William Hawkins

Personal and Family Information

William was born about 1427, the son of John Hawkins but his mother is unknown. The place is not known.

He died after 1511. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Attributes

Notes

Note 1

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2 - Bristol Archives

P/St.P and J - St Philip and St. Jacob

DEEDS

Smith Street next to the Weir

Catalogue description Deed of gift

Reference: P/St.P and J/D/5

Title: Deed of gift

Description:

1. Rogert Strete of Bristol, tanner

2. John Hawkyns of Blakesworthe, Glos, sen. Richard Bake hous, smith; William Hawkyns, baker; Thomas Asshelyn, miller

Premises: Tenement with 4 shops in Smythstrete next to the Weere, between the tenement of Thomas Oseney and tenement of the Priory of Bradstooke, extending from the street in front to the Frome behind

Date: February 6 3 Edward IV

Held by: Bristol Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English

Physical description: 1 doct.

Physical condition: Seal

Note: “sen.” is probably not “senior” and probably refers to the next person after the coma. It might mean Seneschal.

Note: Location Blakesworthe, Gloucester

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2 - Bristol Archives

P/St.P and J - St Philip and St. Jacob

DEEDS

Smith Street next to the Weir

Catalogue description Lease on two lives

Reference: P/St.P and J/D/5

Title: Lease on two lives

Description:

1. John Hawkyns of Blakesworthe, Glos: Richard Bakehous, smith; William Hawkyns, baker; and Thomas Asshelyn, miller

2. Roger Strete of Bristol, tanner and Alice his wife

Premises: as in D/5

Annual rent: one red rose at Midsummer

Date: February 20 6 Edward IV

Held by: Bristol Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English

Physical description: 1 doct.

Physical condition: Two seals

Note: Location Blakesworthe, Gloucester

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2 - Bristol Archives

P/St.P and J - St Philip and St. Jacob

DEEDS

Smith Street next to the Weir

Catalogue description Deed of gift

Reference: P/St.P and J/D/5

Title: Deed of gift

Description:

1. William Hawkyns, baker

2. Henry Kemys, gent., William Wodd, William Clement, John Swanhungre, Roger Barowe, Thomas Hawkyns, Thomas Clement, William Corry, jun., Thomas Jeffrey, bellfounder, Thomas Yonge, John Dyer, baker, Abraham Crome, Richard Sherman, John Yonge and John Crome, ? feoffees of St.Philip's.

Premises: as in D/5

Robert Melow attorney to take and deliver seisin

Date: March 29 2 Henry VIII

Held by: Bristol Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English

Physical description: 1 doct.

Physical condition: Seal

Note: This may be William the Baker giving away shop property in his old age perhaps to his feoffees. Even though Thomas IV is his 4th cousin twice removed, he may have trained Thomas’s grandfather, the baker, and leased them his shop.