'Widdrington04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Widdrington of Chibburn, Widdrington of Hauxley, Widdrington of Newton Hall
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Roger Widdrington of Chilburn (Chibburn) (d before 1525)
m. Maud/Matilda Strother (dau of Thomas Strother of Kirknewton)
1. John Widdrington of Chibburn & Hauxley
  m1. Lucy Errington of Little Whittington
  A. Elizabeth Widdrington
  Hodgson shows this as possibly the Elizabeth who married Lancelot Horsley of Brinkheugh. Hedly show his wife as daughter of John's 3rd wife, Mary Ogle (see below).
  m2. (c1539) Isabella Bennett (dau of William Bennett of Keaton (Kenton))
  B. Gerald Widdrington (dsp)
  m3. (c1542) Mary Ogle (natural dau of Sir William Ogle of Causey Park)
  C. Roger Widdrington of Hauxley (b c1549, d by 12.1588)
  i. Henry Widdrington of Hauxley (a 1608)
  m. _ Kirton (dau of Henry Kirton of Hauxley)
a. Robert Widdrington of Hauxley (b c1599, bur 14.11.1696)
  m1. ??
  (1) William Widdrington of Barnhill (dvp after 17.09.1664)
  m. (04.05.1658) Barbara Fenwick (a 1683, dau of Thomas Fenwick of Brenkley, m2. Lionel Fenwick of Blagdon)
  (A) Ann Widdrington (bpt 04.12.1662, d infant)
  m2. (c06.1681) Dorothy Ogle
  (2) Elizabeth Widdrington (a 05.4684)
  m. Cuthbert Cairns of Firth House
  (3) Ann Widdrington (d before 28.05.1684)
  m. (c12.1674) Ralph Forster ## see here ##
  (4) Isabel Widdrington (a 05.1684)
  m. Robet Fenwick of Langshaws & Nunriding
  (5) Mary Widdrington (a 05.1684)
  m. Edward Maxwell
  b. William Widdrington of Newmoor House
  (1) Robert Widdrington of Hauxley (bur 06.10.1719)
  m. (26.07.1689) Frances Humble of Shilbottle (bur 05.10.1742)
(A) Robert Widdrington of Hauxley (bur 25.12.1750/1)
  m. (05.12.1722) Sarah (bur 13.07.1775, dau of Timothy Purham or Punchon of Killingworth)
  (B) John Widdrington of Newcastle (bpt 11.1701, d 16.10.1769)
  m. (23.07.1728) Jane Carr (d 14.11.1742, dau of John Carr of Dunston Hill)
  (i) John Widdrington of Hauxley (dsp bur 14.11.1797)
  m. (21.10.1762) Jane Swinburn (b c1742, d 06.09.1824, dau of Rev. William Swinburn)
(a) John Widdrington of Hauxley (b 19.12.1727/8, dsp bur 14.01.1780, 2nd son)
  m. (26.05.1767) Isabell Forster (bur 09.04.1780, dau of John Forster of Addestone)
  (b) Nathaniel Widdrington of Hauxley (d unm bur 09.07.1783)
  (c) Frances Widdrington (bur 21.06.1770)
  m. (30.06.1767) Edward Brown of East Chevington (bpt 02.12.1742, d 26.01.1783)
  Newton Hall passed through one of their daughters into the Cook family who assumed the name Widdrington.
  (d) Mary Widdrington
  m. (21.01.1762) William Teasdale of Knipe Hall (d 17.02.1767, son of Christopher of Knipe Hall)
  ((1)) Sarah Teasdale of Chichester (d 1816?)
m. (1784) David Latimer Tanding (sb Tinling), later Widdrington (Lt. General) ## see here ##
  (e)+ other issue - Robert (b 09.12.1723, bur 03.11.1743), William (bur 25.08.1751), Timothy (b 223.11.1729, bur 02.11.1732), Sarah (b 23.02.1730, d unm bur 05.01.1777), Elizabeth (d unm bur 05.01.1777)
  (C) Dorothy Widdrington
  m1. (04.08.1719) Thomas Smith of West Thirston
  m2. (19.04.1738) William Carr of Warkworth
  (D) Anne Widdrington
  m. Edward Young of Togston
(E) Frances Widdrington (d unm 16.08.1733)
  partner unknown
  (E) Thomas Widdrington
  (2)+ other issue - Thomas of Longframlington (bpt 24.11.1655), Henry, Ralph, Mary (bpt 01.12.1653), Elizabeth, Frances
  c. Samuel Widdrington of Seghill
  (1)+ issue - William (b 19.09.1664), Robert (b 19.12.1665), Barbara (bpt 02.04.1657), Mary (bpt 26.10.1658), Grace (bpt 13.09.1661)
  d. Thomas Widdrington
  ii.+ other issue - Claudius, Marcus, Elizabeth
  D. Jane or Elizabeth Widdrington possibly duplication with Elizabeth near the top of page
  m. Lancelot Horsley of Brenkheugh
  E.+ other issue - Robert, James, Isabella, Barbara, Maud, Anne, Margery
2.+ other issue - Roger, Dorothy

Main source(s): 'Northumberland Families' (vol 2, edited by W. Percy Hedly for the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1970), 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 5, John Crawford Hodgson, 1899, 'Widdrington of Hauxley', p304+)
[Originally, a lower section was included on this page for the linkage to the Cook family. That section has been absorbed by Cooke07.]
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