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Ancestors of Mandy Willard
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The BARHAM Families of Sussex
The
Barham family group pages contained within this site are my
interpretation from the available data. Some parts I'm am not at all
sure about - too many John's and Nicholas's. So apologies if I've got
it wrong. You may need a pen and paper to keep track of where you are -
I created the pages and still loose my way!
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My Barham Ancestors
I have 3 Barham lines which all link back to common ancestors and then
merge in a couple of generations.
I join the Barham tree firstly with my 2x Great Grandmother
Frances Barham who was born in 1836. She and all her Barham
ancestors back to the 15th Century were all born in Wadhurst, Sussex. Frances married
Frederick Edward Boorman (1846-1884) in 1866.
My second link is with my 9x Great Grandmother
Ann Barham who was born in 1618. Ann married
John Elliott (1624-1681) in 1646.
By the early 16th Century, the Barham's had begun to build their Iron
Manufacturing business in the Wadhurst area. They became one of the
wealthiest families in the area, but by the end of the 18th Century some
of their descendents were dying in the workhouse. My own Barham
ancestors became Wheelwrights by about the mid 18th Century and
continued in this trade for at least 150 years.
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My
first line of
descent
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My
second line of
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My
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Family Group Pages
David Barham (c1581-1644) and Margaret Keymer (?-?) and Helen
Fowle (c1590-?)
David Barham (1629-1695) and Ann (?-1689)
Eastman Stickland Barham (1793-1877) and Mary Jeffery (1791-1872)
Henry Barham (1851-1925) and Emily Ford (1852-1916)
John Barham (c1452-?) and Agnes Brown
John Barham (c1500-bef 1555) and Thomasyn
John Barham (c1525-c1585) and Mary Courthope
John Barham (c1535-1583) and Alice Isted
John Barham (c1555-?) and Annes Markwick (c1565-?)
John Barham (c1563-?), Henry Hart (c1560-1625) and Elizabeth
Willard (?-c1633)
John Barham (c1587-1640) and Elizabeth Dunmoll
Nicholas Barham (c1450-aft 1502) and unknown
Nicholas Barham (c1533-bef 1599) and unknown
Nicholas Barham (?-1652) and Mary Barham (?-1673)
Nicholas Barham (1721-1790) and Elizabeth Greagsby (1721-1789)
Nicholas Barham (1750-1807) and Elizabeth Strickland (1755-1803)
Nicholas Barham (1785-1857) and Elizabeth Moren (1791-1864)
Nicholas Barham (1814-1896) and Frances Dadswell (1812-1901)
Richard Berham (c1425-bef 1480) and Anna Buss (?-aft1480)
Thomas Bereham (c1400-aft 1448) and Isabella
Thomas Barham (1666-1745) and Catherine Oliver (1666-1733)
Thomas Barham (1701-?) and Ann Mohun
William Barham (c1472-bef 1522) and unknown
William Barham (c1497-bef 1578) and unknown
John Elliott (1624-1681) and Ann Barham (1618-1700)
John Baldwin (1843-1905)
and Ann Barham (1843-1902)
Frederick Edward Boorman (1846-1884) and Frances Barham
(1836-1917)
Samuel Wallis (1785-?) and Philadelphia Stickland Barham
(1783-1854)
Further Reading
Much of the data about the earlier Barham families (1400-1600) has come
from an article entitled "The Barhams of Shoesmith in Wadhurst", by
R. G. Fitzgerald-Uniacke, B.A., F.R.S.A, published by the Sussex
Archaeological Society in 1914, Volume 56, pages 108-160. This article
states that the Barham pedigree back to Richard Fitz-Urse in the
12th Century, was drawn up in the early 17th Century and that no proof
had survived or had been found in 1914. But it did say there was proof
back to Thomas Bereham and Isabella who were living in Wadhurst
by at least 1440.
I have also extracted details from:
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"The Story of Wadhurst" by Alfred A. Wace, published in 1923 and based
on a series of lectures given by Mrs. Rhys Davids (nee Foley) in 1894. |
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"Wadhurst: Town of the High Weald" by Alan Savidge and Oliver Mason,
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Barham Coat of Arms
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Arms: Silver, three bears sable, muzzled gules; on a fesse gules
a fleur de lys between two martlets gold.
Crest: A stork among bulrushes.
