Descendants of Mr GIRDLESTONE
Black = Known to me
Blue = unconfirmed
Red = notes from the Times.
Red2 = unplaced , now checked on ancestry
This is an update by David Addy , ( 10 January 2019 ) GGGSon of Ann Girdlestone of Gt Snoring , of information compiled by two key members and sundry other folk .
Edward Deacon Girdlestone compiled the notes in 1886 and Robert Baker Girdlestone published them in 1904 . Dates and information from censuses and other sourcese have now been added and/or corrected, to includes folk born upto ~ 1920 , there is information after this but it is left out to protect the privacy of the living ; those folk concerned will be able to place themselves , personal comments about early individuals appears in first person , as originally recorded at the time
The commentary originally gave only history to Legitimate Descendants bearing the name of Girdlestone , but now extends to strains of the family who fell upon hard times and limited extents to the Ladies who through marriage assumed other surnames, where information is available.
Thirteen consecutive generations are included , prefixed A – P , to show the generation, while the number following the letter indicates the place in the generation occupied by individual members of the family where more detail follows . Thus "C7' indicates an individual of the 3rd generation who stands in the 7th place from the top of it in order of primogeniture and detail. Numbers in brackets - ( xxxx ) were assigned to the individuals during compilation of the story using a database , they mean nothing else but can help you to follow that individual through the associated information.
It has been conjectured that the name “Girdlestone", is a corruption of "Kerdeston” , which is a name at once of a hamlet in the parish of Reepham, in a neighboring part of Norfolk, and of a family of high standing which lived there in the Middle Ages (Vide Bloomfield's History of Norfolk for some account of it). There is still an ancient cross in Reepham attributed to W de Kerdeston, and in the church, a beautiful tomb of a crusader which is said to commemorate a "de Kerdeston”. In the time of Henry VIII, the family counted among the 8 principal ones of the county, but it appears to have wholly disappeared from the village before A.D. 1536, as the church register, beginning that year does not contain the name.
For shortening some names have been reduced :
Wm : WilliamRich : RichardThos : ThomasRobt : RobertHy : Henry
Generation No. 1
A1Head GIRDLESTONE1 ( 2164 ) ~1545 - ---- , married to an unknown lady
Children of Head : born at Kelling
B1i.EDMUND GIRDLESTONE2( 2165 ) 1567 – 162355yrsmar to 1585 AH & 1604 to M B1 Child
B2ii.RICHARD ( 2160 )1571- 162856mar to ELIZABETH ----5
B3iii.WILLIAM ( 2166 ) 1570 - 162353mar to unknown3
iv.URSHE ( 2760 ) 1585 > bp 6th Jan 1585
A2?JOHN GYRLETON ( 0000 ) ~1560? - ---- , married 29th Mar 1592 at Kelling to MARGERY WILSON ( 0000 ) they were living in Salthouse when there kids were born , surname different but is this the same family – marriage date may be incorrect , but ties in very well with the kids being born during the next 2 years , - and looking at the kids names is bit more of a clue , this means Edmund should have married Alice Holt in 1585 when he was 18 , which fits also .
Is John the first son of the Head above or a younger brother to him ?
Their Kids :
i.WINFRED / HUMFRIE G2( 0000 ) ---- - 1594 buried 2nd Jun , a son
ii.JOHN ( 0000 ) 1593 > bap 20th May
iii.MARGERY ( 0000 ) 1594 > bap 28th Oct
Gen 2
B1 EDMUND GIRDLESTONE2 ( Head1 , 2165 ) born at Kelling 1st Mar 1567 – buried 23rd Sep 1623 in Salthouse , when his will was also proven , he married to :
1)ALICEHOLT( 2167 )marriage likely on 10th Jun 1585 – she was a widow and died 1603 bd 21st May at Kelling
2)MARGERIE BREDROCKE ( 2168 ) married 1604 at Salthouse, and buried there on 17th Nov 1620.
Child of Edmund
i.THEOPHILUS G3( 2173 ) living in 1623 , had Kelling property and children
N.B.- A baptism took place in Edmunds’s house in February, 1599, to a child being of Christopher and Elizabeth Parre .
The Girdlestone name dosen’t appear in the Kelling Registers again for nearly 100 years until a William Hendry of Thornage married a Mary Girdlestone at Kelling in February, 1702.
