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A History of Landford in Wiltshire

Appendix 2 – The Eyres of Newhouse, Brickworth, Landford and Bramshaw

John Martin (Jan 2019) of 28

The genealogical details of the Eyre family have been compiled from various sources using information

taken from the Internet. Not all sources are 100% reliable and there are conflicting dates for births,

marriages and deaths, particularly for the earlier generations of this family. Subsequently this account may

also perpetuate some of those errors. The information contained in this document is therefore for general

information purposes only and whilst I have tried to ensure that the information given is correct, I cannot

guaranty the accuracy or reliability of the sources used or the information contained in this document.

CONTENTS

Page 2 Introduction

Derivation of the name Eyre

Time Line

Page 7 Early members of the Eyre family

Page 14 The Eyres of Newhouse

Page 16 The Eyres of Brickworth

Page 19 The Eyres of Landford

Page 22 The Crosthwaite-Eyres Of Bramshaw

Page 27 Acknowledgements




Introduction

Whilst researching the historical background regarding the development of Landford and the ownership of

the larger estates, it soon became apparent that members of the Eyre family played an important role in the

social and political life of this part of Wiltshire. Much of the information regarding the earliest known

records relating to the Eyre family was taken from the website entitled Eyre History, A One-Name Study –

Guild of One-Name Studies. However, differences between this and other websites indicate that 100%

accuracy is not guaranteed, particularly regarding the early members of this family. Anyone using this

website for family reasons needs to be aware of this.

The purpose of this document is to augment the family details given in the other sections on this website

relating to both the Newhouse and Landford Manor estates. It provides further information on some of the

earlier members of the Eyre family and how they became settled in Wiltshire and at the same time pulls

together genealogical details in a more convenient form. Not all lines of the descendants are given, but just

those that led to the families that settled in the south east of the county. The association with the various

estates can be found in the other sections dealing with Newhouse and Landford Manor. Appendix 3 provides

further information on other families connected with the Eyres.

Derivation of the name Eyre

There is general agreement that the family name did not appear before 1066 and irrespective of the various

Norman spellings of the name, there is no evidence that the family came across from France during the

Norman invasion. In the Domesday Book for the Hundred of Frustfield at Alwerberie it states that "Edward

holds a yard-land in Alwerberie. Bode tenuit tempore Regis Edward. Valet 40 denarii." There is no doubt he

was the predecessor of a family which subsequently held the same quantity of land in the parish of

Alderbury by the serjeanty of keeping the King's harriers, at the kings own expense, and they assumed their

surname from that office. The keepers of the harriers were called, "Canes Heyerez, Heyricii or Harecti.”

This is in keeping with the subsequent royal appointments as Forester etc. The surname changed over time

from le Here, le Heyr, le Eyr to Eyre.

Time Line

Confusion arises when a family uses two different names, and that appears to be the case here. The early

members used the name le Blount (various spellings), but following the fall of William le Blount at

Evesham in 1264 (the Second Barons' War against Henry III), the Blount family was disinherited and they

ceased to use that name. Consequently, in various documents the same individual may be referred to by two

different surnames.

The spelling of names varies according to the place, period and local pronunciation, but events tend to tie the

individuals together. Also, legal documents were written in either Latin or Norman French, which also tends

to confuse the names of various individuals, e.g. Galfridus (Geoffrey), Galecia (Alice), etc.

1228 –

The Blount and Ferrer families were both connected to forestry, as was the Lisle family. Brian Lisle

became Chief Forest Justiciar in 1228. At the time he was holding land in a part of the Borough of

Devizes, which controlled Melksham Forest and was part of the Queen's jointure. Brian was also

Bailiff of the Peak (Derbyshire) from 1222 to 1228.




The common ancestor appears to be a Geoffrey le Blount who was known to have been in Wiltshire

and Derbyshire during the period when Brian de Lisle was bailiff of the Peak and Chief Forest

Justiciar.

In Wiltshire there was a family of Humphredi le Heyr de Bromham, his wife Galecia and sons

Galfridus and Nicholas. Galfridus being the eldest was heir to his father. Galfridus bestowed

property on Nicholas for his homage and service. Also there is a copy of an agreement made by

Galecia, giving Nicholas land that she had held in her own right. This agreement is undated but it is

thought to date in the reign of Henry III (1227-1272). Humphredi le Heyr was a Forester for fee of

the ancient forest of Melksham. [The use of the name Humphredi implies it was the descendants of

Humphredus le Heyr who held this position.]

It is interesting to note that the Foljambe family also used the same crest used by the Heyr family. It

may be Galecia wife of Humphrey who could well be a Foljambe, who were of Derbyshire. The land

that Galecia settled on her second son Nicholas was in Hope, Derbyshire, which would explain why

it was not part of the Wiltshire estate that Galfridus inherited on the death of his father. The

Foljambe were related to the Ferrer by marriage, which could mean the second son Nicholas could

have been in Ferrer employ in a military capacity. It is a fact a Ferrer was sent by King John to

Derbyshire to rout some of the Barons who had taken possession of the King's holdings in that

county during the revolt by the barons. The Ferrer held huge holdings resulting from the Conquest.

Also Catherine le Heyr, daughter of William le Heyr of Hope, married Sir Thomas Foljambe (1265-

1297) whose manor and principal residence was Hassop Hall, which the Eyres then came to own.

1250 –

Geoffrey, the son of Nicholas le Blount held the Etchilhampton estate near Devizes in Wiltshire.

William le Heyr (Derbyshire) who died in 1299 held an appointment of "Hereditary Forester of the

Peak" in 1250. He was succeeded by son Robert.

1260’s –

Richard le Eyr, son of Geoffrey le Blount above, inherited the Etchilhampton estate.

1264 –

Blount family was disinherited following the fall of William at Evesham in 1264.

1270 –

Richard le Eyr is recorded in the protection clauses of the 8th crusade in 1270 but it would appear

that he did not return. Also mentioned in the protection clauses are Robert and Nicholas, and as

Nicholas Blount (or Heyr) was the brother of Geoffrey, he was a son of Richard and it would be fair

to assume that Robert was his brother, so also a son of Richard.

1274 –

Deeds of the Eyre family at Bromham (near Devizes, Wilts) which probably relate to the land

inquests ordered by Edward I in 1274, recorded amongst other witnesses, Rog le Blount and Willm

le Blunt and in another document Wanthelin (Walkelin) le Blont and Rog le Blount. William, Alice

and Robert Blund were recorded as free tenants of Bromham during the same reign.




William Blount is also recorded as witness to one of the deeds noted in the herald's visitations of

Eyre at Bromham. Presumably, Walkelin le Blount was also a son of Nicholas and brother to

William.

One of the documents states that Nicholas le Eyr paid homage to his brother Geoffrey for his land

and during this period, Geoffrey le Blount was holding land nearby at Etchilhampton, Wiltshire.

Nicholas proved his claim, by producing a witnessed statement that he paid homage to his brother for

the land. Such a document was recorded in the Herald's Visitations stating that his brother was

Geoffrey le Here de Bromham. It was witnessed by Walthelin le Blont and Rog. Le Blount, so it

must have predated 1293 because Walkelin had obviously died by then.

1275 –

Richard le Eyr may have had two more sons because in a Derbyshire deed of about 1275 at

Bradbourne, amongst the testators were Geoffrey (Blundus) and Peter (Blundus). Geoffrey was also

the clericus.

1280 -

Geoffrey le Eyr (Blount) had succeeded to his father Richard's land at Etchilhampton. He died 1280.

Also at Potterne, Geoffrey de "Etchelhampton" is recorded as having died in 1280 leaving his son

Richard (aged 8 and therefore a minor) as his heir but not old enough to take charge of his father’s

estates.

1285 –

Referring to William le Heer, it was found in the "forest eyre" that William and his ancestors had

been holding the offices of foresters of fee since the time of Pevril (early 12th

century). The land of

his father which Robert le Eyr paid homage for being originally that of Richard le Eyr who appears

to have died in c.1270 during the 8th crusade. There must have been a reason for the findings of

1285, the land possibly remained in dispute until the matter was finally settled at a higher level.

1287 –

Another document is recorded in the visitations referring to Galfridus le Eyr de Bromham and dated

1287, witnessed by Stepho. Le Ere. There must have been a reason why these documents were

produced in the first place but assuming Nicholas was a Blount, his brother must have been Geoffrey

le Blount.

1292 –

Richard, son of Geoffrey le Eyr (Blount), was now old enough to enter the estate inherited from his

father.

