Part 2. The children of William Revell of Newbold ... - Rotherham Web
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John <strong>Revell</strong> married Elisabeth Roberts at Rothwell on February 1 st 1635 / 6, and an Elizabeth <strong>Revell</strong> married <strong>William</strong> Measure<br />
at Maxey on April 23 rd 1640. Maxey is eight miles east <strong>of</strong> Stamford and eight miles north <strong>of</strong> Peterborough.<br />
It is not possible to determine at present whether these <strong>Revell</strong>s are connected to those <strong>of</strong> Warwickshire or those <strong>of</strong> the eastern<br />
counties, particularly at Norman’s Cross, Yaxley and Folksworth — see <strong>Part</strong> 11, but the earliest John <strong>Revell</strong> <strong>of</strong> Rockingham<br />
must have been born not later than 1370. John <strong>Revell</strong> son <strong>of</strong> <strong>William</strong> <strong>Revell</strong> <strong>of</strong> Buckeby and Ellen seems too early, and John<br />
<strong>Revell</strong> <strong>of</strong> Coventry, mercer, fits the date <strong>of</strong> birth but is <strong>of</strong> a different character. At the end <strong>of</strong> the 13 th century Rockingham<br />
forest extended north-east to Stamford and Oundle the latter only seven miles from Folksworth where <strong>Revell</strong>s <strong>of</strong> uncertain origin<br />
are documented early in the 13 th century, and again in 1439. 295 It is interesting to note that in 1331 the castle and town <strong>of</strong><br />
Hertford, the manor <strong>of</strong> Kyngsclyve (Northamptonshire), and the manor <strong>of</strong> Shene (Surrey) were all granted to Queen Isabella, 296<br />
possibly suggesting a <strong>Revell</strong> connection.<br />
<strong>William</strong> <strong>Revell</strong>, Bell-founder, extant 1320–1340–1358–?<br />
A <strong>William</strong> <strong>Revell</strong> is clearly documented as a bell-founder, probably with a foundry in the City <strong>of</strong> London, and responsible for<br />
297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302,<br />
church bells in many parts <strong>of</strong> the country, including Durham, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent, Surrey and Wiltshire, 303 and surprisingly also at St Dochdwy’s Church, at Llandough-juxta-Cowbridge in Glamorgan. 304 His name appears on bells in<br />
the period 1340 to 1357, 305, 306 for example in the Church <strong>of</strong> St Michael at Heckfield there is ‘a bell by <strong>William</strong> Revel <strong>of</strong><br />
London, ca 1350’, 307 but this practice <strong>of</strong> incising the maker’s name declined after 1357. Others are located at Norwich St<br />
Lawrence, <strong>The</strong> Blessed Virgin Mary at Hassingham, Rowdham St Andrew (all in Norfolk), and Longfield in Kent. However, if<br />
he is connected to these <strong>Revell</strong>s it does seem strange that there is no mention <strong>of</strong> him in connection with the bells <strong>of</strong><br />
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire or Warwickshire. <strong>William</strong> the Bell-founder’s origins remain obscure.<br />
If it is correct that his name appears on bells from as early as 1340, then it suggests that he had already completed his<br />
apprenticeship by that date and was established with his own foundry. This in turn suggests that he was born before 1320 and<br />
perhaps about the turn <strong>of</strong> the century (compared with an estimate <strong>of</strong> not later than ca 1325 for <strong>William</strong> son <strong>of</strong> Robert <strong>of</strong> Bukkeby<br />
This <strong>William</strong> <strong>Revell</strong> is recorded as an executor and beneficiary <strong>of</strong> the bell-founder <strong>William</strong> de Raughton, who was first recorded<br />
in 1316, and whose will is dated November 11 th 1356, 308, 309 and he is almost certainly the <strong>William</strong> <strong>Revell</strong> paying rent at St<br />
Botolph’s Aldgate, in Houndsditch, London, in 1358. 310 Billiter (Belleyetere) Street in Aldgate was the centre <strong>of</strong> bell-making, 311<br />
312, 313<br />
and at least two contemporary Bellfounders (<strong>William</strong> Land and Culverdon) operated at Houndsditch.<br />
From an examination <strong>of</strong> the lettering used by <strong>William</strong> <strong>Revell</strong> it would appear that he was connected with the bell-founders<br />