B2RICHARD GIRDLESTONE2( Head1, 2160 ) bn 3rd Dec 1571 at Kelling , buried 30 Aug 1628 at Thornage , married ~1600 to ELIZABETH ---- ( 2161 ) Richard was a Linen Weaver & possibly Churchwarden , his will is dated 20th Jul 1628 .
Their Children : baptized at Thornage
i.ELIZABETH G3( 2174 ) 1602 > 1623 bap 28th Sep 1602
C2ii.RICHARD( 3763 ) ------mar ---- to MARY ---- ?1+ child
C3iii.THOMAS( 2152 ) 1604> 1643mar 1631 to ELIZABETH PYLE5
iv.ANNE ( 2175 ) 1606> 1628 bap 9th Jun 1606
C5v.EDMUND ( 2176 ) 1609 - 165243mar ~1632 to MARGARET ----3
B3 WILLIAM GIRDLESTONE2 ( Head1, 2166 ) ~1570 > 1623 mar to unknown .
Children of William & Unknown :
i.JOHN GIRDLESTONE3( 2170 )living thru 1623
ii.THOMAS ( 2171 )living thru 1623
iii.THEOPHLUS ( 2172 )living thru 1623 , had children
Gen 3
C2 RICHARDGIRDLESTONE3( Rich2 Head1, 3763 ) ------, a linen weaver in sharrington , side note on one printed pedigree says he married MARY ---- ( 0000 )
Their Child :
i.RICHARD GIRDLESTONE4( 0000 ) 1640 >
C3THOMAS GIRDLESTONE3( Rich2 Head1 , 2152 ) 1604> 1643 , baptized 16th Sep 1604 at Thornage , Thomas married 17th Jul 1631 at Thornage to ELIZABETH PYLE * ( 2153 ) born about 1610
Their Children : baps in Letheringsett ( Richard ) & Thornage , burials in Thornage
D1i.RICHARD GIRDLESTONE 4( 2147 )~1639 - 171070?mar 1656 to PAGRAM FRITH8 Kids
D2ii.THOMAS ( 2154 ) 1640 > 1669mar 1669 to MARY HODGSON
iii.JOHN ( 2156 ) 1642.0 bn , & bap 30th Dec , bd 31st Dec
iv.JAMES ( 2157 ) 1642.0 bn , & bap 30th Dec , bd 1st Jan
D5v.JOHN ( 2158 ) 1643 - 173188mar 1668 to J B & later to S _ ? 5 Kids
* Richard Pyle was Rector of Hunworth ( a neighbouring parish ) in 1625 and this was probably his daughter. The Girdlestones after this time had property in Hunworth. John Pyle became Rector in 1654.
C5EDMUND GIRDLESTONE3 ( Rich2 Head1 , 2176 ) bn , & bap 30th Jul 1609 at Thornage & died ~1652 , a godson of his uncle Edmund - 2165 , he married ~1632 toMARGARET ---- ( 2177 ),
Is this also the EDMUND G’ who married on 17th Jun 1623 to DOROTHY GRIME ( 0000 ) in Gresham, ? – this would have to be a first marriage for Roberts Baptism to be correct
Child of Edmund & Margaret :
D11i.ROBERT GIRDLESTONE 4( 2178 ) 1639 - 1679?40yrsmar ~1670 to FAITH ----
ii.EDMUND ( 0000 )
iii.SUSAN( 0000 )
Gen 4
D1RICHARDGIRDLESTONE4 ( Thomas3 Rich2 Head1 , 2147 ) born ~1639 - 7th Nov 1710 at Letheringsett age 76, he married in 1656 at Thornage toPAGRAVE FRITH( 2179 ) she died on 14thApr 1705 . Richard was a "yeoman of Letheingsett , his will dates 24th Feb 1707 & proved 1710
- is there a problem here , all children marrying late – is there a line missing ?
