Research Note: In 2015, some members of the BFO Research Committee suggested that John de Burgh (b.abt.1147) of Staffordshire and Westmorland, had a brother, Hamon de Burgh (b.abt.1145) who was of Ranton, Staffordshire, and a grandson, Hamo (or Hamon) de Burgh (b.abt.1222) who was of Burrow, Westmorland. It is known that later descendants of the Burghs or Broughs from Staffordshire and Westmorland--including those who lived in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire--displayed identical Arms (or shields) containing "five swans". Also, marriages have been documented between prominent individuals who lived in Westmorland and Staffordshire during medieval times--include the 1300's marriage of Ralph Neville--1st Earl of Westmorland, to Margaret Stafford--eldest daughter of Hugh Stafford who was the 2nd Earl of Stafford.
Research Note: The name of "John de Burgh" is based on family patronymics, which suggests that his given name may have been "John"--as his son was named "John de Burgh" and his grandson was named "John de Burgh the younger". Source: "British History OnLine": https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp238-240 ; and (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp238-240#fnn5.
"John de Burgh" is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID#: LKTZ-TTC.
"Richard de Burgh" is listed in "British History OnLine" as follows:
"British History OnLine" (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp238-240 ; and (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp238-240#fnn5):
GEOGRAPHY of BURROW WITH BURROW:
"This township has an area of 2,426 acres, 1) a large part of it lying in the level country bordering on the Lune, which forms the western boundary. To the east the country soon becomes hilly, and in the north-east corner attains 900 ft. above sea level on the side of Barbon Fell. Leek Beck runs down near the south-east border till the more level ground is reached, passing under Collen or Cowan Bridge, by which is Overtown, and then it goes south-west to join the Lune, thus dividing Over Burrow on the north from Nether Burrow on the south. The population in 1901 was 188.
"The principal roads are those from Lancaster and Settle to Kirkby Lonsdale coming from the south and south-east respectively and joining in Westmorland just beyond the northern boundary. A minor road branches off to the north-west from Nether Burrow to Overton and Leck. The Ingleton branch of the London and North-Western Railway crosses the township, and has a station called Kirkby Lonsdale a mile and a half from that town."
MANORS of BURROW:
"In 1066 Burrow was held in moieties, one part belonging to Earl Tostig as a member of his fee of Whittington and the other to Orm as part of Thornton in Lonsdale. The former portion was assessed as three plough-lands, and probably the latter was so too. Later they were granted to the Gernets as part of the forester's fee, (fn. 3) and were subdivided among younger branches of the family, one or more taking the local surname. (fn. 4) Richard de Burgh and Matthew de Burgh seem to have held Nether Burrow and Over Burrow respectively in 1252, and their descendants occur from time to time (fn. 5) down to 1370, when William de Tunstall acquired both manors, (fn. 6) which have since remained part of the fee or lordship of Thurland and Tunstall.
FOOTNOTES on BURROW (sources omitted):
"3. Roger Gernet of Halton was in 1252 found to have held six plough-lands in Burrow by service of the forest, his undertenants being Richard and Matthew de Burgh, holding by knight's service; he also had a mill there;
"4. Roger Gernet of Burrow was acting in 1212; The custody of the land and heir of Matthew Gernet of Burrow and Leek was in 1215 granted to Roger Gernet (of Halton); In 1251 Roger Gernet of Caton held a plough-land in the vill of Burrow of Matthew de Burgh by knight's service, also a third part of the mill there of the said Matthew; A Roger Gernet of Burrow was a benefactor of Cockersand Abbey; Matthew de Burgh gave land in Caton to the Hospitallers and to Cockersand;
