Ralph Bourchier (abt. 1531 - 1598)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hall) Bourchier — married 3 Feb 1557 in St. Denis Backchurch, London, England

Husband of Christian (Shakerley) Bourchier — married 29 Nov 1577 in St. Bennet, Gracechurch, London, England

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1598 at about age 67 in Barking, Essex, England

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Ralph Bourchier is in trails badged by the Magna Carta Project to several surety barons (see text below).

Biography

Ralph Bourchier, Knt., of Haughton, Staffordshire and Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England^[1][2][3]

Born about 1531.^[4]

Father: James Bourchier, Knt., "man of arms at Calais, France, Lieutenant of Ambleteuse (Pas-de-Calais), illegimate son" of John Bourgchier, K.B.^[1] Ralph succeeded his father about 1555.^[4]

Mother: Mary Bannaster, daughter of Humphrey Bannaster, Knt., of Calais.^[5]

Ralph married three times and had six children by his first wife (see below).

He was heir in 1556 to his uncle John Bannaster, Esq., and as a result the manor of Beningbrough (in Newton-upon-Ouse), Yorkshire passed to him.^[3] Following this, he sold lands he had previously inherited in Staffordshire.^[4]

In 1559 he was appointed Keeper of Rochester Castle, Kent. He was Justice of the Peace in the North Riding of Yorkshire from about 1573, and in the East Riding from about 1584.^[4]

He was knighted on 6 March 1583/4 (1584 in modern reckoning),^[4][6] and was a Member of Parliament for:^[4]

• Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire in 1571 and 1572
• Newport, Isle of Wight in 1584
• Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1586
• Yorkshire in 1589

In 1591 he and others were commissioned to investigate a dispute relating to the clerkship of the castle and county court of York.^[4]

Sir Ralph Bourchier died intestate on 11 June 1598 and was buried at Barking, Essex^[3] the same day.^[4] His widow, Anne, died intestate in August 1598.^[3]

Marriages and Children

Ralph Bourchier married:

1. Elizabeth Hall, daughter of Francis Hall, Esq., Comptroller of Calais, and Ursula Sherington, daughter of Thomas Sherington and Katherine Pyrton.^[7] They married on 3 February 1556/7 at St. Denis Backchurch, London.^[3][6] Elizabeth died before 29 Nov 1577, the date of the license for Ralph's second marriage.^[3]
2. Christian Shakerley, daughter of Rowland Shakerley of London; widow of John Harding, Esq., Alderman of London. They married at St. Bennet, Gracechurch, London.^[3] The marriage licence was dated 29 November 1577.^[6][8]
3. Anne Coote, widow.^[3][9]

Children (two sons and four daughters by his first wife, Elizabeth Hall):^[3][6]

• William Bourchier, Esq.,^[9] married Katherine Barrington about 1588^[4]
• John Bourchier, Knt., married Elizabeth Verney^[1]
• Ursula Bourchier, married (1) Richard Molyneux, Knt., (2) Richard Trewe, Knt.^[9]
• Bridget Bourchier^[9]
• Lucy Bourchier^[9]
• Katherine Bourchier, married Richard Mauleverer,^[9] (2) Rich. Trevor, Knt.^[6]

There appears to be no record of surviving children by his second and third marriages.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume I, pages 479-492 BOURCHIER.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume I, pages 277-291 BOURCHIER.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, I:290 BOURCHIER 14.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} History of Parliament Online: Ralph Bourchier (c1531-1598) accessed 28 Feb. 2019
5. ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry, I:490-491 BOURCHIER 15.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} J W Clay. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions, volume 1, William Pollard, 1899, page 305
7. ↑ Richadson, Royal Ancestry, III:193 HALL 13.
8. ↑ London Marriage Licences 1521-1869, FindMyPast
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5} Richardson, Royal Ancestry, I:491 BOURCHIER 16.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Clay, J W. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions, volume 1, William Pollard, 1899.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Ralph Bourchier.
• Lewis, Marlyn. Entry for Sir Ralph Bourchier, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Keeper of Rochester Castle, in "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" database. Note: Listed under "Reliable Sources with Conditions" (see the Magna Carta Project's Reliable Sources page).
• Entry for Ralph Bourchier, "Tudor Place" database. Note: Not a recommended source; see the Magna Carta Project's Reliable Sources page.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

Ralph Bourchier appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Mary Bourchier to Magna Carta Surety Baron Henry de Bohun (vol. I, pages 277-291 BOURCHIER). This profile was developed in accordance with project standards by Michael Cayley in April 2019 and was badged 5 July 2019 by Noland-165. Additionally, the Bourchier to Bohun trail connected this profile to previously-badged trails to other surety barons including John de Lacy, Saher de Quincy, Gilbert de Clare, Richard de Clare, Robert de Vere, Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod. These trails are set out in the Magna Carta Trails on the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".