'Widdrington01'
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Families covered: Widdrington of Blankney, Widdrington of Cartington, Widdrington of Felton, Widdrington of Widdrington
| John de Woderington (a 1139) possibly father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Bertram de Woderington (a 1166) possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Godfrid de Woderington of Widdrington (a 1178) | ||||||||||||||
| 'Northumberland Families' indicates that the family name varied over the next few generations between Woderington, Widrington, Widdrington, etc.. For the sake of simplicity, we hereafter show just Widdrington. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Gerard de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1208) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir John de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1254) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Constance | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Gerard de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1294) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir John de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1304) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christiana de Swinburne (dau of Adam de Swinburne of East Swinburne) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Gerard de Widdrington of Widdrington (b c1322, dsp 1362) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Riddell (dau of William Riddell of Tilmouth) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Roger de Widdrington (d 1372) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1334) Elizabeth de Actone (dau of Richard de Actone of Newcastle) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Roger Widdrington (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1367) Katharine de Aton (dau of Sir William de Aton (Acton)) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Christian Widdrington (b c1341) | ||||||||||||||
| m.(c1357) Sir Bertram Monboucher | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Alienora Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Robert Umfraville | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Conan Aske of Aske | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Barnaba Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. John de Vaux | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes (a 1371) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Sir John Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (b 02.02.1371, d by 1444) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Roger Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (d 02.08.1451) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Grey (d by 1454, dau of Sir Thomas Grey of Heton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir Gerard Widdrington of Widdrington (d 1491) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Boynton (dau of Christopher Boynton of Sudbury) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Sir John Widdrington of Chipchase, Sheriff of Northumberland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Ogle (dau of Robert, Lord Ogle) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Elizabeth Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Fenwick | |||||||||||||||
| ((D))+ | other issue - Roger (b c1424), Thomas (dsp), Ralph (dsp), Robert (dsp), William (dsp), Alexander, Margaret (d young), Alice, Isabel | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Gerard Widdrington (a 1419) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (?) Margaret Grey (dau of Sir Thomas Grey of Heton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Elizabeth Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. William de Swinburne of Capheaton | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Agnes Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry de Lilburn | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Gerard de Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | John de Widdrington of Denton (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Roger de Widdrington of Denton (a 1324) probably father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Edward de Widdrington (a 1355) | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Joan Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Blaklamb | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - John, Geoffrey | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Gerard de Widdrington (dsp c1280) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Petronilla | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Sir Roger, Duncan | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Geoffrey de Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Randulf, Roger | ||||||||||||||
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| Sir Gerard Widdrington of Widdrington (d 1491) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Boynton (dau of Christopher Boynton of Sudbury) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Ralph Widdrington of Widdrington (d 1502) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Felicia Claxton (dau of Sir Robert Claxton of Dilston) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington (d before 12.1517) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Percy (dau of Sir Henry Percy of Bamburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (b c1503, d 10.10.1571) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Agnes Metcalf (dau of Sir James Metcalf of Nappa) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (dsp after 01.1592/3) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Widdrington of Swinburne (d 1577) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Carnaby (dau of Sir Regnold Carnaby of Halton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (d after 12.09.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Curwen (b before 1589, dau of Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington by Elizabeth Carus) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir William Widdrington of Widdrington, 1st Lord of Blankney (b 11.07.1610, d 25.08.1651) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.01.1629/30) Mary Thorold (bur 20.01.1675/6, dau of Sir Anthony Thorold of Blankney) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Widdrington, 2nd Lord of Blankney (d 11/2.1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.01.1653/4) Elizabeth Bertie (d 23.06.1715, dau of Sir Peregrine Bertie of Evedon) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Widdrington, 3rd Lord of Blankney (b 26.01.1655/6, d 01.02.1694/5) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c01.1676/7) Alathea Fairfax (dau of Charles Fairfax, Viscount) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Widdrington, 4th Lord of Blankney (d 19.04.