Records 1500-1600
Individual Records (from RC's card index started 1978) - in chronological order
1500 - 4th November : Edmund Crumbleholme - William Hoghton vicar of St Michaels on Wyre : Feoffment for land in Barton in the tenure of ........several people including ..Edmund Crumblehome
(Source : Lancs CRO Kay Shuttleworth Family of Hawthorne - Ref DDKS 1/24) [Note : barton is a village west of Goosnargh area]
1503 - 7th July : This Indenture witnesses that Robert Crumbylholme clerk, William Barker chaplain, Ughtered Cotome & Robert Cotome (son & heirs apparent of the said Ughtered Cotome granted Lawrence Cotome son of Edward Cotome, all the messuages and lands in Dilworth in the vill of Ribchester called Herryfall, Meton Intake and the Copthirst to be held by the aforesaid Lawrence for the term of 14 years paying therefore yearly a red rose and to the chief lords. These being witnesses : Roger Singleton, Robert Clifton, RichardLinoller, Thomas Whittingham, Thomas Lawrence and others. Given the seventh day of July in the 18th year of Henry VII (1503).
(Source Hist of Langridge Smith p 16/17)
1505/6 - 22nd January : Robert Crumbylholme parson of the church of Ribchester, Ughtered Cotom, Will Barker priest, lease for 18 years to Robert Cotom lands etc
(Source Lanc Rec Soc No 88 p97 De Hoghton Papers)
1508 - 26th August : Record of Robert Crombliholme occurs on this date. He belonged to a local family which numbered aming its members William Crombelholme chaplain of Ribchester and a contemporary of Rector Ellyswyk (1419-60) and Elias Crombleholme chaplain. His resigned in 1527.
(Source : Rectors and Vicars Hist of Lancs Vol I p101)
1510 - The Act Book of Whalley (1510-1538) Referring to the lists of tenants of the forest " The Crombleholmes do not appear in these lists (yes they do !!) , although their name is of Bolland origin. That is probably because they were tenants servants of the de Hoghtons on the Leagram Estate . From the Act Book of Whalley Abbey we know that they were at Loud Lytham where they remained for centuries.
(Source :Bolland Forest & Hodder Valley p57)
1518 - 21st April : (Act Bk Of Whalley) Robertus Crumleholme & others complain of immoral life of Hugh Sherborne. (Source : Chetham Series Vol 44 RC has full p/copy)
1519 - (Act Bk Of Whalley) Robertus Crumleholme & others complain that Hugh Sherborne kept Joan d/o Ralph Dobson "in concubinam" (Source : Chetham Series Vol 44 RC has full p/copy)
1526 - Robert Crombilholme styled "parson" of the parish of Ribchester
(Source : Hist of Goosnargh p176 - FN Cal Pldgs Rec Office)
1527 - 31st July : William Clayton was presented to the church of Ribchester "vac per res Roberti Cromleholme clerici ultine" Died 1532 - ?? who (Source : Rectors and Vicars Hist of Lancs Vol I p101)
1528 - April : (Act Bk Of Whalley) Robertus Crumleholme & others complain about another immoral case.
(Source : Chetham Series Vol 44 RC has full p/copy)
1529 - May : (Act Bk Of Whalley) Robertus Crumleholme of Lowde Mytham mentioned himself (check)
(Source : Chetham Series Vol 44 RC has full p/copy)
1530 - Hugh Shireburn married daughter of Sir John Towneley (Source: Royal Forest of Lancaster p 430)
1531 - April : (Act Bk Of Whalley) Robertus Crumleholme & others .... all well.
1531 - (Act Bk Of Whalley) Romysgreyre - Robertus Crumleholme arbitrator in a libel case.
(Source : Chetham Series Vol 44 RC has full p/copy)
1536: (Act Bk Of Whalley) Robertus Crumleholme & others complain about another immoral case.
(Source : Chetham Series Vol 44 RC has full p/copy)
1530/31 - Richard Crombelholme & Thomas Walmesley - administrators of the late Robert Crombelholme (late parson of Ribchester) versus The Abbot of Whalley : re Bond for debt (Duchy Court of Lancaster)
Note : Robert Crombelholme clerk parson of Parish Church of Ribchester deceased by 1530. Died intestate. The Abbot disputed bond made in 1st May 1528 by Robert - dispute in 1528 - (RC note Robert died between 1528/30)
Source : Lanc Rec Soc No 32 p201-205) See full details Richard Crumbleholme v Abbot of Whalley - 1530 law suit
1530 - Robert Crombelholme resigned rectory on a pension but died soon afterwards intestate, when his administrator began a suit against the Abbot of Whalley. Upon Crombleholme's resignation the Bishop as surviving trustee presented one Thom Brerewood and complain that William Clayton unjustly hindered his obtaining possession.
(Source : Mrs Jeffrey H Hall notes) (Hist of Ribchester Smith p140/1 notes this and his resignation later in 1527 or 1530)
1533 - Roger Sherburne of Wolf House where the Court Baron was held for the Manor of Chipping in 1533. A horseman was the bearer of this command that Roger Sherburne should :
...."cause XXIV (24) tall men and good archers, they being of my Lords tenants to be put in redness as vote men well harassed after the maner of centre in whyt jacketts with my badge of the Legges of Man in red clothe before on the brest or behynd on their backs - to be sent to my Ile for Defence against the Lord of Owt Iles and somme Scottes" It was from Bowland that the stout bellman and bowmen were drawn. (Source " Lancashire Fair Face Lofthouse )
1559 - 28th October : Robert Cromlholme christened at Chipping (Source : Par Reg transcript)
Note : The entries of christenings from 1559 - 1584 are transcripts from the originals, made by Richard Parker, Vicar of Chipping in 1603. No more transcripts survive.
1579 - (25th June / 4th May)* : Florence Cromlam married Richard Tomson at Clerkenwell St James, London (Source : Boyd's Marriage index 1538-1850 & * dates on LDS A457418)
1585 - Cristain Crumlam s/o John Crumlam buried at St James Clerkenwell, London (Par Reg via The Geneologist site)
1592 - 5 : Margareta Crombleholme lately of Dutton Steede par spinster lately wife of William C deceased £40 for the like
William Crombleholme lately of same, yeoman £40 for the like
(Source : CRS Vol 18 p178 & Vol 61 p 167 - Recusant Roll 4 Much 37-38 Eliz Lancs)
1595 - 26th April : Elizabeth Crombleholme baptised d/o Robert Crombleholme at Whalley, Lancs (Source Parish Reg)
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