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Families covered: Backhouse of London, Backhouse of Swallowfield
Visitation shows quartered arms for this family and identifies those of Backhouse as "Girony of four Hold and Azure a saltire humettée ermines". | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Backhouse of Whitrige (Whiteridge), Cumberland | |||||||||||||||
m. Elianor Perkins (dau of John Perkins of Hurtlo (Parkin of Hartloo)) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Nicholas Backhouse, Sheriff of London (d by 1580) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Anne Curson (dau of Thomas Curson of Croxall) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Samuel Backhouse of Swallowfield, Berkshire (b c1554, d 1626) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Borlase (dau of John Borlase of Marlow) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Sir John Backhouse of Swallowfield (b c1583, d 02.10.1649) | ||||||||||||||
m. Flower Henshaw (dau of Benjamin Henshaw of London, m2. _ Smith alias Nevill of Holt) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | William Backhouse of Swallowfield (b 1551-2, d 30.05.1662, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Richards (d 1663, dau of Brian Richards of Hartley Westfield) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Flower Backhouse (d 17.07.1700) | ||||||||||||||
See note below as to suggestions that Flower was daughter of William's elder brother (Sir John) rather than of William. | |||||||||||||||
m1. William Bishop of South Wanborough (d 03.03.1660-1) | |||||||||||||||
(1)+ | issue (d young) - William, Anne | ||||||||||||||
m2. (23.11.1662) Sir William Backhouse of Swallowfield, Bart (dsp 22.08.1669) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
m3. (before 1674, sp?) Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (b 02.06.1638, d 31.10.1709) | |||||||||||||||
b.+ | other issue - Samuel (d young), John (dvp 04.09.1660) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Anne Backhouse | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Chester of Agmondesbury | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Elizabeth Backhouse | ||||||||||||||
m. (Richard) Bellingham of Bromley (d 07.12.1672, Governor of Massachusetts) | |||||||||||||||
v. | Mary Backhouse | ||||||||||||||
m. William Standen of Arborfield | |||||||||||||||
vi.+ | other issue (dsp) - Nicholas, Samuel | ||||||||||||||
B. | Miles Backhouse (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
C. | Rowland Backhouse (b c1558, d 1648, alderman of London) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Barnes (b c1569, d 1664, dau/(co)heir of Bartholomew Barnes of London) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Nicholas Backhouse of London (d 1650) | ||||||||||||||
m. Christian Williams (dau of William Williams of London) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Sir William Backhouse of Swallowfield, Sheriff of Berkshire, Bart (b c1641, dsp 22.08.1669) | ||||||||||||||
TCB (vol 3, Backhouse) & TCP (Clarendon) both identify William's wife Flower as dau/heir of Sir John Backhouse of Swallowfield (b 02.10.1649, aet 65) by Flower, dau of Benjamin Henshaw of London. Provisionally we follow Visitation (Berkshire), supported by BEB1841 (Backhouse of London) & BE1883 (Hyde of Clarendon), in showing her as daughter of William rather than Sir John. | |||||||||||||||
m. (23.11.1662) Flower Backhouse (d 17.07.1700, dau of William Backhouse, widow of William Bishop, she m3. Henry, 2nd Earl of Clarendon) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
b. | Elizabeth Backhouse (b c1644) | ||||||||||||||
m. Ezechia King of London | |||||||||||||||
c.+ | other issue (d young) - John, Christian | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Elizabeth Backhouse | ||||||||||||||
m1/2. William Garaway of London | |||||||||||||||
It appears that Elizabeth (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
m2/1. Thomas Wiseman of London | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Sarah Backhouse | ||||||||||||||
m. George Dodding of Cunyside | |||||||||||||||
iv.+ | other issue - Samuel (dsp), Rowland (dsp), John (dsp), Juliana | ||||||||||||||
D. | Mary Backhouse (d 1625) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Borlase of Marlow | |||||||||||||||
E. | Sarah Backhouse | ||||||||||||||
m. Nicholas Fulwar or Fuller of Chamberhouse | |||||||||||||||
m2. Emme Jordan (dau/heir of John Jordan alias Cater, widow of Owen Waller of London) | |||||||||||||||
2.+ | other issue - Robert, William mentioned in Visitation (London, 1568 (in 1598), Backhowse) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Berkshire, 1665-6, Backhouse of Swallowfield) with some support as reported above
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