The Highworth Parish records show that Thomas was married to Katharine, but the marriage is not recorded in Wiltshire and to date it has not been possible to find out place and date of marriage, death or her maiden name. They had the following family:
| Marian | 1643-43 | |
| William | 1644-1720 | m Mary Pitman in 1672 |
| Thomas | 1647 | |
| Henry | 1650-1722 | see next section |
Thomas was of age during both the war against the Scots in 1639-40 and the Civil War 1642-48. It is not known if he had to fight in either, but in the latter the Wiltshire Trained Bands were called out for Parliament and when the Royalists controlled the area the Constables had to provide pressed men for their side. The county was much fought over and it was obviously a very difficult and hungry period in which to live, especially in the Winter months when troops were billeted on local people who would be expected to provide their 'guests' with food and lodging for which they received little or no payment - this was known as 'free quarter'. During the war there was also soaring inflation.
Before the Civil War Highworth was of some importance, its cattle market was the largest in the county and supplied Oxford. From 1645 as a result of the Civil War its growth and prosperity declined and it was replaced in importance by Swindon. Highworth was not a healthy place to live in as it seems that the period of rapid growth had placed a heavy strain on the town's sanitation and in 1646 the plague arrived. Henry's family in the next section shows the heavy death toll.
Thomas died early (aged 32) in 1649, probably unexpectedly and in the difficult times at the end of the Civil War he left no will, as a result it has not been possible to find out his occupation. The church records note that there were many burials in 1649. His family are shown at Annex A to this section.
It has not been possible to assess Thomas's status from any taxation records as the only one existing for the Highworth Hundred during his working life is the Subsidy of 1641 (PRO EI79/I99/403), in general only the wealthier (ie. those with more than £I in land and £3 in goods) were taxed at this time, half a dozen or so in villages, twenty to forty in most towns, 39 in Highworth and 230 in the hundred.
In addition there was also the voluntry Collection in Aid of the Distressed Protestants in Ireland of 1642 (PRO SP28/195). In the former neither he nor his fathers eldest brother William (see previous section) were well enough off to be taxed and in the latter only his Uncle William is listed as contributing 6s.
Parish records show that Thomas's eldest son William married Mary Pitman in 1672 and that he was a Glover, their family was:
| Mary | 1673 | ||
| John | 1676 | ||
| Catharine | 1678- | ) | |
| Elizabeth | 1679- | ) | one daughter died in 1689 and another in 1691 |
| Sarah | 1682- | ) | |
| Martha | 1684- | ) | |
| Joanna | 1687- | ) |
Parish records show that Thomas's eldest son William married Mary Pitman in 1672 and that he was a Glover, their family was:
Mary 1673 -
John 1676 -
Catharine 1678 - )
Elizabeth 1679 - ) one daughter died
Sarah 1632 - ) in 1689 and another
Martha 1684 - ) in I691.
Joanna 1687 _
John is mentioned in Henry's will - see Section 5. See also Note below. Thomas's second son also called Thomas was alive in 1722, as he was also mentioned in Henry's will in the next section, but his occupation and place of residence have not yet been found.
Henry, the youngest son of Thomas and Katharine was baptised nearly 6 months after his father's death. A poor copy of the appropriate page of the Highworth Church Register is on the next sheet, it reads "Henry son of Katyn Brind widow Baptised 31 January" (1650).
Note. In 1950 H G Brind produced a large family tree and claimed to be descended from John's son who was also called John (1703-94), but further research has found that there is no record of this John getting married or of having any children. |
From Henry's will in the next section it appears that Thomas's second son, Thomas, was alive in 1722, but his occupation and place of residence are unknown.
Henry, the youngest son of Thomas and Katharine was born nearly 6 months after his father's death. A poor copy of the appropriate page of the Highworth Church Register follows, it reads "Henry son of Katyn Brind widdow Baptised 31 January" (1650).
Annex A to Section 4
| A | B | C |
| 1. Marion Sep 24, 1643- Dec 11, 1643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. William 1644-1720 Glover m Mary Pitman 1672 |
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| 3. Thomas 1647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Henry Jan 31, 1650- Jan 22, 1722 Cordwinder /innholder m Elizabeth Wilde April 20, 1674 | see next Section |
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| Index | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | Section 5 | Section 6 | Section 7 | Section 8 | Section 9 | Section 10 |
Draft Pedigree of Brind of Wanborough & Stanton Fitz-Herbert
See Hugh's trees from 1950