Meridith Ap Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

Meridith was born about 1435 in England, the son of William Hotchkiss but his mother is unknown.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

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Notes

Note 1

!StyleName: Meridith Ap Hoggekys [Hotchkiss] of Bridgnorth.

https://archive.org/stream/descriptivecatal06greauoft/descriptivecatal06greauoft_djvu.txt

Full text of "A descriptive catalogue of ancient deeds in the Public Record Office"

[Salop.] C. 4805. Indenture of demise by Robert Grene, esquire, to

Meredith ap Hoggekys of Bruggenorth, ' cowper,' of a tenement and <<<

cottage, with gardens adjacent and a garden with a cellar [caved] adjacent

[in Bruggenorth] for ninety-nine years, at 7s. rent. Witnesses :

Thomas and John Caldecote the elder, bailiffs of the town

and liberty of Bruggenorth, Thomas Hurde, esquire, and others [named].

Monday after Michaelmas, 1 Edward IV. [abt 1461] Damaged [the docuent was damaged].

Note: This is a 99 year lease agreement in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. I will assume Meridith was likely at least 21 year old. If he was an established cooper committing to a 99 year lease, I’ll say just a bit older yet.

!Source: https://www.definitions.net/definition/Cowper Wiktionary

Cowper[ProperNoun], a variant of Cooper.

cowper[Noun] A cooper.

!Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/cooper

cooper meaning: a person who makes and repairs barrels [= large wooden containers with a flat top and curved sides, used for holding beer, wine, etc.].