Title:
ROUND AND CREFFIELD FAMILIES OF COLCHESTER
Level: Category
Estate and Family records
Level: Fonds
ROUND AND CREFFIELD FAMILIES OF COLCHESTER
Scope and Content:
D/DRc B 1-7, 11, 12, 15 and D/DRc F 10, 17, 73-79 were used in the preparation of Robert Robson's The Attorney in Eighteenth Century England (C.U.P., 1959)
Pedigree of the Creffield Family
(incomplete - serves only to illustrate the origin of documents in D/DR, D/DRb, D/DRc)
Robert Creffield of Chappel, d. 1594
Edward Creffield of Chappel, yeo., d. 1619
Edward Creffield of Chappel,d. 1653 Ralph Creffield of Colchester woollen draper, 1596-1666=Emma Dritt (marr. 1622)
Hannah Thurston*= Ralph Creffield, woollen dra 1625 -
Sir Ralph Creffield of Colchester, knight 1659 - 1732= Rachel, dau. of George Tayspill 1646 - 1734 The Rev. Joseph Creffield rector of Freshwater, I.d. 1723
Hannah Creffield= James Kersteman Ralph Creffield of Colchester, J.P 1687-1723= Sarah **dau. of John Webster 1688-1751
Peter Creffield of E. Mersea 1719 -1748= Thamar Langley of London, (marr. 1738) d. 1740
Thamar Creffield dr. & heiress d. 1799= James Round of Birch Hall (marr. 1758) d. 1806
(see Round Pedigree)
*Hannah Thurston, daughter of Edmund Thurston by Aquila, daughter of John Eldre
**Sarah marr. (1) Ralph Creffield, 1711, (2) Charles Gray of Colchester (1696-1782) who himself marr. Mary Wilbraham after Sarah 's death. Bot daughters from the Sarah Webster/Charles Gray marriage died young.
Pedigree of the Round Family
John Round of Stratford on Avon, b. 1645
James Round 1680-1745 never marr.Cit. & stationer of London.Bought Birch Hall in 1724 John Round of Now Inn Mddx.1671- 1718=Mary, daughter & coh. of Matt. Lister of Old Ford, Mddx
William Round of Birch Hall d. 1772=Susannah, daughter of John warner of OldFord
James Round of Birch Hall d. 1806= Thamar Creffield dau.& Heiress (see Creffield pedigree) John Round recorder of Colchester d. 1813 Grandfather of J.H. Round, the antiquary= Catherine Green (marr. 1782;see pedigree with D/DRh)
The Rev. James Round of Birch Hall 1764-1809= France daughter of Joseph Green of London,bayfactor Charles Round of Colch. & Birch Hall,attorney, 1770-1834=Charlotte daughter of Joseph Green
Chas Gray Round of Birch Hall, MP. 1797-1867 (osp)= Emma dau of George Brock The Rev. James Thomas Round Fellow of Ballil, 1820- 1835;rector St Runwald,St Nicholas & All Saints, Colch. 1798- 1860=Louisa daughter of the Rev. George Barlow of Burgh (co.Suffolk) The Rev.Jos G. Round 1803-1835=Eliz.Martha Lewes others incl.Eleanor Bound 1809-38
Sibylla, dau, of the Rev. H. Freeland= Rt Hon. James Round MP. of Birch Hall 1842 - Henry Lewes Round (2nd son) 1830-1801 assumed in 187 addit. surname of Turner on succeeding to the estates of his cousin, the Rev. G.T. Turner
Chas James Round of Birch Hall 1885-1946=Major James G. Round of Birch Hall