"5. John and Godith, son and daughter of Richard de Burgh, made grants to Cockersand; John de Burgh the younger and Ellen widow of John le Engleys had a dispute as to dower in 1258–9; In 1272 William son of Richard de Burgh, being of full age, sought the manor of Little Burrow from William le Boteler; Matthew de Burgh occurs in 1291; In the next year he resisted a claim for 2s. rent from Great Burrow, said to be due to the priory of Conishead till William le Boteler refused it. Matthew said that he had entered through William de Burgh to whom William le Boteier demised; He also resisted with success claims by William son of John de Burgh, a minor, in Burrow, and by Katherine sister of John de Caton in Great Burrow; John Delreby claimed a messuage by inheritance in 1301 against Matthew de 'Overburgh,' but having become a Dominican friar he did not pursue his suit; Agnes widow of William de Burgh in 1318 claimed dower in Burrow against the following: Roger son of William de Burgh and Denise his wife, William son of John de Burgh (1 oxgang of land), Juliana widow of John de Burgh (2 oxgangs, &c.), William son of Hugh (1 oxgang), Richard son of William son of Richard (1 oxgang), Alice widow of William son of Richard (1 oxgang), Alice daughter of John de Burgh (1 oxgang); also against Roger son of Matthew de Burgh (fire messuages, two mills, 1 oxgang of land, &c.), and against Master Roger de Whittington; The Abbot of Croxton made a claim against John son of Matthew de Burgh in 1323–4; At Burrow in November 1324 the abovenamed Roger son of Matthew de Burgh made a feoffment of the manors of Over Burrow and Nether Burrow with the water mills and fulling mills thereto belonging, and all his lordship in Leek with the inclosure called Fairthwaite (Fagherthwayt); Matthew son of Roger de Burgh had succeeded by 1329, when Maud widow of Gilbert de Burgh had a suit with him; He was defendant again in 1334 when John son of Robert the Clerk recovered a rent of 13s. 4d. from the manor of Burrow, which had formerly been assigned to him by Roger son of Matthew de Burgh, also in 1337, Henry de Croft and Isabel his wife being plaintiffs; About the same time William de Burgh, harper, claimed an oxgang of land against Adam son of Matthew de Burgh and an acre against Richard son of William son of Richard Hughson, which acre he said was given to his parents, John de Burgh and Juliana his wife, by William son of John de Burgh; Matthew and Adam de Burgh in 1337 attested a release by Hugh son of Richard son of William son of Hesberne to John son of William son of Wille of a toft near Ellerbeck, on the west side of the highway, as far as 'Tollingkrig' (? Collen Bridge) in Newbigging in the vill of Great Burrow in Lonsdale; Matthew son of Roger de Burgh occurs again in 1346, but was dead in 1350; The wardship of Roger son and heir of Matthew de Burgh was claimed by William de Tunstall in 1367; it had been granted by William de Dacre to Geoffrey de Wrightington, who had demised to the claimant; William son of Gilbert de Grantham complained of waste by William Smith of Newbigging in 1356; Gilbert de Burgh claimed a messuage and an oxgang of land against Thomas son of John de Tunstall in 1358;
"6. The deforciants were Robert de Dykehead and Isolda his wife; it is not known how they acquired possession. In 1377 William de Tunstall granted a piece of land in Nether Burrow to Sarah widow of Matthew de Burgh for life;...."
"John de Burgh" is listed as "John de Burgh the younger" in "British History OnLine" as follows:
"British History OnLine" (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp238-240 ; and (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp238-240#fnn5):
GEOGRAPHY of BURROW WITH BURROW:
"This township has an area of 2,426 acres, 1) a large part of it lying in the level country bordering on the Lune, which forms the western boundary. To the east the country soon becomes hilly, and in the north-east corner attains 900 ft. above sea level on the side of Barbon Fell. Leek Beck runs down near the south-east border till the more level ground is reached, passing under Collen or Cowan Bridge, by which is Overtown, and then it goes south-west to join the Lune, thus dividing Over Burrow on the north from Nether Burrow on the south. The population in 1901 was 188.
"The principal roads are those from Lancaster and Settle to Kirkby Lonsdale coming from the south and south-east respectively and joining in Westmorland just beyond the northern boundary. A minor road branches off to the north-west from Nether Burrow to Overton and Leck. The Ingleton branch of the London and North-Western Railway crosses the township, and has a station called Kirkby Lonsdale a mile and a half from that town."
MANORS of BURROW:
"In 1066 Burrow was held in moieties, one part belonging to Earl Tostig as a member of his fee of Whittington and the other to Orm as part of Thornton in Lonsdale. The former portion was assessed as three plough-lands, and probably the latter was so too. Later they were granted to the Gernets as part of the forester's fee, (fn. 3) and were subdivided among younger branches of the family, one or more taking the local surname. (fn. 4) Richard de Burgh and Matthew de Burgh seem to have held Nether Burrow and Over Burrow respectively in 1252, and their descendants occur from time to time (fn. 5) down to 1370, when William de Tunstall acquired both manors, (fn. 6) which have since remained part of the fee or lordship of Thurland and Tunstall.
