'Constable04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Constable of Cliffe, Constable of Hatfield, Constable of North Cliffe, Constable of Wassand
[The section on Constable of Wassand used to be on Constable02 but was moved here to facilitate expansion.]

                               
Sir William Constable of Hatfield
m. Matilda Hatfield (d 1560/1, dau/heir of John Hatfield of Hatfield)
1. Marmaduke Constable of Hatfield
  A. Hillary Constable (b c1532, d 1571/2)
i. John Constable (b c1555, dsp) probably the John who married ...
  m. Ursula Wright (dau of Robert Wright of Plowland)
  ii. Christopher Constable
m. Rose Portlington (dau of _ Portlington of Portlington)
  a. Christopher Constable of Hatfield (a 1612)
  m. Frances Hildyard (sister of Sir Christopher Hildyard)
  (1) Jane Constable (heir) probably of this generation
  m1. John Lister of Linton (b c1607, d 30.03.1651)
  m2. Sir Robert Hildyard, 1st Bart of Patrington (b 22.05.1612, d 03.1685)
2. Margaret Constable apparently of this generation
  m. (1503) Richard Creyke of Marton & Colliston
3. Eleanor Constable probably of this generation
  m. Roger Sotheby of Pocklington
4. Ellyn Constable possibly of this generation
  m. George Daunay or Dawnay of Estrike (d 1557)

 

 

William Constable of Caythorpe and Wassand (a 1558)
m. Joan Fulthorpe (dau of Roger Fulthorpe)
1. Marmaduke Constable of Wassand (d 1568)
  m. _ Stokes (of Goshill)
A. Marmaduke Constable of Wassand
  m. Catherine Holme (of Paull Holme)
  i. Marmaduke Constable of Wassand (b 1568, d 1607)
  BLG1886 identifies Marmaduke's wife as Eliza Shirley but she was probably ...
  m. Elizabeth Strelley (dau of John Strelley of Woodborough)
  a. Philip Constable of Wassand (bpt 06.01.1584, d 15.05.1618)
  m. Mary Moore (b c1597, d 1678)
(1) Marmaduke Constable of Wassand (d 1680)
  m. Frances Buck (dau of Sir John Buck, 'Bart of Filey')
  (A) Marmaduke Constable of Wassand
  m. Faith Yarborough (dau of Sir Nicholas Yarborough)
  (i) Yarborough Constable of Wassand (d 1731)
  m. Rosamond Eastoft (dau of John Eastoft of Eastoft)
(a) Marmaduke Constable of Wassand (b c1704, d 1762)
  m. Mary Worsley (dau of Thomas Worsley of Hovingham)
  ((1)) Marmaduke Constable of Wassand (dsp 1812)
((2)) Thomas Constable 'of Beverley' (minister)
  m. Sarah Goulton (dau of Charles Goulton)
  ((A)) Charles Constable of Wassand (b 25.04.1773, minister)
  m. (06.1796) Lucy Acklom (dau of Jonathan Acklom of Wiseton)
  ((i)) Mary Constable (d 10.01.1865)
  m. (30.03.1818) Sir George Strickland, 7th Bart of Boynton (b 26.11.1782, d 23.12.1874)
  ((B)) Marmaduke Constable (dsp)
  m. (1807) Octavia Hale (d 1824, dau of Gen. Hale)
  ((C)) Rachel Mary Anne Constable
m. (1808) James Salmond
  ((D)) Frances Elizabeth Constable (d 13.03.1862)
  m. (1814) William Harry Edward Bentinck, Archdeacon of Westminster (b 02.02.1784, dsp 29.09.1868)
  ((3)) Mary Constable
  m. Jonathan Acklom of Wiseton
  ((4)) Rosamond Constable (dsp 1801)
  (2) Katherine Constable probably of this generation
  m. (24.09.1633) Thomas Gee of Killingraces

 

 

Sir Robert Constable of North Cliffe (d 22.11.1501, Sergeant-at-law)
m. (1490) Beatrix Hatcliff (d 20.04.1505, dau of James Hatcliff or Hawtcliffe or Awtecliffe of Grimthorpe, widow of Ralph, Lord Greystock)
1. Marmaduke Constable of North Cliffe (b c1491, d c1525)
  m. Elizabeth Metcalf (dau of James Metcalf of Nappa or Napper, m2. _ Wright)
  A. James Constable of North Cliffe (d 1546)
  m. Bridget Middleton (dau of Sir Geoffrey Middleton of Middleton)
  Visitation (1666) inserts another generation here, another James, but Visitation (1612) and the web site referred to below do not. The web site ends with the next generation.
  i. Marmaduke Constable of North Cliffe, Sheriff of Yorkshire (d 10.04.1614)
  m. Frances Bulmer (dau of Sir Ralph Bulmer of Bulmer)
  a. James Constable of (North) Cliffe
  m. Margery Hedworth (dau of John Hedworth of Chester-le-Street)
  (1) Marmaduke Constable of Cliffe (b c1592)
m. Anne Barker (dau of Edward Barker of Dore)
  (A) Robert Constable of Cliffe (d c1631)
  m. Frances Oldfeild (dau of Thomas Oldfeild of Oldfeild)
  (i) Robert Constable of Cliffe (b c1638, a 09.1666)
  m. Elizabeth Milward (dau of John Milward of Snitterton)
  (a)+ issue (a 1666) - John (b c1660), Frances
  (ii) Frances Constable
  m. John Eyre (son of Rowland of Bradway)
  (B) James Constable (d unm)
  (C) Anne Constable
  m1. _ Arksey of Beverley
  m2. _ Bamford
  m3. _ Tucker of London
  (D) Frances Constable
  m. William Legard of Beverley
  (E) Alice Constable
  m. John Constable of York
  (2) Robert Constable (d unm)
  (3) Elizabeth Constable
  m. Robert Bethell of Althorpe
  (4) Mary Constable
  m. _ Sergeant
  (5) Susan Constable
  m. _ Richardson
  b. Robert Constable (dsp)
  ii. Alice Constable
  m. (before 25.05.1564) William Rasing of Malton (d before 11.12.1590)
  iii. Agnes Constable (b c1540)
  m. (before 25.05.1564) George Etherington (son of William of Driffield & Holme, possibly by Alice, dau of Richard Skerne of Driffield)
  iv.+ other issue - John, Robert, Elizabeth
  B. Robert Constable
  C. Barbara Constable
  m. William Grimston of Cottingham (d 156*, of family of Grimston Garth)
i. Elizabeth (not Isabel) Grimston
  m1. Ralph Brigham of Brigham
  m2. John Nicholson
  ii. Barbara or Helen Grimston
  m. Thomas Elioth (not Elwood) of Cottingham & Middleton (d before 05.1579)
2. Robert Constable of Hotham (dsp)
  m. Margaret Langthorne (d 1570)
3. Agnes Constable
  m. Sir Henry Thwaite of Lund or Lound (d c07.1520)
4. Elizabeth Constable
  m. _ Dryland
5. Jane Constable
  m. Thomas Rokeby of Morthem
6.+ other issue - William, Ann

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Foster 1875, Yorkshire, 1612, Constable of Hatfield)
(2) For middle section : BLG1886 (Constable of Wassand)
(3) For lower section : http://freespace.virgin.net/owston.tj/consnc.htm, Visitation (Surtees Society 1859, Yorkshire, Dugdale 1666, Constable of Cliffe) and some support from Visitation (Foster 1875, Yorkshire, St. George 1612, Constable of Cliffe)
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