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HOLBORN, John (Holborne)
- 1699 Has 5 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.
- 1667-
Name HOLBORN, John (Holborne) Gender Male Death 1699 West Walton, Norfolk 
Burial 11 Jan 1698/99 West Walton, Norfolk Person ID I6188 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father HOLBORN, John (Holburne-Hoborne), b. 1623, Edenham, Lincolnshire, England d. 1675, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 52 years) Mother .........., Martha d. 1667, West Walton, Norfolk Family ID F2371 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 SPENCER, Margrett d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 4 Apr 1668 West Walton, Norfolk Family ID F2372 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 Marriage Between 1676 and 1677 Children 1. HOLBORN, Susanna (Holborne) d. 1694, West Walton, Norfolk [Father: natural]2. HOLBORN, William (Hoborne) d. 1681, West Walton, Norfolk [Father: natural]3. HOLBORN, John (Hoborne), b. 1677, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1694, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 17 years)4. HOLBORN, Thomas (Hoborne), b. 1678, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1680, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 2 years)5. HOLBORN, Robert (Hoborn-Hoborne), b. 1679, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1680, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 1 year)6. HOLBORN, Elizabeth (Hoborne), b. 1681, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1690, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 9 years)7. HOLBORN, Thomas (Hoborne-Huborne), b. 1682, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1682, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 0 years) [Father: natural]8. HOLBORN, Mary (Hoborne), b. 1683, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1690, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 7 years)9. HOLBORN, Daniel (Hoborne), b. 1685, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1685, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 0 years)10. HOLBORN, Mathew (Hoborne), b. 1686, West Walton, Norfolk d. 1686, West Walton, Norfolk (Age 0 years) [Father: natural]Family ID F2373 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Event Map 
Marriage - 4 Apr 1668 - West Walton, Norfolk 
Death - 1699 - West Walton, Norfolk Burial - 11 Jan 1698/99 - West Walton, Norfolk = Link to Google Earth
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Notes
JOHN HOLBORNE or HOLBOURNE -1700
John HOLBOURNE junior married Margaret SPENCER at West Walton, Norfolk, on 4 April 1668.
(ATs for 1668/69 but not in the PR)
Martha, the daughter of John HOBORNE and Margaret, was baptised at West Walton, Norfolk, on 9 November 1672.
(PR)
No burial of Margaret at West Walton has been found, nor a record of John's second marriage to Elizabeth, but both events took place before March 1667 when the first of John and Elizabeth's ten children was born.
According to a booklet on West Walton Church published circa 1967 one of the 5 bells hung in the tower bears the inscription "+ John Holburn C.W.., Tobias Norris made me 1699." [C.W. = Church Warden?]
John HOLBORNE (sic) was buried at West Walton, Norfolk, on 11 January 1699/1700.
(www.freereg.org.uk has 11 January 1699. His will was made on 30 September 1699 and proved at Norwich on 6 April 1700)
The will of John HOLBOURNE of West Walton, Norfolk [clauses separated for clarity]
Extract of Personal Names:
Elizabeth HOLBOURNE his loving wife
James [illegible] from whom he bought Wilton's Yard
Henry MEADOW from whom he bought land
John HODGES or HEDGES tenant
John HOLBOURNE his nephew [under 21], son of his brother Richard HOLBOURN(E)
Matthew HOLBOURN[sic] his half brother
Richard ODEY witness
Abraham WARDALE witness
Joseph DANES witness
"In the Name of God Amen
I John HOLBOURNE of West Walton in marshland in the County of Norfolk Yeoman being in health of Body and of sound & perfect Mind and memory praised be all mighty God but considering Frailtie and Incertaintie of this [illegible] and life doe make and ordaine this my last Will and testament in manner Following -
That is to say Firstly I commend my Soule in the hands of my Faithfull Creator and of Jesus Christ my alone Saviour and Redeemer in hopes of a glorious Resurrection after this fraile life is ended And my Body I Committ to the Earth to be decently buried aft the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and for the worldly goods and estate which God of his goodness hath bestowed upon mee I give devise and Bequeath the same as hereafter Followeth First concerning my Reall estate of LaLands tenements and hereditaments whereof I stand seized I haveing first surrendred (sic) all my Coppy-hold lands & Tenements according according (sic) to the custome of mannor whereof they are holden To such uses as shall be expressed in my last will and Testament
Item I give and Bequeath unto my loveing Wife Elizabeth all those my two messuages or tenements with their appurtenances situate lyeing and being in [illegible: = Wisbech?] in the Isle of Ely & County of Cambridge [illegible] place there called Wilton's Yard bought of James [illegible] And allsoe all those eight acres and five Roods of Freehold Land in marshland aforesaid lyeing and being in West Walton marsh in the said County of Norfolk bought of Henry MEADOW now in my owne occupation to hold the said two messuages or Tenements and eight acres and two Roods of Marsh Land aforesaid unto my said loveing Wife Elizabeth her heires and Assignes For ever
Item I give devise and Bequeath unto my said loveing Wife Elizabeth all that my Coppyhold messuage or Tenement & one acre of Customary Land lyeing in Church Field in West Walton aforesaid now in the Possession of John HODGES [or HEDGES?] to hold the same unto my said loveing Wife Elizabeth and her assigns for and dureing the terme of her naturall Life & after her Decease I give and bequeath my said Coppyhold messuage or tenement and one acre of Customary Land unto my nephew John HOLBOURNE Sonn of Richard HOLBOURNE my Brother if he attaine his age of one and twenty Yeares his heires and Assigns for ever but if my said Nephew John HOLBOURNE dye or departe this life before he attaines his sd age of one and twenty Yeares and have noe heires of his body lawfully Begotten Then I give the same after my said loveing wife's Elizabeth decease unto Matthew HOLBOURN my halfe Brother his Heires and Assigns
Item I give and Bequeath unto my loveing Brother Richard HOLBOURN Five pounds of lawful English money to be paid him or his assignes within six months of my decease
Item I give and Bequeath unto my said [illegible] halfe Brother Matthew HOLBOURNE Eight pounds of like money to be paid him within six months after my decease.
Item all the rest and Residue of my Estate goods Chattells Plate Ready money stock and Whatsoever else of mine not herein before given or bequeathed I give and Bequeath the same unto my said loveing Wife Elizabeth the Executr'x and Administratr'x
And I doe hereby make ordaine Constitute and appoint my said loveing Wife Elizabeth my sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament
And I doe hereby revoake and make void all Former wills and Bequeaths by me made willed and Bequeathed willing this to be my last will and Testament & none other or otherwise
In Witness whereof I the said Testator have here unto sett my hand and Seale dated this thirtieth day of September Ao Dms one thousand six hundred ninetie and nine
Anno:. RRs Guliehui Tertis Dei gratia Angl & c dudeinno(?)
John HOLBOURNE"
Signed sealed Published declared and delivered to be the last will and testament of me the Testator John HOLBOURNE in the presence of Richd ODEY Abraham WARDALE Joseph DANES.
(ANW Will 1700 f.331 MF317)
(revised 17.12.2015)