Sir Ralph Pudsey, of Bolton

Ralph Pudsey, Knt., of Bolton, Yorkshire; son of John Pudsey and Margaret Eure; married Margaret Tunstall. Parents of Isabel Pudsey [Richardson, 214].

http://www.bolton-by-bowland.org/history.html

In the church is the tomb of the 15th-century landowner, Sir Ralph Pudsey. Sir Ralph had three wives who between them produced 25 children, all are commemorated within the church. In the year 1464, Sir Ralph took the risk of hiding the Lancastrian King Henry VI, who was fleeing from his Yorkshire enemies after the defeat at the Battle of Hexham. King Henry's Well is located a few yards from where Bolton Hall used to stand. .

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105879733/ralph-pudsey

Knight of Bolton and Barforth, Yorkshire. Son and heir to Sir John Pudsey of Bolton and Margaret Eure. Grandson of Henry Pudsey and Elizabeth Layton, Ralph Eure and Isabel Atholl.

First, husband of Miss Tempest, and father of John and Joyce.

Secondly, husband of Margaret Tunstall, daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstall. They were married before 1428 and had two sons and four daughters; Sir John and Thomas, Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret and Isabel. Grandfather of Henry Pudsey, the son of Sir John.

Thirdly, husband of Edwina, and father of seven sons and ten daughters; Robert, William, Henry, George, Edward, Roland, Alexander, Mabel, Grace, Margaret, Jane, Elizabeth, Anne, Joan (wife of Robert Lambard), Agnes (wife of Richard Dyneley), Grace (wife of Walter Barnfield) and Thomasine.

In 1415, King Henry V granted Ralph a £20 annuity for recapturing Murdach Stewart, Earl of Fife, who was later exchanged for Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and he returned to Scotland.

Individual Record of Ralph Pudsay (AFN: 9T6D-40)

Ralph Pudsay

• Birth: about 1405 Place: Of, Barforth, Yorkshire, England
• Death: 14 April 1468

Parents:

• Father: John Pudsay was born about 1360 in Of, Barforth, he died 1421.
• Mother: Margaret Eure was born about 1380 in Of, Barforth. She died before 2 Jan 1443/1444 in Beverly.

Marriages:

1. Spouse: Matilda Tempest. Marriage: about 1428 Place: Barforth. Children 2.
2. Spouse: Margaret Tunstall. Marriage: about 1432 Place: Scargill, Yorkshire. Children 6.
3. Spouse: Edwina Mrs Pudsay. Marriage: about 1445 Place: Barforth. Children 17.

Brothers & Sisters of RALPH PUDSAY

• Thomas Pudsay was born about 1406
• John Pudsay was born about 1408 in Of, Barforth, Yorkshire. He died 1421.
• Alice Pudsay was born about 1410 in Of, Barforth. She died 1444.
• Clement is Pudsay was born about 1412 & died 1454, married John Knockley about 1438.
• William Pudsay born about 1414 in Of, Barforth died 1499. Married Elizabeth Aske about 1444.
• Thomas Pudsay born 1406. Married Grace Hamerton about 1430.
• Son Henry Pudsay Lord of Bolton was born about 1442.

From Mike Hammond 15-September 2004

Sources

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. 2nd ed. 2011, p. 214.