'Halford1'
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Families covered: HHalford of Welham
[This page was reviewed & expanded on 06.04.23 using Nichols when part of it was moved to Halford2.]
| William Hawford | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Hawford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Wade | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Hawford (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | William Hawford | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward Hawford | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Richard Halford the first shown by Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, 'Halford' #1) albeit there unnamed | ||||||||||||||
| A. | William Halford of Welham, Leicestershire (a 1590, bailiff of Harboroiugh) the first mentioned by Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, 'Halford' #2) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | ?? Halford of Gilmorton | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Andrew Halford of Tur Langton (dsp 1608) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Roger Halford of Welham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Bradgate or Brodgate (a 1572) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Halford of Welham (or Wellam), Sheriff of Leicestershire (d 1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Foxley (dau of Nicholas Foxley of Blakesly or Blakesley) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Halford of Welham, Sheriff of Leicestershire (d before 09.02.1646, 2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation shows William's children as by his 1st wife, Elizabeth Bussy, but contradicts that by reporting that she dsp. Nichols shows them as by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Elmes. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Bussy (dsp, dau of Edmond Bussy of Hether) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Elmes (dau of Thomas Elmes of Greenes Norton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Halford (b 1615) the first mentioned by BEB1841 | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Atkyns (dau of Sir Henry Atkyns of Clapham, m2. Sir John Norwich of Brampton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Halford of Welham (b c1638, d 28.12.1682, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 04.1659) Elizabeth Pretyman (bur 31.07.1698, dau of Sir John Pretyman, Bart, relict of Sir Thomas Burton of Stockerston, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir William Halford, 1st Bart of Welham (b 1663, d 01.03.1708/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1692) Frances Cecil (d 1698, dau of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir James Halford, 2nd Bart of Welham (d unm after 1711) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Sir William Halford, 3rd Bart of Welham (b c1693, d unm? 25.03.1720) mentioned by TCB but not by BEB1841 | ||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - John, Frances (d 1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Elizabeth Lewis of Stanton St. John (b c1650, bur 17.11.1720) | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Henry (b 1664, d 1707), Charles (b 1665), Edward (b6 1671, d 1673), Richard (d young), Thomas (d young), Anabella (b 1667), Elizabeth (b 1668-9), Mary (b 1673-4), Katharine (b 1675), Agnes (a 1677), another child | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edward Halford of Stockerston (b 1645-6, bur 09.05.1705, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Roberts (bur 11.01.1731-2, dau of Richard Roberts of Thorpe Langton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - William (b 1676), Thomas (b 1690), Edward (b 1695, d 1701), Mary (b 1677), 2 other daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Richard Halford (b c1658, d 1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Andrews (dau of Anthony Andrews of Bisbrook) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - William (d young), Henry (b c1643, a 1681, of Gray's Inn), William, Mary (a 1681), Elizabeth (m. by 1681) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Jane Halford (a 1619, 1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Turvile of Newhall Park | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Frances Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Halford of Lutterworth | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Christiana Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Turvile | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Thomas (a 1619, d after 11.02.1678), John (d 1647), Arthur, Edward of London (a 1652), Henry (a 1652, 1682), Elizabeth, Margaret (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anthony Halford of Lilborne (Libourne), Northamptonshire (a 1619, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Edward (serjeant-major), Nicholas of Harborough, Emma | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | John Halford of Shankton, Leicestershire (5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Saunders (dau of Sir Mathew Saunders of Shankton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Halford (a 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grissell Hacket (dau/coheir of Humphrey Hacket of Creeton, relict of William Nichols of Halsted) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | son (a 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Matthew, Frances, Elizabeth, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Roger Halford of London, later of Sibertoft in Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Rooe (dau of Roger Rooe of Alport) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Anne Halford (3rd dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Philips of London | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Roger (a 1652), John, Henry, Katharine, Jane (dsp), Elizabeth, Frances, Mary, Grace | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Grace Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Miles Busby (Bussie) of Hether | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Emma Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bale of Carleton Curlew | |||||||||||||||
| (7)+ | other issue (d unm) - Edward, Henry of London (b c1607, a 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Richard Halford of Edithweston, Rutland (d 1627) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Moore (dau of _ Moore of Weld) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Brandwood of Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Richard Halford of Clipston(e) (Chepston), Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 2, part 2, 1798, 'Pedigree of Halford of Welham', p864) with input/support from Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, 'Halford' #2), BEB1841 ('Halford of Welham'), TCB (vol 4, 'Halford or Holford of Welham', p195)
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