Thomas Aldrich (1501 - bef. 1559)

Born 1501 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 20 May 1559 before age 58 in Swardeston, Norfolk, England

Biography

Based on two of the three original children added to this profile - John and Ann, there were several children of Thomas baptised at Swardeston

1. John 1538
2. Cicely 1539, buried 1552 ^[1]
3. Jone who was buried in 1540^[2]
4. Anne 1541^[3]
5. Christian 1543, buried 1544^[4]
6. Augustine 1545
7. Christian 1546
8. Alerigg 1547^[5]

The visitations of Norfolk give a more complete list of the children of Thomas and Scisselly (sic): Richard, Elizabeth, Ann and Christian who all married; and Thomas, John, Augustine, Christian, Scisselly, Jone and Jane who died without issue.^[6]

Thomas, through no choice of his own, became involved with the rebellion led by the Ket brothers, Robert and William. The rebels used Thomas and others as a veneer of respectability.^[7]

Thomas was buried on 20 May 1559 from St Mary the Virgin Church in Swardeston, Norfolk, England.^[8][9]

Blomefield reports that Thomas was of Mangrene and left Mangrene-hall manor to Cecily his wife. About 1570 it was owned by another Thomas Aldrich.^[10]

In the church at Swardeston is/was a memorial:

Here resteth in Hopes of a happy Resurrection, the Remains of Eliz. Aldrich Widow, One of the Daughters of Sir Anthony Felton, late of Playford in the County of Suffolk, of the honourable Order of the Bath Knight deceased, she having been first the Wife of Rob. Rich of Mulbarton in the County of Norfolk Esq; and after his Decease, married to Thomas Aldrich of Swardeston in the same Countie Gent. and having attained to the Age of 80 Years, changed this Life for Immortality, upon the last Day of Sept. in the Year of our Lord MDCLXXVIII.

Elizabeth was presumably the husband of the Thomas who had Mangrene in 1570, but his connection to this Thomas is not clear.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Norfolk : Swardeston : St Mary the Virgin : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818a7c0e93790ec7575710d : viewed 14 Nov 2021) burial Cicely Aldrich 26 Apr 1552
2. ↑ Norfolk : Norwich : St Peter Parmentergate : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58189fc4e93790ec7569a7c4 : viewed 14 Nov 2021) burial John Aldrich 07 Jan 1540/41
3. ↑ [1]
4. ↑ Norfolk : Swardeston : St Mary the Virgin : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818a7c0e93790ec757570fd : viewed 14 Nov 2021) burial Christian Aldrich 15 Sep 1544
5. ↑ Norfolk : Swardeston : St Mary the Virgin : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818b1c6e93790eca3a66334 : viewed 14 Nov 2021) baptism Alerigg Aldrich 23 Nov 1547
6. ↑ Rye, Walter. The visitacion [i.e., visitation] of Norfolk, made and taken by William Hervey, Clarencieux King of Arms, anno 1563, enlarged with another visitacion [sic] made by Clarenceux Cook : with many other descents, and also the vissitation [sic] made by John Raven, Richmond Anno 1613. London, 1891. archive.org/Aldrich-pedigree/page2
7. ↑ Blomefield, Francis.The city of Norwich, chapter 25: Of the city in Edward VI's time An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 3, the History of the City and County of Norwich, Part I. London: W Miller, 1806. 220-265. British History Online. Web. 3 November 2020. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol3/pp220-265.
8. ↑ Norfolk : Swardeston : St Mary the Virgin : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818a7c1e93790ec7575716a : viewed 14 Nov 2021) burial Thomas Aldrich 20 May 1559
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193821455/thomas-aldrich : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Thomas Aldrich (unknown–1559), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193821455, citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Swardeston, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735) .
10. ↑ Blomefield, Francis. Hundred of Humble-Yard: Swerdeston. An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 5. London: W Miller, 1806. 49-54. British History Online. Web. 3 November 2020. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol5/pp49-54.
11. ↑ Rye, Walter. The visitacion [i.e., visitation] of Norfolk, made and taken by William Hervey, Clarencieux King of Arms, anno 1563, enlarged with another visitacion [sic] made by Clarenceux Cook : with many other descents, and also the vissitation [sic] made by John Raven, Richmond Anno 1613. London, 1891. archive.org/Aldrich-pedigree/page2

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34W1-8F8 : accessed 10 June 2019), entry for Thomas /Aldrich/, cites sources; "Alldridge" file (2:2:2:MMDN-8LK), submitted 27 June 2015 by richard alldridge [identity withheld for privacy].

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9Q6L-BC7 : accessed 13 December 2018), entry for Thomas Aldrich; file (2:2:2:MM9R-YGZ), submitted 9 April 2002 by swalker2745575 [identity withheld for privacy].