Information available for the parish of Rowner near Portsmouth southern England in 1642.
Research:
Roger Towner
Richard Roberts
With additional material by Jane
Feiven, Sheila Sharpe and others.
Originally a booklet researched to assist in an
historical re-enactment of rural life around the parish of Rowner in early 17th
century England, these pages may be of interest to other researchers and
teachers.
Our research covers both local material such
as Wills, Muster Lists and Parish Register together with more general
information including coinage, wages, prices and artillery. This Internet site
is slowly being developed; information on the leases and copy holds in Rowner
has recently been added together with the proceedings of Alverstoke and Gosport
Leet Court in 1645.
The parish of Rowner lies 2 miles west of
Portsmouth and covers nearly 1200 acres. There is no village but the church of
St. Mary the Virgin serves a number of farms, the largest being Grange Farm
covering nearly 700 acres. Both the church and Grange farmhouse still stand
today.
The manor of Rowner was held by the Brunes
who in the early 17th century were living at Athelhampton in Dorset
some 60 miles away. In their absence Grange farm was occupied by the Stares
family.
In 1642 James
Searle was the Rector and the two church wardens were John Stares and John
Cotton.
Please click on the highlighted
text below to explore our research.
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E mail comments : roger@portsdown.fsnet.co.uk
Date of issue 12 November 1996.
This site was last updated on 7 November 2007
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