Children of Richard & Pagram : upto Thomas baps in thornage , then Bale
i.THOMAS GIRDLESTONE 5( 2149 ) ? buried 7th Mar 1658 at Thornage
E1ii.RICHARD ( 2150 ) ~1652 - 1724~72mar 1682 to MARY ----
E2iii.JOHN ( 2130 A.1 ) ~1653 – 1719mar 1707 to SARAH FOORD
E3iv.THOMAS ( 2151 ) 1658 – 173173mar 1708 to MARY GIRDLER
v.PARGRAVE / PAGUNS( 2913 )1662 - bap 18th Mar 1662 at Bale
E6vi.MARY ( 2148 ) 1664> 1723mar 1692 to PETER PROUDFOOT
vii.JOHN ( 2912 )1665 - bap 1st Apr 1666
E8viii.ELIZABETH( 4314 ) 1691 - 176776mar to JOHN HEWITT
only one Thomas is found buried at Thornage of these parents , and that was in March 1658 , so when there next son is born I believe they had a home baptism , recorded with no note Dec 1658 then a public baptism the April following when he would be received into the church with the congregation , rather than being two people
Elizabeth thought to be born ~1660 , but found on the sharman site , which appears to follow course with all other info , to have been born in 1691 , fits to other known info at this date . – dates make me wonder if she was actually a child of what appears now as her brother Richard instead ? – haven’t found any info about her as yet tho so I’ll leave her here for now
D2THOMAS GIRDLESTONE4 ( Thomas3 Richard2 Head1, 2154 ) bap 1640 at Thornage > 1669 ,he married at Letheringsett on 11th Sep 1669 to MARY HODGSON ( 2155 ) , Thomas was still living at Thornage at the time of marriage .
D5JOHN GIRDLESTONE4 ( Thomas3 Richard2 Head1, 2158 ) 1643 – 1731 , bn , & bap 20th Jan 1643 at Thornage , buried on 14th Apr 1731 at Erpingham but listed as living at Blickling age 88 . he married :
1)JANE BRETTINGHAM ( 3028 ) on 19th Mar 1668 in Baconsthorpe , one or both of them were living at Metton at the time. ( no records for metton exist before 1725 )
2)SUSANNAH ---- ( 3026 ) buried 24th Apr 1726 at Erpingham – no other Susannah known as yet in that village
Kids of John & Susanna : bap’s in Saxthorpe
E11i.OWEN GIRDLESTONE5( 3027 ) 1684 > 1726mar 1714 to KATHERINE SYLBY
ii.SUSAN ( 3030 ) 1687 > bap 10th Oct 1687
iii.MARTHA ( 3031 ) 1689 > bap 22nd Sep 1689
iv.HANNAH ( 3032 ) 1692 > bap 17th Apr 1692
E15v.ISHMAEL ( speculated )( 3033 ) ---- - 1715mar to unknown
D11 ROBERT GIRDLESTONE4 ( Edmund3 Richard2 Head1 , 2178 ) bap 12th Aug 1639 at Thornage – 1679 , buried at Sharrington ?,married ~1670 toFAITH---- ( 3686 )
Their Children : baptized in Sharrington
E20i.EDMUND GIRDLESTONE5( 0455 ) ~1662 - ----mar 1684 to ANN MOORE
ii.THOMAS( 3687 ) bap 4 Feb 1672 -
iii.ANNE ( 3688 ) bap 18 Dec 1676 -
E24iv.WILLIAM ( 2519 ) ------mar 1697 to ANN PLEASANCE
E25v.ROBERT ( 2522 ) ------mar ---- to ANN ----
- Reasoning for Edmund , William & Robert as children of Robert & Faith is that they are living in and around Sharrington , There is no mention of them in the other 2 families living in Thornage & Letheringsett and no mention in Richards or Thomas’s wills , but can not prove it as the Parish records are missing for this time period .
- Edmund would have to be among the first born or else he would be too young if this is his marriage.
Gen 5
E1RICHARD GIRDLESTONE5 (Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2 Head1 , 2150 ) ~1652 - 1723 , buried Nov 9th in Letheringsett , he was a yeoman & had property in Kelling , Holt , Letheringsett & Thornage , his will was proved in 1723 .
he married ~1682 in L’Sett or Kelling to MARY ------ ( 2181 ),
E2 JOHN GIRDLESTONE5 ( Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2 Head1 , 2130 ) born ~1653 of Kelling Yeoman , single man married by Licence on 12th Oct 1707 to SARAH FOORD ( 2131 ) 1690 – 1750 ? , single woman , at Baconsthorpe Church – daughter of Charles Foord ( 2146 ) , John died through a fall from his horse and was buried at Kelling 8th Jan 1718, his will being proved in April of that year & was dated Jan 1713. This was a fortunate marriage for the Girdlestone family, not only on financial grounds, but because the offspring of this marriage became thereby Founder's Kin at Winchester and NewCollege, Oxford
I believe this is the Sarah buried at Edgefield on 1st Nov 1750 , after John’s death she would most likely have lived with one of the sons at their properties – and one is mentioned below in Edgefield , no other recordings of a Sarah are as yet known for that parish so assumed this lady .
