'Gamul1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gamull of Beverton (Buerton), Gamul (Gamull) of Chester, Gamull of Knighton

                               
Gamelus
1. Gulielmus (William)
  A. Stephan fitz Gulielmi fitz Gameli (a 1295)
  m. Edythe
  i. William Gamul of Knighton (a 1339)
  m. Isabell Ocley (dau/heir of John Ocley or Offley of Winnington)
  a. William Gamul (a 1362)
  m. Philippa of Knighton (daughter or sister of Anna, wife of William Whitmore)
  (1) John Gamull (a 1400)
  (A) Thomas Gamull of Knighton
m. Joan Endon (dau/heir of Thomas Endon or Ermedon or Ereden of Ashton)
  (i) Thomas Gamull of Beverton (Buerton), Cheshire (d by 1500)
  m. Elena Stapleigh (a 1500, dau/coheir of Roger Stapleigh (Stapelegh or Stapleley) of Beverton)
  (a) Thomas Gamull (d 1509-10)
  m. Anna ((base?) dau of Sir John Manwaringe of Baddeley)
  ((1)) Thomas Gamull (d 1534-5)
  m. Elizabeth Minshull (dau/coheir of Robert Minshull of Hulgreve)
  ((A)) Thomas Gamull of Kinghton & Buerton (d 1584-6) - continued below
  m. Elena Pole (dau of John Pole (Poole) of Pole)
  ((B)) Hugh Gamul of Woodhouse Lane
  ((i)) William Gamul of Woodhouse Lane (a 1590)
  ((C))+ 2 daughters (married, had issue)
  (b) Hugh Gamull (rector of Engield?)
  ((1)) Hugh Gamull
  (ii) Margaret Gamull
  m1. Henry Tailor
  m2. Richard Hassell of Buerton
  (iii) Joan Gamull
  m. John Eyre (probably not Kire) of Blechley
  (2) Thomas Gamull (a 1397)
  b. John Gamul
  m. Matilda
  c. Richard Gamul
  m. Isolda
  ii.+ other issue - Richard, Thomas

 

 

Thomas Gamull of Kinghton & Buerton (d 1584-6) - continued above
m. Elena Pole ((base?) dau of John Pole of Pole (Poole of Poole))
1. Thomas Gamull (dsp)
2. Edmund Gamull of Knighton & Buerton, Mayor of Chester (b 1537, bur 12.09.1616)
  m1. (23.10.1570) Elizabeth Case (d before 1583, dau of Thomas Case of Eaton & Chester)
A. Thomas Gamull (b 1571, dvp 11.08.1613, Recorder of Chester, MP)
  m. Alice Bavand (bur 18.08.1640, dau of Richard Bavand (Bavant), alderman of Chester (by Jane, dau of Randall Bamvill, alderman of Chester), widow of David Lloyd (alderman of Chester), m3. Edward Whitby (Recorder of Chester))
i. Sir Francis Gamull or Gamul, Mayor of Chester, Bart (bpt 25.11.1606, bur 27.11.1654, MP, youngest son)
  This was the last generation mentioned by Visitation. Sir Francis is reported in TCB (vol 2, 'Gamull of Chester', p456+).
  m1. (10.1624) Christian Grosvenor (d 06.06.1640, dau of Sir Richard Grosvenor, Bart)
  a. Frances Gamull (b 01.11.1625)
  m1. _ Leveston (Lt. Colonel, "a Scotchman")
  m2. Sir Benjamin Rudyard (Captain)
  b. Lettice Gamull (b 20.06.1628, a 1666, dsp)
  m1. (06.04.1641) James Harleston or Hurleston of Chester (Captain)
  m2. Gilbert Hoghton (d 1661, son of Sir Gilbert of Houghton Tower)
  c. Sidney Gamull (b 30.12.1634, bur 16.02.1665-6)
  m. (after 1652) John Brerewood of Chester (bpt 16.06.1616, d before 19.09.1701)
  d. Alice Gamull (b 15.08.1636, d by 1677)
m. (23.08.1655) Robert Calcot or Caldecot of the Isle of Man (Captain, son/heir of Robert)
  e. Christian Gamull (b 04.07.1639, a 1666)
  m. (23.08.1655) Thomas Weston (vicar of Bowden, son/heir of Thomas (Sheriff of Chester))
  f.+ other issue - Thomas (b 22.04.1627, dvp bur 12.06.1644, Captain), Edward (b 21.11.1631, bur 16.02.1633-4), Edmund (d(vp)sp), Sidney (b 02.10.1629, bur 11.121629), Catherine (b 04.12.1630, bur 02.10.1635), child (b/d 06.06.1640)
m2. Elizabeth Mainwaring (d 13.08.1661, dau of Sir Randle Mainwaring of Over Peover by Jane Smith, relict of Robert Ravenscroft of Bretton)
  ii.+ other issue - Thomas (a 1603, d young?), Richard (a 1603, d young?), Alice (dsp), Alice/Ales (bur 04.1606)
  B. William Gamul of Chester & Crabwall, Mayor of Chester (d 04.1643, MP)
  m1. Eleanor Cotgreave (d 1615, dau of William Cotgreave or Cotgrave, alderman of Chester)
  m2. Frances(ca) Grosvenor (dau/coheir of Anthony Grosvenor of Dudleston, son of Richard of Eaton by Catherine Coton)
  C. Anne Gamull (a 1637)
  m1. John Brock or Brook of Upton (dsp before 1594)
  m2. Edward Holand of Dinton (Denton)
  D. Ellynor Gamull (bur 26.08.1639)
  m1. Richard Swinton of Knotsforth (Knutsford)
  i.+ issue - Thomas, Mary
  m2. Thomas Harvey of Chester (alderman)
  iii.+ other issue - Richard, Edward, Alice
  m3. Matthew Anderton (b 1585, dsp, bur 29.04.1640)
E. Elizabeth Gamull
  m1. Hugh Prestland of Woxdale and/or Wardley (d 1568)
  m2. Robert Broke or Brocke of Upton
  m2. (sp) Elizabeth Thorpe (dau of John Thorpe or Thrope of Chester, widow of William Goodman (Mayor of Chester))
3. Robert Gamul of Olton (Outon or Oulton), Staffordshire
  m. Anna Fox (dau/heir of Humphrey Fox)
  A. Jane Gamul
  m1. _ Devery
  m2. William Crompton
  B. Elizabeth Gamul
  m. Ludovick Roberts
  C. Anne Gamul
  m. _ Treyton
D.+ other issue - Thomas, George
4. John Gamull of Beverton (Buerton)
  m. Elizabeth Olton or Oulton
  A. Elina Gamull
  m. Thomas Dod
  B. Amy Gamull
  m. _ Wilburgham
  C.+ other issue - Edmund, Andrew, John, Gabriel, William
5. Amy (probably not Anna) Gamull
  m. Robert Smith of Parke Lane, Staffordshire
  A. Ranulph (Ralph) Smith
6. Elizabeth Gamull (dsp)
7. Anna Gamull
  m. Gabriel Wetenhall or Wettenhall of Nantwich

Main source(s): Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, 'Gamul of Chester'), 'The history of the church and parish of St. Mary-on-the-Hill' (J.P. Earwalker (edited by Rupert Morris, 1898), 'Gamull' (p258) & 'Gamull of Buerton and Chester' (p259+)), Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 3 (1819), 'Gamul of Buerton', p250) with input/support as reported above
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