Nielsen Hayden genealogy
William de Cressy
1291 - Bef 1334 (< 42 years)1. William de Cressy was born on 25 Dec 1291 in of Risegate, Lincolnshire, England; died before 15 Nov 1334. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hugh de Cressy was born on 20 Sep 1313 in of Risegate, Lincolnshire, England; died before 16 Jan 1347.
Generation: 2
2. Hugh de Cressy (1.William1) was born on 20 Sep 1313 in of Risegate, Lincolnshire, England; died before 16 Jan 1347. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 1346
- Alternate death: 16 Jan 1347
Hugh married Maud de la Mare about 1332. Maud (daughter of Geoffrey de la Mare and (Unknown second wife of Geoffrey de la Mare]) died on 9 Aug 1355. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Katherine Cressy died before 1401.
Generation: 3
3. Katherine Cressy (2.Hugh2, 1.William1) died before 1401. Family/Spouse: William Ergham. William was born in of Argam, Yorkshire, England; died about 1403. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Sybil Ergham died about 1408.
Generation: 4
4. Sybil Ergham (3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) died about 1408. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 1407
Family/Spouse: Robert Cumberworth. Robert (son of Thomas Cumberworth and Katherine) was born in of Somerby, Lincolnshire, England; died between 15 Jul 1404 and 13 Jul 1405. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Catherine Cumberworth was born in of Somerby, Lincolnshire, England; died about 1404.
Generation: 5
5. Catherine Cumberworth (4.Sybil4, 3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) was born in of Somerby, Lincolnshire, England; died about 1404. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 5 Aug 1404
Family/Spouse: Marmaduke Constable. Marmaduke (son of Robert Constable and Margaret Skipwith) was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died before 5 Aug 1404; was buried in Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Robert Constable was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died between 23 May 1441 and 16 Jun 1441.
Generation: 6
6. Robert Constable (5.Catherine5, 4.Sybil4, 3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died between 23 May 1441 and 16 Jun 1441. Notes:
Sheriff of Yorkshire.
Robert married Agnes Gascoigne about 1422. Agnes (daughter of William Gascoigne and Joan de Pickering) was born about 1401; died between 7 Jan 1466 and 5 Feb 1466. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Robert Constable was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 May 1488.
Generation: 7
7. Robert Constable (6.Robert6, 5.Catherine5, 4.Sybil4, 3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 May 1488. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 4 Apr 1423, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England
Notes:
Knight of the shire for Lincolnshire 1459, and for Yorkshire 1478.
Sheriff of Yorkshire 1461-3; Sheriff of Lincolnshire 1466-7; Justice of the Peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire 1453-88. Possibly Mayor of York at some point (not confirmed).
Joan Kirby, in The Plumpton Letters and Papers (Camden Society, 5th Series 8, Royal Historical Society, 1996), says of him "A political trimmer, he remained on the East Riding bench throughout every revolution from 1453 until his death." Another source calls him an "administorial 'Vicar of Bray'."
In an odd side note, he was part owner of a pirate ship in 1473, which we know because he was ordered to pay compensation for its attacks on Scottish shipping.
GX3-grandfather of the English poet and Catholic recusant Henry Constable (1562-1613), best known for Diana, one of the first sonnet sequences. The descent:
Sir Robert Constable, judge, diplomat, and MP (1423-1488)
Sir Marmaduke Constable, soldier and courtier (1457-1518)
Sir Marmaduke Constable (1480-1545)
Sir Robert Constable, soldier and MP (1495-1558)
Sir Robert Constable, soldier and MP (1522-1591)
Henry Constable (1562-1613)Family/Spouse: Agnes Wentworth. Agnes (daughter of Roger Wentworth and Margery le Despenser) was born in of Nettlestead, Bosmere, Suffolk, England; died on 20 Apr 1496. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Anne Constable was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died after 1518.
- 9. Margaret Constable died before Jul 1497.
- 10. Marmaduke Constable was born in 1443 in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Nov 1518; was buried in Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England.
Generation: 8
8. Anne Constable (7.Robert7, 6.Robert6, 5.Catherine5, 4.Sybil4, 3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) was born in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died after 1518. Family/Spouse: William Tyrwhit. William (son of Robert Tyrwhit and Jane Waterton) was born about 1456 in of Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 9 Apr 1522; was buried in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Robert Tyrwhit was born about 1482 in of Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 4 Jul 1548 in Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Wrawby, Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England.
9. Margaret Constable (7.Robert7, 6.Robert6, 5.Catherine5, 4.Sybil4, 3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) died before Jul 1497. Family/Spouse: William Eure. William (son of Ralph Eure and Eleanor Greystoke) was born in of Malton, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Ralph Eure was born in of Ayton in Pickering Lythe, Yorkshire, England; died on 22 Oct 1539.
10. Marmaduke Constable (7.Robert7, 6.Robert6, 5.Catherine5, 4.Sybil4, 3.Katherine3, 2.Hugh2, 1.William1) was born in 1443 in of Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Nov 1518; was buried in Flamborough, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Notes:
Knight of the Body to Henry VII. Sheriff of Staffordshire 1484-85, and of Yorkshire, 148081, 1488-89, 1493-94, 1509-10. Knight of the shire for York, 1495.
Fought at Bosworth. Commanded the left at Flodden Field. Died after accidentally drinking a glass of water with a live frog in it, thus disproving the widely-repeated saying that if you eat a live frog first thing in the morning, nothing worse will happen to you all day.Family/Spouse: Joyce Stafford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]