1293 –

In 1293 other land of Alice reverted to John de la Roche. It would appear that Alice, the relict of

Walkelin le Blount, had remarried a Thomas Allway, which must have brought the land into dispute

(previously mentioned). John Roche either proved his right as an heir or was accepted as mesne lord

of the manor.

1297 –




For some unknown reason John Roche was unable to take the entire manor but in 1297, Nicholas le

Eyr and Amy his wife, were also granted land by Thomas and Alice "Aloway" together with a

reversion of the other 1/3 of the property (1/3 of an estate was a usual dower allowance) held in

dower by William and Amy Philip. Nicholas was not lord of the manor so as it reverted, he must

have been an heir of the Blount's.

In 1297 the settlement was recorded in the Feet of Fines when dower lands of Alice, relict of

Walkelin le Blount, reverted to Nicholas le Eyr.

1299 –

William le Eyr of Hope, Derbyshire, held a bovate of land there by service in the forest of Hopedale

and died 1299.

c.1300 –

Galfridus le Eyr gave evidence about the grant of Blakeland to the Abbey, and which gave rise to the

lawsuit over the gift of land by Richard le Eyr.

1301 –

From 1301 to 1322 a Stephen Heyr/Eyr of Chesterfield is frequently recorded, sometimes styled,

Stephen fil Rich le Heir and Stephen le Clerk. He became bailiff of the Borough of Chesterfield and

was probably Bailiff of the Wakes at one time.

c.1333 –

Another Geoffrey Blount inherited Richard's land at Etchilhampton around 1333; he held the estate

until 1363 when succeeded by his daughter Margaret.

1338 –

A deed granted by Queen Philippa to Geoffrey le Eyr for continuation of his previous appointment to

the bailiwick of Melksham Forest at Bromham.

1346 –

Geoffrey le Eyr was granted a license to hear service in the chapel of his mansion house at

Bromham.

1363 –

Geoffrey Blount was succeeded by his daughter Margaret, wife of Walter de Frampton. When the

line of Geoffrey Blount died out at Etchilhampton in 1363, the name stops appearing in Eyre records

as does "Richard".

1430 –

Robert le Eyr was recorded holding a tenement at Bromham.

1498 –

John Eyre held Crookwood Mill, described as at Eastcott. (Became East Crook Mill).

1517 –

John Eyre still held Crookwood Mill, described as at Eastcott




1554 –

Another John died seised of the freehold of Crookwood Mill and also died whilst in possession of a

tenement in Wedhampton. He was succeeded by his son John.

1579 –

John Eyre’s second marriage to Elizabeth Dauntsey, and he settled the Wedhampton estate on her for

her lifetime. That included East Crook Mill.

1581 –

William Eyre succeeded his father John, to whom Elizabeth released her lifetime estates.

1624 –

Sir William Eyre settled the estate on Henry, the younger son of his second marriage to Elizabeth

Jackman (d. 1622).

1629 -

Sir William died in 1629 and was succeeded by son Henry (d. before 1649).

1649 -

William Eyre held the Wedhampton estate.

1653 –

William Eyre and his wife Sarah conveyed East Crook Mill, together with some land, to Robert

Amor.

1660 –

William Eyre died and the lands passed to his son Henry, who held a farm comprising four yardlands

at Wedhampton in the early 18th century. [A yardland varied in size between 15 and 40 acres

depending on the region.]

1772 –

Henry Eyre sold the Wedhampton estate (115 acres) to William & Michael Tichborne.

Early members of the Eyre family

Sir Humphrey le Heyr (b.1150) Born at Bromham, Wilts.

Recorded as the Forester for fee of the ancient forest of Melksham. He is the first recorded member

of Eyre family, probably of Saxon origins, descendants of Edward, Keeper of the Harriers (Hounds)

for William the Conqueror as written in the Domesday Book. As a crusader, Humphrey le Heyr

accompanied King Richard I to the Holy Lands in the 3rd Crusade. Humphredi le Eyr (descendants

of Humphredus le Eyr) were Foresters for fee of the ancient forest of Melksham.

m. Galicia or Gillicia (1164-1249), neé Foljambe

s. Galfridus le Heyr (See below)

s. Nicholas le Heyr

m. Unknown

s. Stephen LeHehr b. c1287 at Bromham




s. Nicholas LeHehr b. c1282 at Bromham

Galfridus le Heyr (b. c1172)

m. c1210, Unknown

s. Galfridus le Heyr of Bromham

Galfridus le Heyr (1213-c1275)

m. Unknown

s. Galfridus le Heyr of Bromham

Galfridus le Eyr of Bromham (bap c1250)

m. Unknown

s. Stephen le Eyr bap c1290, Bromham

s. Simon, later John le Eyr bap c1295 (See below)

John or Simon le Eyr (bap c1295) (son of Galfridus above)

The accuracy of the early Eyre family pedigrees is questionable and even more so when a Simon Le

Eyr becomes a John le Eyr when he recovers lands in Urchfont,Wilts in the reign of Edward III

(1327 to 1377).

m. c1330, Eleanor Crooke (1330-1370), dau John Crooke (d. 1338) of Urchfont

s. Simon Eyre (See below)

Simon le Eyre. (b. c1335, d. 1458) Son of John le Eyr above.

m. c1380, Unknown name, at Wedhampton

s. Thomas (See below)

s. Simon bap c1392 at Wedhampton

Wedhampton is halfway between Devizes and Upavon, Wilts.

Thomas Eyre (b. c1390, d. before 1500) Son of Sir Simon above

m. c1420, Unknown at Wedhampton

s. William (See below)

William Eyre (bap 1434, d. 1520) Son of Thomas above

m. 1472, Julianna (Joan) Cockerell (bap 1444) at Wedhampton

s. William (bap 1474, d. 6 Dec 1520) Prior of St Augustines, Christchurch, 1502.

s. John of Wedhampton (See below)

John Eyre of Wedhampton and Chirton (bap 1478, d. 1554) Son of William above.

m. 1498, Margaret dau John Button of Alton, Wilts

s. John (See below)

s. William dsp

m. 1510, Jane (bap 1485) dau John Cusse of Broughton Gifford

s. Robert (See below)

s. Christopher bap 1515 m. 08 Aug 1566, Jane Ryves

s. John bap 1567




s. William bap 06 May 1575

s. Richard bap Aug 1579

s. William m. 26 Aug 1563, Anne Chaffin

s. John bap 1567

s. William bap 06 May 1575

s. John m. 14 Aug 1565, Sybil Chaffin

[John was Mayor of New Sarum in 1567]

Judging by his will, John Eyre senior, who lived at Chirton, was a sheep-farmer. The Eyre family

was established at Wedhampton as customary tenants of the abbess of St. Mary, Winchester, as early

as the 14th century, and by the early 16th century had acquired a freehold estate there. In 1554 John

Eyre died whilst in possession of a tenement in Wedhampton and was succeeded by his son John,

who, on the occasion of his second marriage to Elizabeth Dauntsey in 1579, settled his Wedhampton

estate, including East Crook Mill, on her as a life estate. John Eyre died in 1581 and was succeeded

by his son William, to whom his stepmother Elizabeth subsequently released her life estate. In 1624

Sir William Eyre settled the estate on Henry, the younger son of his second marriage to Elizabeth

Jackman (d. 1622). Sir William died in 1629 and was succeeded by Henry (d. before 1649). Henry's

heir was his son William upon whose death in 1660 the lands passed to William's son Henry, who

held a farm comprising four yardlands at Wedhampton in the early 18th century. In 1722 Henry Eyre

sold the estate, reckoned at 115 acres in 1732, to William Tichborne and his brother Michael.

In 1498 and 1517 Crookwood Mill was held by John Eyre and described as at Eastcott. Another John

died seised of the freehold in 1554. Known in the 16th and 17th centuries as East Crook Mill, it

descended with the Eyre estate at Wedhampton until 1653 when William Eyre and his wife Sarah

conveyed it, together with some land, to Robert Amor.

John Eyre (bap 1500, d. 1554) Son of John Eyre and Margaret Button

m. 1524, Alice dau of Stephen Payne of Motcombe and widow of somebody Hampton.

s. John (See below)

s. Christopher

d. Edith bap 1525 at Wedhampton m. 1546 to Nicholas Bacon of Whiteparish

s. Richard

s. Christopher

d. Ursula

d. Joan

[Nicholas Bacon 2nd

m. Margery, dau of Alexander Thistlewayte]

d. Mary dsp

John Eyre (b. 1524, d. 22 Sep 1581) Succeeded his father in 1554.

