Part 1

Notes and Extracts

from various authorities respecting

the family of

Buckenham or Bokenhamof

Norfolk and Suffolk,

from A. D. 1066 to A. D. 1883,

and the places of that designation in

the first named County

by

Henry Maudslay,

L.M.I.C.E., L.M.I.M.E., Lond, &c., &c.Member of the Surrey Archaeological Society

assisted by

W. P. IVATTS,

of the London and Middlesex and Surrey Archaeological Societies

250 copies privately printed

London

1884

Notes and Extracts

From numerous authorities respecting

The Family of

Buckenham or Bokenham

to be followed by

Pedigrees and Genealogical Summary, andProfessor Glaser’s Notes Obtained in the

Library at St Gallen and Elsewhereon the Origin of the Name

Notes and Extracts

from various authorities respecting

the family of

Buckenham or Bokenhamof

Norfolk and Suffolk,

from A. D. 1066 to A. D. 1883,

and the places of that designation in

the first named County

by

Henry Maudslay,

L.M.I.C.E., L.M.I.M.E., Lond, &c., &c.Member of the Surrey Archaeological Society

assisted by

W. P. IVATTS,

of the London and Middlesex and Surrey Archaeological Societies

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Part 1___________

250 copies only privately printed

London

1884

London:R. K. Burt and Co., Printers,

Fetter Lane, E. C.

Contents of Part 1

Preface 1

Notes and Extracts Regarding the Family of Buckenham or Bokenham 3

including Pedigree of Knyvett of Ashwellthorpe, 60-61

Arms of the Various Families of Buckenham, Bokenham, &C. 68

Notes and Extracts Regarding the Town and Villages Called Buckenham 70

Wills at Somerset House, Norwich, Bury, and Ipswich 93

Letters Regarding the Family of Buckenham or Bokenham 139

Additional Letters Regarding the Family of Buckenham or Bokenham 179

Additional Notes Regarding the Town and Villages Called Buckenham 213

Additional Notes and Extracts Regarding the Family of Buckenham or Bokenham 232

Notes on Families and Individuals Connected by Marriage with the Buckenhams 259

Additional Wills 270

Table of Dates of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 281-364

Illustrations

View of Loddon Church Frontispiece

Seal of Buckenham Priory 5

Arms of Beckenham, Bokenham, and Buckenham, &c. (4) 68

Copy of Old Wood Carving From Blomfield’s Norfolk 82

Remains of Old Buckenham Castle 84

Plan of Abbey 84

Plan of Castle and Ancient Earthworks 85

Old Wood and Stone Carvings at New Buckenham 190

Font at St. Nicholas Church, Buckenham Ferry 198

Arms of Some Families Connected by Marriage with the Buckenhams (6) 260