Sex

Female

Marital Status

Unknown

Causes

EDC 5/13/7 – named in the libel

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Occupation Status

Gentleman

Remarks

Career: John Grosvenor was probably the brother of Richard Grosvenor, plaintiff in the cause reference EDC 5/13/5, during which John acted as witness to the sentence.

He was the third son of Richard Grosvenor of Eaton in the parish of Eccleston and his wife Katherine, daughter of Richard Cotton of Rudware.

Sources:

George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (second edition, revised and enlarged by T. Helsby, London, 1882), vol ii, p 842

Causes

EDC 5/15/5 – witness to the sentence

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Married

Spouse Name

Katherine Hatton

Occupation Status

Gentleman

Remarks

Career: Richard Grosvenor was the second son of Richard Grosvenor of Eaton in the parish of Eccleston and his wife Katherine, daughter of Richard Cotton of Rudware. He married Katherine, the daughter of Sir Piers Dutton of Hatton and widow of Sir Roger Puleston. A deponent in the tithe cause reference EDC 5/13/5 who had been a servant of the family confirmed that Richard Grosvenor was from Eaton in the parish of Eccleston and that his widowed mother was named Katherine (EDC 2/5, f. 18v). He later lived at Dodleston Hall and died leaving no children. His will was proved in February 1580.

The Grosvenor family were influential both in Cheshire and Flintshire and Richard Grosvenor held property in both counties. He was sheriff of Flintshire in 1552/53 and his brother-in-law, George Wood, had become Member of Parliament for Flintshire by 1552.

Sources:

George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (second edition, revised and enlarged by T. Helsby, London, 1882), vol ii, p 842

Rev. G. J. Piccope (ed.), Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester (Chetham Society, old series, 51, 1860), pp. 153-157

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/wood-george-1526-58

Causes

EDC 5/12/3 – witness to the sentence
EDC 5/13/5 – plaintiff

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Literacy

yes - literatus

Causes

EDC 5/10/2 – witness to sentence

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Occupation Status

Apparitor

Literacy

Yes - described as 'literatus'

Remarks

He was described as ‘apparitor general’ from the 1570s.

There is more information about Hugh Gillam and apparitors in general under ‘Apparitors’ in the subjects.

Causes

EDC 5/1580/5– witness to the sentence

Sex

Male

Approx Year of Birth

1532

Parish

Prestbury

Marital Status

Unknown

Occupation Status

Husbandman

Remarks

His occupation and approximate birth year come from depositions held at Borthwick Institute, York; reference CP.G.1448A

Causes

EDC 5/1566/6– defendant

Sex

Male

Parish

Walton

Marital Status

At Issue

Spouse Name

Elizabeth Wilson

Causes

EDC 5/1566/2 – defendant