The Cook family lived at Hothorpe until 1881 when John Cook's great-nephew, Henry Everett sold the estate to Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet, who presented it to his second son Charles de Trafford.
The Cook family resided at Hothorpe until 1881 when their ownership was transferred to Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet, who then gifted the estate to his second son, Charles de Trafford.