The Bomfords of Worcestershire
The Bomfords of Arrow, White Ladies Aston and Staffordshire
The following trees are the result of Kim Bomford's investigations into birth (b), christening (chr), marriage (m), death (d) and burial (bur) records using mainly the resources of www.familyhistoryonline.net, www.familysearch.org and ancestry.com (emails 3 Oct 2007, 16 Apr 2025). Feedback on this work would be most welcome: please contact us or contact Kim direct at kim.bomford@bomford.net.
The Bomfords of Arrow, Worcestershire
(Kim Bomford email 22 Apr 2025)
1a Thomas Bomford m Ursula and had issue. Ursula was buried on 15 Oct 1688 at Arrow. Their children may be Thomas c 1654, John c 1656, Elizabeth c 1661, and Mary c 1663-1670. All born Arrow (Kim Bomford email 7 Apr 2025).
2a Thomas Bomford, chr 20 Feb 1654, bur 30 Dec 1724, m(1) Elizabeth, and had issue
3a Ann Bomford, chr 30 Aug 1683, d 1684
3b Thomas Bomford, chr 3 Jan 1686, bur 26 Dec 1687 at Arrow
3c John Bomford, chr 5 Feb 1687 at Arrow, son of Thomas 1654-1724 and wife Elizabeth, m(1) Ann Barns in 1711 (no issue)
3c John Bomford m(2) 24 May 1713 at Exhall Warwickshire Mary Wotton, b 1688, d 1722, and had issue
4a Thomas Bomford chr 1 June 1714 Alcester, bur 27 Mar 1727 Alcester
4b Elizabeth Bomford chr 20 May 1716, bur 29 May 1716 Alcester
4c John Bomford chr 19 July 1717 Alcester
4d Samuel Bomford chr 19 Nov 1719 Alcester
4e Elizabeth Bomford chr 31 Jul 1722 Alcester
3c John Bomford m(3) 16 Jan 1723 Elizabeth Biddle b 1687, d 1751, and had further issue
4f William Bomford chr 25 Nov 1724 Alcester
4g Mary Bomford chr 29 Sep 1725 Alcester
4h Ann Bomford chr 3 Sep 1726, bur 1 Sep 1729 Alcester
2a Thomas Bomford m(2) Mary and had further issue
3d James Bomford, chr 12 Oct 1690, bur 26 Oct 1763 at Arrow
3e Mary Bomford, b c1691, d c1745, m 7 Feb 1714 at Arrow Richard Heming
3f Thomas Bomford, b 1693, m Mary Amson in 1714
2b John Bomford, chr Sep 1656, bur 29 May 1716 at Alcester, m 1675 at Bidford on Avon Mary Hieron or Mary Hyerne
3a John Bomford b 9 May 1674 (i.e. before marriage) at Bidford on Avon, father John
2c Elizabeth Bomford, chr 30 Mar 1661 at Arrow
2d Mary Bomford, chr 3 Mar 1663, bur 2 Nov 1670 (there is a reference to Thomas being Mary’s father)
It looks like only one Bomford family lived at Arrow at that time.
The Bomfords of White Ladies Aston (WLA)
1a Vincent Bomford b c1550 m Elinor b c1553
2a William Bomford b c 12 Apr 1570 m Joyce and had issue
3a Judith Bomford b c 23 Mar 1595
3b Vyncent Bomford b c 8 Apr1599
3c Elinor Bomford b c1602
3d Francis Bomford b c1605 d 1651 m Alice Abington b c1603 d 1671, both b St John Baptist WLA, and had issue
4a Thomas Bomford b c 14 Jun 1640 m Emm b c1643 d 1685 and had issue. They lived at Pinvin and both are b at WLA
5a Thomas Bomford, b c 20 Sep 1663, buried at St John the Baptist Fladbury, m Katherine or Catherine b c1660, d 1718, lived at Wyre Piddle. This Thomas appears in the main Worcestershire Bomfords tree as 2b I0005 Thomas Bomford with an alternative lineage
6a John, b 1691, m Susannah Quarrall
6b Thomas, b 1693, m Elizabeth Heming or Elizabeth Hemming
5b William Bomford, b c 9 Jul 1663
5c Francis Bomford, b c 15 Jul 1666
5d Ann Bomford, b c 25 Aug 1667 at WLA
5e John Bomford, b c 8 Oct 1668
5f Richard Bomford, b c 23 Jun 1669 d 1671, b at WLA
5g Robert Bomford b c 9 Apr 1671, b at WLA
5h Nicholas Bomford b c 1 Jan 1672
5i Mary Bomford b c 31 Jan 1674
5j Judith Bomford b c 22 Nov 1677 (Churchill in Oswaldslow)
4b John Bomford b c 11 May 1643
4c William Bomford b c 21 Jun 1646
3e John Bomford b c 23 Jul 1605 lived at Holy Cross, Pershore, and had issue
4a John Bomford b c1627
4b Hanna Bomford b c1630
3f William Bomford b c1608
3g Alice Bomford or Alis Bomford b c1611
2b John Bomford b c 30 Aug 1573 m Anne Cooke and had issue
3a John Bomford b c 15 Apr 1599
2c James Bomford b c 22 Apr 1575 d 1619
2d Thomas Bomford b c 28 May 1578: baptism record (Kim Bomford email 7 Apr 2025)
2e Ellynor Bomford b c 13 Sep 1583
2f Elizabeth Bomford b c 2 May 1586
2g Dorothy Bomford b c 11 Jun 1589
2h Leonard Bomford b c 12 Nov 1592
1b Nicholas Bomford b c 1568 m(1) Johane Cooke and had issue
2a Magdalynne Bomford b c1594
2b Richard Bomford b c1597
1b Nicholas Bomford m(2) Alice Longford in 1609 and had further issue
2c Alice Bomford b c4 Apr 1610
2d John Bomford b c8 Aug 1610
2e Elizabeth Bomford b c20 May1614
1c Francis Bomford b c1571 d 1651 m Elizabeth Longford in 1600 and had issue
2a John Bomford b c10 Apr 1601
2b Alice Bomford b c23 Oct1603, lived at Churchill in Oswaldslow
2c Nicholas Bomford b c28 Jun1606
2d Elizabeth Bomford 15 May1609
2e William Bomford 17 Nov1610
1d Elizabeth Bomford b c1573 m John Goold in 1597
1e Thomas Bomford, chr 28 May 1578 at White Ladies Aston, bur 1 Apr 1598 at White Ladies Aston, aged 19, no issue (Kim Bomford email 22 Apr 2025)
These Bomfords may have started the story of Oliver Cromwell as it was on 29 August 1651 that he arrived in White Ladies Aston and spent the night at George Symonds’ very fine old black and white timber manor house (now pulled down); he may have also spent the night before the battle there. On 30 August 1651 Cromwell moved to the home of Robert Berkeley at Spetckley. The moat house was burnt down just before the battle of Worcester on 3 September, by the Presbyterians, despite the fact that Robert Berkeley shared loyalties to the monarchy.
