Abbreviation is common. some examples used here are:- eld: for elder or sen: for senior. In Latin “i” and “j” are interchangeable so you will also see iun: as well as jun: as an abbreviated version of junior. Sepult: for sepultus or sepultuserat meaning buried. wid: for widow

An example of gender specific abbreviation often used in this text is the word Johes, abbreviated from Johannes meaning John. In the IGI these names have sometimes been incorrectly recorded as female which would be Johan for Johanna. Willmus for Willelmus meaning William.

Jacobus or Jacobi in Latin can be translated as Jacob or James - the latter is most common

Numbers are often written in Roman numerals and in faded or damaged documents are particularly difficult to get right - here the vicar has sometimes followed roman numerals with a “ th” as in xxvth [25^th]. He has also used “ iiii” meaning 4^th rather than “ iv”.

Readers are reminded that each year started on 25^th March not the 1^st January [ up until 1752] so January and February Christenings for example will appear at the end of the year

1600 to 1602 inc Missing [Listed below are people we know died at Fordington during this period]

[Note:- 1600: May - John WHITE Senior [also referred to as the Elder] of Fordington Husbandsmen wrote his Will on 3rd Jan 1597. He died according to an inventory of his goods on 27th day of May 1600 and would have been buried at St Georges Church in Fordington a few days later as he states in his Will "my body I bequeath it to the earth from whence it came to be buried within the xpian (christian) burial of  Fordington" :His goods were assessed on 2nd June 1600 and his will was proved on 17th July 1600]

[Note:- - 1602/3: Dec/Feb - John INGRAM Husbandman of Fordington wrote his will on 16th Dec 1602 and an Inventory of his goods etc was taken on 10th Feb 1602/3 after his death. The following register only starts from 26th March 1603]

Burials in Anno Dm [abbreviated from Anno Domini] 1603 [Burials in the year of our Lord 1603] [CLDS image 2090]

Symon RASKER fuit Sepultus posterus die mensis Martij
        [Simon RASKER he was Buried the following day in the month of March- this may mean 26^th]

Willius INGRAM fuit Sepult vicesimo [vicesimus?] Sext [Sextus] die Aprilis
        [William INGRAM he was buried 26^th day of April]

Eodem die Richardus BUNNE fuit sepultus
         [On the same day Richard BUNN he was buried]

Elenor uxor Willi COSSENS fuit Sepult quinto Maij
        [Elenor wife of William COSSENS [COZENS] she was buried the 5^th day of May]

Anna SEGR? fuit Sepult duodecim die mensis maij
         [Anne SEGER? was buried 12^th day in the month of May]

Margareta uxr [abbreviated uxor] Robi BUNE fuit Sepult vicesimo [vicesimus?] die mensis Maij
         [Margaret the wife of Robert BUNE she was buried 20^th day in the month of May]

Agneta uxor Roberti COSSENS fuit Sepult vicesimo [vicesimus?] primo Octobris
         [Agnes the wife of Robert COSSENS [COZENS] she was buried 21^st October 1603 - Note the Robert COSSENS buried 10th Apr 1604 left a Will written 4 days before his death but he states that his wife is named Christian. It seems unlikely that he remarried in such a short period [Marriage registers have not survived] unless this was to someone very close to the family and designed to protect his unmarried daughter Lucy. He does have a daughter named Agnes who is married to Thomas BASCOMBE.]

Eliza uxor Rogeri COOMBE Sepult vicesimo [vicesimus?] quinto [quintus?] Novembris
         [Eliza the wife of Roger COOMBE buried 25^th November]

Johes TUCKER fuit Sepult Sext Novembr [Novembris]
         [John TUCKER he was buried 6th November -- John TUCKER is listed as a tenant in the 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor holding two half place by copyhold grants c1598/9 ]

Elizabetha uxr [abbreviated uxor] Andreas KEYT sepult xiii die mensis Decembris [Note:- See Baptism of Robert the son of Andrew KEYTE on 13th Nov 1604]
         [Elizabeth wife of Andrew KEYT buried 13^th day in the month of December]

Dorothea fili Johes ASHE Sepult xiiii Decembr
         [Dorothy the daughter of John ASHE buried 14^th December [Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

Robtus fili Thos KEZIAR sepult xxii Decembr
         [Robert the son of Thomas KEZIAR buried 22^nd December - Note:- Baptised as Robert the son of Thomas KEYZAR on 26th Oct 1603]

Robtus fili Jacobi BASCOMBE [or BATTESCOMBE] sepult veneris? nono die mensis Januarii
         [Robert the son of Jacob or James BASCOMBE buried Friday 9th day of the month of January]

Anna uxor Willi BELLMAN sepult primo die ffebr
         [Anne wife of William BELLMAN buried 1^st day of February]

Willmus ADAMS fuit sepult xxvi ffebr
         [William ADAMS he was buried 26^th February]

Eliza uxor Willie LUKES sepult xiv ffebr [Start of CLDS image 2091]
         [Eliza wife of William LUKES buried 14^th February]

Jacobus fili Robti FFORD sepult xiii die mensis martii
         [Jacob or James son of Robert FORD buried 13^th day in the month of March - [Note:- 4th known child from the marriage of Robert FORDE to a Margaret (Surname not recorded) in Fordington on 5 May 1593]

Willmus SLADE sepult xx die martii
         [William SLADE buried 20^th day of March]

Robertus COSSINS sepult decimo [decimus?]die Aprilis
         [Robert COSSINS [COZENS] buried 10^th day of April] [Note:- Link to Summary of his Will dated 6th Apr 1604 - left a widow Christian names their daughters as Luce Cosens, Agnes Bascombe, Margaret [Ford] and her daugter Elinor [Ford]- Also Note:- An Agnes the wife of Robert COSSENS [COZENS] was buried at FStG on 21st October 1603, but unless he married again before April 1604 [Marriage registers not survived]she must have been married to a different Robert Cossens]

