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Eleanor Stapleton 1500–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wighill, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 3rd feb 1585

Death Location: Healaugh, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wighill

Mother: Lady Thirkeld

Spouse(s): Sir Baron

Children(s): Thomas Wharton, Lady Wharton, Elizabeth Wharton, Sir Wharton, Christina\Christian Warton, Lady Wharton, Joanna Wharton, Thomas Wharton, Lady Wharton, Dorothy Ogle, Agnes Hopper

In 1500, Eleanor Stapleton entered the world in Wighill, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Brian Christopher Stapleton Of Wighill And Lady Johanna Joan Alice Aske Stapleton Thirkeld. Eleanor Stapleton married Sir Thomas Lord Wharton 1St Baron, and had children including Agnes Annes Hopper, Christina Christian Warton, Dorothy Ogle, Elizabeth Lizzie Wharton, Joanna Joan Wharton, Lady Agnes Anne Wharton, Lady Anne Wharton, Lady Florence Ferorina Wharton, Sir Henry Wharton, Thomas Sir Knight And 2Nd Lord Wharton, Thomas Wharton. Eleanor Stapleton passed away in 1585 in Healaugh, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Eleanor Stapleton entered the world in Wighill, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Brian Christopher Stapleton Of Wighill And Lady Johanna Joan Alice Aske Stapleton Thirkeld.
  • Eleanor Stapleton married Sir Thomas Lord Wharton 1St Baron, and had children including Agnes Annes Hopper, Christina Christian Warton, Dorothy Ogle, Elizabeth Lizzie Wharton, Joanna Joan Wharton, Lady Agnes Anne Wharton, Lady Anne Wharton, Lady Florence Ferorina Wharton, Sir Henry Wharton, Thomas Sir Knight And 2Nd Lord Wharton, Thomas Wharton.
  • Eleanor Stapleton passed away in 1585 in Healaugh, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wighill
1450–1516
Birth Location: Wighill, Wiltshire, England
SW
Lady Thirkeld
1465–1542
Birth Location: Aske, Yorkshire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Sir Baron
1495–1568
Birth Location: Wharton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
SB

Children(s)

Thomas Wharton
1520–1572
Birth Location: Whaton Mateby, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Wharton
1528–1566
Birth Location: Wharton Hall, Nateby, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
LW
Elizabeth Wharton
1537–1635
Birth Location: York Grovehill, Yorkshire, England
EW
Sir Wharton
1522–1552
Birth Location: Whaton Mateby, Westmorland, England
SW
Christina\Christian Warton
1520–1600
Birth Location: Colchester, UK
CW
Lady Wharton
1518–1580
Birth Location: Wharton, Westmorland, England
LW
Joanna Wharton
1525–1563
Birth Location: Wharton Hall, Westmoreland, England
JW
Thomas Wharton
1529–1568
Birth Location: Wharton, Westmorland, England
TW
Lady Wharton
1516–1591
Birth Location: Whaton Mateby, Westmorland, England
LW
Dorothy Ogle
1525–1557
Birth Location: Wharton Mateby, Westmorland, England
DO
Agnes Hopper
1520–1580
Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England
AH

Eleanor Stapleton's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Stapleton
1500–1585
Birth Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Brian Christopher Stapleton of Wighill
1450–1516
Wighill, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Johanna Joan Alice Aske Stapleton) Thirkeld
1465–1542
Aske, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Stapleton's Descendants

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Eleanor Stapleton (1500–3rd feb 1585) m. Sir (Thomas Lord Wharton, 1st) Baron (1495–23 August 1568)
  1. 1. Thomas (Sir Knight and 2nd Lord) Wharton 1520–1572 m. Lady (Anne) Radcliffe 1530–1561
    1. 1. Lord (Philip Wharton 3rd) Baron 1555–1625 m. Frances Wharton 1560–1592
      1. 1. Thomas (Baron) Wharton 1587–1622 m. Lady (Philadelphia) Carey 1585–1655 m. Anne, (Baroness of Wharton) Manners 1586–1610
        1. 1. Sir (John) Wharton 1617–1684 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Avery 1614–1710
        2. 2. Thomas Wharton 1619–1696
        3. 3. James Wharton 1617–1684
        4. 4. Sarah Wharton 1612–1650
        5. 5. Edward Wharton 1619–
        6. 6. Lord (Philip Baron) Wharton 1613–1696
        7. 7. Sir (Thomas) Wharton 1617–1684
        8. 8. Henry WHARTON 1610–1673 m. Elizabeth (I.) White 1620–1710 m. Elizabeth Sewall 1654–1710
      2. 2. Sir (George Wharton Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in) 1603 1583–1609
  2. 2. Lady (Agnes Anne) Wharton 1528–1566 m. Sir (Richard Musgrave Knight of Hartley) Castle 1524–1555 m. Thomas Curwen –1543
    1. 1. Ellinor (or Elianor) Musgrave 1546–1623
    2. 2. Thomas Musgrave 1548–1567
  3. 3. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Wharton 1537–1635
  4. 4. Sir (Henry) Wharton 1522–1552
  5. 5. Christina\Christian Warton 1520–1600
  6. 6. Lady (Florence Ferorina) Wharton 1518–1580 m. Thomas Foster 1526–1589
    1. 1. Margerit Foster 1552–1617
    2. 2. Thomas Foster 1549–1587
    3. 3. Cuthbert Forster 1540–1589
    4. 4. Barbara (Forster () Forrester) 1550–1602
    5. 5. Constance (Forster) (Forrester) 1547–
    6. 6. Dorothy (Forster) (Forrester) 1546–
    7. 7. Hugh (Forster () Forrester) 1556–
    8. 8. Patrick (Forster) (Forrester) 1544–
    9. 9. Reginald (Forster) (Forrester) 1545–
  7. 7. Joanna (Joan) Wharton 1525–1563
  8. 8. Thomas Wharton 1529–1568
  9. 9. Lady (Anne) Wharton 1516–1591
  10. 10. Dorothy Ogle 1525–1557
  11. 11. Agnes ((Annes)) Hopper 1520–1580

Eleanor Stapleton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Eleanor Stapleton in Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
1585
3rd feb 1585
Age 85
Death of Eleanor Stapleton in Healaugh (near Reeth), Yorkshire, England
Healaugh (near Reeth), Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3rd feb 1585
    Event Place: Healaugh (near Reeth), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Healaugh, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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