Frances Mylles' daughter was married to Captain Richard Smith, who lived in Peartree House in 1617, and who was responsible for the building of nearby Jesus Chapel.
Notable occupiers were Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel - inventor of the shell of that name - who died there in 1842; and the Cruickshank family - active in local education matters - who owned the property from 1893 to 1917 [REF].