Elizabetha uxr [abbreviated from uxor] Thoma SEAGER sepult vicesimus secundy die Aprilis
         [Elizabeth the wife of Thomas SEAGER buried the 22^nd day of April]

Johas uxor Gilberti TUCKER sepult primo dei Maii
         [Jane or Joanna wife of Gilbert TUCKER buried the 1^st day of May -- Note: Her husband is listed as a tenant in the 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor holding a copyhold grant dated in 1591 for a farthinghold plot in Fordington Fields]

Thos TETMAN sepult xxiii die Junii
         [Thomas TETMAN buried 23^rd June][Note marriage to Thomazin SWETRIDGE on 10 May 1587 --- Note:- Thomas TETMAN appears in the 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor shown as holding a cottage in Fordington Fields by copyhold granted 1585.]

Thomazin TETMAN sepult xxx Junii
         [Thomasin TETMAN buried 30^th June][Note marriage to Thomas 10 May 1587 --- Note:- See above]

Johes fili Robti BATHGOOD sepult xxiiidie mensis Setembris
         [John the son of Robert BATHGOOD buried 23^rd day in the month of September]

Thos KEZIAR sepult xi Octobris
         [Thomas KEYZAIR buried 11^th October]

Johes HUNT sepult viii Decembris
         [John HUNT buried 8^th December - Note:- Link to marriage of John HUNT to Joan RASKER at FStG on 16th Nov 1591]

Willius RASKER fuit sepult ? Januarii
         [William RASKER he was buried ? January - [Note:-Left a Will dated 5th Jan 1604 proved 8th May 1605. Husband of Katherine RASKER nee BELMAN whom he married at FStG on 2nd May 1586. The father of Joan HUNT the wife of the above John HUNT.]

Elizabeth DOWNTON fuit? sepult xxv die mensis Januarii
         [Elizabeth DOWNTON she was buried 25^th day of the month of January. Note:- Elizabeth DOWNTON held a half place in Fordington Fields in the 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor]

Marraun? uxor [3 illegible words --ER] sepult xxii die mensis ffeb
         [Maryan [Marrian] wife of --3 illegible words --buried 22^nd day in the month of February] [End of CLDS image 2090 but see on image 2091]

Elizabeth MOLLINS sepult tertio martii
         [Elizabeth MOLLINS buried 3rdMarch]

Anno Dm [abbreviated from domini] 1605 [In the year of our Lord 1605]  [CLDS image 2091]

Lucia KETE wid sepult xxv die martii
         [Lucy KETE [KEYTE] widow buried 25^th day of March]

Christiana CHUNT [CHOUNT} sepult xxv Julii [Note:- Christian BARTLETT the widow of Robert BARTLETT who remarried to Harry CHOUNT at FStG between 1580-1582]
         [Christian CHUNT buried 25^th July]

Helane MOODY sepult sext:[abbreviation for sextus] ffebus
         [Helen MOODY buried 6^th February]

Elizabeth fili Robti WHITE sepult vicesimus sec [secundy?]die mensis ffebr
         [Elizabeth the daughter of Robert WHITE buried 22^nd day in the month of February - Note:- Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert WHITE (d.1607) her father was buried at FStG 14 October 1607. Also grandaughter of John WHITE Senior (d.1600) Link to her place in the History of The White Family of Fordington. ]

Ao [abbreviation for Anno] Dm [abbreviated from domini] 1606  [In the year of our Lord 1606][CLDS image 2091 & Start of 2092]

Walterus CONDIT vicesimo [vicesimus?] nono [nonus?] die maii
         [Walter CONDIT was buried the 29^th day of May- in Latin & English returns]

Harrett CARTER vid sepult xiiii die Octobris
         [Harriett CARTER was buried 14^th day of October- in Latin & English return]

In witnes herof wee whose names are here subscribed have set our penn and hand the day and yeare above written

Signed
??? me Jo [John] KINGTON Ibm: [Abbreviation for Ibidem at the same place] [He was actually Curate at Fordington from 1600]
William BIRDE } Wardens [i.e. Churchwardens]
William BASCOMBE [or BATTESCOMBE] }[End of CLDS image 2091]

Anno Dm 1607[In the year of our Lord 1607][CLDS image 2092][Note right side of first document badly water damaged, but 2^nd different return filmed by CLDS [CLDS image 2094] does give dates etc so amalgamated & highlighted any discrepancies between returns ]

Christian the wife of William CLOWTHER was buried the xxv [25^th] day of March [Note:- According to the Survey of the Manor of Fordington held in 1615 William CLOWTER (born c1555) still held a cottage on a small plot of 20 square perch for 3 lives (60,38, 60) ]

Robert the sonne of Robert COSSENS [COZENS] buried 21^st day of June

Elinor daughter of Peter MOODY [MOODYE] buried xxi [21^st] day of June [ Note: 2^nd return gives date of burial as 21^st May - cant be right as out of order - 1^st return clear month of June] [Note:- Elionor the daughter of Peter and Faith MOODYE is a beneficiary of £20 under her fathers Will dated 1st Jan 1606]

Susanna the daughter of Robert WHITE 1st day of July [Note:- Susannah was the daughter of Robert WHITE (d.1607) her father was buried at FStG 14 October 1607. Also grandaughter of John WHITE Senior (d.1600) Link to his place in the History of The White Family of Fordington.]

