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Wimpole Burials 1600-1699
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[Timeline: 1603 Queen Elizabeth I dies and James I becomes King of England]
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[Timeline: The Gunpowder Plot]
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[Timeline: King James' Bible]
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[Here starts what must have been a terrible year in Wimpole. The register entries from February 1615 record 33 burials in 12 months, including the burial of Sir Thomas Chicheley, the Lord of the Manor, at the early age of 38. It is assumed that the cause of the deaths was a local outbreak of contagious fever or the plague, but I have been unable to find any confirming references. Orwell appears to have escaped unscathed but Arrington, a much smaller parish, suffered 14 deaths, nine of which occurred during March, April and May.]
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[See note for February 1615]
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[Timeline: Sailing of the Mayflower]
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[Timeline: James I dies, Charles I becomes King of England]
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[Timeline: Parliament meets, impeaches Buckingham, is dissolved by Charles I]
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[Timeline: Eleven Year Tyranny begins. Peace is made with France]
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[Timeline: Peace is made with Spain]
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[Timeline: English Civil War begins]
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[Timeline: The living at Wimpole sequestered. Joseph Loveland was not reinstated as Rector until 1660.]
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[Timeline: Charles I surrender and execution]
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[Timeline: Oliver Cromwell (Puritan) becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth]
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[Timeline: Oliver Cromwell dies]
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[Timeline: Charles II and the restoration of the monarchy. The living at Wimpole Church restored to Joseph Loveland.]
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[Timeline: The Great Fire of London]
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| [Burials in woollen. Two acts of Parliament were passed in the late 17th century to protect and promote the English wool trade. The first in 1660, prohibited the use of any material other than wool for burial. The second in 1678 imposed a fine of £5 for defaulters, and introduced an affidavit which had to be signed, stating that the deceased was buried in "sheeps wooll only". These acts were not repealed until 1814. Those who could afford to, sometimes made provision in their wills for the £5 to be paid, so that they would not suffer the ignominy of being buried in wool.] |
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| 1682 [No entries recorded] |
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[Timeline: Charles II dies; his brother James II succeeds him]
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[Timeline: Sir Thomas Chicheley sells Wimpole to Sir John Cutler]
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[Timeline: Sir John Cutler dies - his daughter Elizabeth, wife of the 2nd Earl of Radnor, inherits Wimpole]
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[Timeline: Bank of England founded]
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| 1696 [No entries recorded] |
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[Timeline: Lady Elizabeth dies - husband 2nd Earl of Radnor inherits Wimpole]
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[(B.T.) indicates the entry as shown in the Bishop's Transcripts 1599-1812 where it differs from the entry in the local church register. For more details, see the original Introduction written by by T.P.R. Layng in 1983 on the Register Index page.] [Researching your family history? Can you provide additional details for any of the names listed? I would be pleased to include date and place of birth, wife/husband, occupation, parents, date of death, and any significant historical information. Please e-mail with details.] |
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This page last updated on: Thursday 19 August, 2004 |