FOOTNOTES on BURROW (sources omitted):
"3. Roger Gernet of Halton was in 1252 found to have held six plough-lands in Burrow by service of the forest, his undertenants being Richard and Matthew de Burgh, holding by knight's service; he also had a mill there;
"4. Roger Gernet of Burrow was acting in 1212; The custody of the land and heir of Matthew Gernet of Burrow and Leek was in 1215 granted to Roger Gernet (of Halton); In 1251 Roger Gernet of Caton held a plough-land in the vill of Burrow of Matthew de Burgh by knight's service, also a third part of the mill there of the said Matthew; A Roger Gernet of Burrow was a benefactor of Cockersand Abbey; Matthew de Burgh gave land in Caton to the Hospitallers and to Cockersand;
"5. John and Godith, son and daughter of Richard de Burgh, made grants to Cockersand; John de Burgh the younger and Ellen widow of John le Engleys had a dispute as to dower in 1258–9; In 1272 William son of Richard de Burgh, being of full age, sought the manor of Little Burrow from William le Boteler; Matthew de Burgh occurs in 1291; In the next year he resisted a claim for 2s. rent from Great Burrow, said to be due to the priory of Conishead till William le Boteler refused it. Matthew said that he had entered through William de Burgh to whom William le Boteier demised; He also resisted with success claims by William son of John de Burgh, a minor, in Burrow, and by Katherine sister of John de Caton in Great Burrow; John Delreby claimed a messuage by inheritance in 1301 against Matthew de 'Overburgh,' but having become a Dominican friar he did not pursue his suit; Agnes widow of William de Burgh in 1318 claimed dower in Burrow against the following: Roger son of William de Burgh and Denise his wife, William son of John de Burgh (1 oxgang of land), Juliana widow of John de Burgh (2 oxgangs, &c.), William son of Hugh (1 oxgang), Richard son of William son of Richard (1 oxgang), Alice widow of William son of Richard (1 oxgang), Alice daughter of John de Burgh (1 oxgang); also against Roger son of Matthew de Burgh (fire messuages, two mills, 1 oxgang of land, &c.), and against Master Roger de Whittington; The Abbot of Croxton made a claim against John son of Matthew de Burgh in 1323–4; At Burrow in November 1324 the abovenamed Roger son of Matthew de Burgh made a feoffment of the manors of Over Burrow and Nether Burrow with the water mills and fulling mills thereto belonging, and all his lordship in Leek with the inclosure called Fairthwaite (Fagherthwayt); Matthew son of Roger de Burgh had succeeded by 1329, when Maud widow of Gilbert de Burgh had a suit with him; He was defendant again in 1334 when John son of Robert the Clerk recovered a rent of 13s. 4d. from the manor of Burrow, which had formerly been assigned to him by Roger son of Matthew de Burgh, also in 1337, Henry de Croft and Isabel his wife being plaintiffs; About the same time William de Burgh, harper, claimed an oxgang of land against Adam son of Matthew de Burgh and an acre against Richard son of William son of Richard Hughson, which acre he said was given to his parents, John de Burgh and Juliana his wife, by William son of John de Burgh; Matthew and Adam de Burgh in 1337 attested a release by Hugh son of Richard son of William son of Hesberne to John son of William son of Wille of a toft near Ellerbeck, on the west side of the highway, as far as 'Tollingkrig' (? Collen Bridge) in Newbigging in the vill of Great Burrow in Lonsdale; Matthew son of Roger de Burgh occurs again in 1346, but was dead in 1350; The wardship of Roger son and heir of Matthew de Burgh was claimed by William de Tunstall in 1367; it had been granted by William de Dacre to Geoffrey de Wrightington, who had demised to the claimant; William son of Gilbert de Grantham complained of waste by William Smith of Newbigging in 1356; Gilbert de Burgh claimed a messuage and an oxgang of land against Thomas son of John de Tunstall in 1358;
"6. The deforciants were Robert de Dykehead and Isolda his wife; it is not known how they acquired possession. In 1377 William de Tunstall granted a piece of land in Nether Burrow to Sarah widow of Matthew de Burgh for life;....""John de Burgh" is mentioned as being the father of "William de Burgh" in the publication "The Burghs of Brough Hall c. 1270-1574" by Michael Yeomans Ashcroft (Yorkshire, England, 1985, 46 pages; FHL #: 929.242 A1 no. 202: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/179227?availability=Family%20History%20Library), which lists him in "The Family of Burgh" pedigree chart (page 26) and describes him (pages 7-9) as follows:
"The early history of both the township of Brough and the family of Burgh is obscure and confused. All one can do is offer a conjectured reconstruction of the descent of the manor and the rise of the family. According to the sheriff's return for Brough in Kirkby's Inquest of 1287, the inquiry into tenancies in chief ordered by Edward I, there were seven carucates of arable land (approximately 700 acres) of which one was held by the abbey of Jervaulx and dix in divers fees held by Roald FitzRoald, hereditary constable of Richmond, who held of the earl of Richmond. Some [or five] of these undertenants can be identified. ...A third was a William son of John de Burgh. A fourth was a Thomas, son of Hamo de Burgh. ...In 1372 the Burgh family acquired the Marmion interest in Brough [which] included the suit of court of three free tenants. But it does not seem that this was the principal share of the manorial rights. This was gained by the first William de Burgh, by all indications a relatively new undertenant of Roald FitzRoald, from Richard