Judith the daughter of John KINTON buried 13^th August

Robt the sonne of Roger BUNE [2^nd return BUNNE] buried xix [19^th] August

Eodem die [on the same day] Barbara the daughter of John CONNICK buried

William WHITE buried the Thirteenth of October [Note:- This is the burial of William WHITE Clerk (d.1607) the 5th known child of John WHITE Senior by his wife Elizabeth and died intestate. An Inventory of his goods and a letter of administration survive . Link to his place in the History of The White Family of Fordington.

the same day Avis STILL buried [Note:Avis was a not uncommon feminine name at this date]

Robert WHITE was buried the xiiii [14^th] day October [Note:- This is the burial of Robert WHITE (d.1607) Husbandman. He was the 2nd known child of John WHITE Senior and died intestate. An Inventory of his goods survives and a Letter of Administration survive. Link to his place in the White Family of Fordington]

the same day Cicely WHITE was buried [Note:- Cisley {Sisley] WHITE was the 2nd child of Roger WHITE (d.1600/1602). Link to her place in the White Family of Fordington]

Agnes the wife of William RASKER buried 1^st of November

Elizabeth WHITE widdowe buried 5^th November[Note:Elizabeth WHITE the widow of John WHITE Senior (d.1600) Link to transcription of her Will dated 18th Oct 1607 and proved 15th Dec 1607]

William WINSOR senior buried 25^th Ffebruary [Note:-The husband of Thomasin nee WHITE. Link to her place in the White Family of Fordington]

Joanne WINSOR vidua [Latin for widow] buried27^th Ffebruary

Mary the wife of Thomas CHOUNT buried the xxviii [28^th] ffeburary

Signed [2^nd return only]

Adam WILSONNE Vicarius [Vicar]

William BIRD } Church Wardens

William BASCOM [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] }

Anno Dm 1608 [CLDS image 2092]

[In the year of our Lord 1608]

[Note: 1st document very badly water damaged - 2^nd separate return in good condition]

Elizabeth the daughter of Henry LEVITE [LEVET] buried the 5^th day of May [Note:- there is a baptism for an Elizabeth the daughter of henry LEVET in Fordington on 28 Nov 1585]

Mary the wife of John WHITE buried the xiiith [13^th] of May [Note:- wife of John WHITE Junior son of John White Senior (d.1600)]

Ffrancis the sonne of Thomas BASCOME [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] buried xxix [29^th] day of May [Note:- Bap FStG 7th June 1605 - Note:- Thought to be 2nd child from the marriage of Thomas Bascombe to Agnes Cosens circa 1602 Link to comments in the Survey of Fordington Manor in 1615]]

Julyan [Julian] SWANE widow was buried 6^th June

Margery the daughter of Thomas KEYZAR buried 10^th August

Joane the wife of Hamnet WHITE buried the 11^th September [Note:- Joane was the 1st wife of Hamnet WHITE (d.1633/4) ]

Henry the sone of Thomas [rest of 1^st return illegible] --------

[2^nd return different - has Henry HAYWARD buried 25^th September?]

Symon BEST [2^nd return BESSE] was buried the 29^th September

Ruth?CAUDINE? was buried 4^th November

Elizabeth FFORD the wife of Edmund FFORD buried the 11^th November

Tho [Thomas] the sonne of John ASHE buried primo [1^st] December [Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

Symon [Simon] the sone of [illegible] ---- January

[2^nd return different - has Simon REESE? buried 11^th January]

Judith [Judeth] Servant to Robert BITHGOOD--- day of ffebr [Note:- Robert BITHGOOD (1560-bef.1628) was a Clothier by trade and is listed in the 1607 and 1615 Surveys of Fordington Manor as holding a farthinghold in Fordington Fields ]

William the sonne ofWilliam FRANCIS buried the 22^nd Ffebuary

Signed [2^nd return only]

Adam WILSON Vicarius [Vicar]

William BIRD } gardianus [Church Wardens]

William BASCOM [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] }[End of CLDS image 2092]

Burials 1609 to 1613 inc MISSING - Below known to have died during this period:-

16 Jun 1609 - John BARNES of Fordington - See Will dated 14th Jun 1609 (proved 1st Sep 1609) and " Inventory of all the goods chattels and debts of John BARNES who deceased the 16th day of June AD 1609" - relict Maud executrx

Bet 29 May & 20th June 1609 - Joan HUNT nee RASKER (c1566-1609)

Aug 1609 - William WINSOR - See Wills Index for Will written 8th Aug 1609 Inv of goods taken after his death on 27th Aug 1609 & probate Sep 1609

1609-1613 - Robert INGRAM Senior - See 1607 Survey of Fordington Manor holding a Farthinghold Plot in Fordington Fields which is annotated that his wife Margaret INGRAM was then still living. Also See 1615 Survey by which time Margaret has inherited the plot. Margaret INGRAM a widow was buried at FStG 13th Aug 1626 making her 81 at death.

1609-1613 - John WYNDSOR - Link to entry in 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor indicating that he died within this period

Aug 1613 - Christopher RASKER husband of Elizabeth - See Letter of Administration granted to his widow Elizabeth on 3rd Sep 1613. Son of William RASKER (d.1605) the elder who remarried to Katherine BELMAN FstG 2nd May 1586.

