Beatrice Bedham

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knollys-168

Beatrice was the daughter of Thomas Knollys and Joan Knollys.

Sometime before March 1414 she married Richard Goslyn, a London merchant and member of the Ironmongers Company. They built up quite extensive holdings in both London and the country, acquiring three tenements and a plot of land in the parish of St. Mary at Hill as well as the reversion of other property in St. Vedast’s Lane. [1]

Beatrice's husband Richard died between 13 Oct 1428 and 3 Jan. 1429. To the six children of his second marriage, all of whom were under age, he bequeathed a cash sum of £480, which was raised to £500 by his executors on the birth of Robert, his posthumous son. Beatrice acquired a life interest in most of his property. [1]

Beatrice remarried in June 1431. In the following year her second husband, the fishmonger John Bedham, obtained custody of his seven stepchildren, together with £400 of their inheritance. [1]

In 1435 Beatrice was named as a legatee in the will of her father Thomas. [2]

Origins

Known children of Thomas Knolles (d 1435) and his wife Joan (d 1431) were Beatrice (Knollys) Bedham, Thomas Knollys, William Knollys, Margaret Knollys and Margery (Knollys) Chichley. Ref: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-540862

References

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