Richard Dowdeswell of Bushley

[Conan-the-Barbadian]

To Capetown:

Thanks very much for the leads. I'll get digging!

[Carole in Dallas]

This is fascinating...ever so intriguing I must say!

Will get back into this line soon! 

[Capetown]

?Do you search the National Archives - which shows records that are either held at County Offices or at the National Archives in London.

The National Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Under the Heading: Discover The National Archives(or just Google)


Searching for: Blomere Gloucestershire - there are 44 hits  (inc Wills, and quick look, shows the Will of William BLOMER of Hatherop 27 April 1613 held at the National Archives can be dowloaded for £3.45  (hopefully, not in Latin, as I've found some of my Ancestors earlier Wills were)

e.g.

Date: 1559-1674 (23 documents)

Manor of Eastleach Turville, messuages and lands in Eastleach, Coates, Lechlade, Maiseyhampton and Southrop (with licence to John BLOMER to hold his father's possessions, 1559)

Also search: DOWDESWELL, Worcestershire - 279 hits

Inc - Date: 1406-19th century held at Worcestershire Archives

Description: deeds and manorial records

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Again look at Men in Armour for Gloucestershire - there at

Meysey Hampton (Cirencester)

Where of Sir John HUNGERFORD Knight and Sir Giles FETIPLACE*** Knight and William BLOMERE Esquire are Lords

Cowley

Giles BLOMERE - Gentleman A40 (ages around 40) lower stature (fit to serve with a Caliver)

Hatherop (Cirencester)

the said William BLOMERE Esquire unable in body has one light horse and two corslets furnished
Where of William BLOMERE is Lord.

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Marriage Allegations for the diocese of Worcester also exist either at the records office or LDS Film

e.g.

Marriage Allegations Diocese of Worcester 1553-1645 (LDS Film 352601)
Marriage Bonds & Allegations 1553-1645 (LDS Film 352697)


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*** National Archives

Date: 1630-35 - Held by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archives Services

Lord STAFFORD, a ward, v Phettiplace, (assume FETIPLACE) Goslett, Blomer and other freeholders.

Re: feudal incidents especially at Meseyhampton, Bodding etc. etc.


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The National Archives are extremely useful to see where documents are held - they also list Wills - from 1384 to 1858  held by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury ....

Dowdeswell, Worcestershire  (60 in total) 15 from Worcestershire - most of which can be downloaded for £3.45 each.

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From the front page of the National Archives

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and include

Examples of Wills (showing changes in handwriting) from various centuries including Jane Austen's

+ Related Guidance

Palaeography reading old handwriting
Beginners' Latin

[trish1120]

Not sure if you have these?

All from St Peter, Bushly, Worcestershire records on FreeREG

BAPTISMS;
KATHERYN Dowdeswell, 13 Dec 1602, Parents ROGER/MARTHA
Suertyes: Willyam Hytche, Anne Blower**, Ales Gelf.
ELIZABETH Dowdeswell, 3 April 1604, Parents ROGERT/MARTHA
JOHANE Dowdeswell, 20 July 1611, Parents ROGER/MARTHA,
Buried 5 Jan 1629/30,  Joane, Daug of Roger/Martha

[Carole in Dallas]

All of you are terrific!  Will work on this next week.  Been helping a couple of individuals with their trees.  Will get back to these soon.

Conan here is how I descend from Richard

Roger Dowdeswell (1560 - 1633)
9th great-grandfather

Richard Dowdeswell (1601 - 1673)
son of Roger Dowdeswell

Charles Dowdeswell (1634 - 1706)
son of Richard Dowdeswell

Charles Dowdeswell (1688 - 1714)
son of Charles Dowdeswell

Anne Dowdeswell (1712 - 1764)
daughter of Charles Dowdeswell

Reverent Charles Edmund Wylde (1732 - 1798)
son of Anne Dowdeswell

Reverent Robert Wylde (1774 - 1833)
son of Reverent Charles Edmund Wylde

Henry Ernest Wylde (1832 - 1881)
son of Reverent Robert Wylde

Elizabeth Barrow Wylde (1859 - 1887)
daughter of Henry Ernest Wylde

James Smith Haring 3rd (1887 - 1965)
son of Elizabeth Barrow Wylde

Elizabeth Barrow Haring (1921 - 2000)
daughter of James Smith Haring 3rd

[Mary Crane]

Hi Carole,  I'm currently researching the Blomer family and have noticed that several sources state that Martha's father was Richard, whereas others give Giles Blomer.

