Richard Eyves, recusant of Fishwick & Bradley

[David Eaves]

Richard Eyves, died 1644, whilst fighting in the Civil Wars, according to the Catholic Record Society.He was buried in Preston churchyard December 1644.
The Eyves family of Fishwick Hall, Preston, were recusant and delinquent, and a Catholic Gentry family, losing the family home to sequestration due to Richard's delinquency. Unlike most other Lancashire Catholic Gentry they never regained their property.
I am attempting to locate where Richard met his demise. He was probably part of Prince Rupert's Lancashire Brigade, so may have died at Naseby, Marston Moor or at an incident between Royalists and Parliamentarians at Walton Bridge, which crossed the Ribble at Preston.
Does anyone know of any royalist muster rolls for these battles or point me in a suitable direction.
Thank you.
David Eaves, Lancashire
(Yes if you are wondering Eyves was how the name Eaves was recorded up to the end of the 17thC in Lancashire and I am a descendant of Richard's family line).

[IvorCarr]

I've done a bit of digging but nothing useful i'm afraid.
The nearest thing availible to an "Army List" for the Royalist army as a whole was a list compiled in 1663 for claiments to the £60,000 granted by Charles II for the relief of "his truely loyal and indigent party" claims were usually submitted giving the name of their Colonel and in the case of junior officers their captain's name as well. Most officer listings in modern secondary works derive mainly from this source.
Unfortunatly there is no Richard Eyves listed and he is also not mentioned in either of the post-restoration Royalist Martyrologies 'Royalist Martyrs' or 'A Catalogue of the Lords Knights and Gentlemen (of the Catholic Religion) that were slain in the late war'
A burial date of December 1644 would rule out Naseby and is probably a bit late for Marston Moor unless his death was long drawn out from wounds received there. There is also not too many examples of bodies being brought home from long distances except amongst the aristocracy so if he died in action it was likely to have been fairly local. By December the Royalist presence in Lancashire had been reduced to a couple of isolated garrisons. Liverpool had surrendered in November but Eyves is not listed amongst the officers taken there. I can also find no mention of him amongst the garrisons of Lathom house or Greenhaugh Castle.
Sorry I can't be more helpfull but I will keep my eyes open.
Ivor Carr

[David Eaves]

Thank you ivor for your prompt reply and research. I have fairly exhausted my local libraries and the Lancs Record Office and am now cluthing at straws. If you uncover anything I would be most grateful for the information.
Best wishes
David Eaves.

[shentonjim]

there was is museum on stanley st (london rd )also the fulwood barracks at
fulwood rd all in preston just from memory
jim s

[annrich]

Hi David,

I am doing my Fishwick Family tree they all come from Billinge, Lancs, originally from Preston though. I am back as far as 1725 only, not bad for only 6 month's work though. All my Fishwick's were farmers. My grandfather and his brother were Fruiterers and Vege merchants.

In my many searches of all types of record's I have come across a few Eyves some Fishwick's christened their children with Eyves as a christian name.

Thanks Ann