'Elwes1'
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Families covered: Elwes of Askham, Elwes of Brigg, Elwes of Egton, Elwes of Roxby, Elwes of Stoke Clare/College, Elwes of Throcking

Robert Elwes of Askham (d 03/4.1526)
m. Isabel widow of Robert and probably mother of ...
1. William Elwes possibly the same person as ...
A. William Elwes or Helwish of Askham (bur 07.10.1557)
  BEB1841 starts with this William and shows his children slightly differently. We follow BLG1952.
  m. Margaret Rosamund Livesey of West/Little Markham (bur 30.12.1556)
  i. Sir Gervase Elwes (bpt 01.09.1561, d 25.11.1615)
  m. Mary Brooke (dau of Thomas Brooke of Norfolk)
  a. Sir William Elwes of Worlaby
  m. Martha Tyrwhitt (dau of Sir Edward Tyrwhitt of Stanfield)
b. Gervase Elwes of Gainsborough
  m. Elizabeth Tyrwhitt (dau of Sir Edward Tyrwhitt of Stanfield)
  (1) Elizabeth Elwes
  m. _ Mohun
  b.+ 7 children
  ii. Geoffrey Elwes, Sheriff of London (bpt 17.06.1541, bur 14.05.1616)
  m. (19.02.1570) Elizabeth Gabbatt (d 11.11.1625, dau of Robert Gabbatt or Baggott of Acton Burnell)
  a. Edward Elwes (bpt 25.05.1575, d by 27.11.1623, 3rd son)
  m. Susan Creswell (dau of Richard Cresswell of Barnehurst)
  (1) Henry Elwes of Grove House (b 04.1612, d 1678)
  b. John Elwes of Woodford (bpt 08.11.1578, d before 04.06.1645, 5th son)
  m. Elizabeth Hobbs (dau of Roger Hobbs of Weybridge)
  (1) Gervase Elwes of Lincoln's Inn (dsp 1667)

c. Henry Elwes
  m. Elizabeth Gore (dau of Sir William Gore, alderman of London)
  (1) Sir John Elwes of Barton Court (d before 26.02.1680)
  m1. Constance Darell (dau of John Darell of Barton Court)
  (A) Elizabeth Elwes
 

m2. Susan _

(2) Elizabeth Elwes (d 1652) probably of this generation
  m. Sir Charles Lee of Edmonton & Billesley (b c1622, a 1682)

 

d. Sir Gervase Elwes of Woodford (bpt 29.04.1581, d 04.1653)
  BEB1841 shows this Gervase as the same person as the Gervase shown above as son of John Elwes and Elizabeth Hobbs. There are several other differences over these and surrounding generations. We follow BLG1952.
  m. Frances Lee (dau of Sir Robert Lee of Billeslee (Billesley))
  (1) Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Bart of Stoke Clare (bpt 21.08.1628, d 05.1706)
  m. Amy Trigge (dau of William Trigge of Highworth)
  (A) Gervase Elwes (dvp, MP, 2nd son)
  m. Isabella Hervey (d 1697, dau of Sir Thomas Hervey)
  (i) Sir Hervey 'the miser' Elwes, 2nd Bart of Stoke Clare (bpt 07.1683, d unm 18.09.1763)
  (ii) Amy Elwes
  m. George Meggott of Marcham (d 1718)
  (a) John Meggott of Marcham, later Elwes of Stoke (b 1714, d unm 26.11.1789)
  (b) Ann Meggott
  m. John Timms
  ((1)) Richard Timms (Lt. Colonel)
  m. Mary Hughes (dau of Thomas Hughes of Eltham)
  ((A)) John Timms, later Elwes of Stoke (d 29.02.1824, General)
  The following comes from BLG1886 (Elwes of Stoke College).
  m1. Frances Payne
  ((i)) John Payne Elwes of Stoke College (b 13.05.1798) had issue
  m. (17.07.1824) Charlotte Elton (b c1803, d 10.03.1879, dau of Issac Elton of Stapleton House)
  ((ii)) Frederick Elwes (rector of Wixoe and Guestingthorpe) had issue
  ((iii)) daughter
  m. _ Morrice (rector of Hoddesden)
  ((iv)) Mary Elwes
  m. Rev. W. Cox
  ((v)) Emily Elwes
  m. William Hughes
  The following comes from a site visitor (EE, 14.12.05).
  m2. Sarah Sadler (b 1789, d 1874)
  ((vi)) Timms Harvey Elwes of Ipswich (d 1865) had issue
  m. Louisa Weston (b 1813, d 1891)
  (iii)+ other issue - John (b 1685, d 15.09.1750), Isabella (d 1714)
(B) William Elwes (captain, 4th son)
  m. Elizabeth Weekes (dau of Oliver Weekes by Philippa Raleigh)
  (i) Sir William Elwes, 3rd Bart of Stoke Clare (dspl bur 26.11.1778, 4th son)
  partner(s) unknown
  (a)+ issue - Henry, William, Thomas
  (ii) Sir Henry Elwes, 4th Bart of Stoke Clare (dsp bur 19.01.1787)
  (iii)+ other issue (dsp) - John, Gervase (b 1699), Thomas (b 1700)
 

