Section - Biddlecombe families of Ringwood and Ellingham, Hampshire
Adjacent parishes in the County of Hampshire, which was sometimes known as Southampton.
This section contains a collection of people associated with the area together with the associated 'locations and 'Records and Other'
This is part of a series of articles about the Families of Biddlecombe and variations of that name. The introduction to the series is Families of Biddlecombe and variations of that name - START. If you have not visited the introduction yet might I suggest that you do so.
Locations
Locations
Introduction - Location
The location of event has a significant importance when looking at the past through the lens of a Family Tree. A wide family with the same surname can have many individuals with the same name and approximately the same birth year, particularly with Christian names either generally popular or past down for generations through the family. Each with their own family, and, to confuse things further, frequently with the same names for parents through the generations. Sometimes it is only the location that can separate one John from another.
This section explores some of those locations to help keep the history correct, and to share my exploration and findings.
Collection at Section level, Ringwood and Ellingham, Hampshire.
The ESRI Story Map is a repeat of elsewhere, so that each element is stand alone.
ESRI Story Map
ESRI Story Map
Below is, in part the culmination of my 'perambulation of the borders' of the Canford Manor, plotted on a single map so as to see the true extent of the huge manor. It is a stand alone ESRI Story Map so there will inevitably be repetition.
You can also open the ESRI Story Map An exploration of Biddlecomb(e) families by clicking on the link, which will open a new page.
Planned future additions to the story are the locations of all of the people mentioned in this article for whom I can establish a location. Some are already plotted. Others include Biddlecomb(e)'s with later stories and records. All being slowly expanded.
Scroll down the insert to see the map, which can also be expanded.
Hightowns and Highwood
Hightowns in the Will of Christopher Biddlecomb, together with Highwood in the Will of William Biddlecomb
The address I have given in the first past of the transcription of Christopher Biddlecomb is Lightowns, however, checking back to the script and looking at an old Ordnance survey Map held at the National Library of Scotland, that should probably be Hightowns.
The maps below focus on the original address in Christopher's will. However, Highwood, mentioned below, and another Biddlecomb residence, is so close and just to the north, of Hightown, and shown on some of the maps, that it would be repetitive to show the same maps, but focused on Highwood.
Hightown aka High Town, near Ringwood, Hampshire
Click on most of the maps and a new widow will open, taking you to the source of the map, where you will be able to navigate to both Hightown and Highwood, together with other areas around Ringwood.
The map above is titled Ringwood (Outline), Sheet 314, Revised: 1894, Published: 1895 and is part of the 1 inch series. A location map before diving into the 25 inch to the mile maps below.
The map below is titled, Hampshire and Isle of Wight LXX.12, Revised: 1895, Published: 1897 I have added a maker for the location of Hightown Farm which may have been Christopher's residence, over 200 years before the map was drawn. It is possible that the farm gave its name to the area surrounding it.
A closer look.
Going back in time to early detailed maps of Hampshire, in several plates, there are Taylor's 1759 and Milne's 1791 Maps. I did look at earlier maps, more contemporary to Christopher Biddlecomb, but they were only detailed enough to locate Ringwood, not the nearby Hightown.
Taylor's 1759 map above has Hightown immediately to the right of Ringwood. There are a few of the larger properties indicated on the map.
The Milne's 1791 Map also has Hightown shown, circled in blue. In some instances the major landowners of an area are also indicated on the map. However, Christopher Biddlecomb was a yeoman not an Esquire, so he, nor his descendants are included with this honour.
OS First Series, 1810-1855, the railways have arrived. A section highlighted in brown. Hightown or High Town as it is shown, circled in light blue. A turnpike gate circled in yellow, and just because it is my surname, Hurst Farm circled in green. Hightown is evidently expanding, as were almost all other conurbations in the country, as the population grew, and people moved to towns. Away from an agricultural based economy towards an industrial one.
Greenwood's 1826 Map is the last of the Old Maps of the location. Not able to pinpoint Christopher Biddlecomb's actual dwelling place, but a closer idea of how the area around Ringwood, and in particular, Hightown has developed over time.
Rockford
Rockford, Ellingham in the County of Hampshire
Pertaining to the Will of Stephen Rook, husband of Margaret Biddlecomb who was the daughter of Christopher Biddlecomb.
Rockford the village is just under the Parish name of Ellingham. Rockford Farm is the location of marker and the light blue circle. Highwood, which is mentioned in another Biddlecomb(e) will. The distance between Rockford Farm and Highwood is approximately 800 yds, as the crow flies.
Extent of Biddlecombe Surname
Extent of Biddlecombe Surname, and variations.
Ringwood
This is part of the process of trying to establish if there are other Biddlecome families in the area, which could confuse matters, and their number and distribution. By seeing families in the Baptism Register can help eliminate alternative options for residents in Hampshire, of the Church of England. Obliviously this method excludes families without children. It also does not take into account other variables such as change of location. Similar for Marriage Register, except, if I understand correctly, even non-Conformists had to be married in Church of England churches.
It is just indicative, but helpful.
Ringwood Parish
Extracts of HGS Indexes for the Parish of Ringwood
Baptism Index 1537-1659
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1537 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1537 to 1659
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1537 - 1659
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings only produced a list of 4 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to two or three families, depending upon if Frances is a female, a different person to Francis, or a spelling mistake. Perhaps a widow of Francis or Morris.
The dates of baptisms are all over an eight year period, near the end of the Index period.
It should be noted that for a lot of Parishes, the end date of 1659, is before or close to the first date of Parish records still in existence. So, the absence of a return for a parish, does not necessarily mean that there were no families of that name in that Parish, just none in the register.
| 04 Apr 1643 | S | John | Francis | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 10 Jun 1644 | S | Morris | Morris | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 14 Jan 1645/6 | S | Richard | Francis | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 20 Oct 1650 | D | Bridget | Frances | Biddlecome | Eling | |
From the Parent Forename, none of the parents were married in the Parish of Eling before the dates of the Baptisms, therefore probably married elsewhere and moved to the Parish of Eling after marriage.
I have searched the images of the Eling Parish Register for this period and found the records for each of the four baptisms above. I have added the baptised, assumed children with approximately the same year of birth as the year of baptism, to my Hurst Family Tree. I have also added the parents as, Francis, Morris, and Frances. Three families across four baptisms. In those records, there was no further information regarding the place other that the Parish of Eling.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames cycling through the above found names.
This is to try to establish if there were other Baptisms to the same parent, in any other Hampshire Parish.
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1537 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the County of Hampshire, all Parishes
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames blank
This is to try to establish the extent and distribution where Biddle??? Baptisms were taking place, by parish.
The Parishes of residence are Ringwood (29), Heckfield (12), Broughton (7), Eling (4), Yateley (3), Lockerly (2), Headley (2), Durley (2), Ellingham (1), and Bramshott (1).
The resorting to my trusty Excel.
Ringwood is the clear centre of population of Biddlecombe in this period.
Below, a grouping of the data by Parish and then Parent Surname, Forename to approximate family groups.
It would appear that some are the same family, but with varying spelling or abbreviations.
Apologies that this is slightly out of focus, it has had to be shrunk and re-expanded to get on this page.
Variations of surnames.
Biddle returns with a search of Biddle??? or more precisely, Biddle*, but is not likely to be significant as a variation of Biddlecombe. I chose Biddle* as the search to ensure capturing as many relevant variations as possible including misspellings from 'c' onwards.
Baptism Index 1660-1751
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1660 - 1751 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1537 to 1659
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1660 - 1751
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings only produced a list of 8 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to five families.
The dates of baptisms are throughout the Index period.
| 21 Jun 1663 | S | Arthur | John | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 29 Jan 1692/3 | S | John | Arthur | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
| 10 Dec 1697 | S | John | Arthur | Biddlecomb | Eling | bn 29 Sep |
| 23 Oct 1723 | D | Mary | Richard | Biddlecombe | Eling | |
| 01 May 1723 | S | Arthur | Arthur & Mary | Biddlecombe | Eling | |
| 12 Mar 1742/3 | D | Elizabeth | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 28 Jul 1745 | S | Arthur | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
| 07 Mar 1747/8 | D | Ann | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
By reference to the Marriage Register for the Parish of Eling, in the period 1660 to 1753.
06 May 1722 Eling - Arthur Biddlecomb and Mary Batchelor
06 Jun 1742 Eling - Arthur Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Blake
I consider that these correlate with the above baptisms from 1723 onward.
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1660 - 1751 - Biddle??? for the County of Hampshire, all Parishes
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames blank
This is to try to establish the extent and distribution where Biddle??? Baptisms were taking place, by parish.
The Parishes of residence are;-
Resorting to my trusty Excel.
Ringwood is still the clear centre of population of Biddlecombe in this period, but the spread from Ringwood is significantly greater than the previous period.
Below, a grouping of the data by Parish and then Parent Surname, Forename to approximate family groups.
It would appear that some are the same family, but with varying spelling or abbreviations.
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Variations of surnames.
Biddle returns with a search of Biddle??? or more precisely, Biddle*, but is not likely to be significant as a variation of Biddlecombe. I chose Biddle* as the search to ensure capturing as many relevant variations as possible including misspellings from 'c' onwards.
Baptism Index 1752-1812
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1752 - 1812 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1752 to 1812
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1752 - 1812
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings produced a list of 25 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to more than half a dozen families.
The dates of baptisms are all over an 14 year period, near the end of the Index period.
| Biddlecomb | Ann | 03 Mar 1799 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Ann | 03 Jan 1808 | John & Sarah |
| Biddlecomb | Charles | 25 Aug 1811 | Daniel & Anne |
| Biddlecomb | Elizabeth | 08 Jul 1770 | Edward |
| Biddlecomb | George | 02 Dec 1810 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Hannah | 25 May 1804 | Leonard & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Isaac | 25 May 1800 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | James | 18 Feb 1798 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | John | 18 Jun 1786 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | John | 25 May 1800 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Martha | 16 May 1784 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Mary | 24 Mar 1761 | Edward & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Mary | 29 Mar 1801 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Mary Ann | 06 Feb 1803 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Robert | 14 Sep 1788 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Sarah | 21 Dec 1794 | Daniel |
| Biddlecomb | Sarah | 30 Apr 1809 | Edward & Sarah |
| Biddlecomb | Stephen | 23 Jan 1791 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Susannah | 06 Nov 1785 | Edwd & Elizth |
| Biddlecomb | Thos | 07 Aug 1803 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecombe | Harriot | 10 May 1808 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecombe | Jane | 05 Feb 1809 | Daniel & Anne |
| Biddlecombe | Joseph | 28 May 1797 | Daniell & Anne |
| Biddlecombe | Maria | 25 Oct 1809 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecombe | Maria | 10 May 1812 | John & Sarah |
Potential family groups;
There is more data in this period, 1752 to 1812 so I have used excel to help sort and present the data. Still only 25 people, but more than a previous period, where plain old observation would do.
Firstly, the potential families by the parents' first names.
Then, the same information, but including the children baptised by those parents.
Timeline
The baptism date calculated to a year, and then an annual timeline of baptisms produced.
Marriage Index 1538-1659
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1538 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1538 - 1660
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1538 - 1660
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of zero marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was only one named Biddle???
That is only one marriage for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 123 years. About 1 weddings per century on average across the period. Not an auspicious start. At least it was a date at the end of the period.
It should be noted that for a lot of Parishes, the end date of 1660, is before or close to the first date of Parish records still in existence. So, the absence of a return for a parish, does not necessarily mean that there were no families of that name in that Parish, just none in the register.
23 Oct 1654 Eling -- John Biddlecombe and Susannah Thomas
Perhaps the first family to set up camp in the parish of Eling, or maybe John's parents were.
By reference to the Baptism Index of a similar period, John and Susannah do not have any children Baptised in the Parish of Eling before 1659.
Marriage Index 1660-1753
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1660 - 1753 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1660 - 1753
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1660 - 1753
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of three marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was only two named Biddle???
That is only five marriages for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 93 years, and one of those could be a widow. About 4 weddings per century on average across the period. Not a large population of Biddlecombes in the parish of Eling in this period.
04 Sep 1749 Eling - Robert Rogers and Hannah Biddlecombe
14 Apr 1750 Eling - William Baily and Elizab (w) Biddlecombe
07 Apr 1753 Eling - John Light and Susannah Biddlecombe
The (w) after Elizabeth indicates she is a widow, and therefore Biddlecombe is unlikely to be her maiden name.
In the previous index 23 Oct 1654 Eling -- John Biddlecombe and Susannah Thomas. Susannah Thomas would have become Susannah Biddlecombe. The interval between the two Susannah marriages is nearly a century, so it is reasonable to assume it is not the same person.
06 May 1722 Eling - Arthur Biddlecomb and Mary Batchelor
06 Jun 1742 Eling - Arthur Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Blake
Marriage Index 1754-1837
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1754 - 1837 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1754 - 1837
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1754 - 1837
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of thirteen marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was nineteen named Biddle???
That is thirty-two marriages for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 83 years, and one of those is repeated, i.e. in both Bride and Groom, so thirty-one in total. About 4 weddings per decade on average across the period. Not a large population of Biddlecombes in the parish of Eling in this period, but a veritable population explosion compared to previous indexes.
Bride
| 04 Apr 1763 | Eling | John Davis | and | Jane Biddlecomb |
| 15 Dec 1774 | Eling | William Franklin | and | Martha Biddle |
| 20 Oct 1776 | Eling | Joseph Golding (w) | and | Elizabeth Biddlecomb |
| 20 Jan 1790 | Eling | William Mabey | and | Mary Biddlecomb |
| 14 Dec 1805 | Eling | Henry King | and | Susannah Biddlecomb |
| 05 Jun 1805 | Eling | John Plowman | and | Martha Biddlecomb |
| 11 Oct 1818 | Eling | William Biddlecombe | and | Hannah Biddlecombe |
| 23 Apr 1821 | Eling | Charles Lowe | and | Ann Biddlecomb |
| 21 Oct 1824 | Eling | Samuel Scorey | and | Elizabeth Biddlecomb |
| 17 Apr 1825 | Eling | Stephen Osman | and | Mary Ann Biddlecomb |
| 18 May 1828 | Eling | Henry Frampton | and | Sarah Biddlecomb |
| 23 Jun 1833 | Eling | William Vaughn | and | Mary Biddlecombe |
| 27 Nov 1834 | Eling | James Bundy | and | Emma Biddlecombe |
Groom
| 01 Jun 1759 | Eling | Edward Biddlecomb | and | Mary Plaskett |
| 13 Jun 1762 | Eling | William Biddlecomb | and | Honour Curtis |
| 30 Mar 1770 | Eling | Edward Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Scorey |
| 17 Jul 1782 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Hannah Hatch |
| 14 Apr 1788 | Eling | Daniel Biddlecomb | and | Mary Fabian |
| 19 Feb 1797 | Eling | Daniel Biddlecomb | and | Ann Davies |
| 24 Mar 1799 | Eling | Leaonnard Biddlecomb | and | Mary Harris |
| 25 Aug 1807 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Sarah Lowman |
| 19 Jan 1811 | Eling | Joseph Biddlecomb | and | Charlotte Lancaster |
| 20 Mar 1813 | Eling | Robert Biddlecomb | and | Mary Morris |
| 25 Oct 1814 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Oliver |
| 11 Oct 1818 | Eling | William Biddlecombe | and | Hannah Biddlecombe |
| 27 Dec 1819 | Eling | Thomas Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Luke |
| 27 Sep 1821 | Eling | James Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Hendy |
| 19 Jul 1821 | Eling | Isaac Biddlecomb | and | Ann Hurle |
| 05 Jan 1821 | Eling | Dewrin Biddlecombe | and | Mary Pierce |
| 27 Oct 1822 | Eling | Charles Biddlecomb | and | Ann Jerram |
| 18 Mar 1832 | Eling | George Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Longland |
| 29 Jun 1837 | Eling | William Biddlecomb | and | Susannah Bundy |
Ellingham Parish
Extracts of HGS Indexes for the Parish of Ellingham
Baptism Index 1537-1659
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1537 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1537 to 1659
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1537 - 1659
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings only produced a list of 4 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to two or three families, depending upon if Frances is a female, a different person to Francis, or a spelling mistake. Perhaps a widow of Francis or Morris.
The dates of baptisms are all over an eight year period, near the end of the Index period.
It should be noted that for a lot of Parishes, the end date of 1659, is before or close to the first date of Parish records still in existence. So, the absence of a return for a parish, does not necessarily mean that there were no families of that name in that Parish, just none in the register.
| 04 Apr 1643 | S | John | Francis | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 10 Jun 1644 | S | Morris | Morris | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 14 Jan 1645/6 | S | Richard | Francis | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 20 Oct 1650 | D | Bridget | Frances | Biddlecome | Eling | |
From the Parent Forename, none of the parents were married in the Parish of Eling before the dates of the Baptisms, therefore probably married elsewhere and moved to the Parish of Eling after marriage.
I have searched the images of the Eling Parish Register for this period and found the records for each of the four baptisms above. I have added the baptised, assumed children with approximately the same year of birth as the year of baptism, to my Hurst Family Tree. I have also added the parents as, Francis, Morris, and Frances. Three families across four baptisms. In those records, there was no further information regarding the place other that the Parish of Eling.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames cycling through the above found names.
This is to try to establish if there were other Baptisms to the same parent, in any other Hampshire Parish.
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1537 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the County of Hampshire, all Parishes
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames blank
This is to try to establish the extent and distribution where Biddle??? Baptisms were taking place, by parish.
The Parishes of residence are Ringwood (29), Heckfield (12), Broughton (7), Eling (4), Yateley (3), Lockerly (2), Headley (2), Durley (2), Ellingham (1), and Bramshott (1).
The resorting to my trusty Excel.
Ringwood is the clear centre of population of Biddlecombe in this period.
Below, a grouping of the data by Parish and then Parent Surname, Forename to approximate family groups.
It would appear that some are the same family, but with varying spelling or abbreviations.
Apologies that this is slightly out of focus, it has had to be shrunk and re-expanded to get on this page.
Variations of surnames.
Biddle returns with a search of Biddle??? or more precisely, Biddle*, but is not likely to be significant as a variation of Biddlecombe. I chose Biddle* as the search to ensure capturing as many relevant variations as possible including misspellings from 'c' onwards.
Baptism Index 1660-1751
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1660 - 1751 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1537 to 1659
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1660 - 1751
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings only produced a list of 8 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to five families.
The dates of baptisms are throughout the Index period.
| 21 Jun 1663 | S | Arthur | John | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 29 Jan 1692/3 | S | John | Arthur | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
| 10 Dec 1697 | S | John | Arthur | Biddlecomb | Eling | bn 29 Sep |
| 23 Oct 1723 | D | Mary | Richard | Biddlecombe | Eling | |
| 01 May 1723 | S | Arthur | Arthur & Mary | Biddlecombe | Eling | |
| 12 Mar 1742/3 | D | Elizabeth | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 28 Jul 1745 | S | Arthur | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
| 07 Mar 1747/8 | D | Ann | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
By reference to the Marriage Register for the Parish of Eling, in the period 1660 to 1753.
06 May 1722 Eling - Arthur Biddlecomb and Mary Batchelor
06 Jun 1742 Eling - Arthur Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Blake
I consider that these correlate with the above baptisms from 1723 onward.
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1660 - 1751 - Biddle??? for the County of Hampshire, all Parishes
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames blank
This is to try to establish the extent and distribution where Biddle??? Baptisms were taking place, by parish.
The Parishes of residence are;-
Resorting to my trusty Excel.
Ringwood is still the clear centre of population of Biddlecombe in this period, but the spread from Ringwood is significantly greater than the previous period.
Below, a grouping of the data by Parish and then Parent Surname, Forename to approximate family groups.
It would appear that some are the same family, but with varying spelling or abbreviations.
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Variations of surnames.
Biddle returns with a search of Biddle??? or more precisely, Biddle*, but is not likely to be significant as a variation of Biddlecombe. I chose Biddle* as the search to ensure capturing as many relevant variations as possible including misspellings from 'c' onwards.
Baptism Index 1752-1812
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1752 - 1812 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1752 to 1812
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1752 - 1812
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings produced a list of 25 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to more than half a dozen families.
The dates of baptisms are all over an 14 year period, near the end of the Index period.
| Biddlecomb | Ann | 03 Mar 1799 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Ann | 03 Jan 1808 | John & Sarah |
| Biddlecomb | Charles | 25 Aug 1811 | Daniel & Anne |
| Biddlecomb | Elizabeth | 08 Jul 1770 | Edward |
| Biddlecomb | George | 02 Dec 1810 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Hannah | 25 May 1804 | Leonard & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Isaac | 25 May 1800 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | James | 18 Feb 1798 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | John | 18 Jun 1786 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | John | 25 May 1800 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Martha | 16 May 1784 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Mary | 24 Mar 1761 | Edward & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Mary | 29 Mar 1801 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Mary Ann | 06 Feb 1803 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Robert | 14 Sep 1788 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Sarah | 21 Dec 1794 | Daniel |
| Biddlecomb | Sarah | 30 Apr 1809 | Edward & Sarah |
| Biddlecomb | Stephen | 23 Jan 1791 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Susannah | 06 Nov 1785 | Edwd & Elizth |
| Biddlecomb | Thos | 07 Aug 1803 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecombe | Harriot | 10 May 1808 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecombe | Jane | 05 Feb 1809 | Daniel & Anne |
| Biddlecombe | Joseph | 28 May 1797 | Daniell & Anne |
| Biddlecombe | Maria | 25 Oct 1809 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecombe | Maria | 10 May 1812 | John & Sarah |
Potential family groups;
There is more data in this period, 1752 to 1812 so I have used excel to help sort and present the data. Still only 25 people, but more than a previous period, where plain old observation would do.
Firstly, the potential families by the parents' first names.
Then, the same information, but including the children baptised by those parents.
Timeline
The baptism date calculated to a year, and then an annual timeline of baptisms produced.
Marriage Index 1538-1659
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1538 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1538 - 1660
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1538 - 1660
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of zero marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was only one named Biddle???
That is only one marriage for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 123 years. About 1 weddings per century on average across the period. Not an auspicious start. At least it was a date at the end of the period.
It should be noted that for a lot of Parishes, the end date of 1660, is before or close to the first date of Parish records still in existence. So, the absence of a return for a parish, does not necessarily mean that there were no families of that name in that Parish, just none in the register.
23 Oct 1654 Eling -- John Biddlecombe and Susannah Thomas
Perhaps the first family to set up camp in the parish of Eling, or maybe John's parents were.
By reference to the Baptism Index of a similar period, John and Susannah do not have any children Baptised in the Parish of Eling before 1659.
Marriage Index 1660-1753
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1660 - 1753 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1660 - 1753
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1660 - 1753
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of three marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was only two named Biddle???
That is only five marriages for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 93 years, and one of those could be a widow. About 4 weddings per century on average across the period. Not a large population of Biddlecombes in the parish of Eling in this period.
04 Sep 1749 Eling - Robert Rogers and Hannah Biddlecombe
14 Apr 1750 Eling - William Baily and Elizab (w) Biddlecombe
07 Apr 1753 Eling - John Light and Susannah Biddlecombe
The (w) after Elizabeth indicates she is a widow, and therefore Biddlecombe is unlikely to be her maiden name.
In the previous index 23 Oct 1654 Eling -- John Biddlecombe and Susannah Thomas. Susannah Thomas would have become Susannah Biddlecombe. The interval between the two Susannah marriages is nearly a century, so it is reasonable to assume it is not the same person.
06 May 1722 Eling - Arthur Biddlecomb and Mary Batchelor
06 Jun 1742 Eling - Arthur Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Blake
Marriage Index 1754-1837
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1754 - 1837 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1754 - 1837
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1754 - 1837
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of thirteen marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was nineteen named Biddle???
That is thirty-two marriages for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 83 years, and one of those is repeated, i.e. in both Bride and Groom, so thirty-one in total. About 4 weddings per decade on average across the period. Not a large population of Biddlecombes in the parish of Eling in this period, but a veritable population explosion compared to previous indexes.
Bride
| 04 Apr 1763 | Eling | John Davis | and | Jane Biddlecomb |
| 15 Dec 1774 | Eling | William Franklin | and | Martha Biddle |
| 20 Oct 1776 | Eling | Joseph Golding (w) | and | Elizabeth Biddlecomb |
| 20 Jan 1790 | Eling | William Mabey | and | Mary Biddlecomb |
| 14 Dec 1805 | Eling | Henry King | and | Susannah Biddlecomb |
| 05 Jun 1805 | Eling | John Plowman | and | Martha Biddlecomb |
| 11 Oct 1818 | Eling | William Biddlecombe | and | Hannah Biddlecombe |
| 23 Apr 1821 | Eling | Charles Lowe | and | Ann Biddlecomb |
| 21 Oct 1824 | Eling | Samuel Scorey | and | Elizabeth Biddlecomb |
| 17 Apr 1825 | Eling | Stephen Osman | and | Mary Ann Biddlecomb |
| 18 May 1828 | Eling | Henry Frampton | and | Sarah Biddlecomb |
| 23 Jun 1833 | Eling | William Vaughn | and | Mary Biddlecombe |
| 27 Nov 1834 | Eling | James Bundy | and | Emma Biddlecombe |
Groom
| 01 Jun 1759 | Eling | Edward Biddlecomb | and | Mary Plaskett |
| 13 Jun 1762 | Eling | William Biddlecomb | and | Honour Curtis |
| 30 Mar 1770 | Eling | Edward Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Scorey |
| 17 Jul 1782 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Hannah Hatch |
| 14 Apr 1788 | Eling | Daniel Biddlecomb | and | Mary Fabian |
| 19 Feb 1797 | Eling | Daniel Biddlecomb | and | Ann Davies |
| 24 Mar 1799 | Eling | Leaonnard Biddlecomb | and | Mary Harris |
| 25 Aug 1807 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Sarah Lowman |
| 19 Jan 1811 | Eling | Joseph Biddlecomb | and | Charlotte Lancaster |
| 20 Mar 1813 | Eling | Robert Biddlecomb | and | Mary Morris |
| 25 Oct 1814 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Oliver |
| 11 Oct 1818 | Eling | William Biddlecombe | and | Hannah Biddlecombe |
| 27 Dec 1819 | Eling | Thomas Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Luke |
| 27 Sep 1821 | Eling | James Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Hendy |
| 19 Jul 1821 | Eling | Isaac Biddlecomb | and | Ann Hurle |
| 05 Jan 1821 | Eling | Dewrin Biddlecombe | and | Mary Pierce |
| 27 Oct 1822 | Eling | Charles Biddlecomb | and | Ann Jerram |
| 18 Mar 1832 | Eling | George Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Longland |
| 29 Jun 1837 | Eling | William Biddlecomb | and | Susannah Bundy |
Ibsley Parish
Extracts of HGS Indexes for the Parish of Ibsley
Baptism Index 1537-1659
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1537 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1537 to 1659
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1537 - 1659
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings only produced a list of 4 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to two or three families, depending upon if Frances is a female, a different person to Francis, or a spelling mistake. Perhaps a widow of Francis or Morris.
The dates of baptisms are all over an eight year period, near the end of the Index period.
It should be noted that for a lot of Parishes, the end date of 1659, is before or close to the first date of Parish records still in existence. So, the absence of a return for a parish, does not necessarily mean that there were no families of that name in that Parish, just none in the register.
| 04 Apr 1643 | S | John | Francis | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 10 Jun 1644 | S | Morris | Morris | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 14 Jan 1645/6 | S | Richard | Francis | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 20 Oct 1650 | D | Bridget | Frances | Biddlecome | Eling | |
From the Parent Forename, none of the parents were married in the Parish of Eling before the dates of the Baptisms, therefore probably married elsewhere and moved to the Parish of Eling after marriage.
I have searched the images of the Eling Parish Register for this period and found the records for each of the four baptisms above. I have added the baptised, assumed children with approximately the same year of birth as the year of baptism, to my Hurst Family Tree. I have also added the parents as, Francis, Morris, and Frances. Three families across four baptisms. In those records, there was no further information regarding the place other that the Parish of Eling.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames cycling through the above found names.
This is to try to establish if there were other Baptisms to the same parent, in any other Hampshire Parish.
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1537 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the County of Hampshire, all Parishes
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames blank
This is to try to establish the extent and distribution where Biddle??? Baptisms were taking place, by parish.
The Parishes of residence are Ringwood (29), Heckfield (12), Broughton (7), Eling (4), Yateley (3), Lockerly (2), Headley (2), Durley (2), Ellingham (1), and Bramshott (1).
The resorting to my trusty Excel.
Ringwood is the clear centre of population of Biddlecombe in this period.
Below, a grouping of the data by Parish and then Parent Surname, Forename to approximate family groups.
It would appear that some are the same family, but with varying spelling or abbreviations.
Apologies that this is slightly out of focus, it has had to be shrunk and re-expanded to get on this page.
Variations of surnames.
Biddle returns with a search of Biddle??? or more precisely, Biddle*, but is not likely to be significant as a variation of Biddlecombe. I chose Biddle* as the search to ensure capturing as many relevant variations as possible including misspellings from 'c' onwards.
Baptism Index 1660-1751
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1660 - 1751 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1537 to 1659
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1660 - 1751
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings only produced a list of 8 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to five families.
The dates of baptisms are throughout the Index period.
| 21 Jun 1663 | S | Arthur | John | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 29 Jan 1692/3 | S | John | Arthur | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
| 10 Dec 1697 | S | John | Arthur | Biddlecomb | Eling | bn 29 Sep |
| 23 Oct 1723 | D | Mary | Richard | Biddlecombe | Eling | |
| 01 May 1723 | S | Arthur | Arthur & Mary | Biddlecombe | Eling | |
| 12 Mar 1742/3 | D | Elizabeth | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecome | Eling | |
| 28 Jul 1745 | S | Arthur | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
| 07 Mar 1747/8 | D | Ann | Arthur & Elizabeth | Biddlecomb | Eling | |
By reference to the Marriage Register for the Parish of Eling, in the period 1660 to 1753.
06 May 1722 Eling - Arthur Biddlecomb and Mary Batchelor
06 Jun 1742 Eling - Arthur Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Blake
I consider that these correlate with the above baptisms from 1723 onward.
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1660 - 1751 - Biddle??? for the County of Hampshire, all Parishes
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
Filtered for the Parish of, All
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? with Parent Forenames blank
This is to try to establish the extent and distribution where Biddle??? Baptisms were taking place, by parish.
The Parishes of residence are;-
Resorting to my trusty Excel.
Ringwood is still the clear centre of population of Biddlecombe in this period, but the spread from Ringwood is significantly greater than the previous period.
Below, a grouping of the data by Parish and then Parent Surname, Forename to approximate family groups.
It would appear that some are the same family, but with varying spelling or abbreviations.
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Variations of surnames.
Biddle returns with a search of Biddle??? or more precisely, Biddle*, but is not likely to be significant as a variation of Biddlecombe. I chose Biddle* as the search to ensure capturing as many relevant variations as possible including misspellings from 'c' onwards.
Baptism Index 1752-1812
Extract of HGS Baptism Index 1752 - 1812 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Baptisms 1752 to 1812
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Baptism Index 1752 - 1812
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle???
These settings produced a list of 25 baptisms, in the list below. Apparently to more than half a dozen families.
The dates of baptisms are all over an 14 year period, near the end of the Index period.
| Biddlecomb | Ann | 03 Mar 1799 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Ann | 03 Jan 1808 | John & Sarah |
| Biddlecomb | Charles | 25 Aug 1811 | Daniel & Anne |
| Biddlecomb | Elizabeth | 08 Jul 1770 | Edward |
| Biddlecomb | George | 02 Dec 1810 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Hannah | 25 May 1804 | Leonard & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Isaac | 25 May 1800 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | James | 18 Feb 1798 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | John | 18 Jun 1786 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | John | 25 May 1800 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Martha | 16 May 1784 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Mary | 24 Mar 1761 | Edward & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Mary | 29 Mar 1801 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecomb | Mary Ann | 06 Feb 1803 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecomb | Robert | 14 Sep 1788 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Sarah | 21 Dec 1794 | Daniel |
| Biddlecomb | Sarah | 30 Apr 1809 | Edward & Sarah |
| Biddlecomb | Stephen | 23 Jan 1791 | John & Hannah |
| Biddlecomb | Susannah | 06 Nov 1785 | Edwd & Elizth |
| Biddlecomb | Thos | 07 Aug 1803 | Daniel & Ann |
| Biddlecombe | Harriot | 10 May 1808 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecombe | Jane | 05 Feb 1809 | Daniel & Anne |
| Biddlecombe | Joseph | 28 May 1797 | Daniell & Anne |
| Biddlecombe | Maria | 25 Oct 1809 | Leonard & Mary |
| Biddlecombe | Maria | 10 May 1812 | John & Sarah |
Potential family groups;
There is more data in this period, 1752 to 1812 so I have used excel to help sort and present the data. Still only 25 people, but more than a previous period, where plain old observation would do.
Firstly, the potential families by the parents' first names.
Then, the same information, but including the children baptised by those parents.
Timeline
The baptism date calculated to a year, and then an annual timeline of baptisms produced.
Marriage Index 1538-1659
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1538 - 1659 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1538 - 1660
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1538 - 1660
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of zero marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was only one named Biddle???
That is only one marriage for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 123 years. About 1 weddings per century on average across the period. Not an auspicious start. At least it was a date at the end of the period.
It should be noted that for a lot of Parishes, the end date of 1660, is before or close to the first date of Parish records still in existence. So, the absence of a return for a parish, does not necessarily mean that there were no families of that name in that Parish, just none in the register.
23 Oct 1654 Eling -- John Biddlecombe and Susannah Thomas
Perhaps the first family to set up camp in the parish of Eling, or maybe John's parents were.
By reference to the Baptism Index of a similar period, John and Susannah do not have any children Baptised in the Parish of Eling before 1659.
Marriage Index 1660-1753
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1660 - 1753 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1660 - 1753
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1660 - 1753
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of three marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was only two named Biddle???
That is only five marriages for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 93 years, and one of those could be a widow. About 4 weddings per century on average across the period. Not a large population of Biddlecombes in the parish of Eling in this period.
04 Sep 1749 Eling - Robert Rogers and Hannah Biddlecombe
14 Apr 1750 Eling - William Baily and Elizab (w) Biddlecombe
07 Apr 1753 Eling - John Light and Susannah Biddlecombe
The (w) after Elizabeth indicates she is a widow, and therefore Biddlecombe is unlikely to be her maiden name.
In the previous index 23 Oct 1654 Eling -- John Biddlecombe and Susannah Thomas. Susannah Thomas would have become Susannah Biddlecombe. The interval between the two Susannah marriages is nearly a century, so it is reasonable to assume it is not the same person.
06 May 1722 Eling - Arthur Biddlecomb and Mary Batchelor
06 Jun 1742 Eling - Arthur Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Blake
Marriage Index 1754-1837
Extract of HGS Marriage Index 1754 - 1837 - Biddle??? for the Parish of Eling
To include Biddlecomb, Biddlecombe, Biddlecob, and other variations.
HGS Marriages 1754 - 1837
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Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) Marriage Index 1754 - 1837
Filtered for the Parish of, Eling
Filtered for Surname, Biddle??? - Bride and Groom
These settings only produced a list of thirteen marriages, with the brides name being Biddle or variations thereof. For the groom there was nineteen named Biddle???
That is thirty-two marriages for Biddle and variations, both bride and groom in 83 years, and one of those is repeated, i.e. in both Bride and Groom, so thirty-one in total. About 4 weddings per decade on average across the period. Not a large population of Biddlecombes in the parish of Eling in this period, but a veritable population explosion compared to previous indexes.
Bride
| 04 Apr 1763 | Eling | John Davis | and | Jane Biddlecomb |
| 15 Dec 1774 | Eling | William Franklin | and | Martha Biddle |
| 20 Oct 1776 | Eling | Joseph Golding (w) | and | Elizabeth Biddlecomb |
| 20 Jan 1790 | Eling | William Mabey | and | Mary Biddlecomb |
| 14 Dec 1805 | Eling | Henry King | and | Susannah Biddlecomb |
| 05 Jun 1805 | Eling | John Plowman | and | Martha Biddlecomb |
| 11 Oct 1818 | Eling | William Biddlecombe | and | Hannah Biddlecombe |
| 23 Apr 1821 | Eling | Charles Lowe | and | Ann Biddlecomb |
| 21 Oct 1824 | Eling | Samuel Scorey | and | Elizabeth Biddlecomb |
| 17 Apr 1825 | Eling | Stephen Osman | and | Mary Ann Biddlecomb |
| 18 May 1828 | Eling | Henry Frampton | and | Sarah Biddlecomb |
| 23 Jun 1833 | Eling | William Vaughn | and | Mary Biddlecombe |
| 27 Nov 1834 | Eling | James Bundy | and | Emma Biddlecombe |
Groom
| 01 Jun 1759 | Eling | Edward Biddlecomb | and | Mary Plaskett |
| 13 Jun 1762 | Eling | William Biddlecomb | and | Honour Curtis |
| 30 Mar 1770 | Eling | Edward Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Scorey |
| 17 Jul 1782 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Hannah Hatch |
| 14 Apr 1788 | Eling | Daniel Biddlecomb | and | Mary Fabian |
| 19 Feb 1797 | Eling | Daniel Biddlecomb | and | Ann Davies |
| 24 Mar 1799 | Eling | Leaonnard Biddlecomb | and | Mary Harris |
| 25 Aug 1807 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Sarah Lowman |
| 19 Jan 1811 | Eling | Joseph Biddlecomb | and | Charlotte Lancaster |
| 20 Mar 1813 | Eling | Robert Biddlecomb | and | Mary Morris |
| 25 Oct 1814 | Eling | John Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Oliver |
| 11 Oct 1818 | Eling | William Biddlecombe | and | Hannah Biddlecombe |
| 27 Dec 1819 | Eling | Thomas Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Luke |
| 27 Sep 1821 | Eling | James Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Hendy |
| 19 Jul 1821 | Eling | Isaac Biddlecomb | and | Ann Hurle |
| 05 Jan 1821 | Eling | Dewrin Biddlecombe | and | Mary Pierce |
| 27 Oct 1822 | Eling | Charles Biddlecomb | and | Ann Jerram |
| 18 Mar 1832 | Eling | George Biddlecomb | and | Elizabeth Longland |
| 29 Jun 1837 | Eling | William Biddlecomb | and | Susannah Bundy |
Spare Parish
Records
Records and Other
Records and Other, or Misc.
