Cadet — not the barony · Cadet proxy
Sneyd of Keele
13th c. – 1540 –
Carries. Scythe (a pun on sned) and fleur-de-lys of Poitiers. Keele deeds as archive.
Breaks. Not the 1313 writ. Proximity, not possession.
Sister houses
Women of this house
- None named on this board.
Men of this house
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Sneyd as Audley cadet
13th c. · Minor branch. Heraldic visitations, not a summons.
The Poitiers lily
after 1356 · Fleur-de-lys claimed beside James, 2nd Baron.
Ralph Sneyd of Keele
1540 / 1580 · Buys Keele from the Crown. Builds Keele Hall.
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Foulshurst of Cheshire
Gen 17–21 · County histories, land grants. Sits beside Sneyd.
- S
Sporting Ralph
1869 – 1949 · Last Sneyd at Keele Hall. Died childless.
Also named
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Uncalendared Keele deeds
1540 – · Now at Keele University. The cadet's archive.
Words used here
- Writ
- A royal letter calling a man to sit in Parliament — and, in this family, the legal act that created the barony.