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An Ongoing International Conversation
between Callaway and Kellaway and Kelway family researchers
discussing family origin, history and genealogy research in England
2004
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Primary Participants -

Warwick Kellaway Hamilton, New Zealand jwk at slingshot.co.nz
Bruce Callaway Sydney, New South Wales bruce at callaway.com.au
Bill Callaway British Columbia callawaybill at shaw.ca
Sherrill Williams Unicoi, Tennessee sherrilluwilliams at prodigy.net
Pat Schnurr Maitland, Florida schnurr200 at aol.com
Cary Moore Birmingham, Alabama c.moore2 at juno.com
Bill Piper Kent, U.K. bill at dreycott.screaming.net
Brian Kelway Willoughby Gloucestershire, U.K. bhk.willoughby at btopenworld.com
Pat & David Scott Swindon, Wiltshire, U.K. kellaway at kellread.plus.com
David Kelway Royston, Hwerts, U.K. chanticleer at breathemail.net
 

From: Brian Kelway Willoughby
Sent: Sep 2, 2004
Subject: Kempley, Gloucestershire: de Cailly Connection

This item caught my eye recently - my apologies if you know it already.   I had it in mind during my recent trip to Normandy (of which more shortly).

The Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (BGAS Vol XXXVI - 1913, pp 130-142), contain an article on The History of Kempley Manor and Church, Gloucestershire, by W St Clair Baddeley.  (Kempley is a small village some 17 miles WNW of Cheltenham, distinguished by its beautiful small Norman Church which still has the remains of wall paintings dating back to about 1110.)

The article includes a pedigree of the de Longchamp family, in which W St C B notes that Kempley was part of the dowry of Emma de St Leger when she married Hugh de Longchamp (in very roughly 1170), and shows that Hugh’s younger brother Stephen de Longchamp married Petronel, daughter of Osbert de Cailly (probably in about 1200 +/- 20 years or so). [This provides a somewhat tenuous link between the de Caillys and Kempley, but it does apparently account for the W St C B mentioning the de Caillys at all.]

PART I

The marriage (cc 1200) of Petronel de Cailly to Stephen de Longchamp apparently produced 3 daughters:-

1. Richenda de Longchamp - married (cc1230) Matthew de Cleres, Castellan of Dover

2. ???????? de Longchamp - married (cc 1230) (?Stephen d’Evreux)

3. ???????? de Longchamp - ????????

Notes:-

(A). The village of Cailly-sur-Eure (current population 233) and the town of Evreux (51,198) are only 13 km (8 miles) apart.

(B). The two Caillouets are also each only 15 km (9 miles) from Cailly-sur-Eure.  

(C). I happen to have a ref to an Osberto Caiuel (Somerset) in an 1181 Pipe Roll.

PART II

The de Longchamp pedigree throws some interesting light on the family into which Petronel de Cailly was marrying.   In summary Hugh de Longchamp (died c 1197): son of Gilbert de Longchamp: descendant of Hugh de Longchamp 5th Baron who died 1184.   The Hugh who died 1197 married a de Laci.

They had 6 sons and were evidently a prominent family at that time:-

1. Henry de Longchamp, Sheriff of Hereford, died 1204

2. Osbert de Longchamp, Sheriff of Yorkshire and Westmoreland

3. Hugh de Longchamp, held 1 fee in Normandy

4. William de Longchamp, Chancellor of England, Bishop of Ely, died 1197

5. Stephen de Longchamp, Steward of Normandy (see above)

6. Robert de Longchamp, Prior of Ely, died 1239

Notes.

(A). Hugh de Longchamp (#3 above) held 1 fee in Normandy - the dowry of his wife Emma (de S Leger) included the Manor of Kempley in Gloucestershire.

(B). William de Longchamp was a famous Chancellor of England, variously in and out of favour with the King, Richard I.

(C). Stephen de Longchamp (#5 above),  Steward of Normandy, married cc 1200 Petronel, daughter of Osbert de Cailly (see above).

(D). The County (shire) and City of Gloucester were connected with Normandy in various ways at that time.  Robert (Curthose) Duke of Normandy, the eldest son of William the Conqueror, was buried in 1134 in the Abbey Church of Gloucester, at his own wish. The Abbey later (1540) became Gloucester Cathedral.  (One of the Cathedral’s treasures today is a remarkable lifesize painted wooden monument of this Robert of Normandy, depicted as a Crusader and carved some 150 years after his death.)

PART III

Conclusions.

This BGAS reference connects the place and family of (de) Cailly with the Kempley area of Gloucestershire and with specific governing/establishment officials of Normandy, Gloucestershire and elsewhere, in the 12 th and 13 th centuries.

Any comments?

Best wishes to all,
Brian

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 2, 2004
Subject: Kempley, Gloucestershire: de Cailly Connection

Brian 

We knew there was something coming.  Very good.
 
I am not sure whether I had noted Osbert de Cailly at that time, but the name is very familiar, and there were a number of Osberts in the related Giffard family about then, and earlier.  As there were with the Eliases.
The question remains, unless there is an Osbert de Caylewe or similar recorded, as to whether we are looking at the same family, or two that became confused.  The villages of Cailly-sur-Eure and Caillouet (both of them) are not far apart (exactly where is that second one?), and I always consider, without proof, that there must have been some relationship, with the de Caillys presumably the senior family.  Therefore when men from either village crossed the Channel, whether they were closely related or not, there was no problem answering to the name de Cailly.
 
When they actually crossed is another matter.  We are reasonably certain that Guillaume de Cailly was a Companion of the Conqueror, but that does not mean that he was the only one and there were no later arrivals from either village (village of course may mean something more like a petit chateau).  Despite the fact that we have Roger de Kaillewi/de Cailli recorded in Gloucester around 1120, it may well be that there were some later, possibly about the time of the arrival of Henry II in 1154.  
 
As you say, the burial of Robert Curthouse Duke of Normandy in Gloucester in 1134, confirms close links between Normandy and Gloucester.  Robert Fitzroy, first Earl of Gloucester, and half-nephew/cousin of the earlier Robert, spent many of his later years fighting a Civil War against King Stephen in Gloucestershire, before his death in 1147.
 
Then we have, somewhere about 1150, William the second Earl of Gloucester, marrying Hawisa the widow of Philip de Kayleway.  (Not de Cailli however)      
It is well recorded that the early Normans regularly crossed the Channel, having properties in both places.  Once Henry Plantagenet assumed the throne, the fighting ceased, and it seems very likely that more de Cailly/de Caillouets moved to England.
From 1165 we start to get numerous family references, in both spellings.
 
We really are only looking at a comparatively short period of time, from say 1120 to 1200, and there seems no doubt that the family was closely related to the Gloucesters, Giffards and Longchamps, in France, and in England, particularly Gloucestershire, and this association continued on for probably another 100 or more years.
 
Brian, you are very fortunate to live near these fascinating places.   
Can you also please tell us something of your thoughts on your visit to Cailly-sur-Eure and the two Caillouets. 
Kind regards 
Warwick

From: Bruce Callaway
Sent: Sep 2, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

The article about Sir Humphrey Gilbert on the CFA Blog and his possible mother-in-law, Ann Aucher nee Kellaway sent me into a flurry of research.

 
No doubt Sir Humphrey was a remarkable guy as the attached (fuller) biography reveals, however he was married to Ann Aucher not Joan and his first flagship was so named. That his wife's grandfather was Sir William Kellaway I can find no evidence even though we know an awful lot about Willy. Sir William (1495-1569) was the son of Sir John K/C of Rockbourne. Apart from his sons, he had only three daughters  who were all born at Rockbourne Manor: Sybil b.1530 m. George Thorpe, Elizabeth b.1534 m.(1) Wm Skilling (2) John Crooke, and Mary b.1540 who married Wm. Button.
 
