Brockbank Brookbanks Brooksbank family
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Dr Geoffrey Mann |
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8 ChristopherBROOKBANKS 1655-1700 |
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m Isabella c1685 |
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Christopher was born in 1655 in the village of Hanley Castle in Worcestershire and became a yeoman farmer like his father. He married Isabell about 1685 and they baptised seven children at Madresfield between 1686 and 1699. From at least 1693 however they were living at Powick, some 3 miles away. In that year, Christopher was the parish overseer of the poor. Christopher died in 1700 aged 45 and was buried in his birthplace of Hanley Castle. An inventory of his goods totalled £213 including cows sheep horses grain hay etc as well as his household goods. Isabel probably remarried in 1702 |
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C=Christened
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age DATE CB M |
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5Nov1655 ? c1685 30 29Sep1686 31 6Mar1688 33 6Jan1689 34 26Dec1691 36 1693 38 9Oct1693 38 9Oct1695 40 15Aug1699 44 22Jul1700 45 28Jul1700 45 1Aug1700 28Jun1701 21Nov1702 |
Christopher C at Hanley
castle, son of Christopher & Mary married Isabel dau Mary C at
Madresfield son Richard C at
Madresfield dau Ann C at Madresfield son William C at
Madresfield overseer of the poor at
Powick dau Isabella C at
Madresfield son Christopher C at at
Madresfield dau Margaret C at
Madresfield Christopher made last
will Christopher buried at
Hanley Castle Inventory of
Christopher’s belongings totalled £213 will proved by Isabel ?Isabel married Richard
ASTON at Worcester St Helen |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
No record
identifies the birth date of Christopher, but he began to baptise children at
Madresfield in 1686 so a birth date of around 1660 might be expected. The 1705 will of William BROOKBANKS of
Gt.Malvern and of his wife Barbara (see below) identifies William as
Christopher’s brother and also names a sister Ann married to John PALFREY. There are suitable baptisms for Christopher,
William and Ann at Hanley Castle some 3 miles from Madresfield. This identifies the following baptism at
Hanley Castle with confidence:
C
5Nov1655 Christopher s
Christopher & Mary BOWKBANK
Christopher 7 was baptised at Madresfield in 1695, son of Christopher & Isabell. A series of baptisms to these parents there begins in 1686, but no marriage of Christopher & Isabell has been found; it is not in the Worcester m index
C 29Sep1686 Mary d Christopher BROOKBANK
C
6Mar1687/8 Richard s
Christopher BROOKBANKS;
C
6Jan1689 Ann d
Christopher & Isabell BROOKBANK
C 26Dec1691 William s Christopher & Isab BROOKBANK
C
9Oct1693 Isabella s
Christopher & Isabell BROOKBANK
C
9Oct1695 Christopher s
Christopher & Isabell BROOKBANK
C 15Aug1699 Margaret d Christopher & Isabell BROOKBANK
m
2Sep1710 Richard BROOKBANK & Eliz DAY by licence at Worcester All
Saints
m
3Oct1714 Jas TIPPING & Iseabell BROOKBANKS at Madresfield
m 26Dec1733 John BATEMAN of Hanley Castle
& Mary BROOKBANKS [if this is Mary above she would be 47 at m]
m 20Feb1720/1 Christopher BROOKBANKS &
Mary NEED of Malvern Magna by licence at Worcester St Helen
it
is likely that William married 4 times:
1m 15Aug1713 William BROOKBANK & Elizabeth HALL
at Worcester All Saints (same church as brother Richard’s marriage)
B
23Aug1719 Elizabeth BROOKBANKS otp at Powick
2m 3Oct1721 William BROOKBANK of Aston White
Ladies & Elizabeth TURNER at Worcester St Martin by licence:
22Sep1721 William BROOKBANBKS of White Lady Aston, husbandman, age about 27 wid [b1694] ; Elizabeth TURNER of St Martin Worcester age about 23 [28?] single her father dead with consent of mother to marry at St Martin or White Lady Aston; bound with John HICKMAN of St Martin butcher; both signed
