| A large number of the Masters family were born and lived in Budbrooke,
near Warwick, during the 1600's, 1700's and 1800's. |
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| It is not known if any Masters still live in the area. |
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| Budbrooke suffered from the plague or Black
Death in 1350 ( and also 1542?) and much of the village appears
to have relocated. see
also Black Death |
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None of this original village remains. There are few
properties located close to the church.
Budbrooke was a large parish and so many of the records relating
to the Masters family are identified with the Budbrooke area.
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St Michael's Church, Budbrooke
(see church
web-site for history and information) |
BMSGH
Monumental Inscriptions for St Michael's Church.
The church-yard was closed to burials in 1983. |
| Past Vicars
and Incumbents of St Michael's |
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The barracks of th Royal Warwickshire Regiment (in which several
Masters and asociated families later served) was created in 1877
near to Budbrooke Church, and it became the battalion church. There
are Regimental graves, flag and scroll of honour at the church.
The barracks have now been demolished (about 1966) and the former
barracks site is now the Hampton Magna housing estate.
There are also Dormer Family memorials (see Grove
Park) in the church.
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| The Rev. John Kendall, vicar
of Budbrooke from 1802 to 1845, spoke up for Thomas Masters who
had been sentenced to hang for theft at Grove Park in 1816 (see Thomas
the burglar). His proposed execution was overturned on appeal. |
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