Richard (Ralph) Wimbis(h) (active 1290–1315), Peter de Weston (active 1328–1347) and <strong>William</strong> Schep (active 1347–9). 316 <strong>William</strong> de Raughton is a stepson <strong>of</strong> Peter de Weston who married Matilda the widow <strong>of</strong> Robert de Raughton. 317 <strong>The</strong><br />
association with Richard (Ralph) Wimbish is <strong>of</strong> considerable interest because in 1312 Giles (Egidius) <strong>Revell</strong>, both father and<br />
314, 315,<br />
295 Patent Rolls http://www.archive.org/stream/calendarpatentr15<strong>of</strong>figoog#page/n335/mode/1up<br />
296 Patent Rolls http://www.archive.org/stream/calendarpatentr05<strong>of</strong>figoog#page/n165/mode/1up/search/clyve<br />
297 ‘Surrey Bells and London Bellfounders’ by J.C.L. Stahlschmidt published Elliot Stock, London 1884<br />
http://www.archive.org/stream/surreybellslondo00stahu<strong>of</strong>t#page/74/mode/2up<br />
298 ‘Surrey Bells and London Bellfounders’ by J.C.L. Stahlschmidt published Elliot Stock, London 1884<br />
http://www.archive.org/stream/surreybellslondo00stahu<strong>of</strong>t#page/8/mode/2up<br />
299 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church Bells <strong>of</strong> Kent’ http://www.archive.org/stream/churchbells<strong>of</strong>ken00stah#page/10/mode/2up<br />
300 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church Bells <strong>of</strong> Suffolk’ http://www.archive.org/stream/churchbells<strong>of</strong>suf00raveu<strong>of</strong>t#page/n29/mode/2up<br />
301 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church Bells <strong>of</strong> England’ http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924017579099#page/n211/mode/2up/search/revel<br />
302 ‘Church Bells <strong>of</strong> Wiltshire’ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ALcNAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22church+bells%22+rival&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&client=firefoxa&cd=13#v=onepage&q=revel&f=false<br />
303 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church Bells <strong>of</strong> Norfolk’ http://www.archive.org/stream/churchbellsnorf00lesgoog#page/n70/mode/1up/search/revel<br />
304 Transactions <strong>of</strong> the Glamorgan Local Hstory Society http://cylchgronaucymru.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1169834/llgcid:1174775/llgc-id:1174901/get650/Revel<br />
305 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church Bells <strong>of</strong> England’ http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924017579099#page/n341/mode/2up/search/revel<br />
306 ‘English Bellfounders’ http://www.archive.org/stream/archaeologicaljo50brit#page/168/mode/2up/search/schep<br />
307 A History <strong>of</strong> the County <strong>of</strong> Hampshire Volume 4 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56743<br />
308 ‘Surrey Bells and London Bellfounders’ by J.C.L. Stahlschmidt published Elliot Stock, London 1884<br />
http://www.archive.org/stream/surreybellslondo00stahu<strong>of</strong>t#page/22/mode/2up<br />
309 Calendar <strong>of</strong> Wills http://www.archive.org/stream/p1calendar<strong>of</strong>will00londu<strong>of</strong>t#page/694/mode/2up<br />
310 883. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64086<br />
311 ‘Church Bells’ http://www.archive.org/stream/churchbells00walt#page/24/mode/2up<br />
312 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church bells <strong>of</strong> Kent’ http://www.archive.org/stream/churchbells<strong>of</strong>ken00stah#page/10/mode/2up<br />
313 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church bells <strong>of</strong> Kent’ http://www.archive.org/stream/churchbells<strong>of</strong>ken00stah#page/50/mode/2up<br />
314 Surrey Bells and London Bellfounders’ by J.C.L. Stahlschmidt published Elliot Stock, London 1884<br />
http://www.archive.org/stream/surreybellslondo00stahu<strong>of</strong>t#page/n245/mode/2up/search/revel<br />
315 Surrey Bells and London Bellfounders’ by J.C.L. Stahlschmidt published Elliot Stock, London 1884<br />
http://www.archive.org/stream/surreybellslondo00stahu<strong>of</strong>t#page/n247/mode/2up/search/revel<br />
316 Archaeological Journal http://www.archive.org/stream/archaeologicaljo50brit#page/168/mode/2up/search/schep<br />
317 ‘<strong>The</strong> Church Bells <strong>of</strong> Buckinghamshire’ http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924011346453#page/n51/mode/2up/search/revel<br />
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