Though the Auchers of Otterden are reasonably wellknown, no amount of googling can turn up John's wife being Ann K/C, so would dearly love the reference to the 'Blog's Biog' (to coin a phrase)! 
Bruce

From: Bruce Callaway
Sent: Sep 2, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

Whilst we have crawled over the Rockbourne family for years, there is probably much that we still do not know. Already, persuing the reference to Sir Humphrey, I have been led to his associates who, following his lead began visiting Roanoke SC and transporting settlers to Virginia. Interestingly they came from Kent and Essex, so we may have been blinkered in seeking ancestors from the south west counties of the U.K. rather than the south east. A germ of an idea is developing, and I have been led back to the original research by Currier-Briggs (a professional genealogist employed by the CFA). He spoke often about the early Kellaway settlers.
Bruce

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 4, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

Bruce
I found the biography of Sir Humphrey interesting, even if he did not achieve a lot in the Americas, other than claim Newfoundland for England.  He was not covered in my new Historical Atlas of Exploration for example, although his brother was referred to.

I did however find an Anne in my records, daughter of Ffrancis and granddaughter to Sir William.  I have her marrying George Lawrence, although it is possible she could have married again.  Ffrancis's wife Frances had five husbands - he was only the fourth!  I would guess her birth around 1550, which would match a young wife in 1570, but maybe not a widow twice over.  The script says she was an heiress of a Kent county family, which seems to imply she was unmarried.
 
The other possibility is that she was the daughter of another son/daughter of Sir William, but again neither Sybill, Elizabeth nor Mary married anyone like an Aucher from Kent - first time anyway.  Regarding the sons, John, Edward and Ambrose, John  could be a possibility.  We do not know a lot about any of them, but I have a reference to a John Callaway having "le tyle house" at Levisham Kent in 1554.  He could have married an Aucher from Kent.  However there could have been a lot of other Johns.
 
Members of the greater family, including the numerous daughters of John Kellaway of Collumpton, did marry into nautical families.
Florence married a Richard Grenville, who could have been Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge.  One Mary married Thomas Coddrington, and their grandson became Sir Robert Codrington.  While another Agnes, who seems to have been connected to the same family, married John Drake of Otterton, a relative of Sir Francis Drake.
(You mention the Auchers of Otterden - is that perhaps also Otterton - if so it is in Devon not Kent?)
 
It is all further proof that we have always been close to the sea. 
Regards 
Warwick

From: Bruce Callaway
Sent: Sep 9, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

We popped this Sir William into the 'too hard' basket a couple of years ago. I too have his dates as 1440-1507 with daughters Alice, and Lora who married the famous Sir Amyas Paulett in 1483, and Jane who married John Payne (and his complicated family). Without wishing to further complicate matters at this stage, I believe that it was suggested that these girls had a brother Robert (of New Sarum) who was possibly the father of Robert of the Wards and Liveries!

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 9, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

Hi Brian 

Nice to get that confirmation.
I for one had no reference to Ann.  There appear to be no dates for her, but my feeling is that, as she has apparently not been noted with the second Sir William's family, that she may be a daughter of the first Sir William, whose family, being some 50-60 years earlier (the heraldic pedigrees for example would surely have noticed a lady probably still alive in 1574).
I had noted that the earlier Sir William's family were rather obscure.  Apart from Ladies Lora and Jane, there was apparently an "Alice" - could that have been Ann? 
If so she could have been born around 1475, married perhaps around 1500, with daughter Ann marrying Sir Humfrey
"Jelbert" about 1530.  I think that matches our search? 
Warwick
From: Brian Kelway Willoughby
Sent: Sep 9, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

Bruce 

Many thanks for c of your exchanges about Sir Humphrey Gilbert - once again it is nice to be back!
 
As it happens I do have some info on John Aucher's wife.
 
Visitations of Kent 1574 (Part of Harleian Soc Vol 74 1923 pp 24 & 25) include Aucher and has specifically:-
 
John Aucher (son of Sir Anthony Aucher, Knight and ????? daughter of William Cornwallis of Norfolk) married Anne daughter of Sir William Calloway.
 
The chart has a single child of the marriage:- Anne married to Sir Humfrey Jelbert. 
Best wishes 
Brian
From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 10, 2004
Subject: Aucher/Calloway

Brian, Bruce, 

Yes, we would dearly love to find that Robert, and his family.  He was presumed to have been born around 1470-5, with dear old Robert W&L being born in 1497.
Unfortunately however we really know nothing of him to start with.  That is apart from both Roberts being Mayors of Salisbury, as had a certain William Webb "alias Kellowe", earlier.
 
It should be pointed out that we found that my old original supposition that Robert W&L might have been the son of William of Stalbridge and Elizabeth Wyfen was not correct, nor was he a known relative of the Robert who married Joan Marshall, actually some 30 years later than I at first thought.
 
To reinvent my alternative "later" supposition, while he had very close association with the Rockborne Knights in his later years, he had been more involved with the other, "senior" Wiltshire family earlier, where the two other Roberts lay - one about his age.
There seemed to be a missing generation, perhaps with two consecutive Thomases rather than the one in that family, and there remains the possibility that he was in there somewhere.
 
We can no longer consider the illegitimacy theory for Robert W&L himself, as his father at least is known.
 
So there still seem three alternatives:
 
1    He was a curiously unnoted (bearing in mind his importance) member of the Rockborne family, as apparently was Ann.
2    He was somewhere obscured in the other Dorset/Wiltshire family of the time.
3    He was part of that aliased family of Webb.  (We seem to have no means of resolving that, or any, of those early aliases, but in his case at least, there must surely have been some family connection, or he would not have associated with them so much, nor been allowed to borrow the name.  Apart from the possibility of illegitimacy with his father, or William Webb, could Webb also perhaps have married a Caleway/Kayleway daughter - somewhere about 1450 - the two Roberts, his son and grandson?)
 
I now tend to favour the third.
 
Here we go again. 
Warwick
From: Sherrill Williams
Sent: Sep 10, 2004
Subject: Sir William - 1st Knight

I seem to remember that we "filed" this subject a while back. Will have to read Kellchat to refresh.  What I casually recall is that in a Chancery (or Ct of Request) document, dealing with the "jointure" of Dame Anne (w/o the 2nd William, knight) in the Rockborne estate it is mentioned that Sir John Callaway and Mr. Robert Callaway concurred with Dame Anne's jointure agreement, made at or before her marriage.  This raised the question - who is "Mr. Robert" ?

