Maude Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

Maude was born about 1539, the daughter of Richard Hotchkiss and Margret. The place is not known.

She died about NOV 1539. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

Note: Johan was likely born in mid-1538, shortly after the family’s move from Uppington to Worcester. His baptism was delayed until 21 Oct 1539, likely due to household instability during the transition. By then, he was weaned, allowing his mother Margaret to travel separately. While visiting possible extended family in Barford, she gave birth to Maude, who was ill from birth. Margaret remained there with Maude until the child’s death and burial in November, while Johan stayed in Worcester with his father.

!Note: The year 1539 was a defining and traumatic period for the Hotchkiss family. As descendants of minor nobility, with at least one deceased knight as grandfather and probable landholdings in multiple counties, the family navigated both personal tragedy and the responsibilities of inherited status. That year, Robert Hotchkiss Sr. and his extended household undertook multiple long-distance journeys between Barford , Worcester, and Houghton Regis —a 90-mile route that would have taken at least a week by wagon, especially with pregnant women and small children aboard.

Given the known dangers of the roads at the time, including robbery and lawless areas, they likely traveled with armed escort. These journeys—likely tied to marriage, estate, or mercantile obligations—coincided with the deaths of Joan , Robert Jr I , and Maude . Surviving sons William and Robert Jr II were likely born during or shortly after this ordeal.

The family’s presence across multiple regions, along with shifting dialects and clerical habits, led to numerous spelling variations of the surname in official records—appearing alternately as Hotchkiss, Hawkins, Hodgkins, and Hoskins. These events, combined with the burden of travel and infant mortality, reshaped the family’s structure and may explain Robert’s remarriage later that same year.

Children & Events

Joan

Born ~1537 before things got complicated. Traveled with parents as an infant.

John Hotchkiss

Born ~1538, likely in Worcester where his family was relocating.

Traveled with his father to Barford in 1539 during family movements.

Baptized 21 Oct 1539 in Worcester, likely belatedly, while accompanying his father on a return trip.

Robert Jr. I

Baptized 23 Jan 1539 in Barford, suggesting his parents were staying temporarily with family.

Later buried in Barford, Nov 1539 — possibly never fully well.

William & Robert Jr II

Born August 1539 in Houghton Regis, after Robert had returned home.

Joan died shortly after the twin’s birth, and they appear to have survived.

Maude

Baptized 25 Sep 1539 in Barford, born while her mother stayed with extended family.

Died 16 Nov 1539, burial regester entry in Barford next to Robert Jr I.

Interpretation

Barford served as a central family support hub, possibly tied to their father's household.

The brothers' wives may have gone there for childbirth support, with the men traveling in and out.

John, being older and weaned, could travel easily with his father.

The year saw the loss of three children and may have deeply impacted the family's future movements and decisions.

!Source: Warwickshire Baptisms https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_21906760910&tab=this

First name Maude

Mother's last name -

Last name Hopkins

Place Barford

Sex Female

County Warwickshire

Birth year -

Country England

Baptism year 1539

Source Warwickshire Baptism Index 1538-1900

Baptism date 25 Sep 1539

Record set Warwickshire Baptisms

Father's first name Richard

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Father's last name Hopkins

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Mother's first name -

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: Warwickshire Baptisms https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FWARWICKSHIRE%2FBAP%2F001200624&tab=this

First name Maude

Country England

Last name Hopkins

Archive Warwickshire County Record Office

Birth year -

Archive reference DR0048/1

Baptism year 1539

Document type Parish registers

Baptism date 25 Sep 1539

Register type Baptisms, marriages & burials

Father's first name Richard

Register year range 1538-1631

Father's last name Hopkins

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Mother's first name -

Record set Warwickshire Baptisms

Denomination Anglican

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Place Barford

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

County Warwickshire

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: Warwickshire Burials https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FWARWICKSHIRE%2FBUR%2F000449032&tab=this

Record set Warwickshire Burials

Burial date 16 Nov 1539

First name Maude

Relative's relationship Daut of

Last name Hopkins

Relative's name Ric Hopkins

Burial year 1539

Archive Warwickshire County Record Office

Death year -

Archive reference DR0048/1

Denomination Anglican

Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials

County Warwickshire

Records year range 1538-1631

Country England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Place Barford

Subcategory Parish Burials

Document type Parish registers

Collections from England, Great Britain

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