Helen Bertram (abt. 1338 - 1403)

Born about 1338 in Bothal, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1403 at about age 65 in Ogle, Northumberland, England

Biography

This profile is part of the Ogle Name Study.

Helen (Elena) Bertram (b. abt. 1338 - d. after 29 Jul 1403, age 37 in 37 Ed III, c. 1364),^[1]was the sole heir of Sir Robert Bertram, Baron of Bothall (31 Mar 1307 - 20 Nov 1363). This brought a vast estate under the control of the Ogles.^[2][3] But at the same time, it set the stage for a legal fight between future heirs.^[4] She married at least three times,^[5] but may have had a fourth husband.^[6] was Baroness of Bothall in her own right. She was the d. & h. of:

• Sir Robert Bertram (d. 21 Nov 1363 London).[1]
• and Margaret (d.1330), dau. of William Felton.^[7]

Marriage

Helen married three times.

Ogle

m.1 (abt. 1350) Robert de Ogle (b. after 1331 - d. 1355).^[8][9]

children

• Robert Ogle^[5]

Hatfield

m.2 (by 1368) John de Hatfield of London.[2]^[2][5]

Holgrave

m.3 (by Jun 1377) David Holgrave.[3]^[5] (d.1405/6; inq. pm. 29 Aug 1405) (last husband).^[6][10]

Residence

• abt. 1368: London (with second husband, John de Hatfield).^[11]

Will

• Date: 29 Jul 1403.^[11]

Notes

ALIAS

• Helen;^[6] Elena;^[5] Eleanor^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ age 26 during 37 Edward III / c. 1364, (Ogle, 1902, p. 296)

   Ogle, H.A.(1902). "Pedigree XIII." Ogle & Bothal: History of the baronies of Ogle, Bothal, and Hepple, p.lxvii.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Wallis, J. (1769). The Natural History and Antiquities of Northhumberland, II. Strahan. Google Books. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.^{better citation needed}
   CAUTION: Wallis (1769), gets Helen Bertram's first husband wrong. He's actually talking about Margaret Gumbion's husband, who was at the Battle of Stanhop and Neville's cross. However, Sir Alexander Ogle, captain of Berwick, is the brother of Joan Hepple's husband... so Wallis is mixing up a few men of the same name. He also repeats Burke's (1831) mistake and inserts a generation.
3. ↑ Scott, W. (1889). The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend: V.1-5; Mar. 1887-Dec. 1891, 3, p.258). Google Books.
4. ↑ Lewis, S. (1831). A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions ... London. Google Books. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Ogle, H.A.(1902). "Pedigree XIII." Ogle & Bothal: History of the baronies of Ogle, Bothal, and Hepple, p.lxvii.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Proceedings at the Royal Archaeological Institute. pp.239. PDF.
7. ↑ "Pedigree XIII." (Ogle, 1902, between p. 296 - 297)

   Ogle, H.A.(1902). "Pedigree XIII," in Ogle & Bothal: History of the baronies of Ogle, Bothal, and Hepple, p.lxvii

8. ↑ Nichols, J. (1832). "Cockle Park Tower Northumberland with and engraving." The Gentleman's Magazine, (Vol. 152. pp.507) (footnotes). Google Books.
9. ↑ "Helen widow of Robert de Ogle: Northumberland," (7 Hen IV, c. 1403). Ref. C 137/52/1. The National Archives, Kew. Web.
10. ↑ "Inq. pm. of David Holgrave, Northumberland," (1405, August 29). E-CPIM 18-1032. Inquisitions Post-Mortem. Mapping the Medieval Countryside. http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/browse/inquisitions/
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Ogle, 1902, p. 38

    Ogle, H.A.(1902). "Pedigree XIII." Ogle & Bothal: History of the baronies of Ogle, Bothal, and Hepple, p.lxvii.

• Brooks, D.J.B. (2015). "Tales of the Northumberland Ogles." The Ogle Genealogist Vol. 36 (pp. 13-26). Ogle/Ogles Family Association. www.ogles.org. Print.[4]
• Coulson, C. (2004). Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages, (pp. 377). Oxford University Press. Google Books.[5]