Husband of Elizabeth born Rowe.
BY COLIN TOOKE.
In 1531 Sir Thomas Blennerhassett was Lord of the Manor, living in Frenze Hall, a building adjacent to the small church of St Andrews. Today the church and a rebuilt hall are all that is left of the parish. In the church are seven memorial brasses to members of the Blennerhassett family. The family fortunes began to decline early in the seventeenth century and in 1636 Frenze passed to the Nixon family, Augustine Blennerhassett moving to a large house (now demolished) at Pockthorpe, on the outskirts of Norwich, accompanied by his two brothers Edward and John. Augustine died in 1687, leaving the property to his younger brother Edward. In February 1687 John married Elizabeth Rowe, born c1669 and daughter of John Rowe (by now deceased) of Caister. On his marriage John moved to Caister, later to be joined by his brother Edward. Edward died in 1702 and when John died in 1704 the male line of the Norfolk branch of the Blennerhassetts died out.
Elizabeth Blennerhassett died in 1718 and in her later years had been a benefactor to many local charities. In 1708 she gave £100 to the Fishermen's Hospital at Great Yarmouth and in 1715 she gave £200 (over £44,000 in today's money) to the Charity School in the town. In her will she left £20 (over £4,000 in today's money) and five acres of land in the village, known as Lemans Close, to the poor of Caister. The money was later used to build the first Poor House in the village. Elizabeth Blennerhassett is the first recorded person to leave money to a Caister charity. These three wealthy families, the Blennerhassetts, the Hills and the Rowes, were living in the small village of Caister in the late seventeenth century but unfortunately the location of their residences is unknown.
BY COLIN TOOKE.
In 1531 Sir Thomas Blennerhassett was Lord of the Manor, living in Frenze Hall, a building adjacent to the small church of St Andrews. Today the church and a rebuilt hall are all that is left of the parish. In the church are seven memorial brasses to members of the Blennerhassett family. The family fortunes began to decline early in the seventeenth century and in 1636 Frenze passed to the Nixon family, Augustine Blennerhassett moving to a large house (now demolished) at Pockthorpe, on the outskirts of Norwich, accompanied by his two brothers Edward and John. Augustine died in 1687, leaving the property to his younger brother Edward. In February 1687 John married Elizabeth Rowe, born c1669 and daughter of John Rowe (by now deceased) of Caister. On his marriage John moved to Caister, later to be joined by his brother Edward. Edward died in 1702 and when John died in 1704 the male line of the Norfolk branch of the Blennerhassetts died out.
Elizabeth Blennerhassett died in 1718 and in her later years had been a benefactor to many local charities. In 1708 she gave £100 to the Fishermen's Hospital at Great Yarmouth and in 1715 she gave £200 (over £44,000 in today's money) to the Charity School in the town. In her will she left £20 (over £4,000 in today's money) and five acres of land in the village, known as Lemans Close, to the poor of Caister. The money was later used to build the first Poor House in the village. Elizabeth Blennerhassett is the first recorded person to leave money to a Caister charity. These three wealthy families, the Blennerhassetts, the Hills and the Rowes, were living in the small village of Caister in the late seventeenth century but unfortunately the location of their residences is unknown.
Husband of Elizabeth born Rowe.
BY COLIN TOOKE.
In 1531 Sir Thomas Blennerhassett was Lord of the Manor, living in Frenze Hall, a building adjacent to the small church of St Andrews. Today the church and a rebuilt hall are all that is left of the parish. In the church are seven memorial brasses to members of the Blennerhassett family. The family fortunes began to decline early in the seventeenth century and in 1636 Frenze passed to the Nixon family, Augustine Blennerhassett moving to a large house (now demolished) at Pockthorpe, on the outskirts of Norwich, accompanied by his two brothers Edward and John. Augustine died in 1687, leaving the property to his younger brother Edward. In February 1687 John married Elizabeth Rowe, born c1669 and daughter of John Rowe (by now deceased) of Caister. On his marriage John moved to Caister, later to be joined by his brother Edward. Edward died in 1702 and when John died in 1704 the male line of the Norfolk branch of the Blennerhassetts died out.
Elizabeth Blennerhassett died in 1718 and in her later years had been a benefactor to many local charities. In 1708 she gave £100 to the Fishermen's Hospital at Great Yarmouth and in 1715 she gave £200 (over £44,000 in today's money) to the Charity School in the town. In her will she left £20 (over £4,000 in today's money) and five acres of land in the village, known as Lemans Close, to the poor of Caister. The money was later used to build the first Poor House in the village. Elizabeth Blennerhassett is the first recorded person to leave money to a Caister charity. These three wealthy families, the Blennerhassetts, the Hills and the Rowes, were living in the small village of Caister in the late seventeenth century but unfortunately the location of their residences is unknown.
BY COLIN TOOKE.
In 1531 Sir Thomas Blennerhassett was Lord of the Manor, living in Frenze Hall, a building adjacent to the small church of St Andrews. Today the church and a rebuilt hall are all that is left of the parish. In the church are seven memorial brasses to members of the Blennerhassett family. The family fortunes began to decline early in the seventeenth century and in 1636 Frenze passed to the Nixon family, Augustine Blennerhassett moving to a large house (now demolished) at Pockthorpe, on the outskirts of Norwich, accompanied by his two brothers Edward and John. Augustine died in 1687, leaving the property to his younger brother Edward. In February 1687 John married Elizabeth Rowe, born c1669 and daughter of John Rowe (by now deceased) of Caister. On his marriage John moved to Caister, later to be joined by his brother Edward. Edward died in 1702 and when John died in 1704 the male line of the Norfolk branch of the Blennerhassetts died out.
Elizabeth Blennerhassett died in 1718 and in her later years had been a benefactor to many local charities. In 1708 she gave £100 to the Fishermen's Hospital at Great Yarmouth and in 1715 she gave £200 (over £44,000 in today's money) to the Charity School in the town. In her will she left £20 (over £4,000 in today's money) and five acres of land in the village, known as Lemans Close, to the poor of Caister. The money was later used to build the first Poor House in the village. Elizabeth Blennerhassett is the first recorded person to leave money to a Caister charity. These three wealthy families, the Blennerhassetts, the Hills and the Rowes, were living in the small village of Caister in the late seventeenth century but unfortunately the location of their residences is unknown.
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