Eldest son of John Eyre of Wedhampton by his wife Alice (see above), MP for New Sarum in 1571.

m. 1544, Anne eldest dau Thomas Tropnell of Great Chalfield and co-heir of Giles Tropnell

d. Elizabeth bap 25 Jan 1545 m. c1568, John Bowshin (b. c1540)

d. Mary bap 01 Sep 1549 m. 1562, into Greene family

d. Magaret bap 14 Jun 1549 m. 1575, John Dauntsey

d. Anne bap 1550 m. 1580, into Quinton family

d. Susanna bap 14 Dec 1551 m. 1574, John Scrope

d. Alice bap 07 Feb 1554 m. 1579, into Burdett family




s. William (1555-1629). (See below)

Inherited the Wedhampton estates of step-mother Elizabeth Dauntsey

m. 1579, Elizabeth dau Richard Dauntsey of Potterne. (d. 1606)

In 1695 an anonymous note was added to a manuscript cartulary of the manor of Great Chalfield in

Wiltshire. Among other things, the note describes the end of Giles Tropnell (d. 1553), the young

owner of the manor nearly 150 years earlier. Giles, …

“being at man’s estate, died by an unfortunate accident, as hunting, putting one end of a pair

of dog couples over his head, running after his sport, and leaping over a hedge, the end of the

dog couple which hung at his back took hold of a bough [and] kept him from touching the

ground until he was strangled.”

As the husband of Anne Tropnell, eldest of the four sisters and co-heiresses of Giles (who died

whilst a minor), Eyre thereby found himself the possessor of a large proportion of the extensive

Tropnell estates, including the principal seat of Chalfield, ‘one of the most perfect examples of the

late medieval English manor house’. With this went the constableship of Trowbridge castle—always

held by the owner of Chalfield—more than 12 other manors in the north-west of the county,

including Neston, Corsham, Hartham, Allington, Broughton Gifford and Whaddon, and valuable

property in Chippenham and Salisbury. Giles Tropnell having died accidentally in 1553, all this

property was confirmed to Eyre and his wife four years later and they settled it on themselves and

their heirs in 1563. In this way Eyre became one of the leading landowners in Wiltshire and a

prominent figure in its local government.

Though they had hitherto been but minor gentry, the Eyres were one of the oldest families in the

county. They owned the manors of Wedhampton, Urchfont and Chirton, compact group of estates

which came to Eyre on his father’s death in 1554, save for a life interest in Chirton for the widow.

Judging by his will, John Eyre senior, who lived at Chirton, was a sheep-farmer. Eyre himself, after

acquiring the Tropnell estates, spent little time in his family’s original home. When, however, he

remarried in 1579, he arranged that his wife would enjoy a life annuity of £20 from these lands.

Sir William Eyre (1556-1629)

Only son of John Eyre of Wedhampton and Chirton and Anne, eldest dau Thomas Tropnell.

Bap 01 Jan 1556, succeeded father in 1581, knighted Sep 1592, d. 24 Aug 1629.

William Eyre married into one of the wealthiest and politically most prominent of north Wiltshire

families, and in 1581 inherited his father’s considerable estates, which numbered more than a dozen

manors, including the family’s principal estate at Great Chalfield. His second marriage to the

daughter of a wealthy London merchant greatly increased his financial security. His family was

further allied to the local gentry by his daughter’s marriage to John, eldest son of Sir Walter Long, by

which Eyre became related to Sir John Thynne of Longleat. Eyre’s extensive properties ensured that

his subsidy assessment was consistently the highest in the region; he was also able to afford a town

house in London.

In about 1598 Eyre was listed as one of the six most important gentlemen of Wiltshire. His brief

removal from the magistrates’ bench in early 1599 may have been associated with a serious attack

made upon him in London some months earlier. In April 1603 he was appointed deputy lieutenant of




Wiltshire under Edward Seymour, 1st earl of Hertford. He proved to be conscientious in the post, but

in 1604-5 sided against the election of Hertford’s secretary as muster-master for the county. As a

result, Eyre’s division was one of several which delayed musters and refused to contribute towards

muster payments.

William Eyre was elected MP for Heytesbury in 1604, a borough controlled by the Thynnes; but he

left no trace upon the records of the first Jacobean Parliament. He does not appear to have stood

again. He died at Great Chalfield on 24 Aug 1629, and was buried in the chapel adjoining the manor

house. In his will, made in 1627, he left the manors of Woddington, Little Chalfield and Neston to

three of his surviving sons, and named Lucy, his daughter by his second marriage, as sole executrix.

For reasons that he did not make clear he attempted to disinherit his eldest son, Sir John, who

nevertheless obtained an annulment of the will and assumed the administration of the remaining

estates in 1630. The latter had by this time sat in three Parliaments, and Eyre’s third son by his first

marriage, Sir William, represented nearby Westbury during the Commonwealth.

m. 1577, Anne (bur 19 Jun 1587), dau of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham.

d. Anne bap 13 May 1578

s. John (Sir) bap 26 Aug 1580 d. Aug 1639

m. 1624, Dorothy Bulstrode

s. One son dvp.

John’s marriage to Dorothy Bulstrode, ‘a woman of excellent parts and ingenuity’,

was made without the consent of their families, but she had the advantage of being a

gentlewoman of the bedchamber to Anne of Denmark, and it was probably through

this connection that Eyre was appointed a gentleman of the privy chamber. However,

his behaviour towards Dorothy led her nephew, (Sir) James Whitelocke to describe

Eyre as ‘one of the most dissolute, unjust, and vicious reprobates that lives upon the

face of the earth.’ Notwithstanding such a character, he held various royal

appointments and for a time travelled abroad. During the same period he was elected

MP for Cricklade in 1614, for Calne in 1626 and Chippenham in 1628.

Eyre succeeded his father at Great Chalfield in 1629, but sold the manor two years

later to Sir Richard Gurney, lord mayor of London. When he wrote his will on 18 July

1639, he possessed only £250 in cash and some household goods. He bequeathed a

gilt bowl and cover to his brother Robert, and a silver basin and ewer to a friend, but

left just 5s. to his wife. A nephew was named as his executor. Eyre died shortly

afterwards and his will proved on 26 Aug 1639.

s. Edward bap 04 Dec 1582

s. William (Sir) bap 18 May 1584 Settled at Neston Park, near Corsham,

Wilts. MP for Westbury 1658

m. 1602, Hester Cooke

s. William bap 1618 d. 1684

m. 1646, Anne Dauntsey, widow of John Danvers

s. William bap 1647 dsp. 1693

m. 11 Jul 1667, Jane Harris

d. Anne bap 1649 m. ?1671, Joseph Garrett

d. Jane bap 1652 m. 1673, Sir William

Hanham of Dean’s Court, Wimborne




s. Edward bap 1619 [Exor. Of his uncle Sir John Eyre]

d. Grace bap 20 Dec 1585

m. c1590, Elizabeth (bur 26 Mar 1622), dau John Jackman, Grocer of London.

d. Anne b. 6 Sep 1590 bap 15 Sep 1590

m. 28 Sep 1613, John Long, eldest son of Sir Walter Long of Wraxall

s. Robert bap 21 Sep 1591 bur 10 Jul 1651 at Chalfield

[His half-brother John succeeded to the Great Chaldfied estate, but Robert inherited

the Little or West Chaldfield estate]

m. Elizabeth, dau Edward Warre of Chipley, Somerset

Said to have had 6 sons. Eldest was Robert.

s. Robert

m. Elizabeth ?

d. Elizabeth bap 27 Jan 1669

d. Martha bap 28 Jul 1670

m. Thomas Polden of Imber, Wilts

s. Francis bap 16 Dec 1671

s. William bap 16 Jun 1673

d. Anne bap 20 Jan 1674

d. Lucy bur 18 Dec 1676

d. Elizabeth b. 26 Nov 1594

s. Henry bap 28 May 1598 d. before 1649

m. Probably Susan Noyes, dau William Noyes (d.c1645) of Urchfont

[Inherited Wedhampton estates from Sir William. Henry was succeeded by

son William (d.1660), succeeded by his son Henry, who sold the estates in

1732. (see above) ]

d. Lucy bap 28 May 1598 m. 29 Jul 1627, William Stafford of Marlewood, Glos.

d. Olive b. 10 Feb 1600

m. c1626, Anne, dau Michael Erneley of Bishop Cannings, wid William Noyes

Robert Eyre (1512-1580)

Younger son of John Eyre of Wedhampton by his 2nd

wife Jane, dau of John Cusse.

