18 Aug 2023
Wife: Elizabeth Hempsted
Born: ABT 1738 1 Died: 20 Jun 1771 1 (see note 1) Buried: 23 Jun 1771 in Trumpington (see note 2) Father: Mother:
Husband: Elias Bland Married: 28 Aug 1764 in Cambridge (see note 3)
Born: ABT 1736 Christened: 4 Apr 1736 in Trumpington (see note 4) Occupation: 1763 Gamekeeper 2 (see note 5) Died: 9 Nov 1779 1 (see note 6) Buried: 12 Nov 1779 in Trumpington (see note 7) Father: Elias Bland ( - 1776) Mother: Mary _____ Other spouse 1 Notes
M Child 1: Thomas Bland Born: ABT 1764 Christened: 1 Jul 1765 in Trumpington (see note 8) Occupation: 1788 Victualler (see note 9) Resided: 1805 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington 3 Occupation: 1807 Publican Died: 4 Apr 1807 1 (see note 10) Buried: 20 Apr 1807 in Trumpington (see note 11) Probate: 1808 in Ely Consistory Court (see note 12) Wife: Mary Stacey Hayles b. ABT 1760 d. 1816 Birth name: Mary Stacey Married: 15 Jul 1784 in Trumpington (see note 13)
M Child 2: William Bland Born: ABT 1766 Christened: 9 Oct 1766 in Trumpington (see note 14) Died: 1766 Buried: 14 Oct 1766 in Trumpington (see note 15)
F Child 3: Elizabeth Bland Born: ABT 1768 Christened: 17 Nov 1768 in Trumpington (see note 16) Census: 1841 in Trumpington (see note 17) Died: 1847 Buried: 9 Jul 1847 in Trumpington (see note 18) Probate: 1847 in Ely Consistory Court (see note 19) Husband: Matthew Wright b. ABT 1763 d. 1846 Married: 22 Nov 1786 in Trumpington (see note 20)
F Child 4: Ann Bland Born: ABT 1770 Christened: 7 Jun 1770 in Trumpington (see note 21) Died: 1818 Buried: 1818 in Cambridge 4 (see note 22) Husband: James Whiley Married: 1792 in Cambridge 5 (see note 23)
Sources: (1) Monumental Inscriptions transcript. (2) Newspaper report. (3) Probate record. (4) National Burial Index. (5) Phillimore Marriages.
Event Notes Note (1) No. 204 age 33 Note (2) Jun 23 BLAND Eliz Note (3) A tree on ancestry.co.uk has her as Elizabeth Hempsted, marrying Elias Bland on 28 Aug 1764. Confirmed by references to marriages at Cambridge St Botolph on Cambridgeshire FHS website Note (4) Apr 4 BLAND Elias son of Elias & Mary Note (5) See notes Note (6) No. 204. Age 43 Note (7) Nov 12 BLAND Elias Note (8) Jul 1 BLAND Thomas son of Elias & Elizabeth [BT Jul 7] Note (9) In will of his wife's grandmother, Mary Stacey widow, signed 1788, she refers to Thomas Bland victualler Note (10) No. 205 Note (11) Apr 20 BLAND Thomas 42 publican Note (12) Left the Green Man and adjoining land to his wife (unnamed). Then in trust with trustees cousin William Bland of Cambridge cordwainer (executor) and Johnson Fowell of Cambridge gentleman to sell to son Elias for £1000. If Elias refuses or has died, and similarly down this line, to be sold for £100 to son William, then son Benjamin then daughter Mary. If she refuses or has died, then trustees to sell, and proceeds to be divided equally between the four children. Also £20 each to sisters Elizabeth wife of Matthew Wright and Ann wife of James Whiley Note (13) Jul 15 BLAND Thomas singleman otp HAILES Mary singlewoman otp wits: H HUMPHREYS, Robert COLEMAN Note (14) Oct 9 BLAND William son of Elias & Eliz Note (15) Oct 14 BLAND Wm [BT William] son of Elias & Eliz Note (16) Nov 17 BLAND Elizabeth dau of Elias & Elizabeth Note (17) Age 54 (sic), with Matthew Wright Note (18) Jul 9 WRIGHT Elizabeth otp 70 Note (19) Administration granted to her son William Wright of Cambridge, confectioner Note (20) Nov 22 WRIGHT Matthew singleman otp BLAND Elizabeth singlewoman otp by lic wits: Thos BLAND, Wm OSTLER Note (21) Jun 7 BLAND Ann dau of Elias & Elizabeth Note (22) St Botolph, age 46 Note (23) St Botolph Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index