Buried 1614 [CLDS Image 2096]

May 16^thHenrie ANNETS husbandman [i.e. farmer] Buried [Note: See Wills Index for 9th July 1614]

May 23^rd Mellysent [Millicent] the wife of Thomas EAMES Buried [Note see Biography of her son Anthony Eames]

June 4^th Joan the wife of Xpoffer [Christopher] PIERCE Buried

June 12^th John WILLIAMS husbandman [i.e.farmer] Buried [Note:John Williams appears to have taken up a farthinghold in 1591 and surrendered it in 1596 [Link to entry in 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor]. He is probably the John Williams, natural son of Richard Williams, mentioned in Letter of Admon for Elenor Tucker of Fordington 1573]

June 16^th Roger the sonne of John BRYNE Buried

June 19^th Robti [Robert] RASKER junior Buried

June 21^st Jane the daughter of Thomas BASCOM [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] [Bapt 5^th Jun] Buried [Note:- Bap FStG 5th June 1614 - Note:- Thought to be 6th child from the marriage of Thomas Bascombe to Agnes Cosens circa 1602

June 24^th Rabbidge the daughter of Henry WHITE Burial [NOTE: Rabbidge is a female name originating from Cornwall in use 1450 - 2nd of 4 known children of Henry White, others were Priscilla bap 26 Oct 1606; Henry bap 15th Nov 1615 and Roger bap 5th Dec 1619 - there would have been other children between 1609 and 1613 when records are missing --origin of Henry senior not so far identified]

August 12^th Isabell the wyfe of James SEAGAR Buried

Septeb 1^st Dorothee the wyfe of Thomas BYSSHOPPE [Bishop] Buried

Septeb 20^th Margaret the daughter of William PASMORE Buried

Septeb 28^th William HARRIS Yeoman Buried [Note: a yeoman was above a husbandman holding a small landed estate which he actually cultivated, he was below a gentleman who would normally hire servants to do the work, although more to do with lifestyle]

Noveb 29^th William BASCUM [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] the Elder Buried [Note:- Thought to be the William BASCOMBE Senior who held a farthinghold plot in Fordington Fields in the 1600 Survey of the Manor by copyhold grant dated c1584 as this plot of 16 acres and 1 rood is later held in the 1615 Survey by Agnes BASCOMBE aged abt 60 (c1555) who is also buried at FStG on 31st Aug 1625 when she would have been abt 70]

Deceb 17^th Richard the sonne of Grace PARKER Buried

Deceb 21^st Radulph [Ralph] COOY? servant Buried

Janu 26^th Marie the daughter of William LYNNINGTON [LINNINGTON] Buried [Note: Baptised on 24th December 1614] [Note:- 1st known child of William LINNINGTON - Link to 1650 Survey Fordington Manor and more information about the family]

March 5^th Margaret COSEN [COZENS] widow. Buried [Note:- Probably Margaret nee ARNOLDE the widow of John COSENS the Elder whom she married in 1577 at FStG. Margaret COSENS in her widowhood held two plots in Fordington Fields in the 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor, each for a half place ]

John the sonne of John BYRDE [BIRD] Buried [Note:- Bapt FStG 24th Jan 1614/15]

March 12^th William WINSOR the elder Buried

March 14^th Joan the wyfe of Thomas TAPPS Buried [Note:- Link to a Thomas Tap in the Survey of Fordingtn Manor in 1615]

ffinis [the end]

Buried 1615 [CLDS Image 2097]

May 13^th Marryan [Marian] the daughter of Thomas SEAGAR Buried

May 24^th Rebecca EVERETT single woman Buried

June 13^th Robert the sonne of John SPRANKLIN Buried [Note Baptised Fordington 24th April 1615]

August 12^th Amee [Amy] the wyfe of William ATKINS Buried

August 27^th Marie PIERCE Buried

Octb 28^th Judith the daughter of William JONES Buried [Note:- Baptised Fordington 30th March 1615 - William Jones was vicar of Fordington 1609-1616]

Decb 27^th John the base sonne of John EDWARDS Buried

Janu:17^th Alice TAPPE vid (abbreviation for vidua or widow) Buried [Note:- Thought to be the Alice TOPP a widowed tenant in the 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor holding a copyhold grant for a half place in Fordington Fields]

Janu: 18^th Thomas GREGORIE Buried

Febu: 9^th Wynnifryth WINTERHAY Buried

Febu: 11^th Xpofer [Christopher] the sonne of John WINSOR Buried

[Note: there is no heading on this composite return but James the son of John Seager was only baptised on 31^st March so this must be 1616 which is otherwise missing]

Aprill 4^th James the sone of John SEAGER Buried[Note:- 1st child from the marriage of John SEAGER to Marie COLLINS at FStG 17th Oct 1615.

Aprill 9^th Richard EDWARDS Buried

Aprill 24^th Katherine the wife of Robte [Robert] INGRAM Buried [Note:- Katherine INGRAM (bur 1616) wife of Robert INGRAM -- See comments against the will of their son John INGRAM's will dated 16th Dec 1602]

Aprill 28^th Stephen the sone of Stephen FFABIEN? Buried

May 25^th William the sone of William FFRANCIS Buried

June 3^rd Margarett the wife of William FFRANCIS Buried

June 6^th Anna the daughter of Thomas LYNSIE [Note Bap 19th May 1616] Buried

[CLDS Image 2098][Note:- This image continues from Image 2097 above with one final baptism at the very top as shown below, no more marriages and a short list of burials with the last entry dated 6th June [1616]

 Burials - 7th June 1616 to 25th March 1617 Missing [NOTE:- The next composite return of Births Marriages and Burials covering burials in the second half of 1616 and the whole of 1617 is missing. Any known burials during this period will be listed below]

abt Oct/Nov 1616 - John WILLS [Link to Letters of administration dated 16th Nov 1616.]

abt Jan 1617 - Richard PROWER Yeoman of Fordington [Link to Nuncupative Will dated 8th Apr 1616 --Richard PROWER is in the Survey of Fordington Manor in 1600 holding a whole place in Fordington Fields by virtue of a copyhold grant held by his wife Johane dated c1580. His widow Johane PROWER was buried at FStG 3rd June 1622]

