Richard Hotchkiss / Hodgkinson

Personal and Family Information

Richard was born about 1405 in Shropshire, England, the son of William Hotchkiss but his mother is unknown.

He died in 1461 in Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire, England.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was John (c1430->1473).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Attributes

Notes

Note 1

!StyleName: Hotchkiss, Richard of Bishopthorpe [~1405–1461]

!Note: Probable son of William of Holgot and likely brother of John Hotchkiss [c.1400–1463], based on surname variant, date, and shared probate court. One of three men listed under the rare name form "Hurtsky" in the York Medieval Probate Index, with will proved in 1461 at Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire.

Item: Will proved 4 July 1461, Bishopthorpe. Language: Latin. Reference: ProbReg 2, folio 446v.

Source: York Medieval Probate Index [1267–1500]

Date: Probate 4 Jul 1461

VariantNames: Hurtsky

Regions: Yorkshire [Bishopthorpe]

!Note: Based on probate location and matching surnames, Richard and son John likely relocated to York around 1455. This timing would have allowed John to apprentice or trade alongside his father before Richard’s death in 1461. John appears in the York freemen rolls in 1467 and 1469 as both a shipman and a chapman, indicating a career progression in trade. Their move marks the establishment of a Hotchkiss / Hopkynson variant line in Yorkshire tied to merchant activity.

!Source: York Medieval Probate Index, 1267-1500 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=ORIGINS%2FYORKMEDIEVALPROBATE%2F3347&tab=this

First name Richard

Document Type: Probate act; Language: Latin; Probate date: 4 Jul 1461; Reference code: ProbReg 2; Folio: 446v

Last name Hurtsky

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Last name Hurtsky

Record set York Medieval Probate Index, 1267-1500

Year 1461

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Place Bishopthorpe

Subcategory Wills & Probate

County Yorkshire

Collections from England, Great Britain

Court York Prerogative & Exchequer Courts