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Malyon, thank you---I got stuck in Aberdeen as well!
Maddie---fascinating. Poor Hester !
Thank you Both
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looks like line died out when grandson john died aged 19
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Hester Tradescant found dead in garden pool
By Chelsie Vandaveer
April 4, 2003
Chelsie's Note: I love a good mystery!
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April 4, 1678
Hester Pooks Tradescant, widow of John Tradescant the Younger, was found dead this morning, apparently drowned in a garden pool at her home in Vauxhall in South Lambeth. She was the last family member to own the estate of the famous Tradescants, gardeners to nobility and collectors of curiosities. Hester spent the final years of her life fighting for her rights to the Museum Tradescantium, commonly known as Tradescant's Ark--the fabulous collection of artifacts.
John Tradescant the Elder frequently funded expeditions to various countries with the stipulation that unique plants and artifacts be returned to him. The Elder Tradescant died in 1638. (See What's in a Name, December 13, 2002) John the Younger,
A Partial List of Items in Tradescant's Ark
A Partial List of Items in Tradescant's Ark
(all manner of curiosities):
fruit stone carvings
rare coins and medals
rare seashells
carved ship model
decorated wooden shield, Moluccas
ivory horn
spurs, Barbary pirates
caribou skin tunic, Canada
elephant-skin double membrane drum, Africa
rhinoceros horn cup carved into a hibiscus flower
schety (abacus), Russia
Powhatan's mantle (Pocahontas' father), Virginia
walrus-ivory carving of mounted knights
Henry the Eighth's hawk's hood and hawking glove
marble Buddha, India
a magnificent gardener in his own right, continued his father's passion for both plants and artifacts. He often led expeditions to the Virginia colony. Hester was John's second wife.
Elias Ashmole, a lawyer hired to catalog the Tradescant collection, came forward with a deed of gift signed in 1659 by the Younger giving Ashmole ownership. The deed has been vigorously contested; allegations claim the Younger was under the influence of alcohol generously supplied by Ashmole at the time of the signing. John began a long running court battle against Ashmole; the lawsuits fell to Hester after his death in 1662.
Since the third John Tradescant, Hester's stepson, died in 1652 at age 19, the Younger's will stipulated that the estate go to Hester. Hester lost the suit in 1664 when the court awarded Ashmole sole ownership with the provision that the collection was to remain in Hester's possession until her death. Ashmole took the house next to Tradescant's under the pretext of maintaining the collection. It is hinted that he continually interfered with Hester's operation of Museum Tradescantium and that she lost income and consequently suffered from depression.
Elias Ashmole is no stranger to controversy. The death of his first wife, fourteen years his senior, left Ashmole with sufficient funding to further his career in law and astrology. Humphrey Stafford attempted to kill him in 1647, the year Ashmole began courting Lady Manwaring, twenty years his senior.
Lady Manwaring and Ashmole married in 1649. She sued her husband several times during their tempestuous marriage. Ashmole has a number of patrons, among them, Baron and Baroness Kinderton. Although considered a charming astrological adviser to royalty, Ashmole has also been sued by numerous noble families. Lady Manwaring died in 1668 and Ashmole promptly married Elizabeth Dugdale.
Ashmole began moving the collection immediately upon hearing of Hester's death and has ordered it called the 'Ashmolean collection'. Hester's death has been deemed an accident.
The Tradescant family tomb was discovered in the once-overgrown churchyard of St.-Mary-at-Lambeth. The Museum of Garden History was established on the abandoned property. To view the MGH's beautiful website, click on the link:
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looks like the name died out there are no births with that name in uk
this is the only tradescant i can find in the 1800's
George Tradescant
Find A Grave Index
Name George Tradescant
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1873
Event Place Huntly, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Photograph Included N
Death Date 15 Oct 1873
Affiliate Record Identifier 108336667
Cemetery Dunbennan Kirkyard Cemetery
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is this him Born: 1570 ยท Suffolk, United Kingdom
https://www.cooksinfo.com/john-tradescant
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My Book Club has recently been reading "Earthly Joys" about John Tradescant the famous gardener & wondered if there are any members of the Tradescant family still out there ????
Would love to know
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