John RADCLIFFE: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1452 - Abt 1496 (44 years)

Generation: 1

John RADCLIFFE was born on 1 Jan 1451/2 (son of John RADCLIFFE and Elizabeth FITZ WALTER); died about 24 Nov 1496 in Beheaded.

Notes:

Name:
John Radcliffe, Lord Fitz Walter, of Guildford, Surrey, son and heir, was born on 1 Jan 1451/2. He was appointed Steward of the King's Household before 19 Oct 1485. On 14 Jan 1485/6 he was appointed joint Warden and Chief Justice of the King's forests South of Trent, and 25 February following, of all the King's forests, for life. He was summoned to parliament from 15 Sep 1485 by writs directed 'Johanni radclyff', de FitzWauter'. John Radcliffe, Lord Fitz Walter, was attainted of high treason in 1495 as a confederate of Piers, or Perkin, Warbeck, and was beheaded at Calais, about 24 Nov 1496.

John married Margaret WHETEHILL about 6 Jul 1475. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Robert RADCLIFFE was born about 1483; died on 27 Nov 1542.

Generation: 2

John RADCLIFFE was born about 1430 (son of John RADCLIFFE, Knt. and Katherine BURNELL); died on 28 Mar 1461 in Battle of Towton.

Other Events and Attributes:

Death: Slained on the Yorkist side, in the skirmish at Ferrybridge on the eve of the battle of Towton

John married Elizabeth FITZ WALTER. Elizabeth (daughter of Walter FITZ WALTER and Elizabeth CHIDIOCK) was born on 28 Jul 1430; died before 22 Aug 1485. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth FITZ WALTER was born on 28 Jul 1430 (daughter of Walter FITZ WALTER and Elizabeth CHIDIOCK); died before 22 Aug 1485.

Children:

1. John RADCLIFFE was born on 1 Jan 1451/2; died about 24 Nov 1496 in Beheaded.