BUSHLEY.
ANCIENT RECORDS OF "PULL "AND PULL COURT.
http://www.bushleyparisharchive.co.uk/Filename.ashx?systemFileName=BPCBAVA1881.pdf&origFilename=BPCBAVA1881.pdf
From the death of the last of the family of Columba I have found no mention of Pulle
until in 1531, when a lease of Pull Court for 99 years was granted by the Abbot of
Tewkesbury to Mr. Edward Tynedale, who was steward to the Abbot, and had some
years previously been appointed by the Crown as manager of the Crown property of
Berkeley. He was a man of substance, descended probably from an old knightly
family from the banks of the river Tyne. He married as his second wife, cir. 1539,
Johanna, the daughter of William Lawrance, of Sevenhampton, Esquire, and widow
of William Blomer, of Cowley, Esq. Her grandson, Giles Blomer (who died 1624),
was the father of Martha Blomer, who married Roger Dowdeswell about 1600, the
founder of the present family of the Dowdeswells of Pull Court.

While the bulk of the Pull Court property went to Thomas Tynedale, the eldest
son, the Oxeye fell to the share of Edward Tynedale, jun., a younger son, who granted
it to his half brother, William Blomer. It was thus inherited by Giles Blomer, who
sold it to his son-in-law, Roger Dowdeswell, in 1609, for ^456. In this way the Oxeye
became the first piece of land in Bushley possessed by the family of Dowdeswell.
We must not let the name of Tyndale pass without a word about that William
Tyndale, whose name, as the translator of the Bible into English, has become famous
in history.
Cheers,  Mary

[Capetown]

Ancestry:

England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1384-1858

(Seaching for Gloucestershire)

BLOMER

William - 20 June 1583 - Wythington

William - 26 April 1613 - Hathrupp, Gloucestershire (Hatherop)

Richard  - 20 June 1621 - Botherrpp, Gloucestershire (Hatherop)  Richardi BLOMER  ***

Henry - 10 June 1624 - Hatheropp, Gloucestershire

John - 27 May 1639 - Hathernpp - Gloucestershire


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Richard BLOMER

Just trying to read this Will, Clear, but old writing

Can see children Martha (fforfin?  ?  money)  Ann   and Kathryn

However, on Page 2 he talks about his Sonnes in Law - and what possibly appears to be Roger DOWDESWELL? 

Roger DOWDESWELL is mentioned a number of times as is George DOWDEWELL **

Sons: William & John


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Ancestry: Canterbury Wills

George DONESWELL/DOWDESWELL/GEORGY DONDESWELL

Burley/Bushley, Worcestershire


Roger Dowdeswell signature is very clear at the top of Page 3 of Richard BLOOMER's Will

[Mary Crane]

Many thanks for the information.
I've had a look at the 1621 Will of Richard Blomer and he definitely has a daughter Martha and a son in law Roger Dowdeswell so Martha's father was not Giles but Richard.  There are several sources which give Giles but they are obviously incorrect.

I'm not sure at this stage who the father of Richard was.  William Blomer's Will 1613 names a Richard Blomer but as his brother.  I need to go back and have another look.  It is very difficult trying to read this old writing.

Thanks again

[Capetown]

Held at Gloucestershire Archives  (amongst other items)

BLOMERS FARM alias BOTHERUPP FARM, part of the Manor of Eastleach Martin

Reference: D936/E/70

Date: 1680-1775

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On GenesReunited - there is

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard Newspaper -29 December 1883 

her father's will in January 1616.7 and their eldest son, Richard DOWDESWELL, was baptised at Est-Laide Martin, 24 February 1600-1.  Richard BLOMER, her father, was only of son John BLOMER lord of the manor of Hatherop, Co. Gloucester by Alice.hie

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By Googling: and oUnder  Cirencester Wills :1551 -1560 - John TURNER of Cirencester - lists of his debts due upon records:  include, Mr BLOMER, 43s and Alice BLOMER 39s.

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Historic England Article ...  says.... about the Manor of Hatherop

John BLOMER (d1558)

John's Son, William BLOMER (d1613) may have built the Castle not along after he inherited Hatherop