The Bomfords of Worcestershire
The Bomfords of Arrow and White Ladies Aston
The following trees are the result of Kim Bomford's investigations into christening (c), marriage (m), death (d) and burial (b) records using mainly the resources of www.familyhistoryonline.net and www.familysearch.org (emails 3 Oct 2007). Feedback on this work would be most welcome: please contact us or contact Kim direct at kim.bomford@bomford.net.
The Bomfords of Arrow
1a Thomas Bomford m Ursula and had issue. Ursula was buried on 15 Oct 1688 at Arrow
2a Mary Bomford b c1663 d 1670 (there is a reference to Thomas being Mary’s father but none for Thomas)
2b Thomas Bomford m(1) Elizabeth, and had issue
3a Ann Bomford b c1683 d 1684
3b Thomas Bomford b c1685 d 1687 (Buried on 26-12-1687 at Arrow)
3c John Bomford b c1687 m(1) Ann Barns in 1711 and m(2) Elizabeth Biddle in 1723
2b Thomas Bomford m(2) Mary and had further issue
3d James Bomford b c1690
3e Mary Bomford b c1691 m Richard Heming in 1714
3f Thomas Bomford 1693 m Mary Amson in 1714
It looks like only one Bomford family lived at Arrow at that time.
The Bomfords of White Ladies Aston (WLA)
1a Vincent Bomford b c1550 m Elinor b c1553
2a William Bomford b c 12 Apr 1570 m Joyce and had issue
3a Judith Bomford b c 23 Mar 1595
3b Vyncent Bomford b c 8 Apr1599
3c Elinor Bomford b c1602
3d Francis Bomford b c1605 d 1651 m Alice Abington b c1603 d 1671, both b St John Baptist WLA, and had issue
4a Thomas Bomford b c 14 Jun 1640 m Emm b c1643 d 1685 and had issue. They lived at Pinvin and both are b at WLA
5a Thomas Bomford, b c 20 Sep 1663, buried at St John the Baptist Fladbury, m Katherine or Catherine b c1660, d 1718, lived at Wyre Piddle. Thomas appears in the main Worcestershire Bomfords tree as 2b I0005 Thomas Bomford with an alternative lineage
6a John, b 1691, m Susannah Quarrall
6b Thomas, b 1693, m Elizabeth Heming or Elizabeth Hemming
5b William Bomford, b c 9 Jul 1663
5c Francis Bomford, b c 15 Jul 1666
5d Ann Bomford, b c 25 Aug 1667 at WLA
5e John Bomford, b c 8 Oct 1668
5f Richard Bomford, b c 23 Jun 1669 d 1671, b at WLA
5g Robert Bomford b c 9 Apr 1671, b at WLA
5h Nicholas Bomford b c 1 Jan 1672
5i Mary Bomford b c 31 Jan 1674
5j Judith Bomford b c 22 Nov 1677 (Churchill in Oswaldslow)
4b John Bomford b c 11 May 1643
4c William Bomford b c 21 Jun 1646
3e John Bomford b c 23 Jul 1605 lived at Holy Cross, Pershore, and had issue
4a John Bomford b c1627
4b Hanna Bomford b c1630
3f William Bomford b c1608
3g Alice Bomford or Alis Bomford b c1611
2b John Bomford b c 30 Aug 1573 m Anne Cooke and had issue
3a John Bomford b c 15 Apr 1599
2c James Bomford b c 22 Apr 1575 d 1619
2d Thomas Bomford b c 28 May 1578
2e Ellynor Bomford b c 13 Sep 1583
2f Elizabeth Bomford b c 2 May 1586
2g Dorothy Bomford b c 11 Jun 1589
2h Leonard Bomford b c 12 Nov 1592
1b Nicholas Bomford b c 1568 m(1) Johane Cooke and had issue
2a Magdalynne Bomford b c1594
2b Richard Bomford b c1597
1b Nicholas Bomford m(2) Alice Longford in 1609 and had further issue
2c Alice Bomford b c4 Apr 1610
2d John Bomford b c8 Aug 1610
2e Elizabeth Bomford b c20 May1614
1c Francis Bomford b c1571 d 1651 m Elizabeth Longford in 1600 and had issue
2a John Bomford b c10 Apr 1601
2b Alice Bomford b c23 Oct1603, lived at Churchill in Oswaldslow
2c Nicholas Bomford b c28 Jun1606
2d Elizabeth Bomford 15 May1609
2e William Bomford 17 Nov1610
1d Elizabeth Bomford b c1573 m John Goold in 1597
These Bomfords may have started the story of Oliver Cromwell as it was on 29 August 1651 that he arrived in White Ladies Aston and spent the night at George Symonds’ very fine old black and white timber manor house (now pulled down); he may have also spent the night before the battle there. On 30 August 1651 Cromwell moved to the home of Robert Berkeley at Spetckley. The moat house was burnt down just before the battle of Worcester on 3 September, by the Presbyterians, despite the fact that Robert Berkeley shared loyalties to the monarchy.
The Bomfords may or may not have been tenant farmers at this time on either of these estates.