Thomas Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

Thomas was born about 1527 in Shropshire, England, the son of Adam Hotchkiss and Rose.

He died about MAY 1567 in England.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Catherinae, who he married in ABT 1546. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Johannes (c1547-?).

His second wife was Mariae Downton, who he married on 8 FEB 1552 in Myddle, Shropshire, England. Their six known children were Margery (c1550-?), William (c1553-c1613), Margery (c1555-?), Abel (c1560-?), Anna (c1564-?) and Richard (c1566-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Herefordshire Baptisms https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_964894150&tab=this

First name Johannes

Father's first name Thomae

Last name Handcockes

Father's last name Handcockes <<<< Likely written as Howskees and mistranscribed.

Sex Male

Mother's first name Catherinae <<<<

Baptism year 1547

Record set Herefordshire Baptisms

Baptism date 15 Jul 1547

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Place Bromyard

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

County Herefordshire

Collections from England, Great Britain

Country England

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F311500&tab=this

Place Upton Magna, Shropshire, England

First name[s] Adam

Last name Hocchekes

Year 1574

Will year 1574

Probate year 1574

Parish Upton Magna

County Shropshire

Country England

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Piece description Original wills, administrations, inventories

Piece surname range H

Piece year range 1571-1575

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Collections from England, Great Britain

Notes: from my reading of the image the following family were mentioned:

Wife: Rose

Son and heir: Thomas

Second son: Matheus

Son: Righard [could be Roger] [a youth]

Daughter: Margaret

Daughter: Elizabeth

Dayghter: Jone [not yet married]

There was land and money, so he was well off.

Transcription from image: attached: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbprs%2fstaff%2f007620819%2f00373&parentid=gbprs%2fstaff%2fwills%2f311500

In the name of God Amen the second daye of November in the yeare of our Lorde God 1574 I Adam Hocchekes of Upton magna being sicke in bodie but of good and perfecte memory thankes be to God do make and ordeyne this my last will and testament in manner and forme following. First I bequeath my soule to almightie God and my bodye to be buried within the churchyard of Upton magna aforesaid.

Item I give and bequeath to Rose my wyfe one tenement in Upton magna duringe the terme of her naturall lyffe and after her decease to remayne unto >>> Thomas my sonne <<<.

Item I give and bequeath to Matheus my sonne one close called Brodleye and one other close in the tenure of Thomas Walton.

Item I give and bequeath to Righard my sonne one close called ... [illegible — potentially “Netherwood” or similar].

Item I give and bequeath to Margaret my daughter one cowe and one heifer and my best panne.

Item I give to Elizabeth my daughter one cowe and one brasse potte.

Item I give to Jone my daughter one cowe and one panne and one spytt and a table borde in the hall.

Item I give and bequeath to Rose my wyfe all the reste of my goodes movable and unmovable not geven nor bequeathed to bringe up my children withall and she to be my sole executrix.

Witnesses hereof:

Robert Morris clerk

Thomas Wright

Robert Helens

[signed] per me Adam Hocchekes

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: Shropshire burials Transcription

First name[s] Thomas

Last name Hochkis

Birth year -

Death year 1567

Death date ? May 1567

Burial year 1567

Burial date ? ? 1567

Burial place Lydbury North

Denomination Anglican

County Shropshire

Archive refererence P177/A/1/1

Page 2

Register type Composite

Register date range 1563-1714

Record set Shropshire Burials

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England

!Notes: It my seem like a bit of a stretch to take 3 burial records for Thomases, and decide to credit the two for all the children within10 miles with his their last name, but there doesn’t seem to be anybody else recorded. Both died in Clunbury.

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Clunbury to Lydbury North is 6.3 miles.

Clunbury to Stokesay is 7.7 miles.

Clunbury to Bishop’s Castle is 8.9 miles.

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Lydbury North to Bishop’s Castle is 3.5 miles.

Lydbury North to Clunbury is 6.3 miles.

Lydbury North to Stokesay is 8.9 miles

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I’m pretty retty sure these are close enough to be the same person,

but as there are three burials,

and apparently three marriages with two recorded and those recorded in Lydbury North,

and 1 child in Bishop’s Castle and 3 children in Lydburry North, and one other in the right place and time to belong to this group.

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we say the earlier death goes with the earlier marriage which went with the child in Bishop’s Castle.

This leaves all the Lydburry north records to the later death.

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: England Marriages 1538-1973

First name[s] Thomae

Last name Hockise

Name note -

Marriage year 1552

Marriage date 08 Feb 1552

Marriage place Myddle

Spouse's first name[s] Mariae

Spouse's last name Downton

Spouse's father's first name[s] Thomae

Spouse's father's last name Downton

County Shropshire

Country England

Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

Category Birth, Marriage & Death [Parish Registers]

Subcategory Parish Marriages

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Note: Julian calendar year starts March 25 while Gregorian starts January 1. England officially used the Julian calendar until 1752.

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: Shropshire Marriages

First name[s] Thoma

Last name Hockise

Marriage year 1552

Marriage date 08 Feb 1552

Marriage place Myddle

Denomination Anglican

Residence Wein

Spouse's first name[s] Maria

Spouse's last name Downton

Spouse's father's first name[s] Tho

Spouse's father's last name Downton

County Shropshire

Register date range 1541-1617

Archive reference P201/A/1/1

Page 10

Register type Composite

Record set Shropshire Marriages

Category Birth, Marriage & Death [Parish Registers]

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from Great Britain, England

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850

First name[s] Thos

Last name Hockise

Birth year -

Marriage year 1552

Spouse's first name[s] -

Spouse's last name -

Place Middle

County Shropshire

Country England

Source

Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850

Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850

Category Birth, Marriage & Death [Parish Registers]

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain