Baptised on 26 January 1567.
Living at 24 Byerden Lane, Burnley, at the time of the 1881 Census.
Living with his parents at 17 Murray St, Burnley, at the time of the1891 Census.
Living at Saville Green, Worsthorne, at the time of the 1881 Census.
Possibly the William Ormerod living at 3 Turf Yard, Burnley, at thetime of the 1891 Census, with a wife, Margaret, and son, Frank.
This William is shown as a carter, born in Worsthorne in about 1869.
Margaret was born in about 1868 in Worsthorne.Farmer at a farm in Belvedere Road, Burnley; site of Ormerod's Yard.Provided horses and carts for the corporation.
of Ormerod - 11 Hen VII 1495.
Halmote of the Manor of Ightenhill, held there on Wednesday next afterthe feast of All Saints, 11 Henry VII [4 November 1495], beforeThomas, Earl of Derbie, Steward there ...
To this Halmote came John Parker, Miles Whetaker, Henry Ryley, andPeter Ormerod, in their proper persons, and surrendered 95 and a halfacres of land with the appurtenances in Little Mersdon, to the use ofBernard Whitacre, John Brige Junr, and Alice wife of Nicholas Legh.Admittance granted, fine 10s., by the pledge of John Parker.
James Wilson, Greave of Ightenhill, surrendered 1 messuage and 68acres of land with the appurtenances in Brunley, which Elizabeth thewidow of Thomas Towneley delivered to him to the use of HenryTowneley. Admittance granted, Fine 10s., by the pledge of PeterOrmerod.Halmote of the Manor of Ightenhill, held there on Wednesday nextbefore the feast of the Ascension, 13 Henry VII [23 May 1498], beforeThomas, Earl of Derbie, Steward there ...
John Ormerod for a sawte and afray upon Peres Ormerod ...
James Tatersall complains against Peter Ormerod in a plea of debt of6s. 6d. They agree ...
John Thowneley, knight, surrendered &c. 1/2d. of rent in Brunley, tothe use of William Bercroft, John Halsted, John Yngham, and JohnWodruff. Proclamation &c., demised 1 rood of land, and 7 acres of landwith appurtenances in Brunley, to the use of John Leghe. Proclamationwas made. Thereupon came Richard Legh, Peter Hoppay, William Bercroft,Nicholas Tattersall and forbad to the said John. The said John foundsureties, viz. Peter Ormerod, and Oliver Halstead, to answer &c.Demised &c., by the surety of Edward Tattersall. Fine, 2s.
Court roll for 14 October 1507; "George, Oliver and Elizabeth Ormerod,widow of Peter Ormerod, complain against John Pilling in a plea ofdebt, 2/-".
The court is the Halmot Court of the Manor of Accrington according toMilton Ormerod (The Ormerods, pp50-51). Elizabeth and her eldest son,John, were of Ormerod, and not therefore tenants of land within theManor of Accrington. They needed George and Oliver to sue on theirbehalf.
of Ormerod
Gentleman, son and heir of Piers [Peter] Ormerod, held lands inCliviger from the King in capite, as of his Duchy of Lancaster, died 4May 1526 - inq p.m. 17 Hen VIII.
A FamilySearch Ancestral File submitted by Medieval Families, c/oFamily History Dept, 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City UT, showsJohn de Ormerod (AFN: 11D6-QRP) born about 1471.
John shown as marrying Ellen Mrs de Ormerod [sic] in about 1501.
John's parents shown as Piers de Ormerod and Elizabeth Mrs de Ormerod[sic].A FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File submitted by John Carper of HighPoint, North Carolina, shows John as born in about 1474 in Whalley.
Compact Disc #7, Pin #770366.
of Wolfenden
Copyholder of land in Cowhouses in Old Accrington in 1507. (TheOrmerods, p.52)
Sold some land at Prymrose Syke to Sir John Townley and bought land atWolfendenbooth, based on a place by the river called Maister Yng,which was more sheltered than the land at Gambleside.
He retained some land at Gambleside, which was then inherited by hiseldest son, George.
Frequently involved in litigation regarding boundaries, rights of wayand trespass, and his sons were involved in affrays.
In the Act Book of Whalley Abbey he was found guilty of begetting abastard by Lucy Habrynchem, and, on 6 November 1537, sentenced to dopenance of two Lord's Days in the Chapel of Rossendale with a candlein his hand, barefooted and bareheaded and clad only in his shirt.
"Officium contra Johannem Hermerod. Fatetur articulo. In- iunctum estpenitencie ad circuendam capellam de Rossyndalle duobus Dominisisdiebus, cum candela in manu sua presium denarij."
Alive in 1551.
Coheiress with her sisters of land in Huncoat and Accrington.
Ellen's inheritance was centred on a farm called Hillhouse of yearlyrent 7/-.
This later passed to her son, Roger.Described as a widow in the Halmot of 17 December 1546.
of Gambleside
Held land in Dunnockshaw (about 1526). No source stated.
From the survey of Blackburnshire in 1507: "Item, there is anothervachery in Rossendal called Gamelsund [Gambleside] laten [let] inferme [rent] at 44/2d p.a., now to be holden in likewise to OliverOrmerod and George Ormerod for £4 p.a."
Court roll for 14 October 1507; "George, Oliver and Elizabeth Ormerod,widow of Peter Ormerod, complain against John Pilling in a plea ofdebt, 2/-".
The court is the Halmot Court of the Manor of Accrington according toMilton Ormerod (The Ormerods, pp50-51). Elizabeth and her eldest son,John, were of Ormerod, and not therefore tenants of land within theManor of Accrington. They needed George and Oliver to sue on theirbehalf.Probably the "Oliuerus Ormerode" named in 1518 as a juror inRossendale for "Okenhede woode, Gamblehede cum Dunnokshaghe."
This entry comes from the Act Book of Whalley Abbey.
An Oliver Ormerod is also noted as being a juror for Rossendale in1522.Noted on tax list for 15 Henry VIII (1524) in Rossendale (in goods£4).
Oliver's widow is noted on the tax list for 25 Henry VIII (1543) (£5).
Possibly the father of George (2,1) of Gambleside, who inheritedOliver's land.
Alive in 1540.
of Gambleside
George stayed at Gambleside, inheriting his father's land here.
When his childless uncle, Oliver (1,1), died, he also inheritedOliver's lands - although both inheritances may have been as a resultof now lost wills.From the information available it is not possible to say definitelywhether George or his brother John were the elder.
It is also not certain that George (2,1) was the son of George (1,1).He might have been the son of his brother, Oliver.George (2,1) was married at least twice.
There was a George Ormerod, with a wife named Isabel, holding land ofyearly rent 30/- in Reedley Hallows in the adjacent Manor ofIghtenhill up to 1527-30. He may have been George (2,1) or one of theOrmerods of Ormerod.By 1530, when George's two sons, John and George, were adults, Georgewas a widower.
He then married Lettice, a daughter and coheiress of Henry Haworth ofCrawshawbooth, and the widow of Henry Barcroft of Reedley Hallows.