Robert Chalcroft

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1527, before 6 May.

Place of Death: unknown.

Robert made his will in 1527 and it was proved 6 May 1527.

(probable) Place of Burial: St Michael and All Saints, Kingsnorth, Kent.

Robert requested to be buried here in his will.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Alice.

Robert names his wife Alice in his will.

Children:

(The children below are named in Robert’s will).

John Chalcroft (buried 28 May 1560 in Kingsnorth) married (1) Margery; married (2) Margaret Tufton, the widow of Richard Ashurst, 4 February 1541/2 in Kingsnorth; married (3) Elizabeth Brygget 27 August 1548 in Kingsnorth; married (4) Emylyn Steed, widow, 25 September 1559 in Kingsnorth.

William Chalcroft married Isabel Ashurst 8 October 1543 in Kingsnorth.

Ann Chalcroft.

Joan Chalcroft (probably buried 27 July 1558 in Kingsnorth).

Evidence

Robert’s will:

In dei noīē amen In the yere of our lord god m^l v^d xxvij I Robert Chalcroft of the p[ar]ishe of Kyngesnorthe hole of mynde and sike of body make this my last will and testament aft[er] this man[er] and forme foloweng / First I bequith my soule unto allmyghty god and to our blessed ladye virgyne Marye and to all the saynts yn heven and my bodye to be buried in the churche yard of Saynt Michell of Kyngesnothe Also I bequeth to the high ault[ar] there xijd Itm to oure lady [...] xiijd Itm I bequeath to the abbaye of Batell x s Itm I bequeath to John my sonne a whit geldyg a baye mare and two oxen And a wayne Item also I bequeith unto xn pover men xiij d Item I bequeith to Willm my son two steres and two hawffers and a gold ring Item I bequeith unto Anne my dought[er] a bullokke Item I bequeith to Johane my daught[er] a bullokke Itm I bequeith to Margaret my servt a bollokke / The Residue of all my goods I give and bequeith unto Alice my wif the whiche I do make my sole executrix and John Leverok of Asheford to be oversear of this my last will and he to have for his labor vis viijd Itm at my buryeing day x masses and at my moneths day other v masss Witness herof Sir Michell Harryson curate John Chalcroft with other [...]

[proved 6 May 1527 in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury]

Mavis E. Mate, discussing the subsidies of 1524-1525, mentions a man who is presumably the Robert Chalcroft of this page:

Detailed information from from Battle shows that many families were multi-occupational. Robert Chalcroft (goods £6) was frequently presented as baker and ale-brewer, although he belonged to the household staff of the abbey. In addition, in 1522 he served as one of the coroners in the liberty of Battle.

The entry from the lay subsidy rolls for Sussex is here.

References

Cornwall, Julian. The Lay Subsidy Rolls for the County of Sussex 1524-1525. (Sussex Record Society, 1956).

Mate, Mavis E. Trade and Economic Developments, 1450-1550: The Experience of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. (The Boydell Press: Woodbridge, 2006).

Will of Robert Chalcroft of Kingsnorth, 1527, Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library PRC/17/17/197