Medieval English genealogy: updates: 22 February 2005
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News
If you are planning to write up your research for publication, you may be interested to know that
the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy has recently announced
The Charles F. H. Evans Award, an annual prize of £750 for the best unpublished
article (of about 10000-15000 words) based on original research into medieval genealogy or prosopography.
The Foundation is particularly keen that the Award should encourage new scholars.
Further details are available on the Foundation's website.
Volumes of the Victoria County History continue to
appear at a rapid pace on the British History Online
website, together with draft texts on the VCH
County Websites. The published volumes and the online material are a wonderful resource,
but the work is only half complete, and funding for this kind of research is always scarce.
Two of the VCH county teams are in urgent financial need following the withdrawal of public funding,
and have launched appeals for assistance. Please click here
if you are able to help in any way, no matter how small.
Two new potentially useful books have been published by Oxford University Press.
- S. E. Kelly, ed., Charters of St Paul's, London (2004)
Surviving documents from the 7th century to 1066, in the original
language and modern English translation, together with a full discussion.
[See further details]
- Martin Brett and Joseph Gribbin, eds, English Episcopal Acta, 28: Canterbury 1070-1136 (2004)
The acta of the first four Norman archbishops of Canterbury,
including some previously unpublished, with brief summaries in English.
[See further details]
New content
David Hepworth has generously provided me with electronic versions of
several lengthy papers on the Savilles and associated families,
originally published in 1920s in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal.
These are well worth a look, not only for the very full details of the particular families
described, but also because they contain transcripts of many documents,
and illustrate the kinds of evidence that are useful in establishing medieval pedigrees.
I'm also grateful to the Dean of St Nicholas's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne,
for permission to reproduce the brass
to Roger and Agnes Thornton (formerly at All Saints Church)
together with associated information, which were kindly supplied
to me by Bob Thornton.
In the main section of Some corrections and additions to the Complete Peerage,
the following items have been added:
- ATHOLL or ATHOLE sometimes anciently called ASCELES (Volume 1, page 309)
- BRYAN or BRIENE (Volume 2, page 361 (as modified by volume 14))
- BRYAN or BRIENE (Volume 2, page 361, note h (continuation on pages 362, 363))
- BUTLER (Volume 2, page 449)
- CHAUNDOS (Volume 3, page 152)
- FITZWALTER, OF DAVENTRY (Volume 5, page 493)
- LINCOLN (Volume 7, pages 671, 672, and page 671, note l)
- MONTFORT (Volume 9, pages 128, 129 and notes)
- MORTIMER or MORTEMER of Wigmore (Volume 9, page 273 and note g)
- MULTON OF GILSLAND (Volume 9, page 406)
- WELLES or WELLE (Volume 12, part 2, page 437 and note e)
- WELLES or WELLE (Volume 12, part 2, page 446 and note c)
In the "proposed" section, the following item has been added:
The following items have been updated:
New links
- Brief guide to medieval English genealogy:
- Medieval source material on the Internet:
- Modern biography and prosopography:
- Antoine François Prévost,
Histoire de Marguerite d'Anjou, reine d'Angleterre
(gallica;
Bibliothèque Nationale de France; numbers for "Recherche libre" field: N108410-N108412)
PDF format, text in French (vols 2-4 of 4; 1740)
- Welsh Biography Online (National Library of Wales)
Electronic resource based on the published Dictionary of Welsh Biography (1953-2001)
- County and local history:
- R. A. Lendon Smith,
The
Barton and Bartoner of Christ Church, Canterbury [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 55, pp. 16-25 (1942)
The history of the Barton - or home farm - of Christ Church, Canterbury
- Gordon Ward,
The
Lost Dens of Little Chart [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 58, pp. 1-7 (1945)
Attempts to trace the "dens" - areas of land in the Weald - belonging to Little Chart manor
- C. R. Councer,
The
Medieval Painted Glass of Chilham [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 58, pp. 8-13 (1945)
Some of the glass described is heraldic; includes some notes on the Ensinge family
- R. F. Jessup,
Notes
on a Saxon Charter of Higham [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 55, pp. 12-15 (1942)
Discussion of the places mentioned in an eigth-century charter
- A.H. Taylor,
The
Clergy of St. John the Baptist, Smallhythe [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 55, pp. 26-36 (1942)
Biographical notes, 15th-century and later
- F. W. Hardman and W. P. D. Stebbing,
Stonar
and the Wantsum Channel. Part III.- The Site of the Town of Stonar [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 55, pp. 37-49 (1942)
Includes an outline of the medieval history of Stonar
- Gordon Ward,
The
Suttons [Kent] (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 55, pp. 1-7 (1942)
Discussion of several places called Sutton in Kent, including medieval references
- Taxation and other lists:
- Common law records:
- The
London eyre of 1244 (British History Online)
Text from the edition of Helena M. Chew and Martin Weinbaum, London Record Society, vol. 6 (1970);
Latin text with English translations; crown pleas for years 10 Henry III to 27 Henry III [1225-1243],
plus appeals, articles, constitutions and related material
- The
London eyre of 1276 (British History Online)
Text from the edition of Martin Weinbaum, London Record Society, vol. 12 (1976);
English translations (with some Latin); crown pleas for years 36 Henry III to 4 Edward I [1251-1276],
plus civil pleas, assizes, and related material
- Probate records:
- The
Last Testament of King Henry II of England (Wolfram and other genealogies)
Latin text, from John Nicholas, ed.,
Collection of all the Wills, now known to be extant, of the Kings and Queens of England
- Arthur Hussey,
Herne [Kent]
Wills: Abstracts.- I (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 28, pp. 83-114 (1909)
Abstracts of wills from the 14th and 15th centuries, with notes on some families
- Arthur Hussey,
Milton [Kent]
Wills (Next Sittingbourne) - I.
(Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 44, pp. 79-103 (1932)
Abstracts of wills from the 15th and 16th centuries
- Church records and religious houses:
- Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae
Biographical lists of senior clergy associated with the cathedrals of England and Wales, originally
compiled by John le Neve in the early 18th century, and twice revised since then.
Texts from the twentieth-century multi-volume revised edition (British History Online):
- W. P. Blore,
Recent
Discoveries in the Archives of Canterbury Cathedral (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 58, pp. 28-34 (1945)
Extracts from accounts (in Latin), 13th-16th centuries, mainly relating to building work
- John H. Harvey,
Recent
Discoveries in the Archives of Canterbury Cathedral. A Note on the Craftsmen (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 58, pp. 35-39 (1945)
Notes from 13th-15th-century accounts, including the names of a number of craftsmen
- Dorothy Gardiner,
Recent
Discoveries in the Archives of Canterbury Cathedral. Notes on the Monks and Priory Buildings Mentioned (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 58, pp. 40-42 (1945)
Notes from 13th-15th-century records, mentioning monks and others associated with the cathedral
- The
church in London 1375-1392 (British History Online)
Text from the edition of A. K. McHardy, London Record Society, vol. 13 (1977);
English translations and abstracts; clerical poll tax returns, 1379-81,
an inquisition into ecclesiastical property, c. 1392,
and the acta of William Courtenay, bishop of London, 1375-81
- Urban and guild records:
- London assize of nuisance 1301-1431:
A calendar (British History Online)
Text from the edition of Helena M. Chew and William Kellaway, London Record Society, vol. 10 (1973);
English abstracts of records of disputes between neighbours over building and other matters
- Scriveners'
company common paper 1357-1628, with a continuation to 1678 (British History Online)
Text from the edition of Francis W. Steer, London Record Society, vol. 4 (1968);
English translations and transcripts, including lists of officers, oaths, ordinances, petitions and letters patent
- The
overseas trade of London: exchequer customs accounts 1480-1 (British History Online)
Text from the edition of H.S. Cobb, London Record Society, vol. 27 (1990);
English abstract of accounts detailing imports and exports
- London
viewers and their certificates, 1508-1558:
Certificates of the sworn viewers of the City of London (British History Online)
Text from the edition of Janet Senderowitz Loengard, London Record Society, vol. 26 (1989);
Transcripts in English (with some Latin) of records of disputes over building and other matters
- The
port and trade of early Elizabethan London: documents (British History Online)
Text from the edition of Brian Dietz, London Record Society, vol. 8 (1972);
English calendar of the London Port Book, 1567/8, detailing imports, and other documents
- Monumental brasses on the internet:
- Victoria County History:
New texts on British History Online:
- London, volume 1:
London within the Bars, Westminster and Southwark: Religious houses
- Staffordshire, volume 17:
Offlow Hundred: West Bromwich, Smethwick, Walsall, Walsall Wood
- Yorkshire, the City of York, volume 1:
- Yorkshire, East Riding, volume 6:
The Borough and Liberties of Beverley, Beverley Parks, Eske, Molescroft, Storkhill and Sandholme,
Thearne and Woodmansey, Tickton, Weel
Draft texts on VCH county websites:
- VCH Cornwall website:
Religious houses:
St Anthony-in-Roseland, Augustinian Priory;
Bodmin, Franciscan Friary;
Bodmin, Hospital of St Laurence;
Bodmin, Hospital of St Anthony;
Bodmin, Hospital of St George;
St Buryan, Collegiate Church;
St Carroc, Cluniac Priory;
St Columb Major, Arundell Chantry;
Crantock, Collegiate Church;
Helston, Hospital of St John Baptist;
Helston, Hospital of St Mary Magdalene;
St Keverne, Leper House of Nan(s)clegy;
St Kew, Alleged Augustinian Cell;
Lammana, Benedictine Priory of St Michael;
Lanlivery, Hospital of St Mary Magdalene at Lamford (now Maudlin);
Launceston, Hospital of St Leonard;
Launceston, Almshouse;
Liskeard, Hospital of St Mary Magdalene;
