 1615 - 1675 (~ 60 years)
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| Name |
Strangways, Giles |
| Born |
3 Jun 1615 |
Of Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
20 Jul 1675 |
Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England |
| Person ID |
I08161 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2015 |
| Father |
Strangways, John, b. 27 Sep 1585, England , bur. 30 Dec 1666, Melbury, Dorset, England (Age ~ 81 years) |
| Mother |
Trenchard, Grace, b. 5 Jan 1583, Of Wolverton, Dorset, England , bur. 24 Aug 1652, Melbury, Dorset, England (Age ~ 69 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1600 |
England |
| Family ID |
F01918 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Edwards, Susan, c. 14 Oct 1613, St Michael Bassingshaw, London, England , bur. 15 Feb 1682, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1634 |
England |
| Children |
| | 1. Strangways, Susanna, b. Abt 1630, England , d. Aft 1682, England (Age ~ 53 years) |
| | 2. Strangways, Grace, b. Abt 1634, Of Melbury, Dorset, England |
| | 3. Strangways, John, c. 15 Oct 1636, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England , bur. 6 Apr 1676, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England (Age ~ 39 years) [Birth] |
| | 4. Strangways, Judith, b. Abt 1640, England , bur. 3 Jun 1716, Foxley, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 76 years) |
| | 5. Strangways, Wadham, b. Abt 1642, Of Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England , d. 15 Jun 1685, Bridgeport, Devon, England (Age ~ 43 years) |
| | 6. Strangways, Thomas, c. 13 Apr 1643, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England , bur. 13 Dec 1713, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England (Age ~ 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F02503 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Will of Giles Strangways of Melbury Sampford, Dorset 02 November 1675 PROB 11/349
The history and antiquities of the borough and town of Weymouth and Melcombe ...by George Alfred Elli
...John Strangeways, Knight of Melbury Samford, M. P. for Weymouth several times, before the civil war, opposed the court, but afterwards espoused the royal cause with great vigour, and suffered extremely for his fidelity to his King, by plunderings and sequestrations. In 1644, he was on the black list who were not to be pardoned; being taken prisoner... and his son remaining as an hostage till it was paid, was released from his incarceration. In 1660, he together with his son and grandson, were members of the convention Parliament, ....Giles Strangeways his son, shared deeply in his father's sufferings, he was a Colonel in a regiment of horse. August, 1644, he was fined £10,000 for the service of the navy, and was disabled from being a member for Weymouth, and imprisoned in the white tower for two years and 'half, and on his liberation, he had a very large gold medal struck, to commemorate his incarceration....
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Dorset Record Office:
Reference D/SEY/JP/113 Title Lease for life. (1) Giles Strangways of Melbury Sanford, esq., (2) George Strangways of Melcome Regis, esq., Farm of Bonyton alias Bolmeston in Stinsford. Signature(s) (1). Witness(es) DOyly Michell, Jos Seward and Robert Dibben. Date 6 Jan 1671/2 Exent 1 doc Level of description file Subject Term Stinford
George Strangways of Melcombe Regis, gentleman, as Lieutenant of a troop of horse of volunteers raised or to be raised in Dorset, where of Giles Strangways, esq is Captain Charles Duke of Richmond, Lord Lieutenant (D/SEY/JP/115) file
Assignment. (1) Bridget Strangways of Weymouth, widow of George Strangways, esq., (2) Elizabeth Haysome of Ranston, spinster and Nicholas Ingram of Blandford Forum, gentleman. Effects of George Strangways, (deceased). Signature(s) (1). Witness(es) Christopher Pitt, J. Lane, junior and Thomas Woodward (D/SEY/JP/116) file5 Nov 1695
Quitclaim. (1) Nicholas Strangways of Melbury Sampford, gentleman, (2) George Strangways of Woolcombe Matravers, gentleman. Messuage in Melcombe Regis. Signature(s) (1). Witness(es) William Fry, R. Dibben and Francis Woodrowe (D/SEY/JP/151) file9 Apr 1660
Had sons John, Thomas and Wadham.
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