(see above). He was a half-brother to John Eyre. A merchant in Salisbury before he moved to

Southampton about 1565. MP for Salisbury in 1558, Mayor in 1559, MP for Weymouth in 1563.

m. Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Fawshire of Southampton (Had no issue)

m. 1534, Jane or Joan (bap 1519), wid of George Tourney of Salisbury and Motcombe.

s. Thomas (Only son, see below)

m. Edith, widow of William Knyte or Knite of Salisbury (Had no issue)




Thomas Eyre of New Sarum (1535-1628)

Only son of Robert Eyre of Salisbury by his 2nd

wife Jane. Had 9 sons (3 died before father) and 6

daughters. Mayor of Salisbury in 1587. Buried 10 Sep 1628, St Thomas, Salisbury.

In 1579 Thomas Eyre held lands in Wimborne, Dorset. Like his father, he was Mayor of Salisbury in

1587. Thomas Eyre was churchwarden with Richard Gauntlett, of the parish of Sarum St. Thomas in

1574-1575, in which church he was buried, his wife having predeceased him. In the south chancel

aisle of St. Thomas' there is a painted alabaster monument of Elizabeth Eyre and Thomas. Also there

is a brass with a rhyming passage inscribed thereon.

m. 1567, Elizabeth Rodgers (1549-1612), dau John Rodgers (1523-bef 1565) of Poole, step-dau of

Giles Escourt. She died 24 Dec 1612 aged 63.

s. Robert b. 1569 bur 8 Aug 1638 A Barrister. See Eyres of Newhouse.

m. 1600, Anne (b. 1569, bap 1578, d. 8 Aug 1638), dau John Still, Bishop of Bath &

Wells and his wife Jane Horner.

s. Giles bap 27 Feb 1572 d. 1655 See Eyres of Brickworth.

m. Jane Snelgrove, dau and heir to Ambrose Snelgrove

s. Melior bap 1573 dsp

s. Nicholas bap 05 Dec 1573 d. 31 Dec 1573

s. Thomas bap 14 Sep 1575 d. 21 Jun 1633

m. Anne, dau Rev Thomas Jaye of Fittleton

(See further details at The Crosthwaite-Eyres Of Bramshaw below)

s. Francis bap 20 Jan 1577 d. 1591

s. Christopher bap 25 Apr 1578 dsp 5 Jan 1624

m. c1603, Hester dau George Smithes, an Alderman of London

[Christopher was one of the original of the East India Company]

s. John bap 20 Sep 1582 d. 31 Mar 1657 (moved to Haverhill)

m. c.1614, Hannah Webb (1598- d. 8 Oct 1688)

[Hannah was firstly married to a Mr Evered]

d. Rebecca (b. c1614)

m. c. 8 Oct 1648, John Aslet

d. Sarah (25 Mar 1615-1692)

s. John (b. c1622-c1694)

m. 1 May 1646, Sarah William

m. 26 Mar 1663, Mary Wooddam

s. Robert (b. c1625)

m. 27 Feb 1650, Elizabeth Palmer

s. Thomas (b.c1630-9 Nov 1686)

m. 1 Apr 1656, Elizabeth Hutchins

d. Martha (b. 1634)

d. Mary (b. c1636-1692)

s. Peter (b. c1638)

. m. 1 Nov 1659, Hannah Allen

s. Obadiah (b. c1640)

m. 19 Mar 1660, Hannah Pike

d. Hannah (b. 21 Dec 1644)

m. 24 Mar 1663, Stephen Webster

s. Nathaniel (b. c1646-17 Nov 1717)




m. 10 May 1670, Tamesin Turloar

d. Elizabeth bap 1584

m. 1606, Giles Tooker (of Maddington)

s. William bap 26 Nov 1585 d. 30 Aug 1649

MP for Downton, 1640

d. Catherine bap 1586

m. 26 Sep 1603, Thomas Hooper of Boveridge, Dorset.

d. Jane bap 0.9 Jul 1587 (possibly died in infancy)

d. Anne bap 1588

m. 3 Mar 1606, John Swaine of Gunville, Dorset.

d. Rebecca bap Feb 1589

m. 10 Jul 1609, John Love of Basing, Wilts

d. Ellynor bap 1590 d. 1592

N.B. John Rogers of Poole.

Born in 1523 and died 24 Dec 1612 aged 89. He married Elizabeth Estcourt (formerly Webb) and

widow of Giles Escourt. Their dau Elizabeth born in 1549 when he was 26 and a son John Robert

Rogers born in 1550. Their half-brother was Edward Escourt.

The Eyres Of Newhouse

Robert Eyre (1569-1638) Eldest son of Thomas Eyre and Elizabeth Rodgers. Bur 8 Aug 1638

m. Alice Tooker

m. 1600, Anne (b. 1569, bap 1578, d. 8 Aug 1638), dau John Still, Bishop of Bath & Wells and his

wife Jane Horner.

d. Anne bap 20 Apr 1601

d. Blanche bap 07 Feb 1602 m. 1624, Thomas Pelham of Dorset

d. Catherine bap 02 Nov 1604 m. 1625, Charles Chauncey of Herts.

s. Robert bap 1606 d. 1608

s. Robert bap 1610 d. Mar 1654 See further details below.

Robert Eyre (1610-1654) bap 1610 d. Mar 1654

m. 1632, Anne Aldersey dau of Samuel Aldersey, London Merchant

s. Samuel (1633-1698) See further details below

d. Margaret bap 1635 m. 1659, Thomas Hassell, a Merchant

d. Anne bap 1638 m. 1660, William Stear, a Merchant

d. Mary bap 1640 m. 1662, William Hitchcock of Cowesfield

Sir Samuel Eyre (1633-1698) Son of Robert Eyre and Anne Aldersey

Bap 26 Sep 1633 (Newhouse) and d. 12 Sep 1698. Inherited the Bonhams estate from his great-uncle

William Eyre and purchased Newhouse from William Eyre in 1660. Degree of Serjeant-at-Law

1692, one of the Judges of the Court of the King’s Bench, 22 Feb 1694.

m. 21 Oct 1661, Martha Lucy (b. c1628 - d. 06 May 1728), 3rd

dau and coheiress Francis

Lucy and Elizabeth Molesworth. Francis Lucy was 5th

son Sir Thomas

Lucy of Charlecote.




Martha inherited estate of Brightwalton from her father.

d. Martha bap 16 Apr 1664 (presumably died as an infant)

s. Robert See further details below

d. Martha bap 14 Feb 1670 m. 1691, Sir Dewey Buckley of Burgate

s. Francis b. 03 Jun 1671, bap 15 Jun 1671 dsp 28 Oct 1738

m. Anne, dau Alexander Hyde D.D., Bishop of Salisbury

d. Lucy bap 1672 m. 1695, William Crey of Horningsham

s. William b. 10 Jun 1673 bap 20 Jun 1673

d. Constance bap 30 Dec 1674

s. Henry Samuel b. 06 Apr 1676 bap 06 Apr 1676 dsp 1754

m. 1691, Mary Hervey, wid of Mr Houblon, Merchant of London

Settled in London and purchased 500 acres of land called St John’s Wood. His estate

was inherited by Walpole Eyre, youngest son of Kingsmill Eyre.

