Nat Gould

Elizabeth Palmer 1656-1699

Feckenham Church

Blockley Church

Elizabeth Palmer was born in 1656, the daughter of Edward Palmer of Blockley in Gloucestershire and his wife née Mary Jones of Chastleton in Oxfordshire, and was baptised on 17 July 1656 at Blockley church (1).

In 1677 she was married at Feckenham in Worcestershire to Francis Eld 1650-1722 of Seighford in Staffordshire.

They had the following children:

Mary Eld. She was baptised on 16 May 1679 at Blockley. On 7 September 1698 she was married at Seighford to William Ashby of Tean in Staffordshire.

Elizabeth Eld. She was baptised on 29 May 1680 at Blockley. On 11 Feb 1722/1723 she was married at Seighford to the Reverend Thomas Loxdale, the Vicar of Seighford and Rector of Tixall in Staffordshire. He was born in 1675, the son of Joseph Loxdale. He died in 1742, and was buried on 21 April 1742 at Seighford.

Margaret Eld. She was baptised on 28 October 1681 at Blockley. On 2 April 1700 she was married at Madeley in Staffordshire to Samuel Peake of Broadheath Grange in Seighford parish, the son of Samuel and Ellen Peake. He was baptised on 19 January 1669 at Ellenhall in Staffordshire.

Anne-Ellen Eld. She was baptised on 17 January 1682 at Blockley. On 19 June 1718 she was married at Seighford to Thomas Waldron of Kinver in Staffordshire.

Barbara Eld. She was baptised on 18 March 1684 at Seighford. She was married on 2 February 1710 at Seighford to John Barnes of Sutton Coldfield in Warwickshire. She died in 1747, and was buried at Sutton Coldfield.

Francis Eld. He was baptised on 3 May 1691 at Seighford. He became a Member of Parliament. He died on 5 March 1760, and was buried on 16 March 1760 at Seighford.

Their mother Elizabeth Eld nee Palmer died in 1699, and was buried on 30 July 1699 at Seighford, where there is monument to her memory.

Francis Eld married secondly Mary Grove on 20 May 1703 at Rowley Regis in Staffordshire (4). She was the daughter of John Grove, and was baptised at Rowley Regis on 21 July 1655.

Francis Eld and his wife née Mary Grove lived at Newport in Shropshire. They had a son John Eld 1704-1796 and a daughter Mary Eld. Mary Eld nee Grove died in 1743.

Francis Eld married thirdly Anne Arblaster on 12 August 1742 St. Benet's church, Paul's Wharf London. She died in 1772.

Francis Eld died on 29 June 1722 in Seighford, and was buried there on 2 July 1722.

(1) Elizabeth Eld née Palmer was the niece of Samuel Hunt, attorney of Stourbridge in Worcestershire. Her mother married secondly Thomas Hunt of Lindsey, and lived at Blockley in Worcestershire. The following twelve documents held at Staffordshire Record Office relate to Frances Eld and his wife nee Elizabeth Palmer: D798/1/11/4 13 December 1677 - Property as set out in D798/1/11/1.