William Blundell (abt. 1560 - 1638)

Born about 1560 in Crosby, Lancashire, England

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Died 2 Jul 1638 at about age 78 in Crosby, Lancashire, England

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Biography

William Blundell was born in Lancashire, England.

• 1558 William Blundell was the son of Richard Blundell and Anne Starkey and was born in the year of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne 1558 according to the Crosby Records. ^[1]. Visitation of of Lancashire by William Dugdale gives 1560 ^[2]
• Married Emilia Norris daughter of Edward Norris of Speke. He lived at Little Crosby, Lancashire, England.
• 1595 he was detained in prison for the same offence as his father, that of hiding a seminary priest and was transferred to the Gatehouse Prison, Westminster. ^[3].
• He was called "the Recusant" because he refused to change to the Church of England but continued to be a "Papist"
• William gave land at Harkirke, Little Crosby for the burial of Recusant Catholics who were refused burial by the Parish church. he is also associated with a find of Saxon coins supposedly dated to 913AD
• 1678 William Blundell died at Little Crosby on the 2 July 1638 aged 78 ^[4]
• Issue

1. Nicholas Blundell m. Jane Bradshaw - Issue
2. James Blundell died young
3. Richard Blundell
4. Anne Blundell m. Thomas Gillibrand of Chorley, Lancs
5. Jane m. ? Madison
6. Margaret Blundell, (1592 - 1547) Nun professed 1615 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Crosby Records
2. ↑ Vistitation of Sir William Douglas 1664-65
3. ↑ Townend, Peter. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition. 3 volumes. London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965-1972. volume 2, page 53
4. ↑ Crosby Records
5. ↑ Who were the Nuns - Margaret

• See Also
• The Peeerage, William Blundell
• The Historical Imagination in Early Modern Britain: History