{"id":1608,"date":"2020-06-08T08:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2020-06-10T07:18:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T07:18:17","slug":"marriage-and-property-in-16th-century-kimmeridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2020\/06\/08\/marriage-and-property-in-16th-century-kimmeridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage and Property in 16th Century Kimmeridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent blog<\/a> we looked at what sort of information title deeds can tell you. In this blog, one of our volunteers, Louise Haywood, has explored this theme in more detail, looking at a recent purchase made by Dorset Archives Trust<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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Nowadays we have a conveyance to transfer<\/span>\u00a0property or land between a seller and a<\/span>\u00a0buyer<\/span>\u00a0but in Tudor times they made things slightly more complicated and a variety of different documents<\/span>\u00a0were produced \u2013 Gifts, Feoffments, Letters Patent, Bargain & Sale, Quitclaims etc<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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D-3224\/1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In essence, they were based on exactly the same principle as today because they\u00a0<\/span>made <\/span>sure<\/span> that no-one else claimed their land and it could be passed onto whoever they\u2019d designated should receive it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>More importantly, the documents often mention\u00a0<\/span>wives<\/span>, as this would enable them to have a claim on the property if their husband died before them<\/span>\u00a0as up until the 19<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0century married women held no legal status<\/span>, so these are a useful source for genealogists.<\/span> This example is taken from a Quitclaim<\/span>\u00a0(meanin<\/span>g that a person or persons are quitting thei<\/span>r claim<\/span>\u00a0to someone else<\/span>)<\/span> and is dated<\/span> 1511.<\/span><\/p>\n

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George & Margarete uxor (wife)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Margaret\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>husband was George\u00a0<\/span>Chalcote<\/span>\u00a0\u2018<\/span>Gentilman<\/span><\/i>\u2019 and\u00a0<\/span>she was also\u00a0<\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span>the lands that are me<\/span>ntioned in the\u00a0<\/span>document\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>already belonged to his family<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Usually it would state where George came from<\/span>; it doesn\u2019t in this case. The only place names we have are the ones<\/span>\u00a0referring to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Chalcote\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0property<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a place called\u00a0<\/span>Chaldecote<\/span>\u00a0lying in the parish of \u2018<\/span>Kemyrche<\/span><\/i>\u2019 in the Isle of Purbeck<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Hungerhill<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Shitte<\/span>r<\/span>ton<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span>Bere<\/span>\u00a0(all in Dorset) and\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Ashbrittle<\/span>\u00a0(Somerset)\u00a0<\/span>which included<\/span>\u00a0the advowson<\/span>\u00a0(the right to appoint a clergyman)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>By consulting Hutchins\u2019 History of Dorset, we can see that\u00a0<\/span>Hungerhill<\/span>\u00a0is on the Trigon Estate<\/span>\u00a0lying<\/span>\u00a0between Wareham and East Stoke<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Chaldecote<\/span>\u00a0lay between\u00a0<\/span>Smedmore<\/span>\u00a0House and the Purbeck coast in East Kimmeridge. Neithe<\/span>r place name ha<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0survived<\/span>\u00a0except for\u00a0<\/span>Shitterton<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quitclaims\u00a0<\/span>are usually written in Latin<\/span>\u00a0on parchment\u00a0<\/span>although the odd English\u00a0<\/span>word can creep in like<\/span>\u00a0\u2018<\/span>Gentilman<\/span><\/i>\u2019<\/span>\u00a0for example:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Georgius\u00a0Chalcote\u00a0Gentilman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They are written in<\/span>\u00a0a set formula<\/span>\u00a0with those renouncing their claim to the property or properties at the beginning followed by<\/span>\u00a0the name or names of those<\/span>\u00a0receiving the premises<\/span>\u00a0and then a list of the property<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0So, in this case<\/span> those renouncing their claim are cited as<\/span>\u00a0Thomas de la Lynde, esquire, Richard\u00a0<\/span>Densham<\/span>, gentleman, William\u00a0<\/span>Trigge<\/span>, clerk (as in priest), and John\u00a0<\/span>Jolyff<\/span>, clerk<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thomas\u00a0Delalynde, Armiger (Esquire), Richard\u00a0Densham,\u00a0Gentilman, William\u00a0Trigge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This little document may also have provided a\u00a0<\/span>confirmation of\u00a0<\/span>Margaret\u2019s surname as a\u00a0<\/span>Richard\u00a0<\/span>Densham<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span>shown<\/span>. In Hutchins\u2019 pedigree of CHALDECOT of East Whiteway and\u00a0<\/span>Quarrelston<\/span>, he has a query by her name as to whether she was the daughter and heir of Richard\u00a0<\/span>Densam<\/span>\u00a0[sic]<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>Quarrelston<\/span>\u00a0and she is not even mentioned in \u2018The Visitation of Dorsetshire\u2019 in 1623<\/span>\u00a0so this little document is the only evidence<\/span>\u00a0found so far<\/span>\u00a0of her existence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a lot to be learned from one small item of Dorset\u2019s archival heritage!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a recent blog we looked at what sort of information title deeds can tell you. In this blog, one of our volunteers, Louise Haywood, has explored this theme in more detail, looking at a recent purchase made by Dorset Archives Trust… — Nowadays we have a conveyance to transfer\u00a0property or land between a seller… Read more Marriage and Property in 16th Century Kimmeridge<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1892,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58,10],"tags":[82,178,109,61],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1643,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions\/1643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}