William Howles

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 12 July 1480 (?)

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given in William’s inquisition post mortem (CIPM). However the date conflicts with the 1469/70 lease below in the evidence section, where Joan is already William’s widow.

Relationships

Father: William Hawles.

A draft copy of William’s will names his son William.

Mother: Elizabeth Urry.

Thomas Cooke claimed the manor of North Budbridge as the husband of Elizabeth’s granddaughter Joan (Sussex VCH 5:sub Arreton). Elizabeth’s father is recorded in Chancery case (given on her page).

Spouse: Joan.

In her will, Joan’s daughter Joan Cooke names her father William Howles and mother Joan.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Joan Howles married Thomas Cooke.

Evidence

from the National Archives catalogue:

JER/WA/9/1

1459 November 10

Lease for 2 lives of half the MANOR OF CLYVELOND, Isle of Wight. Lease to terminate on deaths of (2) below

(1) William Haweles, son and heir of William Haweles, and Elizabeth, his wife

(2) John Edmonds and Alice his wife

Consid: 53s. 4d. p.a.

JER/WA/9/2

1469/70 January 5 at Standon

Lease for lives of land called CLYFLOND, p. Nychchurch. Terminates on lives of (2)

(1) Johanna Hawles, widow of William Hawles

(2) John Gormond and Thomas his son

Consid: 4 marks p.a.

from the Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem:

William Howles.

inquistion 6 October, 14 Henry VII. [1498]

He died seised in fee of the under-mentioned manor and messuages &c. on 12 July, 20 Edward IV [1480]. Joan Cooke, wife of Thomas Cooke, then aged 10 years and more, is his daughter and heir. Immediately after his death the said Thomas Cooke intruded into the premises without suing them out of the king’s hands, and has taken the issues and profits thereof ever since.

Isle of Wight. Manor of Estandon, 3 messuages, 20a. land, 10a. pasture and 4a. meadow in Clyve, a moiety of the manor of Wood, and lands called ‘Cockpole,’ worth 20 marks, held of the king by knight-service.

References

Comber, John. Sussex Genealogies (1931). Online “Community Tree” at FamilySearch extracted from this work.

Hyde, Patricia. ‘Coke (Cooke), Thomas II (by 1493-1530/31)’, of Winchester, Hants and Lincoln’s Inn, London.

'Parishes: Arreton', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 139-151.

'Parishes: Brading', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 156-170.

'Parishes: St Helens', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 189-193.

'Racton', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1953), pp. 113-118.

Will of Joane Cooke of Rustyngton. Proved 1525 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.