People: Holford, Margery

Sex

Female

Parish

Great Budworth

Marital Status

Widow

Spouse Name

Robert

Remarks

Margery Holford was the widow of Robert Holford, third son of Thomas Holford of Holford Hall. Margery and Robert had a number of children, including 6 sons, John, Phillip, Bartholomew, Owen, Matthew and Brian and at least 2 daughters named Martha and Katherine. Katherine was born about 1511.

Robert had died by 1538 as Margery, as his widow, was involved sometime between 1533 and 1538 in a lawsuit concerning land in Bosden (TNA C 1/827/17-19).

Margery herself had died by September 1541 as depositions in a cause relating to her will indicate.

Sources 

The Visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580, ed. J. Paul Rylands (The Harleian Society, 18, 1882), p. 125.

Depositions in the cause concerning the will of Margery Holford dec’d:
CALS EDC 2/2, pp. 394-398, 412-413.

Causes

EDC 5/1/10 – defendant
EDC 5/1/11 – mentioned in the libel; grandmother of plaintiff