Warwood / Worwood Family History

So, you think it's difficult that we have to distinguish between Warwood and Worwood?  In the history of the family, you will also find Whorwood, Whorewood, Worewoodde, Harwood, Harewood, Horwood, Herwood, Hereward and others.  Here is some additional information:

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See a Pedigree chart of Whorwoods in the Sixteenth Century.

Sir William Whorwood was the Attorney General to King Henry VIII. This is not the same Sir William Whorwood referred to below. Actually, Henry VIII's Attorney General of the same name was the great uncle of Sir William Whorwood of Stourton Castle.

Taken from PARKE’S “HISTORY OF TIPTON” in Staffordshire, Chapter 12 -References to old Tipton Families.

The WHORWOODS

As stated this family for many generations had a fine residential hall near Toll End, Tipton, Cotterhills farm. Probably being at that time the home farm to the hall, and the old half timbered Jacobean residence, situate near the ToilEnd “pound” forming the residence of the chief Bailiff, during the absence of the family, and supervising their Estates at other times.

This family not only owned the Sandwell estates but also Stourton Castle and lands at Compton. There is a short pedigree of the Whorwoods of Sandwell in “A History of West Bromwich” by Mary Willett. The Earliest mention made in it being that of John Whorwood who died. in 1528.

The Tipton Parish Register, however have an entry in 1577, Relating to the Baptism of Anne, Daughter of William Whorwood, 26 July 1577, and also a son on Nov. 6, 1578. In the parish church of West Bromwich was a WHORWOOD Chapel erected in 1619 to instructions given in the will of Sir William Whorwood, who died in 1614.  In the South chancel of that church are two Alabaster tombs close together. The one in a recumbent position, with a book in his left hand, being Sir William Whorwood Knight. He died on July 1st and was buried 2nd August 1614. The other is that of his wife, who pre-deceased him in 1599.  They had 13 children, 5 sons and 8 daughters. By his Will, Sir William left the sum of £6.12s (six pounds, twelve shillings) to be paid to 33 poor inhabitants, payable on Christmas Eve and Good Friday.

Ten years after his death the amount was to be advanced to £10 annually, paid out of the tithes. Lord Dartmouth still pays the dole.  In 1635 mention is made of a purchase of land by Sir Thomas Whorwood, knight, Out of the arrears of poors rent left by Sir William, and he invested it in trustees for the poor forever.

After the dissolution of the monasteries the site of Sandwell Priory was given to the Whorwood family of Compton and Stourton Castle, and with it probably the living of Tipton church.

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