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RADCLIFFE, Sir Thomas (c.1391-1440), of Astley and Winmarleigh, Lancs.

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b. c.1391, s. and h. of Sir Richard Radcliffe (d. 4 Sept. 1431) of Astley and Winmarleigh by his w. Margaret (fl. 1442), prob. bro. of Sir Nicholas. m. (1) Isabel, da. of Sir John Boteler (d.1404) of Rawcliffe, at least 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da.; (2) June 1411, Katherine (fl. 1464), yr. da. of John Booth I. Kntd. by Apr. 1419.Chetham Soc. xcix. 32-34, 53; Test. Ebor. iii. 320; DL42/17 (2), f. 71; C1/9/400; VCH Lancs. vi. 364; vii. 274; DKR, xxxiii. 32. The pedigree given by C.P. Hampson (Bk. of Radclyffes, 120-1) is completely unreliable, not least because it omits Sir Thomas’s father altogether.
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Commr. of array, Lancs. Mar. 1430; inquiry Dec. 1433 (infringement of market rights at Nether Wyresdale);DKR, xl. 533. to distribute a tax rebate Dec. 1433, Feb. 1434; take oaths from local gentry to keep the peace May 1434.

Assessor of taxes, Lancs. Jan., Mar. 1436; collector Feb. 1438.Ibid. 533, 535.

J.p. Lancs. Dec. 1435, Mar., Aug. 1440.Ibid. 531, 535, 536.

Dep. steward of the wapentake of Clitheroe in the duchy of Lancaster, Lancs. 1440–d. Somerville, Duchy, i. 492.

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RADCLIFFE, Sir Thomas
Main residences: Astley; Winmarleigh, Lancs.
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RADCLIFFE, Thomas (d.1403), of Winmarleigh and Astley, Lancs.

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3rd s. of Richard Radcliffe† (d.c.1375) of Astley and Radcliffe Tower by Isabel, da. and coh. of John Harcla. m. (1) 1s.; (2) c.1386, Joan (fl. 1417), wid. of Gilbert Southworth (d. by 1355) of Samlesbury and William Farington (fl. 1375).VCH Lancs. vi. 305, 514; Chetham Soc. n.s. xcii. 81; DKR, xxxiii. 15. According to C.P. Hampson (Bk. of Radclyffes, 19), Richard Radcliffe’s wife was the da. and h. of Sir Robert Pleasington and coh. to Michael Harcla, but Pleasington left a son, Sir Robert*, to succeed him. In many instances, Hampson confuses this Member with his kinsman and namesake, who was sheriff of Lancashire and master forester of Blackburnshire. It is also hard to believe his suggestion that Thomas’s first wife was Ellen, da. and coh. of Hugh Tyldesley, largely on the implausibility of the chronological evidence.
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Steward of the wapentake of Blackburnshire in the duchy of Lancaster, Lancs. 7 Apr. 1383-c.1393, Feb. 1402 – d.; master forester of Pendle, Lancs. 6 June 1401–d.Somerville, Duchy, i. 373, 500, 507n.

Commr. of array, Lancs. Feb. 1384, Mar. 1400; inquiry Sept. 1385 (distraints at Chadderton),DKR, xl. 526, 528. July 1397 (wastes at Lancaster priory); to select archers for John of Gaunt’s expedition to Spain Mar. 1386;Ibid. 525. make arrests Aug. 1396;Chetham Soc. n.s. xcvi. 73. prevent the spread of treasonous rumours May 1402.

J.p. Lancs. Mar. 1385, July 1394, Mar. 1400, Feb. 1402.

Constable of Lancaster castle by 1394.Hampson, 120.

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RADCLIFFE, Thomas (d.1403), of Winmarleigh and Astley, Lancs.
Main residences: Winmarleigh; Astley, Lancs.
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RADCLIFFE, Sir Ralph (d.1406), of Blackburn and Smithills, Lancs.

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s. and h. of William Radcliffe (d.c.1369) of Blackburn and Smithills by Katherine, da. and coh. of Adam Norleigh of Pemberton. m. (1) prob. 3s. inc. Ralph, 1da.; (2) by 1389, Margery (d. Jan. 1417), da. of Robert Ince, wid. of Sir Henry Trafford (d.c.1386) of Trafford. Kntd. by 1382.Chetham Soc. xcv. 96-97, 127-8; xcix. 34-36; DKR, xxxiii. 13-14; VCH Lancs. iv. 127, 253; v. 46-47; Reg. Gaunt 1379-83, p. 9; J. Foster, Lancs. Peds. sub Trafford; C.P. Hampson, Bk. of Radclyffes, 212.
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Commr. to make arrests, Lancs. May 1376, Dec. 1381,Reg. Gaunt 1379–83, no. 631. Aug. 1396,Chetham Soc. n.s. xcvi. 84. Feb. 1399; of oyer and terminer Feb. 1382,DKR, xliii. 370. Mar. 1384 (trespasses on John of Gaunt’s estates);DKR, xl. 526. array Feb. 1384, Aug. 1402, July, Sept. 1403, May, June 1405; to raise and lead men to serve under Gaunt at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mar. 1385, in Spain Mar. 1386,Ibid. 522, 525. to serve against the northern rebels Aug. 1405; of inquiry, Derbys., Staffs. May 1399 (illicit use of hunting dogs).

