Draper. Alderman and Mayor of Norwich.∼Thomas Aldrich, Draper, Alderman of Norwich
1473–1529
BIRTH 1473 • Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
DEATH 17 JUL 1529 • Norwich, Norfolk, England
About Thomas Aldrich, Draper, Alderman of Norwich
Originally from Yarmouth, Thomas Aldrich served as the Sheriff (1497) and Mayor of Norwich (1507, 1516)

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Will of Thomas Aldrythe or Aldryche, Alderman of Norwich, Norfolk http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D948760

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Reference:PROB 11/23/147 Description:
Will of Thomas Aldrythe or Aldryche, Alderman of Norwich, Norfolk
Date: 17 July 1529 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record
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Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society Collection

NNAS G1-2 (originally Bookcase G, lockers 1-2)
Deeds relating to property in Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead, Postwick, Thorpe Episcopi, Brundall, Witton, Rackheath, etc.
CatalogueRef NNAS G1/10/3
Title Quitclaim, William Stiward of Norwich, gent., to Robert Longe, lister, Robert Osbern, baker, Thomas Aldriche, draper, John Randolf, draper, all citizens of Norwich: right in piece of arable land of 3 acres in Great Plumstead (abuttals include Brundale Olandes), excepting rents and services owing to manor of Brundall, if any
Date 21 Apr 1490
Level Piece
Repository Norfolk Record Office
Extent 1 parchment
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Arrangement Formerly in G2/3
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Charles John Palmer, The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth, Vol. I, p. 108

William Aldrich was first bailiff in 1468. His grandson, Alderman Thomas Aldrich of Norwich, who "lyeth buried in our Lady's chapel in St. Michael's church at ye plee, had sixteen children. He was the ancestor of the Aldrichs of Norwich, and Mangreen in Norfolk. They bore or. a fesse vert, charged with a bull passant arg.

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Norfolk Record Office: Bradfer-Lawrence Collection Medieval Deeds Original Groups of Deeds collected by Bradfer-Lawrence Miscellaneous deeds relating to Norwich, Calthorpe, Horsham, Helhoughton, Hockwold, South Creake, Tilney, etc.

CatalogueRef BL/MD 17/8/1-2
Title Deeds to property in the Burnhams, Thomas Aldryche, alderman of Norwich, to Edmund Brydon, 1502, and William Gober, clerk, to Oliver Reynes, 1529
Date 1502-1529
Level Piece
Repository Norfolk Record Office
Extent 2 documents
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Access Status Open
Language Latin
CatalogueStatus Catalogued
Norfolk Record Society Manuscripts

CatalogueRef NRS 3458, 11F7
Title Charter: Feoffment. Thomas Wurcestir, citizen of Norwich, goldsmith, at the request of Margaret Broun, widow and executrix of the will of John Broun late citizen of Norwich, draper, to Thomas Aldrich, citizen and alderman of Norwich, Leonard Spenser, gent., and John Botyller, citizen of Norwich, draper.
Date 27 Aug 1505
Description Tenement with buildings etc. belonging in St George Tombland, Norwich, before the gates of the Cathedral. Seal.
Level Piece
Repository Norfolk Record Office
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Custodial History Lord Suffield
Norfolk Record Society Manuscripts Bulwer Additional

CatalogueRef NRS 25086, 137X5
Title Charter Indented: Feoffment. Thomas Aldryche citizen and alderman of Norwich and Godfrey Russell, chaplain, to Agnes Russell of Heydon, widow, John Skyward of the same, Geoffrey Kempe of Wodebridge and Henry Dynne of Heydon.
Date 14 Feb 1515
Description Messuage builded in Heydon with walls, garden and land in the same. Seal and portion of seal.
Level Piece
Repository Norfolk Record Office
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Parish Records of St Andrew, Norwich Charities Mundes's Charity Estate in the parish of St George Colegate, Norwich Bundle of Deeds marked 'Deeds relating to the Gift of Mr Roger Mundes of houses in St George at Colegate for the Benefit of the Poor'

