People: Worsley, Otwell
Surname
Worsley
Forename
Otwell (Ottiwell)
Sex
Male
Parish
Wigan
Marital Status
Unknown
Occupation Status
Gentleman
Remarks
Ottwell 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