s. Kingsmill b. 23May 1677 bap 25 May 1677

m. 1700, Elizabeth Nicholson See further details below

Sir Robert Eyre (1666-1735) Son of Samuel Eyre and Martha Lucy

Bap 18 May 1667 (Newhouse), d. 28 Dec 1735, bur 6 Jan 1736

1690 Barrister, 1696 Recorder for Salisbury, MP for Salisbury1698-1710, 1708 Solicitor General,

1723 Judge of the King’s Bench, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

m. 1686, Elizabeth (bap 1664 - bur 21 Sep 1724), dau Edward Rudge of Warley Place, Essex

s. Robert (1687-1752) See further details below

m. 1720, Mary, dau Edward fellowes of Shottisham Hall, Norfolk

s. Robert bap 1725 (Newhouse) bur 15 Feb 1734

s. Edward bap 1689 d. 29 Jun 1750 dsp

He was Comptroller of Chelsea College

s. Samuel bap 1690 d. 02 Dec 1742 dsp

(D.D. and Canon of Salisbury)

d. Elizabeth bap 1692 m. 1713, Richard Lee d. 20 May 1760

s. Francis bap 1694 m. 1714, Anne Hyde d. 28 Oct 1738

Robert Eyre (1687-1752) Son of Robert Eyre and Elizabeth Rudge

Bap 1687 (Newhouse) and d. 24 Dec 1752

m. 1720, Mary, dau Edward Fellowes of Shottisham Hall, Norfolk (bur 4 Nov 1762)

s. Robert bap 1725 (Newhouse) bur 15 Feb 1734

Kingsmill Eyre (1677-1743) bap 23 May 1677 (Newhouse), d. 1743 Treasurer of Chelsea College

m. 1700, Elizabeth Atkinson

s. Samuel (1704-1795) See further details below

d. Elizabeth bap 1706 m. 1728, Polydore Plumtree

s. Walpole bap 21 May 1734 d. 18 Apr 1773, Burnham, Bucks

m. Sarah Johnson (d. 28 Jul 1823 aged 79)

s. Henry Samuel b. 26 Aug 1770 dsp 6 Mar 1851

s. Major John Thomas b. 5 Nov 1771 d. 18 Apr 1811

m. Harriet Margaret Ainslie d. 9 Aug 1856

s. Walpole George d. 1846 aged 38




s. George John dsp 1883

d. Henrietta Mary Annette d. Jul 1847

m. Robert Dashwood d. Sep 1839

s. Walpole b. 25 Aug 1773 d. 23 Feb 1856

m. Elizbeth Annabelia (1795-1860), dau Robert Johnson

s. Rev Henry Samuel (1816-1890)

[Succeeded to the Manor of St John’s Wood in 1883 from

George John Eyre]

s. Frederick Edwin b. 16 Sep 1817, d. 1887

d. Sarah bur 15 Apr 1774, East Burnham

Walpole inherited the valuable St John’s Wood estate. Later developed as a pioneering garden

suburb, whose character is still policed, the Eyre Estate remains with this branch of the family, the

sale in 2011 of a 5.5 acre site yielding some £250 million for the 50 or so present-day beneficiaries

of the family trust.

Samuel Eyre (1704-1795) Son of Kingsmill Eyre & Elizabeth Atkinson. MP for Salisbury 1777

Bap 1704 (Newhouse) d. 02 Jan 1795 at Exmouth

[Succeeded to the Newhouse estate from his cousin Robert]

m. 1725, Stewart, dau of John Russell, Consul-General of Lisbon (d. 09 Jan 1769)

d. Susannah Harriet bap 03 Mar 1755 d. 13 Dec 1833

m. 1775, William Purvis (See below)

d. Charlotte Louisa m. Alexander Popham of Bagborough, Somerset

Susan Harriet Eyre (1755-1833) First dau and sole heiress of Samuel Eyre (1704-1795)

Bap 03 Mar 1755 d. 13 Dec 1833

m. 1775, William, 2nd

son Admiral John Purvis bap 01 Oct 1757 d. 16 Aug 1810.

He assumed by Royal Licence name and arms of Eyre.

d. Harriet bap 18 Jul 1792

m. 20 Feb 1817, George Nelson Matcham See Appendix 5

d. Elizabeth Purvis bap 12 Feb 1794 m. 1819, Henry Jeston

d. Charlotte Louisa Purvis bap 22 Sep 1796 d. 1882

m. 10 Jul 1834, George Grove of Sedgehill

[From British History – Sedgehill Manor; Land which included East Hayes House

farm and Sedgehill West farm in 1826, perhaps afterwards merged with other land as

Lower or Lower House farm, 219 a., was settled c. 1827 by Thomas on his younger

son George (d. s. p. 1838). It passed to George's relict Charlotte (d. 1882). George

Grove's estate reverted in 1882 to Thomas Grove (cr. a baronet in 1874, d. 1897)]

d. Julia Purvis bap 06 Sep 1798 m. William Tudor




The Eyres Of Brickworth

From Wiltshire Notes and Queries, Sept 1905

The Brickworth estate which formed part of the thithing of Abbotstone, was conveyed on 15 May

1605 to Giles Eyre, then of Redlynch, by Richard Plott of Wantage, Berks and John Lamb of

Coulston Wilts for the sum of £950 and in 1628, William, the brother of Giles, granted him “all his

lands in Brickworth”. The Eyre family was connected with this tithing as far back as Edward II’s

reign when we find in the Nomina Villarum a Thomas le Eyre mentioned as one of the three

proprietors in this tithing of Abbotstone.

Giles Eyre of Brickworth (1572-1657) bap 2 Feb 1572, High Sheriff 1640, bur 16 Jan 1657.

Second son of Thomas Eyre of New Sarum (1535-1628) and Elizabeth Rodgers

m. 26 Sep 1603, Jane, dau and heiress of Ambrose Snelgrove of Redlynch.

d. Elizabeth bap 9 Jun 1605 m. 21 Jan 1627, Edward Hodges

s. Giles bap 10 Feb 1607, MP for Downton in 1660. (see below)

m. Anne Norton, dau Sir Richard Norton of Rotherfield

s. Ambrose bap 18 Apr 1610 bur 11 Aug 1640

m. Frances Tooker, wid William Tooker

d. Frances, bap 19 Apr 1636

s. Ambrose, bap 21 Aug 1637

d. Jane, bap 21 Aug 1637

s. William, bap 16 Jan 1639 (?bur 15 Feb 1666)

d. Anne bap 6 Feb 1611

m. 31 Aug 1631, John Bridgewater

s. William, bap 22 Aug 1613 bur 30 Jan 1669

Rector of St Edmund’s, Salisbury

d. Jane bap 13 Jan 1616

d. Mary bap 12 Feb 1616

s. Robert, bap 19 Aug 1618 bur 07 Oct 1674

s. Christopher bap 27 Dec 1621

s. John, bap 22 Feb 1624 d. 22 Apr 1685

(founder Eyrecourt Castel and Eyreville, Co. Galway)

m. Mary, dau and co-heiress of Philip Bigoe of Newtown, King’s Co.

s. Rowland, dsp

d. Katherin, dsp

d. Mary m. George Evans of Ballygranane, Limerick

s. John m. Margery, dau and coh of Sir George Preston

s. Samuel m. Jane, cousin & dau of Edward Eyre (1627-1683)

d. Anne m. Richard St George

s. Thomas, bap 09 Jun 1625 (MP in 1658)

s. Edward, bap 25 Jan 1627 d. 14 Apr 1683 (joined brother John in Ireland)

m. Jane

s. Henry

s. Edward

d. Jane

d. Margaret




s. Henry, bap 23 Oct 1628, d. 18 Jul 1678 bur 20 Jul 1678

Recorder of Salisbury, MP for Salisbury in 1658

m. Dorothy Hastings, dau George Hastings of Woodlands, Dorset.

d. Alice bap 12 Jul 1658

d. Katherine bap 28 Apr 1631

NB. Giles settled New House on his son Ambrose, who was succeeded there by his son William,

who then sold the estate to Sir Samuel Eyre.

Giles Eyre of Brickworth (1607-1685) bap 10 Feb 1607 bur 17 Dec 1685 MP for Downton 1660.

m. 1637, Anne, dau Sir Richard Norton, 1st Bt, of Rotherfield. Bur 30 May 1668.

s. Giles b. 1635 bap 28 May 1635 d. 1695 See below

d. Margaret bap 3 Oct 1637

d. Jane bap 29 Apr 1639

s. John bap 28 Jan 1641

s. Francis bap 7 May 1642

d. Catherine

Sir Giles Eyre (1635-1695) Son of Giles Eyre (1607-1685) bur 12 Jun 1695

Member Lincoln’s Inn Oct 1654, Recorder of Salisbury 31 Oct 1689, Knighted and made Judge of

the Court of the King’s Bench

m. 18 Nov 1662, Dorothy (1645-1668), dau John Ryves of Ranston, Dorset.

s. Giles bap 26 May 1664 d. 1734 See below

s. John bap 12 Apr 1665 dsp 2 Nov 1715 bur 11 Nov 1715

[Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn & MP in seven parliaments]

s. Henry bap 18 Mar 1667 bur 12 Jun 1704

[Barrister of Middle Temple]

m. 1672, Christobella (c.1655-1710), dau Thomas Wyndham of Tale, Payhembury, Devon.