CatalogueRef PD 165/131/D
Title Conveyance of a tenement with building in the parish of St George Colegate, Norwich
Date 1518-1556
Description The property also included a stone wall with gutters on the north side, a stone wall on the south side, and half of a well and the right to carry water, and abutted on the tenement of Alice Holson, recently parcel of the same to the north, tenements recently of Richard Soulawe, recently parcel of the same, to the south, a messuage recently of Robert Jarmys to the east and the road to the west. It was conveyed by Thomas Aldryche and John Clark to Robert Soulawe and Peter Marlyng, 1518. With further conveyances, 1520, 1522, 1546, 1556 (twice).
Level Piece
Repository Norfolk Record Office
Extent 4 parchments
Norfolk Record Society Manuscripts CatalogueRef NRS 8847, 21F2 Title Indenture of Bargain and Sale. (1) Rauff Wylkyns citizen and alderman of Norwich, Thomas Alblaster, parson of Bathele, and others, exors of Robert Norgate. (2) Thomas Aldrych of Norwich, gent. Date 16 Jun 1530 Description Land in Cawston. Abuttals annexed. 3 seals and tag. Level Piece Repository Norfolk Record Office Ref No Tree iconSee where this entry fits within the collection as a whole Custodial History Bulwer Access Status Open

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From Pam Wilson's research files:

Cozene, Hardy and Kent's "The Mayors of Norwich, 1403-1835" say that Thomas Aldrich was a draper (i.e., a cloth merchant) and was sheriff of Norwich in 1497 and mayor in 1507 and 1516. [This would place his birthdate at 1473 rather than the 1489 as indicated below.] See below for an account of the city politics in which Thomas Aldrich was involved.

Other Norwich, Norfolk records collected by Connie Service say he was born c 1489 and was Mayor of Norwich in 1516, and married Elizabeth Wood [Cozene, Hardy and Kent say he married Elizabeth Clark, the daughter of sheriff Gregory Clark].

Archibald Bennett's account: "THOMAS ALDRICH, son of William, was born around 1473 probably in Yarmouth. He removed to the city of Norwich, and became Alderman there. The records of the Guild of St. George, Norwich, 1389-1547, show that THOMAS ALDRED was listed October 13, 1488; THOMAS ALDRYCHE April 6, 1496; THOMAS ALDRICHE March 17, 1497; THOMAS ALDRYCHE April 7, 1525. These spellings show the changing characteristics of the surname at that early date."

Bennett continues: "He married ELIZABETH WOOD, of Fulborne, Cambridge. They were the parents of sixteen children, twleve of whom died young. The husband and wife are both buried in Our Lady's Chapel in St. Michael's Church in Norwich."

[Archibald Bennett, "Introduction" to Rulon C. Allred's The Allred Family in America (Salt Lake City, 1965), pp.1-36 ff.]

LDS Ancestral File supplied earlier birth date, marriage date, wife's birth date, and husband's death date. The LDS IGI says he was born around 1472 in Greater Yarmouth, Norfolk. Here, I use Bennett's date, since his work is the best-researched.

Quotes from Cozene, Hardy and Kent: The Mayors of Norwich, 1403-1835

"Thomas Aldrich, a draper, was sheriff in 1497 and mayor in 1507 and 1516. During both years of his mayorality he went to London on city business. His merchant's mark (dated 1510) is recorded by Ewing. His father and grandfather, each named William, had been bailiffs of Yarmouth. There is some confusion in the pedigree in the Herald's Visitations, but it seems that he married once only, namely Elizabeth daughter of Gregory Clark (sheriff 1477). Among his issue were Thomas, mayor in 1558 and Margaret "whiche died in hir floryiching youthe" in 1535 and was buried in Yelverton. His eldest son was Gregory and his daughter Anne married Ralf Wilkins, mayor in 1527. He resided in the parish of St.Michael-at-Plea, and owned property in Ber Street and in Swardeston (Mangreen Hall), Dunston and Hemlyngton. He died between January 1528-9 and the following July and was buried in the Lady Chapel in St. Michael-at-Plea. His will was proved in the P.C.C."

