I'm attempting to track the Hadley family that was active in Warley/Oldbury from 1400-1700. I believe Thomas Hadley of Ridgacre was married to Hester Warley and lived at Brandhall.
The family was in the area for hundreds of years and the earliest record I could find was in 1485–6 the lord of the manor granted to William Hadley 'the manor called le Fotherhal de Wearley,' the waters of the moat and the fishery in it being reserved by the lord. In 1500, William Hadley pays £3 per annum for the rental of Warley Hall, the most expensive rent in Warley.
Sometime between 1603 - 25 and it would appear that Richard Hadley was claiming against Gervase for land in Oldbury Manor and Warley.
Any further information would be most welcome!
The family was in the area for hundreds of years and the earliest record I could find was in 1485–6 the lord of the manor granted to William Hadley 'the manor called le Fotherhal de Wearley,' the waters of the moat and the fishery in it being reserved by the lord. In 1500, William Hadley pays £3 per annum for the rental of Warley Hall, the most expensive rent in Warley.
Sometime between 1603 - 25 and it would appear that Richard Hadley was claiming against Gervase for land in Oldbury Manor and Warley.
Any further information would be most welcome!
