Whittingham Family

Whittingham is the southern tithing area of Goosnargh Parish with Crumbleholme Fold in the northern Threlfall tithing area. Goosnargh contains over 9000 acres and as such is one of the largest in the county. It is thought that "argh" is Swedish for ploughed field and "goosen" the old Saxon for the plural of goose

This section of research focuses on the Crombleholme Family descending from Richard Crombleholme [Cro0181] , Yeoman of Whittingham. For some reason his will (Ref NR 26) was abstracted to the British Museum (no reason found as yet, although it may be due to J W Bone FSA who was C19th researcher and contributed a lot of information on the family history).

To date, it has not been possible to relate this family to any others - as it does not appear to be the Crombleholme Fold family of Goosnargh just to the north, it may be the Loudmytham family ?

Haighton is just to the south of this area

Records in chronological order :

1535 - 19th January : (26yr Hen VIII) Anna Crom [Cro0170] now wife of William Crom [Cro0169] and late wyffe of Brian Singleton deposition re "cottage in Goosnargh" (Source : Hist of Goosnargh Fishwick p213)

1607 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0181] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Whittingham (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 86 Fishwick)

1614 - Robert Crombleholme [Cro0182] : Recorded as a Churchwarden (sidesman) for Whittingham (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 86 Fishwick)

1618 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0181] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Whittingham (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 86 Fishwick)

1623 - Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0183] of Waddington, yeoman . Bond : in £37 : John Austin of Bashall, husbandman, and Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0183] of Waddington yeoman, ye Sir John Braddyll of Portefield : for payment of £18 : 6s 8d, Wtn : Thomas Braddyll, Roger Kenyon and Thomas Broxuppe. (Source : Lancs CRO - Municipal Borough of Clitheroe Ref MBC 659)

Note : Thomas C [183] was the son of Richard C [181]

1630 - Richard Crumbleholme of Whittingham, Yeoman. [Cro0181] (Will ref : NR 27) - Abstracted in British Museum = reason not known)

Richard Crumbleholme of Whittingham in County Lanc. yeoman makes his will this 18th of November 1630.

Gives his body to be buried in the parish Church of Goofsnargh, wills that his funeral expenses be discharged out of his whole goods. Also gives one half of the remainder of his goods to John Crombleholme [Cro0185] his younger son. Also gives unto his other son Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0183] £20 and one third part of the other half part of goods. Also gives one ..arher (acre ?) of ground to his said son John Crombleholme. [Cro0185]

Also gives unto his son in law Thomas Gleadell £30 with his daughter Anne [Cro0186] , and 20 nobles (third of £1) more out of the remainder of his goods. The rest of his goods to be given unto the said John Crombleholme [Cro0185] and makes him the said John Crombleholme [Cro0185] his executor.

His inventory amounted to £130-13s-8d.

Note : Richard C's [Cro0181] wife ???? (nee ???) [Cro0630] is not mentioned and as yet we do not have her name or maiden name.

1631 - Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0183] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Whittingham (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 88 Fishwick)

1639 - 11th August : Thomas Cromleholme [Cro0189] baptised at Goosnargh Lancashire - father : Thomas Cromleholme [Cro0183] yeoman. (Source Parish Register 1639-1812 & IGI 0844813 IT 1)

Note : Thomas C [189] was s/o Thomas C [183] & Ellen (nee ??) [184]. Thomas C [189] had moved from the area by 1684

1643 - 15th June : Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0199] "Christened was Thomas the sonne of Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0508] the xxv day (Source : Hist of Goosnargh p106 Fyshwick)

1645 - 11th April : George Crombleholme [Cro0201] son of Thomas Cromleholme [Cro0508 ??] buried at Goosnargh (Source Parish Register 1639-1812 LPRS Vol 64)

1648 - Thomas Crombleholme[Cro0508] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Whittingham (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 89 Fishwick)

1652 - 2nd September : Edward Crombleholme [Cro0191] son of Richard Crombleholme [Cro0187] baptised (Source : CFI Goosnargh)

1654 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0 ] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Goosnargh (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 90 Fishwick)

1654 - 24th July : Thomas Crombleholme[Cro0199] : Buried at Goosnargh (Source Hist of Goosnargh Fishwick + LPRS Vol 64)

1654 - 25th November : Ellen C [Cro0192] daughter of Richard Croumbleholme [Cro0187] of Haighton (Source : Broughton Par Reg 1653-1804 - via Ancestry MM)

1657 - 12th April : Thomas [Cro0203] son of Richard Crommellon [Cro0187] (Source LPRS Vol 64)

1663 - Hearth Tax : Parish of Haighton (nr Preston) Ric Crumlum [Cro0187] ... 1 hearth. (Source : History of Parish of Preston by H Fishwick appendix B p 432)

1663 - Ellin Crombleholme [Cro0184] of Whittingham - will (Ref NR 23)

Will made : 14th February 1663 Proved ...... 1664

Wife of Thomas C [Cro0183] of Whittingham (NR 26)

Left her son Richard C [Cro0187] : 40s - his children and his son Henry [Cro0193] mentioned.