Sheriff, Lancs. 14 Mar. 1384 – 23 July 1387, 10 Oct. 1398 – 30 Sept. 1399, 20 Sept. 1404–d.Ibid. 522, 532; PRO List ‘Sheriffs’, 72; Somerville, Duchy, i. 461; Chetham Soc. n.s. lxxxvii. 67.

J.p. Lancs. Mar. 1385, July 1394, Feb. 1404.DKR, xl. 523, 532; Chetham Soc. n.s. xcvi. 84.

Receiver of the Lancs. and Cheshire estates of the duchy of Lancaster 13 Aug. 1403–27 Feb. 1405.Somerville, i. 493.

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RADCLIFFE, Sir Ralph (d.1406), of Blackburn and Smithills, Lancs.
Main residences: Blackburn; Smithills, Lancs.
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RADCLIFFE, Sir Ralph (-d.1406)

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RADCLIFFE, Ralph (d.1432), of Blackburn and Smithills, Lancs.

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s. and h. of Sir Ralph Radcliffe. m. (1) bef. 1400, 1s.; (2) by Dec. 1416, Cecily (fl. 1435), wid. of Hugh Venables (d.1415), of Kinderton, Cheshire, at least 2s. 2da. Kntd. 19 May 1426.Chetham Soc. xcix. 34-36; DKR, xxxiii. 35; xxxvii (2), 604; G. Ormerod, Palatine and City of Chester ed. Helsby, iii (1), 199; CPR, 1413-16, p. 337; CPL, v. 406; Knights of Eng. ed. Shaw, i. 132.
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Receiver of the Lancs. and Cheshire estates of the duchy of Lancaster 10 Apr. 1413–24 Nov. 1417.Somerville, Duchy, i. 493; DL42/17 (2), f. 57.

J.p. Lancs. July 1413, July 1416, Mar. 1418, Aug. 1426.Chetham Soc. n.s. xcvi. 129; Somerville, i. 494.

Commr. of inquiry, Lancs. Aug. 1413 (disorder at Pennington), Aug. 1417 (ownership of the manor of Rishton); array Apr. 1418;Chetham Soc. n.s. xcvi. 129. to raise a royal loan Nov. 1419; assess persons liable for taxation Apr. 1431.

Justice at the Lancaster assizes to 12 Aug. 1415.DKR, xxxiii. 12.

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RADCLIFFE, Ralph
Main residences: Blackburn; Smithills, Lancs.
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RADCLIFFE, Ralph (-d.1432)

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RADCLIFFE, Sir Nicholas (d.c.1452), of Castlerigg, Cumb.

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prob. yr. s. of Sir Richard Radcliffe (d. 4. Sept. 1431) of Astley and Winmarleigh, Lancs. by his w. Margaret (fl. 1442), and bro. of Sir Thomas. m. c. 1417, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir John Derwentwater (d. by 1422), of Ormside, Westmld. and Castlerigg, at least 1s. Kntd. 25 Oct. 1415.C.P. Hampson (Bk. of Radclyffes, 218-19) is mistaken in describing Nicholas as the son of Sir Ralph Radcliffe* and brother of Ralph*, who was active at the time, but who was never knighted (VCH Lancs. iv. 244; v. 13).
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Commr. of array, Cumb. Apr. 1418, Mar. 1427, Oct. 1429, Mar. 1430, Westmld. July 1434; inquiry Cumb. Apr. 1431 (persons liable to contribute to a grant); oyer and terminer May 1449 (treasons, felonies).

Sheriff, Cumb. 1 May 1422 – 14 Feb. 1423, 15 Jan. 1426–12 Jan. 1427.

J.p. Cumb. 7 July 1423 – d.

Assessor of a tax, Cumb. Aug. 1450.

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RADCLIFFE, Sir Nicholas (d.c.1452), of Castlerigg, Cumb.
Main residence: Castlerigg, Cumb.
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RADCLIFFE, Sir Nicholas (-d. c.1452)

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