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800 |
File
the Dane. Possibly the way the village of Filby got its name;
"FILE" his name and "BY" meaning place of.
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1202
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Succeeding
Nicholas de Filby was Richard
de Filby,
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1260
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Adam
de Filby was King's clerk, and in 1278 he was Canon of St
Martin's le Grand, London, but died in debt in 1287.
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1273
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There
is a reference to a Roger de Filby.
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1280
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Sir
Ralph de Filby was lord of the manor of Filby together with his
wife Isabel.
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1290
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Adam
de Filby was at Langley Abbey and at Caistor church in 1300.
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1304
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Nicholas
de Filby was priest at Roydon.
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1315
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Robert
de Filby Lord of East Hall, instituted John de Wykelwode Rector
of the church of Filby.
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1319
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Robert
de Filby was "presented' by Lady
Joan de Clavering to the church at Burgh.
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1321
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Nicholas
de Filby was appointed to the church at Hollesby
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1325
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Richard
de Filby was Rector at Stokesby
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1330
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Walter
de Filby was Lord of St Peters Mundon....
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1342
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Walter
de Filby was indicted with Richard le Marshal 'and other robbers'
at Royston. (possibly another person).
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1345
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Walter
de Filby of Yarmouth and John de Filby
settle a Manor on Robert Clere and his wife Alice
Filby, daughter of Sir
John Filby.
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1349
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Walter
de Filby presented Walter Fraceys to the church at Burgh
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1370
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Ralph
de Filby was master of St Paul's Hospital, Norwich. And was
still there in 1389.
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1399
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Back at Filby
village William Frysby was rector of the church.
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1434 |
Sir Hugh Halsham held the Manor
of Filby
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1463
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Sir Jeffrey Boleyn purchased
land in Filby. His granddaughter Alice
Boleyn married Robert Clere who was the great grandson of Alice
Filby (see 1345); this Robert Clere was uncle by marriage to
Anne Boleyn, Queen of England.
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1473
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Reference to the will of Peter
Fylby of Wylby.
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1480
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Reference to the will of John
Filby, North Walsham.
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1542
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Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne,
confirm the Manor of Filby to Sir
James Boleyn
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1544
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Church record for baptism of Joan
Filbye, daughter of Thomas Filbye
of Wilby, Suffolk.
Also "On
October 22nd a Nicholas ffylbye took unto himself Elizabeth Gobbert
as a bride and sired four sons - Nicholas on May 1st 1546; William on
February 2nd 1548; Thomas on August 21st 1550 and Stephen on November 18th
1552." such may have been the beginnings of many Filby's.
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1554
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Sir William Paston died
'seised of' Filby. (seised of
= possessing legally)
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1560
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Death of Nicholas
Filby of Hoxne from whom several of the present Filbys
are descended (see 1544).
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1582
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William
Filbie, aged 27, died at Tyburn as a martyr for refusing to
change his religion. From this time on many more Filby records appeared in
Parishes around the country.
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