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| William and his brothers were attainted for their support of the Jacobite rebellion. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1700) Jane Tempest (d 09.09.1714, dau of Sir Thomas Tempest, Bart of Stella) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Henry Francis Widdrington (b 04.12.1700, dsp 27.08.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.01.1733/4) Anne Gatenby of Yorkshire (bur 22.12.1780) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | William Tempest Widdrington (b 21.05.1712, dsp 01/2.1753, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Philips (sister of George Philips) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Mary Widdrington (b 11.10.1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rowland Eyre of Hassop | |||||||||||||||
| ((D))+ | other issue - Francis (bur 23.10.1713), Alathea (b 21.04.1705, d 1775, nun), Mary Gertrude (b 07.07.1707, bur 26.09.1708), Elizabeth (b 08.11.1709, bur 10.11.1709), Anne (bur 02.02.1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (c07.1718) Catharine Graham (b 1677, dsp 11.12.1757, dau of Richard Graham, Viscount Preston) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Peregrine Widdrington (b 02.05.1692, dsp 04.02.1748/9, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Sherburne, 'Duchess of Norfolk' (dsp 24/5.09.1754, dau of Sir Nicholas Sherburne of Stoneyhurst) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Mary Widdrington (d 07.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Towneley of Towneley (b 1687, d 08.1735) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Elizabeth Widdrington (bpt 30.03.1689, d 07.01.1765) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marmaduke Langdale, 4th Lord (d 08.01.1771) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue - Charles (d 1756?), Apollonia (nun) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Mary Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Forster | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Anne Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Clavering of Callaly (b 1659) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Catherine Widdrington (d 1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Southcote of Blitheborough | |||||||||||||||
| (e)+ | other issue - Henry (d by 1729), Roger of Blankney (d 1718), Peregrine (bpt 29.05.1663), Edward (d 10.1699), Bridget (bpt 12.11.1654), Elizabeth (b c1659, d 09.11.1730, nun), Dorothy (nun),. Jane (bpt 26.01.1661/2, d 1733) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edward Widdrington'of Long Horsley' (d 11.07.1691, Captain, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.02.1660/1) Dorothy Horsley (d 20.07.1679, dau of Sir Thomas Horsley of Northumberland) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Edward Widdrington of Felton (b 1658, d 1705, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Molyneux (dau of Caryl Molyneux, 3rd Viscount) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Edward Horsley Widdrington of Felton (b c1695, d 1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 07.1728) Mary Weld (dau of Humphrey Weld of Lulworth Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Margaret Widdrington (b c1730, d 04.04.1798) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.1760) Thomas Riddell of Swinburne Castle (d 1777) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Mary Horsley Widdrington (d unm before 01.1721/2) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Eleanor Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 10.09.1683) Richard Forster of Newburn (Newham) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Teresa Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.01.1695/6) Sir William Wheeler, 3rd Bart of Leamington Hastings (d 1708) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Anne Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.04.1706) William Clavering of Barrington | |||||||||||||||
| (e)+ | other issue - Thomas (d young), William (bur 29.09.1673, Mary (bpt 31.10.1662, d 1712, nun), Dorothy (b c1665), Jane (b c1670, nun) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Ralph Widdrington (d 22.06.1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Thimelby (dau of John Thimelby) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Mary Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard (not Francis) Crane of Woodrising | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Jane Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Charles Stanley | |||||||||||||||
| (vi)+ | other issue - Henry (d 27.10.1656), Ephraim of Kyloe (bur 05.02.1683/4), John (bur 07.09.1640), Anthony (b 1644, d unm 1682), Anthony (d unm), Roger (d Mastricht 1676) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Katharine Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Riddell of Gateshead | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| identified by 'Northumbeland Families' as wife of William Selby of Winlaton. We show that Elizabeth below. | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Mary Widdrington (d 22.07.1672) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Francis Howard of Corby (b 29.08.1588, d 11.04.1660) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Dorothy Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Charles Howard of Croglin | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Frances Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Nicholas Thornton of Netherwitton | |||||||||||||||