de Larun shortly before Kirkby's inquest. It amounted to the capital messuage, or manor house (perhaps even then on the site of the present Hall) three tofts, all the meadows, the advowson of half the Hospital of St. Giles (the other half belonged to the Marmions), the suit of court of four free tenants and all Larun's villeinage rights and villeins. ...William de Burgh may thus have held a moiety [or part or half] of the manor in 1287...: on the other hand he had possession of only a small proportion of the land. Equal amounts seem to have been occupied by Thomas de Burgh, one presumes a kinsman, who was a free tenant of both William de Burgh and the Marmions, and by Stephen Maunsel who was also one of his free tenants. This situation was rectified in part in 1296 when William's son William purchased Maunsel's six tofts and six oxgangs (approximately 72 acres). But even so, when in 1301 a subsidy of a fifteenth of the value of the movable goods of the inhabitants of Brough was levied William was only one of the three richer of the elven taxpayers in the township. William was assessed at 8s. 9-1/2d. out of Brough's contribution of fifty shillings. The master of the Hospital was assessed at 9s. 9-3/4d. and Alexander de Burgh, one takes it the son of Thomas the son of Hamo, at 6s. 5-1/2d. Next in the list was Alan the Reeve, assessed at 1s. 8d. The master of the Hospital and the two Burghs were quite clearly the three wealthy inhabitants. ...The first reference in public records to Thomas son of Hamo of Burgh dates from 1268; the first reference to William son of John de Burgh from 1278. By 1300 their sons were established as the leading laymen resident in the township. But already by acquiring a moiety of the manor, the line of William de Burgh had established a pre-eminence which was to become a dominance before the end of the fourteenth century.
"The principal architect of the family's rise into the country gentry appears to have been Richard de Richmond. Richard was in reality the founder of a second family, for he was the husband of Elizabeth, the granddaughter of [William de Burgh] the taxpayer in 1301. In 1346 William de Burgh, the last male representative of the original line, settled the descent of 'the manor of Burgh and its appurtenances in Burgh and Thornburgh' on his daughter Elizabeth, Richard de Richmond her husband and the heirs of their bodies. These heirs adopted their mother's name. When William de Burgh died we do not know, but Richard must have been in possession by 1370 when he became active in the land market consolidating the Burgh holding in Brough itself and extending his property elsewhere. First of all in 1372 he acquired through part exchange and purchase the old Marmion holding in Brough, including its manorial rights. Secondly before 1378 he purchased all of the property of Roald de Burgh in Scorton, Hipswell and Brough itself. He had already in 1362 taken possession of Roald's property in Cleasby. Roald would appear to have been the descendant of Alexander de Burgh and was named as a free tenant in the deed which settled Brough in 1346. By these acquisitions Richard [de Richmond] brought the whole manor together, extended his arable lands in the township by some 150 acres, and removed the second Burgh line [of Hamo de Burgh and his descendants] from the scene."Geographical Note: The travel distance between Burrow, Westmorland--where John de Burgh was possibly born, and Brough near Catterick, Yorkshire--where he possibly died, is about 52 miles.
"John de Burgh" is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID#: LKTZ-511.
"Theoboth Warde" is mentioned in "The Victoria History of the County of Rutland" as follows: "In 1382 [Edward] Dalyngrugge and Elizabeth sold the manor [of Braunston] to Sir William de Burgh, one of the judges who forfeited their lands during the political disturbanches of the reign [of Richard II], and Theobald Warde, son of Simon Warde, who had married Sir William's daughter and heir Amy. In 1388 Theobald Warde and Thomas de Ashby were granted the custody of de Burgh's lands in Rutland. Theobald died before the autumn of 1392, and on William de Burgh's death Braunston passed to Amy, his widow Margery holding a third in dower till her death in 1428. Amy was in 1392 the wife of Robert Chesilden, and in 1427 she and Robert made a settlement of Margery's third part. Robert Chesilden was tenant in 1428. Amy died seised of the manor in 1445 and was succeeded by her grandson John, son of John Chesilden." (Online source: http://www.mocavo.com/The-Victoria-History-of-the-County-of-Rutland-Volume-2/710074/93.)
"Amy de Burgh" is mentioned in "The Victoria History of the County of Rutland" as follows: "In 1382 [Edward] Dalyngrugge and Elizabeth sold the manor [of Braunston] to Sir William de Burgh, one of the judges who forfeited their lands during the political disturbanches of the reign [of Richard II], and Theobald Warde, son of Simon Warde, who had married Sir William's daughter and heir Amy. In 1388 Theobald Warde and Thomas de Ashby were granted the custody of de Burgh's lands in Rutland. Theobald died before the autumn of 1392, and on William de Burgh's death Braunston passed to Amy, his widow Margery holding a third in dower till her death in 1428. Amy was in 1392 the wife of Robert Chesilden, and in 1427 she and Robert made a settlement of Margery's third part. Robert Chesilden was tenant in 1428. Amy died seised of the manor in 1445 and was succeeded by her grandson John, son of John Chesilden." (Online source: http://www.mocavo.com/The-Victoria-History-of-the-County-of-Rutland-Volume-2/710074/93.)
