People: Holford, Philip
Surname
Holford
Forename
Philip
Sex
Male
Parish
Great Budworth
Marital Status
Unknown
Remarks
Philip Holford was the son of Robert Holford and his wife, Margery. He was probably the second of their sons, John being his older brother.
The family were in dispute about their landholdings and Margery’s will and during her lifetime she expressed concern that ‘hyr sonnes shuld the one kyll the other abowt yt’.
Following Margery’s death by September 1541 a cause relating to the validity of her will was brought in the Chester Consistory Court against Philip, Urian and Katherine Holford. One of the deponents in this cause was Sir Thomas Egerton, probably chaplain at the chapel of Lower Peover, and godfather to one of Philip’s children. He was said to be at loggerheads with Brian Holford, one of Philip’s brothers.
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 5/1/11 – defendant