Ffordington 1618 [CLDS Image 2099]

The names of all such psons [persons] as have bin [been] cristened, marryed & buryed syth [since] ons [on] the xxvth [25^th] day of March Anno Dm [Domini] 1618 untyll the xxvth [25^th] day of March 1619 and hereafter followeth which [were] within the pish [parish] of ffordington in the County of Dorset - viz

Ffordington 1618 BURYALLES:

Aprill 16 Anne GAWDIN widow was buried

Maye 22 Elizabeth the daughter of Samuell MAN buried

June 25 Thomas EAMES buried

[Note widower of Millicent - see Biography of his son Anthony Eames Link to comments on Fordington Manor Survey 1615 Aged 76 in 1615 making him born 1539 ]

June 28 Elizabeth the wife of William CHOUTE buried

August 30 Agnes PETTY servant to Robte [Robert] PETTY buried

September 13 Jane the daughter of John WHITE Junior buried [Note:- daughter from the 2nd marriage of John WHITE Junior (c.1560-aft 1618) ]

November 06 Nicholas WINSOR was buried

[Note:- Link to comments on Fordington Manor Survey 1615 Aged 76 in 1615 making him born c1539 and aged 79 at death]

December 06 Margerye the wife of Jhn [John] ASHE junior buried [Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

January 17 Catherin the daughter of William CRYMELL [CRYBLE, CRIMBEL] buried

[Possibly daughter of William CRYBLE (1565- ?) and Ann (d DHT 1619) See 1600 Survey of Fordington Manor]

Ffebruary 03 Sybell the wyfe of William HUTTON buried

February 19 Marye the wyfe of Anthony BARNES Junior buried

[Note:- Link to comments on AnthonyBARNES Junior (1582-1618) ]

March 02 Margerye WINSOR was buried

[Note:- She was baptised at St Georges Church on 20th Jan 1604/5 the daughter of William Winsor and Thomasin White. Link to her place in the History of the White Family of Fordington.]

March 4 John TUCKER the sonne of William TUCKER buried

March 8 Catheryne the daughter of William BARNES Junior buried [Note:- Link to her entry in Barnes Family Bio ]

March 23 John the sonne of Anthony BARNES junior buried

[Note:- Link to comments on AnthonyBARNES Junior (1582-1618) ]

Signed

Edward PELE Vicar ibidem [at or in the same place]

Edward JOHNSON} Church Wardens of Ffordington

Phillippe FFEARE }

Ffordington 1619 A note of all the christenings, weddings and buryalls in Ffordington aforesaid in the County of Dorset syth [since] on the xxvth [25^th] daye of Marche Anno Dm [Domini] 1619 [illegible] xxxvth [15^th] daye of Marche Anno Dm 1620:

BURYALLS: [CLDS Image 2100]

Aprill 28 Christian COSENS [COZENS] wydowe was buried [Note: See Wills Index for 1619 She was the widow of Robert COSENS buried at FStG on 10th Apr 1604 ]

Maye 29 Johana the wife of Roger GREGORYE was buried

August 17 Robert the sonne of Robte [Robert] COSENS Junior was buried

November 20 Anthonythe sonne of John WEECH was buried

January 26 Eame the wife of Henrye WHITE was buried [Note:- Link to more information about their family - note entry below]

February 4 Henrye WHITE was buried [Note:- Link to more information about their family - Henry is also in the Survey of Fordington taken in 1615 which gives his age as being 62 making him born c1553]

February 7 Dorothie WINSOR was buried [Note:- Link to Survey of Fordington Manor 1615 which gives her age as about 60 making her born circa 1555 and (aged 64) at death]

February 9 [illegble - paper folded over may start with "A" + a short word eg 'Ann'] daughter of Thomas? FRY sen buried

February 16 Agnes the daughter of Roger SWYRS was buried

February 22 Katherin the daughter of Anthony WINSOR buried

eodem die [the same day i.e. 22] Elizabeth the daughter of John DEARINGE was buried

February 23 Ffrances the daughter of William WHITE buried [Note:- Thought to be the 2nd known child of William WHITE (c1593- aft 1621?) ]

March 2 Thomas BASCOME [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] of West Street was buried [Note:- The husband of Agnes BASCOMBE nee COSENS (c1575-1625) who was buried at FStG on 31st Aug 1625 - See also Survey of Fordington Manor taken in 1615 which shows Tho: Botescombe aged 42 years (i.e. born c1573) holding a copyhold grant for a plot of 18 acres in Fordington Fields ]

March 18 John the sonne of John ASHE Junior was buried [Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

Signed

Edw [Edward] PELE Vicar

Edward JOHNSON } Churchwardens

Robat [Robert] WINSOR }

1620 A true copy of the names of all those Christened, Married or Buried in the Tith [Tithing] of ffordingtonin the County of Dorset in the yeare of our Lord God 1620 note the certaine dayes and monthes m ???h any such christening, marriage and buriall was had:

Burials followeth [CLDS Image 2101]

