Randall Tinker (1537 - abt. 1606)

Born 10 Dec 1537 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Descendants

Died about 20 Sep 1606 at about age 68 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

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Biography

Randall Tinker was born in England.

Randall Tinker

Birth: 10 Dec 1537 • Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England^[1]

Death: 20 Sep 1606^[2] • Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England^[3]

Occupation: Randall Tinker (d. 1606). English musician. 1577-78: Instructor of the Choristers of Eton College (Windsor). 1577-160(6): Gentleman of the Chapel Royal.^[4]

Randall Tinker in the Chapter Acts

"In the Chapter Acts (the Chapter Acts are minutes of the meetings of the Dean and Canons), reference is made to Randall Tinker. The Chapter Acts record that on 28 March 1596, a member of the Chapel choir, Edward Langford, was admonished for drunkenness. One of the witnesses to the admonishment was Randall Tinker, described as a ‘Clerke’.

"As a clerk, Randall Tinker would have been one of the male singers in the St George’s Chapel choir. When the College of St George was first founded in 1348, the Statutes established that there would be four clerks but by the 1590s, when Randall Tinker was a clerk, this number had grown to approximately eleven.

"The clerks sang at services and lived within the grounds of the castle. The clerks were paid for singing in the choir...but when...the Treasurers’ Account Rolls (was consulted) for the 1590s, not all account rolls for that period survive, including the years 1595-7. However, in the rolls for 1591-4 and 1597-1601, the surnames of the clerks are given. The name Tinker is not listed amongst them, but rather peculiarly, Randall is. If the Randall listed is indeed Randall Tinker, it is quite strange that his first name is given instead of his surname.

"There are no more references to Randall after 1601,...(but further) research...found that Randall Tinker was admitted as a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in 1606. In The old-cheque book, or Book of remembrance, of the Chapel royal, from 1561-1744."^[5]

Randall Tinker Instructor of the Choristers at Eton

"Randall Tinker was Instructor of the Choristers at Eton from 1577-8..."^[6]

The Old Chequebook, or Book of Remembrance

"1606. Edmund Browne died the 27th of Aprill, and Randoll Tinker of Poules was sworne in his place the same daie.

"1606. Randoll Tinker died of the Plague the 20th of Sept., and Luke Jones of Poules was sworne in his place the last of the same." ^[7]

Addendum on Chapel Royal

"The Chapel Royal is an establishment in the Royal Household serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign of the British royal family. Historically it was a body of priests and singers that travelled with the monarch. The term is now also applied to the chapels within royal palaces, most notably at Hampton Court and St James's Palace, and other chapels within the Commonwealth designated as such by the monarch. Within the Church of England, some of these royal chapels may also be referred to as Royal Peculiars, an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the monarch.

"The Chapel Royal's role is to perform choral liturgical service. It has played a significant role in the musical life of the nation, with composers such as Tallis, Byrd and Purcell all having been members of the choir. The choir consists of Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal singing the lower parts alongside the boy choristers known as the Children of the Chapel."^[8]

Marriage & Family

Spouse: Abigail "Belle" Neale^[9] (1540–1566)

Children:

1. Robert Tinker (1565–1624)

Sources

• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current: Name: Randall Tinker; Birth Date: 1537; Birth Place: England; Death Date: 20 Sep 1606; Death Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England; Has Bio?: Y

• London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812: Name: Randall Tincker; Gender: Male; Record Type: Burial; Death Date: 1606; Burial Date: 21 Sep 1606; Burial Place: St Gabriel, Fenchurch, City of London, London, England; Register Type: Parish Register

1. ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
2. ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
3. ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
4. ↑ Entered by Sandy Culver.
5. ↑ Notes on Randall Tinker (found in http://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA?LOGONFORM).
6. ↑ Eton College Collections
7. ↑ The old cheque-book, or Book of remembrance, of the Chapel Royal, from 1561-1744
8. ↑ Chapel Royal - Wikipedia
9. ↑ NOTE: Abigail Neale has not yet been confirmed as Randall Tinker's spouse, but it has been strongly suggested. There are those researchers that are suspicious of Abigail's family name, "Belle," followed by the married name of "Tinker," but more research needs to be done to verify or rule out this spouse.

• Also see:

• Chapel Royal

• The Tinker Genealogy By Jared L. Olar November 2018 https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fesschequy/genealogy/Tinker.html

• Our Family Tree: New Windsor, Berkshire, England, Western Eur... https://www.ourfamtree.org/location.php/eid/1375728

• Descendants of Tinker http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/luskfamily/L116LockwoodFamily/tinkerinfoL116.html

• Shakespeare During the Plague

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Acknowledgments

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