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- Thomas Fetherston (d 1714) left the estate to his sister, who was married to Thomas Leigh of Aldridge, Staffordshire; it subsequently passed to their daughter, Catherine, who died a spinster in 1769. After Catherine's death, Packwood was inherited by her half-nephew, Thomas (b 1761), younger son of William Dilke of Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire. Thomas Dilke died in 1814 leaving the estate to his brother Charles, who was described as living in 'the true style of an English gentleman' (West 1830). The house was modernised in the early C19, but the gardens remained largely untouched. Packwood remained in the Dilke family after Charles' death in 1831, but from 1851 it was let. In 1869 it was sold to George Arton who developed the gardens and created the parkland from surrounding agricultural land in the 1870s (OS). https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001194
Aldridge, Staffordshire baptism 31 December 1725 Catharine daughter of Thos and Dorothy Leigh
Fetherston of Packwood deeds and papers https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/archive/arch-6804
Final concord levied in the octave of Holy Trinity 29 George II between Thomas Ferrers, esq. and Wm. Shakespeare, gent., plaintiffs and Catherine Fetherston Leigh and Mary Leigh, spinsters, defendants, of 6 messuages, 3 cottages, 10 gardens, 10 orchards, 300 acres of land, 100 of meadow, 200 of pasture, 20 of wood and common of pasture for all animals in Aldridge and Rushall, co. Staffs. Cons. £600. Finding No DR12/57 Date 1755 Status open Level file
Fetherston of Packwood deeds and papers https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/archive/arch-41550
Counterpart of a release and conveyance from Miss Catherine Fatherston Leigh and Mary Leigh of Packwood, spinsters, daughters and coheirs of Thomas Fetherston Leigh, to William Shakespeare of Knowl Hall, gent., and William Wakefield gent., of a parcel of ground called the Long Inage in Rowley Regis, co. Staffs., adjoining a pathway from Rowley Regis church to Portway and a moiety of Rowley Hall, the Home Piece, Holley Croft, Longfields, Cowper's pieces, etc. in trust to sell for payment of the debts of the said Thomas Featherston Leigh. Signed: William Shakespeare, William Wakefield. Finding No DR12/58 Date 28 June 1755 Status open Level file
Packwood, Warwickshire 1759
Catharina Fetherston Leigh buried September 30
Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will Registers (several pages long)
Catherine Fetherston Leigh of Packwood in the County of Warwick Spinster do make this my last Will and Testament.
Unto Thomas ??? of Barr in the County of Stafford Esquire and Richard Crast? Blith Hall in the said County of Warwick Esquire all my Freeholds and Copyholds, Messauages Lands..to the use and whoof? of my nephew Thomas Dilke second son of my later sister Mary Dilke deceased and his lawfully begotten first son of his body...various instructions as to how things will be divided up if there be no issue including passing on to Charles Dilke and his heirs, then John Dilke and his heirs, William Dilke and his heirs, then Mary Dilke daughter of her sister Mary Dilke
This Will was proved at London 3 April 1770 oath by William Dilke
Memorial in St Giles, Packwood, Warwickshire
To the memory of Catharina Fetherston Leigh Daughter of Thos Fetherston Leigh Esq by Dorothy his wife who departed this life the 24th September 1769 age 46. She was faithful + steady to her friends. Kind + considerate to her Servants. Humane + liberal to the Poor.
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1725 - 1769 (44 years)