The Bomfords may or may not have been tenant farmers at this time on either of these estates.
Bomfords of Staffordshire
These Bomfords had previously been included in the Worcestershire Bomfords tree, with John as a son of 2a I0004 John Bomford of Arrow, b 1655, d Arrow m 1675 I0007 Mary Hiron (or Maria Hyerne). Kim Bomford (email 18 Apr 2025) says they are actually from Staffordshire and not relevant to the Worcestershire Bomfords, so they have been moved here.
3b I0008 John Bomford, baptised 17 Oct 1680 Darlaston All Saints, Staffordshire, d 1727 St Lawrence, Staffordshire, m 8 July 1703 I0009 Alice Corfield b1680, d 1723 (Kim Bomford email 18 Apr 2025)and had issue. Information on the descendents of this couple was updated by Kim Bomford (email 19 Feb 2015).
4a I0010 John Bomford b c1702 , m I1273 Hannah Wright in 1725
5a I1274 John b c1728
4b I1268 Hannah Bomford b c1704
4c I1269 William Bomford b c1706
4d I1270 Elizabeth Bomford b c1710
4e I1271 Ralph Bomford b c1714, m(1) I1275 Mary Blakemore m(2) Rose Tranter, and had issue
5a I1276 John Bomford b c1738, m I1283 Sarah ---, and had a daughter
6a I1284 Nancy Bomford b c1764
5b I1277 William Bomford b c1741, m I1285 Hannah ---, and had issue
6a I1286 William Bomford b c1764
6b John Bomford b c 1766 dy
6c I1287 John Bomford b c1770 m I1300 Mary ---, and had issue
7a I1301 Nancy Bomford b c1792
7b I1302 Hannah Bomford b c1794
7c Elizabeth Bomford b c1798
7d I1303 Elizabeth Bomford b c1805
7e I1304 John Bomford b c1805
7 f I1305 Sarah Bomford b c1807
7g I1306 Maria Bomford b c1809
7 hI1307 Marianne Bomford b c1811
7 i I1308 Zachariah Bomford b c1813, m I1329 Mary ---, and had issue
8a I1330 Mary Bomford b c1832, d 1899
8b I1331 John Bomford b c1834
8c I1332 Lucy Bomford b c1846
8d I1333 Emma Bomford b c1854
6d I1288 James Bomford b c1777
6e I1289 Mary Bomford b c1779, m I1299 Thomas Page
6f I1290 Sarah Bomford b c1782
5c I1278 Thomas Bomford b c1743, m I1291 Margaret Bayley, and had issue
6a I1292 Thomas Bomford b c1777, m I1309 Mary Lowe
6b I1293 George Bomford b c1780, m I1310 Ann ---, and had issue
7a Maria Bomford b c1807, d 1809
7b John Bomford b c1809, dy
7c I1311 Maria Bomford b c1811
7d I1312 John Bomford b c1813
7e I1313 Edward Shore Bomford b c1816
7f I1314 Marianne Bomford b 1820
6c I1294 Mary Bomford
5d Benjamin Bomford b c1754, dy
5e I1279 Benjamin Bomford b c1757 m I1295 Katherine, and had issue
6a I1296 William Bomford b c1782 m I1315 Elizabeth ---, and had issue
7a I1316 James Bomford b c1809
7b I1317 Maria Bomford b c1811
7c I1318 Samuel Bomford b c1813 m I1324 Theresa ---, and had a daughter
8a I1325 Theresa Bomford b c1849
7d I1319 William Bomford b c1815 m I1326 Mary ---, and had two sons
8a I1327 Samuel Bomford b c1832
8b I1328 William Bomford b c1833
7e I1320 Thomas Bomford b c1818
7f I1321 Joseph Bomford b c1821
7g I1322 John Bomford b c1823
7h I1323 Benjamin Bomford b c1826
6b I1297 James Bomford b c1792
6c I1298 Mary Bomford b c1794
6d Maria Bomford b c1807, dy?
5f I1280 Mary Bomford b c1761
5g I1281 Martha Bomford b c1761
5h I1282 Edward Bomford b c1765
4f I1272 Joseph Bomford b c1716
4g Thomas Bomford b c1719, dy
4h I0011 Thomas Bomford, b 1721 d 1759; m Ann ---, and had two sons
5a William Bomford b c1744
5b Joseph Bomford b c1746