from White
Ladies Aston register:
C
10Dec1722 Mary d William & Elizabeth BROOKBANK;
C 6Sep1724 Thomas s William & Elizabeth BROOKBANK
from Spetchley
register
B
23Dec1722 Ann Brookbank d William Brookbank
of White Ladies Aston
B
11Oct1724 Thomas Brookbank s William and Elizabeth Brookbank of White Ladies
Aston
B
16Jul1725 Elizabeth w William
Brookbank of parish of White Lady Aston
3m 4Dec1731 William BROOKBANK & Dorothy
RANDLE at Worcester St Peter by licence
(allegation not yet seen)
from Ombersley register
C
19Jan1731 Ann d William & Dorothy BROOKBANKS
4m 23Nov1745
William BROOKBANK of Powick & Hannah RUMFORD at St Michael Worcester by
licence:
thus only two descendants known to survive from these marriages: Mary C1722 and Ann C1731
B 28Jul1700 Christopher Brookbanks yeoman
at Hanley
to my son Richard £40 when he hath served
7 years to a trade and £10 to put him prentis
to my daughters Mary, Ann, Esibell,
Margaret and sons William, Christopher £20 each at 21
to Christopher parcel of land which I
bought
to my wife Esiabell sole executor all my
goods and stock of corn & cattle within and without doors, to --- up my 7
children at her own charge out of the stock and goods
witness: John MOORE, Anne x PALFREY,
-r-ens HATHAWAY
1Aug1700 a true inventory of Christopher
BROOKBANK late of Powick
wearing apparel & money in his purse
£ 8-00-00
brass and pewter 7-10-00
bedsteads beds and bedding 3-00-00
linen
2-10-00
coopery and Vaze[?] of all sorts 9-10-00
bacon & cheese 2-00-00
wool
4-00-00
3 tables boards 2 forms & an old
cushion 1-05-00
plows carts harrows & a wagon 11-10-00
flock geese, pads & pannells 2-10-00
swine young & old 6-00-00
cow beast[?] of all sorts 40-00-00
sheep 30-00-00
horses young & old 30-00-00
grain 30-00-00
hay 15-00-00
poultry 00-05-00
ricks rakes & implements of husbandry 00-05-00
& all sorts of lumber --------
sum £213-00-00
Daniel REDDING Peter WHEELER apprizers
no record
found of death or burial of Isabel but 2 years after the death of Christopher,
there was a probable remarriage of Isabell:
m 21Nov1702 Rich ASTON of Powick &
Isabell BROCKBANKS by licence at Worcester St Helen [allegation not yet seen]
note that
Chistopher was of Powick from at least 1693
from the Powick register, a Christopher Brookbank was overseer of the
poor in 1693; it seems likely that this was Christopher-8, as he was described
as “late of Powick” in the inventory
to my wife Barberie BROOKBANKE parcel of
ground I bought of --- BAYLIS during her life; if she married then to my sister
Ann PALFRY (wife of Jno); if she dies then divided between brother BROOKBANKS 7
children, sister PALFRYs 5 children, wife’s sister PANTINGs 5 children, her
sister GRUBBEs 2 children; all money etc to my wife
Thomas HUDSON of Hanley, Jane SAVIDGE of
Gt.Malvern executors; wit Richard ROOKE, Elizabeth ROOK
inventory £77 total including 2 cows, I
yearling, 1 colt, 4 sheep, 1 pig etc
to Richard ROOKE of Upton on Severn £20 to
maintain my cos Barbara PANTING in meat drink and clothes for 10 years
to my brother Christopher BROOKBANKES’ 7
children, my sister PANTINGs 5 children, my sister PALFREYs 5 children 20/- a
piece
my sister GRUBBs son £3 and my great pott
my brother Francis BENIT 3 guineas
sister GRUBB my best gown and petticoat
Mr Archedale ROOKE my silver spoon
Mrs Mary ROOKE my best ring
etc etc
my cos Mary BROOKBANKES my biggest pewter
dish, a dozen plates, my second ring
my cos Ann BROOKBANKS a dozen plates
my cos Richard BROOKBANKES my husband’s
best coat
etc
poor of Gt Malvern 20/-
executor T[?]ho HUDSON of Hanley Castle
signed x;
wit: Mary BROOKBANKS
Inventory at Upton on Seven:
in the chamber at new poole ---
in the store chamber ---
in the new parlour ---
in the coale hole ---
in the new parlor chamber ---
five gowns etc etc
total
£73
marriage
of Christopher & Isabell
did Isabell re-marry in 1702 Richard ASTON?