"Robert Chesilden" is mentioned in "The Victoria History of the County of Rutland" as follows: "In 1382 [Edward] Dalyngrugge and Elizabeth sold the manor [of Braunston] to Sir William de Burgh, one of the judges who forfeited their lands during the political disturbanches of the reign [of Richard II], and Theobald Warde, son of Simon Warde, who had married Sir William's daughter and heir Amy. In 1388 Theobald Warde and Thomas de Ashby were granted the custody of de Burgh's lands in Rutland. Theobald died before the autumn of 1392, and on William de Burgh's death Braunston passed to Amy, his widow Margery holding a third in dower till her death in 1428. Amy was in 1392 the wife of Robert Chesilden, and in 1427 she and Robert made a settlement of Margery's third part. Robert Chesilden was tenant in 1428. Amy died seised of the manor in 1445 and was succeeded by her grandson John, son of John Chesilden." (Online source: http://www.mocavo.com/The-Victoria-History-of-the-County-of-Rutland-Volume-2/710074/93.)
"Amy de Burgh" is mentioned in "The Victoria History of the County of Rutland" as follows: "In 1382 [Edward] Dalyngrugge and Elizabeth sold the manor [of Braunston] to Sir William de Burgh, one of the judges who forfeited their lands during the political disturbanches of the reign [of Richard II], and Theobald Warde, son of Simon Warde, who had married Sir William's daughter and heir Amy. In 1388 Theobald Warde and Thomas de Ashby were granted the custody of de Burgh's lands in Rutland. Theobald died before the autumn of 1392, and on William de Burgh's death Braunston passed to Amy, his widow Margery holding a third in dower till her death in 1428. Amy was in 1392 the wife of Robert Chesilden, and in 1427 she and Robert made a settlement of Margery's third part. Robert Chesilden was tenant in 1428. Amy died seised of the manor in 1445 and was succeeded by her grandson John, son of John Chesilden." (Online source: http://www.mocavo.com/The-Victoria-History-of-the-County-of-Rutland-Volume-2/710074/93.)
The following information about "William de Burgh" is listed in "British History Online" (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp72-74#anchorn8):
"In 1346 William de Burgh of Middleton held one plough-land there [in Middleton] by the service of the fifteenth part of a knight's fee, paying 8½d. for castle ward, doing suit to county and wapentake, providing puture, &c. William son of Edmund de Nevill held 3½ oxgangs and 1 acre of land in socage, rendering 6s. 0½d.; and the Abbot of Cockersand held 4½ oxgangs, rendering 7s. 7½d.—13s. 8d. in all. Thomas de Rigmaiden held 4 oxgangs of land, rendering 6s. 8d.; William son of William Robertson held 2 oxgangs, rendering 3s. 4d.; William Ellison held 1 oxgang, rendering 1s. 8d.; and John son of Roger held 9 acres, rendering 1s. 4d.—13s. in all."
And Footnote #14: "In 1361 the Abbot of Cockersand, William de Nevill and William de Burgh were stated to hold the fourteenth part of a knight's fee in Middleton; Inq. p.m. 35 Edw. III, pt. i, no. 122."The following information about "William de Burgh" is listed in "British History Online" (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp85-89):
"The manor [of Gressingham in Lancashire] was thus divided from an early period, and became so much further divided by grants and by partition among co-heirs, each portion apparently being regarded as a 'manor,' that it becomes impossible to trace the descents. The earliest possessor known of the 6 oxgangs of land was Bernard, who granted 2 oxgangs to a son Bernard, who was in return to discharge the service due to the king. The eldest son, Geoffrey de Gressingham, was living 1193 to 1204, and left a daughter and heir Alice; he had given half an oxgang of land to his brother Adam and a little land also to Lancaster Priory. Alice, the heir, was married to Thomas son of Adam de Kellet, who was in possession in 1212. Their daughter Christiana probably married a Burgh, for about 1270 William de Burgh (Burrow) was lord of Gressingham. It appears that in 1228 the king granted Over Wyresdale and the land of Gressingham to the great Hubert de Burgh and his wife. The coincidence of surnames is curious, as there was no connexion between the families. William de Burgh had a son and heir Adam, after whom the family disappears, but the Harringtons afterwards occur among the principal tenants. Their estate descended probably to Lord Mounteagle, who had a grant of the manor from the Crown, and the owner of Hornby is still regarded as lord of the manor of Gressingham."