"Thomas Codde was one of the most worthy men that ever served the office of mayor. He was sheriff in 1540 and mayor in 1549. He was again chosen on Michaelmas Day 1555 on the death of Felix Puttock, the then mayor. He took his charge on the Sunday before Midsummer Day 1549. He, with Thomas Aldrich, signed the petition of grievances, organised by Kett, and he was therefore in favour with the rebels, when they encamped round about the city. But the city was his first care and he denied them passage and urged them to moderation. Kett, however, imprisoned Codde and Aldrich in Mount Surrey on Saint Leonard's hill, but afterwards released Codde. The citizens feared that the rebels would destroy him, for they cried: "Let us come together to-morrow, for we shall see a cod's head sold in the camp for a penny." However, he spent most of his tIme in the camp, and appointed Augustine Steward his deputy. It is said that when Kett demanded the keys of the city, Codde answered: "I will qive the blood and and life out of my body before I will by villany trecherously forsake the city, or through fear or cowardice wickedly cast off my allegiance to my king." This great rebellion having at length been ended, he retired to live in his house in King Street, which stood opposite the church of the Greyfriars and was, about 1860, occupied by Thomas Lound. In 1936 it was the residence of Walter Riley, Lord Mayor."

The Colman Manuscript Collection Title Deeds Norfolk Norwich, St Andrew Level Piece Repository Norfolk Record Office Title Deeds of tenement between the Casteldike south and Cotelerowe north Date 1419-1662 Extent 21 parchments and files CatalogueRef COL 1/68-98 Description Conveyed by grant (enrolled Norwich City) by John Esterford, parson of Bixley, to John Biskelie, John Folsham, Robert Baas and Thomas Ryncham in 1419 who in same year enfeoffed (by deed similarly enrolled) John Sparhauk and wife Christiana, John Neweman and Reginald Galys, on condition of payment of 24 marks silver. Subsequent conveyances are: 1446 John Drolle to William Wyrmod, chaplain, Thomas Grys and John Cosseye (quitclaim); 1455 Christiana Sparhauk, widow, to William Wyrmod, parson of Bergh next Thurton, Robert Broun, sen., Thomas Grys, John Drolle and John Cosseye; 1458 John Beclys to John Thornege, chaplain (quitclaim); 1458 Thornege to John Rudclyff, Richard Broun, John Beclys, Robert Roo, Richard Ynnmes, Reginald Godfrey and wife Alice and Robert Ryall, chaplain; 1485 Beclys and Ryall to Robert Godfrey, esq., and William Crosse; 1497 John Godfrey, clerk, to Thomas Shenkwyn, archdeacon of Sudbury, Henry Heydon and Philip Calthorp, knights, William Gurnay, sen., esq., Simon Donne, gent., Thomas Aldrying, Geoffrey Styward, Thomas Large and John Broun, draper; 1505 Calthorp, Gurnay Aldrich and Large to Thomas Rede, clerk, and Geoffrey Newman, clerk; 1505 Rede and Newman to Laurence Cook, Robert Godfrey, Roger Tounesende, esq., Thomas Aldryche and Thomas Plumpsted; 1522 Roger Tounesend, knight, and Thomas Aldryche at instance of Robert Jannys and wife Margaret lately wife of Laurence Cook and his executrix to said Robert and Margaret, Henry Fuller, Robert Garnard and Peter Marlyng; 1523 (enrolled) grantees in last to William and Christopher Amys, Adam Hardyngham and William Jenkynson, clerk; 1529 grantees in last to William Rogers, Robert Jannys, Henry Salter, Edmund Wood, Thomas Rede and Thomas Barker; 1530 grantees in last to Robert Evan and John Newton (attached, agreement re bond debt of Thomas Clerk to William Rogers of £60 purchase money for said property, 1530); 1541 Newton to John Key and wife Alice late wife of Thomas Clerk; 1541 (enrolled) Key and Alice to William Rogers; 1541 Rogers to the Keys, on condition of payment of 21 marks.

