Rosamund (Hoo) Bassingbourne (abt. 1278 - abt. 1345)

Ancestors

Wife of Warin Bassingbourne — married 1298 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England

Died about 1345 at about age 67 in England

Biography

Rosemund (Rosamund/Rosamond) Hoo may have been born about 1278. She is reported as the daughter of Robert Hoo and Beatrix Andeville. However, there is no report or account of her birth, which must be considered uncertain. Some listings apparently have her birthplace in Mitford, Norfolk, which is unlikely if her parents were Robert de Hoo and Beatrix Andeville, who were not known to have had property in that county. This birthplace has been detached.

Rosemund married Warin Bassingbourne of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire,^[1] apparently as his second wife; his first marriage, to Amice, produced his heir Warin, who was 21 years old at his father's death in 1348: "The tenement called Gannocks had been settled by Rosamond de Hoo (living in 1316) (fn. 65) upon Warin de Bassingbourn of Wimpole during her life with reversion to her own son Robert de Bassingbourn. (fn. 66) In 1324 another settlement had been made on Warin de Bassingbourn and his wife Amice and the heirs of Warin. (fn. 67) It was possibly on this pretext that Warin withheld the lands from Robert de Bassingbourn until his own death, after which they were restored to Robert. (fn. 68)" ^[2]

Warin de Bassyngbourne died in 1348. An Inquisition Post Mortem conducted 15 July at Sandon, Hertfordshire, mentioned: "lands called Gannok held of the demise of Rosamund de Hoo, long since deceased, for the term of her life, after whose death the said Warin held them without any title of right to the day of his death. The said Rosamund had the said lands &c. for her life, of the grant of John de Knapwell, chaplain, with remainder to Robert de Bassyngbourn, her son, who survives, and to the heirs of his body." It must be concluded that Rosamund probably died about 1345 or earlier. Her son Robert Bassingbourne was 21 years of age at his father's death, making his birth about 1327.^[3]

She was "long since deceased" in 1348.

Sources

1. ↑ Bolton, Diane K, G R Duncombe, R W Dunning, Jennifer I Kermode, A M Rowland, W B Stephens, and A P M Wright. "Parishes: Wimpole." A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 5. Ed. C R Elrington. London: Victoria County History, 1973. 263-272. British History Online. Web. 21 July 2021. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol5/pp263-272
2. ↑ "Parishes: Sandon." A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3. Ed. William Page. London: Victoria County History, 1912. 270-276. British History Online. Web. 18 July 2021. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol3/pp270-276 Gannocks]
3. ↑ Sharp, J. E. E. S., E. G. Atkinson, J. J. O'Reilly, and G. J. Morris. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 90." Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 9, Edward III. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916. 95-113. British History Online. Web. 15 July 2021. #113

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