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Lot Essay
This service was almost certainly ordered by John Smitherman of West Coppice, Shropshire, whose daughter Catherine married Maj. Benjamin Edwardes and thence by descent in the Edwardes family probably to
Sir Henry Hope Edwardes, Bt., Wootton Hall, Derbyshire, and by descent to
Lt. Col. Herbert James Hope Edwardes, Netley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent to
Lady More (née Hope Edwardes, formerly, Coldwell) at Netley Hall, and subsequently Linley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent.
Sir Henry Hope Edwardes, Bt., Wootton Hall, Derbyshire, and by descent to
Lt. Col. Herbert James Hope Edwardes, Netley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent to
Lady More (née Hope Edwardes, formerly, Coldwell) at Netley Hall, and subsequently Linley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent.