The Huddleston family of Millom, Cumberland, appear first to be recorded in connection with Sawston through William Huddleston’s marriage to Isabel Nevill in c.1486. Lineal ancestors of the Huddlestons through the Nevill line, with the surname Ingoldesthorp and de la Pole, are recorded in Sawston from the latter half of the 14th century (T.F. Teversham, History of Sawston, vol. 1; p.32, preface v). Sawston Hall was rebuilt by Sir John Huddleston following a fire in 1553, after which descendants remained at Sawston Hall in a largely continuous line until the sale of the property in 1982.
The collection comprises manorial records, title deeds and estate papers, extending overall from the 14th to 20th centuries, as well as a substantial sequence of 17th and 18th century family correspondence, including some late 17th and early 18th century letters of the Fortescue family of Salden, Buckinghamshire. An indexed itemised list of the correspondence (488/C) is available in the searchroom.
The main sequence of family, estate and manorial papers (488/[R69/26]) has been listed only in summary. This list is now available online: please follow the link in the right hand column.
Some supplementary papers (R82/34, R92/88, R95/23 and small accessions) have been received which also have summary lists. A family tree of the Huddlestons from the 14th to 16th centuries is in Teversham, History of Sawston, vol.1; from the 16th to 18th centuries on the first page of the 488/C list; and from the 18th century onwards in preparation.