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Families covered: Tancred of Arden, Tancred (Tanckard or Tankard) of Boroughbridge, Tancred of Brampton Hall, Tancred of Covent Garden, Tankard (Tancred) of Whixley
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William Tanckard or Tancred of Boroughbridge (d 13.08.1573)
m. Anne Pulleyne (bur 05.04.1572, dau of John Pulleyne of Killinghall by Jane, dau of Thomas Ros of Igmanthorpe)
1. Thomas Tanckard or Tancred of Boroughbridge (b 1530, bur 20.02.1596/7)
  m. Jane Paver (d 1570, dau of Bernard Paver or Pever of Micklewthwaite and Brampton)
  A. William Tancred of Boroughbridge (b c1576, bur 27.01.1597/8)
  m. Joan Basforth (dau of Ralph Basforth of Thormanby, sister/heir of Thomas)
  i.+ issue - William (bur 24.03.1588), child (bur 16.01.1590), Ninian (bpt 05.04.1593, bur 03.06.1593), Thomas (bur 29.08.1596)
B. Thomas Tancred of Brampton Hall and Boroughbridge (bur 04.02.1626-7)
  m. Anne Fitton (dau of Sir Edward Fitton of Cheshire)
  i. Sir Thomas Tancred of Brampton Hall, 1st Bart of Boroughbridge (bur 19.08.1663)
  m. Frances Maltby (dau of Chistopher Maltby of Cottingham)
  a. Sir William Tancred of Brampton Hall, 2nd Bart of Boroughbridge (bur 22.08.1703)
  m1. Dorothy Wilde (dau of Robert Wilde of Hunton)
  (1) daughter
m2. (1663) Elizabeth Waldegrave (bur 09.09.1681, dau of Charles Waldegrave of Stanning Hall, son of Sir Edward by Eleanor Lovell)
  (2) Sir Thomas Tancred of Brampton Hall, 3rd Bart of Boroughbridge (b 1665, bur 27.08.1744, 2nd son)
  m. (1712) Elizabeth Messenger (b 22.01.1672, bur 21.12.1753, dau of William Messenger of Fountains Abbey)
  (A) Sir Thomas Tancred of Brampton Hall, 4th Bart of Boroughbridge (d 30.05.1759)
  m. (1740) Judith Dalton (d 1781, dau of Peter Dalton of Grenanstown)
  (i) Sir Thomas Tancred of Brampton Hall, 5th Bart of Boroughbridge (d 03.08.1784)
m. (07.10.1776) Penelope Assheton-Smith (d 21.04.1837, dau of Thomas Assheton-Smith of Bowdon)
  (a) Sir Thomas Tancred, 6th Bart of Boroughbridge (b 24.07.1780, d 29.08.1844) had issue
  m. (25.04.1805) Harriet Lucy Crewe (dau of Rev. Offley Crewe of Muxton by Harrriet Assheton-Smith)
  (ii) Barbara Tancred (d 21.03.1817)
  m. Thomas Taylor of Cornay
  (iii)+ other issue - William (bur 29.04.1769), Charles (bur 08.04.1748), Charles, Elizabeth (bur 12.02.1764), other daughters
(B)+ other issue - William (bpt 22.03.1721/2), Thomas (d young), James (d young), Elizabeth (bur 07.05.1722), Frances (bur 31.05.1728), Henrietta
  (3) Charles Tancred of Covent Garden (bpt 20.01.1677/8, d before 28.11.1733)
  m. Mary Walpole (dau of Stephen Walpole)
  (A) Thomas Tancred of Covent Garden
  m. Frances Gazaigne (dau of John Gazaigne of St. Martin-in-the-fields)
  (i) Henrietta Tancred
  m. Robert Kirby
  (ii)+ other issue - John, Walter, Charles, Elizabeth of Liege, Barbara
(B)+ other issue - Mary, Ann
  (4) Waldegrave Tancred (bpt 29.11.1676, dsp bur 23.05.1742, 6th son)
  m. Alethia Blacket (b c1681, bur 30.05.1761, dau of Sir Edward Blacket, Bart)
  (5) Elizabeth Tancred (bpt 23.03.1662/3)
  m. ?? (02.07.1676) Christopher Pearsham of Ripon
  (6)+ other issue - William (bpt 22.03.1663/4, bur 13.06.1665), William (bpt 08.10.1670, bur 10.06.1700), John (bpt 25.04.1672, bur 21.01.1673), Walter (bpt 09.06.1675, d 1715), Jjohn (bpt 05.05.1678, bur 11.10.1678), Frances (bpt 19.11.1666, bur 11.01.1668/9), Mary (bpt 06.09.1673), Barbara (bpt 22.09.1679)
  b. Catherine Tancred
  m. (21.05.1701) Marmaduke Witham
ii. Anne Tancred
  m1. William Arthington of Arthington
  m2. Francis Nevile of Chevet
  iii.+ other issue - Mary, Catherine
  C. Charles Tankard of Whixley (bur 31.08.1644, 6th son)
  m. Barbara Wyvell (bur 09.01.1640, dau of William Wyvell of Osgardby)
  i. Sir Richard Tankard or Tancred of Whixley (bpt 10.04.1608, bur 22.10.1668)
  m1. Mary Nevile (bur 16.02.1654/5, dau of Francis Nevile of Chevet)
a. Charles Tankard or Tancred of Whixley (b c1637, bur 12.01.1668/9)
  m. (22.05.1655) Dorothy Wyvill (bur 21.12.1664, dau of Sir Christopher Wyvill of Constable Burton)
  (1) Charles Tankard or Tancred of Whixley, Sheriff (bpt 08.04.1659, bur 23.11.1705)
  m. (19.11.1679) Catherine Armytage (dau of Sir John Armytage, Bart of Kirklees)
  (A) Christopher Tankard of Whixley (d unm bur 30.08.1754, 2nd son)
  (B) Dorothy Tankard
  m. _ Lambert (Major)
(C) Elizabeth Tancred
  m. William Dobson, Mayor of York
  (i) Anne Dobson
  m. William Burrell Massingberd of Ormsby, Sheriff of Lincolnshire (d 18.08.1802)
  (D)+ other issue - Charles (bur 22.04.1686), Francis (bur 08.07.1702), Anne (b c1681, d 06.06.1761), Mary, Katherine (bpt 28.09.1680), Frances, Ursula
  (2) Ursula Tankard (b 16.04.1656)
  m. (10.1678) Richard Wood of London
  (3) Mary Tankard or Tancred (bpt 15.10.1661) probably the Mary who married ...