From College record info for Caius , This John may be a farmer of Letheringsett at theearly pointbut moved to Kelling as a grazier by 1738 as in Zurie’s college notes.
Children of John and Sarah :
F2i.JOHN G6( 2132 ) 1709 – 1749 40marto DEBORAH BACON
F3ii.RICHARD ( 2239 ) 1710 > 1754mar ~1748 to DOROTHY BROWN
F4iii.THOMAS ( 2240 ) 1711 - ?unmarried ?
F5iv.JOSEPH ( 2163 ) 1712– 176149mar ~1743 to SCARLET TEASDALE
v.DOROTHY ( 2238 ) 1714bap at Kelling , died unmarried
F7vi.SARAH ( 2237 ) 1715 > 1742mar to ----- WHEELER
F8vii.HENRY ( 2127 ) 1717 - 178871mar to MARGARETCOOPER
F9viii.ZURISHADDAI ( 2137 ) 1719 - 176748mar 1748 to cousin SARAH HEWITT
*Zurishaddai G bn 1698 – there was supposedly a record of John having a son born in 1698 , but as sarah would only be 9 yrs then this would be another mother , if he actually existed
“ John lived at Kelling in the capacity of steward to Mr John Lang, ( the principal land-owner and the Lord ofthe Manor, of Kelling and certain neighbouring parishes ) he also held a farm under him. They were further connected by the fact that they married two sisters -Mr Lang's Second wife being Phebe Ford / Foord ( his first wife being Dorothy Clark of Notts. Whom he married on 28th Mar 1703 at Baconsthorpe ) , and John Girdlestone in 1704 having married sister Sarah Ford (=A.2) This last named marriage was celebrated in Baconsthorpe by the then Rector the Rev Valentine Haywood who was married to Elizabeth Ford, an elder sister of Messrs Lang’s and Girdlestone 's wives,
he made his will in January 1713, and by it he gave his household goods to Sarah, his wife; his stock was to be sold for the benefit of his sons Richard, Thomas, and Joseph. His Edgefield estate was finally to go to his eldest son John, and his Salthouse property to Richard. He also speaks of an estate hired of his cousin, John Lang, and refers to his younger son, Henry, and his daughters Dorothy and Sarah. His. cousin, John Lang, was made trustee, and was one of the witnesses to the will.
John’s wife being distantly related to William de Wykeham ( 4294 ), some of his descendants were able to enjoy, while they lasted, the privileges accruing from such kinship, by gaining admission to Winchester College and New College, Oxford, as “Founders kin". (See, eg, D.21, E.13, and 3666 ) In "Fairbairns Crests”, and in Plate 27, No 29, of a "Book of Family Crests" published by Washbourne, 1840, the "Girdlestone" crest is described as “A griffin's head, gorged with a bar Dancette'e in beak two darts in saltirewise". When, about A.D. 1839, Samuel Girdlestone ( 3615 ) was raised to the rank of Queen's Counsel, his armorial bearings were formally blazoned on a parchment by the College of Heralds. The Motto is “Veillez ne craignez pas” That parchment later belonged to Beatrice Harvey ( 3629 ) only child of Emily
Sarah nee Foord was according to a fragment of her parent's birth-register "born the 26th day of Oct : Between two and three of the clock, in the Afternoon: which wasupon a Sunday in the year of our Lord 1690 [ ? – appears to be a Thursday to me ] ." and therefore was aged 17 at the time of her marriage to John , who was then 54yrs .
Sarah’s Siblings: children of Charles Foord of Stepney and Abijah his wife , there heraldry is available elsewhere “
i.ELIZABETH FOORD( 4254 ) 30th Dec 1685 -mar to V HAYWARD
ii.PHEBE F ( 4255 ) ---- - 1766mar JOHN LANG
iii.ABIJAH / Abigailail F ( 4256 ) 30th Sep 1688 -mar to WILLIAM BROWN of Weybourne
iv.Joseph Foord ( 4257 )
E3THOMAS GIRDLESTONE5( Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2 Head1 ) ( 2151 ) bn 1658 bap 29th Dec 1658 at home then again publicly received into the church on 1st Apr 1659 at Thornage I believe , – buried 11th Jul 1731 at Letheringsett, Gent , Lord of the manor of Letheringsett , Exor 1719 ? , he married 6 Apr 1708 at Baconsthorpe to MARY GIRDLER( 2182 )
Children of Thomas & Mary : baps at Letheringset
F10i.JOHN G6( 2183 ) 1710- 176151mar ~1739 to MARTHA WARNER?