    Further, it is on record that Sir John inherited the Rockborne property from Sir William C/K [the 1st one] at Sir William's death around 1508.
    So, who is "Mr. Robert"?  Since there are no other candidates, we (or I) decided he must be the Robert, mayor of New Sarum (Salisbury) and somtimes MP from there.  Then along comes Mistress Alys (Alice) Gover Byfleet Callaway, and law suits with William Dean.  Alice, the widow of John Byfleet (a former merchant of Salisbury - d. c1506) was married to Robert Callaway.  The court case involved the shenanigans of William Dean, apparently an employee in Mistress Alice's shop in Salisbury.  Robert Callaway gave a deposition in this case, stating that the heir to the shop was Mistress Alice Callaway's son, Thomas Byfleet.  I am not sure which surname spellings were used in each incidence, so will revert to C/K for convenience.
    At this point I began begging for a record (carved in stone) that our attorney friend, Robert (of Wards & Liveries) lived well into his 80's. A record was not forthcoming.  But, if that is true, then Robert (W & L) would not be son of Mr Robert C/K & Mistress Alice Gover Byfleet C/K.  However, the will of Robert (W & L) certainly does suggest that he was son of Robert & Mistress Alice.  First, Robert (W & L) left a large bequest to his cousin, Francis C/K and a smaller bequest to Dame Anne, widow of Sir William (the 2nd one).
    There were also bequests to some nephews:
1.  Thomas Gawen, s/o William Gawen (who married Alice C/K).  Was Alice a full sister of Robert (W & L), a daughter of Mr. Robert & Alice Byfleet C/K?
2.  Thomas South [the Byfleet pedigree shows that John & Alice Gover Byfleet had a daughter, Agnes, who married a South.  Thus, Agnes would be a half-sister of Robert (W & L).
    If all the above is true, Robert (W & L) would have been born after John Byfleet's death, c1506, after which Mr. Robert C/K married John Byfleet's widow, Alice.  The biographers of Robert (W & L) estimate his birth as in c1497, without giving source for the estimation. The biographers do suggest, however, that his father was Robert C/K, mayor of Salisbury.
    After the Byfleet information appeared in KellChat, I received an email from Colin Byfleet.  He told me that, today, there are only about 50 Byfleets living in the entire world.  I don't doubt that. I spent hours one day at the SOG library, checking through indexes of all the English counties, looking for a Byfleet reference.  Zilch!  I finally found a pedigree from a Visitation of Hampshire (I believe).  The sum total of my information on Byfleet comes from this pedigree, and the court case.
    Back to Sir William C/K - the 1st Knight - it would now appear that among his children were Sir John C/K of Rockborne, Mr. Robert C/K and Anna who married John Aucher, along with the girls we already knew about.  The William C/K alias Webb, mayor of Salisbury, may also fit in here - tho'  I am always confused as to whether they carried the C/K or Webb Y chromosome.  We should be watching for a Webb DNA project.
    The 1st Sir William C/K was knighted in 1501, and was appointed Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1502.  He died by 1508.  We have no record showing how he acquired Rockborne - except possibly some rambling in the Victoria History of Hampshire.  A "writ of diem clausit extremum," after his death, dated 1508, was directed to escheators of Wilts, Southampton, Somerset & Devon - and suggests he might have held extensive property [Calendar of Fine Rolls, Vol. XXII];  also a "mandate to the escheator of Devon to restore temporalities of the Benedictine Monastery of Shaftsbury to Elizabeth Shelford whose election as abbess is confirmed by E. Bishop of Salisbury, her fealty having been taken by the abbot of Milton & William Caleway, knight (the like to escheators of Somerset, Dorset, Wilts & Sussex)." [Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1494-1509].  In 1505, Will. Kaylwaye, mil., patron, presented Will Tanner, incumbent, Sutton Bingham [Somerset Incumbents, Weaver].
 
    Bruce said it was time for me to "get up."  I did!  Good.  This gives me a chance to throw out an item or two that have been bothering me.  Who is Charles?
 
1602.  Charles Keylway of St Saviours, Southwark, Surrey, capias (he sued Francis Keylewaye of Rogborne, Hampshire) [Wiltshire Extents for Debt].
 
1605.  Charles Kellaway, gent., St Saviours, Southwark, Surey - Will [nuncupative].  Bequests to children (not named);  wife was Maria  [PCC Wills].
 
    Was Charles a member of the Rockborne clan?
 
    Hoping that Brian will chime in on all these matters with further elucidation.
 
Sherrill
From: Bruce Callaway
Sent: Sep 11, 2004
Subject: Sir William - 1st Knight

Sherrill,

 
Pending any advice from Brian, I am now a little sorry that I roused you from your slumbers as the whole mystery, with its inherent frustrations came flooding back! In an attempt to progress our search, I have been all afternoon googling with possibly only one vague result.
 
Eight miles north east of Sherbourne and thirty miles west of Salisbury lies the manor of Bratton Seymour. The manor, originally owned by Baron William Zouch passed after three generations to one John Dyer who was married to the widow Jane BYFLEET. Dyer died in 1559 and the manor passed to three generations of Byfleets from his widows first marriage. John (died 1620), Robert d.1641 and Thomas d.1652.
 
I merely mention this trivia as a marker for posterity as it appears likely that Mistress Alys (Alice) Gover Byfleet and widow Jane Byfleet Dyer were sisters-in-law and to
indicate how little I have to offer further on the two Sir William K/Cs. As for Charlie of St. Saviours. Wow! now I have to lie down. He'll have to wait until to-morrow.
 
Bruce

From: Brian Kelway Willoughby
Sent: Sep 11, 2004
Subject: Charles

Sherrill, 
Great to hear from you again - VMT
 
I am afraid I definitely have 1st Knight nerves regarding Sir William - I really don't think I feel strong enough to re-examine the area (and particularly the Roberts) just at this moment!   But some day I hope to be able to contribute something useful.   (Getting a copy, Bruce, of your 11/09/04 0948 was rather a relief! - also VMT). 
 
Meanwhile I tried picking up at least a finger or two of your Charles(s) gauntlet,  Sherrill.   Looking for "Charles" in my 16th &17th C records,  I think I have located the sources and info at the end of your em - plus a few more small scraps,  below.    The usual caveats apply of course - chiefly apologies if nothing new.
 
Archaeologia Cantiana - Published by the Kent Archaeological Society Vol 74 1960 p205 Miscellaneous Notes. 

Mary Lull married Charles Kellawaye on 22 November 1599 at St Saviour,  Southwark.   After Charles died the widow Mary became the second wife of Anthony Finch on 16 July 1607.   Mary was buried in 1648 at Petworth,  Sussex.   Anthony Finch had issue by both of his wives.

Visitation of Sussex 1633-4 Harleian Soc Vol 53 p32 1905

The Dawtrey pedigree has Elizabeth d of Charles Kelloway of Rockborne, Southampton as second wife of Sir Henery Dawtrey of Moorhouse, Sussex.   They appear to have married in c1630 - at the time of the Visitation they had one child,  a son John Dawtrey.

Melksham Parish Registers

I had hopes,  Sherrill,  of impressing you with Charles Kellway,  son of Thomas,  bp29/12/1631  -  until I found that you had given me the info in your letter of  07/12/01 !

Cornwall Hearth Tax 1660/64 - St Michael Penkevil Parish.

Charles Calliway

I think I'm rather surprised how few Charleses I seem to have,  both pre and post-Commonwealth.   Perhaps my own distributions are skewed for some other reason(s)?

Not very elucidatory,  I fear!
Best wishes
Brian

From: Brian Kelway Willoughby
Sent: Sep 21, 2004
Subject: Cailly-sur-Eure and the two Caillouets

Herewith my Notes on my very brief visit (a few hours) to our part of Normandy on 04/06/04 - sorry for delay.

1 Locations

1.1 Caillouet (- Orgeville) (my “Caillouet I “).   Located c 13 km [8 miles] due East of Evreux (itself 56 km [35 miles] due South of the centre of Rouen).  The village lies a few 100 metres South of Rue Nationale N13.

1.2. Cailly-sur-Eure . Located c 13 km [8 miles] North of Evreux, on the East bank of the Eure, off the D71 road (and the larger N154 connecting Evreux and Rouen). (The Eure is a smaller river which joins the Seine in the southern outskirts of Rouen,  and gives its name to the Departement of Eure (No 27).)

1.3. Caillouet (- le Mesnil Jourdain) (my “Caillouet II” - the hamlet of Caillouet - within the Commune of le Mesnil Jourdain - and a new candidate for our attention.) Located c 6 km [4 miles] WSW of Louviers (itself between Evreux and Rouen), just S of the D133 road.

1.4. Relative positions.As it happens all three places lie on a more or less straight line running SE to NW.   Cailly-sur Eure lies near the centre, 15 km [10 miles] from Caillouet-Orgeville (to the SE), and 10 km [6 miles] from Caillouet-le Mesnil Jourdain (to the NW).   (Caillouet-Orgeville and Caillouet-le Mesnil Jourdain are thus only about 25 km [16 miles] apart.)

1.5. Maps.  The popular series of Pneu Michelin 1/200,000 maps (1 cm : 2 km) generally show Caillouet-Orgeville, Cailly-sur-Eure and le Mesnil Jourdain.   The IGN (Institut Geographique National) Carte de Promenade Series at twice the scale (1/100,000) is more informative:  Sheet 08 covers all three and specifically indicates Caillouet-le Mesnil Jourdain.

