On Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 9:51:08 AM UTC-5,
baytr...@gmail.com wrote:
I’m sure the full text of the two suits in question would be revealing, but my latin and paleography skills aren’t up to the task. I’m not even sure I’ve got the right images, but assume these to be the ones:
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H8/CP40no1057/aCP40no1057fronts/IMG_6280.htm http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H8/CP40no1057/bCP40no1057dorses/IMG_7535.htm
Unfortunately, most Common Pleas cases don't contain all that much in the way of genealogical information. These two cases are no exception:
Hugh Abrahale and Fulk Abrahale, plaintiffs, vs. William Grey of Upton Bishop, gent., accusing him of taking three cows and three mares belonging to the said Hugh and Fulk, valued at 4 pounds, at Iverston in the parish of Lenwarne in the said county [
Hereford].
John Abrehale, armiger, plaintiff vs. Hugh Abrehale, late of Canon Frome in the aforesaid county [Hereford], gent., and Fulk Abrehale, late of Mighelchurche under (infra) the lordship of Urchynfeld in the aforesaid county, gent., accusing them of taking
goods & chattels worth 14 pounds at Iverston.
Iverston is apparently the manor of Evaston in Llanwarne, co. Hereford.
Even in the typical cases where there is no specific genealogical information, the Common Pleas records can help to determine the time periods during which various members of a family were active. And every once in a while, you might come across a
nugget containing valuable genealogical information, sometimes even giving several generations. These really lucky ones usually involve disputes over land, advowsons, guardianships, etc. However, even types of cases which are usually less useful
genealogically (debts, trespass, assault, etc.) can surprise you with useful tidbits. Women are often identified as the wife, widow, or daughter of somebody, and a case involving two individuals with the same name will usually have some kind of
information to distinguish them from one another, often involving a genealogical relationship. As I mentioned before, one of the biggest obstacles is that so few of these Common Pleas records are indexed, so a lot of haystacks would need to be searched
to find the needles that may or may not be there.
Stewart Baldwin
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