'Bigland1'
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Families covered: Bigland of Bigland, Bigland of Cartmel, Bigland of Frolesworth, Bigland of Long Whatton, Bigland of Peterborough
| Commoners reports that "The Biglands, one of the most ancient families in Lancashire, tradition affirms to have been seated at Bigland so early as the Norman conquest". | |||||||||||||||
| Edward Byglande of Byglande in Cartmel, Lancashire (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Henry Bigland of Bigland (d before 24.11.1523) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jenett Preston (a 1560, dau of George Preston) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Bigland of Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Sandys ("of the ancient family of Sandys, of Furness Fell") | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Henry Bigland of Bigland (d 1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabell Bellingham of Westmoreland (d 1622) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Bigland of Bigland (bur 29.10.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.10.1608) Isabael Myers (bur 08.1645, dau of John Myers of Cartmel) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Bigland of Bigland (d unm 1645) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Bigland of Bigland, Burnbarrow & Ellerside (bpt 17.06.1610, a 04.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Fletcher (dau of Thomas Fletcher of Winander by Mary, dau of William Knipe of Broughton Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Bigland of Bigland (bpt 30.10.1647, d unm 1685) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Thomas Bigland of Bigland (bpt 22.04.1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1687) Elizabeth Wilson (dau/heir of Rev. William Wilson of Winander, "a scion of the Wilsons of Dalham Tower") | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Bigland of Bigland (bpt 22.02.1690, dsp 1747) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Wells (dau/heir of Rev. William Wells by Elizabeth, dau of Thomas Huddleston of Millum Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | George Bigland of Bigland (bpt 30.11.1701, d 20.09.1752, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.04.1749) Mary Fox (dau of John Fox of Whitehaven (by Mary, dau/coheir of Edward Towerson), m2. Thomas Sunderland) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | George Bigland of Bigland (b 05.05.1750, d 01.1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1781) Anne Watters (d 1783, dau/coheir of Robert Watters of Whitehaven, Sheriff of Cumberland) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | George Bigland of Bigland (b 06.04.1782, a 1840?, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (23.11.1784) Sarah Gale (d 1830, dau of John Gale of Whitehaven, Sheriff of Cumberland, sister of Wilson Bradyll of Conishead Priory) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John Bigland (d 07.12.1862, Captain) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1828) ?? | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Wilson Braddyll Bigland, later of Bigland (b c1788, d 06.11.1858, Vice Admiral RN) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.01.1822) Emily Leeke (d 23.02.1873, dau of Samuel Leeke, sister of Captain Sir Henry) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Sarah Bigland (d 26.12.1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Pudsey Dawson of Lancliff Hall (dsp 1859) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue (d unm) - Georgina (d 1820), Mary (d 1812), Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Thomas Bigland (b 1751, d 11.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Stedman of Richmond-on-Swale | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Dorothy Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Thornton of Lancaster | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue (d unm) - Henry (b 1693), Thomas (b 1698), Jane (b 1688, d 1712), Sarah (d 10.1767) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Anne Bigland (b 1660) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Kellet of Mireside | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - Henry (b 1651, d unm), James, John, Edward (a 1693), William (dvp unm), Mary (dvp unm). Isabel (d unm), Sarah (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Bigland (bpt 02.03.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Robinson of Newby Bridge | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Sarah Bigland (bpt 26.02.1615) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Atkinson of Westmoreland | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Isabel Bigland (bpt 15.02.1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Battersby | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Bridget Bigland (bpt 05.08.1627) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Kilner | |||||||||||||||
| (7)+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas (d 1646), Henry (bpt 1621, d 1646), George (bpt 02.09.1630, d 1685), Edward | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Bigland of Grange in Cartmel (d 27.11.1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.06.1600) Jennet Harrison of Cartmel | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Bigland of Grange (b 1607) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Thornborough (dau of Rowland Thornborough of Hampsfield by Jane, dau of Thomas Dalton of Thurnham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Henry, James, George, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | 5 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Henry Bigland of Cartmel | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | George Bigland of Cartmel | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Denton (dau of George Denton of Cumberland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Bigland of Cartmel had issue | ||||||||||||||
| James is identified as ancestor, in the female line, of Sir Ralph Bigland, Garter King-of-Arms. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (02.09.1621) Elizabeth Backhouse of Eversham | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - James, Janet, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Edward Bigland of Cartmel | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Bigland of Chelmsford, Essex (d 10.1559) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward Bigland of Chelmsford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1575) Margaret Neale | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Bigland (rector of Leake in Nottinghamshire) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Bendish (heir) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Bigland of Long Whatton, Leicestershire (d 1704, of Gray's Inn, sergeant-at-law, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Richier (dau/heir of Peter Richier) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Henry Bigland of Long Whatton & Frolesworth | ||||||||||||||
| m. Orme Whinyates (dau of Charles Whinyates of Peterborough) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Edward Bigland of Long Whatton & Peterborough (b 1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Elizabeth Pitfield (d 1738, dau of Charles Pitfield of Hoxton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Depupe (dau of Robert Depupe of Dogsthorpe, relict of White Kennet) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Edward Bigland of Peterborough & Frolesworth (b 1745, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Mary Bigland (b 26.03.1744) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1772) Isaac Bayley | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Orme Bigland (b 09.03.1747) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1772) Roger Darvall | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Lucy Eliza Bigland (b 05.10.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1778) Wright Thomas Squire of Peterborough | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Orme Bigland (b 1708, d 1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.04.1732) Isaac Bayley of Chesterton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Cooper Thornhill of Stilton | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - Henry (d unm), Anne Bethia (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Wilmot (grandson of Nicholas Wilmot of Osmaston (not the Bart)) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Anna Berthia Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Arden of Arden | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Bigland (d 08.06.1667) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1639) John Barwell of Garradon (Garendon) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomasin Bigland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Dubbes | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Commoners (vol 3, Bigland of Bigland), BLG1886 (Bigland of Bigland)
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