2. Caillouet (- Orgeville)   

The village etc still looks rather uninteresting (I last visited it on 03/07/97).   Evidently a purely agricultural community until the last few decades or so - cottages, barns etc are still being converted to relatively modest homes, perhaps some second homes.

I have seen little evidence yet of relevant “historical “ past, although there may be some there. (The village lies on an ancient Roman road).  A modest church of indeterminate date (reconstructed?) - locked - I haven’t yet been inside, but would be surprised to find anything very noteworthy.

3. Cailly-sur-Eure

Large enough, with a population of 233, to be included in the Michelin Red Guide. Rather more prosperous. Just before the village entry sign on the D524 there is a big spread - clearly a lot of money involved - 100 metre entry drive - (two beautiful thoroughbred horses grazing) - long row of picturesque converted half-timbered farmhouse/barns etc lawn - patio - more outbuildings, some in ruins/not yet reclaimed/converted. On into the village - stopped at the Bar des Pecheurs for two Espressos (madame playing dominoes with three local men - not v welcoming) - past Auberge des Deux Lapins (Logis de France chain) - some big, expensive/attractive houses/gardens in road down to the river. Large rectangular building on other side of water - perhaps once a watermill on a tributary stream? Another similar building converted to a large house, with car, catamaran on lawn etc etc. Church - very much like Caillouet I - also locked. Several venerable half-timbered buildings in the Normandy style.

Definitely a “manorial/historical” feeling to the village.

4. Caillouet ( - le Mesnil Jourdain)

This Caillouet is a prosperous dormitory hamlet - with many smart conversions of old houses. No Church in the hamlet - the Parish Church is that of and at le Mesnil-Jourdain, c 1 km from Caillouet in a straight line - perhaps 3 km [2 miles] by the twisting country road). This Church turned out to be part of a fascinating and very attractive small complex of buildings.

The Church itself is relatively large and ancient - perhaps an Abbey at one time? The present structure apparently dates from the 15-16th Centuries, but is almost certainly on the site of earlier buildings - needless to say it too was locked.   Attached to the Church is a beautiful old Normandy house, le Manoir d’Hellenvilliers, containing a lot of very old half-timbering, stonework etc etc - certainly large enough and impressive enough to have been a local Manor for some centuries.

There is evidence that the Order of the Temple of Solomon was represented in this Caillouet with some sort of Seigneurie. (The Order was set up in 1118 and the Knights Templar were a major force in the Crusades (following the earlier example of Duke Robert of Normandy)). Apparently there is currently a "Pub Les Templiers" Bar/Discotheque in the village!.

5. Comments

I am interested and surprised to note that any official reference to “Caillouet” (ie without further qualification) seems invariably to refer to Caillouet - le Mesnil Jourdain, rather than to Caillouet - Orgeville.  

This may be just the luck of the draw so far, but I am inclined to the idea that although (i) they are both within the Departement of Eure, and (ii) close to each other, and (iii) only Caillouet - Orgeville) is included in Michelin Maps,  it is Caillouet - le Mesnil Jourdain which is in some way the “senior“.

And so my friends I propose Caillouet - le Mesnil Jourdain for our serious consideration and further study as a possible fons et origo of the C/K clan.

Any comments?

With Best Wishes (and sincere apologies for a very turgid paper - even for me!)

Brian

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 22, 2004
Subject: Cailly-sur-Eure and the two Caillouets

Brian,

 
Very pleased to get your information.  That second Caillouet must surely have some relevance, being located where it is.  Maybe it was the first Caillouet, there again maybe there were always two.
 
I recall there is another Caillouet over in NE France, which appears to be of more recent origin.  There may be others in the Country, but that new one must have some importance.  If only we had better historical knowledge of the area.  (Bill - I know you found some information)
 
When I was in Caillouet I, for about fourteen minutes, fourteen years ago, (not knowing anything about the other two), I recall thinking that I had found the right place.  Caillouet itself though seemed to be virtually on the main road, while there was the other part a km or so away that looked more defined, and had the church.  I later presumed this to be Orgeville.
 
I did note that the church was old, from the fenestration I suspected part possibly 14th century or earlier.  Clearly extended at some stage, which is not unusual, the carved and locked doors had female figures with skullcaps that I felt could be 16th century, possibly older.  These facts I thought were borne out by the meagre evidence we had of the area.  Caillouet-Orgeville I understood to have quite early references. 
 
Maybe there is more to the picture.  It appears the church at Cailly-sur-Eure is similar.  Support for a connection of some sort?
Your comments about the possible Abbey, Manor House and Knights Templar however raise some new issues about Caillouet II.
 
Strangely tonight I have just watched  a couple of BBC programmes on the paranormal, and both had half timbered 14th and 15th century buildings.  Presumably the French buildings could be of similar age, unless there was some later replication.
We have to realise however that it is unlikely that there would be any structures surviving from the 11th to 13th centuries, the period we are primarily concerned with.  
 
The proximity of the two Caillouets seems most unusual, and either side of Cailly.
Is it possible we are looking at an early Abbey at le Mesnil Jourdain (can't think of any special meaning for the name), while the Cailly family home was at Cailly-sur-Eure - the Caillys were a very old family?  As in Wiltshire, and Devon, it was common to have a church near the family manor, and also there were "younger houses" of the families, no doubt with their own churches.  Were there two established near Cailly-sur-Eure, both given a similar diminutive version of the family name?
 
Yes we do need to know more about Caillouet-le Mesnil Jourdain.
 
Warwick

From: Philip Caillouet
Sent: Sep 22, 2005
Subject: Cailly-sur-Eure and the two Caillouets

Brian:

It sounds as though you had a very interesting trip, especially with the discovery of another place named “Caillouet.”  As a person with that surname, I do thank you for making that discovery and for sharing the information!  Two questions however:  (1) Was the name spelled locally with a tréma or with any other diacritical mark?  (2) How was the name pronounced locally?

For some years now, I have been building a (still small) collection of place names in France where persons with the name “Caillouet” live (or lived), were born or died or buried, or were married.  Some of these names even came to my attention through the Callaway website.  Some came through correspondence with living persons named “Caillouet.”  Many are indeed clustered in Eure, but others are in Brittany, Normandy, and Poitou.  None, alas for you, are from the era of the 11th Century  thus not likely to be helpful to you in connecting “Callaway” to “Caillouet.”

I’ve also done a bit of map searching for place names in France having something in common with the surname “Caillouet.”  That means searching for “cail” words and “ouet” words.  Southern Brittany has quite a number of place names ending in “ouet,” “ouët,” “oet,” “oët,”  the meaning of which in Bretonne may be related to the French “ouest” (the English west).  This, coupled with the way “Caillouet” was misspelled by royal notaries in New France (i.e., “Cayouette”), leads me to believe that in Brittany at least “Caillouet” was pronounced “Ky-you-wet” rather than Ky-you-way  but you’ve heard that argument before.

The real purpose in my writing you is to ask if you have ever investigated another place I’ve found in my map searching:  Have you ever noticed the place called “Chailloué” just north of Sées, which in turn is just north of Alençon on highway 138 in Orne, rather than Eure?  It seems to me that “Chailloué” might be a closer match to pipe rolls entry “Chaillewai” than “Caillouet” would be.  “Chailloué” would be pronounced “Ky-you-way,” would it not?

Philip Caillouet

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 24, 2004
Subject: Caillouet

Bruce, Brian,

I totally agree that we should somehow make contact again with those French Librarians/Historians, probably now including whoever is available at Cailly-sur-Eure, which is where perhaps the key may lie.
 
