Biography of Joan Trelake -1573

Maternal Family Tree: Joan Trelake 1573

Joan Trelake was born to John Lake alias Davy of Cornwall.

In or before 1538 Ralph Warren (age 52) and Joan Trelake were married.

Around 1538 [her son] Richard Warren was born to [her husband] Ralph Warren (age 52) and Joan Trelake.

In 1545 [her daughter] Joan Warren was born to [her husband] Ralph Warren (age 59) and Joan Trelake.

On 11 Jul 1553 [her husband] Ralph Warren (age 67) died. He was buried at St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.

Before 26 Feb 1558 [her future husband] Thomas White (age 66) and Avice Unknown were married.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 25 Nov 1558. The xxv day of November was mared ser [her husband] Thomas W[hite] (age 66) knyght, late mare, d unto my lade Warren, the wyff of ser Raff Warren, knyght, twys mare of London.

On 25 Nov 1558 Thomas White (age 66) and Joan Trelake were married.

In 1562 [her son-in-law] Henry Cromwell aka Williams (age 27) and [her daughter] Joan Warren (age 17) were married.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 08 Feb 1562. The viij day of Feybruary was crystened the dowther [Note. Unclear as to which of their several daughters this refers to.] of master (blank) [her son-in-law] Crumwelle (age 27), and she the dowther (age 17) of ser Raff Warren knyght, [Note. the child's mother] gohyng to the chyrche a fayre mayd carehyng the chyld in a whyt saten gowne, and a-bowt and the mantylle of cremesune satyn fryngyd with gold of iiij ynchys brod, and the master of the rolles was the godfather and my lade Whytt [Note. the child's maternal grandmother, mother to [her daughter] Joan Warren (age 17), wife of [her husband] Thomas White (age 70)] godmother and (blank), and after a grett bankett [banquet] at home.

Note. P. 277. Christening of master Cromwell's daughter. The first supposition in the footnote is correct. The child's mother was the daughter of sir Ralph Warren, formerly lord mayor of London, and "my lady White" was grandmother as well as godmother, as will be seen by consulting the note already given in p. 330.

On 12 Feb 1567 [her husband] Thomas White (age 75) died.

On 08 Oct 1572 Joan Trelake died at Hinchinbrooke House [Map]. She was buried on 04 Nov 1573 at St Benet Sherehog Cordwainer Ward.