The People of 1381
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Participant
| First name | John |
| Last name | Ferrour |
| Gender | Male |
| Domicile | Rochester,Kent |
| Source | TNA KB 27/485 rex m. 30d |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Location | Role | Charges | Comments on role | View incident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 | Joanna Ferrour leads rebels who burn the Savoy and steals £1000 from John of Gaunt | Joanna wife of John Ferrour of Rochester in the county of Kent went as the chief perpetrator and leader of a great society of rebellious wrongdoers from Kent on Thursday 13 June 1381 to the Savoy in the county of Middlesex and, as an enemy of the king, burned the said manor; she seized a chest containing £1000 and more belonging to John, Duke of Lancaster, and then she put the said chest into a boat on the Thames and made off with it, all the way to Southwark, where she divided the gold between herself and others. | Southwark,Surrey; Savoy Palace,Middlesex | Mentioned | View Incident page | ||
| 4215 | John Ferrour burns the Savoy and steals £1000 | John Ferrour of Rochester came with a great company of insurgent wrongdoers of Kent, as the principal actors and leaders, on Friday 14 June 1381 at the Savoy in the county of Middlesex, and burnt down the said manor as enemies of the king, and took a certain chest, in which there were £1,000 of sterling of John, duke of Lancaster, and more there, and placed and took away the said chest in a certain small ship upon the Thames, and brought it to Southwark and there divided the said gold among themselves. John appears and pleads not guilty; the jury acquit him. Order to William Walleworth to determine whether John is indicted of any crimes in the City of London, as he is one of those exempted from the general pardon; Walleworth returns that there are no indictments. | Southwark,Surrey; Savoy Palace,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4235 | John Ferrour and others burn the Hospital of Clerkenwell and steal a horse | On Friday 14 June 1381 John Ferrour and others came to the house of St John of Jerusalem in England and placed a fire there, and fully burnt down the said house, and they loaded and carried away two horses there with wool, worth six marks. John appears and pleads not guilty; the jury acquit him. Order to William Walleworth to determine whether John is indicted of any crimes in the City of London, as he is one of those exempted from the general pardon; Walleworth returns that there are no indictments. | Hospital of St John,Clerkenwell,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4236 | John Ferrour and others order the beheading of Sudbury and Hales | On Friday 14 June 1381 John Ferrour and others came to the Tower of London, as if the principal leaders, and first of all thrust violent hands upon Simon, late archbishop of Canterbury, and brother Robert Hales, late prior of St John of Jerusalem in England, and dragged them out of the Tower of London and ordered them to be beheaded. John appears and pleads not guilty; the jury acquit him. Order to William Walleworth to determine whether John is indicted of any crimes in the City of London, as he is one of those exempted from the general pardon; Walleworth returns that there are no indictments. | Tower of London,London | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4297 | John Ferrour, Joanna Ferrour and others burn the Savoy and steal £1000 | John Ferrour of Rochester in the county of Kent, David Calvelei, clerk, and Joan Ferrour, wife of the aforesaid John Ferrour, and Roger atte Wode of the county of Kent, came in a great company of insurgent wrongdoers of Kent as the principal actors and leaders on Thursday 13 June 1381, at the Savoy in the county of Middlesex, and they burnt down the said manor as enemies of the king, and they took a certain chest, in which there were £1,000 of sterling of John, duke of Lancaster, and more there, and they placed and carried away the said chest in a certain small ship upon the Thames, and brought it as far as Southwark, and there they divided the said gold between them. | Southwark,Surrey; Savoy Palace,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page | ||
| 4298 | John and Joanna Ferrour and others burn the Hospital of St John and instigate the murders of Sudbury and Hales | On Friday 14 June 1381 John Ferrour of Rochester, Joanna his wife, David Calvelei, clerk, and Roger atte Wode came as the principal actors to the house of St John of Jerusalem in England and placed a fire there, and they fully burnt down the said house, and loaded and carried away two horses there with wool, worth six marks, and that the same John, David, Joan and Roger came at the Tower of London as the principal leaders and thrust violent hands firstly upon Simon, late archbishop of Canterbury, and brother Robert Hales, late prior of St John of Jerusalem in England, abovesaid, and made the aforesaid insurrections, burnings and felonies feloniously and traitorously on the aforesaid day and year, etc. | Tower of London,London; Hospital of St John,Clerkenwell,Middlesex | Accused | View Incident page |
Biographical Information
| Date | Location | Info | Source | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/1386 | John Bradfeld citizen and grocer of London to Sir Thomas Bradfelde clerk his brother, his heirs and assigns. Grant and quitclaim of all the lands, rents and services in Leesne and Earde co. Kent, sometime of John son of John Garton citizen and mercer of London, which they and John Chyngforde citizen and grocer of London lately had by feoffment of John Basse, Thomas Weylond, James Snow, Simon Ingerham and Geoffrey Bircham citizens of London of all those in Lesnes, Erhithe and Bixlee which they the said brothers had by feoffment of John Difford, Walter Potyn clerks, John Hadle, John Hothom, John Norwych and Thomas Evesham citizens of London; of the tenement in Southwerke in the parish of St. George with houses thereupon built which they had by gift of John Essex clerk and Robert Kyng of London 'chaundeller'; and of the two houses in the city of Roucestre which they and Walter Norhampton had by gift of John Marchall otherwise Ferrour of Rouchestre and Joan his wife. Witnesses: John Hadlee, John Cosyn, William Chichely, John Taddelowe, John Basse. Dated London, 3 February 9 Richard II. John Bradfeld (as above) to Sir Thomas Bradfeld clerk his brother. Quitclaim of the messuage in the parish of St. Clement in the city of Rochester called the Hevene with garden adjacent between the city wall to the northward and St. Clements lane to the southward, which they and Walter Norhampton had by feoffment of John Marchal otherwise Ferrour of Roucestre and Joan his wife. Witnesses: John Hadelee, John Hoo, Fulk Horwode, John Tadelowe, John Cosyn. Dated (as the last). | Calendar of Close Rolls, 1385-1389, pp. 248-9 |
Relationships
| person 1 | relationship with person 2 | person 2 | relationship with person 1 | Certainty | Sources | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ferrour ( 24175 ) | Husband | Joanna Ferrour ( 24174 ) | Wife | Certain | ||
| John Ferrour ( 24632 ) | Husband | Joanna Ferrour ( 24634 ) | Wife | Certain |
Other Cases of the Same Person
| Duplicate person | Comments |
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| John Ferrour ( 24632 ) | |
| John Ferrour ( 24175 ) | |
| John Ferrour ( 24632 ) |