F11ii.RICHARD ( 2184 ) 1712 > 1735mar 1735 to ANN CROFTS
iii.THOMAS ( 2185 ) 1713 - bap 3rd Feb 1713 , died young
F12iv.THOMAS ( 2186 ) 17141750mar to JUNE
F13v.ELISHA ( 2187 ) 1718 - 178668mar ~1740 to MARY ----
vi.DOROTHY ( 2188 ) 1722 - bap 16th Jan 1722
E8MARY GIRDLESTONE5( Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2 Head1 ) ( 2148 ) bap 12th Apr 1664 > 1723 , she married on 19th May 1692 ( 1707 ? ) at Edgefield to PETER PROUDFOOT ( 2180 ), they have children
E8ELIZABETH GIRDLESTONE5( Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2 Head1 ) ( 4314 ) 1691 - 1767 , she married JOHN HEWITT ( 2139 ) 1685 - 1745
Their Children include : - see Hewitt doc’
iii.WILLIAM HEWITT( 2763 )1722 – 178866 died at Baconsthorpe , Rev’d
F15ii.JAMES LAWNER HOLT H( 2280 ) 1724 – 179975mar 1766 to ELIZABETH GIRDLESTONE
F9i.SARAH H( 2138 ) 1726 - 1795 69mar 1746 to cousin Zurishaddai G
E11 OWEN GIRDLESTONE5 ( John4Thomas3 Richard2 Head1) ( 3027 ) 1684 > 1726 , bap 10th Mar 1684 in Saxthorpe , he married in 1714 by licence in Banningham to CATHERINE SYLBY ( 3029 ) of cromer . The marriage licence was applied for on 1st April by Owin G of Erpingham and Ishmael G of Ingworth , so probably Catherine was under 21 ?
There children : bap's in Erpingham
i.ROBERT G’Stone6( 3060 ) 1717 - bap 18th Jun 1717
ii.MARY ( 3061 ) 1719 - bap 29th Sep 1719
iii.JANE ( 3062 ) 1723 - bap 23rd Feb 1723
iv.JAMES ( 3063 ) 1725 - 1809bap 6th Feb 1725, mar 1753 ?
E15ISHMAELGIRDLESTONE5( John4Thomas3 Richard2 Head1) ( 3033 ) ---- -1715 , buried 9th Apr 1715 in Ingworth – assuming the correct Ishmael here ; he was partner to ------( 0000 ) helped in his brothers marriage licence application to Cat’ Sylby in 1714 apparently
Their Kids : baps in Ingworth
i.MARY G6( 3037 ) 1711 >, bap 24th Feb 1711
ii.ELIZABETH( 3039 ) 1714 > , bap 20th May 1714
F33iii.ISHMAEL ( 2902? ) 1715> 1750mar 1738 to M K & ~1740 to S _
E20 EDMOND GIRDLESTONE ( 0455 ) ( ROBERT4 EDMUND3 RICHARD2Head1 ) ------, a cordwainer , married on 30th Jun 1684 in Edgefield toANN MOORE ( 2523 ) ------, marriage fits but not certain as theirs.
This family was given in the RBG document as living in Sharrington and presumedly born there , but no matching baptisms were found there , however a matching family was baptised in Field Daliing , so did they move later leaving their roots , this theory matches with the date of the marriage in 1684 in Edgefield – no baps their to this name of couple , but is Edmond too young ?? – the below is therefore a composite at present ; kids given in the RBG doc didn’t have specific baptism dates and were only 5 in number , indicated by *.
Kids of Edmund , wife not given , baps in Field Dalling
i.SUSAN G( 3000 ) 1684 -, bap 1st Mar 1684
F45ii.THOMAS *( 3004 ) 1686 - [ 1688 – 1719 ? ], bap -- May 1686
iii.ELIZABETH*( 3005 ) 1687 - , bap 4th Mar 1687
iv.SUSAN ( 3006 ) 1689 -, bap 24th Dec 1689
F50v.EDMUND *( 3007 ) 1690 – [ 1751? ]61yrsmar 1719 to MARGARET ----
vi.MARY *( 3009 ) 1690 -, bap 14th Dec 1690
F55vii.JOHN *( 3010 ) 1692 - 1768mar ~1718 to REBECCA ----
viii. a Daughter( 3011 ) 1694 -, bap 1694
ix.MARY ( 3012 ) 1696 - , bap 20th Apr 1696
x.EASTER ( 3016 ) 1698 - 1700, bap 11th --- 1698 & bd 6th Mar 1700
xi.WILLIAM ( 3017 ) 1702 - , bap ----
E24 WILLIAM GIRDLESTONE ( 2519 ) ( Robert4 Edmund3 Richard2Head1 ) ------, he married on 19th Jan 1697 in Thornage to ANN PLEASANCE ( 2532 )
E25 ROBERT GIRDLESTONE ( 2522 ) ( Robert4 Edmund3Richard2 Head1 ) ------, he married to ANN ---- ( 2990 ) , no more info .