The property, now described as messuage, stable, buildings and garden passed John Key to Fabian Caston 1563, Caston and wife Eleanor to William Turnour 1569, and Turnour and wife Susanna to Laurence Wattes 1570. In 1593 James Bowgen, mercer, mortgaged it by long lease (together with garden in parish of St Michael at Plea, Norwich, on Castle Ditch south, Lamberdes Close as divided cont. 20a. in Bramerton, and 1a. land or wood in Kirby Bedon near Postywaye and Wardes waye) to Joan Suckelinge, widow, and in 1599 she assigned to Nicholas Herne, esq., and Peter Barker, subject to lease for seven years to William Sheringham. Also in 1599 Francis Bolton, esq., conveyed messuage and house in parish of St Andrew part occupied by William Sheringham to Alderman Thomas Sotherton and William Johnson, gent., together with the property in Bramerton and Kirby. In 1599 Herne and Barker assigned the mortgage to alderman Richard Tolye and in 1606 Tolye conveyed it to John Tolye in consideration of his marriage with Katherine Elcocke. In 1662 William Edgelie and Sarah his wife settled the property, described as messuage and two tenements with shop, 'cellars sollers lodgeing roomthes stables' etc., to use of Ambrose Monye, gent., Ann his wife and William their son. There are a number of medieval seals including merchants' marks (nos. 69, 71, 72).

Norfolk Record Society Manuscripts CatalogueRef NRS 3458, 11F7 Title Charter: Feoffment. Thomas Wurcestir, citizen of Norwich, goldsmith, at the request of Margaret Broun, widow and executrix of the will of John Broun late citizen of Norwich, draper, to Thomas Aldrich, citizen and alderman of Norwich, Leonard Spenser, gent., and John Botyller, citizen of Norwich, draper. Date 27 Aug 1505 Description Tenement with buildings etc. belonging in St George Tombland, Norwich, before the gates of the Cathedral. Seal. Level Piece Repository Norfolk Record Office Ref No Tree iconSee where this entry fits within the collection as a whole Custodial History Lord Suffield Access Status Open

Long of Dunston Title Deeds: Norfolk Newton Flotman and Gowthorpe Level Piece Repository Norfolk Record Office Title Deeds of the manor of Gowthorpe, the advowson of Newton Flotman, fishery at Hertfordbrygge, and lands in Gowthorpe, Newton, Mangreen, Swardeston, Dunston, etc. Date 1526-1628 Extent 6 parchments CatalogueRef DUN 71/9, 19-23, 106X5; DUN (A) 12, 495X2 Description Conveyed in 1526 from Thomas Aldryche, alderman of Norwich, Leonard Spencer and William Knyghtley, gents, to John Clerk, alderman of Norwich, and wife Agnes, following recovery against Edward Boleyn, knight, and in 1531 reversion conveyed by William Halse, Esq., and wife Agnes, Clerk's, widow, and Clerk's executors to William Rede, sen., and then by William Rede, sen., Thomas Rede, clerk, his brother and William Rede, jun., to Augustine Stywarde. In 1566 Stywarde conveyed the property, together with the manor of Welborne, to uses, and in 1592 William Steward, Esq., varied uses on same property and capital messuage in parish of St Peter Hungate, Norwich. In 1600 and 1609 William Stewarde, gent., and Grisell his wife and Thomas their son were parties to agreements to levy final concord and suffer recovery concerning the same property, tenements and lands (described) in Keswick, Cringleford, Eaton and Intwood being excepted in 1600. In 1628 Thomas Steward, Esq., Mary his wife and Christopher Layer sold to Dame Julian Berney, widow, the manor of Gowthorpe, the advowson of Newton Flotman, the fishery, Gowthorpe Hall in Swardeston with the Oakeyard, dovehouse etc. cont. 13a. and lands (described in schedule) in Swardeston, Gowthorpe, Swainsthorpe, Intwood, Mulbarton, Dunston, Caistor St Edmund, Mangreen, Markshall and Kenningham, save land south of the heath and of Ikling grene way, messuage in Mangreen etc. Seals inc. rabbit and intaglio.

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Aldriche, Thomas: Norfolk

Court of Wards and Liveries: Inquisitions Post Mortem. Aldriche, Thomas: Norfolk.
Collection:Records of the Court of Wards and LiveriesDate range: 22 April 1542 - 21 April 1543 Reference:WARD 7/1/27Subjects:Landed estates
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C7814385 Aldriche, Thomas: Norfolk

Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I. Aldriche, Thomas: Norfolk.
Collection:Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissionsDate range: 22 April 1542 - 21 April 1543 Reference:C 142/66/37Subjects:Landed estates.
Source: https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Aldrich-Draper-Alderman-of-Norwich/5393324463140025707