As regards Chailloue, I really doubt it will be of much value - perhaps only of the red shrimp variety.  I can only immediately recall the one use of our Ch (not the first, but admittedly the key one) in over 200 other English spellings, while even in France I suspect it may be something of an aberration.  Looking at the French arms, I see those for Calloue (with acute), Callouet (with and without circumflex), Caillouey and Callouel, no Ch.
Is not the French pronunciation for Ch anyway SH-, not KAY- or KAI-/KYE (chemin de fer)?  The -ETTE pronunciation we all know is incorrect.
We have a number of versions today ourselves - how did we get to Kelway/Kellaway/Callaway/Callow/Kellow?  It has all happened in a very short time - about 8-900 years!
By all means have Philip follow it up, but not at the expense of the others, when all the evidence still points there.
Warwick
From: Bruce Callaway
Sent: Sep 24, 2004
Subject: Caillouet

Brian,

For some years Dr. Charles Wax Caillouet of Texas has been in hot dispute with us that the C/K surname could ever have derived from his. Charles who has a PhD in marine biology, and is very well respected in this field, has at times demanded that we withdraw all that has been published to support our theory. The fact that several acknowledged authorities on the 'Origin of English Surnames' do support our theory does not wash with him, and I respect that.
 
He has constantly used the argument of pronunciation of the name Caillouet which he maintains is KYE-OO-ETT. He has been vigorously supported by some remnants of the original Nova Scotian émigrés where the name is mostly spelt Caillouette, and dazzled me with the use of diacritics as proof that the trema on the 'e' meant that his name was originally spelt Caillouét hence the query to you by his second cousin Prof. Philip regarding the actual spelling and any pronunciation of the name heard by you on your recent visit.
 
I give this merely as background since so much work is again being done on identifying the source of the village. We had agreed a number of years ago to discount certain propositions, as such French scholars that we had access to tended to confirm that CAILL was pronounced KAY-A(il) and ET (with or without trema) was OO-AY .This is all old history and I have no intention of getting into it again.
 
Despite all the above, Philip's research should certainly not be discounted. Chailloué lies only about 90 miles SW of Evreaux, and I have to agree that it holds a strong resemblance both in spelling and (our) pronunciation of the entry in the Pipe Rolls.
Bruce

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Sep 28, 2004
Subject: Caillouet

Hi Brian

You have got us going again about Caillouet. It is so frustrating living down here in the Antipodes.  In the past I have got a huge amount of information from the LDS, but never anything of much value on France.

You should have my note from late last night.  There just has to be something there about Cailly-sur-Eure and the two Caillouets.  It almost
seems, at this stage, that the French are confused themselves. Probably, as with us, no-one has actually got around to doing the research, and it would be difficult for us to access their documents, let alone any language peculiarities. The fact that there are two Caillouets so close together must have caused problems, hence their means of differentiation.

As with the others, I have never seen the "new" one, but the village sounds very interesting in itself.  As you say, what appear to be medieval buildings must indicate a place of some import.  If an Abbey, we could be looking at a foundation back to the 7-800s.  There are records of the early abbeys. The "other" Caillouet was on a Roman Road, therefore possibly older, but it could also have grown on the road at some later date.
Cailly-sur-Eure would appear to be an original Viking settlement, but possibly after the Abbey.

All supposition, as is my suggestion that the evidence suggests the Cailli family was the principal family there, and the two villages possibly the homes of younger members - les Caillouets.

We are however getting scraps of the crossword, and slowly getting the real picture.
Best wishes
Warwick

From: Sherrill Williams
Sent: Oct 3, 2004
Subject: Warwickshire

Warwick mentioned Warwickshire in his last communication. Here are records of the C/Ks there from Access to Archives.  Lot of action going on in Stratford!
 
SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST RECORDS: Miscellaneous legal and official papers relating to WARWICKSHIRE [ER10/4/1 - ER10/12/37]
 
Coroners' Inquests and related papers:
Depositions: Mary Hopkins, wife of Nehemiah, Shipston-on-Stour; Edward Welchman Wright, Shipston-on-Stour, M.D., John Calloway, Shipston-on-Stour.
Date: 21 October 1850
Ref: ER10/5/487
 
Records of the reformed Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon:
Town Clerk's Office; Expired leases (and assignments and surrenders of same) of Corporation property:
Lessee or Asignee Joseph Calloway
Date: 21 Oct 1862
Ref: BRR10/158/44
 
Worcestershire Papers
Memorandum of Agreement between Edward Strickland, Coventry, druggest (on behalf of> Ref: DR 165/77
 
Client's papers = Newland, Mary
Draft of conveyance from Joseph Calloway of Snitterfield, estate agent and Mary his wife, and their mortgagee, Mary Newland of Stratford-Upon-Avon, spinster, to John Stokes Foster of Bentley, co. Staffs., esq., of an estated called the Oak Farms, Old Stratford.
Date: 23 January 1863
Ref:  DR 165/419
 
William Buller:
Lease and release from Richard Houghton, Stratford-Upon-Avon, yeoman and Mary his wife, John Kemp Henley, innholder (mortgagee) to Philip Calloway, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer, for #72.10s. of 2 cottates now in occupation of Richard Houghton who has rebuilt.
Date: 1 & 2 Nov 1776
Ref:  DR 469/50/xii-xiv
 
Mortgage by Philip Calloway, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer to William Jones, Stratford-upon-Avon, malster, for #70.
Date: 8 Nov 1776
Ref:  DR 469/50/xv
 
Lease and release by Philip Calloway, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer, with the consent of his mortgagee William Jones, to Samuel Hitchman, eht elder, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer, for #90.
Date:  12 & 13 Nov 1777
Ref:  DR 469/50/xvi-xvii
 
Assignment by William Boyce, Welford, Glos., yeoman (the mortgagee) at the request of Philip Calloway, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer and Elizabeth his wife, nee Jordan to William Felton, Stratford-upon-Avon, yeoman, of mortgage on nos. 25-9 Waterside, originally mortgated by Boyce by indenture of 3 April 1778, for #40.
Date: 29 Jan 1791
Ref:  DR 469/50/xx
 
Conveyance by Phillip Calloway, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer and Elizabeth his wife, with consent of William Felton, Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer, the mortgagee, to William Carter, Stratford-upon-Avon, tailor, of nos. 26-29 Waterside for #76 (in occupation of Philip Calloway, William Morris, Thomas Marshall and John Savage).
Date:  23 Feb 1801
Ref:  DR 469/50/xx
 
Charles Flower:
Bond of William Pearce, Stratford-upon-Avon, watch-maker and jeweller as surety for James and George Calloway for the performance of the above building contract.
Date: 14 Nov 1864
Ref:  DR 469/148
 
Newland, Mary:
Conveyance by Mary Newland, Stratford-upon-Avon, spinster to Trustees (Rev. Granville John Granville, Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, Rev. Reginald John Hibbert, curate of Stratford-upon-Avon, John Worsey, Clopton and John Shailer, Stratford-upon-Avon, farmers (Churchwardens of the parish), John Bachelor and John Newland, Stratford-upon-Avon, grocers (churchwardens of borough), William Gibbs, Alveston, farmer and William Warrilow, Stratford-upon-Avon, schoolmaster, of recently erected cottages in Guild Street for the purposes of almshouses to be occupied by poor widows and spinsters of the borough and parish after the deaths of the present occupiers, viz. Thomas Maynoord, Mary Cooper, widow, Elizabeth Calloway, widow and Mary Hewins, widow.  Plus #200 consols endowment.
Date:  1854 - 1858
Ref:  DR 469/319
 
Buller, William:
Conveyance by Samuel Hitchman the younger, late of Neasden, now of North Mimms, Hertford, yeoman, to William Callaway, Stratford-upon-Avon, yeoman, for #44 of no. 30 Waterside in occupation of William Salter.
Date:  10 Nov 1808
Ref:  DR 469/50/xxiii-xxiv
 
Lease and release William Callaway, Stratford-upon-Avon, yeoman, to William Buller, Stratford-upon-Avon, malster, for #53.5s. of no. 30 Waterside.
 
