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==Cadiho== ==Cadiho==
The Devon historian ] (d.1640) stated that "''Dunsland'' now ''Dunskind''", in the parish of Bradford, was held by Richard Cadiho in 1242<ref>] 27 Henry III, ] (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1810 edition, London, 1810, p.250</ref> and remained held by the Cadiho family for eight generations. The last in the male line was Robert Cadiho whose daughter Thomazin Cadiho was his sole heiress, the wife of John Daubernon, MP for Devon in 1356,<ref>[[regnal date 30 Edward III, Risdon, p.251</ref> The Devon historian ] (d.1640) stated that "''Dunsland'' now ''Dunskind''", in the parish of Bradford, was held by Richard Cadiho in 1242<ref>Risdon, p.250 (] 27 Henry III)</ref> and remained held by the Cadiho family for eight generations. The last in the male line was Robert Cadiho whose daughter Thomazin Cadiho was his sole heiress, the wife of John Daubernon, MP for Devon in 1356,<ref name=R251RD>Risdon, p.251 (] 30 Edward III)</ref>


==Daubernon== ==Daubernon==
John Daubernon, MP for Devon in 1356,<ref>[[regnal date 30 Edward III, Risdon, p.251</ref> John Daubernon, MP for Devon in 1356,<ref name=R251RD />
a lawyer and ] of the ]. a lawyer and ] of the ].


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==Arscott== ==Arscott==
John Arscott (d.1563) was a lawyer of the ],<ref>Vivian, p.16</ref> the son and heir of John Arscott (1469-1541)of Arscott<ref>Vivian, p.16</ref> by his wife Margerie Floyer, daughter of Richard Floyer. <ref>Vivian, p.16</ref> The Arscott family was considered by the Devon historian ] (1959) to "epitomise all the ancient Devonshire squires".<ref>Hoskins, p.493</ref> This senior branch of the Arscott family abandoned its ancient dwelling of Arscott and resided at Dunsland until 1662, when on the death of Arthur Arscott (d.1662) without male progeny the estate descended to William Bickford of Bickford Town, ], the husband of Arthur's 2nd daughter and eventual sole heiress Grace Arscott (1601-1687).<ref>Vivian, p.18</ref> John Arscott (d.1563) was a lawyer of the ],<ref name=V16>Vivian, p.16</ref> the son and heir of John Arscott (1469-1541)of Arscott<ref name=V16 /> by his wife Margerie Floyer, daughter of Richard Floyer. <ref name=V16 /> The Arscott family was considered by the Devon historian ] (1959) to "epitomise all the ancient Devonshire squires".<ref>Hoskins, p.493</ref> This senior branch of the Arscott family abandoned its ancient dwelling of Arscott and resided at Dunsland until 1662, when on the death of Arthur Arscott (d.1662) without male progeny the estate descended to William Bickford of Bickford Town, ], the husband of Arthur's 2nd daughter and eventual sole heiress Grace Arscott (1601-1687).<ref name=V18>Vivian, p.18</ref>


==Bickford== ==Bickford==
Grace's son and heir was Arscott I Bickford (d.1693),<ref>Vivian, p.18</ref> who enlarged and embellished the house which then mainly dated from about 1500<ref>Hoskins, p.341</ref> with additions made in 1609.<ref>Hoskins, p.341</ref> It then became one of the finest houses in North Devon,<ref>Baring</ref> and survived almost unchanged until its destruction by fire in 1967. The Bickford family held the estate of Dunsland from 1662 until 1817 when on the death of Arscott II Bickford (1769-1817) without progeny, Dunsland descended to Rev William Holland Coham (d.1825), of Coham, Devon, the husband of Arscott Bickford's sister and sole heiress Mary Bickford (1769-1839).<ref>Vivian, p.18</ref> Grace's son and heir was Arscott I Bickford (d.1693),<ref name=V18 /> who enlarged and embellished the house which then mainly dated from about 1500<ref name=H341>Hoskins, p.341</ref> with additions made in 1609.<ref name=H341 /> It then became one of the finest houses in North Devon,<ref name=BG>Baring-Gould</ref> and survived almost unchanged until its destruction by fire in 1967. The Bickford family held the estate of Dunsland from 1662 until 1817 when on the death of Arscott II Bickford (1769-1817) without progeny, Dunsland descended to Rev William Holland Coham (d.1825), of Coham, Devon, the husband of Arscott Bickford's sister and sole heiress Mary Bickford (1769-1839).<ref name=V18 />


