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

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