Callaway, Joseph:
Bundle of deeds relating to Oak Farm [which Callaway inherited under the will of John Gamaliel Lloyd, who died 4 January 1837]
Date:  n/d  c1840
Ref:  DR 469/74/vii
 
'Particular Survey of Oak Farm....the property of Mr. Joseph Callaway'.
Date: 24 Dec 1874
Ref:  DR 469/74/viii
 
Affidavit of William Butcher, Stratford-upon-Avon, hairdresser and Clerk to the Guild Chapel, as to the identity of Joseph Callaway, late of Snitter-field, gamekeeper, and of his son Joseph, farmer at Oak Farm, Old Stratford, now living in Australia.
Date:  24 Dec 1874
Ref:  DR 469/74/viii
 
With certified extracts from registers of the marriage at Stratford-upon-Avon, 28 Dec 1821, of Joseph Callaway and Mary Whitehall and the baptism, 15 Dec 1822, of Joseph, son of Joseph and Mary Callaway.
Date:  5 March 1875
Ref:  DR 469/74/ix
 
Succession duty account in real property of Joseph Callaway, Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia, on the death, 4 February 1873, of Joseph Callaway, intestate.  Delivered by John Callaway, Snitterfield, land steward.
Date:  5 March 1875
Ref:  Same as preceding.
 
Flower, Charles Edward:
Contract between Charles Edward and Edgar Flower, Stratford-upon-Avon, common brewers and James and George Callaway, Stratford-upon-Avon, builders, for the erection of cottages in Brewery Street and Birmingham Road, Stratford-upon-Avon; accounts, plans and specifications drawn up by Thomas Taylor Allen, Stratford-upon-Avon, architect and surveyor.
Date:  14 Nov 1864
Ref:  DR 469/148
 
II. Clients's papers
Arbuthnot, Reverend George:
Papers in the case of G. Arbuthnott v. Joseph Callaway for non-payment of debt of #20 lent for one year.
Date: 1896-7
Ref:  DR325/397
 
Callaway, Albert Henry:
Papers relating to the bankruptcy of Albert Henry Callaway of Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, plumber and decorator.
Date:  1902
Ref:  DR 325/615
 
Callaway, James and George:
Bill from J. & G. Callaway (late Ed. Gibbs), builders, of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Date:  1859
Ref:  DR 325/616
 
Papers relating to the bankruptcy of James and George Callaway.
Date: 1873-74
Ref:  DR 325/617
 
Callaway, John and Newton, Henry:
Papers in various cases brought by Lloyds Bank to recover overdraft deficits; clients include G. H. Saunders, W. E. Evans, veterinary surgeon;  H. H. Bullard, antique dealer of Chapel Street; also papers relating to mortgages and other financial transactions of A. H. and E. K. Callaway; C. Chapple, J. V. Lill and Thomas Hutchings.
Date: 1880 - 1904
Ref:  DR 325/1659
 
Papers relating to cases of prosecution for debt:
George Baker of Guild Street, stone and marble mason v. Callaway Brothers.
Date:  1898
Ref:  DR 325/2655
 
Assignment by Thomas Forester of Lane Delph, Staffs., potter and Ann his wife formerly Furkins, sole executrix of William Jones and Philip Callaway of S/A, labourer and Elizabeth Callaway of mortgage [DR325/2576/17] in default of payment to William Boyce of Welford, yeoman.
Date:  3/4/1787
Ref:  DR 325/2756/18 [note: there may be an error in one of the reference numbers; not mine tho', I copied as was].
 
Affidavits and declarations:
Draft declaration by Joseph Calloway of Old Stratford, gent., that the late George Lloyd of Welcombe Lodge, esq., never married.
Date:  2 November 1855
Ref:  DR 574/714
 
Miscellaneous papers:
Appointment of Elizabeth Sarah Burman of Stratford-upon-Avon, widow, of a proxy in proceedings by the creditors of James Calloway and George Calloway of Stratford-upon-Avon, builders.
Date:  14 September 1855
Ref: DR 574/796
 
Stratford-upon-Avon: borough
Evesham Place:
Conditions of sale, and plan, of Poors Close, with draft conveyances of Lots 4 and 5 (fronting Evasham Place and Broad Walk) from the trustees of the municipal charities to George Whately of Stratford-upon-Avon, builder (3 January 1898); and to Albert Henry Callaway and Ernest James Callaway of Stratford-upon-Avon, builders, (3 January 1898), with..........
Date:  1898 - 1906
Ref:  DR 149/24
 
Old Stratford: - Miscellaneous
Draft conveyance from Albert Henry Callaway and Ernest James Callaway, both of Stratford-upon-Avon, builders, to Frederick James Warr of Stratford-upon-Avon, commercial clerk, of a house in Evesham Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 31 May 1899 (with particulars of sale, 7 April 1899)
Date: 1847-1899
Ref:  DR 149/84
 
Albert Henry and Ernest James Callaway of Stratford-upon-Avon, builders.
Date:  1897
Ref:  DR 149/91
 
Collection of miscellaneous draft leases - Stratford-upon-Avon:
Land, building plots;  architect, Albert Callaway
Date: 
Ref: [see below]
 
Haselor:
Proposed house for Mr. A. Goulbourne; architect, A. H. Callaway,Stratford-upon-Avon.
Date:  1924
Ref:  DR 430/166
 
Walford-on-Avon:
Proposed additions to house for Mrs. A. T. Montague; architect, Albert H. Callaway.
Date: 1922
Ref:  DR 430/203
 
Robert Lunn and Lowth, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Solicitors:
Callaway, Albert Henry and Ernest James.  Sale particulars, inter alia for building land in Evesham Place purchased by John Harris, Stratford-upon-Avon, builder from Albert Henry Callaway and Enrest James Callaway, Stratford-upon-Avon, builders, with draft deed, 1900, and abstract of title.
Date:  1897-1902
Ref:  DR 27/86
 
Callaway, Albert Henry and Ernest James
Authorization by Albert Henry Callaway to Hutchings & Deer to sell household effects at 7 Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon and pay proceeds to Robert Lunn.
Date:  14 August 1902
Ref:  DR 27/87
 
Callaway, James and George
Official notice of meeting of creditors of James and George Callaway, builders, to be held 8 July 1874 at the Falcon Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Date: 1874
Ref:  DR 27/88
 
Sale particulars for premises in High Street and Ely Street, sold by liquidators of James and George Callaway.
Date:  1874
Ref: DR 27/89
 
Abstract of title, 1865, to 14 and 15, 26-8 High Street and premises behind in Ely Street [no. 60], 1798-1842, with plan, transfer of mortgage on nos. 27-8 by the mortgagees of Mesrs. James and George Callaway to Rev. Henry L. Freer, Mansergh, Westmoreland, 1872; notice to Henry Walter Newton from John Smith to determine lease of no. 27 in 1893.
Date:1798-1893
Ref:  DR 27/90
 
Hartley, Mary Ann:
Draft conveyance from John Bruce of Tiddington to Mary and Jane Hartley of Stratford-upon-Avon, spinsters, 25 March 1876, of Ivy Cottage, [no. 53] Rother Street (see DR/27/583), with abstract of title, dated 1891, of Mary Ann Hartley, 1876-83, and schedule of documents, 1812-91, when it was sold to Mary Callaway.
 