==Dickinson== ==Dickinson==
Dunsland eventually passed to the Dickinson family on the marriage of the heiress Augusta Coham to Major Harvey Dickinson (d.1901)<ref>Lauder, p.41</ref> of the British Indian Madras Army.<ref>Baring-Gould</ref> Her son Arscott Harvey Dickinson, said to have been the 29th owner in direct succession, sold the estate in 1947,<ref>Lauder, p.41, quoting sales particulars dated 26 November 1947; Hoskins states date of sale as "some time before 1939"</ref> having been unsuccesful in his struggle to keep the mansion house in good repair and the roof watertight. Thus ended the continued tenure by inheritance from the time of the ] of 1087.<ref>Lauder, p.36</ref> Dunsland eventually passed to the Dickinson family on the marriage of the heiress Augusta Coham to Major Harvey Dickinson (d.1901)<ref>Lauder, p.41</ref> of the British Indian Madras Army.<ref name=BG /> Her son Arscott Harvey Dickinson, said to have been the 29th owner in direct succession, sold the estate in 1947,<ref>Lauder, p.41, quoting sales particulars dated 26 November 1947; Hoskins states date of sale as "some time before 1939"</ref> having been unsuccesful in his struggle to keep the mansion house in good repair and the roof watertight. Thus ended the continued tenure by inheritance from the time of the ] of 1087.<ref name=L36>Lauder, p.36</ref>


==Tilden== ==Tilden==
The house with only part of its estate was purchased from the London speculator Mr de Savoury by Philip Tilden (d.1954), an architect The house with only part of its estate was purchased from the London speculator Mr de Savoury by Philip Tilden (d.1954), an architect
who attempted to restore the house, but which job remained incomplete on his death in 1954.<ref>Lauder, p.43-4</ref> His widow sold the property with 92 acres<ref>Lauder, p.33</ref> to the ]<ref>Lauder, p.44</ref> in 1954.<ref>Lauder, p.33</ref> who attempted to restore the house, but which job remained incomplete on his death in 1954.<ref>Lauder, p.43-4</ref> His widow sold the property with 92 acres<ref name=L33>Lauder, p.33</ref> to the ]<ref>Lauder, p.44</ref> in 1954.<ref name=L33 />


==National Trust== ==National Trust==
The National Trust spent an enormous sum on restoring the house and let it to tenant guardians. During the night of 17th November 1967 the house was destroyed by fire, with the walls left standing in such a precarious state that the decision was taken to demolish the whole structure and to fill up the basement with the rubble and level the site.<ref>Lauder, p.36</ref> The National Trust spent an enormous sum on restoring the house and let it to tenant guardians. During the night of 17th November 1967 the house was destroyed by fire, with the walls left standing in such a precarious state that the decision was taken to demolish the whole structure and to fill up the basement with the rubble and level the site.<ref name=L36 />

⚫ ==References==
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==Sources== ==Sources==
⚫ *], ], 1908 (wikisource)
⚫ *], A New Survey of England: Devon, London, 1959 (first published 1954)
⚫ *Lauder, Rosemary, Vanished Houses of North Devon, Tiverton, 1st edition, 1981, pp.33-44, Dunsland
*] (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1810 edition, London, 1810, p.250
*Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895. *Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895.
⚫ *], A New Survey of England: Devon, London, 1959 (first published 1954)
⚫ *Lauder, Rosemary, Vanished Houses of North Devon, Tiverton, 1st edition, 1981, pp.33-44, Dunsland
⚫ *], ], 1908 (wikisource)

⚫ ==References==
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"Dunsland Co. Devon, the seat of W.H.B? Coham, Esq." 19th century engraving

Dunsland is a historic manor in the parish of Bradford near Holsworthy in Devon.

