Goldhurst family
The idea of this page is to gather as much information as possible about the Goldhurst/Gouldhurst family. Basically, I'm stuck with Richard Mead in Watford, so I'm trying to see if I can trace where he came from through his wife, Margaret Gouldhurst.
I don't know much about her, not even her maiden name. She had been married before marrying Richard Mead, as can be seen from his will: "Item I give to my wife's two
daughters vi s viii d apiece."
Goldhurst is a fairly uncommon name, possibly deriving ultimately from the "manor of Bukhurst alias Goldhurst" in Chigwell, Essex. Or possibly it's from Goudhurst, Kent, which is sometimes Gouldhurst. In the IGI there are just 9 christenings before 1600:
Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster (on Trafalgar Square)
1553 Elizabeth Goldhurst
1557 Ann Goldhurste
1558 Elizabeth Goldhurste
1561 Joan Goldhurst
1564 Alice Goldhurste
1567 Henry Goldhurst
1568 Richard Goldhurst
Saint Margaret Westminster (by Westminster Abbey)
1539 Mar. Agnes Goldhurst christened
1540 Mar. William Goldhurst christened
1541 May. Alice Goldhurst buried
There are some Meads at about the same time in St Margarets, Westminster:
1550 June. John Meade christened
1550 Aug. John Meade buried
1551 Dec. Clapton Meade christened
1553 Sep. Alice Meade buried
1555 Jul. Joan Meade married Thomas Leeke
1566 Jane Meade christened
More about Goldhurst in London:
Calendar of Plea and Memoranda rolls at the Guildhall 1458-1482
January 1469. A jury including Thomas Goldhyrst sworn to hear the case of Thomas Dewe, leatherseller, against Geoffrey Armorer concerning a respass in the parish of Allhallows Bread Stereet. verdict for the defendant.
Letter Books of London
1471 Thomas Goldhurst, skinner, and others entered into a bond of £40
1473 Thomas Goldhurst and others enter into a bond of 50 marks
Salters' Company: Deeds and related papers of the Salters' Company Estates in England:
Date: 26th October 2 Henry VII (1486)
Quitclaim by Thomas Hatfield of Steple Mordon Cambridge Esq. son and heir of Margarete Hatfield to John Breton Cit. and Salter Thomas Goldhurst and John Gybbes of £3 rent described H1/2/1/8 and of 38s rent from a tenement called late the Wolsak (Philip Ball Haberdasher) in All Saints Bredestrete. These rents were lately recovered from Thomas Hatfield by John Breton, Thomas Goldhurst and John Gybbes by writ of right, in Guildhall before Hugh Brice Kt. Mayor and the Aldermen
Date: 3rd August 2 Henry VII (1487)
By William Horne and Richard Chawry Citizens and Aldermen at the order of Robert Basset son and heir of Robert Basset and Elizabeth Basset to John Breton Citizen and Salter, John Sulyard Knight one of the Judges of Kings Bench, Thomas Saule, Gentleman, Thomas Goldhurst, Skynner and John Gybbys Sherman.
Date: 12th October 17 Henry VII (1501)
By Richard Braytofte Executor of Robert Basset son of Robert Basset as above. Henry Edyall, Clerk, John Ryse, Clerk and Clement Clerk. After quoting H1/21/7 of property described H1/21/7 to Master Thomas Rothall, Clerk, secretary to the King, John Shaa Knt., Bartholomew Reed, Stephen Jenkyns Alderman, Thomas Goldhurst, Skynner, William Maryner, William Hawkyns, Richard Marsham, Salters, Thomas Prayers, Goldsmith, Richard Dobbys, Ironmonger, John Breton to the use of John Breton.
