Thomas Aveling (b. Abt. 1485, d. Aft. 24 November 1541)
Thomas Aveling (son of John Avelin and Joanna) was born Abt. 1485 in Whittlesey, and died Aft. 24 November 1541 in Whittlesey, Cambridge, England. He married Helen Kelfull on Abt. 1512.
Notes for Thomas Aveling: Source - AJ Aveling Thomas Avelyne, of Whittlesey St Mary, will dated 24th November 1541 -"I Thomas Avelyne the elder of the Paryshe of Whyttleseye Saynte Marye and beyng hole in mynd and of good rememberaunce make my last wyll and testament in thismanor and forme followynge :fyrst, I bequethe my sowlle to God Allmyghtie andour ladye Saynt Marye and my body to be buryed within the churche yarde ofWhyttleseye beforesside: Also I bequethe to the hye awltar XYJD. :Also I wyllhave a sunge dyrge at the daye of my buryall by the syght of my executors :Also bequethe --- (his house to be sold after his wife's death and the moneybestowed for the helthe of my sowlle and all my frendes sowlles) proved lastday of Feb following (viz. Feb. 1542).
Source - JC Aveling BA. M A. To AJ Aveling 1961. How did Thomas earn his living? He was obviously a well-off farmer living in Whittlesey itself; he has a number of Steares. He owned his own house. His lands would pretty certainly be strips in what were still the great common arable fields of the town. His eldest son would succeed him in these holdings. He was rated in the Subsidy [Tax] books for 5 pounds - quite a large sum in those days. He married Ellen [Kelfull?] who survived him . She made her own will as Helen Avelen widow of Whittleseye saynt marie Dec 12th 1556. ..'My sowlle to God Allmyghtie Our Ladye Sancte Marye and alle the blessed companye of heaven...A fine gowne to the saide churche to make a vestment---her pewter platters and flagons--clothes--'[NB.religious conditions were then fast changing. When 1 and 2 above made their Wills,England was a catholic country as it had always been for the last 1,000 years before that and Saint Mary's and Saint Andrew's were catholic churches. Whittlesey then had many religious guilds;the large monasteries towered over the fens;St.Mary's had lights kept burning before statues etc. by the towns people.When Thomas made his Will in 1541 Henry V111 , his King,had broken with the Pope, but , apart from pulling down the monastries , had left the Mass and sacraments. Between the death of Thomas Avelyne in 1542 and his wife Helene's death in 1556,Henry V111's son Edward V1, had had the churches stripped compulsorary of catholic fittings and tried to introduce protestantism. But in 1553 his sister the catholic Queen Mary 1 had succeeded him and restored the full catholic religion..
More About Thomas Aveling: Burial: November 1541, St Mary's, Whittlesey, Cambridge, England. Individual Note: (See Notes). Will: 24 November 1541
More About Thomas Aveling and Helen Kelfull: Marriage: Abt. 1512
Children of Thomas Aveling and Helen Kelfull are:
+Thomas Aveling, b. Abt. 1514, Whittlesey, d. 1558, Whittlesey.
Thomas Aveling (b. Abt. 1485, d. Aft. 24 November 1541)
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