Warwickshire Papers
Tysoe:
Draft release by Thomas Aynge, Lower Tysoe, butcher, to Robert Ashby, Church of Upper Tysoe, baker and malster, of one fourth part of an estate in Tysoe (held by virtue of his marriage to Ann Callow, one of the 4 daughters and joint co-heiresses of Thomas Callow, deceased) for #140 subject nevertheless to 2 mortgages (1) 6 June 1799 to Richard Wheatcroft and Thomas King for #80, and (2) to Edward Calloway for #100.
Date: 4 April 1801
Ref: ER 12/74/15
 
Archive of Gage family of Firle
Minutes of Manor Courts (Manor of Berwick with Hailsham):
Surrender by Thomas Calloway to the use of his will.
Date: 10 Mar 1784
Ref: SAS/G20/185
 
Warrant:
By Mary Alchome to vacate a conditional surrender by Thomas Calloway to her late husband.
Date: 6 Apr 1784
Ref: SAS/G20/186A
 
Minutes of a special court:
Death of Thomas Calloway who held a messuage and 3a. near the Dicker, quitrent 12d; admission of Samuel Calloway under TC's will of 6 Mar 1784 and surrender to the use of Philip Elen of Arlington, yeoman.
Date: 6 Apr 1784
Ref: SAS/G20/186B
 
Records of the Stratford-Upon-Avon Corporation
Records of the Borough Vestry - Records of Poor Law Administration:
Bastardy papers, Mother = Sarah Turner, Father = Thomas Calloway, trade = Labourer. Other details: daughter born 11/7.  Document: Order
Date:  15.8.1812
Ref: BRT8/255/f.1
 
Records of the Old Stratford Parish Vestry
Old Stratford and Drayton Valuation Lists:
Old Stratford Settlement papers. Parish of Settlement = Alveston; Parish of arrival = Old Stratford;  Name - John Calloway, Family = Susannah; William 8, John 6, Thomas 4, Richard 2.  Document: Removal
Date: 8.6.1791
Ref: BRT9/189/37
 
Stratford-upon-Avon:  Clopton:
Statements of Joseph Callway [of Oaks Farm] as to his career with George Lloyd, John Gamalliel Lloyd (under whose will he was substantial legatee) and C. T. Warde.  Denies any ill-feeling between them.
Date: 1847
Ref:  ER11/32/108
 
Wheler Papers (1886-1894), London:
Extract from a rental of the College of Stratford-upon-Avon, including the names of the members, viz. Anthony Barker 'gardianus', Edward Alcocke, 'subgardianus', John Callway, 'Cantor',  Richard Sharpe, 'doctor puerorum', Richard Bedell, Roger Dyos 'cur[atus]', Thomas Clarke 'Presbiter', John Endisdale 'Cantor'.  With thenote "Thes was had from Auditor Kynges office, 16 May 1609.  Tho. Greene'
Date: 1287-1700
Ref:  ER1/1/59
 
Miscellaneous Deeds and Papers:
Indenture of fine between John Wagstaffe, plaintiff, and Philip Calloway and Elizabeth his wife and Richard Haynes and Sarah his wife, deforciants, concerning premises in Stratford-upon-Avon and Temple Grafton.
Date:  April 1778
Ref:  ER 3/459
 
Conveyance by lease and release from Philip Calloway and wife to Thomas Mayneard of two houses in Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Date: 27 & 28 May 1791
Ref:  ER 3, 460
 
Assignment of the residue of a mortgage term of 1000 years as to two houses in Stratford: William Felton the mortgagee by direction of Philip Calloway and wife to Mr. David Weston, in trust for Thomas Mayneord, the purchaser.
Date: 28 May 1791
Ref: ER3/461
 
Abstracts of Title:
Abstract of title to a tenement in Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon, commencing with a conveyance dated 28 May 1791, from Philip Callaway of Stratford-upon-Avon, labourer, and Elizabeth his wife, late Elizabeth Jordan, spinster to Thomas Maynard, labourer, and ending with the will dated 10 April 1821 of T. Maynard, followed by receipts.
Date: 28 May 1791 to 10 April 1821
Ref:  ER 4/35 [also see ER 4/511]
 
Draft abstract oif title (1874) of Lloyds Banking Co. Ltd., to two messuages etc. in High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, commencing with a mortgage dated 3 September 1867, from James Callaway and George Callaway, both of Stratford-upon-Avon, builders to Joseph Callaway of Snitterfield, land agent, and ending with a memorandum of deposit, dated 24 June 1871, signed by Joseph Callaway.
Date:  3 September 1867 to 24 June 1871.
Ref:  ER 4/826
 
Abstract of title to land in the parish of Old Stratford, commencing with an indenture, dated 7 May 1834, between John Milward of Whitchurch, gent., and others and Thomas Lea of Henley-in-Arden, esq., and ending with a conveyance, dated 24 March 1838, from William Welch Lea of Henley-in-Arden, gent., and Joseph Calloway.
Date: 7 May 1834 to 24 March 1838
Ref:  ER 4/614
 
Requisitions ontitle of William Bartlett Oakes to property in Stratford-upon-Avon, contracted to be sold to James Calloway and George Calloway of Stratford-upon-Avon, builders.
Date:  22 November 1865
Ref:  ER 4/933
 
Solicitors' deposits from the offices of Frederick Lane and Thomas Hunt, acquired in 1896:
Draft conveyance from Joseph Callaway of Oak Farm in the parish of Old Stratford, gent. and Mary his wife, to the Reverend Richard Davis of Coughton, of land in Old Stratford.
Date: 5 April 1850
Ref:  ER 3/1504
 
Draft agreement between Joseph Callaway of Oak Farm in the parish of Old Stratford, gent., and James Cox the younger of the same parish, timber merchant, for purchase of land in the parish of Old Stratford.
Date:  21 January 1850
Ref:  ER 3/1617
 
Draft deed of covenant from Joseph Callaway of Oak Farm in the parish of Old Stratford, gent., to the Reverend Richard Davis of Coughton, and others, for the production of title deeds.
Date:  5 April 1850
Ref:  ER 3/1774
 
Building plans for Stratford-upon-Avon and the neighbouring district from the offices of Smith and Unett, builders, of Stratford-upon-Avon [Warwickshire builders].
Evasham Road:
Proposed house for Messrs. Smith and Unett; architect, Albert Callaway.
Date: 1923
Ref: DR 430/38
 
Loxley Road:
Proposed bungalows for Messrs. Smith & Unett; architect, Albert Callaway.
Date:  1923
Ref:  DR 430/49
 
Bungalow for Mrs. M. E. Cox; architenct, Albert Callaway.
Date: 1924
Ref:  DR 430/51
 
Bungalow for Robert C[harles] H[enry] Jeffries; architect, Albert Callaway.
Date: 1925
Ref:  DR 430/52
 
Bungalow for Robert H. C. Jeffries; architect, Albert Callaway.
Date:  1925
Ref:  DR 430/53
 
Warwick Road:
From Joseph Callaway of Rowley House, Old Stratford, to Edward Fordham Flower of The Hill, Old Stratford;  Rowley House and adjoining lands.
Date:  1858
Ref: DR 149/155/71
 
Miscellaneous legal and official papers relating to Warwickshire:
Quarter Sessions papers:
Brief for prosecution in Regina (Joseph Calloway, the younger, Old Stratford, constable) v. Stephen Day, Old Stratford, labourer and Emma his wife for keeping a bawdy house in bull Lane.
Date:  1858
Ref:  ER 10/2/362
 
Subpoena to Ann Harrop, Hannah Whiteman and  George Callaway in Regina v. John Adams.
Date:  1839
Ref:  ER 10/2/404
 
Instructions for indictments in Regina (Samuel Shephard, Alderminster) v. Samuel Brown for theft of 2 shovels, and Regina (Joseph Calloway the younger, Constable, Old Stratford) v. Stephen Day and Emma Day his wife for keeping a bawdy house.
Date: 1858
Ref:  ER 10/2/420
 
Warwickshire County Court:  Stratford Sessions:
Account, notice of plaint and brief for plaintiff, Joseph Callaway, Oak Farm v. James Field of Little Alne, cattle dealer, for storage of lambs.  Judgement for plaintiff.
Date:  21 Mar 1861
Ref:  ER 11/3/54
 
