William Gascoigne (abt. 1450 - abt. 1487)

Born about 1450 in Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 4 Mar 1487 at about age 37 in Harewood, Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe^† (c. 1450 - 1486)^[1] "admitted ... Corpus Christi, York, in 1473, and died 4 March (?May), 1486/7, seised of the manor of Whatton, co. Notts., of Bentley, co. York, and many others. He had custody of Knaresborough castle, under the Earl of Northumberland."^[2]

He was the twelfth William Gascoigne in Thoresby's pedigree: "Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorp, , married Margaret d of Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland." ^[3]

Marriage

William married Margaret Percy.

m. (abt. 25 Jun 1435) Margaret, dau. of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland. Issue: 6 sons, 7 dau.^[4]

children

They are the parents of:

1. Sir William, Knt. (son and h.)^[4]
2. Henry^[4]
3. Thomas^[4]
4. Henry^[4]
5. John^[4]
6. Thomas^[4]
7. Eleanor (dsp).^[4]
8. Maude (dsp).^[4]
9. Joan (dsp).^[4]
10. Margaret m. Ralph, 3rd Baron Ogle^[4]
11. Elisabeth m. Sir George Talboys
12. Anne or Agnes^[4] m. Sir Thomas Fairfax (d. 1520) of Walton^‡
13. Dorothy^[4] m. Sir Ninian Markenfield

Occupation

• Justice of the Peace for the West Riding, Yorkshire.
• Knight of the Body for Richard III.

Military

• 1485: Battle of Bosworth.

Death

William died on 12 March 1487, possibly in Tyrley, co. Staffs.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Margaret Percy; Surtees Society, 1862; The Visitation of Yorkshire 1563-4; Visitation of Yorkshire 1584/5; Foster, 1874; Plantagenet Ancestry, 2011
   
   NOTE: old Gascoigne pedigrees aren't reliable -- early generations are fictitious, and the 2 generations before the Clarell marriage tend to be confused.
2. ↑ Foster, 1874
3. ↑ Gascoigne pedigree in Ralph Thoresby “Ducatus Leodiensis; or the Topography of the antient and populous Town and Parish of Leedes and parts adjacent in the West Riding of the County of York, 1715. P. 176-178 on Google Books
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12} Plantagenet Ancestry, 2011
5. ↑ Lewis (2020), citing Douglas Richardson:[1]
   1. Plantagenet Ancestry, 2013, p. 349.
   2. Magna Carta Ancestry, 2011, 2nd ed, II, p. 246.
   3. Royal Ancestry, 2013, III, p. 78-79.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013): vol. III. page 79.
• Fletcher, W.G.D., (1887). Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents, (pp.162). Clarke and Hodgson. Google Books.
• Foster, J. (1874). Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, (Vol. 1, Part 2).
• St-George, R. (1875). "Gascoigne of Gawthorpe, Sedbury &c.," in Vis. of York., 1584/5 & 1612, p. 384-5. Joseph Foster, Ed. London.
• Flower, W. (1881). Vis. of York., 1563-4, 16, p. 133-136. Harleian Society.
• Ralph Thoresby “Ducatus Leodiensis; or the Topography of the antient and populous Town and Parish of Leedes and parts adjacent in the West Riding of the County of York, 1715. P. 176-178 on Google Books
• Lewis, M. (2020, April 4). "Sir William Gascoigne, Justice of the Peace for the West Riding, Yorkshire, #12855, b. circa 1450, d. 12 March 1487" ORTNCA. Web.
• Richardson, D. (2011). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd ed. pp. 141. Google Books
• Surtees Society, (1862). "Pedigree of Sir William Gascoyn of Galthrop." Heraldic Visitation of the Northern Counties in 1520 by Thomas Tonge Norroy King of Arms, 41, p. 14-15. Durham.
• Washington Family Register[2]
• Lundy, D. THE PEERAGE 176182 http://www.thepeerage.com/p17619.htm#i176182

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

William Gascoigne appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Anne Mauleverer to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod (vol II pp. 244-246 GASCOIGNE). This trail has not yet been developed by the Magna Carta project and can be viewed in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

• Needs Development: This profile is not currently part of the Magna Carta Project, and it needs development against the project's checklist to bring it up to current project standards. ~ Hess-2099 16:19, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

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