John RADCLIFFE (1454–1497)

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John RADCLIFFE (1454–1497) "Knight of the Shire" of Ordsall, Lancashire, Radcliffe &

Elizabeth BRERETON (1458–1497) Lady

Common Ancestors between the Linton's and Birds

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John RADCLIFFE (1454–1497) "Knight of the Shire" of Ordsall, Lancashire, Radcliffe &

Elizabeth BRERETON (1458–1497) Lady

Common Ancestors

11^th great-grandparents of Charles Edward Linton (1890-1958)

11^th great-grandparents of Clara Myrtle GREY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988)

12th great-grandparents of Kirk Louis Linton (1914-1987)

12^th great-grandparents of Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012)

There are many different “Common Ancestors” between the family trees of Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987) and Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012).

Sir Knight John de RADCLIFFE (1454–1497) "Knight of the Shire" of Ordsall, Lancashire and Radcliffe & Lady Elizabeth BRERETON (1458–1497) are the Common Ancestors between our Linton and Bird family tree. They are the 12^th great-grandparents of Charles Edward Linton (1890-1958); 11^th great-grandparents of Clara Myrtle GREY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988); 13^th great-grandparents of Kirk Louis Linton (1914-1987) and the 12^th great-grandparents of Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012).

John RADCLIFFE (1454–1497) was born in 1454, in Ordsall Hall, Lancaster, Nottinghamshire, England. John was the son of Sir Knight William RADCLIFFE (1436–1498) Knight of Shire & Lady Jane de TRAFFORD (1437–1490).

The Royal Manor of Radcliffe, a site near the confluence of the rivers Irwell and Roch, became the seat of a wealthy and powerful family who took the name ‘de Redclyffe’ from the red river cliff nearby. They built a series of manor houses, a great hall, Pele tower and church. Today, St. Mary’s Church and the ruins of the Pele tower are the only visible remains.

On January 18, 1473, John married Lady Elizabeth BRERETON (1458–1497) at Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir Knight William de BRERETON (1414–1456) & Lady Philippa HULSE (1415–1463).

John RADCLIFFE was knighted in 1479. Sir Knight John RADCLIFFE (1454-1497) became the Knight of the Shire of Ordsall, Lancashire and Radcliffe Shires. From the first Parliaments of England which began in the middle of the medieval period, which started with Simon de Montfort's Parliament, each county sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, until 1826 when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four. [i]

John died on April 12, 1497, Ordsall, Lancaster, Nottinghamshire, England, at age 43, and was buried in April 1497 in the Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England.

Elizabeth died on April 12 1497 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

John & Elizabeth had eleven known Children:

Alexander RADCLIFFE "Knight of Shire" High Sheriff of Lancashire (13) was born in 1473 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England, (14) died on February 5, 1549 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England (15) at age 76, and was buried in February 1549 in present day, Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. (16) Alexander married Alice Byron BOOTH,(17) daughter of John BOOTH Sir Knight (8) and Elen BYRON, (8) in 1499 in Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, England. Alice was born in 1478 in Barton Upon Irwell, Eccles, Lancashire, England, (14) died in 1548 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England (18) at age 70, and was buried in October 1568 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
Richard RADCLIFFE was born in 1474 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

3. William RADCLIFFE was born in 1478 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

4. Anne RADCLIFFE was born in 1479 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England and died in Wymerly, Lanceshire, England.

5. John RADCLIFFE was born in 1480 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England and died on February 2, 1527 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England at age 47.

6. Christiana RADCLIFFE was born in 1480 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

7. Margery RADCLIFFE was born in 1482 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England.

8. Elizabeth RADCLIFFE (21) was born in 1484 in Hawstead Manor, Lancashire, England and died on May 25, 1578 in Norwich, Norfolk, England at age 94. Elizabeth married Roger WODEHOUSE Baronet Wodehouse of Kimberley, (22) the son of Thomas WODEHOUSE Earl of Kimberley (23) and Thomasine TOWNSEND Lady,(24) in 1503 in Kimberley, Norfolk, England. Roger was born in 1490 in Kimberley Manor, Norfolk, England, died on February 10, 1560 in Kimberley Manor, Norfolk, England (25) at age 70, and was buried on March 10, 1565 in Frettenham Norfolk England.

9. Katherine RADCLIFFE was born in 1486 in Ordsall Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England and died in 1496 in Ordsall, Lancashire, England at age 10.

Anne RADCLIFFE (26) was born in 1497 in Wymerly, Lancashire, England and died in 1593 in Lancashire, Cheshire, England (27) at age 96. Anne married Roger DALTON,(28) son of Richard DALTON (29) and Elizabeth "Hessie" FLEMING,.(29) Roger was born in 1475 in Croston, Lancashire, England and died in 1527 in Lancashire, England at age 52.
Margarte RADCLIFFE(24) was born in 1502 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England and died on May 25, 1578 in Norwich, Norfolk, England at age 76.

Sources:

[i] Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Hand-Book of Mottoes Borne by the Nobility, Gentry, Cities, Public Companies, Etc.

Publisher - Elvin, Charles Norton. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990.Origina

Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxford

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