These Armorial Bearings belonged to William Barham of Stalerege,
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John Barham |
Yeoman of Wadhurst |
7 August 1583 |
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John Barham |
Yeoman of Wadhurst |
14 June 1639 |
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John Barham |
Gentleman of Wadhurst |
5 March 1640 |
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John Barham |
Gentleman of Wadhurst |
7 December 1648 |
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John Barham |
Gentleman of Wadhurst |
17 March 1658 |
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John Barham |
Butcher of Lamberhurst |
2 October 1712 |
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John Barham |
Yeoman of Lamberhurst |
7 March 1715 |
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John Barham |
Gentleman of Wadhurst |
9 December 1727 |
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Lucy Barham |
Wife of Wadhurst |
10 January 1727 |
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Mary or Marie Barham |
Widow of Wadhurst |
22 October 1657 |
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Nicholas Barham |
Of the Queen's Majesty's Sergeant at the Law |
28 January 1577 |
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Nicholas Barham |
Husbandman of Wadhurst |
19 September 1594 |
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Nicholas Barham |
Gentleman of Wadhurst |
21 May 1653 |
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Richard Barham |
Yeoman of Wadhurst |
12 May 1652 |
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Robert Barham |
Yeoman of Lamberhurst |
11 May 1653 |
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William Barham |
Yeoman of Wadhurst |
26 December 1648 |
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The following are probably at the East Sussex Record Office:
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Nicholas Barham |
of Wadhurst |
26 December 1648 |
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William Barham |
The Elder of Wadhurst |
16 October 1589 |
Miscellaneous
In November 2009 Ronald Barham got in
touch with me and wondered if I knew of any connection between the
following:
Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Vol.99 folio
87, Probate 13 Aug 1773
William Miller of Harrietsham,
yeoman, will dated 8 Jul 1772
Sister Mary wife of Isaac
Turner (executor)
Brother John
Children of my brother Thomas,
deceased
2 children of my sister Elizabeth Hope,
deceased
Witnessed by Richard Read -
James Barham - Tho. Willard
Unfortunately I don't. Might someone out there
in wwwland be able to tell us more?
I am very grateful to Ronald for passing on his
research which takes the Barham line back to Tancred born about 890 in
Scandinavia - see below.
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William the Conqueror Connection?
I think most
Barham researchers are aware of our possible link back to Richard
Fitz-Urse the brother of the Reginald Fitz-Urse, who was one
of the Knights who murdered Thomas á Becket. However, Robin
Bishop in New Zealand has made me aware of our possible link back to
William the Conqueror. Anyway, briefly this
is how it goes (there is masses on the web already, plus you can then go
back a further 600 years):
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Tancred
(c890-?)
born in Scandinavia |
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Rabel de Tancerville
(c920-?)
born Tancerville, France |
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Gerealdus/Gerald de
Tancerville
(c950-?)
born in Tancerville, France
Sire of Tancerville, Chamerlain to Duke of Normandy (hereditary
position?) |
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Rabel (II) de Tancerville
(c980-?)
born in Tancerville, France |
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Almeric/Aumary d'Abitot
(c1010-?)
born in Tancerville, France |
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Urso/Urse d'Abetot or d'Abitot
(c1040-aft 1086)
born in France, Sheriff of Worcestershire |
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Adelisa or Atheliza |
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Roger
d'Abitot
(c1060-?)
born in France |
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Urse d'Abitot
(c1092-?)
born in Worcestershire
Lord of Salwarpe |
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unknown |
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William the Conqueror(c1027-1087) |
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Matilda de
Flandre
(c1031-1083) |
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Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England
(1068-1135) |
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Baldwin de Boullers |
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Sybilla of Falaise - illegitimate daughter
(c1100-?) |
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Richard Fitz-Urse
(?-aft 1141)
present at Battle of Lincoln in 1141 |
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Maud de
Boullers (first wife) Joan
second wife, may have been mother of Robert/Richard, or did she marry
Robert/Richard and was she the mother of Warine? |
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Robert or Richard Fitz-Urse
(c1150-?) possible brother of
Reginald Fitz-Urse |
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?Walter? or Warine Fitz-Urse
(c1175-aft 1210) he
may have been a son or grandson of Robert/Richard |
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unknown |
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Gilbert Fitz-Urse
(c1200-bef 1255) |
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Lucy de Ocholte
daughter of Thomas de Ocholt
Lucy remarried on 25 July 1255 |
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Henry Fitz-Urse de Bereham (1)
(c1225-bef 1276) he
had 2 brothers, Warine and Gilbert |
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possibly a de Saxonhurst |
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Henry de Bereham (2)
(c1258-?) he was a
minor at the time of his father's death |
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Elizabeth Colpepper |
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Henry de Bereham (3)
(?-abt 1365) he may
have been a son or grandson of Henry (2)
Lord of Barham, Teston and Sissinghurst |
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unknown |
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Richard de Bereham
(c1345-abt 1418) he lived at
Sissinghurst and was appointed Sheriff of Kent in 1390/1 |
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Constance Gibuns/Gybbons/Gibbons
from Cranbrook |
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John Bereham
(c1370-1442) uncertain
if he was the son or grandson of Richard,
his father may have been Nicholas son of Richard
John was succeed by his son or grandson Henry who married
Elizabeth Colpepper |
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Constance Courcy
daughter of Lord Courey (not sure if Courcy
or Courey) |
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