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

James Bladsmyth [9166]

Surname: Bladsmyth [Bladesmith]
Forename: James
Gender: Male
Place of Residence: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Taxation Status: householder
Original Document: E 179/158/42, mm. 2-3, m. 3 (tax assessment, 20 March 1444)
Notes: Specifically James, not Jacobus.
Biographical Notes: Jailed for a year in 1442 for harbouring the King's Scottish enemies before being released without further charge. C. Neville, 'Local Sentiment and the "national" enemy', Journal of British Studies (1996), p. 433. Neville also identifies him with the John Bladesmyth taxed in 1440, but he is definitely John, not James.
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