By combining family records with published research done by others, the earliest known ancestor that I have discovered thus far is one Richard Scholes (1510-1550), a yeoman of the village of Lweknor in Oxfordshire, the Parish of Lewknor, in the south-west of the Hundred of Lewton one of the famed Chiltern Hundreds. This was the time of King Henry VIII, who reigned from 1509 to 1547. Richard is my eleven-times great grandfather.
An 16th century ancestor?
Here’s the lineage:
1. Richard SCHOLES (1510 – 1550); m. Agnes; d. 1550 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
2. William SCHOLES (1538 – 1572)
Richard’s Son, b. abt 1538 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire; m. Ellenor NSN; d. 1572 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
William’s Parent Richard SCHOLES (1510), Agnes.
3. William SCHOLES (1572 – 1650)
Richard’s Grandson, b. abt 1572 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire; d. Feb 1650 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
William’s Parent William SCHOLES (1538), Ellenor.
4. William SCHOLES (1615 – 1664)
Richard’s gGrandson, b. abt 1615 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire; m. Ursula NSN; d. Apr 1664 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
William’s Parent William SCHOLES (1572)
5. William SCHOLES (1636 – 1706)
Richard’s ggGrandson; b. abt 1636 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire; m. Jane (Jana?) BELSON; d. Mar 1706 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
William’s Parent William SCHOLES (1615), Ursula NSN
6. Ann SCHOLES (1678 – 1746)
Richard’s gggGranddaughter, b. 1678 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire; m.13 Oct 1707 Robert WHITE at Lewknor, Oxfordshire; d. Jan 1746 at Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
Ann’s Parent William SCHOLES (1636), Jane (Jana?) BELSON (1640)
7. Francis WHITE (1720 – 1807)
Richard’s 4gGrandson, b. abt 08 Dec 1720 at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire; m. 20 May 1768 Mary BEARD at Chinnor, Oxfordshire; d. 12 Jan 1807 at Ashton Rowant, Oxfordshire.
Francis’s Parent Robert WHITE (1673), Ann SCHOLES (1678)
8. Robert WHITE (1772 – 1818)
Richard’s 5gGrandson, b. 1772 at Crowell, Oxfordshire (or Cromwell Notts?); m. Jane TOWERTON; d. 24 Feb 1818 at Ashton Rowant, Oxfordshire.
Robert’s Parent Francis WHITE (1720), Mary BEARD (1748)
9. James WHITE (1803 – ?)
Richard’s 6gGrandson, b. 03 Apr 1803 at Berkshire, England; m. 11 Oct 1828 Charlotte COOPER at Stokenchurch, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire.
James’s Parent Robert WHITE (1772), Jane TOWERTON (1777)
10. Jane WHITE (1833 – 1872)
Richard’s 7gGranddaughter, b. 1833 at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire; m. Nov 1854 William PITHER at Marriage Register 2921, Melbourne, Vic.; d. 01 Jul 1872 at Mickleham, Vic.
Jane’s Parent James WHITE (1803), Charlotte COOPER
11. Charlotte Elizabeth PITHER (1861 – 1948)
Richard’s 8gGranddaughter, b. 03 Oct 1861 at Euroke; m.25 Dec 1885 Henry HITCHCOCK at Euroke, Mickleham, Vic. d. bef 05 Jul 1948 at Edithvale Vic.
Charlotte’s Parent William PITHER (1822), Jane WHITE (1833)
12. William HITCHCOCK (1886 – 1977)
Richard’s 9gGrandson, b. 08 Aug 1886, at Kensington, Vic.; m. 22 Jun 1921 Frances Judith NORTON at St John’s Toorak Vic. d. 1977 at Heidleberg, Vic.
William’s Parent Henry HITCHCOCK (1858), Charlotte Elizabeth PITHER (1861)
13. June Norton HITCHCOCK (1922 – 2004)
Richard’s 10gGranddaughter, b. 31 May 1922 at Edithvale, Vic.; m. 07 Dec 1946 Alexander John MCKINLAY at Geelong Vic.; d. 02 Aug 2004 at Albury, New South Wales
June’s Parent William HITCHCOCK (1886), Frances Judith NORTON (1896)
14. Brian MCKINLAY (1948 – )
Richard’s 11gGrandson.
Brian’s Parent Alexander John MCKINLAY (1923), June Norton HITCHCOCK (1922)