There is a copy of this book in the Research Centre Library if anyone is interested in browsing for themselves. The library is upstairs in the Centre at Yeomanry House, Castle Hill, Reading. It can be found on the shelves with other Church histories of the County. Our opening hours can be found on the web-site. Jean Herbert (librarian) -------------------------------------------------- From: "Christine Read" <readchr13_99@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:18 PM To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BRK] Hopefully of interest - Many Names! > Hallo everyone, > I am hoping this will be of interest/helpful to some of you to maybe take > your research back a little further! > > I have a book published in 1883 by Rev. Charles Kerry which is about the > St. Lawrence Church, Reading and includes its history and many names and > details from its records since the 1400s. > > One section has some early Wills transcribed and one in particular that I > saw today and dated 1493 has so many names as well as relatives of the > Testator it strikes me as being a treasure for someone!! > > As the names here are from the 1400s they will probably not show in any > parish registers however early they go back, but some of you might just be > able to link these together with other Wills, to your own ancestors so I > am adding them here in the hope it will help. (For me sadly, none of these > names are connected to my own ancestors, but I found it interesting all > the same). This is just an abstract of the names - please contact me off > list if these could be connected to your research so that I can let you > know the bequests and/or details of the book if it is possible to still > get it. > > The Will of Henry KELSALL, of Redyng, clothyer 1493 > > “ … hole and sounde the mynde, not being syke the body, and in my last > days not knowing seke …” > > He mentions and bequeaths to various churches “ Saint Lawrence”, “Sainte > Marys” and “Saynt Gylys chirch” in Reading. Also bequeaths to the church > at Knottesford, Cheshire > > He has property in Reading, Southampton and the “Ile of Wyght”. > > Thomas KELSALL my brother > Roger KELSALL my brother (possibly dead before 1493) > Charlys KELSALL son of my brother Roger KELSALL > Elizabeth KELSALL daughter of my brother Roger KELSALL > Thomas KELSALL son of my brother Roger KELSALL (These three children are > probably not of age - 21 or 25 as at 1493 “age xxiiij” ) > Agnes my wife > Margarett BOSDEN my sister > Mawde BOSDEN her daughter > Margarett BOSDEN sister of the saide Mawde > Jonett SWYNTON my sister > Roger SWYNTON her son > Any son and any daughter of my brother Thomas KELSALL > … to every of my Cosynnes, sonnys and doughters lawfully bigotten, between > Thomas MADOK of Knottesford (Cheshire) and Elizabeth my sister nowe being > alive … > Henry WOODHATCH my godson > John SAUNDER my servant > Johne BROKE my servant > Bequeaths to the marriage of Elizabeth CRANTMORE > Bequeaths to the daughter of William SWYNTON > Bequeaths to Margery PASTLEWE > Bequeaths to Joan ASSHENDON > Bequeaths to Henry SADELER > Bequeaths to the wife of John LECKE, hatmaker > The following ten names are “maynteners and susteyners of thaier devocion > of the Masse of Ihu …” > Richard CLECHE, draper > John BAXTSTER, tanner > John LANGHAM, iremonger > Stephen DUNSTER, draper > Rauff MYLLINGTON, clothyer > William TRU, yoman > John WYLCOKKS, chaundler and ffisshemonger > William SCOCHON, draper > Richard SMYTH, gent > John TWYTT > He mentions also Thomas GRENEWEY my suant (I wonder if this is servant)? > He makes Rauff WHYTE of Wokynham joint executor with his brother Thomas > KELSALL > Witnesses: Rauff HETHCOTE; Richard CLECHE; Rauff MYLLINGTON; William TRUE. > > He bequeaths to the “making of the Gyldhall in Reding when the said hall > shall be new bilded” > He makes bequests to many churches in Berkshire and Oxfordshire > He makes several bequests to the “mending of the way between Reding and > Pangborne …” (and many other mending of the ways between …) > He leaves bequests for a set number of “maydens” and a set number of “pore > men”. > > The Will was Proved at Lambeth sometime between January and February > 1493-4. > 　 > Well, I really hope there are some gems there for some of you and I would > love to hear from anyone that this has hopefully helped. I think Henry > KELSALL was a generous man and obviously made a lot of money in his time. > I love it that various roads leading from Reading to other places that my > ancestors would have travelled over were partly made because of his > bequests and I love it that he contributed to the Guildhall at Reading, > (is it still there?) and must have known it was going to be built as he > provided for it before it was “new bilded”. > > I’m happy to pass on more details from this Will to anyone so interested > in it. > > Kind regards, > > Christine Read > Cornwall, UK > So That’s Where I Get It From > www.rootsresearcher.wordpress.