Gloucestershire:
The Stratfords.
The Stratford family.
By Gerald H. Stratford.
Forward.
I have for twenty five years, collected all Documentary evidence relating to the name and
Family of Stratford, and attempted to put down my findings in writing, for future
generations.
All this book consists of, is evidence both from original Documents and copied from
other sources such as different histories written by other writers.
You will find as I have found, confusing and contradictory statements, and each writer or
researcher may have previously proved to their own satisfaction their point , by the
evidence they collected.
Irrelevant to what other writers have written about the Family of Stratford, in one way or
another, I have endeavoured, where possible, to obtain original Documents which have
either been transcribed or photo-copied by myself, from the original, for the references
now produced in this book.
My final remark is that where you find contradictory evidence, you will have to use your
own judgement, as to which account is the truth and which is the figment of other writer's
imagination, or copies of other inaccurate writings, some decisions of which will be
obvious.
- Chapter 1: The Family Name.
- Chapter 2. The Stratford Family Heraldry.
- Chapter 3. Three Bishops and an Archbishop.
- Chapter 4. The Pedigree and Who Married Whom.
- Chapter 5. The Tracys, Dugdales, Throgmortons and Overburys.
- Chapter 6. Farmcote, The House, Manor, and Chapel.
- Chapter 7. Interesting Letters, Will, Notes and Bills.
- Chapter 8. The Stratford's of Bushley, Wythall, Sheffield, and Overstone.
- Chapter 9. The Cotswold Games, The Dovers and Stratford.
- Chapter 10. Stratfords in Warwickshire.
- Chapter 11. The Extinct Earldom.
- Chapter 12. The Last Two Earls and a Claim for The Earldom.
- Chapter 13. Belan, Aldborough, and Stratford House.
Here is a further article giving
detailed information on John Stratford and Tobacco growing in the Cotswolds.
Data transcribed by Colin Hinson from:
A document written by
Gerald H. Stratford in 1988.
Reproduced here by permission
© Gerald H. Stratford.
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