Sex

Female

Marital Status

At Issue

Spouse Name

Sir Robert Worsley

Remarks

Career: She was the daughter of Thurstan Tyldesley of Wardley.

Her husband, Sir Robert Worsley, considered that his marriage to her had been dissolved on the grounds of her alleged adultery. The church authorities did not agree, and his second marriage was considered bigamous. This probably explains the following reference to her the 1547 will of her father ‘notwithstanding yt my sone in law Sir Robert Worsley knight is married to Margerit Bethum his wif yet levyng yet I remyt and pardon to him vij^li x^s apon condicion yt he geve yerly unto my doughter Alis his wif v^li or mor for hir exhibicion duryng her absens from him or apon condcion yt he take his said wif into his company and intreat hir as he ought to do’ (Piccope, Wills, pp. 100-101).

Sources:

Rev. G. J. Piccope (ed.), Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester (Chetham Society, old series, 33, 1857 (First Portion), pp. 97-114

F. R. Raines (ed.), The visitation of the county palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight, part III (Chetham Society, old series, 88, 1873), pp. 339-340

Causes

EDC 5/11/2 – Sir Robert Worsley

Sex

Female

Parish

Manchester

Marital Status

Unmarried

Causes

EDC 5/9/1 – Defendant

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Married

Occupation Status

Merchant

Remarks

His wife was sitting with Alice Massie and Ellen Bamville in The Rows

Causes

EDC 5/1575/2 – referred to in the depositions

Sex

Female

Marital Status

At Issue

Spouse Name

John Cokkes als Stokes

Causes

EDC 5/1/3 – plaintiff