[Later she m. 27 March 1699, Francis Abercromby (1654-1703), Lord Glasford from who she

eloped in 1699. Buried in Whiteparish.]

d. Christabella bap 03 Jul 1673 bur 02 Aug 1686

s. Robert bap 05 Jun 1674 bur 1679

d. Mary bap 03 Mar 1676 bur 29 Apr 1681

s. Wyndham b. 01 Oct 1677 bap 20 Oct 1677 bur 02 Apr 1681

d. Dorothy b. 15 Feb 1679 bap 18 Feb 1679 bur 29 Jan 1747

m. Richard Frewin, M.D. (c1681-1761)

d. Elizabeth b. 21 Oct 1680 bap 16 Nov 1680

d. Mary bap 01 Jun 1683 bur 10 Jan 1684

Giles Eyre (1664-1734) First son of Sir Giles Eyre (above).

Bap 26 May 1664 d. 28 Nov 1734 bur 03 Dec 1734

m. Mabel (d. 1733), dau of Alexander Thayne of Cowesfield.

s. Giles b. 27 Mar 1692 bap 18 Apr 1692 bur 11 Jun 1750, dsp.

s. John b. 26 Mar 1693 bap 31 Mar 1693 See below

d. Mabel bur 13 Mar 1729




John Eyre of Brickworth and Landford (1693-1725) b. 20 Mar 1693 d. 31 Jul 1725

m. Oct 1717, Jane, dau of Maurice Philip Bockland of Standlynch.

d. Jenny bap 1 May 1719 bur 15 Mar 1720

d. Jane bap 21 Dec 1720 d. Nov 1775 aged 54

m. 09 Aug 1751, Robert Eyre, 2nd son of Giles Eyre of Ashley and

Box, King’s Serjeant-at-Law.

He was Rector of Landford (1755-1762), the son of Giles Eyre (1673-1739) of

Ashley House. Bur 04 Oct 1762, Landford

s. Robert (1753-1793) d. 29 Sep 1793

bur 15 Oct 1793 aged 40, at Landford

s. John bap 19 May 1722 d. 1799 See below

s. Henry bap 15 May 1724 dsp 28 Sep 1799 See below

m. Harriet (1725 - 5 Jan 1799), dau of John Eyre of Putney

He purchased Landford Manor estate from the Davenant family about 1715. The history of the

church mentions that he died on 31 Jul 1725 as a result of an accidental firing of a gun.

Henry Eyre of Brickworth (1724-1799) Second surviving son of John Eyre (1693-1725)

Bur 28 Sep 1799 aged 75and died without issue, succeeded by his brother John (see below)

m. Harriet (1725-1799), his cousin and dau of John Eyre, of Putney, London.

She died 05 Jan 1799 and was bur 10 Jan 1799 aged 74

Henry Eyre inherited the estate of his great uncle John Eyre (1665-1715) (see above), and succeeded

to the Brickworth estate of his uncle Giles Eyre (1693-1750) (see above). He was succeeded by his

brother John Eyre (1722-1799).

NB.

There appears to be an anomaly here concerning the inheritance of Henry and John if their birth

dates are correctly recorded. History records state that Henry was the first son of John Eyre (1693-

1725) and John his second son. However, parish records show that there was an earlier son Henry

born in 1720, suggesting that he died after John was born. Did the second Henry inherit the estates

mentioned in lieu of his older same named sibling?

The Eyres Of Landford

John Eyre of Landford (1722-1799) Second son of John Eyre (1693-1725) d. 10 Sep 1799

He was a Serjeant-at-Law. Died aged 77 (bur 27 Sep 1799), succeeded by son John Maurice Eyre.

m. Elizabeth Eyre (bur 25 Mar 1758), his cousin and dau of Giles Eyre of Box, near Bath, King’s

Serjeant-at-Law

d. Jane bap 19 Dec 1750

d. Elizabeth bap 18 Sep 1752 bur 30 Oct 1800

s. John Maurice bap 16 Sep 1753 See below

s. Henry bap 04 Dec 1754 See Rev Henry below

d. Mary bap 22 Aug 1756 bur 21 Jan 1757

d. Ann bap 21 Mar 1758




John Maurice Eyre (1753-1815) of Landford & Brickworth First son of John Eyre of Landford

John Maurice Eyre held title to the estates of Brickworth, Landford and Botleigh Grange when he

was buried on 4 Sep 1815 aged 62, leaving his only daughter Frances Elizabeth Eyre his sole heiress.

m. 11 Jun 1790, Frances Foyle, dau of the Rev. Edward Foyle. She died on 8 Jan 1797.

d. Frances Elizabeth (1796-1878) See below

Rev Henry Eyre (1754-1798) Rector of Landford (1778-1798). Bur 21 Sep 1798 aged 43

m. 15 Oct 1783, Sarah (bap 10 Jul 1752, d. 30 Jul 1785) wid Rev John Hersent Thorpe at St Martin’s

Church, Salisbury. (Originally Sarah Penrose, thrice married. See below)

s. Henry b. 02 Sep 1784 bap 13 Oct 1784 d. 1830

(of Botleigh Grange)

m. Frances, dau of Rev C Tripp

s. Henry Richard b. 1813 d. 1 Jun 1876

(of Shaw House, Newbury)

m. 20 Dec 1849, Isabella Catherine, dau C.G. Parker

s. Henry John Andre b.c1850

JP, of Shaw House

s. Edward Maurice b. c1852

s. John b. c1854

s. Charles George b. c1856

(killed in South Africa war)

s. Douglas b. c1858

d. Isabella Frances b. c1860

d. Mabel

s. John bap 18 May 1815

s. John b. ? Jul 1785 bap 04 Oct 1787 died at school

d. Frances m. 10 Oct 1833, G.F. Everett of Landford Lodge

(He became Rector of Shaw, Newbury)

d, Harriet m. 1840, Robert Thornton Eyre

m. Nov 1786, Frances (bur 8 Jun 1827), second dau of the late Roger Pettiward DD of Putney.

s. John died in India

d. Frances b. c25 Sep 1788 bap 31 Oct 1788

s. Robert Douglas b. c25 Sep 1788 bap 31 Oct 1788 d. 1815

d. Caroline b. 18 Dec 1790 bap 17 Jan 1791

s. George Pettiward b. 25 Apr 1792 bap 11 Jun 1792 d. 1832

s. Charles b. 23 Oct 1793 bap 13 Dec 1793 d. 1833

Henry’s first wife Sarah had an interesting (!) life, being married three times. She was born Sarah

Penrose on 11 June 1752 at Newbury, Berks. She was the youngest child of the Rev

Thomas Penrose, the Rector of Newbury, and his wife Ann Head. Sarah first married Samuel Enys

on 8 Apr 1771 with whom she had a son John and daughters Lucy and Caroline. Samuel inherited his

father’s substantial estates in Cornwall, but he died shortly afterwards in 1776 and his estates were

inherited by son John. Sarah then settled in Donnington near Newbury, where Samuel previously had

a house, not far from her childhood home.




On 18 Feb 1779, Sarah married the Rev John Hersent Thorpe of Embley Park, near Wellow. Her

brother Thomas Penrose took the service at Shaw Church, Newbury. That same year, her son John

(who was only 8yrs of age) made complaint in Chancery (probably at the instigation of her elder

brothers) against her regarding Sarah’s use of money from Samuel’s estates having been used for her

marriage settlement with John, and to which she was not entitled. They set up home at Embley Park

and their son William was born in Jan 1780. John Thorpe died in Dec 1780 and his son William soon

afterwards in 1782.

At this point Sarah appears to have moved to Salisbury and on 15 Oct 1783 she married the Rev

Henry Eyre. Their first son Henry was born in 1784. Sarah wrote her will in April 1785 and died

soon after and was buried in the chancel of St Andrew’s Church, Landford on 30 Jul 1785. It is only

speculation, but this coincides with the birth of their second son John.