Descent

The descent of the manor was as follows:

Cadiho

The Devon historian Tristram Risdon (d.1640) stated that "Dunsland now Dunskind", in the parish of Bradford, was held by Richard Cadiho in 1242 and remained held by the Cadiho family for eight generations. The last in the male line was Robert Cadiho whose daughter Thomazin Cadiho was his sole heiress, the wife of John Daubernon, MP for Devon in 1356,

Daubernon

John Daubernon, MP for Devon in 1356, a lawyer and Warden of the Stannary of the Duchy of Cornwall.

Batten

The manor passed from the Daubernon family to that of Batten (or Battyn). The last in the male line was Humphrey Battyn, whose daughter and sole-heiress married John Arscott (1494-1563) of Arscott, (today South Arscott Farm) in the parish of Ashwater, near Holsworthy.

Arscott

John Arscott (d.1563) was a lawyer of the Inner Temple, the son and heir of John Arscott (1469-1541)of Arscott by his wife Margerie Floyer, daughter of Richard Floyer. The Arscott family was considered by the Devon historian Hoskins (1959) to "epitomise all the ancient Devonshire squires". This senior branch of the Arscott family abandoned its ancient dwelling of Arscott and resided at Dunsland until 1662, when on the death of Arthur Arscott (d.1662) without male progeny the estate descended to William Bickford of Bickford Town, Plympton St Mary, the husband of Arthur's 2nd daughter and eventual sole heiress Grace Arscott (1601-1687).

Bickford

Grace's son and heir was Arscott I Bickford (d.1693), who enlarged and embellished the house which then mainly dated from about 1500 with additions made in 1609. It then became one of the finest houses in North Devon, and survived almost unchanged until its destruction by fire in 1967. The Bickford family held the estate of Dunsland from 1662 until 1817 when on the death of Arscott II Bickford (1769-1817) without progeny, Dunsland descended to Rev William Holland Coham (d.1825), of Coham, Devon, the husband of Arscott Bickford's sister and sole heiress Mary Bickford (1769-1839).

Dickinson

Dunsland eventually passed to the Dickinson family on the marriage of the heiress Augusta Coham to Major Harvey Dickinson (d.1901) of the British Indian Madras Army. Her son Arscott Harvey Dickinson, said to have been the 29th owner in direct succession, sold the estate in 1947, having been unsuccesful in his struggle to keep the mansion house in good repair and the roof watertight. Thus ended the continued tenure by inheritance from the time of the Domesday Book of 1087.

Tilden

The house with only part of its estate was purchased from the London speculator Mr de Savoury by Philip Tilden (d.1954), an architect who attempted to restore the house, but which job remained incomplete on his death in 1954. His widow sold the property with 92 acres to the National Trust in 1954.

National Trust

The National Trust spent an enormous sum on restoring the house and let it to tenant guardians. During the night of 17th November 1967 the house was destroyed by fire, with the walls left standing in such a precarious state that the decision was taken to demolish the whole structure and to fill up the basement with the rubble and level the site.

References

  1. Risdon, p.250 (regnal date 27 Henry III)
  2. ^ Risdon, p.251 (regnal date 30 Edward III)
  3. Risdon, p.251
  4. Hoskins, p.411, but incorrectly lists Arscott under parish of Holsworthy
  5. ^ Vivian, p.16
  6. Hoskins, p.493
  7. ^ Vivian, p.18
  8. ^ Hoskins, p.341
  9. ^ Baring-Gould
  10. Lauder, p.41
  11. Lauder, p.41, quoting sales particulars dated 26 November 1947; Hoskins states date of sale as "some time before 1939"
  12. ^ Lauder, p.36
  13. Lauder, p.43-4
  14. ^ Lauder, p.33
  15. Lauder, p.44

Sources

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