>The first to leave Great Horwood was HENRY COLYER, probably born around 1430-40, >died 1501. Though his father William had begun as a mere peasant husbandman, >Henry somehow acquired a legal education and became a lawyer. By the time he >died he owned land in Buckingham, Tingewick, Padbury and Brackley as well as >Great Horwood, and appears in one record as a gentleman (said to be of Hogshaw, >though he doesn't seem to have owned any land there). Hi Matt, Just some background: it seems odd that the son of a husbandman became a lawyer. One thinks of education, sponsors, etc. In terms of schools, there were chantry schools at Buckingham and Thornton which date from c1423 and 1468 respectively. No records exist, but both chantry schools were founded/refounded by the Bartons. The father (William) and two sons (both called John) lived at Buckingham, Foxcote and Thornborough, and owned lands all over this area. William was the coroner, and the Johns were lawyers to the gentry / Bishops / Mercers all over England. Some rental records (tenants payments) for John Barton survive in BM Lansdowne Charters. I cannot find Henry COLYER in the shortened version of Oxonia Aluminensis (1900). Paul. -- Paul Poornan, Author of 'The Royal Latin School, Buckingham'.

Hi Paul Slightly off Matt's topic but seeing your signature line, I wonder if you can tell me if there is any surviving information about pupils of the Royal Latin School who would have attended in late 18th century? Also a relative Ambrose NELSON was, I believe, a music teacher there later, it would be great to know more about him. If these records exist, are they at the Centre for Bucks Studies? Now I know about your book I will get a copy, but hope you won't mind giving a little info now. Thanks Celia Renshaw In Chesterfield UK -----Original Message----- From: Paul [mailto:Bucks@dustyoldbooks.demon.co.uk] Sent: 18 March 2005 08:06 To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BKM] Henry COLYER, Richard COLYER, 15th, early 16th century >The first to leave Great Horwood was HENRY COLYER, probably born around 1430-40, >died 1501. Though his father William had begun as a mere peasant husbandman, >Henry somehow acquired a legal education and became a lawyer. By the time he >died he owned land in Buckingham, Tingewick, Padbury and Brackley as well as >Great Horwood, and appears in one record as a gentleman (said to be of Hogshaw, >though he doesn't seem to have owned any land there). Hi Matt, Just some background: it seems odd that the son of a husbandman became a lawyer. One thinks of education, sponsors, etc. In terms of schools, there were chantry schools at Buckingham and Thornton which date from c1423 and 1468 respectively. No records exist, but both chantry schools were founded/refounded by the Bartons. The father (William) and two sons (both called John) lived at Buckingham, Foxcote and Thornborough, and owned lands all over this area. William was the coroner, and the Johns were lawyers to the gentry / Bishops / Mercers all over England. Some rental records (tenants payments) for John Barton survive in BM Lansdowne Charters. I cannot find Henry COLYER in the shortened version of Oxonia Aluminensis (1900). Paul. -- Paul Poornan, Author of 'The Royal Latin School, Buckingham'. ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/

In message , Celia Renshaw <celia@valinor.force9.co.uk> writes >Hi Paul > >Slightly off Matt's topic but seeing your signature line, I wonder if you >can tell me if there is any surviving information about pupils of the Royal >Latin School who would have attended in late 18th century? Almost no records of past pupils at all. I have compiled a list of names from scattered records, the earliest of which date from 1839. There is a register covering a few years from 1910. >Also a relative >Ambrose NELSON was, I believe, a music teacher there later, it would be >great to know more about him. He was a teacher there in c1890, as mentioned in a school music programme. No other information has been found about him. > >If these records exist, are they at the Centre for Bucks Studies? > >Now I know about your book I will get a copy, but hope you won't mind giving >a little info now. > >Thanks >Celia Renshaw >In Chesterfield UK > > -- Paul Poornan, Author of 'The Royal Latin School, Buckingham'.