William Tunstall

Biography

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Sir William de Tunstal

• Last Edited 26 Jul 2013
• M, #34726, b. circa 1320
• Father Henry de Tunstal d. a 1324

Sir William de Tunstal was born circa 1320 at of Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Lancashire, England.4 He married Alice Lindsey, daughter of Sir Philip Lindsey, circa 1343.4

Family

1. Alice Lindsey Children
2. Anne Tunstall b. c 1345
3. Sir Thomas Tunstall, Justice of the Peace for Westmorland+2,3 b. c 1360, d. 5 Nov 1415

Notes

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lindsey-44

Flower (1881), calls the wife of SIr William Tunstall (b. c. 1320), "Ales,” with no parents noted. But some other pedigrees name her Alice, daughter of Sir Philip Lindsey," (Lewis, 2010).

Sources

• Flower, W. (1881). "Tunstall." The Visitation of Yorkshire in the Years 1563 and 1564. The Harleian Society, Vol 16. Charles Best Norcliffe, Ed. London. Page 327. Google Books link
• Lewis, M. (2010, December 26). "Alice Lindsey," citing: Tunstalls of Thurland Castle, p. 221; Strickland of Sizergh Pedigree, p. 310. ORTNCA. Web. https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1156.htm...

Citations

• [S10743] Unknown author, Strickland of Sizergh Pedigree, p. 310; Tunstalls fo Thurland Castle, p. 221.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 254-255.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 106-107.
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thurland Castle

Location Between Cantsfield and Tunstall , Lancashire , England Coordinates 54.1520°N 2.5978°W Coordinates : 54.1520°N 2.5978°W OS grid reference SD 611 731 Founded 14th century Rebuilt 1879-85 Architect Paley and Austin Architectural style(s) Elizabethan Revival and Gothic Revival

Listed Building - Grade II* Designated 4 October 1967 Reference no. 1164439

Location in the City of Lancaster district Thurland Castle is a country house in Lancashire, England which has been converted into apartments. Surrounded by a moat, and located in parkland, it was originally a defensive structure, one of a number of castles in the Lune Valley . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Situated between the villages of Cantsfield and Tunstall the castle stands on a low mound on a flat plain, with the River Greta on the south side and the Cant beck to the north. A deep circular moat surrounds it.

History

The earliest existing fabric dates from the 14th century. In 1402 Sir Thomas Tunstall (d. 05 Nov 1415), was licensed to crenellate the building. The castle passed through successive generations of the family and was eventually inherited by Tunstall's great-grandson, Brian Tunstall, a hero who died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Brian was a younger son of Thomas Tunstall III and the heir of his brother Thomas IV. Dubbed the "Stainless Knight" by the king, he was immortalized in the poem Marmion - A Tale of Flodden Field by Sir Walter Scott. His son Marmaduke was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1544. The castle stayed in the family for two or three more generations until it was sold to John Girlington in 1605. It passed to his grandson Sir John Girlington, a Royalist major-general during the Civil War . Parliamentarian forces besieged the castle in 1643. The damage was described as "ruinous." Sir John's son, also John, was High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1663. Work was done on the building to convert it to a country house in 1810 by Jeffry Wyattville, and in 1826-29 by George Webster , but in 1876 it was gutted by fire. The owner, Mr North North, commissioned the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin to rebuild it, and what is now present is mainly their work. Work began in 1879, over 100 men were employed, and it was not completed until 1885. The house and stables have since been converted into several luxury apartmentswww.wikitree.com

William de Tunstall formerly Tunstall Born about 1334 in Thurland, Lancashire, England Son of Henry (Tunstall) de Tunstall and Joan (Dacre) de Tunstall Brother of Matilda (Tunstall) de Tunstall Husband of Katherine Lindsey - married [date unknown] [location unknown] Husband of Alice Lindsey - married 1356 in Thurland, Lancashire, England Descendants Father of Thomas (Tunstall) de Tunstall , Ann de Tunstall , John de Tunstall and Margaret de Tunstall Died about 1387 in Thurland Manor, Lancashire, England

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