Their Child :
F60i.ROBERT G( 2991 ) 1702 > 1739mar 1724 to ELIZABETH JACKSON
Gen 6
F2JOHN GIRDLESTONE6( John5Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2Head1 ) ( 2132 B.1 )1709 – 1749 , baptized 1709 at Kelling , There is some uncertainty about his later life but I think he became a surgeon at Holt ; if so, he died in August 1749 , he married to DEBORAH BACON ( 2190 )
Their Children :
i.ANN GIRDLESTONE7 ( 2278 ) bn , & bap Apr 12 1747, buried Jun 12 1748 at Holt
ii.SARAH G( 2279 C.1 ) bn & bap 1749 at Holt , she is said to have married Col / Major Hamilton of Bath and died there at an advanced age.
In his will, which was witnessed by his brother Zurishaddai Girdlestone and Hannah Foorde, he leaves property in the market-place of Holt to his wife, but does not name her. What did he do with his Edgefield property? Apparently his widow remarried captain. Johnson, whose great grandson, Henry John Johnson ( son of the Rev Paul J. of Runton near Cromer) died on 9/3/88 at a great age.
B.A.caius Coll 1731 M.A. 1735
It is probably incorrect that he was a Surgeon, (as, I think C 11 informed me) No doubt he was a clergyman for There was a "Rev" John Girdlestone, known in the early traditions of the family as "Bishop of Cley - on the Sea" - (called “Bishop", I suppose, because of the influence he exercised; and he certainly was reputed to be "studious beyond most men of his age" -) And the present Rector of Cley informs me that a Rev John Girdlestone became Rector of Cley in A.D. 1736 - a date which suits well the B.A. degree taken in 1731 by a John Girdlestone at caius Coll. Moreover, there is no record at either Oxford or cambridge of any second John Girdlestone taking a degree about that time) [Probably this is the Rev John G mentioned in the ‘Gentleman’s Magazine’ as having been presented in 1749 to the rectory of Town Banningham, Norfolk]
See College History page.
F3RICHARD GIRDLESTONE6( John5Richard4 Thomas3 Richard2 Head1 ) ( 2239 B.2 ) 1710 > 1754 , I believe born at kelling due to the previous and later born three , then moving to Baconsthorpe at marriage and for the birth of daughter Sarah / Susan if she’s there’s , then moving onto Plumstead & town barningham , a farmer he married or was the partner of DOROTHY BROWN( 3641 ) possibly this person is an emalgamation of 2 partnerships , but no notes found to support this as yet - 1st Miss Brown of Barningham and apparently secondly Dorothy ?.
Their Children : baptisms at Barningham Norwood
i.PHOEBE GIRDLESTONE7( 3642 )
ii.SUSAN / SARAH ? ( 3643 ) bap 22nd Jul 1749 at Baconsthorpe , assuming correct parents
iv.RICHARD ( 2021 ) bn 12th bp 13th Mar 1752
iii.MARY ( 2020 ) bp 2nd Jan 1754
v.W ( 0000 ) a lawyer at Holt
Richard, bn & bap at Kelling in 1710. he became a farmer living at Town Barningham and Plumstead , not sure in which , and is reported to have been an immense size of man , three yards round his body , His uncle Richard ( 2150 ) who was probably his godfather, left to him his Kelling, Holt, Thornage, and Letheringsett properties in 1723-5, whilst giving £10 to each of the other brothers and sisters.
F4THOMAS GIRDLESTONE6( JOHN5RICHARD4 THOMAS3 RICHARD2Head1 ) ( 2240 B.3) 1711 - ? , born & bap 1711 in Kelling . unmarried and left no children . Is supposed to have emigrated to New York or did he become the tanner in Holt who died in 1757 and was buried at Kelling ? ( could have gone to New york and returned later ? )