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Paternal Family Tree: Barkham
1350. All Saints Church, West Acre [Map] was constructed over a number of centuries starting the 14th with restoration in the 19th Century. Formerly a dependancy of West Acre Priory, restored by Edward Barkham who was Lord of the Manor.
In or before 1570 [his father] Edward Barkham (age 19) and [his mother] Elizabeth Rolfe (age 14) were married.
Around 1570 Edward Barkham was born to Edward Barkham (age 20) and Elizabeth Rolfe (age 15).
Before 19th December 1591 Edward Barkham (age 21) and Jane Crouch (age 18) were married. Some sources report their marriage as 1593 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their eldest son Edward Barkham 1st Baronet on 19th December 1591.
On 19th December 1591 [his son] Edward Barkham 1st Baronet was born to Edward Barkham (age 21) and [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 18).
Around 1593 [his daughter] Elizabeth Barkham Lady Garrard was born to Edward Barkham (age 23) and [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 20).
In 1596 [his daughter] Jane Barkham was born to Edward Barkham (age 26) and [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 23).
In 1599 [his son] Robert Barkham was born to Edward Barkham (age 29) and [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 26).
On 5th January 1600 [his father] Edward Barkham (age 50) died.
In 1602 [his daughter] Susan Barkham was born to Edward Barkham (age 32) and [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 29).
In 1605 [his daughter] Margaret Barkham was born to Edward Barkham (age 35) and [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 32).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On or before 22nd December 1607 Edmund Bell (age 45) died. He was buried on 22nd December 1607. His heirs sold the manor of South Acre, Norfolk to Edward Barkham (age 37).
In 1611 Edward Barkham (age 41) was appointed Sheriff of London.
On 28th February 1611 Edward Barkham (age 41) was appointed Alderman of Farringdon Within.
In or before 1614 [his son-in-law] John Garrard 1st Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Barkham Lady Garrard (age 20) were married.
In 1621 Edward Barkham (age 51) was appointed Alderman of Cheap Ward.
In 1621 Edward Barkham (age 51) was appointed Lord Mayor of London.
On 10th July 1621 Edward Barkham (age 51) was translated to the Worshipful Company of Drapers.
From 1622 to 1623 Edward Barkham (age 52) was Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers.
On 16th June 1622 Edward Barkham (age 52) was knighted.
On 31st July 1622 [his son] Edward Barkham 1st Baronet (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Francis Berney were married.
Before 23rd June 1624 [his son-in-law] Robert Walpole (age 30) and [his daughter] Susan Barkham (age 22) were married.
On or before 23rd June 1624 [his daughter] Susan Barkham (age 22) died. On 9th November 1622 she was buried in St Martin's Church, Houghton Hall.
In 1625 [his mother] Elizabeth Rolfe (age 70) died.
On 17th April 1632 [his daughter] Elizabeth Barkham Lady Garrard (age 39) died.
On 15th January 1634 Edward Barkham (age 64) died. His eldest son [his son] Edward Barkham 1st Baronet (age 42) inherited all his estates except Waynflete which were inherited by his younger son [his son] Robert Barkham (age 35). In 1652 [his wife] Jane Crouch (age 61) died.
Church of St George, South Acre [Map].
A very rich and stately altar monument, of marble and alabaster, ornamented with several deaths heads, bones, &c. in basso-relievo, on this rests a large black marble slab, supported at each corner by a column of black marble of the Dorick order; on this slab lies a mat or bass of alabaster, curiously carved; and on that lie the statues of Sir Edward Barkham and his lady, on their backs, in their full length and proportions in alabaster, Sir Edward in armour, and (what is somewhat incompatible) with his scarlet gown and golden chain about his neck, as Lord Mayor of London, over his armour; so that the statuary was of the same opinion with the Roman orator, Cedant arma togœ (Let the arms yield to the toga or Let the sword yield to the toga); he has also a book in his right hand, and rests his head on a cushion: his lady is in a dress agreeable to the age she lived in, her hands across, and rests her head on a cushion; at the head and foot of this monument are the effigies of two sons (Edward Barkham 1st Baronet and Robert Barkham) and three daughters ([his daughter] Elizabeth Barkham Lady Garrard, [his daughter] Margaret Barkham (age 29) and [his daughter] Jane Barkham (age 38) Note. one daughter [his daughter] Susan Barkham had predeceased her father) all kneeling on cushions. To this monument is a wall-piece of the same materials, on the summit of which is this shield, argent, three pallets gules over all a chevron or, Barkham; and under it this motto, diligentia, fortunæmater (fortune, prosper through diligence, care, economy); on each side of this, is a figure; that on the right hand representing Victory, with a laurel crown in her right hand, and on the pedestal that supports her, Barkham impaling quarterly 1&4, arg. on a pale sable three crosses pattee, or, in a bordure engrailed of the 2d, Crouch; in the 2&3 arg. on a chevron sable three helmets closed, or, Scot: the figure on the left hand is, a skeleton representing death, and on the pedestal the arms of Crouch and Scott quarterly, and by these figures are two hour-glasses with wings.
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GrandFather: Robert Edward Barkham
Father: Edward Barkham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Berney
GrandMother: Jane Frances Berney
Mother: Elizabeth Rolfe