  m. Francis Molyneux
  (4)+ other issue - Richard (bpt 20.08.1657, bur 20.05.1662), Dorothy (d young), Anne
  b.+ other issue - Nevill (bpt 11.01.1637, bur 07.03.1638), Richard (bpt 11.02.1639), William (bpt 21.09.1641, bur 12.12.1643), Henry (bpt 15.10.1645, d young), Thomas (bpt 11.12.1648), Francis (bpt 24.06.1650), Mary (bpt 24.09.1646, d young)
  m2. Anne Robinson (dau of John Robinson of Hackforth)
  m3. Anne Wyvill (dau of Roger Wyvill)
  ii. Henry Tankard of Killinghall (bpt 05.05.1611, bur 24.07.1663?)
m1. _ Fletcher
  m2. Dorothy Atkinson (dau of Richard Atkinson of Whixley)
  a. Maria Tankard (bur 25.09.1706)
  m. (01.04.1673) Edward Hippen of New Hall
  b.+ other issue - Henry (bpt 16.08.1659), James (bpt 01.08.1662), Dorothy (bpt 16.08.1659)
  iii. Helen Tankard
  m1. William Barton of Caveton
  m2. Philipp Herbert of York
  iv. Mary Tankard (bpt 04.11.1604)
  m. (20.10.1625) Edward Calvert of York
  v. Lucy Tankard (bpt 23.06.1606)
  m. John Coghill of Coghill Hall
  vi. Anne Tankard (bpt 28.05.1609)
  m1. (19.06.1632) Sir William Allanson of York (d 06.12.1656, Lord Mayor)
  m2. Sir Solomon Swale of Swale Hall and Staineley
  D. Elizabeth Tancred
  m. Henry Blenkensop of Holbech Hall
  E. Catherine Tancred
  m. Henry Norton (son of Francis)
  F. Isabel Tancred
  m1. Christopher Readshaw (Redshawe) of Ulstowe
  m2. _ Lee of York (Dr)
  G. Frances Tancred
  m. Lancelot Lancaster of Stockbridge
  H.+ other issue - James (dspm), Richard (dspm), Edmund (dspm), Ursula, Dorothy, Alice
2. Ralph Tanckard or Tancred of Arden
  m. Mary Lawson (dau of William or Richard Lawson of Raskelfe & West Hall in Cramlington)
  Visitation (Foster 1875, Yorkshire, Glover 1584/5, Tankard of Boro'bridge and Arden) provides just the next generation.
  A. William Tankard of Tancred (b c1561, a 1584, eldest son)
m. _ Mennell (dau of _ Mennell of Hawnby) presumed parents of ...
  i. Charles Tancred of Arden
  FMG (p913) supports the following, noting that Charles and his wife "had 24 children, of whom only 3 lived".
m. Barbara Dalton (dau of John Dalton of Hawkswell)
  a. ?? Tancred ("only son")
  m. Elizabeth Carter (sister of Thomas Carter, alderman of York)
  (1) Charles Tancred 'of Arden'
  m. Barbara Dalton (dau of Rev. Darcy Dalton)
  (A) daughter
m. _ Thoytes
  (B)+ 3 sons (dsp)
  b. Elizabeth Tancred (bur 15.05.1664) probably of this generation
  m. (31.12.1654) Thomas Robinson of York (bpt 08.04.1634, bur 16.07.1676)
  c. Jane Tancred probably of this generation
  m. Francis Morley of Droxford
  d.+ other issue (d young)
  B. Thomasin Tancred
  m. Edmond Mennell of Hawnby
  C.+ other issue - Richard, Charles, Henry, Roger, Martin, Agnes
3. Ninian Tanckard or Tancred (dsp)
  m. Thomasine de la River (dau of Thomas de la River of Brandsby)
4. Katherine Tanckard or Tancred (dsp)
  m1. Miles Newton of Thorpe
  m2. Thomas Beckwith of Clint (d 1575)
5. Jane or Johanna Tanckard or Tancred
  m. William Beckwith of Clint (d 1607)
6. Eleanor Tanckard or Tancred
  m1. William Blythman of Thorpe Underwood
  m2. Mathew Conyers of Thorpe Underwood
7.+ other issue (d unm) - William (d 1588), John, James of Boroughbridge (bur 11.11.1598)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Tancred) with input from Visitation (Foster, 1584/5+1612, Tankard of Boroughbridge), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, Tankard of Whixley) and a little support from 'The Tancreds of Brampton' by T. Lawson-Tancred (published in Leeds, 1912)
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