'Widdrington03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Widdrington of Plessey, Widdrington of Ritton

                               
Robert Widdrington of Wearmonth, Sheriff of Durham (d before 20.01.1599)
m1. Margaret Ogle (dau of Robert Ogle, 5th Lord)
1. John Widdrington of Plessey (b c1578, d 29.09.1602)
  m. Barbara Whitehead of Tynemouth
  A. Robert Widdrington of Plessey (d 05.06.1640)
  m1. ??
  i. Anne Widdrington (b after 1630)
  m1. (1650) Charles Brandling of Alnwick Abbey (d c1665)
  m2. Sir Richard Neile
  ii. Mary Widdrington
  m1. Samuel Smathwaite
  m2. William Hollyman of Monkwearmouth
  m2. Elizabeh Richardson (dau of John Richardson of Durham)
  B. John Widdrington (d 1648)
  m. Isabel Delaval (dau of Sir Ralph Delaval of Seaton Delaval)
2. Katherine Widdrington
  m1. Robert Dent of Byker
  m2. John Ogle of Causey Park
m2. Elizabeth

 

 

Sir Ephraime Widdrington of Ritton (b c1555, d 24.12.1649)
m1. Jane Hebburn (dau of Michael Hebburn of Hebburn)
1. Henry Widdrington of Nether Trewhit (d 07.12.1625)
  m1. ?? probably parents of ...
A. Henry Widdrington of Ritton
  m1. Isabel Errington (dau of Gilbert Errington of Ponteland)
  m2. Catherine
  B. Ephraim Widdrington
  m2. (08.07.1610) Margaret (widow of John Ridley of Gastley)
  C. Roger Widdrington of Harbottle (bur 28.07.1671)
  m. (c1670) Catherine Widdrington (dau of Sir Edward Widdrington, Bart of Cartington)
  i. Mary Widdrington (b c1662, d 11.06.1723)
  m. John Gascoigne of Parlington
  D.+ other issue - Oswald, Michael, Robert, Bemmell (bur 05.02.1619/20), son (bur 30.07.1623), Catherine (bur 07.04.1613), Margaret (bur 25.07.1616)
2. William Widdrington of High Birkheads
3. Joan Widdrington
  m. Alexander Selby of Biddlestone
m2. Eleanor (a 1605)
4. Edward Widdrington (bur 24.09.1611)
m3. (07.08.1615) Eleanor Conyers (dau of John Conyers of Sockburn)

Main source(s): 'Northumberland Families' (vol 2, edited by W. Percy Hedly for the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1970)
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