Table 1: The earliest Laxfield ffyskes

Daniel Fisc of Laxfield, mentioned in the land charter of 1208, likely to have been born between 1150 and 1180.

Hugh (0000) of Laxfield, mentioned as a land holder in a charter dated 1297. Probably born around 1260-1270 and may have been a great grandson of Daniel.

Hugh (000) of Laxfield, probably born about 1300, his earliest mention was as a witness to a land charter dated 1339, he was one of the jurors in the lay subsidy of 1340/41 and featured in further charters up to 1351.

Hugh (00) of Laxfield, probably born about 1330, mentioned in documents dated 1359 and 1361.

Hugh (0) of Laxfield, born about 1370, mentioned in charters dated between 1421 and 1445 along with his son Simon.

Offspring of Hugh (0):

1 – SIMON – of Studhaugh, Laxfield. Born about 1399, he married Susannah Smyth about 1424 then married again to Katherine Crispe after Susannah’s death in around 1433. He was a wheelwright by profession although on a court roll from Easton Bavents dated 1431/32 he was described as a yeoman and held lands there. His will was dated Dec 22 1463, he bequeathed 40s to each of his sons William, Jeffrey, John and Edmund and mentions daughter Margaret Dowsing.

1a – WILLIAM – of Laxfield, born about 1400, married Joan ?, his will was dated March 6, 1462 and was proved on April 21, 1463; it mentions Nicholas Noloth and Johann Smyth.

1b – A DAUGHTER – believed to have married John Noloth of Laxfield and to have been mother of the Nicholas Noloth mentioned above.

Offspring of Simon (1):

2 – WILLIAM – of Studhaugh, Laxfield. Born 1420-1425. Married Joan Lynne of Norfolk about 1443, he was mentioned in Laxfield deeds of 1472/3 and 1476/7. Her will dated July 15 1504 mentions their sons John, Augustine and Simon; sons’ wifes Christian, Elizabeth, Margerye and Anne; and daughters Margery and Margaret. William and Joan were both buried at Hollowen (All Saints) churchyard, Laxfield.

*2a – JOHN, the elder – Born Laxfield about 1428, resided at Diss, Norfolk. Married Elizabeth ? His will dated 1488 mentions his wife and John Fiske, clerk [priest].

3 – JEFFREY – Born at Laxfield 1420-1425, he is mentioned in various deeds of 1472-98. Married Margaret ? His will dated May 3, 1504, mentions sons Jeffrey, Master John [priest] and Simon, and daughters Joan and Maryon. Margaret’s will was dated May 4, 1504, it mentions sons Master John and his brother Jeffrey, and appoints Master John executor. Both wills were proved May 13, 1504.

4 – JOHN, the younger – Born at Laxfield about 1440, married ? there. In a charter dated September 8th, 1500 he was granted land in Laxfield, along with Thomas (7). His will dated Jan 18, 1507, proved Feb 5, 1512, mentions his sons Sir John Ffyske, chaplain, Sir Robert Ffyske, canon of Leiston, Suffolk, and Nicholas. To “Jone”, daughter of Robert, he gives six and eightpence.

5 – EDMUND – Born at Laxfield about 1430, probably resided at Eye, Suffolk. Married Margery ? In a deed of 1472-3 he was a fish trader in Bury St Edmunds. His will was dated Aug 7, 1494.

6 – MARGARET – Born about 1432, married ? Dowsing before 1463.

NB – In addition to the above, Simon’s will mentions another three unmarried daughters, probably born 1434-7. No other details known.

Offspring of William (2):

7 – THOMAS – of Studhaugh, born about 1467, married Annes or Agnes ? about 1486. In a charter dated September 8th, 1500 he was granted land in Laxfield, along with his uncle John (4). He was mentioned in the lay subsidy of Laxfield in 1524-5. His will dated Oct 27, 1525, refers to sons William, Thomas and Henry, daughter Agnes and brother Simon, also mentions lands he owned in Fressingfield, Suffolk. Appoints his sons Henry and Thomas executors, witnesses included his brother Simon and Sir John Fyske, priest. He died in Dec 1525.

