William (Whalesborough) de Walesbreu (abt. 1288 - 1328)

Born about 1288 in Whalesborough, Cornwall, England

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Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1328 at about age 40 in Whalesborough, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Sir William de Walesbreu was the son of Marcus de Whalesborugh and his wife Matilda Arundel.

Sir William de Walesbreu [1] was born c1288 as he was age 14 in 1302 when he was heir to his older brother John who d.s.p.[2] He was of Whalesborough (parish of St. Mawnan), Perran-Uthno (Udnow), Trerose, Langkerf (Lancarffe), Lamelwen (Lamellion), Elwen, and Tresider, in Cornwall. ^[1]

1293 Marriage to Joan Carminow

He was married to Joan Carminow, daughter of Sir Roger Carminow and Joan Dinham, c1293 when he was only 5 years old.

In 1302, William Bottreux brought a Writ of Wardship against Roger Carminow to regain possession of William, the brother and heir of John de Whalesboro, presumably because he had suddenly became more valuable. Roger replied to the writ, "William whilst your ward married our daughter." Bottreux was apparently arguing the marriage wasn’t valid because "William de Whalesboro was only 5 years old then, and under 14 now". [2, 3, 4] That they remained married is confirmed by a fine in 1319 which names William De Whalebreus and Johanna his wife as default remainder heirs of Oliver Carminow. [5, 6] In a fine of 10 May 1321, Joan, wife of William de Walesbreu was called a sibling of Oliver de Carminow and in another fine of 13 Oct 1333 she is called Joan, who was the wife of William de Walesbreu. [7] As a result of this marriage, the Whalesborough’s are said by the History of Trerose Manor website to have acquired the manor of Trerose which had been a Carminow manor; Joan’s father Sir Roger Carminow (d. 1308) began the building of Trerose church and his monumental effigy can still be seen in St. Mawgan. [8] However, the Whaleborough’s certainly had an interest in Trerose as early as 1213 when it is part of the dower Osemunda. [9]

1309 Meadow

He was of age on 21 Apr 1309 when Stephen de Bello Prato died holding a 3 acre meadow of William de Whalesbreus in socage and by service of rendering 1d. yearly. [10]

1312 Land Transactions

On 12 March 1312, William de Whalesbrew granted to John de Carmynow the manor of Udnow and the advowson of the Church of St. Piran for the life of the said William. [11] Carminow presented to St. Perran-Uthno on 11 Dec 1312 [12] and in Feb 1313 regranted the manor and advowson back to William de Whalesbury and Johanna his wife. [13] William presented to the church of St. Mawgan-in-Kerrier on 25 Dec 1317 and 31 Oct 1324. [14]

1328 Death

Sir William De Walesbreu died in 21 August 1328. [15] Tristram Risdon says that "Willelmus Whalisburgh de Whalesburgh, knight, obitt 1328” bore the arms “Gules, three bandlets argent on a bordure sable, nine bezants.” [16]

“Joan, who was wife of William de Walesbrew” occurs in a suit in 1335. [17] As Joan, relict of William de Whalesbreu, she presented to St. Mawnan-in-Kerrier 23 Feb 1347 and 6 Nov 1348; her son Sir John de Whalesbreu made the next presentation on 6 Aug 1349 and 3 April 1350. She died after 1 March 1361/62 as she presented one last time at St. Mawnan as Joan, relict of William de Whalesbreu. [18]

Issue

1. John Whalesborough.
2. Isabel Whalesborough. Isabel married twice to 1st Henry De Bodrugan and 2nd Henry Wilington.
3. Mary Whalesborough married Thomas Chiverton, ancestor of the

Thomas Chiverton of Perran-uthno who owned ‘Thomas Chiverton’s Book of Obits’ in 1599. [36]

Sources

1. ↑ Joe Cochoit. Whalesborough. Soc.genealogy.medieval, June 7, 2010. Accessed 19 August 2020 jhd

Cochoit Footnotes

1. Based on Ronny Bodine SGM Feb 25 1999 Whalesborough-Walesbreu of Cornwall. http://tinyurl.com/y2bcneg

2. The Putnam Lineage, by Eben Putnam p. cxxii http://tinyurl.com/yfltvyl

3. Ronny Bodine citing Year Book of Edward I, A.D. 1302

4. Visitation of Cornwall 1620, ed. by JL Vivan p. 296 http://tinyurl.com/yl7979y

5. Parishes of St. Teath and Temple (in the History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor series), by John MacLean p. 62 http://tinyurl.com/2d9643r

6. Cal. of Patent Rolls Ed. 1 vol. 3 p. 448 http://tinyurl.com/2e75tof

7. Ronny Bodine citing Cornwall Feet of Fines, no. 458 Cornwall Feet of Fines http://tinyurl.com/39zr6fz

8. History of Trerose Manor website https://web.archive.org/web/20161018115853/http://www.trerosemanor.co.uk/history.html

9. Regis Curia Rolls, vol. 7 (1213-1215) p. 21-22, 41-42 http://tinyurl.com/2g327ms

10. Cal. of IPM, vol. 5: no. 122 p. 55 http://tinyurl.com/2vecxmf

11. Parishes of St. Teath and Temple (Trigg Minor series), by John MacLean p. 61 http://tinyurl.com/2d9643r

12. Reg. of Bishop Stapledon, by F.C. Hingeston-Randolph p. 257 http://tinyurl.com/2utx9h9

13. Parishes of St. Teath and Temple (Trigg Minor series), by John MacLean p. 61 http://tinyurl.com/2d9643r

14. Reg.of Bishop Stapledon,by F.C. Hingeston-Randolph p. 255 http://tinyurl.com/2utx9h9

15. Hull, P. L., "Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits," Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 33:5 (Autumn 1975), p. 145

16. The note-book of Tristram Risdon, 1608-1628 p. 211 http://tinyurl.com/238tkx2

17. History of the deanery of Trigg Minor, by John MacLean vol. 2, p. 358 http://tinyurl.com/28yubln

18. Reg. of Bishop Grandisson, p. 1365, 1368, 1396, 1406, 1477, 1478 http://tinyurl.com/y6jz4eh

36. Hull, P. L., "Thomas Chiverton's Book of Obits," Devon & Cornwall

Notes & Queries 33:8 p.280.

Acknowledgements

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