Sir Henry Byrom

ID: I15210

Name: Henry BYROM

Prefix: Sir

Suffix: of Byrom

Title: of Byrom

Sex: M

Birth: 1563 in England

Death: 1613 in Lancashire, England

Burial: 16 APR 1613 England

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Note:

In 1592 Sir Henry Byrom was associated with other gentlemen of the county to defend Queen Elizabeth from the Popish plots. In 1600 the Rescusancy list questioned whether Henry and his wife were Papist. They were suspected of harboring a fugitive priest but this was not proved.

Sir Henry's wife Katherine came of the Gerards of Ince, a very ancient line practically wiped out for their adherence to the Catholic faith. this was also true of the Brothertons of Hey Hall, adjacent to Ince, who were driven into Wales for some years by persecution but recovered their estates at great loss, returning before 1660. The Brotherton family died out about 1730.

At his death in 1613 Sir Henry desired that Sherdley Hall in Prescot Parish which was acquired by the Byroms before 1580 be held from them (leased) by Thomas Roughley, be sold to Richard Roughley for 440pounds money payable on the porch of Winwick Church.

At the Inquisition of the estate of Sir Henry in Amounderness 20 DEC 1613 a list of gentlemen testified that said Henry was siezed in fee tail of:

1. The Manor of Parr and appurtenances--40 messuages, 40 gardens, 500 acres woodland an pasture, 20 acres wood, 100 acres heath, 100 acres moor an 10s. rent in Parr.

2. The Manor of Byrom- 20 messuages, 20 gardens, 300 acres meadow and pasture, 20 acres heath, 100 acres moor and 10s. rent in Byrom.

3. In Lowton, 10 messuages, 10 gardens and 100 acres of land.

4. Other lands in Sutton, Goldborne, Windle, Abram and Westleigh.

So being seized, a fine was levied on the estate of Henry Byrom and his wife Katherine as Lancaster in 1614.

• Information obtained from 'The Byron Chronicle, A History of the Byron & Byrom Families, 1066-1800' by Mark Bennett Byron III, 1965.

Change Date: 18 FEB 2005 at 14:03:48

Father: John BYROM b: 1538 in England

Mother: Mildred CLAYMOND

Marriage 1 Katherine GERARD

Children

John BYROM b: Abt 1585 in England

Richard BYROM b: 1592 in England

Atherton BYROM b: 1599 in England c: 28 AUG 1599 in Leigh, Lancashire, England

Katherine BYROM

Margaret BYROM b: 1595 in England

Dorothy BYROM

Anne BYROM

Isobel BYROM