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Swinfen Hall

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Samuel Swynfen (of Swynfen) sold Swinfen Hall to his kinsman, Samuel Swinfen of Walbrook House. The latter died without any children, and left his estate in his will to his nephew Samuel Grundy (the son of his sister Anne, who had married Thomas Grundy of Appleby, Leicestershire) — on the condition
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However in 1770, Samuel Swinfen also died without children and the Hall passed to his brother, Thomas Grundy, who also then changed his name to Swinfen, by another private Act of Parliament (
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that he take the surname of Swinfen and procure an Act of Parliament to that effect. Samuel Grundy (now Swinfen) duly changed his name by a private Act of Parliament (
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An Act to enable Samuel Grundy (now called Samuel Swinfen) and the Heirs Male of his Body to take and use the Surname and Arms of Swinfen.
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Patience Swinfen, widowed daughter-in-law and heir of Samuel Swinfen, who died in 1854, was involved in a
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in a series of trials from 1856 to 1864 and raised important questions of ethics in the legal profession.
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The Hall was built in 1757 by Samuel Swynfen to a design by architect Benjamin Wyatt (father of
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An Act to enable Thomas Grundy, and his Issue Male, to take and use the Surname of Swinsen.
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This article is about Swinfen Hall country house and hotel. For Swinfen Hall Prison, see
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The hall was extended and improved in the early 20th century by Lieutenant-Colonel
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is an 18th-century country mansion house, now converted into a hotel, situated at
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Thomas Grundy (now Swinfen) was the grandfather of Samuel Swynfen whose
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Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1771 (11 Geo. 3). c. 26
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Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1748 (22 Geo. 2). c. 3
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Index

Samuel Grundy's Name Act 1748
Swinfen Hall (HM Prison)

Swinfen
Lichfield
Staffordshire
England
Grade II* listed building

James Wyatt
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
Citation
22 Geo. 2
Royal assent
22 Geo. 2
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
Citation
11 Geo. 3
Royal assent
11 Geo. 3
will was contested
Michael Swinfen-Broun
City of Lichfield
celebrated legal case
Grade II* listed buildings in Lichfield (district)
Listed buildings in Swinfen and Packington
Images of England/Heritage Gateway, listed building description
Stirnet.com

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