March 27 Elizabeth the wife of John MOGGE the elder was buried

March 31 Agnes MARTIN widow was buried

Aprill 1 John COLLINS was buried

April 10 Margret CONWAY was buried

April 21 Herbert PELHAM Esquire was buried

GENEALOGICAL NOTE: Herbert Pelham was the son of Anthony Pelham of Bucksteep (Warbleton) in Sussex by his wife Margaret Hall. He was born about 1546 and matriculated at Queens college Cambridge in 1562 aged 20 and lived at Hellingly and Crawley in Sussex. He purchased the Manor at Michelham in 1587 and was sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, Burgess of Winchelsea and Reigate. He married in Wherwell Hampshire to Elizabeth West on 12th Feb 1593/4 and they had 3 sons (Thomas, Anthony (who took holy orders) and Jonathan; as well as 2 daughters Anne who became the wife of the Rev. Edward Clarke; and Elizabeth who was born 27 Apr 1604 at Hellingly. In his later life Herbert Pelham suffered considerable debt and had to sell most of his property and moved to Fordington & Compton Vallence to live. He was a close friend to the Rev Edward Pele who signed this register and died intestate at Fordington in 1620. See Wills index for 27 May 1620

Aprill 22 Mary REEVE was buried

April 27 Agnes LYNNINGTON [LINNINGTON] was buried [Note:-thought to have been the wife of William LINNINGTON - Link to 1650 Survey Fordington Manor and more information about the family]

May 6 Julyan HOARE was buried

May 27 Edward WILLS was buried

May 30 James LUCKAS was buried

June 5 Roger KEATE gent [gentleman] was buried [Note: See Transcription of his Will dated 5 July 1620 and entry in the Fordington Manor Survey of 1615 - imputed year of birth 1550 (age 65) 19.1 acres of land ]

[Note: From the sixteenth Century onward, the distinction between Gentleman and Yeoman lay more in their way of life than in their relative prosperity. A gentlemandid not workwithhis hands, so his household included personal servants,whereas the servants of a Yyeoman were his assistants on the land and in the dairy [SourceThe Dictionary of Genealogy by Terrick VH Fitz Hugh.]

June 19 Wm [William] BARNES Senior was buried [Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 imputed year of birth 1545 (age 70) 56.2 acres of land. Also Link to William BARNES Senior (1545-1620) in the Barmes Family Bio]

July 1 Margret the daughter of Roger SEAGER was buried [Note:- Bapt 9th Apr 1620 - 1st known child from the marriage of Roger SEAGER to Anne THOMAS at FStG on 18th Jan 1615]

July 7 Jane the daughter of Wm [William] WINSOR the elder was buried

Eodem die [7] Wm [William] MARTIN was buried

July 11 Jnet [Janet] the daughter of iho [John] STRANGE was buried

July 19 John the sonne of Ffrancis ASHE widow was buried [Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

July 26 Robte [Robert] POTTS was buried

August 10 Thomas TUCKER was buried

September 9 Richard BARTLET was buried [Note Richard BARTLETT is the younger of 2 sons mentioned in the Will of his father Robert BARTLETT dated 12th May 1579 - Link to Survey of Fordington Manor in 1600 showing that he held a cottage in Fordington by copyhold granted c1598 and Link to Survey in 1615 which records that he is still paying 9d rent for it.

October 24 Alce [Alice] HOMAN was buried

December 3 John HAWKINS was buried

January 14 Mary the daughter of John COMFREY? buried

January 23 Edith the wife of Thomas BARTLET was buried [Note:- The wife of Thomas BARTLETT bap 18th Aug 1592 FStG a child of the Robert BARTLETT mentioned in his fathers Will Dated 12 May 1579 who was the eldest surviving child, and under the age of 24 at that date: Link to his father's Will. ]

Ffebruary 12 John PROWER was buried

Ffebruary 16 William COUSENS [COZENS] was buried

Signed

Edw [Edward] PELE Vicar

Thomas CHOUNT } Church---- [Churchwardens]

Robert FORDE }

1621 Fordington in Dorset [CLDS Image 2102]

A note of the names of all such people? as have byn Maryed, Christened, & Buryed within the Tithing of Fordington from & after the xxvjth [26^th] daye of Marche Anno Dm [Domini] 1621 untyll the xxvth [25^th] daye of Marche Anno Dm 1622 As followeth being:-

Buryals 1621

May 02 Susan the wyfe of John COLLYNS [COLLINS] was buryed [Note:- Susanna was the wife of John COLLINS whom she married at FStG in May 1620]

June 26 William BUNNE [BUNN] was buryed

[Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 which states he was about 40 years old in 1615 and therefore born circa 1575 making him aged 46 at death. He had a cottage standing in 2 roods (half an acre) and 20 square perch(1 eigth of an acre) of land and there was a second life held also aged 40 so probably married. .

August 05 Richard WINZOR was buryed

September 26 Elizabeth the daughter of Robte [Robert] COSENS [COZENS]was buryed

November 23 William the sonne of William CLEMENT was buryed [Note Bapt 11 Nov 1621]

December 21 Thomas BASSECOMBE [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] the sonne of Tho [Thomas] BASSECOMBE was buryed

[Note:- Bap FStG 30th Sep 1621 - - Note:- Thought to be 8th child from the marriage of Thomas Bascombe to Agnes Cosens circa 1602 Link to comments in the Survey of Fordington Manor in 1615] ]

December 22 Agnes SANSOME was buryed

January 30 Willm [William] BARNES the elder was buryed [Note:- Link to William BARNES (1545-1621/22) Widower of Marie BARNES buried FStG 11th Jan 1587/8

March 13 Mary the wyfe of Edmund WYNDITT was buryed

March 22 Richard FFOLYES was buryed

Signed

Edw [Edward] PELE Vicar

Thomas CHOUNT } Church---- [Churchwardens]

Robert FFORDE }

1622 Fordington Buryalls [CLDS Image 2103]

April 2 Elizabeth the daughter of John DEERINGE was buryed [Note:She was baptised 12^th July 1621]

April 7 Jone the wyfe of Edward BENBENN was buryed

April 20 Henrye [illegible might be Leslie?]

