Bladen Family Trees and Family History
Derbyshire/Staffordshire/Shropshire Bladens

How the line begins:

Descendants of Thomas Bladen

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  THOMAS1 BLADEN was born Abt. 1561 in Egginton, Derbyshire.  He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1584. 

 

More About THOMAS BLADEN:

Nts: Occ: yeoman; source A Dictionary of the Dublin Book Trade 1550-1800 by Mary Pollard, 2000

       

Children of THOMAS BLADEN and UNKNOWN are:

2.                i.    WILLIAM2 BLADEN, b. 1585, Egginton, Derbyshire; d. 1663, Dublin, Ireland.

                  ii.    ANNE BLADEN, b. Abt. 1612; m. THOMAS PEMBERTON.

                 iii.    RICHARD BLADEN, b. 1588, Eggington, Derbyshire.

 

More About RICHARD BLADEN:

Nts: apprentice to Humphrey Hooper, left for London.

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM2 BLADEN (THOMAS1) was born 1585 in Egginton, Derbyshire, and died 1663 in Dublin, Ireland.  He married (1) MS YOUNG (possibly Katherine) Abt. 1614 in London.    He married (2) ELEANOR PEMBERTON 1650 in Dublin. 

 

More About WILLIAM BLADEN:

Nts: Apprentice to Arthur Johnson (one of Shakespeare's printers). London bookseller; Irish state printer, Mayor of Dublin.

 

More About MS YOUNG:

Nts: Src: Records of the London Stationers Company

       

Children of WILLIAM BLADEN and MS YOUNG are:

3.                i.    WILLIAM3 BLADEN, b. Abt. 1620.

4.               ii.    THOMAS BLADEN, b. Abt. 1615; d. July 4, 1695, St John the Evangelist Church, Dublin, Ireland.

                 iii.    AGNES BLADEN, b. Abt. 1626.

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  WILLIAM3 BLADEN (WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1616.  He married CHRISTIAN WARBURTON November 7, 1641 in Wilts.  She was born in Wilts.

       

Children of WILLIAM BLADEN and CHRISTIAN WARBURTON are:

5.                i.    RALPH4 BLADEN, b. Abt. 1652; d. 1705, Died 29 Aug 1705 Longford by Newport.

6.              iii.    ROGER BLAYDEN, b. Abt. 1660; d. Aft. 1705.

 

4.  THOMAS3 BLADEN (WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1615, and died July 4, 1695 in St John the Evangelist Church, Dublin, Ireland.  He married (1) MARTHA ?, (2) CATHERINE TURNER.  She was born Unknown, and died August 8, 1690 in St John the Evangelist Church, Dublin, Ireland.  He married (3) SARAH BLAYNEY (LADY) 1691. 

 

More About THOMAS BLADEN:

Nts: Src: Alumni Dubliniensis

       

Children of THOMAS BLADEN are:

                   i.    ANNE BLADEN, b. 27 May 1651 at Rainham, Kent

                  ii.    WILLIAM BLADEN. b. 10 May 1652/3 at Rainham, Kent

                 iii.    MARY4 BLADEN, b. Unknown; d. November 29, 1677, St John the Evangelist Church, Dublin, Ireland.

                  iv.    CHARITY BLADEN, b. Unknown; d. December 20, 1677, St John the Evangelist Church, Dublin, Ireland.

                 

 

Generation No. 4

 

5.  RALPH4 BLADEN (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1652, and died 1705 in Died 29 Aug 1705 Longford by Newport.  He married MARGARET TALBOT November 13, 1681.  She was born Abt. 1661 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and died December 28, 1689 in Lonford by Newport.

 

Notes for RALPH BLADEN:

More About RALPH BLADEN:

Nts: Not on IGI, found on pr L-by-N; burial in woollen, oath made by Roger Blayden of Wilts, Curate Theophodus Holbrook. Ralph on 1672 Hearth tax roll (1 hearth=2 shillings)

Src: IGI 271

 

More About MARGARET TALBOT:

Nts: Found on parish register, L-by-Newport

Src: IGI 5

       

Children of RALPH BLADEN and MARGARET TALBOT are:

                   i.    RALPH5 BLADEN, b. 1683; d. 1695, Lonford by Newport.

 

More About RALPH BLADEN:

Baptism: September 24, 1683, Longford by Newport Shropshire

Nts: Found on pr - L-by-Newport

Src: IGI 6

 

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Fuller tree available on request.  Most Bladens in Shropshire have been accounted for and all seem to descend from the above line.  These Bladens span out into neighbouring counties.

       

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