Henry Edmunds
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: probably 1592.
Place of Death: probably Southam, Warwickshire.
Henry’s administration is dated 11 July 1592 (although the probate inventory is dated 20 September 1592).
Relationships
Father: Thomas Edmunds.
Thomas mentions his son Harry in his will. The will of Henry’s brother Richard also helps to show that this is the correct family.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Margaret Wirrall. Married 20 November 1563 in Southam.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register. Margaret was given administration of Henry's estate on his death.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Agnes Edmunds (baptized 2 October 1565 in Southam - died 1626/7) married John Spicer 27 June 1587 in Southam.
Alice Edmunds (baptized 10 August 1567 in Southam)
Isabel Edmunds (baptized 10 March 1570/1 in Southam)
Robert Edmunds (baptized 30 August 1573 in Southam)
Elizabeth Edmunds (baptized 2 September 1576 in Southam)
Alice Edmunds (baptized 12 July 1579 in Southam)
Henry Edmunds (baptized 7 July 1582 in Southam)
Evidence
from the Southam parish register:
maried the xx th of november henrie Edmundes to margarett Wirrall. [1563]
Bapt xth of August alce Edmundes daughter of Henrie and Margarett [1567]
Bapt the xth of Marche Isabell Edmunds daughter of Henrie & Margarett. [1570]
Bapt the xxxth of August Robert Edmundes sonne of Henrie & Margarett [1573]
Bapt the same daie [the seconde of September] Elizabeth Edmundes daughter of Henrie & Margarettt [1576]
Bapt the xij th of Julie Alce Edmundes daughter of Henrie & Margaret [1579]
Bapt the vij th of Julie Henrie Edmunds sonne of Henrie and Margaret [1582]
from Smith's transcription of the Southam register:
Anne Dr of Henrie & Margarett Edmondes Oct. 2 [1565]
Henry’s probate inventory:
A true Inventorye of all and singuler the goodes Chattels and Debtes of Henry Edmundes late of Sowtham inthe Countie of Warwick deceassed taken the xxth daye of September. Anno Dni. 1592. Regina due Elizabeth dei gra’ Anglie Francie et Hib’nie Rgine fidei Defender &c Trecesimo quarto by these hereunder Subscribed. vidz./
In the hall.
Imprimis a table, a fourme, benches, a sealed backe a dease Clothe, two cubberdes a litle table & other small impleamentes pr[iced] --- xx s
In the parloure
Itm a ioyned bedd with a tester, a truckle bedd, one featherbedd, one matterisse, two bolsters to pillowes two blanketes, two hillinges & curtins, a ionyed cubberde, a ioyned table, foure coffers whereof one ionyed a twiggen chayre, a carpett & two paynted clothes pr[iced] --- v li vj s
Itm his reparrell -- iij li
The maydes Chamber
Itm one bedd with aa cloke tester, one matteris one hillinge and a fourme pr[ice]--- xs
The Chamber over the parloure
Itm two beddes with testers, two Featherbeddes, two matterisses foure newe bolsters, three pillowes foure blanketes, one Coffer, one Cheare & two paynted Clothes pr[ice] --- v li vjs
In the Chamber adioyninge
Itm two beddes wth clothe testers, two matterisses two bolsters, two hillings, two blanketes and a litle table --- xxvjs viijd
The Cheese Chamber
Itm a racke, two cheese bordes & a fourme pr[ice] --- ij s
In the yeldinge house.
Itm a pewtheringe troughe, with a table clever one yeldinge fatt, three loomes, tow barrels, two kiners, a shelfe, fine leather bottles & one twiggen --- xxv s./
In the Shepheardes Chamber./
Itm a bedd & furniture, foure spinninge wheeles & other small impleamentes pr[ice] --- xs
In the wall house.
Itm a table and certaine bordes pr[ice] --- iijs iiijd
In the kitchen
Itm a leade, a mouldinge troughe with a Couer, a whiche, a cubberde, a greate penn, a browke, a shicke two maultsives, three litle sives, foure payles, one loome & other cowperye ware pr[ice] xls./
Itm wall folde at oo xv li
In the boultinge house./
Itm one troughe, a boultinge whiche, one olde whiche a steppinge fatt, three barrels a pented & other small impleamentes pr[rice] --- xxs.
Brasse./
Itm iiij pottes, two dubnetes, two greate pannes, iiij kittels, two chafinge dishes, & a skimmer -- v li xs.
Iron Ware ./
Itm three spittes, two cobbordes, two potthorkesm two potthockes, two pott hanginges, two drippinge pannes, two tremites a grediron, a fryinge panne a fire shouel, a payre of tongs & other iron pr[ice]--- viij li
Itm glas in the windowes, pottes Judges panchers and diuers suche thinges pr[ice] iijs iiij d
Pewter.
Itm xv greate Chargers, xj pewter dishes, vj salts xiiij porringers, v saucers, v candlestickes & a dozen of spones pr[ice] --- iij li vj s viijd
Itm more that goe aboute the house three platters xij spones a pewter dishe, two dosen of trenchers, a dosen and a halfe of dishes & other implements -- vs ./
Itm three iron hounde cartes, a bare carte & a bodie of a carte, with carte geares pr[ice] --- vjli xiijs iiijd
Itm two plowes with furnitures, one for oxen & the other for horses pr[ice] --- xiijs iiijd
Itm corne in the barne pr[ice] --- xv li
Itm haye pr[ice] --- vjli xiijs iiijd
Itm a pease houill pr[ice] --- xls.
Itm sixe horses & coltes pr[ice] --- xiijli vjs viijd
Itm sixe bullockes pr[ice] --- xli.
Itm nine kine pr[ice] --- xiij li xs
Itm Five younge beasts pr[ice] --- iijli vjs viijd
Itm seaven score olde sheepe, & thresocre lambes --- iij xx li
Itm six hogges & sixe small stores pr[ice] --- lijs
Itm two houels plow timber carte timber & woode pr[ice] --- iij li vjs viij d
Itm a spade, one shouell, one muckforke, a mattocke vj pickeforkes, a payre of ballows, stoles, cheres rakes flayles & other small impleamentes - -vjs viij d
Itm twentie poultrye pr[ice] --- vjs viijd
Itm all other small impleamentes pr[ice] iijs iiijd
Debtes.
Itm Edward Amphlete --- xli.
Itm Richarde Hemminge --- xls./
Itm Yeates --- xls./
Some is ij C xxij li xjs ijd
George Worrall
Raffe Hill
Roberte Spicer
Antonie Edmundes
Henry Worrall
Roger Tibbates
& John Spicer./
ij C xxij li xjs ij d
[Proved 11 July 1592]
References
Southam, Warwickshire, parish register. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 January 2020.
Administration of Henry Edmund’s estate. Proved 1592 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 January 2020.
Will of Richard Edmunds of Southam. Proved 1578 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 January 2020.
Will of Thomas Edmunds of Southam. Proved 1559 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 January 2020.