'West04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: West of Amberden (Armisden), West of Aughton, West of Firbeck
[Much of this page was originally launched as a lower section of West03. It was moved here to facilitate expansion.]

                               
John West of Aughton
m. Ann Aughton (dau/heir of Ralph Aughton alias Personson)
1. John West of Aughton (a 1380)
A. John West of Aughton (a 1405)
  i. Thomas West (a 1445)
  m. Margaret Skyres (dau of John Skyres of Alderthwayte)
  a. Thomas West of Aughton (a 1495)
m. Jane Symms (dau of Richard Symms or Symons of Wales)
  (1) John West (d before 08.10.1541)
  m. Ann Eyre (dau of Ralph Eyre of Offerton)
  (A) George West of Aughton (2nd son)
  m1. Jane Trigott (dau of Thomas Trigott of South Kirkby)
  (i) John West of Aughton (a 1585)
  m. (06.09.1559) Ann More (dau of John More of Chelsea, son of Sir Thomas)
  (a) Godfrey West of Aughton (a 1585)
m. (25.05.1579) Catherine Revel (dau of Thomas Revel of Stannington)
  ((1)) Ann West (bpt 10.07.1580)
  m. (20.02.1597/8) Godfrey Bradshaw
  (b)+ other issue - Jane (bpt 08.1560), Anne (bpt 28.08.1561), Barbara
  m2. Ann Cresacre (dau/heir of Edward Cresacre of Barnborough, widow of John More (son of Lord Chancellor Thomas)
  (B) Thomas West of Beeston, Nottinghamshire (rector of Hooton Pagnell)
  m. Ann Bradbury (dau of William Bradbury of Ollerton, son of Bryan of Bankside)
(i) William West of Rotherham & Firbeck (a 1585)
  m1. Winifred Eyre (dau of Adam Eyre of Offerton by Edith Rolleston of Swarkston)
  (a) William West of Firbeck (b 1571, a 03.1632)
  m. Katherine Darcy (d 24.05.1646, dau of Sir Edward Darcy)
  ((1)) John West of Firbeck (b 1605, dsp 07.06.1659)
  m. (1630) Frances Hodgson (b 1608, d 13.02.1657, dau of Christopher Hodgson of Beeston, Yorkshire)
  ((2)) Elizabeth West (b 1606, d 1669)
  m1. (sp) John, Lord Darcy & Meynill
  m2. Sir Francis Fane (b 1611, d 1680)
  ((3)) Mary West
  m. William Savile of Copley (bpt 23.05.1608, son of Henry by Anne)
  ((4))+ other issue (d young) - Catherine, Margaret
  (b) Thomas West of Doncaster
  m1. Susan Baxter (dsp, dau of Richard Baxter of Tickhill)
  m2. (09.01.1613/4) Susan Baker (dau of Richard Baker of Great Munden)
  ((1)) Elizabeth West
m. Thomas Ball
  ((2))+ other issue - Barnham (bpt 19.12.1616, a 1666, rector of Aston), Robert (d unm 03.1663/4, vicar of Rothwell), James of London (bpt 25.04.1624), Timothy of London, Thomas (bpt 28.02.1609/10), Daniel (bpt 06.04.1619), John (bpt 03.04.1620, d 16.10.1645), Francis of Rotherham (Bpt 22.04.1621), Samuel (bur 04.01.1638/8), Mary (bpt 20.01.1628), Sarah (bur 20.07.1636), Susanna (bur 02.02.1638/9)
  (c) Thurston or Tristram West of Tristram (bur 27.02.1634/5)
  ((1)) Benjamin West (bur 1635)
  (d) George West of Masbro.
  ((1)) issue (d by 1666)
  (e) Gilbert West of Beeston, Yorkshire had issue
  (f) Margaret West
  m. Peter Freschville of Carlton (son of Ralph son of Sir Peter)
  (g) Edith West
  m. Godfrey Columbell of Darley
  (h) Mary West
m. Edmund Brandbury of Ollerset
  m2. Audrey Mann
  (i) Robert West in Nottinghamshire
  (C) Elsabeth West mentioned also in Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, West)
  m. Roger Wombwell (brother of Wombwell of Wombwell)
  (D)+ other issue - John (dsp), Eleanor, Ann
  (2) Sir William West of Armisden or Amberden Hall (Essex) & Darley Abbey (Derbyshire) (d 10.11.1557, Vice Admiral)
  m. Frances FitzLewis (dau of Sir Richard FitzLewis, widow of _ Fyndorne)
  (A) Lewis West of Armisden or Amberden Hall
  Foster identifies Lewis's wife as Mary, dau of Judge Hales. Hunter identifies her as Mary, dau of Judge Sit James Hales (m2. Ralph Dodmer). However, a Hales source suggest that she was ...
  m. Margaret Hales (dau of Judge Sir Christopher Hales, m2. Ralph Dodmer)
(i) Dorothy West (b 1549)
  m. (1580) Lionel Wombwell of Rotherham
  (ii) Ann West (b 1550)
  m. (1580) Nicholas Harvey or Hervy of Newport Pond
  (B) Edmund West of Darley Abbey
  m. Jane Collins (dau/coheir of Nicholas Collins of Broxhead by Margaret Young)
  (C) William West mentioned also in Berry's Essex Pedigrees (1838, West)
  (i) Edmund West
  (D) Barbara West (bur 15.06.1570-3)
  m. John Parker of Norton Lees (d 02.04.1607)
  (3) Jerome West (dsp)
  (4) Isabel West
  m. Richard Eyre of Offerton (nephew to Ann Eyre)

Main source(s): FMG (Continuation, "Hunter's Pedigrees", West of Aughton and Firbeck), Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, West), Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, West of Aughton and Rotherham), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1666, West of Aston)
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