Were you expecting the records section to be a collation of all the records found and used in this article and the people and families being researched? If so, sorry to disappoint. Such records are left within the text and stories to which they pertain. I think it is easier to relate to both the story and the record if they are both together, read at the same time without flicking backward and forward, back and forth, to and fro, repeatedly. Who does that?
No, this is a depository of those records found whilst researching, that do not have an immediate match or correlation with a person or place, but may prove to be useful in the future. Some have been carried over into future or continuation articles and some remain here, below.
Parish Records
Parish records are an important part of putting meat on the bones of the Wills which form the starting place.
Knowing what to expect and where to find such records helps with the collection of further information about these families.
Hampshire
County map of Parishes - Hampshire
Extract from Great Britain, Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, from Ancestry
Same map but in more detail
The same map but zoomed in and split into four parts for ease of use.
There is a vertical overlap on each segment to try to avoid the difficulty of interpreting the information, reading at the joints.
At one time this was done with mouse rollover, but that no longer consistently works on all browsers, so back to static.
Dorset
County map of Parishes - Dorset
Extract from Great Britain, Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, from Ancestry
Hampreston
The Parish Records Sources and dates for the Parish of Hampreston, Dorset
Where is Hampreston?
In Dorset but near the boarder with Hampshire. According to the map parish records commenced in 1617.
Current Church of England parish map - ArcGIS
Lists available at Dorset Online Parish Clerk, Dorset OPC, for Hampreston
The Bishop's Transcripts date from 1731
Baptisms
1707-1736, 1737-1780, 1781-1812, 1813-1860, 1861-1880, 1881-1906
Marriages
1707-1736, 1737-1780, 1781-1812, 1813-1830, 1831-1844, 1845-1860, 1861-1880, 1880-1921
Burials
1707-1736, 1737-1780, 1781-1812, 1813-1860, 1861-1880, 1881-1918
Indexed images available at Ancestry
The images start straight away with records without having any images of the front of the book or front pages.
Baptisms
Baptisms follow on from the first section of marriages, starting with what is presumed to be 1619, followed by the first clear year marker of 1620. This section continues until 1653. The book continues with Burials.
Marriages
The book starts with marriages in 1626. The first entries are somewhat obscured, and some of the page edges are also missing, possibly due to the centre of the book crease. They continue on to 1662 before continuing with Christenings.
Burials
This section has a heading which refers to Burials and Hampreston. The records start with 1617.
The above image is a good example of why it is so useful to look at the original as well as the indexed transcription.
At the very top of the page starts the records with 'Register of Burials at Hampreston'
The first record after 'Anno Domini 1617' not only records the name of the person buried and the date, which would be found in the index, but also the absence of a Christian name can be evidenced, not just a field not completed in the database. I think I can make out the words 'midnight' and 'excommunicated' which is additional information, perhaps of some significant interest.
In the last record of this clip, it can be seen that the person buried was a widdow (widow).
This section of burials ends in the year 1651. The end of that section is the end of that, the first book of Registers retained, and probably created.
The next book is organised by year, starting in 1678. Where are the 27 missing years?
The structure of the Register book
It is not unusual for a new book to have page numbers written at the top of each page and the book being sectioned as Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials. In this instance the order is Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials, which makes some sense, you get married, have children, and die. Some other register books have all three categories on each page, organised by year.
Christchurch
The Parish Records Sources and dates for the Parish of Christchurch, Hampshire
Ringwood
The Parish Records Sources and dates for the Parish of Ringwood, Hampshire
Ellingham
The Parish Records Sources and dates for the Parish of Ellingham, Hampshire
Stourton Caundle
The Parish Records Sources and dates for the Parish of Stourton Caundle, Dorset
Records
Records
Unallocated records have been moved to the next part of this article, Biddlecombe of Hampshire and Dorset
Except
Baptism for William Biddlecomb to father Hugh Biddlecomb
First name(s) William
Last name Biddlecomb
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1605
Baptism date 08 Sep 1605
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Hugh
Father's last name Biddlecomb
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Probably the associated burial of William Biddlecomb, son of Hugo
First name(s) William
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1605
Burial day 25
Burial month Sep
Burial year 1605
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes William son of Hugo
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
If this is the same Christopher as in the will at the top of the page, with a Probate Date 26 May 1649, suggesting a year of death of 1649.
Baptism for Margaret Biddlecomb, daughter of Christofer Biddlecomb on 25 Mar 1606.
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Biddlecomb
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1606
Baptism date 25 Mar 1606
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Christofer
Father's last name Biddlecomb
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Burial of wife of Christopher on 3 May 1664. If this is the mother of Margarett, it is 58 years after Margarett's baptism in 1606.
First name(s) -
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1664
Burial day 03
Burial month May
Burial year 1664
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes wife of Christopher
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
There is a record of the burial of wife of James on 8 Apr 1666. The above will was 1702, 34 years after the burial of the wife of James. Which in turn would make the nephews mentioned in the will as least 34 years old. If James was born about 1630, he would have been 36 when his wife died.
First name(s) -
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1666
Burial day 08
Burial month Apr
Burial year 1666
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes wife of James
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Biddlecomb
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1675
Baptism date 16 Jun 1675
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Biddlecomb
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Biddlecomb
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1675
Baptism date 25 Nov 1675
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Biddlecomb
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
First name(s) Mary
Last name Biddlecomb
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1675
Baptism date 08 Dec 1675
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Biddlecomb
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Extract from © 2010 Hampshire Genealogical Society - Marriage Index 1538 - 1659
Date Parish Groom Forename Groom Surname Bride Forename Bride Surname
09 Oct 1578 Ringwood Tho Biddelcom Marget Diett
08 Oct 1584 Ringwood Xpofer Biddelcom Avis Warne
05 Feb 1596 Ringwood Thomas Biddelcom Agnis Harris
01 Oct 1621 Ringwood Thomas Biddell Dorothi Walter
12 Jan 1623/4 Heckfield John Biddle Alice Freeborne
25 Sep 1626 Kings Somborne Edward Biddlecombe Ann Kente
16 Aug 1632 Ringwood Thomas Biddelcombe Alice Bensteede
01 May 1636 Ringwood John Biddelcombe Elizabeth Welsteede
00 Jul 1638 Broughton Huffe Biddle Susanna Ecton
24 Jun 1638 Ringwood William Biddelcombe Dorothy Foreman
02 Jun 1640 Hawkley Henry Biddle Joane Stretter
20 Aug 1640 Ringwood Christo Biddelcombe Elizabeth Biddelcombe
20 Aug 1640 Ringwood John Biddelcombe Elizabeth Biddelcombe
21 Jun 1641 Yateley Henry Biddle Elizabeth (w) May
24 Aug 1643 Yateley Richard Biddle Alice (blank)
22 Jan 1651 Yateley Richard Biddle Elizabeth Turner
09 Oct 1652 Ringwood William Biddlecombe Elizabeth Pepper
08 Apr 1652 Ringwood George Biddlecombe An Sanders
23 Oct 1654 Eling John Biddlecombe Susannah Thomas
19 Apr 1656 Elvetham Thomas Biddle Mary Wieth
28 Jan 1657/8 Ringwood Christopher Biddlecombe Mary Dunninge
00 000 1658 Stratfield Saye Edward Biddell Ann Caw
Date Parish Groom Forename Groom Surname Bride Forename Bride Surname
24 Jan 1561 Ringwood Hugh Bidelcon Joan Hobes
23 Sep 1574 Ringwood Thomas Bidelcom Joan Inwood
27 Jan 1592 Ringwood Christopher Bidelcom Elizabeth Rogers
07 Oct 1592 Ringwood Morris Bidelcom Agnis Wysman
14 Sep 1614 Ringwood John Bidelcombe An Harrison
24 Oct 1622 Ringwood Christo Bidelcom Cisley Bidelcom
26 Apr 1659 Beaulieu John Bidelcom Elizabeth Puckareg
Other
Other or Miscellaneous
Other or Miscellaneous, may on the other had be much more aligned to what you may have been expecting.
Stories or information not directly relating to the person or place being researched but perhaps adds something to the whole. Maybe a slice of history to and context or timeline.
The rationale for the "A" Series of Other, there may or may not be another Series of Others, is pertaining to the Martin Biddlecombe, grand son of Richard Biddlecombe, and son of John Biddlecombe, all of Merrytown or Merry Town, and all assumed to be the same person. There is a record within a Government Report for Catholic Property ownership in 1715 and 1718, which refers to a Martin Biddlecombe of Merrytown being such a landowner. Perhaps if he is Roman Catholic, then other members of the family might also be. What was the status of Roman Catholics it the years leading up to 1715. The limitations for Catholics started with the reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Other A1
Dissolution of the Monasteries, and Anne Boleyn
The Reformation in Tudor England was a time of unprecedented change. One of the major outcomes of the Reformation was the destruction of the monasteries which began in 1536.
