England’s Immigrants 1330 – 1550 Resident Aliens in the Late Middle Ages

Madern Wysbyke [61508]

Surname: Wysbyke
Forename: Madern
Gender: Male
Place of Origin: Saussemesnil (Susseney), Normandy [modern: France]
Origin: Nationality: [Norman]
Occupation(s): saltpetre-maker, servant to John Bowyer
Original Document: WAM 12261, m. 23 (letters of denization, 1 July 1544)
Notes: Bowyer, with the help of his various alien servants, 'has made this year 40,000 weight of saltpetre'. Identification of 'Susseney' as Saussemesnil is uncertain, but seems the most likely possibility. Other alternatives include Saussay and Le/La Saussay, of which there are a number of possibilities.
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