'West02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: West of Alscot, West of Burghwallis, West De La Warr

                               
Sir William West, 1st Lord De La Warr (b before 1520, d 30.12.1595)
m1. (before 1555) Elizabeth Strange (dau of Thomas Strange of Chesterton)
1. Thomas West, 2nd Lord De La Warr (b c1556, d 24.03.1601-2)
  m. (19.11.1571) Anne Knollys (dau of Sir Francis Knollys of Rotherfield Greys)
A. Thomas West, 3rd Lord De La Warr (b 09.07.1557, d 07.06.1618)
  m. (25.11.1596) Cecily Shirley (bur 31.07.1662, dau of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston)
  i. Henry West, 4th Lord De La Warr (b 03.10.1603, d 01.06.1628)
  m. (03.1624-5) Isabella Edmunds (b 11.1607, d c1677, dau of Sir Thomas Edmunds (Treasurer of the Household))
  a. Charles West, 5th Lord De La Warr (b 02.1625-6, d 22.12.1687)
  m. (25.09.1642) Anne Wild (bur 18.05.1702/3, dau of John Wild of Droitwich)
  (1) Charles West (dvp)
m. (26.12.1678) Elizabeth Pye (dau of Sir Edmund Pye, Bart)
  (2) John West, 6th Lord De La Warr (b c1663, d 26.05.1723)
  m. (06.1691) Margaret Freeman (d 31.01.1737/8, dau of John Freeman of London, widow of Thomas Salwey)
  (A) John West, 7th Lord, 1st Earl De La Warr, Governor of New York (b 04.04.1693, d 16.03.1766)
  m1. (25.05.1721) Charlotte McCarthy (d 07.02.1735, dau of Donagh McCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty)
  (i) John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (b 1729, d 22.11.1777, Lt. General)
  m. (08.08.1756) Mary Wynyard (d 27.10.1784, dau of Lt. Gen. John Wynyard)
(a) William Augustus West, 3rd Earl De La Warr (b 27.04.1757, d unm 01.1783)
  (b) John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr (b 28.07.1758, d 28.07.1795)
  m. (22.04.1783) Catherine Lyell (d 27.05.1826, dau of Henry Lyell of Bourn)
  ((1)) George John West, later Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr (b 26.10.1791, d 23.02.1869) had issue
  m. (21.06.1813) Elizabeth Sackville, Baroness Buckhurst (b 11.08.1795, d 09.01.1870, dau of John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset)
((2)) Catherine Georgiana West (d 07.03.1824)
  m. (16.10.1817) Joseph D'Arcy (Lt. Colonel)
  (c) Frederick West (b 1767, d 22.03.1852)
  m1. (17.04.1792) Charlotte Mitchell (d 13.06.1795, dau of Richard Mitchell of Culham Court)
  ((1)) Charlotte Louisa West (d 27.01.1869)
  m2. (31.05.1798) Maria Myddelton (d 23.10.1843, dau of Richard Myddelton of Chirk Castle)
((2)) Frederick Myddleton West of Ruthin Castle (b 1799, d 01.05.1862) had issue
  m1. (14.11.1820) Georgiana Stanhope (dsp 14.08.1824, dau of William Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield)
  m2. (11.09.1827) Theresa Whitby (d 18.09.1836, dau of Capt. John Whitby)
(d) Georgiana West (d 17.09.1832)
  m. (1782) Edward Pery Buckley of Minestead Lodge
  (e) Matilda West (d 03.02.1843)
  m. (18.07.1793) Henry Wynyard (General)
  (ii) Henrietta Cecilia West ("elder daughter")
  m. James Johnston (d 12.1797, General)
  (iii) Diana West (d 05.1766)
  m. (09.11.1756) Sir James John Clavering (d 1777, Lt. General, CIC Bengal)
  m2. (15.06.1744) Anne Walker (d 26.06.1748, dau of Nehemiah Walker)
  (B) Elizabeth West probably of this generation
  m. Thomas Diggs of Chilham Castle (dsp?, Colonel)
(3) Cecilia West probably of this generation
  m. William Beaw, Bishop of Llandaff (b 1616, d 10.02.1706)
  ii. Cecilia West (d 02.1638)
  m1. Sir Francis Bindlosse of Barwick Hall
  m2. Sir John Byron, 1st Lord of Rochdale (dsp 08.1652)
iii. Lucy West
  m. Sir Robert Byron, Governor of Liverpool (Colonel)
  B. Nathaniel West possibly the son who was father of ...
  i. Nathaniel West of Borwick Hall
  m. Elizabeth Preston (dau of George Preston of Holker)
  a. Ann West (bur 20.06.1705)
  m. Robert Plumpton of Yorkshire (b 06.03.1669-70)
C. Robert West (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Cock (dau of Sir Henry Cock of Broxborne)
  D. Elizabeth West
  m. Herbert Pelham (father of Herbert)
  E. Lucy or Penelope West
  m. Herbert Pelham (son of Herbert)
  F. Lettice West
  m. Henry Ludlow (son/heir of Sir Edmond)
  G. Anne West apparently the Anne who married ...
  m1. (c08.1608) John Pellett of Bolney (b c1574, d 22.10.1625)
  m2. Christopher Swale (vicar of Westbourne)
  H.+ other issue - Francis, John, Walsingham, Catherine, Ellenor
2. Elizabeth West (d 1595) Visitation shows an Elizabeth (dsp) and a Mary who married Richard Blount (brother of Sir Michell)
  m. Sir Richard Blount (son of Sir Richard of Maple Durham)
3. Jane West
  m1. (09.06.1572) Sir Thomas Wenman of Thame Park and Twyford (d 22.07.1577)
  m2. James Cressie or Cressey
  m3. Sir Thomas Tasburgh
  m4. Ralph Sheldon of Beoly (b c1537, d 1613)
m2. Anne Swift (d after 10.1611, dau of Henry Swift of Andover)