The Reformation came about when Henry VIII wished to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, who had failed to give him a male heir. When the Pope refused to grant the divorce, Henry set up the Church of England. The Act of Supremacy in 1534 confirmed the break from Rome, declaring Henry to be the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
The monasteries were a reminder of the power of the Catholic Church. It was also true that the monasteries were the wealthiest institutions in the country, and Henry’s lifestyle, along with his wars, had led to a lack of money. Monasteries owned over a quarter of all the cultivated land in England. By destroying the monastic system Henry could acquire all its wealth and property whilst removing its Papist influence.
From a recent TV programme about Ann Boleyn there is a slightly different view on this.
Anne Boleyn, William Tyndale and Henry VIII
Anne is thought to have been in position of a book, which could have led to her being called a heretic.
The 2nd October 1528 saw the publication of English reformer and Bible translator William Tyndale’s “The Obedience of the Christian Man” (full title: “The Obedience of a Christen man, and how Christen rulers ought to govern, wherein also (if thou mark diligently) thou shalt find eyes to perceive the crafty convivence of all jugglers”) in Antwerp. What has this book got to do with Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII? Well, it is thought to be the text that helped Henry VIII to realise that Kings were accountable only to God, and not to the Pope.
Tyndale's Bible laid the foundations for many of the English Bibles which followed his. His work made up a significant portion of the Great Bible of 1539, which was the first authorized version of the English Bible.[30] The Tyndale Bible also played a key role in spreading Reformation ideas to England which had been reluctant to embrace the movement. By including many of Martin Luther's commentaries in his works, Tyndale also allowed the people of England direct access to the words and ideas of Luther, whose works had been banned in England.
Perhaps the Tyndale Bible's greatest impact is that it heavily influenced and contributed to the creation of the King James Version, which is one of the most popular and widely used Bibles in the world today.
After a time of hiding the book, she is alleged to have shared it with her husband, Henry VIII. She and the book planted seeds of thought about Supremacy and about the land and wealth grab from the catholic monasteries, initially for redistribution to the poor, to improve the overall condition of England. However, Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell, who may have seen a political side and a benefit to filling the Royal Coffers.
From 1527, Henry VIII had sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine of Aragon annulled, so that he could lawfully marry Anne Boleyn. At the centre of the campaign to secure the annulment was the emerging doctrine of royal supremacy over the church. By the autumn of 1531, Cromwell had taken control of the supervision of the king's legal and parliamentary affairs, working closely with Thomas Audley, and had joined the inner circle of the council. By the following spring, he had begun to exert influence over elections to the House of Commons.
The third session of what is now known as the Reformation Parliament had been scheduled for October 1531, but was postponed until 15 January 1532 because of Henry's indecision as to the best way to proceed towards his annulment. Cromwell favoured the assertion of royal supremacy over the recalcitrant Church, and he manipulated support in the House of Commons for the measure by resurrecting anti-clerical grievances expressed earlier, in the session of 1529. Once he achieved his goal of managing affairs in Parliament, he never relinquished it. On 18 March 1532, the Commons delivered a supplication to the king, denouncing clerical abuses and the power of the ecclesiastical courts, and describing Henry as "the only head, sovereign lord, protector and defender" of the Church. On 14 May 1532, Parliament was prorogued. Two days later, Sir Thomas More resigned as Lord Chancellor, realising that the battle to save the marriage was lost. More's resignation from the Council represented a triumph for Cromwell and the pro-Reformation faction at court.
The king's gratitude to Cromwell was expressed in a grant of the lordship of the manor of Romney in the Welsh Marches (recently confiscated from the family of the executed Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham) and appointment to three relatively minor offices: Master of the Jewels on 14 April 1532, Clerk of the Hanaper on 16 July, and Chancellor of the Exchequer on 12 April 1533. None of these offices afforded much income, but the appointments were an indication of royal favour, and gave Cromwell a position in three major institutions of government: the royal household, the Chancery, and the Exchequer.
Anne Boleyn
Henry and Anne married on 25 January 1533, after a secret marriage on 14 November 1532 that may have taken place in Calais.
Anne Boleyn (c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Anne Boleyn
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard, and was educated in the Netherlands and France, largely as a maid of honour to Queen Claude of France. Anne returned to England in early 1522, to marry her Irish cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; the marriage plans were broken off, and instead, she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's wife, Catherine of Aragon.
Early in 1523, Anne was secretly betrothed to Henry Percy, son of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, but the betrothal was broken off when the Earl refused to support their engagement. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refused the match in January 1524 and Anne was sent home to Hever Castle. In February or March 1526 Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne. She resisted his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress, as her sister Mary had previously been. Henry soon focused his desires on annulling his marriage to Catherine so he would be free to marry Anne. Wolsey failed to obtain an annulment of Henry's marriage from Pope Clement VII, and when it became clear that Clement would not annul the marriage, Henry and his advisers, such as Thomas Cromwell, began the breaking of the Catholic Church's power in England and closing the monasteries and the nunneries. In 1532, Henry made Anne the Marquess of Pembroke.
Anne was crowned Queen of England on 1 June 1533. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. Anne subsequently had three miscarriages and by March 1536, Henry was courting Jane Seymour. In order to marry Seymour, Henry had to find reasons to end the marriage to Anne.
Henry VIII had Anne investigated for high treason in April 1536. On 2 May, she was arrested and sent to the Tower of London, where she was tried before a jury of peers, including Henry Percy, her former betrothed, and her uncle Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk; she was convicted on 15 May and beheaded four days later. Modern historians view the charges against her, which included adultery, incest and plotting to kill the king, as unconvincing.
After her daughter, Elizabeth, became Queen in 1558, Anne became venerated as a martyr and heroine of the English Reformation, particularly through the written works of John Foxe. She has inspired, or been mentioned in, many artistic and cultural works and retained her hold on the popular imagination. She has been called "the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had", as she provided the occasion for Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and declare the English church's independence from the Vatican.
The final session of the Reformation Parliament began on 4 February 1536. By 18 March, an Act for the Suppression of the Lesser Monasteries, those with a gross income of less than £200 per annum, had passed both houses. This caused a clash with Anne Boleyn, formerly one of Cromwell's strongest allies, who wanted the proceeds of the dissolution used for educational and charitable purposes, not paid into the King's coffers.
Anne instructed her chaplains to preach against the Vicegerent, and in a blistering sermon on Passion Sunday, 2 April 1536, her almoner, John Skip, denounced Cromwell and his fellow Privy Councillors before the entire court. Skip's diatribe was intended to persuade courtiers and Privy Councillors to change the advice they had been giving the King and to reject the temptation of personal gain. Skip was called before the council and accused of malice, slander, presumption, lack of charity, sedition, treason, disobedience to the gospel, attacking "the great posts, pillars and columns sustaining and holding up the commonwealth" and inviting anarchy.
Anne, who had many enemies at court, had never been popular with the people and had so far failed to produce a male heir. The King was growing impatient, having become enamoured of the young Jane Seymour and being encouraged by Anne's enemies, particularly Sir Nicholas Carew and the Seymours. In circumstances that have divided historians, Anne was accused of adultery with Mark Smeaton, a musician of the royal household; Sir Henry Norris, the King's groom of the stool and one of his closest friends; Sir Francis Weston; Sir William Brereton; and her brother, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford. The Imperial Ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, wrote to Charles V that:
he himself [Cromwell] has been authorised and commissioned by the king to prosecute and bring to an end the mistress's trial, to do which he had taken considerable trouble... He set himself to devise and conspire the said affair.
Regardless of the role Cromwell played in Anne Boleyn's fall, and his confessed animosity to her, Chapuys's letter states that Cromwell claimed that he was acting with the King's authority. Most historians, however, are convinced that her fall and execution were engineered by Cromwell.
The Queen and her brother stood trial on Monday 15 May, while the four others accused with them were condemned on the Friday beforehand. The men were executed on 17 May 1536 and, on the same day, Cranmer declared Henry's marriage to Anne invalid, a ruling that illegitimised their daughter, Princess Elizabeth. Two days later, Anne herself was executed. On 30 May, the King married Jane Seymour. On 8 June, a new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Jane's heirs to the throne.
Other A2
Catholicism banned
Penal Laws, laws passed against Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland after the Reformation that penalized the practice of the Roman Catholic religion and imposed civil disabilities on Catholics. Various acts passed in the 16th and 17th centuries prescribed fines and imprisonment for participation in Catholic worship and severe penalties, including death, for Catholic priests who practiced their ministry in Britain or Ireland. Other laws barred Catholics from voting, holding public office, owning land, bringing religious items from Rome into Britain, publishing or selling Catholic primers, or teaching.
Sporadically enforced in the 17th century and largely ignored in the 18th, the Penal Laws were almost completely nullified by the Roman Catholic Relief Act (1791), the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829), the Roman Catholic Charities Act (1832), and the Roman Catholic Relief Act (1926).
Other A3
Christopher Biddlecomb of Ringwood
Christopher Biddlecomb of Ringwood
An exploration of his will and the Beneficiaries mentioned therein. Followed by expanding the research to include him and his family, together with any links to other Biddlecombe families in the series.
This is part of a series of articles about the Families of Biddlecombe and variations of that name. The introduction to the series is Families of Biddlecombe and variations of that name - START. If you have not visited the introduction yet might I suggest that you do so.
Christopher Biddlecomb's Will
Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown, Hampshire, his will
The starting place for this article is his Last Will and Testament.
