Newhouse estate.- Account books, 1792-98; 2 household account books 1790-1806; Whiteparish Poor Book 1801-1806, manuscripts, numerous pp., original vellum, soiled and marked, sm. 4to & ledger folio, 1792-1806; and c. 75 folio 19th century bank books for members of the Matcham family, Stewards Accounts etc., v.s., 1790 – 19th century (c. 75).*** Newhouse was built in 1619 by William Stockman and sold by him in 1620 to Sir Edward Gorges, later Baron Gorges. In 1633, he sold the estate to Giles Eyre (bap. 1608, d. 1685) of Brickworth House, Whiteparish and in turn his descendants sold it to a cousin, Sir Samuel Eyre (bap. 1638 d. 1698), a distinguished lawyer and judge. In 1817, Lord Nelson’s nephew, George Matcham (1789-1877) married Harriet Eyre and the estate has stayed in their descendents ownership until the 21st century.