Wikipedia

File:FoundersOfBarnstapleCharities 17thCentury.png

Original file ‎(2,934 × 1,144 pixels, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/png)

Summary

Description
English: Diagram showing familial connections between the founders of the principal charities, almshouses and schools in or around the town of Barnstaple, Devon, in the 17th century. Namely:
  • Thomas Horwood, founded Horwood's Almshouses in Church Lane. A contemporary tablet above the door is inscribed: "This almshous was founded and endowed by the worshjpful Thomas Horwood, Merchant, twice mayor of this towne who was a worthy benefactor, and began it in his life, finished by his wife, Mrs Alice Horwood, after his death who of her owne accord added the adioyning free schoole and endowed it for 20 poore children for ever. 1659. abi et tu fac similiter" (i.e. go and do likewise)
  • Alice Horwood, widow of Thomas Horwood, foundress of a girls' school situated next to her husband's almshouse. A slate tablet affixed in 1917 above the front door to the present "Old School Coffee Shop" in Church Lane is inscribed: "A.H. 1659. This school for 20 poor maids was founded and built by Alice Horwood. Restored 1917", and shows the arms of Horwood: Azure, a chevron ermine between three hens passant argent winged sable wattled gules in chief a mullet argent for difference.
  • Elizabeth Horwood (Mrs Paige), founder of "Paige's Almshouses" in Church Lane, sister of Thomas Horwood and sister-in-law of Gilbert I Paige (d.1647), twice Mayor of Barnstaple in 1629 and 1641.
  • Richard Beaple (1564-1643) thrice Mayor of Barnstaple, in 1607, 1621 and 1635, oversaw the building of Penrose's Almshouses and bequeathed "Beaple's Gift" as follows: "Richard Beaple, by his will, bearing date 13th April, 1641, gave to his executors £420, to the intent that they should therewith purchase so much land of inheritance as should be of the yearly value of £20 the yearly profits thereof to be bestowed upon four poor people of the new almshouse erected by Mr. John Penrose, deceased".
  • John Penrose (d.1624), Mayor of Barnstaple in 1620, son-in-law of Richard Beaple, left money for founding of Penrose's Almshouses in Lichdon Street.
Date
Source Own work
Author (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 22:04, 11 January 2016 (UTC))

Licensing

Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current13:00, 15 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 13:00, 15 January 20162,934 × 1,144 (147 KB)LobsterthermidorCorrection, Elizabeth Horwood ("Mrs Paige", founder of Paige's Almshouses) not wife of Gilbert I Paige but a sister-in-law, as revealed by her will
23:15, 11 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 23:15, 11 January 20162,562 × 1,268 (162 KB)LobsterthermidorAdded Alice Horwood
22:04, 11 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 22:04, 11 January 20162,336 × 1,268 (139 KB)Lobsterthermidor{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Diagram showing familial connections between the founders of the principal charities, almshouses and schools in or around the town of Barnstaple, Devon, in the 17th century.}} |Source =own work |Author...
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FoundersOfBarnstapleCharities_17thCentury.png"