Account, brief for plaintiff, notice of payment into court in William George Frederick Bolton, Luton, yeoman v. James Callaway, Stratford-upon-Avon, builder, for spirits supplied and car hire.
Date:  25 Oct 1866
Ref:  ER 11/3/73
 
Stratford-upon-Avon Borough Court:
Complaint of Charlotte Callaway, widow v. William Sharshaw, labourer, Elizabeth his daughter and George his son for molestation and ill-treatment in the street.
Date: 19 June 1818
Ref:  ER 11/13/11
 
Examination of James Callaway as to his settlement. Removed to Old Stratford.
Date:  18 November 1824
Ref:  ER 11/13/64
 
Complaint of John Payton, Assistant Overseer v. James Callaway for leaving his family chargeable.
Date:  16 November 1824
Ref:  ER 11/13/66
 
Information of Joseph Callaway, Clopton, yeoman v. William Biddle, stone mason, for using a gun to kill game.
Date:  8 Aug 1832
Ref:  ER 11/13/230
 
Deeds relating to Stratford:
Wood Street:
Extracts from Stratford registers of burials of Richard Wheatcroft on 14 August 1820 and Philip Callaway on 5 December 1815.
Date:  1844
Ref:  ER 11/23/106
 
Stratford-upon-Avon:  Commerce:
Assignment by Luke Jesson Sharp, Birmingham, accountant (Trustee of the estate of James Callaway, builder, bankrupt) to Henry Walter Newton, ironmonger, of Assurance policy on the life of the said James Callaway, issued by the City of Glasgow Life Asurance Co.
Date:  27 Oct 1874
Ref:  ER 11/26/57
 
Stratford-upon-Avon - Clopton:
Robert James Atty, Ingon Grange, esq., James Beech, Brandon, J.P; Rev. William Barrett, curate of Stratford-upon-Avon; William Burman, S/A, esq., Rev. John Clayton, Vicar of Stratfrod-upon-Avon, Rev. Donald Cameron, Vicar of Snitterfield, William Dickins, Cherrington, esq., John Branston Freer, S/A, J. P., D. L.; Bernard Granville, Wellesbourne, J. P., Darwin Galton, Edstone House, Wootton Wawen, J. P., William Judd Harding, Baraset House, Alveston, J. P., Edward Bolton King, Umberslade, J. P.;  Rev. John Lucy, Rector of Hampton Lucy; Purefoy Lloyd, Leamington, spinster; Jevon Perry, Goodrich House, Hereford, esq., Frederick Pritchard, S/A, surgeon; Thomas George Skipwith, Newbold Hall, esq; Gustavus Thomas Smith, Goldicote House, esq., Henry Smith, Snitterfield, esq., Rev. Thomas Warde, Leamington (father of T. C. Warde), James Roberts West, Alscot Park, esq., Edward Walhouse, late Capt. 12th Regt. of Foot;  William Brown, Almshouses, S/A; John Bevington, Welcombe, gardener, and Mary Bevington, wife of John;  Richard Callaway, Welcombe, gamekeeper to C. T. Warde; Henry Dunkley, Red Lion Square, Middx., Henry Fry, Luton Park, Beds., gamekeeper; Elizabeth Hodgkins, wife of William, labourer, S/A; Ann Hodgkins, S/A, daughter of Elizabeth, aged 11;  Mercy Houghton, S/A, spinster; Elizabeth Lock, S/A, wife of William Lock, labourer; Mary Lakin, Clo
pton House, cook;  James Liggins, Clopton House, butler; Maria Roberts, S/A, spinster, Ann Redman, Clopton House, maid; Mary Smith, S/A, widow, midwife; Thomas Williams, S/A, gardener.   [no clue what this is about....SUW]
Date: 1847
Ref: ER 11/32/56
 
George Finch to [J] Callaway, Oak Farm, S/A, enclosing Ann Parsons' affidavit.  Mr. Lane should only be engaged upon the divorce in the first instance.
Date:  1 Nov 1847
Ref:  ER 11/32/70
 
Draft affidavit of Emma Callaway, spinster, daughter of Joseph, Oak Farm, S/A, farmer.
Date:  1847
Ref:  ER 11/32/72
 
Draft affidavit of Joseph Callaway, Oak Farm, near Stratford, farmer, former bailiff to George and John Gamaliel Loyd of Welcombe and legatee under the will of latter, also fomerly baillif to C. T. Warde.
Date: Dec 1847
Ref:  ER 11/32/77
 
Sherrill  [typing errors excepted]

From: Warwick Kellaway
Sent: Oct 11, 2004
Subject: Dorset 1500-1600

DORSET  1500-1600 

Dewlish and the Isle of Wight Connection

From pre 1600 English Records, compiled by Sherrill U Williams. 

Dewlish: 

1525        Edward Kaylewey       M - taxed for goods

1525        John Kelway                M - taxed for wages

1525        Robert Kayle               M - taxed for goods

1542        John Kaylow                M - Muster Roll

1542        Robert Keyle               M - Muster Roll

1542        Thomas Cayle                        M - Muster Roll

1545        Thomas Kaylle            M - taxed for goods

1545    John Callowe                  - taxed for goods 

There is no evidence as yet of the origin of the Dewlish family. 

However Dewlish is in the heart of Dorset, close to most of the recorded locations of the C/K family, from Calawe Weston in the 1200s, through Sherborne in the 1400s. 

As all of these men were from Develysche (Dewlish?) Manor, the name differences presumably disguise the same family.

Being a manor, it could be assumed Develysche was a C/K family property before 1525.

As John and Robert appear in 1525, and 20 years later, they were presumably born around 1490-1500.  Edward possibly around 1480, Thomas more likely about 1515-20.

The “goods” would presumably mean merchandise of some sort, very likely wool. 

John possibly working for Edward and Robert at the earlier date, was perhaps itinerant?

Thomas, who may have some relevance on the Isle of Wight, was evidently living at the manor in 1542-5.   

Milborne St Andrew (2km from Dewlish): 

1525        Edward Kayleway       Taxed for goods

1525        Richard Kaylway         Taxed for wages

1542/5 Edward Cayleway       Taxed for goods

1542        John Caylewey            Muster Roll

1542        Richard Caylewey       Muster Roll

1545        Richard Kaylewaye     Taxed for goods

1545        John Kayleway            Taxed for goods

1580    John Keyleway            b

1583    Thomas Kaileway       c       - Father William

1583    Thomas Kellway         b

1587/8 Henry Kellway            c       - Father William

1588    Arthur Kellway             c

1594    Thomas Kellway         c       - Father William

1595    John Kellway               m      - Alice Eyers

1596    Thomas Kellway         b 

The 1525 Edward, Richard and John were almost certainly closely related, born also around 1490-1500. 

It could also be assumed that Edward from Dewlish was the same man as Edward from Milborne, possibly moving from the Develysche Manor to Milborne between 1525 and 1545.   Possibly the senior, and father of Richard and John, also of Robert and Thomas from Dewlish.  The two Johns could have been cousins.

There are no BDM records available for Dewlish at that time, and it appears that the remainder of the family might have left the manor some time after 1545, for elsewhere, but they were not recorded in Milborne. 

There apparently was also a William in Milborne, born around 1560, with two sons named Thomas, neither of whom may have survived.

Again Edward appears as the merchant.  Richard initially was working for wages.

The names are more recognisable. 

Mappowder (10km from Dewlish): 

1539    Peter Keyleway           Muster Roll 

Milton Abbas (3km from Dewlish and Milborne): 

1542    Peter Cayleway           Muster Roll 

Mappowder and Milton Abbas are both close to Dewlish. 

Whether or not location is relevant to the families there, it appears that Peter, born perhaps about 1515, did live nearby, and moved from Mappowder to Milton Abbas. 

He also presumably held property to be included on the Muster Roll. 

While there remains n