James Milner (Seigneur of Sark)
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James Milner, 9th Seigneur of Sark (died 1730) bought the fief of Sark
from John Johnson in 1723 for £5,000, and was Seigneur of Sark
until 1730. His heir, Joseph Wilcocks
, the incumbent Bishop of Gloucester, sold the fief to Susanne le Pelley
without ever claiming the title of Seigneur
.
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
from John Johnson in 1723 for £5,000, and was Seigneur of Sark
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
until 1730. His heir, Joseph Wilcocks
Joseph Wilcocks
Joseph Wilcocks was an English churchman, bishop of Gloucester, and bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster....
, the incumbent Bishop of Gloucester, sold the fief to Susanne le Pelley
Susanne le Pelley
Susanne le Pelley, Dame of Sark was the 10th Seigneur of Sark from 1730 to 1733. She bought the fief from James Milner's heir Joseph Wilcocks, the incumbent Bishop of Gloucester....
without ever claiming the title of Seigneur
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
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