Joyce Constable

Origins

Douglas Richardson Jan 20, 2004

https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/w_Plugm8YxY/m/...

The question of the parentage of Joyce (Stafford) Constable came up on
the newsgroup back in 2001. At that time, Ronny Bodine posted a
rather full discussion of the matter which I believe answers your
question. Ronny's post includes a reference to a record dated 1478,
in which Eleanor Aylesbury, widow of Humphrey Stafford, named her
children, among them a daughter named Joyeux (that is, Joyce). This
record is excellent evidence that Joyce (Stafford) Constable was the
child of Humphrey and Eleanor (Aylesbury) Stafford. I have copied
Ronny's post in full below taken from the newsgroup archives.

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Joyce Stafford:

http://thepeerage.com/p12966.htm#i129653

Joyce Stafford1

F, #129653

Last Edited=11 May 2008

Joyce Stafford was the daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford.[1]

She married Sir Marmaduke Constable.[1] Her married name became Constable.[1]

Child of Joyce Stafford and Sir Marmaduke Constable

1. Eleanor Constable+1 d. 1525

Citations

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 137. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

From Jorge Castell's page on Joyce Stafford:

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STAFFORD2.htm#Joyce STAFFORD1

Joyce STAFFORD

Born: ABT 1460, Grafton, Worcestershire, England

Father: Humphrey STAFFORD of Grafton (Sir Knight)

Mother: Catherine FRAY

Married: Marmaduke CONSTABLE (Sir Knight) ABT 1480, Burton, Yorkshire, England

Children:

1. Eleanor CONSTABLE (B. Berkeley)

2. Marmaduke CONSTABLE of Everingham (Sir Knight)

3. Robert CONSTABLE of Nuneaton (Sir Knight)

4. Agnes CONSTABLE

5. John CONSTABLE of Knowlton (Sir)

6. William CONSTABLE of Hatfield

7. Catherine CONSTABLE

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These were notes by Jorge Castell on her husband, Marmaduke Constable The Little:

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CONSTABLE.htm#Marmaduke CONSTABLE3

Member of Parliament, Known as the Little. Born in 1443 was in France under King Edward IV and at the taking of Berwick of which he was made captain. He shared with his four sons in the glory of Flodden, 1513, being then 71 years of age, his nephew Marmaduke Constable of Cliffe was possibly also there. His distinguished services were acknowledged in an autograph letter to him from Henry VIII. He died in 1518. The death of Sir Marmaduke Constable, as quoted from Memorials of the Wars of the Roses by WEHampton, for the Richard III Soc by Alan Sutton Publishing "A story relates that in his old age, seated in his garden overlooking the sea, he inadvertantly swallowed a frog in a glass of water, wherof he died. His death occurred on Nov. 20, 1518.".

And these were notes from Wikipedia on her husband:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaduke_Constable

Marmaduke Constable (c. 1455 – November 20, 1518) was an English soldier descended from a certain Robert (died 1216), lord of Flamborough, who was related to the Lacys, hereditary constables of Chester, hence the surname of the family. A son of Sir Robert Constable (died 1488), Marmaduke was in France with Edward IV in 1475 and with Henry VII in 1492, in spite of the fact that he fought for Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. He was sheriff of Staffordshire and Yorkshire, was in high favor with Henry VII and Henry VIII, and led his kinsmen and retainers to the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. He was twice married, and left several sons when he died on the 20th of November 1518. In Flamborough church one may still read a rhyming epitaph describing Constable's life and prowess.

Sir Marmaduke's eldest son, Sir Robert Constable (c. 1478-1537), was executed for treason.

Sir Marmaduke's second son, Sir Marmaduke Constable (c. 1480-1545), was knighted after the battle of Flodden, and was at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. He was a knight of the shire for Yorkshire and then for Warwickshire, and was a member of the Council of the North from 1537 until his death.

Another noteworthy member of this family was Sir William Constable (died 1655) who was a signatory to the death warrant of Charles I of England.

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From the Celtic Casimir online family tree:

http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/21/59907.htm

Joyce STAFFORD [2665]

Born: Abt 1459, Grafton, Worcestershire, England

Married: Before 1475, Burton, Yorkshire, England

Died: Abt 1500, England

Ancestral File Number: 9RP1-8K.

General Notes:

REFN: 19880

Events:

1. Alt. Birth; Abt 1460, Grafton, Worcestershire, England.

Marriage Information:

Joyce married Sir Marmaduke CONSTABLE of Flamborough, son of Sir Robert CONSTABLE of Flamborough and Agnes WENTWORTH, before 1475 in Burton, Yorkshire, England. (Sir Marmaduke CONSTABLE of Flamborough was born about 1455 in Flamborough, Bridlington, East Riding Yorkshire, England and died on 29 Nov 1518 in Burton Constable, North Riding Yorkshire, England.)

Reference:

2665. Genforum at Genealogy.com, http://genforum.genealogy.com/jones/messages/25919.html

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id...

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Joyce Stafford Constable Memorial

Birth: 1453, England Death: unknown, England

Family links:

Spouse:

 Marmaduke Constable (1443 - 1518)

Children:

 Robert Constable (1478 - 1538)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Valerie Smith Record added: Dec 15, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 156051914

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CONSTABLE.htm#Agnes%20CONSTABLE3