Branthwaite Family

Also spelt Branthwayte, Branthwait

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Miles Branthwait, senior
3. Arthur Branthwait, senior
4. Arthur Branthwait, junior
5. Miles Branthwait
6. Footnotes

Introduction

Miles Branthwait, senior

There is a substantial monument in the church at Hethel to the memory of Myles Branthwaite who died in 1612.

Arthur Branthwait, senior

According to his son’s memorial (see below) Arthur Branthwait senior was the Chief Justice of the Isle of Ely.

Arthur Branthwait, junior

Arthur Branthwaite junior was admitted to a portfolio of 10 pieces of copyhold property in Deopham and Morley at the Court of the Manor of Deopham Hall held on October 10^th 1711. He acquired this property from John Styles.

The Court of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury held on August 11^th 1713 recorded that Arthur Branthwayte was Steward of that Court.

The following memorial¹ in the floor of Hethel church recorded that Arthur Branthwayt, Esquire, died in Bristol in 1724. It noted that he was the son of Arthur Branthwayt, Esquire.

Miles Branthwait

Footnotes

1. This photo of the memorial of Arthur Branthwayt in Hethel Church was taken from https://bracon-ash-and-hethel-history.webnode.page/branthwayte/ where there is more information on the Branthwaytes of Hethel. ↩︎

Date	Change
8/1/26	Published