Footnote # 15: "William de Burgh as lord of Gressingham gave to Lancaster Priory his land called Priestcroft, lying between the church land and the highway from the church to the wood(before 1285). Margaret widow of William de Burgh was claiming dower in 1279–80 against the Abbot of Cockersand and others, who called John Gernet (of Caton) to warrant in Gressingham and Adam de Burgh in Kellet."
Footnote # 17: "In 1289 Adam de Burgh, son and heir of William de Burgh and lord of Gressingham, confirmed the gifts of oaks made by Thomas de Coupmanwra and by Adam's brother William de Burgh. This gift was made by William as 'dwelling in Gressingham,' and consisted of an oak a year from the wood there and another oak from the common wood of Gressingham and Halton. Another William de Burgh was 'dwelling in Middleton' in 1265. Adam de Burgh of Gressingham was plaintiff in 1284. He occurs again in 1297 and 1302. In 1314 Christiana widow of Adam de Burgh claimed dower in Gressingham in various messuages, water-mill, &c., held by Roger son of William de Burgh and Denise his wife, Alice daughter of John de Caton the younger, John Balrig and Matthew son of John de Caton (a minor). It appears that Roger de Burgh the younger and Denise his wife were custodees of the heir and that Denise herself held in dower. In 1323 Christiana widow of Adam de Burgh held a moiety of the manor, rendering 3s. 4d. yearly, and Roger de Burgh held a messuage, rendering 4d."
The Arms of "Burgh of Gressingham" is described and shown in British History Online" (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp85-89) as being "Argent on a saltire sable Jive swans of the field."Geographical Note: The travel distance between Burrow, Westmorland--where William de Burgh was possibly born, and Gressingham, Lancashire--where he possibly died, is about six miles.
The following information about "Margaret" is listed in "British History Online" (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp85-89):
Footnote # 15: "William de Burgh as lord of Gressingham gave to Lancaster Priory his land called Priestcroft, lying between the church land and the highway from the church to the wood(before 1285). Margaret widow of William de Burgh was claiming dower in 1279–80 against the Abbot of Cockersand and others, who called John Gernet (of Caton) to warrant in Gressingham and Adam de Burgh in Kellet."
"Hamo de Burgh" is mentioned in the publication "The Burghs of Brough Hall c. 1270-1574" by Michael Yeomans Ashcroft (Yorkshire, England, 1985, 46 pages; FHL #: 929.242 A1 no. 202: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/179227?availability=Family%20History%20Library), which lists him in "The Family of Burgh" pedigree chart (page 26) and describes him (pages 7-9) as follows:
"The early history of both the township of Brough and the family of Burgh is obscure and confused. All one can do is offer a conjectured reconstruction of the descent of the manor and the rise of the family. According to the sheriff's return for Brough in Kirkby's Inquest of 1287, the inquiry into tenancies in chief ordered by Edward I, there were seven carucates of arable land (approximately 700 acres) of which one was held by the abbey of Jervaulx and dix in divers fees held by Roald FitzRoald, hereditary constable of Richmond, who held of the earl of Richmond. Some [or five] of these undertenants can be identified. ...A third was a William son of John de Burgh. A fourth was a Thomas, son of Hamo de Burgh. ...In 1372 the Burgh family acquired the Marmion interest in Brough [which] included the suit of court of three free tenants. But it does not seem that this was the principal share of the manorial rights. This was gained by the first William de Burgh, by all indications a relatively new undertenant of Roald FitzRoald, from Richard de Larun shortly before Kirkby's inquest. It amounted to the capital messuage, or manor house (perhaps even then on the site of the present Hall) three tofts, all the meadows, the advowson of half the Hospital of St. Giles (the other half belonged to the Marmions), the suit of court of four free tenants and all Larun's villeinage rights and villeins. ...William de Burgh may thus have held a moiety [or part or half] of the manor in 1287...: on the other hand he had possession of only a small proportion of the land. Equal amounts seem to have been occupied by Thomas de Burgh, one presumes a kinsman, who was a free tenant of both William de Burgh and the Marmions, and by Stephen Maunsel who was also one of his free tenants. This situation was rectified in part in 1296 when William's son William purchased Maunsel's six tofts and six oxgangs (approximately 72 acres). But even so, when in 1301 a subsidy of a fifteenth of the value of the movable goods of the inhabitants of Brough was levied William was only one of the three richer of the elven taxpayers in the township. William was assessed at 8s. 9-1/2d. out of Brough's contribution of fifty shillings. The master of the Hospital was assessed at 9s. 9-3/4d. and Alexander de Burgh, one takes it the son of Thomas the son of Hamo, at 6s. 5-1/2d. Next in the list was Alan the Reeve, assessed at 1s. 8d. The master of the Hospital and the two Burghs were quite clearly the three wealthy inhabitants. ...The first reference in public records to Thomas son of Hamo of Burgh dates from 1268; the first reference to William son of John de Burgh from 1278. By 1300 their sons were established as the leading laymen resident in the township. But already by acquiring a moiety of the manor, the line of William de Burgh had established a pre-eminence which was to become a dominance before the end of the fourteenth century.
"The principal architect of the family's rise into the country gentry appears to have been Richard de Richmond. Richard was in reality the founder of a second family, for he was the husband of Elizabeth, the granddaughter of [William de Burgh] the taxpayer in 1301. In 1346 William de Burgh, the last male representative of the original line, settled the descent of 'the manor of Burgh and its appurtenances in Burgh and Thornburgh' on his daughter Elizabeth, Richard de Richmond her husband and the heirs of their bodies. These heirs adopted their mother's name. When William de Burgh died we do not know, but Richard must have been in possession by 1370 when he became active in the land market consolidating the Burgh holding in Brough itself and extending his property elsewhere. First of all in 1372 he acquired through part exchange and purchase the old Marmion holding in Brough, including its manorial rights. Secondly before 1378 he purchased all of the property of Roald de Burgh in Scorton, Hipswell and Brough itself. He had already in 1362 taken possession of Roald's property in Cleasby. Roald would appear to have been the descendant of Alexander de Burgh and was named as a free tenant in the deed which settled Brough in 1346. By these acquisitions Richard [de Richmond] brought the whole manor together, extended his arable lands in the township by some 150 acres, and removed the second Burgh line [of Hamo de Burgh and his descendants] from the scene."Geographical Note: The travel distance between Burrow, Westmorland--where Hamo de Burgh was possibly born, and Brough near Catterick, Yorkshire--where he possibly died, is about 52 miles.
The christening of "Thomas Williams" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 127810, Item #2), which states that he was christened on 24 August 1800 in St. John, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, and that his parents were "James Williams" and "Charlotte".
The 1821 marriage of "Thomas Williams" a "Pott[ers] Boy & Bachelor" and "Ann Lennings" a "Spinster" is listed and shown in FamilySearch, which states that they were married on 27 March 1821 at St. Peter ad Vincula church in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The marriage was witnessed by Samuel Poulson Jurn (Junior) and Thomas Allfort.
The 1821 marriage of "Thomas Williams" a "Pott[ers] Boy & Bachelor" and "Ann Lennings" a "Spinster" is listed and shown in FamilySearch, which states that they were married on 27 March 1821 at St. Peter ad Vincula church in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The marriage was witnessed by Samuel Poulson Jurn (Junior) and Thomas Allfort.
Marriage Notes for Thomas Williams and Ann Lennings-4042
The 1821 marriage of "Thomas Williams" a "Pott[ers] Boy & Bachelor" and "Ann Lennings" a "Spinster" is listed and shown in FamilySearch, which states that they were married on 27 March 1821 at St. Peter ad Vincula church in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The marriage was witnessed by Samuel Poulson Jurn (Junior) and Thomas Allfort.
The christening of "Abram Williams" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 127810, Item #2), which states that he was christened on 28 November 1802 in St. John, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, and that his parents were "James Williams" and "Charlotte".
The 1829 marriage of "Abraham Williams" and "Frances Henshall" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 101049722), which states that they were married by Banns on 14 September 1829 at St. Peter's church in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, that Abraham Williams was a "Bachelor" and "Potter" of "this Parish" and that Frances Henshall was a "Spinster" of "this Parish". The marriage was witnessed by George Skimmer and Samuel Poulson.
In the 1841 Census, "Abraham Williams" is listed as being 35 years old (born about 1802-1806), born in Staffordshire, England, working as a "J[ournyman] Potter", and residing with his two apparent children, Ralph(age 12) and Elizabeth (age 10), at: Amicable Buildings, Burslem, Staffordshire, England.
In the 1851 Census, "Abraham Williams" is listed as being 47 years old (born about 1804), born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, a "Widower" and working as a "Potter slip maker", and residing with his son, Ralph Williams (age 21), at: Navigation Road, Wildbloods Square, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England.
In the 1861 Census, "Abraham Williams" is listed as being 64 years old (born about 1797), born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, a "Widower" and working as a "Potter", and residing with his brother, Josiah Williams (age 45) and his wife and two children, at: High Street, Hanley, Staffordshire, England.
