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Sir William Gascoigne, KG

Also Known As: "Casoigne", "Gascoyne", "High Sheriff York & Knight of the Garter"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1466 (52-69)
Gawthorpe Hall, Harewood, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Harewood, West Riding Yorkshire, England, UK
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir William Gascoigne, of Gawthorpe, Knt. Valet of the Crown and Jane Gascoigne
Husband of Margaret Clarell, ‘Dame of the Garter’
Father of Robert Gascoigne; John Gascoigne; Joan Gascoigne, of Gawthorpe; Ralph Gascoigne; Sir William Gascoigne, XIII, 14th Lord of Gawthorpe and 3 others
Brother of Katherine Gascoigne; Elizabeth Isabel Gascoigne; Elianora Anne Langton; Alice Gascoigne; Henry Gascoigne and 1 other

Occupation: High Sheriff of Yorke, High Sheriff of York
Managed by: Private User
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About Sir William Gascoigne, KG

Gascoigne is pronounced "Gas coin"

  • Find A Grave Memorial
  • Sir William Gascoigne, Sheriff of Yorkshire1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
  • M, #16688, b. circa 1405, d. between February 1449 and March 1454
  • Father Sir William Gascoigne2,3,7,8,12 d. 28 Mar 1422
  • Mother Jane Wyman2,3,7,8,12
  • Sir William Gascoigne, Sheriff of Yorkshire was born circa 1405 at of Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England; Age 18 in 1423.7,12 He married Margaret Clarell, daughter of Thomas Clarell, Esq. and Maud Montgomery, before 7 February 1426; Married secretly. They had 4 sons (Sir William; Robert; John; & Ralph) and 5 daughters (Jane, wife of Sir Henry Vavasour; Anne, wife of Sir Hugh Hastings; Margaret, wife of William Scargill, Esq; (unnamed), wife of Robert Darnsfeld; & (unnamed), wife of Hamon Sutton).2,13,4,6,7,8,9,11,12 Sir William Gascoigne, Sheriff of Yorkshire died between February 1449 and March 1454.7,8,12
  • Family Margaret Clarell d. a 1467
  • Children
    • Jane (Joan) Gascoigne+
    • Anne Gascoigne+14,3,4,5,8,9,10 d. a 7 Jun 1488
    • Sir William Gascoigne+15,3,6,8,11 b. c 1426, d. bt 15 Jul 1461 - 13 Jan 1464
    • Robert Gascoigne16 b. c 1432
  • Citations
  • 1.[S4833] Unknown author, Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, Vol. II, p. 408; Wallop Family, Vol. 4, line 436.
  • 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 634.
  • 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 477.
  • 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 117-118.
  • 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 128.
  • 6.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 245.
  • 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 484.
  • 8.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 209.
  • 9.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 499-500.
  • 10.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 527-528.
  • 11.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 77-78.
  • 12.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 545.
  • 13.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 478.
  • 14.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 290.
  • 15.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 349.
  • 16.[S929] Lt. Col. John Pilkington, The Pilkington Family, p. 53-54.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p556.htm#i... ______________________
  • William Gascoigne1
  • M, #158174, b. circa 1398, d. before 1466
  • Last Edited=6 Oct 2005
  • William Gascoigne was born circa 1398 at Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of William Gascoigne and Joan Wyman.1 He married Margaret Clarell, daughter of Thomas Clarell and Matilda Montgomery, circa 1456 at Aldwark, Yorkshire, North Riding, England.1 He died before 1466.1
  • Child of William Gascoigne and Margaret Clarell
    • 1.Sir William Gascoigne+1 b. c 1439, d. c 1464
  • Citations
  • 1.[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p15818.htm#i158174 __________________________
  • John FITZWILLIAM of Sprotborough (Sir Knight)
  • Born: 1397, Sprotbourough, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: 1421, Rouen
  • Father: John FITZWILLIAM (Sir Knight)
  • Mother: Eleanor GREENE
  • Married: Margaret CLARELL (b. ABT 1397) (dau. of Thomas Clarell and Matilda Montgomery) (m.2 Robert Waterton - m.3 William Gascoigne) ABT 1416, Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
  • Children:
    • 1. William FITZWILLIAM of Sprotborough (Sir)
    • 2. Eleanor FITZWILLIAM
    • 3. Clara FITZWILLIAM
    • 4. Isabel FITZWILLIAM
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/FITZWILLIAM.htm#John FITZWILLIAM of Sprotborough (Sir Knight)1 ________________________
  • Robert Waterton, (c. 1360 – 17 January 1425) was a trusted servant .... etc.
  • .... His son, Sir Robert Waterton (I) married firstly, by 1398, Joan Everingham .... etc.
  • Sir Robert Waterton (I) married secondly, by 1422, Margaret Clarell (a Lady of the Garter), widow of Sir John Fitzwilliam (d. 17 September 1421) of Sprotborough, Yorkshire, son and heir of Sir John Fitzwilliam (d. 5 July 1417) by Eleanor Greene, daughter of Sir Henry Greene. Margaret Clarell was the daughter of Thomas Clarell, esquire, of Aldwark, North Yorkshire, by Maud Montgomery, daughter of Sir Nicholas Montgomery (d.1424) of Cubley, Derbyshire.[17][18]
  • By her first husband, Margaret Clarell had two sons, Sir William Fitzwilliam, who married Elizabeth Chaworth, and John Fitzwilliam, and a daughter, Eleanor Fitzwilliam, who married Sir William Ryther. After Robert Waterton's death, Margaret Clarell contracted a clandestine marriage, on 7 February 1426, to Sir William Gascoigne (c.1405 – before March 1454) of Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, grandson of William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England, by whom she had four sons and five daughters.[17][19][20][2][21]
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Waterton _________________________
  • GASCOIGNE, Sir William (d.1422), of Gawthorpe, Yorks.
  • s. and h. of Sir William Gascoigne (d. 6 Dec. 1419), c.j.KB, of Gawthorpe by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Alexander Mowbray of Stokton-on-the-Moor. m. by c.1405, Joan, da. of Sir Henry Wyman, 2s. inc. William†, 3da. Kntd. by Oct. 1419.1
  • .... Since his elder son, William, was still a minor, his overriding concern was to place his estates in trust so that the Crown could not gain control of the property if he died during the campaign. ....
  • .... William Gascoigne, the elder son and heir, came of age in 1426, not long after his clandestine marriage to Margaret Clarel of Aldwark. He represented Yorkshire in at least two Parliaments, and served on various commissions in the north.5
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/ga... _________________________
  • Sir William Gascoigne II (1370–1422)
  • m. Joan Wyman. Their descendant, William Gascoigne V, married Lady Margaret Percy and became ancestor to many notable persons. William V's uncle (William III's younger son), John Gascoigne, was ancestor of William Gascoigne.[8] William III's daughter Margaret married William Scargill III and became ancestress of Martin Frobisher.[9] William V's sister Margaret was ancestress of Mary Ward.[10]
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gascoigne (William V 5x great grandfather's Wikipedia)(This William's grandfather)
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  • William Gascoigne