The above image of the Will is from Ancestry and The National Archive has the original reference PROB-11-208-256.
My initial transcription of the above will.
In the name of God Amen:
This fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred Forty and seven I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightowns in the parish of Ringwood in the County of South a yeoman being sick in body, but of good and perfect memory thanks be given Almighty God do make and ordain this my last will and testament as followeth. First I Commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty god, and my body to be buried in the parish Church of Ringwood.
Item I give to the poor people of Ringwood twenty shillings.
Item I give to my Son John Biddlecomb twenty pounds lawful money of England, {....}.
I give to my said Son John Biddlecomb sixteen pounds being part of the debt of Edward Riffen unto me by bond, and which sixteen pounds my said son John Biddlecomb hath {.........} {were......}.
Item I gift to my Grand children Elinor Dantor Iornd Dantor and Margartt Dantor and Richard Dantor and to xxxx and xxxx of them five pounds lawfull money of England.
Item I give to my Grandchild Thomas Biddlecombe five pounds of lawfull money of England.
Item I give to my Grandchildren Richard Biddlecombe and Elizabeth Biddlecombe and to {.....} and either of them five pounds lawfull money of England
Item I give to my Daughter Margarett Rook twenty shillings lawfull money of England.
All the other of my goods and chattels moveable and nonmoveable my debts and bequests paid.
I give and bequeath unto Richard Biddlecomb my Son whom I do make and ordain my full and sole Executor in and by this my last will and testament
I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal and published this my last will and testament the day and year above written in the {.....} of Christopher Biddlecomb his sign
Christophor Iun his sign
Nicholas Bounds
| Date of Will | 15 July 1647 |
| Date of Codicil | None |
| Date of Proving | 26 May 1649 |
People in the Will of Christopher Biddlecombe of Hightown
From the above it appears that Christopher Biddlecomb made provision for the following family, in addition to the poor people of Ringwood.
| Name | Stated relationship | Assumed relationship | Assumed previous name | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poor people of Ringwood | |||||
| John Biddlecomb | Son | ||||
| Richard Biddlecomb | Son | ||||
| Margarett Rook | Daughter | Margarett Biddlecomb | |||
| Elinor Dantor Iornd Dantor and Margartt Dantor and Richard Dantor | Grand children | ||||
| Thomas Biddlecomb | Grand child | ||||
| Richard Biddlecomb and Elizabeth Biddlecomb | Grand children | ||||
| Richard Biddlecomb | Executor / Executrix | ||||
| Christophor Iun | Witness | ||||
| Nicholas Bounds | Witness |
People mentioned in the Will of Christopher Biddlecomb of Ringwood
Apart from the witnesses and the poor people of Ringwood.
John Biddlecomb
John Biddlecomb
Extract from will pertaining to Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown ...
Item I give to my Son John Biddlecomb twenty pounds lawful money of England, {....}.
I give to my said Son John Biddlecomb sixteen pounds being part of the debt of Edward Riffen unto me by bond, and which sixteen pounds my said son John Biddlecombe hath {.........} {were......}.
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Richard Biddlecomb
Richard Biddlecomb
Extract from will pertaining to Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown ...
All the other of my goods and chattels moveable and nonmoveable my debts and bequests paid.
I give and bequeath unto Richard Biddlecomb my Son whom I do make and ordain my full and sole Executor in and by this my last will and testament
I have not been able to find records that are sufficiently identifiable as the son of Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
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Margarett Biddlecomb
Margarett Rook nee Biddlecomb
Extract from will pertaining to Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown ...
Item I give to my Daughter Margarett Rook twenty shillings lawfull money of England.
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If this is the same Christopher as in the will at the top of the page, with a Probate Date 26 May 1649, suggesting a year of death of 1649.
Baptism for Margaret Biddlecomb, daughter of Christofer Biddlecomb on 25 Mar 1606.
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Biddlecomb
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1606
Baptism date 25 Mar 1606
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Christofer
Father's last name Biddlecomb
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
From Hampshire Parish Extracts
Steph Rook of Ellingham & Margaret Biddlecomb of Ringwood sp, at Ibsley, 05 Feb 1629.
Collection Hampshire: - Marriage Licences, 1607-1640 (Marriage)
Margaret was a spinster and from Ringwood. If it is the same Margaret baptised 1606 and if born shortly before, she would have been approximately 23 years of age.
Both these seem to fit.
This is further reinforced with the Will of Stephen Rook of Rockford, Ellingham, Hampshire dated 4th February 1644, where his wife Margaret is mentioned.
I have made a first pass at a transcription of this Will. I don't currently plan to do a full analysis of the Will but use the extracted information, such as his brothers, in my Ancestry Tree.
The section on the bottom, adjacent to the witnesses marks appears to be in Latin and my be to do with the Proving of the Will. I have not attempted to translate or transcribe it. There does appear to be a date on it.
1645, which I would hazard a guess to be the year of death.
The marriage of Steph Rook of Ellingham & Margaret Biddlecomb of Ringwood, spinster, at Ibsley, 05 Feb 1629 was only 16 years previously. However, no direct children are mentioned in the will, only children of other members of the family.
In the name of God Amen
The fourth day of February Anno Domino 1644 I Stephen Rook of Rockford in the Parish of Ellingham in the County of South Yeoman being sike in body but of ??? and sound mind and memory thanks be given to God for it do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament as ????
I??? I bequeath my soul to God that gave it hoping that be the ???? and ??? of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and redeemer to have all my ???? ???? away and to be made ??? of Life Everlasting and my body to be buried in the Parish Church yards of Ellingham and for my Family burial ground I give them as followeth
The first I give to the parish Church of Ellingham ?? ??? and to the poor of the same parish twenty shillings
Item I give to my wife Margrett during the ??? of her Life the ??? house I now live in Lying in Rockford ??? and the ??? ??? ?? with ?? in her father’s ??? full and wholley to her own ??? of my and the ??? ??? my will and ??? it shall remain after her if the ??? last so long
To my Brother John Rook and my Brother William ??? ??? the oftake
??? I give the ??? of ??? of all of ground ??? wither ??? living at ?innwood in the now ??? and ??? other ??? lying in Rockford ??? by estimation 4 acres ??? ??? or ??? and all ??? of my goods of movable and unmovable withindor and without with now I and ??? of to be equally divided Between my Brother John Rook and my Brother William ??? and the Children of my Brother Philip Rook as my ??? provided always that the Childre of my Brother Philip Rook ??? ?? the ??? of it ??? them ? and my ??? Will is that if my Sister in Law Jane Rook doth not before the dividing of my goods ??? and ??? ??? the ??? that my Brother Phillip Rook did ??? ??? of his ??? Son George Rook that ??? my will is that the children shall ??? ??? or ??? of my goods or chattels ??? them but that my Brother John Rook and my Brother William ???? shall have it all to themselves
Item I give to my Brother Charles Rook the ??? ??? I have in ??? of my ?? to him my love to him
Item I give to my servant John White wood the ??? that I have or forty shillings in money at ??? ???
Item I give to my other servant Joan? Biddlecombe the ??? ??? ??? that I have and this my will is ??? ?? my Last Will in wittnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 7th day of February Anno Domini 1644
Signed in the ??? of Stephen the \ mark of Rook
John the \ mark of Whitewood
Joan the \ mark of Biddlecombe
Family added to Ancestry Tree.
Brother John Rook
Brother William ????
Children of Brother Philip Rook
Sister in Law Jane Rook
Son of Brother Philip Rook
Brother Charles Rook
Grand children Dantor
Extract from will pertaining to Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown ...
Item I gift to my Grand children Elinor Dantor, Iornd Dantor, and Margartt Dantor, and Richard Dantor and to {.....} and {......} of them five pounds lawfull money of England.
Possibly 'and to each and either of them'
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Grand child Thomas Biddlecomb
Extract from will pertaining to Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown ...
Item I give to my Grandchild Thomas Biddlecombe five pounds of lawfull money of England.
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Grand children Biddlecomb
Extract from will pertaining to Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown
I Christopher Biddlecomb of Hightown ...
Item I give to my Grandchildren Richard Biddlecomb and Elizabeth Biddlecomb and to {.....} and either of them five pounds lawfull money of England
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
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Christopher Biddlecomb
Christopher Biddlecomb or Christofer Bidelcom
Birth and baptism
A potential match for Christopher's baptism.
First name(s) Christofer
Last name Bidelcom
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1571
Baptism date 19 Mar 1571
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Bidelcom
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Another potential match for Christopher's baptism.
First name(s) Christofer
Last name Bidelcom
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1592
Baptism date 18 Feb 1592
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Morris
Father's last name Bidelcom
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Marriage
See the tab Christopher Biddlecomb's Wife for thoughts about his marriage.
Death and Burial
Death would have been between writing the will and any codicil and the date of proving the will. If the rule of proving within is applied his death would have been close to the proving date.
| Date of Will | 15 July 1647 |
| Date of Codicil | None |
| Date of Proving | 26 May 1649 |
Looking at the Hampshire Genealogy Society Burial Records;
Parish of Ringwood, 16 March 1647 Christopher Biddlecombe is one that jumps out on first impression, but that is before the Will was signed.
The above was the result of a search for the parish of Ringwood with a first name starting with Chris and a surname starting with Bid, both to deal with the various spelling of the names encountered in records.
There are no appropriate records here.
Widening the field to the whole of Hampshire, surname starting with Bid, and the year 1648 +/- 1, gave the following result. Again, no matching record.
Perhaps a trip to the Hampshire Records Office in Winchester is required.
