Sir Henry Delves, Kt.

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Sir Henry Delves, Kt.

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Birthplace: Doddington, Warwickshire, England
Death: circa 1532 (87-97)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir John Delves, Kt. and Ellen Delves
Husband of Margery Brereton; Helena Peshall and Cicely Delves
Father of Sir Henry Delves, Kt.; Cicily Mitton; George Delves and Alice Delves
Brother of Helen Sheffield; James Delves; Sir John Delves, Sheriff of Stafford; Ralph Delves; Elizabeth Aston and 5 others

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About Sir Henry Delves, Kt.

A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies


  • DELVES, Sir Henry (by 1498-1560), of Doddington, Cheshire.
  • b. by 1498, 1st s. of Henry Delves of Doddington by Margaret, da. of Sir William Brereton of Brereton. m. by 1519, Cecily, da. of (Sir) Richard Broke of London, at least 4s. inc. George† 2da. suc. fa. by 1533. Kntd. 30 May 1533.1
  • The Delves family, originally of Delves Hall in Staffordshire, had been established at Doddington since the time of Edward III. Although there is some confusion about Henry Delves’s parentage, the Cheshire historian Ormerod’s statement that he was the man of that name found heir apparent to Richard Delves, canon of Lichfield, appears to be untrue. The same authority adds, but without giving a source, that Delves was steward to the 5th Lord Fitzwarin in 1518 and to the 1st Earl of Rutland in 1526. The first clear trace of Delves appears to be his knighting at the coronation of Anne Boleyn in 1533, when he was one of four Cheshire gentlemen so honoured. In the following year .... etc.
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/de... ______________________________
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Sir Henry Delves, Kt.'s Timeline

1440
1440
Doddington, Warwickshire, England
1468
1468
Duddington, Warwickshire, England
1496
1496
Doddington, Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
1532
1532
Age 92
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