born about 1389 Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

died before1466 Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

father:

  • William Gascoigne

born about 1366 Harewood, Yorkshire, England

died 28 March 1422

mother:

  • Joan (Jane) Wyman

born about 1370 Yorkshire, England

siblings:

Agnes Wentworth Gascoigne born about 1389 Gawthorpe Hall, Harewood, Yorkshire, England

died about 1466 England

spouse:

  • Margaret Clarell

born about 1389 Alnwick, Yorkshire, England

died after 1441 Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

children:

?Anne Gascoigne born about 1404 Harewood, Yorkshire, England

?Katherine Gascoigne born about 1407 Harewood, Yorkshire, England

  • Sir William Gascoigne Lord of Gawthorpe born about 1409 Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

died 1463/64 Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

?Elizabeth (Isabel) Gascoigne born about 1411 Harewood, Yorkshire, England

?Alice Gascoigne born about 1413 Harewood, Yorkshire, England died 3 July 1482 England

?Henry Gascoigne born about 1415 Micklefield, Yorkshire, England died 25 August 1457


  • “The Gascoigne Family, c. 1309-1592: Gentry and Identity.” Christopher Matthew Bovis, PhD. University of York Centre for Medieval Studies January 2017. < PDF > page 74. Person (34)
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Sir William Gascoigne, KG's Timeline

1405
1405
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1426
1426
Monston, Yorkshire, England
1428
1428
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
1428
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1430
1430
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
1430
Gawthorpe, Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1436
1436
Gawthorpe, West Yorkshire, England
1438
1438
Gawthorpe, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1445
1445
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
1466
1466
Age 61
Gawthorpe Hall, Harewood, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)