Re: 6. John Code, Domeday, Osgodcross
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Re: 6. John Code, Domeday, Osgodcross
Sherry Twamley 1/29/12
Hi Sherry
Thank you for the extra info re John Code – I am as keen as ever to lock him in. After having problems finding things in my Domesday Book I have discovered that it is poorly indexed , has places (not people) listed and not all places in the book are included in the index, and some places are allocated incorrect page numbers. No wonder I could not find what I sought. I located Osgodcross, Staincross and Barnsley in the Yorkshire section, but there wasn’t any mention of John Code. Same with Conisbrough.If entries in my book are condensed, there is no mention of this. I appreciate the trouble you have taken, and I ought be able to find the Code entries in other version of Domesday, so long as they don’t rely on the same source documents as mine.
Re Richard Code and Alicia, 1379, Conisbrough, Yorks; thank for the reference.Although I already had extracted the data from an 1882 edn of the cited journal, I had not given any thought that they could ‘possibly be related to Richardi Code, b. abt 1427 who m. Alicia Durnford, b. 1429’.For anybody else reading and interested in the latter couple, I’ll digress to add that The Visitations of The County Cornwall has pedigrees for ‘Coode of Morval’ where Richardi Code abd Alicia Durnford fit. Another pedigree for ‘Code of Morvall’, starting with Damarell, is in The history of Cornwall, civil, military, religious architectural, agricultural, commercial, biographical, and miscellaneous, Volumes 4-7, 1816, by Richard Polwhele. Both of these have some questionable details I might add.
I have already located a number of early mentions of the Codd name in Yorkshire, but cannot always link people (perhaps there is no link to be made). Although the following examples include the charter that you quote from, here I’ve added a little extra info of value, because it briefly explains the document and gives a date range. I think the date below the quote you posted in your message might relate to something else. In places digitisation has damaged the text, but with your experience you’ll recognise this.After both charters, I'll comments re the references to Coddi and filii Code.
EARLY YORKSHIRE CHARTERS, Vol III, 1916, by William Farrar, p.113-4:
1404. Grant by Osbert son of Walter de Frisemareis to the canons of Bridlington of a bovate in Brigham late granted to Hugh son of Tokeman, and the same Hugh's land in Hedon. 1187-1207.
Sciant omnes presentes et futuri quod ego Osbertus filius Walteri de Frismareis dedi et concessi et hac mea carta confirmavi ecclesie Sancte Marie de Bridel[intona] et canonicis ibidem Deo servientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam unam bovatam terre in Brigham cum omnibus pertinentiis suis in villa et extra villam, illam scilicet quam dedi Hugoni filio Tokemanni pro horn agio et servitio suo, et quam ipse aliquamdiu de me tenuit; et preterea totam terram quam idem Hugo tenuit de me in Hedona, scilicet duo tofta quorum unum tenuit Willelmus filius Albrede et aliud Hugo Coddi, que jacent super fletum contra ilia duo tofta ; tenenda in eadem libertate quam ego Osbertus ea tenui de comite Albemarlie. Hec autem omnia sic ego Osbertus dedi et hac carta mea confirmavi predicte ecclesie libera et quieta ab omni servitio seculari sic ego et heredes mei warantizabimus ea eidem ecclesie et canonicis memoratis contra omnes homines. Hiis testibus, Willelmo de Sywardeby et Roberto et Ernaldo filiis, Waltero de Martona, Roberto Talun, Petro de Spineto, Radulfo de Ulram, Willelmo filio Adelardi de Besingby, Gilberto de Spineto, Willelmo de Lekeburn, Hugone de Norweg[ia], Gregorio de Buctona, Rogero marescallo, Roberto coco et aliis.
Robert son or descendant of Code appears in roughly the same period, charter 1587.Ibid, p.258: 1587. Grant by Peter de Arches to William de Beaumont of 1 bovate in Shadwell to hold for a pound of cummin or 2d. yearly, and by doing forinsec service of 1 bovate where ... carucates make a knight's fee. 1190-1220.
From a collection of Badsworth charters. Dodsw. MS. liii, f. 70. Sciant omnes tarn presentes quam futuri quod ego Petrus de Arches dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmavi Willelmo de Bellomonte unam bovatam terre cum pertinentiis in Schadwelle, scilicet illam que fuit Roberti filii Code in extremo, et capitale mesuagium meum, et tres acras terre que extendunt super predictum mesuagium et lank viam versus west; tenendam et habendam sibi et heredibus suis de me et heredibus meis cum prefato mesuagio et prenominatis acris terre in feodo et hereditate, libere et quiete, pacifice, honorifice, integre, cum omnibus pertinentiis infra villam et extra, scilicet in bosco, in piano, in pratis, in pascuis, in pasturis et in omnibus aisiamentis predicte bovate pertinentibus ; reddendo inde annuatim, scilicet die Natalis Domini, unam libram cimini vel duos denarios pro omni servitio, faciendo forinsecum servitium quantum pertinet ad dictam bovatam terre unde undecim carucate faciunt feodum unius militis. Ego vero et heredes mei warrantizabimus predictam bovatam terre cum pertinentiis et predictum mesuagium et predictas acras terre predicto Willelmo et heredibus suis contra omnes homines imperpetuum. Hiis testibus, Johanne de Birchin, Willelmo Gramatico, Ricardo de Lutringtona, Alano de Smethetona, Simone fratre suo, Roberto, Buscard, Waltero fratribus, Willelmo de Siclinghale, Simone clerico, et aliis multis.4
4 This charter is not in Dodsworth's handwriting.
Hugo Coddi, in charter 1404, I think could be referring to Hugh son (or descendant) of Cod or Codd. In the second charter 1587, Roberti filii Code appears, which would I think refer to Robert son (or descendant) of Code. This would be especially interesting if it actually means Codd was the first name of the father of Hugh and Robert, although it can’t be discounted that that Code or Codd lived more than a generation back.Still speculating, should we find that Hugh or Robert had descendants who adopted the surname Cod, Codd, Code etc, it would be an instance where the origin of the surname is traceable to a patronym. If evidence is found to support this path, I think Joe Flood would be interested too.
Your thoughts Sherry?
Best wishes, Anne