'Danby1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Danby of Farnley (Farneley), Danby of Thorpe

Edmund Stringent
m. Armatrude (dau of John, lord of Danby)
1. John Danby
  m. Margaret Catheral (dau of Thomas Catheral)
  A. Thomas Danby
  m. _ Oudley (dau of Thomas Oudley)
i. Edmund Danby
  m. Mary FitzOsborne
  a. John Danby
  m. _ Kirkham (dau of William Kirkham)
  (1) Richard Danby
  m. Jane Conyers (dau of Robert Conyers, brother of Sir Robert of Ormesby)
  (A) Robert Danby
  m. _ Thirland (dau of Edmund Thirland)
  (i) William Danby
  m. Mary Tanfield (dau of Robert Tanfield)
  (a) Sir Robert Danby of Thorpe (d 1472, lord chief justice) - continued below
  m1. Catherine FitzRalph (dau of Ralph Fitzrandal)
  m2. Elizabeth Aslaby (dau of William Aslaby)

 

 

Sir Robert Danby of Thorpe (d 1472, lord chief justice) - continued above
m1. Catherine FitzRalph (dau of Ralph Fitzrandal)
m2. Elizabeth Aslaby (dau of William Aslaby)
1. Sir James Danby of Thorpe and Farnley or Farneley (d 1496)
  m. Agnes Langton (dau of Sir John Langton)
  A. Sir Christopher Danby of Farnley (d 17.03.1517/8)
  m. (11.1493) Margery or Margaret Scrope (dau of Thomas Scrope, Lord of Massam)
i. Sir Christopher Danby of Farnley, Sheriff of Yorkshire
  m. Elsabeth Nevill (b 1500, dau of Richard (not George) Nevill, Lord Latymer)
  a. Sir Thomas Danby, Sheriff of Yorkshire (d 13.09.1590)
  m. Mary Nevill (dau of Raff Nevill, Earl of Westmorland)
  (1) Thomas Danby probably the Thomas who married ...
  m. Elizabeth Wentworth (dau of Thomas Wentworth of Wentworth Wodehouse)
  Possibly parents of ...
  (A) Chrisopher Danby of Farnley father of Catherine, possibly father of ...
  (i) Sir Thomas Danby of Farnley
  m. Catherine Wandesford (dau of Christopher Wandesford of Kirklington)
(ii) Catherine Danby (bur 13.01.1666)
  m. (1629) Sir Francis Armytage, 1st Bart of Kirklees (bur 12.06.1644)
  (2)+ other issue - Henry, Robert, Richard
  b. Dorothy Danby
  m. John Nevell of Leversedge (a 1563)
c. Mary Danby
  m. Sir Edward (Edmund) Malyverer of Woodersom
  d. Jone Danby
  m. Roger Meynell (b 1539, son of Robert Meynell)
  e. Margaret Danby
  m. Christopher Hopton of Arneley Hall
  f. Ann Danby
  m. Sir Walter Calverley of Calverley (a 1570)
g. Elsabeth Danby
  m. Thomas Wentworth of Ashby (son of Sir John of Elmesall)
  h. Maudelyn (Magdalen) Danby
  m. Marmaduke Wyvill (son of Christopher of Lytel Burton)
  i. Margery Danby
  m. Crystofer Mallory
  j.+ other issue - Christopher, John, James, Marmaduke, William
  B. Margaret Danby probably of this family of this generation
  m1. Sir James Strangeways of Harsley (d 1521)
  m2. Richard Nevill, 2nd Lord Latymer (b 1468, d 1530)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'Tudor'
(2) For lower section : Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Danby)
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