April 27 Margarett the daughter of Richard COSENS [COZENS] was buryed [Note: She was baptised 10 March 1621]

May 8 Jone the wyfe of Robert WINZOR the elder was buryed [Note:- Link to a Robert Windsore in the Survey of Fordington Manor in 1615]

May 28 Christian [illegible ends in Y] Wydowe was buryed

June 3 Johana PROWER Wydowe was buryed [Note:- Link to Survey of Fordington Manor in 1600 as she was the widow of Richard PROWER who died in 1616 leaving a nuncupative Will dated 8th Apr 1616. The Survey in 1600 refers to Johane PROWER being granted a copyhold in her name c1580]

July 13 William the sonne of Walter DAWE was buryed

July 26 Anowen the daughter of Roger GREGORYE was buried

August 11 Marye THORNE was buried

August 12 Florence the wyfe of Richard SEAGAR was buried [Note:- Link to pedigree chart]

[illegible - possibly James] the sonne of Roger GREGORYE was buried [Note: Fairly sure same name as baptised 26 May 1622]

September 2 Elizabeth BARNES was buried

September 13 Alice ZEAGER [SEAGER] was buried

September 26 Elena the daughter of John ASHE Junior was buried [Note: baptised Fordington 29 August 1621][Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

September 28 Johana the wyfe of Robert COSENS sen [Senior?] was buried

September 30 Grace the wyfe of John DOWNETON [DOWNTON] was buried

October 4 Julihan the daughter of Herbert PELHAM Esquire was buried [Note:At this date Julian was usually a female name]

November 2 Leonard the sonne of Jhn [John] PAGE was buried

November 12 John WHITE the younger was buried [Note:- Link to John WHITE Junior (c.1560-1622)]

December 5 Robert BELLMAN was buried

December 14 Berthia [Bethia?] WINSOR wydowe was buried

December 24 Johane [variation for Joan] WINSOR wydowe was buried

March 2 Lawrence COMBE was buried

March 6 William BELLMAN was buried [Note:- Link to Survey of Fordington Manor 1615 which confirms that he is still holding this cottage by copyhold granted c1564 as shown in 1600 Survey.]

March 24 William WINSOR was buried

Aprill 18 Martha the daughter of Wm [William] DAWE was buried [Note: Last entry is beyond the end of that year ]

Signed

Edw [Edward] PELE Minister

Rafe [Ralph] ROWBUT } Church---- [Churchwardens]

Anthony EAMES }

1623 Ffordington in Cond horst 1623 [CLDS Image 2104]

A Register of all the Christenings, weddings and buryalls ut [that] have bin [been]in ffordington in the County of Dorset this present year of our Lord God

1623 from hereafter day of assumption of our Blessed Lady St Marye the virgin [note this is the 25^th day of March] in the year aforesayd untyll the ffeast of Assumption of our Lady in Anno dm 1624 being? one whole year viz

Buryalls

Aprill 29 Robert base [i.e. illegitimate] sonne of Margery PIERCE buried [See Notes at baptism 20th January 1621]

May 3 Marye WHITE wydowe was buried [Note:- Mary WHITE nee KEZIAR (d.1623) 2nd wife of John WHITE Junior (c.1560-1622)]

May 5 William TUCKER was buried [Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 which states he was about 56 years old in 1615 and therefore born circa 1559 making him aged 64 at death. He had 2 smallholdings one of 29:2 acres and another for 27 acres]

July 27 Roger the sonne of Henry WHITE deceased buried [NOTE: 3rd of 4 known children of Henry and Eame WHITE who both died in January and February 1619/20. Follow link for more information]

August 5 William the sonne of James BATSCOMBE [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] deceased buried

August 12 John BUNNE Senr was buried [Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 which states he was about 45 years old in 1615 and therefore born circa 1575 making him aged 48 at death. He had a smallholdings of 18.2 acres held for his own life - Probably the same John BUN who held a Cottage on a small plot of 8 square perch against 4 lives]

September 4 Roger the sonne of William TURNER buried [Note:- Roger was the son of William TURNER by his wife Millicent SEAGER and a beneficiary under the will of Roger KETE (1550-1620). Link to Pedigree]

October 19 George WHITE was buried

November 22 Roger the sonne of John WEECH was buried

December 26 Jane the daughter of John PAGE was buried

January 14 Thomas WINSOR the elder was buried [Note:- See Comments made on the Survey of Fordington Manor in 1615 - Thought to the Thomas WINSOR who married Julian BISHOP on 4th Feb 1578 at FStG and born c1555 and aged about 60 in 1615 making him aged 68 at death]

January 25 Johane WINSOR wydowe was buried

Ffeb: 3 John the sonne of John PAGE was buried

Ffeb:16 Elizabeth BATSCOMBE [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] single woman was buried

Ffeb:19 William the sonne of Robte [Robert] COSSENS [COZENS] Junior was buried

Ffeb: 21 Obadiah the sonne of John ASHE junior was buried [Note:- See biographical notes on the John ASHE Family]

March 6 Thomas BYSHOPPE [BISHOP] was buried [Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 which states he was about 66 years old in 1615 and therefore born circa 1549 and (aged 74) at death and had two farthingholds of 17.1 acres and 18.3 acres]

March 22 William COLLYNS [COLLINS] Senr [Senior] was buried [Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 which states he was about 50 years old in 1615 and therefore born circa 1565 and (aged 58) at death. He had a smallholding of 29.2 acres]