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This book is also available as an E-Book and can be found at http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-kerry/a-history-of-the-municipal-church-of-st-lawrence-reading-rre/1-a-history-of-the-municipal-church-of-st-lawrence-reading-rre.shtml Regards Sally Daffarn On 22 September 2011 08:33, <jean.herbert@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > There is a copy of this book in the Research Centre Library if anyone is > interested in browsing for themselves. > The library is upstairs in the Centre at Yeomanry House, Castle Hill, > Reading. > It can be found on the shelves with other Church histories of the County. > > Our opening hours can be found on the web-site. > > Jean Herbert (librarian) > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Christine Read" <readchr13_99@yahoo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:18 PM > To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [BRK] Hopefully of interest - Many Names! > > > Hallo everyone, > > I am hoping this will be of interest/helpful to some of you to maybe > take > > your research back a little further! > > > > I have a book published in 1883 by Rev. Charles Kerry which is about the > > St. Lawrence Church, Reading and includes its history and many names and > > details from its records since the 1400s. > > > > One section has some early Wills transcribed and one in particular that I > > saw today and dated 1493 has so many names as well as relatives of the > > Testator it strikes me as being a treasure for someone!! > > > > As the names here are from the 1400s they will probably not show in any > > parish registers however early they go back, but some of you might just > be > > able to link these together with other Wills, to your own ancestors so I > > am adding them here in the hope it will help. (For me sadly, none of > these > > names are connected to my own ancestors, but I found it interesting all > > the same). This is just an abstract of the names - please contact me off > > list if these could be connected to your research so that I can let you > > know the bequests and/or details of the book if it is possible to still > > get it. > > > > The Will of Henry KELSALL, of Redyng, clothyer 1493 > > > > “ … hole and sounde the mynde, not being syke the body, and in my last > > days not knowing seke …” > > > > He mentions and bequeaths to various churches “ Saint Lawrence”, “Sainte > > Marys” and “Saynt Gylys chirch” in Reading. Also bequeaths to the church > > at Knottesford, Cheshire > > > > He has property in Reading, Southampton and the “Ile of Wyght”. > > > > Thomas KELSALL my brother > > Roger KELSALL my brother (possibly dead before 1493) > > Charlys KELSALL son of my brother Roger KELSALL > > Elizabeth KELSALL daughter of my brother Roger KELSALL > > Thomas KELSALL son of my brother Roger KELSALL (These three children are > > probably not of age - 21 or 25 as at 1493 “age xxiiij” ) > > Agnes my wife > > Margarett BOSDEN my sister > > Mawde BOSDEN her daughter > > Margarett BOSDEN sister of the saide Mawde > > Jonett SWYNTON my sister > > Roger SWYNTON her son > > Any son and any daughter of my brother Thomas KELSALL > > … to every of my Cosynnes, sonnys and doughters lawfully bigotten, > between > > Thomas MADOK of Knottesford (Cheshire) and Elizabeth my sister nowe being > > alive … > > Henry WOODHATCH my godson > > John SAUNDER my servant > > Johne BROKE my servant > > Bequeaths to the marriage of Elizabeth CRANTMORE > > Bequeaths to the daughter of William SWYNTON > > Bequeaths to Margery PASTLEWE > > Bequeaths to Joan ASSHENDON > > Bequeaths to Henry SADELER > > Bequeaths to the wife of John LECKE, hatmaker > > The following ten names are “maynteners and susteyners of thaier devocion > > of the Masse of Ihu …” > > Richard CLECHE, draper > > John BAXTSTER, tanner > > John LANGHAM, iremonger > > Stephen DUNSTER, draper > > Rauff MYLLINGTON, clothyer > > William TRU, yoman > > John WYLCOKKS, chaundler and ffisshemonger > > William SCOCHON, draper > > Richard SMYTH, gent > > John TWYTT > > He mentions also Thomas GRENEWEY my suant (I wonder if this is servant)? > > He makes Rauff WHYTE of Wokynham joint executor with his brother Thomas > > KELSALL > > Witnesses: Rauff HETHCOTE; Richard CLECHE; Rauff MYLLINGTON; William > TRUE. > > > > He bequeaths to the “making of the Gyldhall in Reding when the said hall > > shall be new bilded” > > He makes bequests to many churches in Berkshire and Oxfordshire > > He makes several bequests to the “mending of the way between Reding and > > Pangborne …” (and many other mending of the ways between …) > > He leaves bequests for a set number of “maydens” and a set number of > “pore > > men”. > > > > The Will was Proved at Lambeth sometime between January and February > > 1493-4. > > > > Well, I really hope there are some gems there for some of you and I would > > love to hear from anyone that this has hopefully helped. I think Henry > > KELSALL was a generous man and obviously made a lot of money in his time. > > I love it that various roads leading from Reading to other places that my > > ancestors would have travelled over were partly made because of his > > bequests and I love it that he contributed to the Guildhall at Reading, > > (is it still there?) and must have known it was going to be built as he > > provided for it before it was “new bilded”. > > > > I’m happy to pass on more details from this Will to anyone so interested > > in it. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Christine Read > > Cornwall, UK > > So That’s Where I Get It From > > www.rootsresearcher.wordpress.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message