(C)

Richard Elwes
  m. Merelina D'Ewes (dau of Sir Symond D'Ewes, 3rd Bart)
  (D) Frances Elwes
  m. Ralph Bromsell of Bedford
  (E) Amy Elwes
  m. Sir John Robinson of Dinston
  (F)+ other issue - Trigge (d infant), Charles (b 1667, d 1669), John (d by 1772), Rebecca (b 1660, d 1662), Eliza (b 1663), Anne (b 1665, d 1713)

 

e. Jeremy Elwes of Roxby (bpt 15.11.1584, d before 31.01.1653-4)
  m. Mary Morley (d 1667, dau of James Morley)
  (1) Jeremy Elwes of Roxby, Brigg and Throcking (d 1678)
  m. Frances Raworth (d 1678, dau of Robert Raworth of Gray's Inn)
  (A) Jeremy Elwes of Roxby and Brigg (d 1683)
  (B) Robert Elwes of Roxby, Brigg and Throcking (b 1663, d 1731)
  m. Elizabeth Freeman (dau of Ralph Freeman of Aspeden by Elizabeth Aubrey)
(i) Robert Elwes of Roxby, Brigg, Throcking and Egton (b 1690, d 1752)
  m. (1717) Martha Cary (d 1768, dau of Richard Cary of Bedfod Row)
  (a) Cary Elwes of Roxby, Brigg, Throcking and Egton (b 1718)
  m1. Hester Ewer (d 14.01.1770, dau of Henry Ewer of Bushy Hall)
  ((1)) Cary Elwes (b 1744, d 1781)
  m2. Elizabeth Holgate (d 1820, dau of Edward Holgate of Roxby)
  ((2)) Robert Cary Elwes of Roxby, Brigg, Throcking and Egton (b 28.07.1772, d 01.1852) had issue
  m1. (12.10.1797) Caroline Pelham (d 07.1812, dau of Charles Pelham, 1st Lord Yarborough)
  m2. (22.12.1814) Jane Marianne Sykes (d 1877, dau of Rev. Richard Sykes)
  ((3)) Elizabeth Elwes (d 28.01.1813)
  m. Rev. Robert Cary Barnard of Withersfield
  (ii) Sir Geoffrey Elwes of Cheshunt (b 1695, d 1776)
  m(1). Hannah Webbe (d 1752)
  (a)+ issue - Jeffary (d 1781, rector of Great Amwell), Charles (vicar of Bitton), Elizabeth (d 1802)
  (C) Mary Elwes
  m. Richard Nelson
  (D) Frances Elwes
  m. Richard Page (son of Sir Richard of Cambridge)
  (2) Mary Elwes
  m. William Hale of Kingswalden
  (3) Frances Elwes
  m. Abraham Nelson
  (4)+ 3 sons

 

f. Mary Elwes
  m. Thomas Plomer

 

g. Elizabeth Elwes
  m. William Borough of Borough
  h.+ other issue - William (d infant), Thomas (bpt 06.09.1572, d infant), Silvius/Silvester (bpt 26.09.1576, d 1638, Rev.), daughter (d infant)
  iii. Isabel Elwes
  m. _ Hammerton of Sawfliffe and Walcot
  iv. Alice Elwes
  m. (10.11.1572) Christopher Cowper
  v.+ other issue - Edmund of Broxtoe (had issue), Thomas of Leverton and Applethorpe (had issue)
  B. John Elwes of Corberton

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Elwes of Roxby) with some support (but several differences) with BEB1841 (Elwes of Stoke).
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