9 – AUGUSTINE (or AUSTIN) – Born Laxfield about 1456, married Joan ? about 1485. His willis dated March 15, 1508, mentions wife Joan, sons William and Thomas, brothers Simon and Thomas, also land he owned in Laxfield and Cratfield. He died in 1508.

A SON – born about 1458, married Christian ? who was a legatee in her mother-in-law’s will dated July 15, 1504.

A SON – born about 1462, married Elizabeth ? who was a legatee in her mother-in-law’s will dated July 15, 1504.

11 – SIR JOHN – Born in Laxfield about 1454, he was a priest, resided at Holton, Suffolk. NB – It can be difficult to distinguish between Sir John (11), Master John (16) and Sir John (20), all were priests.

12 – SIMON – Born in Laxfield about 1462. A yeoman, he married firstly either Elizabeth Gould or Margery ? around 1498, and secondly ? His second wife was not mentioned in his will dated July 10, 1536. He was mentioned in various deeds of 1478-1521 and in the lay subsidy of Laxfield in 1524-5. His will mentions son Robert, son William and William’s wife Elizabeth, son Simon, daughters Joan Jerelon, Olive Warne, Margery and Agnes. It refers seperately to his ‘younger children’ (presumably by his second wife): Jeffery, Margery, Joan the younger and Agnes the younger. John ffyske of Holton was supervisor of the will, John Fyske the younger of Holton was among the witnesses. He died in June 1538; resided at Laxfield.

13 – MARGERY – Born about 1450, mentioned in mother’s will.

14 – MARGARET – Born about 1452, mentioned in mother’s will, married name Cosler.

NB – Henry ffiske also gave William (8) and Robert (10) as sons of William (2) but these were not mentioned by G. Andrews Moriarty in his later research and are not in any of the relevant wills.

Offspring of Jeffery (3):

15 – JEFFREY – Born about 1460, married ?; resided at Laxfield and/or Stradbroke, mentioned in deeds of 1495-6 and his parents’ wills of 1504, co-executor with son John of the will of Sir John Fiske of Laxfield in 1536.

16 – MASTER JOHN – A priest, born about 1465, legatee and executor of his parents’ wills in 1504, also supervisor of the will of his brother Simon in 1505. NB – It can be difficult to distinguish between Sir John (11), Master John (16) and Sir John (20), all were priests.

17 – SIMON – of Friston, Suffolk, a legatee and an executor of his father’s will of 1504, married Joan ? His will dated June 25, 1505 mentions three unnamed daughters under the age of twenty. He had lands in Friston, Darsham and Westleton, all in Suffolk.

18 – JOAN (JOHANE) – Born about 1467, mentioned in her father’s will in 1504.

19 – MARYON – Born about 1469, mentioned in father’s will, possibly married Thomas Thrower.

19a – MARGARET – Born about 1472, probably married Geoffrey Crispe, wheelwright, although her father’s will of 1504 names Margaret Kempe as a legatee.

Offspring of John (4):

20 – SIR JOHN – A chaplain or priest, born Laxfield around 1465. His will of 1535 asks that he be buried there next to his mother. It also mentions John and William Fyske of East Dereham, Nfk (33f & 33c); Thomas Fyske of Lowestoft (33e); Jeffrey Fiske the elder of Laxfield (15) and his son John (33a); and John Fyske (43), son of Symond (12). NB – It can be difficult to distinguish between Sir John (11), Master John (16) and Sir John (20), all were priests.

21 – SIR ROBERT – born about 1467, mentioned in the lay subsidy of 1524/5, he was a canon at Leiston Abbey (Premonstratensian).

*21a – NICHOLAS – Born about 1470, married Elizabeth ? He was a bailiff of East Dereham, Norfolk, and had a shop, a dwelling and a workshop there. He also had a house and land at Carbrooke, Norfolk. From references in his will he may have been a chandler (candlemaker) but he was also described as a ‘raffeman’ which was a dealer in saleable rubbish. He died in 1529, his will was dated April 8 in that year and mentions his sons Thomas, John & Ambrose, married daughter Elizabeth and unmarried daughters Cycely, Wyburgh, Anne & Alice

Offspring of Thomas (7): Continues as Table 2

Offspring of Augustine (9):

27 – THOMAS – Born about 1492 at Laxfield, mentioned in father’s will of 1508.

