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Sir John DE TRAFFORD

Sir John DE TRAFFORD

Male Abt 1420 - 1489  (~ 69 years)

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  • Name John DE TRAFFORD  [1
    Prefix Sir 
    Born Abt 1420  Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L298-3YR 
    MilitaryService 1488  [2
    Fought for Lancashire in the War of the Roses 
    Title (Nobility)   [2
    Sir Knight 
    Died 20 Jan 1489  [1
    Buried Aft 20 Jan 1489  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594766367  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father Edmund DE TRAFFORD, I,   b. 1390, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1457, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Alice DE VENABLES,   b. 1 Nov 1398, Bolin Fee, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1463, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 3 May 1419  Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F536728671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth DE ASHTON,   b. 1431, Ashton Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, Borough of Tameside, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1490, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1444  Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth TRAFFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. William TRAFFORD,   b. Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1538, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sir. Edmund DE TRAFFORD, II,   b. 12 May 1442, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1514, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Thomas TRAFFORD,   b. 1455, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Margaret TRAFFORD,   b. 1459, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary TRAFFORD,   b. 1459, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1540, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Anne TRAFFORD,   b. 1467, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Dulcia TRAFFORD,   b. 1470, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Sir Henry TRAFFORD, Kt,   b. Abt 1473, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1493, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 21 years)
     10. Elizabeth TRAFFORD,   c. 25 Oct 1750, Thornborough, Buckingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • About Sir John Trafford, Kt.
      From A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Burke, Volume 4 Pg. 248

      EDMOND TRAFFORD, who was knighted by HENRY VI. at Whitsuntide, in 1426. He m. Alice, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir William Venable, knight of Bolyn, by Joan, his wife, daughter of John Massey, of Tatton, and had issue,
      ' JOHN, (Sir) his heir.
      Joan, m. first, in 1429, to James Byron, grandson of Sir John Byron, and secondly, in 1443, to William, son and heir of Sir Alexander Radcliffe, of Ordsall.
      Dulcia, m. in 1438, to Sir John Ashton, of Ashton.
      Sir Edmond lived until 1457, when he was s. by his son,
      ' SIR JOHN TRAFFORD, knighted about the year 1444, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton, knight, of Ashton, and had issue,
      EDMOND, (Sir) his heir.
      William, who had lands given him by his mother and nephew. He died in 1518.
      Thomas.
      Dulcia, m. to Hugh Bulkeley, of Whatcroft, ancestor to the Lords Bulkeley.
      'Sir John died in 1488, and was s. by his son.
      SIR EDMOND TRAFFORD, who was made a knight of the Bath in 1495. He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Savage of Clifton, and widow of John Hanford, of Hanford, and had issue, ...
      Pg. 400
      .... SIR JOHN RADCLYFFE, knt. of Catherton, married twice: by his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Knyvett of Thirling, he had a son, EDMUND, ancestor of the Radclyffes of Broad Clist, in Devonshire; and by his first wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstal, knt. of Tunstal, he had a son, JOHN, who m. Katherine, daughter of Richard Molyneux, of Sefton, and left three daughters his co-heirs, namely JOAN, m. to Edmund Ashton, esq. second son of Sir Thomas Ashton, knt. of Ashton-under-Line: MARGARET, m. to Ralph Standish, esq. of Standish; and ELIZABETH, m. to Robert Radclyffe, second son of Alexander Radclyffe, esq. of Ordsall.
      ____________________
      'Sir John Trafford1
      'M, #368931, d. 1488
      Last Edited=19 Jun 2009
      ' Sir John Trafford was the son of Sir Edmond Trafford and Alice Venables.2 He married Elizabeth Ashton, daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton.1 He died in 1488.1
      ' He lived at Trafford, Lancashire, England.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1444.1
      'Children of Sir John Trafford and Elizabeth Ashton
      1.Sir Edmond Trafford+2 d. 1514
      2.William Trafford2 d. 1518
      3.Dulcia Trafford2
      Citations
      1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1114. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
      2.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
      From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p36894.htm#i368931
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      ID: I234241

      Name: Sir John [@] de Trafford

      Sex: M

      Birth: ABT 1420 in Trafford, Lancashire, England

      Death: 1488

      Father: Sir Edmund [@] de Trafford b: ABT 1390 in Trafford, Lancashire, England

      Mother: Alice [@] de Venables b: 1398 in Bollin Fee, Wilmslow (Le Bolyn), Cheshire, England

      Marriage 1 Elizabeth [@] de Ashton b: ABT 1431 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

      Children

      Sir Edmond [@] de Trafford b: 12 MAY 1442 in Trafford, Lancashire, England
      source:

      http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db...

      Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1114. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.



  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Edmund de Trafford, person ID G6ZP-BQ4. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for John de Trafford, person ID L298-3YR. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Edmund de Trafford, person ID GQKY-ZLV. (Reliability: 3).