Bamfeerd, Bamfoord,
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A charge on the number of stoves, hearths in each home |
Oct 1672 Nicholas Banfil 1 Poor On Overseers list
Oct 1672 Nicholas Barnfield 1 Poor Discharge Certificate
Hearth Tax families in nearby places
1671 Horsley Elizabeth Barnfield Exempt
1671, 1672 Horsley John Barnfill 1 hearths
1672 Minchinhampton Widow Barnfield Discharged
1671, 1672 Minchinhampton William Barnfield Discharged
1671 Rodborow Widow Barnfield 1 hearths
1671, 1672 Rodborow Tithing James Barnfield 1 hearths
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One of only two families with seven children all alive in 1735
The Bamfords and the other is of Mr Wightwick, Master of the boarding school.
| At Tetbury 1735-6, ages to Dec 31, 1735.
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Not in Census
John 33, Elizabeth 31, and their seven children,
William 11, John 10, Josiah 8, Thomas 7, Mary 6, Elizabeth 3 and Sarah 2 |
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Court Leet Roll 1735 - John p5
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Ted Prince research for 1735 |
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John Bamford
 Presented to Court Leet by Town Jury for laying dung in the streets before his door.
To be removed by 5th Nov on penalty of 5s,
also John was paid for Malt twice in 1735
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| In Tetbury Trustee or Town Records, after 1735. |
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D 566 M3 1746 - 417 members of the Court Leet Page 5 John Bamford the Younger, Page 5 John Bamford, Page 5 William Bamford
D 566 M3 1746 Town Jury charges John Bamford for laying dung in the street, remove by Nov 5 or pay 5/-
D 566 M4 - 1754 Town Jury charges John Bamford for leaving rubbish in the street or on the Waste To be removed by 10 Nov or pay 5/-
D 566 M4 - 1754 439 members of the Court Leet Page 2.2 John Bamford
D 566 M5 - 1755 Town Jury charges John Bamford for dumping dung in the street Remove by Nov 5 or pay 5/-
D 566 M5 - 1762 507 members of the Court Leet Page 1.2 James Bamford, Page 6.2 James Barnard , Page 5.1 John Bamford, Page 5.1 Mathew Bamford, Page 1.2 William Bamford
D 566 R 1/7 28-Apr 1767 J Bamford Senior, Page 2a, signed at a Vestry compaining about too many cattle in the Warren
D 566 R 1/7 Dec 1767 John Barnfield received 6d at Christmas inside Column 3, Langstom and Maltby Charity,
D 566 R 1/7 28-Apr 1767 William Bamford Page 2a, signed at a Vestry compaining about too many cattle in the Warren
D 566 R 1/7 Dec 1773 John Barnfield received 6d at Christmas inside Column 1, Langstom and Maltby Charity
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| In Overseers Records, P328a OV 2/1, 1736-49
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P328a OV 2/1 1742-3, Ratepayers in Tetbury rate set at two shillings in the Pound,
Page 51 John Bamford value 1-00-00
P328a OV 2/1 Ratepayer of Tetbury Apr 1747 Page 420 John Bamford
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In Overseers Records, reference P328a OV 2/2, 1750-9
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Rate set at 4/- in the Pound, 1754 49 Long Street, downwards William Bamford 1-0-0 stock
61 Long Street, downwards Mr Bamford 13-0-0 for Mrs Hillier's house and stock
62 Long Street, downwards John Bamford 1-13-0 for Aldridges
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In the churchyard, north side, two tombs.
Sacred to the memory of
Mathew Paul Bamford, who died March 20, 1790 aged 40 years
Underneath lie the remains of John Bamford and of Elizabeth his wife.
She died Decr 14, 1775 aged 70.
He died Sept 18, 1778 aged 76
Josiah, son of John and Elizabeth Bamford died 30 Mar 1760 aged 32
Mary, their daughter died 1 May 1750 aged 20
On a Brass Plate in the South Cloister,
Robert and Dorothea Bamford buried four children born from 1828 to 1833. |
Elizabeth Bamford 1731- 17640820 aged 33, possibly John's daughter, married 17540608 to John Pike the plaisterer and baptised John 17550417, Sarah 17570307 - 17590109 lived 22 months, Hester 17590315, William 1761 and Mary 17630516 - 17691204 lived 6 years.
John Bamford, was an Overseer 1761, named in Martha Moon's case.
John Bamford Senior 1702 - 17780921 aged 76, died on 18 Sept. He married 17240216 to Elizabeth Paul, daughter of Josiah baptised 17041124 - 17751214, aged 70 and baptised William 17241128, John 17251004, Josiah 17280316 - 17600330, Thomas 1729-, Mary 1730-17500501, Elizabeth 1732-1764 and Sarah 1734 - 17380225
Will of John Bamford 1779/105
Will was not dated, was Proved 10 June 1779
To my son William Bamford my house known by the sign of the Greyhound, and after his death to his wife Elizabeth
To my daughter Hester Thompson my furniture, and when she die pay to her daughter Betty Plummer 145 pounds plus the furniture
To my son Matthew Paul Bamford a like sum of 145 pounds
To my grandsons and daughter John Pike, William Pike and Hester Pike 20 ponds apiece
I give the residue equally to sons William, John, Matthew Paul Bamford and Hester Thompson and appoint them joint executors
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John Junior is called Bamford when he buried children, and Barnfield when he baptised them.
John Bamford 17251004 - son of John, baptised William Holborow 17570421 died, buried Mary 17580627
He married as Barnfield 17600609 to Edith Holbrow and baptised John 17620307 - 17780921, William Holborow 17630401 - 17650608, Harry 17640827, William 17651226 buried Jan 5 as Infant, then buried Mary 17750815 killed by a wagon, John 17791005, Hannah 17810529 and Isaac 17820824.
Matthew Paul Bamford baptised his son Samuel Ball 17660525. His age at death on 17900320 of 40 years looks low - an age of 60 would make him a son of John and fit in with the other family inscriptions.
Nanny Bamford, daughter, is mentioned in the Will of Richard Bartholomew als Smith signed 16 Jul 1777
John Banford of Cirencester wed Rebeckah Thomas 16 July 1709
Rebecca Bamfoord, Widow, buried 17270703, is a Tetbury girl, and married John here. On 29 Sept 1721 she filed an Intestate Agreement, as the Aunt of Hester Seale
Thomas Bamford 1729 - 17880304, son of John, buried his daughter Mary 17620129.
Thomas Bamford of Tetbury was named as father by Sarah Savage of London, who had twins, the boy lived, reference P328a OV 5/2 dated 12-Apr 1776
Thomas Bamford, Mary his wife and two infant children were found wandering and begging. Thomas under Oath stated he was born in Tetbury and aged about 58. About 3 years ago he married Mary and their children are Samuel Paul aged 22 months and George aged 9 weeks. He believed he had legal settlement in Tetbury. Reference P328a OV 3/5/1 dated 4 May 1801 is the complaint by St Swithin, City of Worcester, to Tetbury.
William Bamford 17241128, son of John, baptised Sarah 17550411, William 17570421 - 17581116, Elizabeth 17590823, Alice 17640802, Robert 17660331, Ann 17680609 and Thomas 17701211.
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