Christopher Biddlecomb's Parents
Christopher Biddlecomb's Parents
From the potential baptisms found so far, one to John Bidelcom baptism date 19 Mar 1571 and another to Morris Bidelcom with a baptism date of 18 Feb 1592. That calculates the between baptisms duration as being 20 years, 11 months including the end date.
Given a proving date of the Will of 26 May 1649, which I believe had to be completed within three months of death would result in a date of death of about say 26 March 1649.
The date the Will was written was 15 July 1647
Assuming that in both cases he was baptised at a very young age, at least before his first birthday, if his father was John he would have been 78 years of age at his death and 76 when he wrote the will.
If his father was Morris he would have been 57 years of age at his death and 55 when he wrote the will.
If we consider average generation gaps to be twenty years, Christopher could have married at twenty, and his first child married also at twenty, so he would be forty. Accordingly his first grand child could have been when he was 41 years of age. Christopher appears to have 4 grand children in one family from his Will. This would suggest that he was at least 45 years of age when he wrote the will.
Unfortunately, this exercise did not separate between John and Morris.
Trying something else.
From the HGS marriage records;
27 Jan 1592 Ringwood Christopher Bidelcom Elizabeth Rogers
Well a baptism date of Friday 18 Feb 1592, which is after a marriage date of Thursday, 27 January 1592 by 23 days, I think that conclusively rules out Christopher son of Morris as being married to Elizabeth Rogers. Whereas a baptism date of Monday,19 Mar 1571 would give an intervening period to the marriage date of 20 years 10 months. If he was married at full age, it would indicate that Christopher was born before 26 January 1571.
The probability is therefore that John Bidelcom is his father. There is no indication from this as to who his mother was.
Christopher Biddlecomb's Wife
Christopher Biddlecomb's Wife
A potential Wife for Christopher
First name(s) Christofer
Last name Bidelcom
Name note -
Marriage year 1591
Marriage date 27 Jan 1591
Marriage place Ringwood
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Rogers
Spouse's age -
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
From other Ancestry trees it is suggested that Elizabeth Rogers may be a widow, with a maiden name of Elizabeth Humber, B:11 May 1575 Ringwood, Hampshire, England. Father Henry Humber and husband Robert Rogers who died 25 Sep 1591 Ringwood, Hampshire, England, however, that date of death is after the marriage at the beginning of 1591.
Another potential later life Wife for Christopher
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Bidelcom
Name note -
Marriage year 1622
Marriage date 24 Oct 1622
Marriage place Ringwood
Spouse's first name(s) Cisley
Spouse's last name Bidelcom
Spouse's age -
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
Christopher Biddlecomb's Children
Christopher Biddlecomb's Children
Christopher Biddlecomb's Summary
Christopher Biddlecomb's Summary
Christopher Biddlecomb was ill when he wrote his Will on 15 July 1647. He appears to have died a couple of years later in 1649 as the Will was Proved 26 May 1649
He is a yeoman of either High Town Farm or of the nearby hamlet of High Town, later known as Hightown. All near Ringwood in the County of Hampshire.
Christopher mentions in his will two sons, John and Richard Biddlecomb and a daughter Margaret whose married name was Rook.
He also mentions three sets of named grandchildren.
Baptism for Margaret Biddlecomb, daughter of Christofer Biddlecomb on 25 Mar 1606.
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William Biddlecomb of Highwood
William Biddlecomb of Highwood, near Ringwood, in the parish of Ellingham
An exploration of his will and the Beneficiaries mentioned therein. Followed by expanding the research to include him and his family, together with any links to other Biddlecombe families in the series.
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William Biddlecomb's Will
William Biddlecomb's Will
The primary source of information about William Biddlecome of Highwood is again a Last Will and Testament
Last Will and Testament of William Biddlecomb of Highwood, in the parish of Ellingham
Not necessarily the same William who buried his wife and child in 1652, records below.
There are no children of his mentioned in his will, nor a wife.
My attempt at a transcription of the above Will.
In the name of God Amen,
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman being very sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect disposing mind and memory blessed be God for it Considering the vulnerability of this mortal Life xxx to this my Last Will and Testament in mannor following first of all I commend my soul to Almighty God hoping to have all my Sins pardoned and to have Eternall Life through the xxx of Jesus Christ my Lord and only saviour and my body I commit to the earth to be xxxxx buried according the xxxx of my Excuterors hereafter named and such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to intrust me with.
I give and Dispose of thereof in mannor following
Xxxx I give devise and bequeath unto my Loving brothers John Biddlecomb Thomas Biddlecomb and James Biddlecomb and to my Sister Joan Biddlecomb the Sums of one pound and five shillings apiece of Lawfull English money
And to my nephews James Biddlecombs two Children which are now being the sums of Two pounds and xxx Shillings apiece the said several Legatists to xxx within Twelve months after my xxxx Item all the rest of my Goods Chattels and Cattle my debts and Legatist being paid and funeral Expences discharged I give devise and bequeath to my Loving Sister Ann Cottle of the parish of Christchurch xxxx (Christchurch Twyneham) in the said County of Southton widow and to my Loving friend Jane Dymote of the parish of Jbbsly in the county aforesaid the xxx xxx Share and Share alike
Lastly I make the said Ann Cottle my sister and the Jane Dymot Coexecutrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoaking disannulling and making void all former wills whatsoever and Testament
In Witness whereof I have xxx unto xxx my hand and seals this Eighth day of February in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Ann by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Queen defender of the faith and xxx xxx 1702
Signed sealed published and xxx
By him the said William Biddlecomb to be his last will and Testament in the presence of
Sloy Ron Craruly
Stephon Early Jund
John Hobson
The mark of William + Biddlecomb
| Date of Will | 8 February 1702 |
| Date of Codicil | None |
| Date of Proving |
People in the Will of William Biddlecomb of Highwood, Ellingham, Hampshire
| Name | Stated relationship | Assumed relationship | Assumed previous name | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Biddlecomb | Brother | ||||
| Thomas Biddlecomb | Brother | ||||
| James Biddlecomb | Brother | ||||
| Joan Biddlecomb | Sister | ||||
| James Biddlecomb's two Children | Nephews | ||||
| Ann Cottle | Sister | Christchurch | |||
| Jane Dymote | Friend | ||||
| Ann Cottle and Jane Dymot | Executor / Executrix | ||||
| Sloy Ron Craruly | Witness, | ||||
| Stephon Early Jund | Witness, | ||||
| John Hobson | Witness, |
People mentioned in the Will
Apart from the witnesses
John Biddlecomb - brother of William
John Biddlecomb, brother
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Loving brothers John Biddlecomb Thomas Biddlecomb and James Biddlecomb and to my Sister Joan Biddlecomb the Sums of one pound and five shillings apiece of Lawfull English money
...
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
Thomas Biddlecomb - brother of William
Thomas Biddlecomb, brother
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Loving brothers John Biddlecomb Thomas Biddlecomb and James Biddlecomb and to my Sister Joan Biddlecomb the Sums of one pound and five shillings apiece of Lawfull English money
...
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
James Biddlecomb - brother of William
James Biddlecomb, brother
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Loving brothers John Biddlecomb Thomas Biddlecomb and James Biddlecomb and to my Sister Joan Biddlecomb the Sums of one pound and five shillings apiece of Lawfull English money
...
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
Joan Biddlecomb - sister of William
Joan Biddlecomb, sister
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Loving brothers John Biddlecomb Thomas Biddlecomb and James Biddlecomb and to my Sister Joan Biddlecomb the Sums of one pound and five shillings apiece of Lawfull English money
...
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
James Biddlecomb's two Children nephews
James Biddlecomb's two Children, nephews
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
And to my nephews James Biddlecomb's two Children which are now being the sums of Two pounds and xxx Shillings apiece the said several Legatists to xxx within Twelve months after my xxxx
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
Ann Cottle - sister of William
Ann Cottle nee Biddlecomb, sister
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
Item all the rest of my Goods Chattels and Cattle my debts and Legacies being paid and funeral Expenses discharged I give devise and bequeath to my Loving Sister Ann Cottle of the parish of Christchurch xxxx (Christchurch Twyneham) in the said County of Southton widow ...
Lastly I make the said Ann Cottle my sister and the Jane Dymot Coexecutrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking disannulling and making void all former wills whatsoever and Testament ...
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
Jane Dymote - friend of William
Jane Dymote, friend
Extract from will pertaining to William Biddlecomb of Highwood
I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman ...
and to my Loving friend Jane Dymote of the parish of Jbbsly in the county aforesaid the xxx xxx Share and Share alike
Lastly I make the said Ann Cottle my sister and the Jane Dymot Coexecutrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoaking disannulling and making void all former wills whatsoever and Testament ...
Birth and Baptism
Marriage
Death and Burial
William Biddlecomb
Birth and baptism
Marriage
See the tab William Biddlecomb's Wife for thoughts about his marriage.
Death and Burial
Death would have been between writing the will and any codicil and the date of proving the will. If the rule of proving within is applied his death would have been close to the proving date.
| Date of Will | |
| Date of Codicil | None |
| Date of Proving |
Looking at the Hampshire Genealogy Society Burial Records;
Parish of
William Biddlecomb's Parents
William Biddlecomb's Wife
Burial of the wife of William Biddlecomb on 30 Jan 1652, only 5 days before the burial of her child. Pure supposition, but I suspect she died in childbirth.
First name(s) -
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1652
Burial day 30
Burial month Jan
Burial year 1652
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes wife of William
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
Burial of a un-named child of William in 1652
First name(s) -
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1652
Burial day 04
Burial month Feb
Burial year 1652
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes child of William
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
William Biddlecomb's Children
William Biddlecomb's Summary
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