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My grandmother was Edith Wenham  from her I have got to Richard Wenham c1410  Richard was married to Joan Calthorpe, with whom he had children, then it seems she married  William de browse/ Broase, and had a child, Wenham hall I believe belonged to the Wenham's at this time , but then William de Brewse married the widow Joan then Wenham hall became he's, as that is what happened in those days ,all properties of the woman went to her husband .I cant go back any further for the Wenham's, so like someone else on here i wonder if there was a name change, a Gilbert Debenham, was born and  lived Wenham hall, he was a terrible  villian and put in prison , it was he's sister Elizabeth that paid to get a release. Richard Wenham and Joan Calthorpe had a daughter Elizabeth who could have taken the Brewse name I am only guessing of course                                   

hi I am on another site and looking up wenham and for some unknown reason i got myself on this site and i found you and a few others asking about Wenham of Wenham hall little Wenham.i must admit I am no clearer as to if this is an ancestor or not.My Grandmother was Edith Wenham 1883 married to john Edward Harding,my mother was Winifred Duffin (nee Harding ) I am more intrested in portraits of wenhams.
Regards Shirley