'Sutcliffe1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Sutcliffe of Hoo Hoile, Sutcliffe of Melroy (Mairoyd)

                               
John Sutcliffe of Melroy (sb Mairoyd?), Yorkshire
m. Margaret Owlsworth of Holdsworth of Astey
1. Adam Sutcliffe of Grimsby, Lincolnshire
m. _ Constable of Yorkshire
  A. Judith Sutcliffe
2. Matthew Sutcliffe (d before 24.11.1629, Dean of Exeter)
  m. Anne Bradley (dau of John Bradley of Louth by Frances Fairfax of Denton)
  A. Ann Sutcliffe
  m. (Richard) Hall (Halse) of Devonshire
3. Solomon Sutcliffe of Melroy (Milron or Mairoyd?)
  m. Elizabeth Bradley (sister of Anne)
  A. John Sutcliffe ("one of the Esquire of the body to King James")
  m. Alice Woodhouse (dau of Luke Woodhouse of Kimberley)
  i. Susan Sutcliffe
  B.+ other issue - Lucy, Ann, Debora, Susan
4. Luke Sutcliffe (dsp)
5. John Sutcliffe
  m. _ Kirton (dau of John Kirton of Lincolnshire)

 

 

The following was shown in the same manuscript as the above family but just below them, with no indication of how they were connected.
William Sutcliffe of Hoo Hoile in Erringden (d by 1637)
m. Sarah
1. Robert Sutcliffe (d before 1665)
  m. Susanna Thomas (dau of Robert Thomas of Riddiem in Wadsworth)
  A. William Sutcliffe (b before 1645, a 1665)
  i. Robert Sutcliffe (b before 1670, a 1690)
  a. William Sutcliffe of Hoo Hoile
  m. Dorothy Godley (dau of _ Godley (Alderman of Dublin))
  (1) Robert Sutcliffe (dsp)
m. _ Cockcroft
  (2) John Sutcliffe of Hoo Hoile (d 09.04.1772)
  m1. (sp) Ellen Cockcroft of Mairoyd (d 1765)
  m2. Grace Gibson (dau of James Gibson of Brig Royd, widow of John Grimshaw (son of WIlliam), m3. Rev. John Cross)
  (A) Robert Sutcliffe of Hoo Hoile & Bath (d 1827)
  m. Rachel Bowyer Cross (dau/heir of Thoams Cross of Great Brammingam)
  (i) William Sutcliffe (dsp 07.05.1852, of the Inner Temple)
  m. _ Robertson (dau of WIlliam Robertson of Bath)
  (ii)+ other issue - John (d infant), Jane, Clara (a 1826, d unm), Thomas (d unm)
  (3) William Sutcliffe (d young)
  (4) Abraham Sutcliffe of Brig Royd
  (A) William Sutcliffe
  m. Sarah or Grace Greenwood of Field Head
  (i) Mary Sutcliffe
  m. (18.12.1794) John Foster of Slack (b c1778, d 17.07.1839)
  (a) John Foster (d 25.11.1841, 2nd son)
  m. Sarah Lord (dau of Henry Lord of Bacup)
  (b)+ other issue - William (d infant), William, Mary
  (ii)+ other issue (d unm) - William (b c1772, d 17.01.1806), Henry (d young), John (b c1787, d 04.05.1808), Grace (b c1781, d 01.04.1805)
  (5) Susanna Sutcliffe
  m. Thomas Lister of Old Town in Wadsworth
  (A) John Lister
  m. Mary
  (i) Susan Lister
  m. John Cockroft of Little Burlees
  (ii) daughter
  m. _ Eastwood
  (iii) daughter
  m. _ Hughan
  (iv) daughter
  m. ??
  b. Mary Sutcliffe
  m. Henry Sutcliffe of Mill in Wadsworth
  (1)+ issue including Joseph
  c.+ other issue - William (dsp 1727), John (d unm c17433?), Sarah
2. Mercy Sutcliffe
  m. Nathan Carter of Sowerby

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : FMG (vol 2, 'Sutcliffe', MS225 (1), p541)
(2) For lower section : FMG (vol 2, 'Sutcliffe', MS225 (2), p541+)
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