| (G)+ | other issue - Margaret, Ursula (d unm 18.07.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| possibly by partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (I) | Catherine Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Lambton of Lambton (d 1668) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Roger Widdrington of Cartington and Harbottle | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Radcliffe (dau of Sir Francis Radcliffe of Dilston) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Edward Widdrington, 1st Bart of Cartington (b c1614, d 1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Stuart (d before 08.12.1684, dau of John Stuart, commendator of Coldingham) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Edward Widdrington, 2nd Bart of Cartington (b c1652, dsp 1672) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Mary Widdrington (b c1632, d 08.04.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Edward Charleton of Hesleyside (d 16.01.1674/5) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Catherine Widdrington (d 30.11/12.1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1670) Roger Widdrington of Harbottle (bur 28.07.1671) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Gervase Hamond of Scarthingwell | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Roger (d infant bur 25.05.1654), Ann (d unm bur 28.05.1659) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Margaret Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Errington of Ponteland | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Clara Widdrington (bur 09.05.1696) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Orde of Thistlerigg | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c12.1632) Rosamund Wentworth (d 14.11.1650, dau of Michael Wentworth of Worley) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sir Ralph Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Ursula Widdrington (a 07.1680) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arnold Mountney | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - John of Stonecroft (a 06.1664), Katherine (d unm 1643) | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Dorothy Widdrington probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Errington of Errington (d before 1626) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Benjamin Widdrington of Little Swinburne (bpt 15.01.1559/60, d 09.09.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katharine Lawson (b c1572, a 09.1663, dau of George Lawson of Little Usworth) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Henry Widdrington of St. Andthony's, later of Buteland (b before 1604, d before 1668) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (?) Anne Lawson (dau of Roger Lawson of Heaton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Isabel (a 10.1650) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Sutton | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Dorothy Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Widdrington | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - John of Hirst, Ursula, Katherine, Dorothy, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Dorothy Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Roger Fenwick of Wallington (not Wellington) (d 1550) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Robert Constable of Flamburgh (b c1530, d 1591) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c1542) Agnes Gower (bur 29.12.1583, dau of Sir Edward (not Thomas) Gower of Stittenham) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Robert Widdrington of Wearmonth, Sheriff of Durham (d before 20.01.1599) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Ogle (dau of Robert Ogle, 5th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Sir Ephraime Widdrington of Ritton (b c1555, d 24.12.1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Hebburn (dau of Michael Hebburn of Hebburn) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Eleanor (a 1605) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (07.08.1615) Eleanor Conyers (dau of John Conyers of Sockburn) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | William Widdrington (Provost Marshall in Berwick in 1585) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Widdrington who (not the above) was apparently the Elizabeth who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Selby of Winlaton (d 1649) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Isaac Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Robert, James (bpt 01.06.1592), Rebecca, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| h. | Jane Widdrington (bur 27.07.1590) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1564) John Carnaby of Langley | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Martha Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Sandford of Askham | |||||||||||||||
| j. | Margery Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Parkinson | |||||||||||||||
| k. | Mary Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Henry Grey (of Chillingham family) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Jenison of Neworth | |||||||||||||||
| l.+ | other issue - Abymelack, Barbara (d young), Rebecca of Staindrop (a 10.1625), Sara | ||||||||||||||
| p. Alice (maid servant) | |||||||||||||||
| p.+ | other issue - Hector in Berwick (d 1593), Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Dorothy Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1526/7) Robert Ogle, Lord (d 06.03.1544/5) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Constance Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Valentine Fenwick of Walker | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Mary or Margery Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Mitford of Seghill | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Margery or Margaret Widdrington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert or Roger Fenwick of Bitchfield | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue - Ralph (dsp), Anne (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Cuthert Widdrington (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Roger Widdrington of Chilburn (Chibburn) (d before 1525) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Maud / Matilda Strother (dau of Thomas Strother of Kirknewton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mabel Sandford (possibly widow not dau of _ Sandford) | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Thomas (dsp), Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| Possibly of this generation, though (if so) of which marriage is not known, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| F. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Craster of Craster (d 1511) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Anne or Agnes Widdrington probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Carnaby of Halton (d 1453) | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - Robert (dsp), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Northumberland Families' (vol 2, edited by W. Percy Hedly for the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1970) with some support from BE1883 (Widdrington) and BEB1841 (Widdrington of Widdrington)
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