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Hi guys

Many, many thanks for all of these. Very helpful.

As regards literal translations I love the vernacular and script used by the clerk, but I am passing this on to family so appreciate the modern parlance.

That said Edgcott was Attchecott in the 16 century - spelling obviously down to the cleric.

Great stuff, many thanks.

I can get most of this inventory, but some sections are challenging.

Think anyone could help?

Thomas Mason of Edgcott, Bucks, my 11x great grandfather.

Good luck!

Thanks for the source, will do some further digging.

You may be interested in the will of William Tomkins, father of Nicholas.

Written in 1625 he makes son Nicholas his executor. My interest is that Nicholas’ daughter Ann married Thomas, brother of my 8x great grandfather William Hewens.

One of the appraisers of the effects of William Tomkins after he died 1637 - Henry Rose - is husband to Grace Middleton who was sister to my wife’s 11x great grandmother.

Son in law Thomas Darlow - another appraiser - was father to another Thomas Darlow, who was married to Mary Mister, sister to Ann my 8x great grandmother. Sister to another appraiser Thomas Malyns was married to John Mister, who was brother to Mary and Ann.

The wills of Tysoe reveal that many families were closely related.

Hi there

Stumbled over this string whilst updating my own tree.

My 10x great grandfather was Robert Curtis (d1617) of Honington, Warwickshire. Amongst his children were daughter Katherine Curtis my 9x great grandmother and son William Curtis (d1641).

In 1623 Dorothy Crayker of Honington made a will detailing her children, including daughter Dorothea Curtis and William Curtis son in law joint executor (PCC). She also mentions daughters Mary Hartwell, Alice Compton and Dionise Weeks as well as son Timothy Crayker joint executor.

In Swalcliffe we have evidence of 2 Timothy Craikers baptised to vicar Johannes Craiker - in 1580 and in 1581 (along with twin Samuel). Also there is Dorothea (1583) and Dyonyse (1593).

Given the unusual names it seems highly probable these are the same family.

As another possible link we know that Johannes (John) Craiker was parish clerk/priest at Swalcliffe, as was his brother Solomon. A relative and fellow researcher of mine has located the earliest records for this family, in Winchcombe Gloucestershire, where the baptisms of John and Solomon are recorded without a father’s name. The clerk of Winchcombe, Giles Craiker, was buried there 1564/65 and is highly likely to be their father. Another Craiker in Winchcombe is John who makes a will lodged at Gloucester 1549 mentioning wife Sybil and daughters Alis and Joan.

Incidentally Giles is the Anglicised Egidius.

Also the clergydatabase.com records Giles/Egidius as a cleric 1620/21 at St Giles, Oxford.

And a translation of the Swalcliffe burial entry for Solomon in 1623 is “The vicar of this church for thirty-three years died on the twentieth day of December in the year 1623. He lived in this village for 42 years”.

Lots more searching then!

Regards

David

Penny

Certainly do not mind the correction. I have the marriage record copy - was trying to get things ready for trip tomorrow - attending a wedding in North Hykeham - and got my Lincoln churches confused!

Returning to the Loewental family I think we are perhaps looking at either a sexton or clerical error. Their son Anton Ignatz appears to have changed his name on naturalisation in 1947 to Lucas. He appears to have married Doris Louise Ghetler in 1950 and Electoral Registers show them as living in Church Street Leatherhead in 1961-62. There is a tree on ancestry with Anton and Doris - I have messaged the owner for more info.

As said I am not expecting an MI, however there may be one for such a reknowned sculptor such as Artur Imanuel Loewental and his wife which would stand out. Hopefully my ancestors are in the next plot.

Looking forward to this short trip - have many ancestor families all over Lincolnshire so certainly have to come back.

Just hope I get the right church!

Kind regards

David