Date: 14th August 2 Henry VIII (1510)
Grant by Thomas Goldhurst Citizen and Skynner to Robert Bailly Citizen and Sherman and Anne his wife late the wife of John Breton late Citizen and Salter of 1 yearly rent of £4 18s on 2 messuages in All Saints Bredstrete, viz £3 on the tenement called the three kings of Colen Pate in the tenure of Richard Lakyn Citizen and Mercer late called the White Bull and 38s on the tenement lately called the Woll Sak late in the tenure of Philip Ball Haberdasher. These Thomas Goldhurst recovered with John Breton and John Gybbis now dead at Guildhall before Hugh Bryce Kt. Mayor and the Aldermen by bill of right from Thomas Hatfeld of Stepyll Mardon, Cambridge, Esq. son and heir of Margarete Hatfeld (see H1/2/1/8 & H1/2/1/9).
Date: 28th November 1537
Will of Roger Smyth Citizen and Salter.
He bequeaths his annual rent of £3 from one messuage in Bredestrete to John Coates and Thomas Chayney Wardens of the Mystery and craft of Salters and Keepers of the fraternity and guild of Corpus Christi etc. The house is called Three Kings of Coleyn late the White Bulle sometime Richard Laken Citizen and Mercer late Thomas Pargeter Kt. late Citizen and Alderman. He had the rent of John Rede and Joan his wife cousin and heir of Thomas Goldhurst, she being the daughter of Elizabeth the daughter of Thomas Goldhurst and of Robert Baily and Agnes his wife, 22nd June 22 Henry VIII (1530)
Commissary Court of London
1511 Will of Thomas Goldhurst, St. Ant. Reg. 3 Fol. 61
1489 & 1490
"Thomas Goldhirst, skynner" was mentioned several times in the records of the Mercers' Company (Acts of Court of the Mercers' Company 1453-1527) in 1489 and 1490.
For example:
27 October, 1489 "And for that certen duyties ben oweyng unto certen parsones & specially unto Thomas Goldhirst, skynner, that shulde have ben by yonde the see paide, the company nowe assembled knoweyng of suche billes, wolde that the mony of them shulde be called yn and the said Thomas Goldhirst thereof to be paide."
(from PROCAT. Date unknown, around 1500)
Thomas Porter v. The mayor and sheriffs of London.: Detention pending vexatious
actions of trespass brought by Thomas Bernard, and others, at the instance of Thomas Goldherst, whom complainant accused of selling him bad fur. Corpus cum causa.:
London.
From Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII:
18 June 1504, Westminster
Pardon to Thomas Goldhurst, citizen of London, of usuries and other trade offences
3 March 1399
Certificate from the Archdeacon of Essex that Joan, widow and executrix of the will of Robert Goldhurst of Wennington (Essex) appeared at his court and showed a good and faithful account of the administration of his estate. Broken seal of the archdeacon's court. (Essex Record Office site)
Close Rolls, November 1398
To the sheriffs of London. Writ of supersedeas omnio in respect of taking of Cicely ' Peresservant Durant' any security for keeping the peace at suit of Peter Durant and Cicely his wife averring threats, and order by mainprise of Robert Jolyf, cordwainer, Nicholas Goldhurst, fuller, Gilbert atte Crosse, dyer, and John Noke weaver, all of London, to set the defendant free if taken.
From Procat, PRO site:
(Date unknown, before 1540)
John Creke of London, gentleman, versus Henry, son of Robert Guldhurst (Goldhurst), husbandman: Manor of Rickmansworth, Herts., of the demise of the abbot and convent of St. Albans, Hertford.
Will of Robert Goldhurst of Rickmansworth, 1518
1524 Bushey lay subsidy
Richard Goldhurst
1525, Rickmansworth Lay subsidy
John Goldhurst, 22s. in wages, pays iiiid.
1542 Henry Goldhurst in Watford court roll
1543 Henry Goldhurst in Watford court roll
1544 Henry Goldhurst in Watford court roll
23 September 1544 A child of Henry Goldhurst buried
January 1545 Henry Goldhurst buried
January 1545 Edward son of Henry Goldhurst buried
July 1545 Margaret Goldhurst, widow, and Richard Meade married