Blennerhassett of Flimby, Cumberland
Here are pieces of evidence for the family of
Blennerhassett of
Flimby, Cumberland.
This would be the family of
Thomas Blennerhassett of Flimby,
who was granted land in Ireland in 1590.
Piecing these together into a family tree is difficult.
Thomas may have had brothers.
And there is uncertainty about
who his father was.
Flimby Hall
stayed in the Blennerhassett family until sold in 1772.
[Burkes Irish, 1976]
tries to put all the pieces together into a tree of
Blennerhassett of Flimby,
but it is difficult.
Note "probably" and "perhaps" and "probably" and "probably" and "probable".
Blennerhassett acquired Flimby
apparently by a
Patent Roll in 1546.
From the Patent Rolls
of 38
Henry VIII (which was Apr 1546 to the death of the King in Jan 1547).
The above is
p.167
of
Vol 21, Part 2
of
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII.
To top right, Thomas Dalston and wife to
Joan Blennerhassett, widow, and Thomas Blennerhassett,
"a moiety of the wood and lands called Flemebye Parke, in tenure of Wm. Lambert, in Flemeby, Cumb."
This suggests the date of the patent roll is 18 Oct 1546.
Extract from entry for
Flimby on
pp.108-109
of vol.2 of [Nicolson and Burn, 1777].
- The details here are all different.
- It says the date of the patent roll is 11 June 1546.
- It says "nine messauges".
- It says it is to John Blennerhassett.
- None of this matches the above. Maybe there is a different patent roll.
- Note that
[KAM, 1919]
repeats the nine messauges and John Blennerhassett,
but says it is 30 Henry VIII (1538).
- No such patent roll can be found in 1546 or 1538 in
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII.
Extract from entry for
Flimby on
pp.262-263
of vol.2 of
[Hutchinson, 1794].
Extract from entry for
Flimby on
pp.358-359
of [Whellan, 1860].
This repeats 11 June 1546 and John Blennerhassett
from above.
John Blennerhassett in 1574
Extract from entry for
Addingham, Cumberland,
on
p.451
of vol.2 of
[Nicolson and Burn, 1777].
John Blennerhassett of Flimby presents the new vicar to the
church of Addingham in 1574.
Some later deeds of Blennerhassett of Flimby.
These
are interesting because they link Blennerhassett of Flimby to
Mealo and Ormesby,
the lands of
John Blennerhassett of Allonby.
This is evidence that John Blennerhassett of Allonby
is father or close relation of Thomas Blennerhassett of Flimby.
Deed of 1602.
John Blennerhassett of Flimby and Jane his wife.
Refers to lease of 1591 to William Blennerhassett of Flimby and his son John.
Lands include
Mealo and Ormesby,
the lands of
John Blennerhassett of Allonby.
From p.136 of
[Bouch, 1939].
-
Mealo
(SW of Newton)
is a different place to
Mealrigg
(NW of Newton).
- Historical versions of the placename of
Mealo
include
"Meldrig al. Melrig",
and the reference given is this exact 1602 deed.
- See also
historical versions of the placename of
Mealrigg.
Deed of 1693.
Lands of
Mealo and Ormesby.
From pp.136-137 of
[Bouch, 1939].
- Historical versions of the placename of
Mealo
include
"Mealrige al. Meala",
and the reference given is this exact 1693 deed.
Sources yet to be consulted
- Original patent roll.
Dalston to
Blennerhassett, 1546.
Patent rolls of Henry VIII.
[NA.UK]
reference
C66/789, p.4 m.18.
