1590-1599 Northumberland, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net 

 

+Bellister Castle, Northumberland Co., England, Tower

Blenkinsop, John Son of George Blenkinsop & Jane Fatherstone

Dalston, Barbara Wife of John Blenkinsop

Blenkinsop, George Son of John Blenkinsop & Barbara Dalston [b. abt. 1590]

“John Blenkinsop, of Bellister. [son of George] Barbara, daur. Of John Dalston, of Dalston, in Cumberland. Issue a son George Blenkinsop”

                                                                Rev. Hodgson's History of Northumberland Page #131

                                                                From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

 

Bellister Castle, Northumberland Co., England,

[just south of Haltwhistle on the south side of the South Tyne River guarding the Bellister ford}

Timber Castle & Tower House; Pastscape report reads " Three storey, castellated house built in 1669 with a ruined tower house attached to the north west. The ruined structure was possibly built as hall house in the 13th century, with a tower added to the west in the 14th century. It was altered circa 1600. The 17th century house was altered circa 1826 and 1890 and partly rebuilt 1901-5 following a fire. The course of a moat is visible as an earthwork." Jackson writes this is an C15 L-shaped tower house attached to an early C19 castellated house on a large oval motte (61m x 46m at base, 46m x 31m at summit) surrounded by a ditch (1m-2m deep, 6m wide). Motte thought to date from C12. A survey of 1541 writes “At Bellester is a bastell house in thoccupanc'n of one Blenkinsoppe & is in measurable good rep'ac'ons.”

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Haltwhistle, Northumberland Co., England,

“In 1598 Outlaws ravaged and laid waste to Haltwhistle.”

                                                                Rev. Hodgson's History of Northumberland Page #120

                                                                From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

 

Hexham, Northumberland Co., England, Burial

Blenkinsoppe,                                08 Aug 1597, St. Andrew

Blenkinsoppe, Jane                    08 Sep 1597, St. Andrew

Blenkinsoppe, Wm                      25 Jul 1598, St. Andrew

Blenkinsoppe, Francis               20 Nov 1598, St. Andrew

                                                                From the English National Burial Index

                                                                From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland Co., England, Christening

Blinkensopp, Marye                   17 OCT 1596, F, Saint John

                                                                International Genealogical Index

                                                                From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland Co., England, Christening

Blenkinsop, Florence             10 Jan 1594 St Nicholas, F, D/o Wm. Blenkinsop

Blinkensopp, Marye              17 Oct 1596 St John, F, D/o Willm Blinkensopp

                                                                IGI records with parents and spouses