Signatures

Edw [Edward] PELE vicar

Phillippe FFEARE }

Robert SEAGER } Church Wardens [Note:- Link to 1650 Survey of Fordington Manor he is listed as a tennant holding a copyhold dated 19th July 1623 for a half place containing 2 acres of meadow & 22 acres & 3 roods of arable land for 2 lives himself aged 56 and his son Roger aged 27 ]

1624 A true transcript of all Christenings, [illegible torn off = Weddings] & Burials within the year of the [illegible torn off] [CLDS Image 2105]

County of Dorset Anno Dm [ In the year of our Lord] 1624

[NOTE: In the diary of William Whiteway of Dorchester 1618-1635 he says ‘All this winter the small pockes [pox] were very thicke in this towne (i.e. in Dorchester) of which many children died and some elder people’. From the numbers shown below it does not seem to have unduly affected Fordington]

Burials 1624

March 29 Judith the daughter of Ambrose WHITE was buried [Note:- 2nd known child from the marriage of Ambrose WHITE to Elizabeth RASKER at Fordington on 5th July 1614]

Aprill 13 Anne the daughter of Roger BURKE was buried [Note:- 1st known child from the marriage of Roger BUCKE to Margery VYNTON on 4th May 1615]

April 29 Thomas BUNNE was buried [Note:- Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 suggests aged about 60 in 1615 hence born circa 1555 and aged 69 at death and had a smallholding of 27 acres]

September 20 Roger the sonne of Richard COUSENS [COZENS] was buried

October 12 Nicholas ALLEN was buried

October 19 Marion the wife of Wm [William] BUN was buried

October 25 Mary the daughter of Roger GREGORY was buried

November 3 Edith COUSENS [COZENS] widow was buried

November 10 Robte [Robert] BARTLET was buried [Note:- Robert BARTLETT is a beneficiary under his fathers Will Dated 12 May 1579 and was the eldest surviving child and under the age of 24 at that date: - Also listed as a tenant in Fordington Manor Surveys for 1600 and 1615 of a.copyhold granted c 1586 for a 24:3 acre half plot and a 17:3 acre farthinghold plot when his age was given as 53 making him born circa 1563.

January 30 Alice WILLES widow was buried [Note: See Wills Index for 1625]

ffeb: 10 Mary the daughter of Edward COOMBE was buried

ffeb: 14 Elizabeth the daughter of John PAGE was buried

ffeb: 16 Edward JOHNSON gent [gentleman] was buried [Note: See Wills Index for 22 April 1625] [Not: See previous comments re gentleman & note also recorded as a churchwarden]

March 20 Jane the wife of Roger WILLES was buried

Signatures [indistict]

Edw PELE Vicar

Robti? [Robert] BUN } Church Wardens

Rich [Richard] BYSHOP [BISHOP] }

1625 A transcript of all Christenings, marriages, burialls [CLDS Image 2106]

ffordington within the year of the Tith [Tithing] of ffordington Anno Dm [In the year of our Lord] 1625

Burials 1625

March 25 Mandlin the daughter of Richard WILLES was buried

March 31 Christopher SPRAGUE was buried [Note son of Edward and Christian Sprague from Upwey- See Sprague Family Biography on this site]

Aprill 1 Jone ADAMS was buried

April 16 Jone MATHEW was buried

April 17 Edith NATIONS was buried

April 20 Marion BESSE widow was buried

May 19 Julian WINSOR widow was buried [Note:- Julian WINSOR nee BISHOP widow of Thomas WYNSOR [WINSOR] whom she married at FStG on 4th Feb 1578/9]

June 19 Robert WHITE was buried [Note:- See Genealogical Note (GN3) of the White Family of Fordington]

July 9 Grace the daughter of Roger SEAGER was buried [Note:- 2nd known child from the marriage of Roger SEAGER to Anne THOMAS at FStG on 18th Jan 1615]

July 13 Alice the wife of Richard FFRIKE [Freake] was buried

August 10 Sara the daughter of Wm [William] CHURCHILL was buried [Note:- Baptised FStG 27th June 1624]

August 13 Thomasin ADAMS widdow was buried

August 31 Agnes BATSCOMBE [BASCOMBE or BATTESCOMBE] widdow was buried [Note:- Agnes BASCOMBE (1555-1625) Link to Fordington Manor Survey 1615 suggests aged about 60 in 1615 hence born c1555 and aged about 70 at death. Held a farthinghold in her own name of 16.1 acres]

Sept 5 John the son of John CROMWEY was buried

Sept 22 Benjamin the son of John WEECH was buried

Oct 26 John the son of Maude KEEMER was buried

Oct 29 Edith the daughter of Rich: [Richard] WARREN was buried [Note thought to be the 5th known child of Richard WARREN and Eve who married in Fordington 12 Oct 1591 Editha was baptised Fordington 2nd July 1605. Note Genealogical note (5) on the Will of Richard WArren (1557-1637) ]

Novemb: 18 Mary the daughter of John WINSOR Sen:[senior] was buried

Novemb: 25 Jone the wife of John BRINE was buried

Dec: 24 Richard SEAGER was buried [Note:Link to Survey of Fordington Manor taken in 1615 showing that Richard SEAGER held 2 plots and a cottage in Fordington Fields - 1st plot of 29 acres then aged about 63 making him born c1552 and aged 73 at death - Link to his Will dated 5th Dec 1625. He also held a 2nd plot for another 19th acres and a cottage for Richard Seager Juniors wife aged 58 ]

Jan 2 Jane the daughter of Wm [William] LAURENCE [LAWRENCE] was buried

ffeb 18 Richard the son of Richard DOULE was buried

March 22 Christian WINSOR widdow was buried

Signatures

Edw [Edward] PELE vicar

Robte [Robert] BUN } Churchwardens

Richard BYSHOPPE [BISHOP] }