Frances Elizabeth Eyre, Countess Nelson (1796-1878) Born on 1 Mar 1796

The only child of John Maurice Eyre (1753-1815). Up until the death of her husband, Countess

Nelson was living at Brickworth Manor. The 1861 Census shows that by then she had moved into

Landford Manor along with the unmarried children. These were Maurice, by then a Commander in

the Royal Navy, Henry an estate manager and their sister Susanna. Her youngest son Henry occupied

Whitehouse Farm and died as the result of an accident when the horse he was riding bolted and he

was unseated and dragged along the ground, causing severe head injuries from which he died. A

more detailed account of her life is given in the section for Landford Manor.

m. 21 Feb 1821, Thomas Bolton (b. 7 Jul 1786, d. 1 Nov 1835), 2nd

Earl Nelson

s. Horatio Bolton b. 7 Aug 1823 in Norfolk, later 3rd

Earl Nelson

m. 28 Jul 1845, Mary Jane Diana Agar (1822-1904)

s. John Horatio b. 15 Jan 1825 in Whiteparish d. 28 Sep 1917

Rector of Shaw-cum-Donnington 1872-1909 following death of Rev George

Frederick Everett. Their patron was Henry R. Eyre of Shaw Place, Newbury

m. 27 Aug 1857, Susan Spencer-Churchill (d. 2 Feb 1898)

s. John Eyre Nelson

s. Horatio Spencer Nelson

d. Frances Catherine b. 23 Apr 1826 d. 14 Apr 1877

m. 25 Jan 1855, Robert John Pettiward (d. 3 Feb 1908)

d. Elizabeth Ann b. 18 May 1827 bur 17 Feb 1830 aged 33m

d. Caroline b. 31 Aug 1828 bur 12 Mar 1829 aged 7m

d. Susanna b. 9 Jan 1830 dsp 8 Apr 1900

m. 27 Jun 1865, Rev Alexander Colvin Blunt (1831-1920)

s. Maurice Horatio b. 2 Jan 1832 d. 6 Sep 1914

Rear Admiral

m. 21 Apr1863, Emily Burrard (d. 24 Sep 1906)

s. Edward Foyle b. 11 Nov 1833 d. 8 Sep 1859

s. Henry b. 28 Jul 1835 d. 28 Nov 1863




The Crosthwaite-Eyres Of Bramshaw

At one time until the county and parish boundary changes of the late 19th

century, the eastern part of

Bramshaw was part of Wiltshire. In 1798 George Eyre (1772-1837) purchased the original estate known as

Warrens and it remained in the possession of this family until the heiress Dorothy Muriel Eyre married John

Symons Crosthwaite in 1912. At that point the family changed their name to Crosthwaite-Eyre.

All of the Eyres referred to in this narrative can trace their ancestry back to the common ancestor, Thomas

Eyre of New Sarum (1535-1628).

Thomas Eyre (1575-1633) bap 14 Sep 1575 d. 21 Jun 1633

Third son of Thomas Eyre (1535-1628) and Elizabeth Rogers, Mayor of Sarum in 1610

m. c.1615, Anne, dau Rev Thomas Jaye of Fittleton

s. Thomas b. 1616

m. Elizabeth Flowerdew

s. Sir William d. unm, bur 10 Jan 1665, Salisbury Cathedral

d. Joane.

s. William b. 1618 d. 1 Feb 1699 Of Box near Bath

m. Elizabeth, dau Ralph Flowerdew of Hethersett, Norfolk

s. Thomas

m. Sarah

s. Giles (An only son) King’s Serjeant-at-Law

b. c1663 d. 1739 aged 66

m. Anne dau Robert Butler of Chelsea

s. Giles of Box

m. 1738, Miss Smith

s. Giles dsp 1806

Sold the Box

estate

s. Rev Robert, Rector of Landford

m. 9 Aug 1751, Jane dau

John Eyre of Landford d. Martha

m. Rev John Baskett of Dunsley

d. Elizabeth

m. John Eyre of Landford

s. Rev Robert b. 1656 d. 19 Oct 1722

m. 1691, Alicia, dau William Nutley

s. William b. c1698 d. 1764, aged 66

s. Richard D.D. b. May 1705 d. 1 Feb 1778

m. Alicia, dau Browne Willis

s. Rev Christopher Prebendary of Winchester & Llandaff

m. Faith ?

s. Rev Philip b. 1707 dsp

s. Joseph b. 1714

m. Elizabeth Urmaston

s. Rev Joseph b. 1752 St Paul’s

m. 24 Sep 1782, Anne Dyer




Had 10 children

s. John, fellow New College, Oxford, dsp

s. Robert b. 1619 d. unm

s. Christopher b. 1620 d. 1671, Manuden, Uttlesford, Essex

m. c1650, Unknown (1621-1660)

s. Thomas b. 1650 bap 20 Oct 1652

s. John b. c1652 m. Anne ?

s. Christopher b. 20 Oct 1653 bap 1 Nov 1653

s. Charles b. 8 Jan 1654 bap 9 Jan 1654

s. Robert Eyre b. c1658 See below

d. Anne b. 1621

m. 21 Mar 1642, John Flowerdew of Hethersett, Norfolk

d. Martha bap 25 Jul 1625 d. 1697

m. George James of Manuden in Essex

d. Gabriel bap 27 Oct 1628 bur 28 Oct 1628

Robert Eyre b. c1658 d. 25 Aug 1718, aged 60 bur Bath Abbey

Eldest son of Christopher Eyre of Putney.

m. 1682, Anne, dau John Briscoe of London

s. John Eyre of Putney See below

s. Robert bap 31 Aug 1685 dsp 1744

d. Jane bap 3 Jun 1684

m. John Beecher

d. Anne

m. James Wroughton of Wilcot, Wilts

d. Beatrix

m. Rev John Brown, Rector St John’s, Southwark

d. Sarah unm in 1718

d. Lucy

d. Catherine

m. Thomas Scott of St Stephen’s, Walbrook

m. William Pettiward of Putney

John Eyre of Putney bap 27 Feb 1682 bur 23 Sep 1750 at Landford

First son of Robert Eyre and Anne Briscoe

m. Anne, dau John Pettiward of Putney. She was bur 24 Dec 1733 at Putney

s. Robert

s. Rev John, D.D. b. 1726 d. 1792

m. Rebecca Cooley (no issue)

m. 4 Sep 1760, Elizabeth Bradshaw if Houghton, Bedford d. 1763, aged 29

s. John b. 1761 d. 1815, Beverley, Yorks. unm

m. Susannah, dau Edward Layton of Sudbury

s. Rev James Eyre

m. 5 Apr 1806, Penelope, dau Thomas H Phipps

s. Rev Charles J. Phipps Eyre See below

s. Henry Samuel Paul Eyre

m. 25 Apr 1849, Georgina Eyre of Eyrecourt

s. Henry Montagu (1850-1888)




s. Charles Gailhard (1852-1873)

s. Maynard Campbell (b.3 Oct 1854)

s. John James (b. 2 Jun 1856)

d. Georgina Harriet (b. 8 Nov 1860)

s. Samuel (died in infancy, 1862)

d. Anna (died in infancy, 1862)

s. Paul (died in infancy, 1862)

s. George Arthur (1863-1866)

s. Francis Beverley (b. 7 Dec 1865)

s. George Lewes Phipps Eyre of London

d. Emma Mary Sarah

m. 6 Jan 1831, Rev George Richards of

Sampford Courtney

d. Caroline Aspasia Jacintha

m. 26 Jul 1831, Rev Mark Cooper, Bramshaw

d. Penelope Anne Sophia See below

m. George Eyre

d. Harriot Jane

d. Jacintha Charlotte

d. Susannah Gertrude

d. Alice Eyre b. 1770 d. 1784

s. John Calverley Eyre b. 1772 d. 1792

s. Daniel

s. Charles (of the Warrens) See below

d. Jane b. 1721 d. Mar 1801

m. Rev James Stirling, Rector St Edmunds, Salisbury

d. Anne b. 25 Jul 1722

m. Philip Milloway

d. Catherine b. 29 Nov 1723 d. 1783 unm

d. Harriet b. 1724 bur 1799 at Whiteparish

m. Henry Eyre of Brickworth

d. Mary

m. William Hussey

Rev Charles J. Phipps Eyre First son of Rev James Eyre and Penelope, dau Thomas H Phipps

m. 1839, Mary Hulse Eyre (of Warrens)

s. Ven John Rashdall, Archdeacon of Sheffield

m. Clara, dau R. Cochrane Crosbie

s. James

s. John

s. Charles Howard

s. Edmund Phipps

m. Rosaline, dau R. Cochrane Crosbie

s. Rev Edmund Grendon Phipps Eyre

s. Rev Alfred Collett Eyre, Canon Gloucester Cathedral

m. Gertrude Caroline, dau W. Lucas

s. Rev Paul Daniel Eyre, of All Saints, Scarborough

m. Sarah Jessie, dau W. Elphinstone Underwood




s. Wilfred Richard Paul

s. Arthur Charles Benedict

s. Francis George, Capt RN

d. Mary

d. Jacintha

d. Alice

Charles Eyre (1732-1794) b. 18 Feb 1732 d. 17 Sep 1794

3rd son John Eyre of Putney and Anne Pettiward. High Sheriff of Surrey 1780

m. Hannah (1741-1774), dau John Briscoe of Goudhurst, Kent

d. Harriet b. 30 Nov 1760 d. infant

d. Maria b. 1761 d. 1843 bur at Clapham

m. 12 Sep 1786, Robert Thornton (1759-1826)

d. Elizabeth b. c1765 Presumably died young

s. Charles b. 19 Apr 1768 d. infant

s. Charles b. 26 Apr 1769 d. infant

s. George (28 Jan 1772- 18 Jan 1837) Fellow All Souls, High Sheriff of Wilts 1815.

