'Worsley2'
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Families covered: Worsley of Hovingham Hall

Descended from the early Worsleys of Worsley (originally Workesley), and hence distantly connected to the Worsleys of Appuldercrombe covered by 'Worsley1', were this Yorkshire branch of the family.
Thomas Worsley of Hovingham (d 03.11.1664)
m. Alice Holcroft (dau of John Holcroft of Holcroft)
were possibly grandparents of ...
Thomas Worsley of Hovingham Hall (d 03.05.1715)
m. Mary Arthington (dau of Henry Arthington of Arthington Hall)
1. Thomas Worsley of Hovingham Hall (b 16.11.1686, bur 02.03.1750)
  m1. (1718) Mary Frankland (bur 04.09.1722, dau of Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Bart of Thirkleby)
  A. Thomas Worsley of Hovingham Hall (b 22.11.1710, d 13.12.1778)
  m. (05.07.1757) Elizabeth Lister (d 19.11.1809, dau of Rev. J. Lister)
  i. Edward Worsley of Hovingham Hall (d unm 21.03.1830)
  ii. George Worsley (b 15.11.1761, d 04.02.1815, rector of Stonegrave and Scawton)
  m. Anne Cayley (d 31.08.1854, dau of Sir William Cayley, 5th Bart)
  a. Sir William Worsley, 1st Bart of Hovingham Hall (bpt 26.08.1792, d 05.03.1879, 3rd son) had issue
  m. (18.01.1827) Sarah Philadelphia Cayley (b c1803, d 23.04.1885, dau of Sir George Cayley, 6th Bart)
  b. Marcus Worsley of Terrington (b 1794, d 06.02.1878, Captain RN) had issue
  m. Harriet Hamer (d 19.11.1857, dau of Joshua Hamer)
  c. Thomas Worsley (b 15.07.1797, dsp 16.02.1885, rector of Scawton, Vice Chancellor of Cambridge)
  m. (20.06.1842) Katherine Rawson (dau of Stansfield Rawson of Wastdale Hall)
  d. Frederick Cayley Worsley (b 1803, d 22.07.1884) had issue
  m. (29.01.1840) Juliana Wirght (d 15.01.1889, dau of John Wright)
  e. Septimus Lancelot Worsley had issue
  f. Henry Francis Worsley (b 1806, d 24.07.1876) had issue
  m1. Catherine Blackden (dau of B. Blackden)
  m2. Caroline Cust (Mrs. Hankinson)
  g. Charles Valentine Worsley (b 1808, d 1878) had issue
  m. (04.05.1848) Sophia Kemble (dau of John Kemble, Mrs. Kent)
  h. Arthur Worsley (b 10.05.1810) had issue
  m. (11.11.1858) Winifred Sherring Evans (dau of Rev. J.W. Evans)
  i. Isabella Worsley (d 27.01.1865)
  m. (1824) John C. Blackden
  j. Philadephia Worsley (d 21.04.1885)
  m. (06.06.1826) William Joseph Coltman (d 17.08.1869)
k. Frances Worsley (d 20.01.1880)
  m. (19.05.1835) George Henry Webber (d 1853, vicar of Great Budworth, canon of Ripon)
  l.+ other issue - George (dvp), Edward (dvp), Digby Edmund (b 1812, dsp 02.09.1875), Anne (d unm 16.02.1873)
  iii.+ other issue
  B. James Worsley (bpt 28.08.1722, d 19.08.1777, rector of Stonegrave)
  m. (17.12.1761) Dorothy Pennyman (d 14.11.1811, dau of Sir James Pennyman, 5th Bart of Ormesby Hall)
i. James Worsley (b 1764, d 1807, Colonel)
  m. (1789) Lydia White (d 19.04.1832, sister of Sir Thomas Wollaston White, 1st Bart of Walling Wells)
  a. James White Worsley, later Pennyman of Ormesby Hall (b 05.11.1792, d 01.02.1870) had issue
  m. (24.03.1828) Frances Stovin (d 06.06.1869, dau of Rev. James Stovin)
  ii. Richard Worsley (dsp 25.01.1838, Admiral RN)
  m. (14.03.1801) Elizabeth White (d 18.11.1841, sister of Sir Thomas Wollaston White, 1st Bart of Walling Wells)
  C. Mary Worsley
  m. Marmaduke Constable of Wassand (b c1704, d 1762)
  D. Frances Worsley (b 1716, d 06.11.1750)
  m. (13.07.1737) Sir William Robinson, 1st Lord Grantham (b 24.04.1695, d 30.09.1770)
  m2. Anne Robinson (d 15.01.1768, sister of Sir William Robinson, 1st Lord Grantham)
  E. Ann Worsley
  m. William Bastard of Kitley (d 1782)
  F.+ 2 childen (d infancuy)
2. Mary Worsley
  m. (29.09.1701) Francis Foljambe of Aldwarke (d 06.12.1732)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Worsley) with a little input from BLG1952 (Pennyman of Ormesby Hall)
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