Sex

Male

Parish

Chester, St Oswald

Marital Status

Unknown

Causes

EDC 5/1580/6 – defendant (joint)

Sex

Female

Marital Status

Married

Spouse Name

Roland Wright

Causes

EDC 5/1580/5 – mentioned in the additional positions

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Married

Spouse Name

Not known

Occupation Status

Shearman

Causes

EDC 5/1580/5 – brother-in-law of Ellen Urmston, plaintiff

Sex

Male

Approx Year of Birth

1537

Marital Status

Unknown

Literacy

Possibly - signed his name to his deposition

Causes

EDC 5/1580/3 – witness for the plaintiff

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Occupation Status

Gentleman

Causes

EDC 5/1566/12 – witness to the sentence

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Remarks

Sources:

J. P. Earwaker, East Cheshire Past and Present, vol. 2, p. 603.
George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, vol. iii, p. 578.

Causes

EDC 5/1566/7– witness to the sentence

Sex

Female

Parish

Chester, St Mary

Marital Status

At Issue

Spouse Name

William Gooddigar

Causes

EDC 5/1566/2 – plaintiff

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Causes

EDC 5/1566/1 – witness to the sentence

Sex

Male

Parish

Wigan

Marital Status

Unknown

Occupation Status

Gentleman

Remarks

Otwell Worsley was the son of Ralph Worsley of Worsley Mesnes near Wigan. Ralph Worsley acquired the property of Birkenhead Priory at the Dissolution (see http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp78-83) A pedigree of the family was produced at the Herald’s Visitation of 1613 published by the Chetham Society and is available online through archive.org https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00sainrich/page/72/mode/1up

Causes

EDC 5/1/2 – witness to the sentence