 

 

Leonard West 'of Burghwallis' (a 1554)
m. Barbara Gascoigne, heiress of Burghwallis (dau of Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe)
BLG1886 reports that all 4 of their sons d young except John. Visitation names all 4 sons but shows only Thomas & Anthony as dsp. Hunter suggests William continued the line at Burghwallis as shown.
1. William West of Burghwallis
  m. Frances Waterton (dau of Thomas Waterton of Walton by Beatrix, dau of Edward Restwold of The Vache by Agnes, widow of Morris Vane)
  A. Richard West of Burghwallis
  m. Frances or Margaret Radcliffe (granddau (not dau) of Savile Radcliffe of Rodmorden)
  i. daughter
  m. _ Ashton (Captain)
  B. Margaret West (d unm)
2. John West of Banbury or Barnby (4th son)
  m. Mary Throckmorton
  A. Aholiab West (d 1623)
  m. Elizabeth Preston (granddau of Thomas Preston of Cambridge)
  i. Richard West
  m. Elizabeth Hill (dau of James Hill of Hillmorton)
  a. Richard West of Priors Marston (3rd son)
  m. Mary Russell (of Strensham family)
(1) James West of Alscot (d 1772)
  m. (1738) Sarah Steavans (d 1799, dau of Sir Thomas Steavans of Eltham)
  (A) James West of Alscot (b 1742, d 1795)
  m. (03.02.1774) Sarah Wren (d 29.03.1836, dau of Christopher Wren of Wroxhall Abbey)
  (i) James West, later Roberts-West of Alscot (b 08.03.1775, d 25.03.1838) had issue
  m. (31.03.1808) Anne Roberts (d 14.09.1843, dau of Joseph Roberts of Newcombe by Mary)
  (B) Sarah West (b 11.05.1741, d 18.02.1801)
  m. (23.07.1761) Andrew Archer, 2nd Lord (b 29.07.1736, d 18/25.04.1778)
  (C) Henrietta West (d unm)
  b.+ 3 sons (dsp) - James, John, Aholiab
3. Mary or Elizabeth West named Mary by Visitation & BLG1886 but Elizabeth by Hunter
  Visitation shows Mary married to Raffe Vavasor of Hasellwood. BLG1886 shows Mary married to Ralph Vavasor of Haslewood. Hunter shows Elizabeth as 2nd wife of Ralph Vavasor of Woodhall (son of Sir William by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Anthony Cavalay of London, which Ralph m1. Ursula, dau of Sir William Fairfax of Steeton) which Ralph was later of Hazlewood. However, that connection is not supported by TCP ('Vavasour').
  m. Ralph Vavasor of Woodhall
4. Margaret West
  m. Thomas Brown of Westwood
5.+ other issue - Thomas (d young), Anthony (d young), St. Amond (Amanda), Anne

Main source(s):
(1) For top section : BP1934 (De La Warr), TCP (De La Warr) with a little support/input from Visitation (Hampshire, 1530+1575+1622-34, West Lord Delaware)
(2) For lower section (expanded 03.09.16) : BLG1886 (West of Alscot Park), FMG (Continuation ('Hunter's Pedigrees', 1936), 'West of Burghwallis', p153+) with a little support from Visitation (Hampshire, 1530+1575+1622-34, West Lord Delaware)
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