after her. This rose still exists today.[5] The couple had one daughter, Cecilia. When George died in 1866 his daughter and her husband Horace James Smith inherited the house. Horace added the name Bosanquet to his name at the time of the inheritance.
In 1878 Horace commissioned Sir Ernest George to make considerable alterations and additions to the house.[6]
The house and some of the land was bought by Hertfordshire County Council in 1946. It was sold later to become the Hertfordshire Golf and Country Club.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ English Heritage Register. Online reference
- ^ British History Online website “Broxbourne”. Online reference
- ^ Foster Joseph 1884 “The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families”, p. 25. Online reference
- ^ Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV”, p. 245. Online reference
- ^ Help me find website. Online reference
- ^ English Heritage Register. Online reference
- ^ Help Me Find website. Online reference