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Strode of Newnham Park

The Strodes of Newnham Park, near Plympton, held 589 acres in Shaugh Prior. The family is one of the old Devon houses, and its heir in 1840, George Strode, had inherited from two elder brothers. His brother's wife was a Rogers, tying the Strodes to another of the big owners.

In 1840 the tithe lists them as George Strode. 589 acres on the Dartmoor-parish tithe maps: Shaugh Prior 589.

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Sir William Strode of Newnham

Sir William Strode of Newnham married Elizabeth Courtenay, sole child of Joan Fowhill; their tenth son Sampson Strode was rector of Pittisham and died 1631. S1

Children shown: Richard Strode of Boterford

Where this comes from

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

Richard Strode of Boterford

Richard Strode of Boterford, descended from William Strode of Ugborough (Sampson's line); succeeded to Newnham Park in 1767 as heir male. Married Admonition, daughter of Thomas Lear of Sandwell. Died 1790. S1

Child of Sir William Strode of Newnham. Children shown: William Strode, Rev Richard Strode of Newnham Park, George Strode of Newnham Park

Where this comes from

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

William Strode

William Strode, eldest son. Died unmarried 1802. S1

Child of Richard Strode of Boterford

Where this comes from

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

Rev Richard Strode of Newnham Park

Rev. Richard Strode of Newnham Park. Married Harriet, eldest daughter of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart. (see Rogers of Blachford); four daughters, all died young. S1

Child of Richard Strode of Boterford

Where this comes from

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

George Strode of Newnham Park

George Strode of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, born 19 January 1780. Succeeded his brother 1825. Married 12 September 1821 Dorothy Bird, daughter of William Symons of Chaddlewood. The 1840 tithe owner. S1, S2

Child of Richard Strode of Boterford. Children shown: George Sidney Strode of Newnham Park

Where this comes from

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

S2 Walford, The County Families of the United Kingdom (1860), entry Strode, George (of Newnham Park)

STRODE, George, Esq. (of Newnham Park). Third son of the late Richard Strode, Esq., by Admonition, dau. of Thomas Lear, Esq., of Sandwell, Devon; b. 1780; s. his brother 1825; m. 1821 Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq., of Chaddlewood.

George Sidney Strode of Newnham Park

George Sidney Strode of Newnham Park, born 4 October 1829. Married 10 August 1855 Mary Hutchings, daughter of Sir William Coles Medlycott, 2nd Bart. Died 16 December 1874. S1

Child of George Strode of Newnham Park

Where this comes from

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

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Strode's Act: the Plympton MP jailed at Lydford over tin

In 1512 Parliament passed an Act named after Richard Strode, burgess for Plympton and himself a tin miner. The Act recites that the Stannary courts had fined him 160 pounds in total, 40 pounds in each of four courts, and that he was jailed in Lydford Castle for about three weeks until an Exchequer writ freed him. It declared those fines, judgments and bonds void and protected members of Parliament from penalties for what they said or proposed in the House. It is still known as Strode's Act and is a foundation of parliamentary privilege.

Sources: Privilege of Parliament Act 1512 (4 Hen. 8 c. 8), legislation.gov.uk; English Heritage, Lydford Law and Parliamentary Privilege

William Strode, one of the Five Members Charles I tried to arrest

William Strode, second son of Sir William Strode of Newnham, sat for Beeralston (Bere Alston) in the Commons. He was arrested after the disorder of March 1629 and held in prison until January 1640, and the Dictionary of National Biography records that the Long Parliament later voted the proceedings against him a breach of privilege and ordered him 500 pounds compensation. In January 1642 Charles I tried to arrest him with four other members; the Dictionary of National Biography, quoting the diarist D'Ewes, says he was reluctant to leave the chamber and Sir Walter Erle pulled him out. He died in September 1645 and was given a public funeral in Westminster Abbey by order of Parliament, but after the Restoration his remains were dug up.

Sources: Dictionary of National Biography entry for William Strode, on Wikisource; Wikipedia, William Strode; History of Parliament 1604-1629, Strode, William

Places on this family's land

Places on this site that stand on, or beside, the fields this family held in 1840.

Beside them, probably the same owner (1)

Where the sources differ

Strode's Act: the Plympton MP jailed at Lydford over tin. English Heritage dates the bill 1510 and the statute is 1512. Neither source says whether Richard Strode belonged to the Newnham family.
William Strode, one of the Five Members Charles I tried to arrest. The History of Parliament gives his birth about 1594 (from his baptism) and the Dictionary of National Biography about 1599. The History of Parliament calls his father 'of Meavy', while the Dictionary of National Biography and Wikipedia say Newnham. He is not the poet William Strode or Colonel William Strode of Barrington, and belonged to the senior Newnham line, not the cadet line of the 1840 tithe owner.

Notes

The History of Parliament (1558-1603) records a Strode, third son of William Strode of Newnham and brother of Richard, as M.P. for Plympton Erle in 1572, and describes the family's natural parliamentary interest at Plympton. He married Joan, daughter of John Darte of Barnstaple, and made his will on 17 August 1603 naming sons Adam (his heir), Philip and Sampson. No source seen gives the parentage of the Richard Strode of the 1512 Act, so no Newnham connection is shown.

Burke's Landed Gentry gives the descent in the male line from the first Newnham Strode through a cadet branch (Ugborough and Boterford). 'High Sheriff 1825' and 'succeeded his brother 1825' agree with Walford (1860).

Sources

S1 Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry (1879), entry Strode of Newnham Park

The Rev. Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, m. Harriet, eldest dau. of Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart., M.P., and had four daus. He was s. by his brother, George Strode, Esq. of Newnham Park, J.P. and D.L., High Sheriff 1825, b. 19 Jan. 1780; m. 12 Sept. 1821, Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq. of Chaddlewood.

S2 Walford, The County Families of the United Kingdom (1860), entry Strode, George (of Newnham Park)

STRODE, George, Esq. (of Newnham Park). Third son of the late Richard Strode, Esq., by Admonition, dau. of Thomas Lear, Esq., of Sandwell, Devon; b. 1780; s. his brother 1825; m. 1821 Dorothy Bird, dau. of William Symons, Esq., of Chaddlewood.

S3 Hasler, History of Parliament 1558-1603, member biography: a Strode of Plympton Erle (1572),

Summary of the entry: third son of William Strode of Newnham and brother of Richard; educated probably at the Inner Temple; married Joan, daughter of John Darte of Barnstaple, three sons and five daughters; J.P. for Devon from about 1559; made his will on 17 August 1603, proved in 1624, naming sons Adam, Philip and Sampson.

Tithe polygons: Devon Tithe Mapping Polygonisation Project (Adnams 2023), © Devon County Council and Devon Heritage Centre, CC BY 4.0. Transcriptions: Devon County Council.