Robert Hotchkiss / Hodgkins

Personal and Family Information

Robert was born about APR 1527, the son of Thomas Hotchkiss / Hodgkins and Jone. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F282536&tab=this

First name Thomas

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 Hayward <<<< From image: Hotchkys

Piece description Registered wills, v. 1-2 Registered wills, v.

Year 1526 <<<< will dated from image 21 Jan 1526 Julian or 1535 Gregorian

From image: ttps://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007620615%2F00046&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F282536

Thomas Hotchkys of Pryors Ditton out of Salop [~1485 - >1526] 41

Mentioned:

George Tylor

Roger my son abt 21 1505

John my son abt 19 1503

Robert Gregor

John McGregor

my brother John abt 1483

Jone my wife abt 1485

Robert 6 moonths along on 21 Jan 1526 Julian, so born about April 1527

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Note: Carefully looking at the name with secretary hand, using the instruction manual of the time, we have

H o [tc]h ki e ſs [long s small s] - the fact that the tail goes forward on the middle h - it doesn't look at all like a secreatary hand y.

Note: Julian calendar year starts March 25 while Gregorian starts January 1. England officially used the Julian calendar until 1752.