University Archives
Constable family, of Burton Constable
The Constables of Burton Constable (Sproatley) were one of three branches of the Constable family in East Yorkshire. Originally from Halsham they acquired the manor of Burton in the early twelfth century. Sir Henry Constable (d.1645) was created viscount Dunbar in 1620, but the title became extinct in 1718. In 1821 the estate passed to Sir Thomas Hugh Clifford Constable (d.1870) of Tixall, Staffordshire and on the death of Sir Frederick Augustus Talbot Clifford Constable in 1894, the estate and seigniory passed to his cousin, Walter Chichester. Through the nineteenth century the Constables claimed the right as lords of Holderness to sell gravel from the coast and banks of the Humber. This led to serious erosion from 1869. The papers relate to a case against them brought by the Attorney-General. They include the abstract of the title of the seigniory of Holderness and copies of relevant medieval title deeds, including entries in the Domesday Book and the descent of the manor of Burstwick and village of Hedon. [DCC]
The main Constable (Chichester-Constable) family archive is held at the East Riding of Yorkshire Archives Service [DDCC].