*27a – WILLIAM – Born about 1490, was left land at Cratfield in his father’s will of 1508.

Offspring of Simon (12):

34 – SIMON – Born about 1497 at Laxfield, married firstly Hannah Carpenter in 1523 at Laxfield, secondly in around to Elizabeth ? who was sole executrix of his will which was dated Nov 8 and proved Dec 8, 1549. Her will was dated 1558 at Halesworth, Suffolk. Resided Heckingham, Norfolk and was buried there.

35 – WILLIAM – Born about 1495, mentioned in father’s will, married Elizabeth Symond and resided at Laxfield.

36 – ROBERT – Born Laxfield about 1506, married Alice ? He was the chief beneficiary of his father’s will, being left his house and lands in Laxfield. His own will was dated March 6, 1549 at which time all his children were under the age of 21. Executors were his wife, John Jacob of Forncett, and Edmund Crispe of Laxfield. He died 1550-51, resided Laxfield.

37 – JOAN – Born about 1498, married name Jerelon in her father’s will.

38 – JEFFREY – Born about 1514, mentioned in father’s will as one of his ‘younger children’.

40 – AGNES – Born about 1508, of Laxfield in 1539.

41 – THOMAS – born about 1508.

43 – JOHN – Born about 1504, mentioned as residing in Laxfield in 1568 and probably also in 1585. Not mentioned in his father’s will but was mentioned in the will of Sir John Fiske, priest, dated Oct 2, 1535, as a son of Symond.

*43a – OLIVE – Born about 1502, married name Warne, mentioned in father’s will.

*43b – MARGERY – Born about 1512, mentioned in father’s will as one of his ‘younger children’.

*43c – JOAN, the younger – Born about 1516, mentioned in father’s will as one of his ‘younger children’.

*43d – AGNES, the younger – Mentioned in father’s will as one of his ‘younger children’.

Offspring of Jeffery (15):

*33a – JOHN – Alive in 1536 when he and his father were legatees and executors of the will of Sir John Fiske of Laxfield (priest).

*33b – RICHARD – Born around 1480, resided at Broadgates, Laxfield. It is believed that he left a will dated 1565.

Offspring of Nicholas (21a):

*33c – WILLIAM – Born about 1500, resided East Dereham, Norfolk. Mentioned in his uncle’s will of 1535.

*33d – AMBROSE – Born about 1503, married ? before April 8, 1529. Resided at Wells-next-the-sea, Nfk in 1520 and East Dereham in 1529.

*33e – THOMAS – Born about 1505, possibly the Thomas mentioned as residing in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 1535 in his uncle’s will.

*33f – JOHN – Born about 1507, married ? before April 8, 1529. Resided at East Dereham, Nfk. He was an executor of his father’s will. Mentioned in his uncle’s will of 1535.

*33g – ELIZABETH – Married William Pointer of East Dereham before April 8, 1529, mentioned in her father’s will.

*33h-33k – CYCELY, WYBURGH (fem), ANNE & ALICE – All unmarried and apparently under age when included in their father’s will of 1529.

Offspring of Simon (34): Continues as Table 2a

Offspring of Richard (33b): Continues as Table 3

Offspring of Robert (36):

78 – NICHOLAS – Born about 1545, mentioned as being under twenty at the time of his father’s will in 1549, features in the Laxfield lay subsidy of 1568.

79 – ANNE – Under fifteen at the time of her father’s will in 1549, bequeathed by him a house “lately bought of John Storke of Laxfild as it is enclosed, to have it at fifteen years of age”.

80 – CHRISTIAN – Under twenty at the time of her father’s will.

* An asterisk before their number indicates that person was not listed by Henry ffiske in Fiske Family Papers.