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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help requested with surname in a 1624 Cheshire Will

« on: Friday 27 November 20 10:42 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
Please can someone help me identify a surname in Margaret Birkhened of Huxley's 1624 Will ?
The beneficiary is, "unto my coson Ales Xxxxxxxxxxx widowe".
It looks like 'Gorshelowe' but I can find no similar name so suspect I am reading it wrong.
I am reasonably sure of the initial 'G' - I am attaching what I know to be a 'George' to show a similar 'G'. But I could always be wrong !
I am also attaching a larger text for context and comparison.
Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.
Simon

Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Request for help with two words in 1637-38 Cheshire burial entry

« on: Tuesday 24 November 20 09:00 GMT (UK) »

Hi,
Please can someone help with the attached ? I am stumped on the word after what I think is the word 'wife's'. As the deceased, Thomas Roberts, was survived by his widow, Anne, I know it can't be 'side' or something similar but I cannot work it out.
My best effort is:

“Thomas Roberts buried at his wives [?] xxx and in
the south [A]ile under Mr Birkheneds childs [?] stone
the 21th day of [March]”.

Thank you in advance.
Simon

Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help requested with short note on back of a 1616 Cheshire lease

« on: Tuesday 17 November 20 01:44 GMT (UK) »

Hello,
Please could somebody help me with the attached short note on the back of a lease for some land in Newton near Frodsham in Cheshire in 1616 ? It was between Edward Savage and Henry Janion. The latter had at least one son, named Richard, and possibly more.
My less-than-stellar effort is as follows:
1. As [?] to this lease xxx and xx
2. Rounds meadow [?] now in Ric. Janxxx
3. holding and two cowxxxx xx
4. Lox Marsh [?]
5. xxxx
6. Ric Janyon Ric and Raphe his sons
7. xxxx and xxxxxxx as in the back
Lines 5, 6 and 7 are of particular interest.
All suggestions and comments, as always, very much welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Simon

Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / "Respite for the armes" meaning in 1633-34 ?

« on: Wednesday 28 October 20 14:51 GMT (UK) »

Hello,
I came across the above phrase in the 'Visitation of London' for 1633-34. It appears at least twice that I saw and, in spite of searching online can find no definition.
In both cases there is no illustration of the arms presumably because of this 'respite'.
I wonder if anybody could help me understand it ?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Simon

Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Two names from a Kent 1694 Will - help requested.

« on: Tuesday 27 October 20 20:48 GMT (UK) »

Hi,

Attached is the detail of a bequest in a Kent Will from 1694. I am stumped on two first names. The sentence reads, "Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson Xxxxxx Aldersey my old piece of gold which was my grandfather Xxxxx to keep in remembrance of me".

I have included an enlarged version with the two names - my apologies for the poor resolution - this is how it came.

Thanks in advance for any assistance and suggestions.

Simon

Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / "Cheshire Compositions for Knighthood 1631" an insult or something more mundane?

« on: Thursday 22 October 20 00:13 BST (UK) »

Hi,
I just came across this detail from 1631 and wonder if anybody can explain it to me ?
"In this Scedoule is contayned the names of all such persons within the Countie Palantine of Chester who have compounded with his Majesty for their Contempts in not attendinge his Majesty's Coronacon to receive the order of knighthood accordinge to Law, taken before his Majesty's Commissioners subscribed at Chester the first day of October Ann Re Carol Ac Septimo [1631]"
Given the list of names then detailed is quite long and includes many of the best known names in Cheshire at that time (pretty much all appearing in the various Visitations), I am intrigued as to the meaning and significance (if any) of this list. Were they deliberately insulting the new King or was it something more mundane ?
Can anybody enlighten me ?
By the way, the source document is at www.rslc.org.uk Volume XII, p 203, 1885 and the original title in the Contents was,'Obligatory Knighthood: Lists of those who refused to take up their knighthood in Cheshire and Lancashire 1631-31'.
Thanks in advance for any help/assistance.
Simon

PS I know this is not quite a heraldry question but this seems a reasonable place to ask this question.

Essex / The Horncliffe family of Hallowbury in the 16th Century ?

« on: Saturday 17 October 20 15:15 BST (UK) »

Hello,
As part of my research I came across a Cheshire ancestor who married, "Alice, daughter of John Horncliffe, esq. of Hallowbury, in Essex" in the early 1500s. Apart from this one reference, I can find no mention of this family.
Does anybody know anything of them or, potentially, is there a transcription error that has created a wild goose chase ?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts/suggestions.
Simon

Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Where to further research two descriptions of arms ?

« on: Monday 12 October 20 20:51 BST (UK) »

Hello,

I came across the following two descriptions and would be grateful for suggestions as to how to go about researching them.

First, from a memorial in St Mary-on-the-Hill in Chester from approx. 1516, “three hunting horns impaling six fleurs-de-lis, 3, 2, 1”. How might I identify the family here ? NB no colours given

Second, again in St Mary-on-the-Hill, this time from about 1644, “On an escutcheon of pretence Azure a chevron between three dolphins nowed Argent (Roberts).” How might I identify this ‘Roberts’ family ?

I should add that I have gone through a) the Visitations of Cheshire for 1580 and 1613, and b) Papworth’s ‘Ordinary of British Armorials’ but they do not appear there.

Thank you in advance for any assistance.

Simon

Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Day of month in 1602 document.

« on: Saturday 10 October 20 00:34 BST (UK) »

Hi, Please could somebody confirm the attached date for me from a 1602 Cheshire document ? I know it is 20-something but I am not sure what. Thanks in advance for any help. Simon