The 1829 marriage of "Abraham Williams" and "Frances Henshall" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 101049722), which states that they were married by Banns on 14 September 1829 at St. Peter's church in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, that Abraham Williams was a "Bachelor" and "Potter" of "this Parish" and that Frances Henshall was a "Spinster" of "this Parish". The marriage was witnessed by George Skimmer and Samuel Poulson.
The burial of "Fanny Williams" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 7566623), which states that she was buried on 12 February 1833 at St. Paul's church in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, and that she died when she was "22" years old (born about 1811).
Marriage Notes for Abram Williams and Frances Henshall-3970
The 1829 marriage of "Abraham Williams" and "Frances Henshall" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 101049722), which states that they were married by Banns on 14 September 1829 at St. Peter's church in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, that Abraham Williams was a "Bachelor" and "Potter" of "this Parish" and that Frances Henshall was a "Spinster" of "this Parish". The marriage was witnessed by George Skimmer and Samuel Poulson.
The 1725 marriage of "Joseph Brough" and "Martha Bagnald" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 102021685) and on FindMyPast, which states that they were married on 5 April 1825 at St. Mary & St. Lawrence church in Cauldon, Staffordshire, England, and that "Joseph Brough" was "of this Parish [of Cauldon]" and that "Martha Bagnald" was "of the Parish of Checkley".
"Jos. [Joseph] Brough" is listed in the christening record of his son, Joseph Brough, as follows: The christening of "Joseph Brough [the] Son of Joseph Brough & Martha his wife" is listed in the parish register of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 7566578 and on FindMyPast), which states that he was christened in December 1728 at St. Leonard's church in Ipstones, Staffordshire. Unfortunately the precise day-date of the christening of Joseph Brough is difficult to read in the parish register, but has been listed in online sources (such as in FamilySearch and FindMyPast) as the 7th. Fortunately the christening of "Joseph son of Jos[eph] and Martha Brough" is also listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 417200), which states that he was christened on 29 December 1728 in Ipstones.
The burial of "Joseph Brough" is listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 417200 and on FindMyPast), which states that he was buried on 26 April 1742 in Ipstones.
Research Note: The parentage of this individual is a guesstimate based on duration, location and/or patronymics. Additional research may determine if this relationship is valid or erroneous.
The 1725 marriage of "Joseph Brough" and "Martha Bagnald" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 102021685) and on FindMyPast, which states that they were married on 5 April 1825 at St. Mary & St. Lawrence church in Cauldon, Staffordshire, England, and that "Joseph Brough" was "of this Parish [of Cauldon]" and that "Martha Bagnald" was "of the Parish of Checkley".
"Martha" is listed in the christening record of her son, Joseph Brough, as follows: The christening of "Joseph Brough [the] Son of Joseph Brough & Martha his wife" is listed in the parish register of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 7566578 and on FindMyPast), which states that he was christened in December 1728 at St. Leonard's church in Ipstones, Staffordshire. Unfortunately the precise day-date of the christening of Joseph Brough is difficult to read in the parish register, but has been listed in online sources (such as in FamilySearch and FindMyPast) as the 7th. Fortunately the christening of "Joseph son of Jos[eph] and Martha Brough" is also listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 417200), which states that he was christened on 29 December 1728 in Ipstones.
The burial of "Martha Brough [the] wife of Joseph Brough" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 7566578) and on FindMyPast, which states that she was buried on 11 March 1733/1734 at St. Leonard's church in Ipstones, Staffordshire. Also, the burial of "Martha Brough [the] wife of Joseph" is listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 417200), which states that she was buried on 11 March 1733/1734 in Ipstones, Staffordshire.
Marriage Notes for Joseph Brough and Martha Bagnald-3748
The 1725 marriage of "Joseph Brough" and "Martha Bagnald" is listed and shown in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 102021685) and on FindMyPast, which states that they were married on 5 April 1825 at St. Mary & St. Lawrence church in Cauldon, Staffordshire, England, and that "Joseph Brough" was "of this Parish [of Cauldon]" and that "Martha Bagnald" was "of the Parish of Checkley".
The christening of "Joseph Brough [the] Son of Joseph Brough & Martha his wife" is listed in the parish register of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 7566578 and on FindMyPast), which states that he was christened in December 1728 at St. Leonard's church in Ipstones, Staffordshire. Unfortunately the precise day-date of the christening of Joseph Brough is difficult to read in the parish register, but has been listed in online sources (such as in FamilySearch and FindMyPast) as the 7th. Fortunately the christening of "Joseph son of Jos[eph] and Martha Brough" is also listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 417200), which states that he was christened on 29 December 1728 in Ipstones.
The burial of "Jos. [Joseph] Brough" is listed in the Bishop's Transcript of Ipstones, Staffordshire (FHL Film # 417200 and on FindMyPast), which states that he was buried on 2 January 1729/1730 in Ipstones.