The Ormerods of Gambleside

Notes


George Ormerod

Dyer of Boothfold.


Mary Ormerod

Baptised in April 1748.


Alice Ormerod

Baptised in September 1749.


Lucy Ormerod

Baptised in March 1749/50.


Peter Ormerod

of Oakenheadwood & Dublin

Peter shared the Oakenheadwood land left by George (6Cb2), hismaternal grandfather and, like the latter and his brother George, hebecame a clothier.

By 1693 he was mortgaging his Oakenheadwood land to his father,Oliver, who acted as surety for a debt of £186 to Lawrence Hey ofBradford, mercer.
By 1706 he was mortgaging the same land for £300 to a Peter Robinsonand by this time was described as 'of the City of Dublin' and soremained in later entries in the Court Roll.

It is more likely that Peter moved to Dublin as an exporter of cloththan an importer, for Ireland was a net exporter of woollen and, ofcourse, linen cloth.

By 1727 it was reported that Peter had died and that the Oakenheadwoodland had been inherited by his heir, George (9Cb2) of Dublin.


George Ormerod

of Dublin


Oliver Ormerod

Became the heir to his grandfather's Heightside land and elected himas his guardian in the Halmot Court.

He scarcely survived to adulthood, but made a short will, andHeightside was inherited by his younger brother, George (9Cb1).

The following entry in the Haslingden Parish Register appears to referto the burial of a child of this Oliver:
"26 Apr 1678 A little ch. of Ollyver Ormerode de Heightside.."

Buried around 1713.
Will proved in 1719.


Richard Whittaker

of Rawtenstall


Peter Ormerod

of Haslingden


Oliver Ormerod

of Crawshawbooth

Son and heir of George (4Cb1).

Advanced £100 on a mortgage of some land in Goodshaw in 1645.

The death of Oliver (5Cb1) was reported by the jurors in the CourtRoll of November 1646.
His heir George (6Cb1) was of full age and his widow, Elizabeth, wasrepresented at the court by her attorney, Henry Ormerod (7J1) ofOakenheadwood - who had a sister, Elizabeth.
George's widow, Elizabeth, was probably one and the same as Henry'ssister.

Buried in 1646.
Will proved in 1648.


Elizabeth Ormerod

The death of Oliver (5Cb1) was reported by the jurors in the CourtRoll of November 1646.
His heir George (6Cb1) was of full age and his widow, Elizabeth, wasrepresented at the court by her attorney, Henry Ormerod (7J1) ofOakenheadwood - who had a sister, Elizabeth.
George's widow, Elizabeth, was probably one and the same as Henry'ssister.


Robert Ormerod

of Rossendale

Buried in Burnley on 3 January 1617.

Registered the baptisms of four daughters at Burnley between 1604 and1608, and was buried there in 1617.


John Ormerod

This John may have been the John Ormerod of Hapton registering thebirths of children in the Parish Register of Padiham from 1584 and whowas buried there in 1607 after his wife, Ann, who was buried in 1602.
No birth of a Henry is recorded however.

This John did have two sons, Robert of Hapton and Richard, who leasedland of yearly rent 3d in Henheads in 1632.
Both had sons called John.
Richard was buried at Haslingden in 1664.

The name Robert is significant and present in no other RossendaleOrmerod branch.
If Robert (6J1) was failing to have sons, his brothers would tend toname a son after him - as Oliver (6J1) certainly did.