Two more medieval Drysdales popped up - in 1346 and 1416

[Ronald Drysdale]

Hi all, 

I recently came across some impeccable sources for 2 separate Richard Druesdales [not Trusdales!] in England as follows:

Richard de Druesdale - served in France (Battles of Crecy & Calais) in Edward III's army in the years 1346/7

https://archive.org/stream/CrecyAndCalais/Cr%C3%A9cy_and_Calais_djv...

Also one Richard Druesdale who is mentioned at Stafford debtors court in 1416 - barber [or barber surgeon]

https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/CP40/621

http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no621/aCP40no621fronts/IMG_0067.htm

Translation from Latin:

William Markys of Bristol, merchant, by his attorney offered himself on the fourth day towards Richard Druesdale of Stafford, in the County of Stafford, Barber, and Richard, Ferrour or Smith, of Stafford in the County of Stafford, Ferrour [Farrier or Ferrour: Horse Shoer - often referred to as a Blacksmith], concerning a plea that either of them should render to the same (William) thirty pounds which to the same (William) they owe and unjustly detain &c And they did not come..

It's possible that these 2 Drysdales (Druesdales) are father & son and may also be errant relatives of the Dryfesdale Barony viz. Sir Humphrey de Bois, of Dryfesdale, who was slain at Lochmaben in 1333 etc.

Best regards

[William Douglas]

Good find!
These publications are hard to search when so many names have large variations in spelling.

W

[Ronald Drysdale]

Hi William,

I'm currently trawling gradually through the extensive Familysearch library and this allows me the luxury of using wildcards in the search terms [dr*sd*l*] hence a few unusual results are turning up.

Best regards

Ron

[Ronald Drysdale]

Happy New Year to all!

It seems like there was an active branch of the Drysdale family living in the Stafford area for some time in the 1400s & 1500s & possibly earlier.

Best regards