William de Radcliffe

1280 - 1333  (53 years)

• Name	William de Radcliffe  [1]
  Born	1280	of Radcliffe, Lancashire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	Abt 1280  [3]
  Died	1333  [2, 3]
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Margery de Radcliffe ,   d. Aft 1323 + 2. Robert de Radclyffe + 3. William de Radcliffe ,   b. 1280, of Radcliffe, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1333  (Age 53 years)
  Person ID	I6682	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard de Radcliffe,   b. of Radcliffe, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1326
  Mother	(Unknown daughter of Henry le Boteler),   b. of Warrington, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret de Peasfurlong,   b. of Warrington, Lancashire, England
  Married	1303  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Joan de Radcliffe,   b. of Radcliffe, Lancashire, England ,   d. Aft 1419
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F5578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Also called William de Radcliffe of the Tower, "The Great Radcliffe." From The Book of the Radclyffes [citation details below]: William de Radclyffe was called "The Great William," likely because of his physical strength. [...] This era of British history was a troubled time with feuds and lawlessness rampant. William and his brothers played an active part in the lawlessness, and were keen supporters of the Earl of Lancaster. William and his brothers John and Roger, cousin Richard, and others, were charged with breaking into the manors of Richard de Hulton of Ordsall at Ordsall, Hulton and Flixton. They were also involved with assaulting William de Butterwyck. These attacks were all part of the brutal feuds which were prevalent during this period. They all had connection with the political disturbances of the reign as well as being part of family rivalries, and the jealousy of one manor against another in the quest for power. [...] William Radclyffe married his family with a shrewd eye to the main chance, and when he died in 1333, the Radclyffes owned sway over a very considerable part of [Lancashire].

  
  

• Sources

  [S812] The Victoria County History of Lancaster. Portions online, linked from medievalgenealogy.org.uk. [S853] The Book of the Radclyffes by Charles P. Hampson. Edinburgh, 1946. [S977] The Blackmans of Knight's Creek: Ancestors and Descendants of George and Maria (Smith) Blackman by Henry James Young. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: 1980.