Bought Warrens from Samuel Orr in 1798

m. 30 Jan 1803, Frances (1782-1820), dau Sir Edward Hulse of Breamore

s. George Edward b. 8 Apr 1804 d. 24 Nov 1887

Of Warrens, High Sheriff Wilts 1844

m. 19 Apr 1838, Penelope Ann Sophia (b. c1816 d. 2 Feb 1863)

dau Rev. James Eyre

d. Anne Sophia Penelope (1839-1923)

d. Frances Emma b. 1843

d. Penelope Emily b. 1846 d. 17 Sep 1934

m. 19 Jan 1870, Henry James Wigram

(of Northlands, Landford)

d. Rachel Mary b. 1848 d. 22 Jan 1903

s. George Edward Briscoe b. 1849 See below

m. 1871, Mary dau Rev William Upton Richards

s. George Eyre, b. 1879

d. Had 3 dau

s. Charles Richard bap 14 Oct 1805, Bramshaw d. 1831

s. Henry Edmund bap 18 Jul 1807, Bramshaw d. 1827

s. Robert Thornton bap 31 Dec 1808, Bramshaw d. 16 Sep 1870

Of Botley Grange

m. 2 Feb 1840, Harriett, dau Henry Eyre of Botley Grange

s. Robert Henry, Commander R.N. dvp

d. Harriett Catherine b. 1841 d. 1882 unm

d. Edith Catherine b. 1847

m. 1874, Rev W. Mills Dewé, Rector of

Landford

s. Alfred James b. 1850 dvp 1870

s. Rev Edward John b. 1852

m. 1878, Mary dau Rev G. Cosby White

d. Ellen Georgiana b. 1858

s. William Henry, Commander R.N. b. 1860




m. 1891, Mina dau Henry Sack

s. Francis John bap 18 Jan 1811, Bramshaw d. 3 Jun 1878

Rector of Englefield

m. Mar 1838, Anne Louisa dau Rev John Haygarth

d. Sophia Frances b. 1839

s. Francis George b. 1840 d. 1861

d. Annie Harriett b. 1844 d. 1864

d. Emily Mary b. 1845 d. 1869

d. Frances Eliza, m. Henry Blackburn, of Doctors Commons and

The Hollands, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

d. Harriet Julia

d. Mary Hulse d. 1880

m. 5 Dec 1839, Rev Charles James Phipps Eyre

d.10 Sep 1899

s. Henry b. 1 Mar 1774 d. infant

d. Elizabeth b. c1776

George Edward Briscoe Eyre (1849 - 19 Feb 1922)

Son of George Edward Eyre (1804-1887) and Penelope Ann Sophia Eyre (bef1810-1863).

His mother Penelope was the daughter of the Rev James Eyre, a grandson of John Eyre of Putney via

his son the Rev John Eyre. (See above)

m. 29 Nov 1873, Mary Mildred (1848-1933), dau Rev William Upton Richards

s. George bap 4 Jun 1876

d. Penelope Mildred bap 2 Jun 1878 d. 1936)

d. Dorothy Muriel (1880-aft1891) (See below)

m. 1912, John Symons Crosthwaite

d. Marjorie Ruth (1886-1955)

Dorothy Muriel Eyre (1880-aft1891)

Daughter and heiress of George Edward Briscoe Eyre and Penelope Ann Sophia Eyre

m. Early 1912, John Symons Crosthwaite (1881-?)

s. John

s. Sir Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite

Major John Symons Crosthwaite of Glaschville, Knoydart, Inverness-shire later changed the family

name to Crosthwaite-Eyre. Known to the family as Jack.

Sir Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite-Eyre (14 Oct 1913 - 3 Feb 1978)

Elder son of Major John Symons Crosthwaite by his wife Dorothy Muriel Eyre, the daughter and

heiress of George Edward Briscoe Eyre of Warrens, Wiltshire. He was granted his maternal

grandfather's estate by his mother in 1947. Educated at Downside School and Trinity College,

Cambridge, he attained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Marines in 1945. At the 1945 general

election he was elected as MP for the New Forest and Christchurch constituency, and was re-elected

in 1950 for the new New Forest constituency. He held the seat until his resignation from the House

of Commons in 1968.

m. 1939, Baroness Maria Alexandra dau of Baron Heinrich von Puthon, of Schloss Mirabel,

Salzburg. Had isssue, possibly –




s. Anthony F J b. 1940

d. Philippa M b. 1941

d. Mary

s. John Giles b. Aug 1948

d. Lealia T b. 1952

Antony F J Crosthwaite-Eyre

Son of Sir Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite-Eyre. Marriages and associated children not available.

m. 1960, ? De Robiano

s. Mark b. 1961

s. Nicholas b. Jul 1963

s. Philip

d. Chantel

s. Oliver

d. Caroline

m. 1978, ? Hunter Russell

[Robert Alexander C-E, born Feb 1983]

Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre Grandson of Sir Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite-Eyre

m. Rebecca Anne (b. 1975) dau Anthony Burrard Horatio Nelson (See below) and Judith Constance

Howard.

s. James Crosthwaite-Eyre

s. William Crosthwaite-Eyre

d. Isobel Crosthwaite-Eyre

s. George Douglas Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre b. 14 Oct 1996

s. Edward Francis Crosthwaite-Eyre b. 11 Jul 2007

The Nelson Connection

Rear-Admiral Hon. Maurice Horatio Nelson (b. 2 January 1832 – d. 6 Sep 1914 at age 82)

Third son of Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and of Merton and Frances Elizabeth

Eyre. He was given the name of Maurice Horatio Bolton at birth. In 1835 his name was legally

changed to Maurice Horatio Nelson.

m. 21 Apr 1863, Emily, dau of Admiral Sir Charles Burrard, 2nd Bt. and Louisa Lushington.

s. Cpt Maurice Henry Horatio Nelson b. 17 Nov 1864 d. 23 Dec 1942

d. Maud Mary Nelson b. 20 Nov 1865 d. 15 Jul 1943

s. Rev. Edward John Nelson b. 4 Oct 1867 d. 1940

s. Charles Burrard Nelson b. 27 Nov 1868 d. 2 Aug 1931

d. Emily Frances Nelson b. 22 Mar 1870 d. 21 Jul 1961

s. Horatio William Nelson b. 18 Jun 1871 d. 6 Aug 1910

d. Alice Nelson b. 30 Apr 1876 d. c1966

Lt Charles Burrard Nelson (1868-1931) b. 27 Nov 1868 d. 2 Aug 1931

m. 10 Feb 1904, Emma Geraldine Kitson, dau of the Rev Ernest Henry Glencross

s. John Charles Horatio b. 11 May 1905 d. 20 Jun 1994

m. 28 Apr 1934, Alice Helen, dau Lt-Col Robert Maximilian Rainey-Robinson




s. Anthony Burrard Horatio See below

s. David Rainey b. 30 Sep 1938 d. 18 Oct 1939

d. Joanna Elizabeth b. 23 Jul 1940

d. Emily Geraldine Morval b. 1 Nov 1906 d. 1995

Anthony Burrard Nelson (b. 5 Jul 1935)

m. 2 Apr 1960, Judith Constance, dau Brig Thomas Farquharson Ker Howard

d. Teresa Helen b. 12 Apr 1962

s. Thomas Antony Horatio b. 18 Jun 1963

s. Edward Maximilian b. 1971

d. Rebecca Anne b. 1975

m. Oliver Crosthwaite Eyre of Warrens, Bramshaw.

See Appendix 2 – The Eyre Family

Divorced 1989.

m. 6 Dec 1990, Vasanthi Muriel Vedanyakam.

d. Jayanna Bridget Hannay Nelson b. 3 Dec 1980

d. Antonia Kavitha Hannay Nelson b. 22 Aug 1996




ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Eyre History, A One-Name Study – Guild of One-Name Studies

Wiltshire notes and queries

The Visitation of Wiltshire, 1565 – William Harvey

History of the Eyre surname

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