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Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe 1460–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1539

Death Location: Askrigg, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Chancellor Metcalfe

Mother: Lady Hertlington

Spouse(s): Lady Pigott, Elizabeth Scrope

Children(s): Brian Metcalf

In 1460, Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe entered the world in Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England, born to Chancellor Thomas Metcalfe And Lady Elizabeth De Hertlington. Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe married Elizabeth Scrope, Lady Margaret Pigott, and had children including Brian Metcalf. Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe passed away in 1539 in Askrigg, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe entered the world in Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England, born to Chancellor Thomas Metcalfe And Lady Elizabeth De Hertlington.
  • Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe married Elizabeth Scrope, Lady Margaret Pigott, and had children including Brian Metcalf.
  • Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe passed away in 1539 in Askrigg, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Metcalfe's Ancestors

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Sir Metcalfe
1460–1539
Birth Place: Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Chancellor Thomas Metcalfe
1427–1504
Nappa, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth de) Hertlington
1436–1473
Hartlington, Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Metcalfe's Descendants

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Sir (James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire) Metcalfe (1460–20 Sep 1539) m. Lady (Margaret) Pigott (5 Aug 1490–3 Feb 1531) m. Elizabeth Scrope (1469–1507)
  1. 1. Brian Metcalf 1519–1551 m. Joanna Thursby 1523–1602
    1. 1. John Metcalfe 1540–1594 m. Amy (A.) Durrant 1547–1602
      1. 1. John Metcalfe 1565–1641 m. Margory Cogwell 1575–1642
        1. 1. Robert Metcalfe 1602–1664 m. Brigett Langworth 1601–

Sir Metcalfe's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe in Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England
Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England
1539
20 Sep 1539
Age 79
Death of Sir James, Chancellor and High Sheriff of Yorkshire Metcalfe in Aysheholte, Somerset, England or Nappa, Yorkshire, England
Aysheholte, Somerset, England or Nappa, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Nappa Hall, Wensley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1539
    Event Place: Aysheholte, Somerset, England or Nappa, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Askrigg, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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