Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth ??? 
, F
, FSpouses
Birthabt 1557, Alcester Parish, Warwickshire, England
Deathabt Dec 1587, Alcester Parish, Warwickshire, England2
Burial1 Dec 1587, Alcester Parish, Warwickshire, England1
FatherThomas HOLYOKE , M (~1530-~1569)
MotherAnne FLETCHER , F (~1525-~1587)
Notes for John (Spouse 1)
• Surname has also been spelled “Holiocke,” “Hollyock”
• "Nothing better illustrates the resigned acceptance of the expendability of children than the medival practice of giving the same name to living siblings in the expectation that only one would survive." … "During the middle ages and the sixteenth century, it had been common practice to give a new-born child the same first name as an elder sibling, especially if it was the traditional name for the head of the family."
• The younger, a mercer / tailor specialized in sales of fabric such as velvets, silks, satins and linen.
• John's will, proved January 11, 1587/8 mentions wife Elinor, father-in-law William Abell, Brother Thomas Holiocke, brother-in-law William , Martin and sister Joan Martin, Elizabeth, d/o Joan Martin and an , "unknown child" no additional record.
• "Nothing better illustrates the resigned acceptance of the expendability of children than the medival practice of giving the same name to living siblings in the expectation that only one would survive." … "During the middle ages and the sixteenth century, it had been common practice to give a new-born child the same first name as an elder sibling, especially if it was the traditional name for the head of the family."
• The younger, a mercer / tailor specialized in sales of fabric such as velvets, silks, satins and linen.
• John's will, proved January 11, 1587/8 mentions wife Elinor, father-in-law William Abell, Brother Thomas Holiocke, brother-in-law William , Martin and sister Joan Martin, Elizabeth, d/o Joan Martin and an , "unknown child" no additional record.