St Michael Penkevil, Collegiate Church;
Minster, Benedictine Priory of St Mertherian;
Penryn, College of St Thomas, Glasney;
Penryn, Almshouse;
Probus, Collegiate Church of St Probus;
Scilly, Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas;
St Teath, Prebendal Church of St Tetha;
Temple, Property of the Knights Templars;
Trebeigh, Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers;
Tregony, Augustinian Priory of St James;
Truro, Dominican Friary;
Veryan, Leper House of Sheepstall;
Uncertain Hospitals and Leper Communities
- VCH Essex website:
[Tendring Hundred:]
Frinton;
Walton-on-the-Naze;
Kirby-le-Soken;
Thorpe-le-Soken
- Medieval English families on the Internet:
- Butler:
W. Paley Baildon, Notes on the early Saville pedigree
and the Butlers of Skelbrook and Kirk Sandal (David Hepworth, this site)
Text of an article on the Butler family of Yorkshire, 12th to 14th centuries,
originally published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal,
vol. 28, pp. 380-419 (1926) and
vol. 29, pp. 68-89 (1929)
- Savile/Saville:
J. W. Clay, The Savile Family
and W. Paley Baildon, Notes on the early Saville pedigree
and the Butlers of Skelbrook and Kirk Sandal (David Hepworth, this site)
Text of articles on the Saville family of West Yorkshire, 12th century and later,
originally published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal,
vol. 25, pp. 1-47 (1920), vol. 28, pp. 380-419 (1926) and
vol. 29, pp. 68-89 (1929)
- Springall:
Springall
Extractions - Earlier than 18th Century (Bev Weston's Genealogical Home Page)
Includes a number of medieval and early-modern occurrences of the surname and its variants
- Stainton:
J. W. Walker, Dicton, Stainton and Popeley
(David Hepworth, this site)
Excerpt from "The Manor and Church of Woolley",
originally published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal,
vol. 27, pp. 249-318 (1924)
- Twysden:
Ronald G. Hatton, and Rev. Christopher H. Hatton,
Notes
on the Family of Twysden and Twisden (Kent Archaeological Society)
Text of a paper originally published in Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 58, pp. 43-67 (1945)
Includes some 16th century people, but mainly later
- Links:
Updated links
- Brief guide to medieval English genealogy:
- Medieval source material on the Internet:
- Probate records:
Abstracts of Wills
(Kevin Bradford, Plantagenet Genealogy and Biography)
Short English abstracts of some medieval royal wills, from
Sir N. H. Nicolas, Testamenta Vetusta (1826) -
Henry II (1182), King John, Henry III (1253), Edward I (1272),
Lionel, Duke of Clarence (1368),
Edward III (1376),
Edward, the Black Prince (1376),
Joan, Princess of Wales (1385),
John, Duke of Lancaster (1397),
Richard II (1399) and
John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset (1409)
- Victoria County History:
- Draft texts from the Victoria County History of Derbyshire
(VCH Derbyshire)
Scarsdale Hundred: Ault Hucknall, Barlborough, Bolsover, Clowne, Heath, Langwith,
Pleasley, Scarcliffe, Whitwell
- Draft text from the Victoria County History of Durham
(VCH Durham)
The Townscape of Darlington
- Draft text from the Victoria County History of Middlesex
(VCH Middlesex)
Westminster
- Medieval English families on the Internet:
- Attwood:
The
Attwood Family with Historic Notes & Pedigrees (Christopher Attwood)
Extracts from a book by John Robinson published in 1903, including notes
from various sources on the Worcestershire Attwoods, in medieval times and later; PDF format.
The transcriber notes that the book's accuracy is mostly untested,
and that it "comes from a time when accuracy was sacrificed in favour of romance"
- Bickerstaff:
The Bickerstaff story
(Bruce Bickerstaff)
A brief account of the Lancashire family, 13th and 14th centuries
(NOW AVAILABLE AGAIN)
- Wyatt:
The Wyatt Family History
(John Hampton Wyatt/Julian & Alice Wyatt)
Notes from miscellaneous sources about medieval Wyatts
- Links:
- General:
- Societies and journals:
Missing links
The following page has recently become unavailable.
A link to a copy in the Internet Archive has been added.
- A History of the Umfrevilles
(Gary Lewis Wright)
[formerly at http://gazzalw.tripod.com/umfrevil.html]