Left her daughter Anne [Cro0190] Cowel (widow) £70 and her daughter 70s

Executor : Her son Thomas C [Cro0203]

Long Inventory made 14th October 1664 amount : £112 16s 10d

Debts owing to 4 people amounting to £51 10s 0d

1664 - 6th October : The Widdoe [Cro0184] (Ellin) (sic) of Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0183] buried at Goosnargh Lancashire (Source Parish Register 1639-1812 + LPRS Vol 64)

1669 - 4th April : The son (unknown) [Cro0529] of Richard Crolholme [Cro0187] buried (Source LPRS Vol 64)

1670 - 24th August : Richard Crolmholm [Cro0187] buried (Source LPRS Vol 64)

1670 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0187] of Haighton Yeoman (Letters of Admin) (Ref NR22)

Will made :

Children mentioned : Edward [Cro0191] (NR20), Ellin [Cro0192], Henry [Cro0193] , Anne [Cro0194] ,

Thomas [Cro0203] & Margaret [Cro0195]

Executor : His wife Elizabeth [Cro0188] (widow of Robert Green ?)

Long inventory of goods made 16th September 1670 amount : £50 3s 2d.

1675 - Edward Crombleholme [Cro0191] of Dutton, Will (Ref NR 20)

Will made : 3rd March 1675;

Mentions natural brothers & sisters : Anne [Cro0194] , Thomas [Cro0203] , Margaret [Cro0195] , Henry [Cro0193] & Ellen [Cro0192]

Mentions his father Richard Crombleholme [Cro0187] of Haighton (NR 22).

Inventory made 15th March 1675 of all goods and debts owing to him (by some 15 people !) Amount£26 14s 5d.

1678 - Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0189] : one of the 4 and 20 sworn men in Goosnargh Parish.

Also notes that he moved from the parish in 1684 and his sister *(in law) : Diana Whittingham

(Source : Hist of Goosnargh Fishwick) *NB Fishwick is incorrect as her maiden name was Whittingham and she was not Thomas’s sister but perhaps a sister in-law

1679 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0204] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Goosnargh (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 92 Fyshwick)

1679 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0204] of Goosnargh Churchwarden mentioned in a petition (Source : Quarter sessions Bonds & Petitions QSP 504/10 Lancs CRO)

1680 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0204] : Recorded as a Churchwarden for Goosnargh (Source Hist of Goosnargh p 92 Fishwick)

1680 - 17th October : Richard Crolholm [Cro0 ] (?) Marryed were Mr Richard Crombocke [Cro0 ] and Mrs Clemence (nee Bushell) [Cro0 ] 17th day. (Source Hist of Goosnargh p111 Fishwick)

1682 - 18th April : Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0189] : James Johnson wrote to Thomas C [189] (one of the 24 sworn men in Goosnargh) .....he is requested to say whether he will discharge himself or give his reason for not doing so. Note : Only landowners in the parish or their eldest sons were eligible to be a "sworn man" (Source Hist of Goosnargh p51 Fishwick)

1683 - 13th July : Thomas [Cro0203] son of Richard Crolmholm[Cro0187] buried (Source LPRS Vol 64)

1684 - Thomas Crombleholme[Cro0189 ] : "That William Waen the younger be of the number of the 24 for Whittingham in the place of Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0189] removed out of ye said Township having no Lands there" (Source Hist of Goosnargh p78 Fishwick)

1685 - Richard Crombleholme [Cro0204] : One of the 24 men in Goosnargh (Source Hist of Goosnargh p51 Fishwick)

1687 - 1st February : Ann Crumbleholme [Cro0194] (of Barton) married Thomas Newsham (of Goosnargh) at St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh. (Source : Par Reg - marriages 1683-1730 p22 entry 3 + LPRS Vol 64 + LDS ref 1470930)

1690/1 - 29th January : Anne Cowel (nee Crombleholme) [Cro0190] buried at St Mary the Virgin, Goosnargh (abode : "Crumbrell") Note : d/o Richard C [Cro0183] ; marriage date : ?? ; widow in 1663, she and her daughter are mentioned in Will ref NR20. (Source : Par Reg Burials 1683-1730 p37 entry 6 + LDS ref 1470930)

Churchwardens

Date Goosnargh Whittingham Hist of Goosnargh

1607 Richard C [181] p86

1614 Robert C [182] (sidesman) p87

1618 Richard C [181] p87

1631 Thomas C [183] p88

1648 Thomas C [183] p89

1654 Richard C [103] p90 (of Crombleholme Fold)

1679 Richard C [204] p92

1680 Richard C [204] p92

(Note : no more Crombleholmes 1680 - 1800)

1716 - There were no Crombleholmes in the list of Popish Recusants who resided in Goosnargh.

1730 - Deed mentioning Richard C [Cro0 ] and his wife Margaret [Cro0 ] (sent by Christine C - see MP letter 18/4/1984) . Chart above has his wife as Elizabeth (Cross ???). They have an only daughter named Margaret . Needs checking. He married twice ??

1797 - 12th June : William Crombleholme [Cro0512] married Nancy (Ann) (nee Coupe) [Cro0513] at Goosnargh (Source Boyds Marriages ref 428 p256 & CFI gave the day/month of 12/6) Note : Could be same as William C [624] witness at marriage of Ann C [586] to William Hart in 1843. Ann C was d/o James C [566] who in turn was s/o Richard C [154]

1797 - 12th December : Thomas Crombleholme [Cro0710] son of William Crumbleholme [Cro0512] and Anne [Cro0513 ] baptised at St Francis Goosnargh (Source CFI )

1799 - 21st August : Richard Crombleholme [Cro0734] s/o William Crumbleholme [Cro0512] and Anne [Cro0513] baptised at St Francis Goosnargh (Source CFI )

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