Captain William Strother of Grindon Ridge

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Captain William Strother

Birthdate:
Death: circa 1708
Grindon Rigg, Duddo, Northumberland, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Colonel William Strother of Fowberry and Jane Strother
Husband of Margaret Strother
Father of Mary Ker
Brother of Mary Orde; Elizabeth Ogle; Mark Strother; Jane Carr and Robert Strother

Occupation: Captain of Dragoons
Managed by: Andrew Scott Thomson
Last Updated:

About Captain William Strother of Grindon Ridge

From The History of The Family of Carr of Woodhall, Lesbury, Eshott, and Hetton Volume 3 by R.E. Carr C.E. Carr Rev. T.W. Carr Published 1899 Page 215 Pedigree showing some of the connections between Strother, Ogle, and Carr

[father] William Strother of Grindon Ridge, Fowberry, and Newton, born 1626; Colonel of Dragoons, Royalist, and had to compound for his estates 1649; died 1701. NOTE: date of death conflicts with current 5 July 1699 and birth year 1626 not 1625?

[mother] Jane Shafto, daughter of Mark Shafto of Whitworth Park, and sister of Sir Robert Shafto, Recorder of Newcastle; married 1652.

William Strother of Fowberry, Captain of Dragoons; died at Grindon Ridge Grindon Rigg, Duddo, Northumberland TD15 2PT 55.681349, -2.120586 1708 [married with issue] Margaret [blank]

[issue] Mary Strother, marriage bond 1702 [married with issue] Walter Ker of Littledean.

From A history of Northumberland, The Parochial Chapelries of Earsdon and Horton by H. H. E. Craster M.A., Volume 9 Published 1909 Page 171

Margaret Delaval [Footnote p: Coffin-lid inscriptions at Seaton Delaval, Proceedings of Newcastle Society of Antiquities Volume page 283], baptised 2 March 1656 [1655/6] [Footnote a: Earsdon Register]; married 14 January 1676 [1675/6], William Strother of Fowberry [Footnote a: Earsdon Register] [Footnote f: Marquis of Waterford's manuscripts].

From A history of Northumberland, The Parishes of Carham, Branxton, Kirknewton, Wooler, and Ford by Kenneth H. Vickers M.A. Volume 11 Published 1922 Page 134

William Strother, of Grindon Ridge, baptised at St John the Baptist Church, Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JG 54.9701, -1.6155, 1 November 1653; admitted to St John's College, St John's Street, Cambridge CB2 1TP 52.20806, 0.11667, 18 May 1671, and to Gray's Inn, Gray's Inn Square, London WC1R 5JQ 51.51944, -0.11222, 13 May 1672; will dated 2 February 1708; proved 1709 [Footnote ai: Raine, Testamenta Volume 4 Page 231].

[married] Margaret Delaval, daughter of Sir Ralph Delaval; marriage settlement 31 December 1675 [Footnote ap: Kirknewton Deeds]; living 1710 [Footnote aq: Chancery Proceedings, No. 55].

From stirnet - Strother

William Strother of Grindon Ridge (baptised 1 November 1653, died 1708-9), married (about 1675) Margaret Delaval ([a?] 1710, daughter of Sir Ralph Delaval)

[issue] Mary Strother (born 21 October 1683, died 15 March 1722 [1721/2] ) who married (about October 1702) Walter Ker of Littleton [with issue]

[other issue] - William Strother (baptised 25 May 1679), Anne Strother (born 14 October 1676, buried 16 October 1676), Jane Strother (baptised 25 June 1690)

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Captain William Strother of Grindon Ridge's Timeline

1653
November 1, 1653
1683
October 21, 1683
Seaton Delaval Hall, The Avenue, Seaton, Northumberland, NE26 4QR, England (United Kingdom)
1708
1708
Age 54
Grindon Rigg, Duddo, Northumberland, England (United Kingdom)