Robert Stratfold 2
- Born: 1710, Bierton, Buckinghamshire, England
- Baptised: Jan 7, 1711, Bierton, Buckinghamshire, England 2
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth Smith on Jun 14, 1744 in Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England 1
- Died: Jun 30, 1774, Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England at age 64 3
- Buried: Jul 1774, Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England
 General Notes:
With thanks to Brian Collet and his family for compiling this extensive history. See http://www.collettfamilyhistory.net/Part-63-Two-Collett-Families-from-Buckinghamshire-Rev.4.htm
Robert Stratfold was born at Bierton just east of Aylesbury in 1710, the son of Richard Stratfold and Hannah Kipping, and was baptised there on 7th January 1711. It was on 14th June 1744 at Stoke Hammond that Robert Stratfold married Elizabeth Smith at Potsgrove near Leighton Buzzard where Robert was a dairyman and a churchwarden. Robert's aunt Elizabeth Kipping (his mother's sister) had married William Collet of The Hale in Wendover with whom she had four sons between 1716 and 1726. However, all four sons died before producing an heir who would have inherited The Hale, which was eventually passed in trust to Robert's eldest son and namesake Robert Stratfold (1747-1824) on the condition that he adopt the surname Collet.
Therefore the first three children of Robert Stratfold and Elizabeth Smith had already been born and baptised by then under the name Stratfold, while all of their remaining five children were baptised using their new 'Collet Stratfold' surname. In accordance with the written instructions it was their eldest son Robert Stratfold who became known as Robert Collet who was married in 1770 prior to occupying The Hale in Wendover where all his 'Collet' children were born.
The 1750 Will of Robert Collet, the fourth son of William Collet and Elizabeth Kipping included the following passages: "I Robert Collet, gentleman of the Hale in the Parish of Wendover, give and devise unto my cousin Robert Stratfold [written as Stretfold] the elder, all and every manors, messuages, cottages, lands, tenements, tithes, hereditaments and estate whatsoever lying in the several parishes of Wendover, Weston Turville, Ellesborough, and Aston Clinton or elsewhere in the County of Bucks" and continued "The said Robert Stratfold the son [his cousin's son], to procure an Act of Parliament for changing his name to Collet when of age or sooner; also that he and his heirs shall hereafter use the name and arms of my family".
Robert Stratfold senior was still residing at Potsgrove in 1764 where he was recorded as a dairy farmer taking part in a ceremony of beating the parish boundary. It was there ten years later that his death was recorded on 30th June 1774 at the age of 63, following which he was buried at Potsgrove Church although there is a memorial inscription on the church floor at Bierton where he was born. The inscription confirms that "he was a dairyman of Potsgrove, the son of Richard and Hannah Stratfold of this parish". Elizabeth Stratfold nee Smith survived her husband by eighteen years when she passed away at Potsgrove during 1792 and, like her husband, she too has a memorial stone in the floor of the church at Bierton.
Sarah Stratfold - Born in 1745 at Potsgrove, Bucks.
Robert Stratfold - Born in 1747 at Potsgrove, Bucks.
Hannah Stratfold - Born in 1748 at Potsgrove, Bucks.
John Collet Stratfold - Born in 1751 at Potsgrove, Bucks.
Richard Collet Stratfold - Born in 1753 at Potsgrove, Bucks.
Elizabeth Collet Stratfold - Born in 1755 at Potsgrove, Bucks.
William Collet Stratfold - Born in 1757 at Potsgrove, Bucks. 1
The Hale: 1742, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Source: http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101118403-the-hale-wendover#.WPvhiTclFhF Accessed: Apr 22, 2017
"The Hale" A Grade II* Listed Building in Wendover, Buckinghamshire
Listing Text SP 80 NE WENDOVER HALE LANE, 8/229 The Hale, 25.10.51, GV II*
House. C18 front to C17 building, altered. Dated 1748 on 2 rainwater heads. Painted roughcast with chamfered quoins. Old tile roof, central block with parapet above moulded cornice; 2 tall brick chimneys. 2 storeys. Central block has six bays of sash windows, unevenly spaced, 6 panel door in third bay from LH in surround of panelled pilasters with double scroll brackets and dentil cornice hood. Linking bay to LH with C20 doorway, with former barn to LH refronted early C20, stucco. Old tile roof and parapet, 3 bays of tall sash windows. Low 2-storey wing to RH side, also C20 stucco with old tile roof, and brick chimney, door to LH and 1 bay of sash window with 2-light casement over. Interior. Dining Room completely panelled, probably 1748, with greek key chair rail and scrolled surrounds to panels. Stone chimneypiece with fluted keyblock, cupboard with semi-circular back and shaped shelves. Panelled window shutters. C17 ceiling beam with ovolo moulding. Sitting room has moulded cornice, enriched with egg and dart pattern, C18 wood chimney piece with fluted frieze and moulded cornice. First floor has exposed C17 timber framing and a section of C17 oak panelling, probably moved. C18 closet or wig room over front door, C18 panelling and fitted seat, small direplace, moulded cornice. History. Long associations with the Colet family including Dean Colet founder of St. Pauls School, whose father, Sir Henry Colet was born here C1435.
Robert married Elizabeth Smith on Jun 14, 1744 in Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England.1 (Elizabeth Smith was born C 1722 and died in 1792 in Potsgrove, Bedfordshire, England 4.)
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