Alice

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Personal and Family Information

Alice was born about 1484, the daughter of unknown parents. The place is not known.

She died in 1554 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.

Her husband was William Hotchkiss / Hodgkins. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their four known children were William (c1506-<1554), Susan (c1510-1554), Calon (c1520-1554) and Edward (c1525-?).

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
BirthABT 1484
Death1554
Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F020518&tab=this

First name Alicie

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name Hopkyns

Piece description Act books, v. 1-6

Year 1554

Piece surname range -

Probate year 1554

Piece year range 1532-1572

Parish Walsall

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Staffordshire

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

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In the name of God Amen: the xij day of June in the yere of our Lord God 1554

in the first year of the reign of our most gracious sovereign lady Queen Mary,

I Alice Hopkys, whole of mind and sick in body, make this my last will and testament

in form following: First I bequeath my soul to almighty God and my body to be buried

in the churchyard of all saints in Walsall.

First I bequeath to Elinor Stone my smock, my kirtle, my petycote, my kerchief,

and also I give to Alice Harbborne my best mattres and I give to Susan my doughter

all my lynnyn and also I give to the said Susan my flocke bed and to her iii shetes,

and I give and bequeath to Edward Hopkyns my tenement during the said term to lyve in,

and I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Grenes my worst coote and to Alice Taylor my worst kercher...

...and I make and ordain my said daughter Susan my sole executrix,

and I desire and will that Thomas Clerke shall be supervisor of this my testament

and he to have for his pains two shillings.

These being witnesses: Robert Mallys, William ——, and John —— with others.

Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F081964&tab=this

First name Alice

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name Hopkys

Piece description Calendar of wills and admons.

Year 1554

Piece surname range A-L

Will year 1554-55

Piece year range 1494-1650

Parish Walsall

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Staffordshire

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

From index image: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007620609%2F00509&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F081964

1554/5 Mch Hopkys Alice Walsall 70 [probably age]