'Gale3'
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Families covered: Gale of Bardsea Hall, Gale (Gale-Braddyll) of Conishead Priory, Gale of Dartmouth, Gale of Hennock, Gale of Highead Castle
[This page was orginally launched as Gale2. It was renamed to allow a new Gale2 to cover earlier generations.]
| BLG1886 ('Gale') reported that the following William was "of a younger branch of the ancient family of the name, long settled at Acomb, co. York" whilst BLG1886 (Braddyll) confirms that he was descended from James Gale. | |||||||||||||||
| William Gale of Whitehaven (b c1693, d 09.05.1773-6) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Richmond (b c1690, d 25.09.1759, dau of Christopher Richmond of High Head Castle, sister of Henry Richmond, grandson of Mabel Vaux, heiress of Vaux of Triermaine, Catterlen & Torcrossock) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Gale 'of Whitehaven' of Highead Castle, Sheriff of Cumberland (bpt 2.02.1730, d 19.10.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Wilson (d 10.10.1774, dau/heir of Christopher Wilson of Bardsea Hall by Margaret, aunt of Thomas Braddyll of Braddyll & Conishead Priory) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Wilson Gale, later Gale-Braddyll of Conishead Priory, Highhead Castle & Catterlen (bpt 24.02.1756, d 19.11.1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20/29.01.1776) Jane Gale (d 06.11.1819, dau/heir of Matthias Gale of Cargill Hall (Cumberland), son of Matthias by Dorothy, dau of John Ponsonby of Hale Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Richmond Gale-Braddyll of Highhead Castle & Conishead Priory, Sheriff of Lancashire (b 14.11.1776, d 1862) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.08.1803) Frances Chester (dau of Charles Bagot Chester) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Jane Gale-Braddyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frank Sotheron of Kirklington Hall (Admiral) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Gale-Braddyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gordon Forbes | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Charlotte Gale-Braddyll (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Harriet Gale-Braddyll | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Vernon of Clontarf Castle | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Gale (bpt 04.11.1759, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Henry Richmond Gale of Bardsea Hall, Lancashire (bpt 20.12.1760, d 03.02.1814, Lt. General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.11.1785) Sarah Baldwin (dau of Rev. Roger Baldwin of Aldingham) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Gale of Bardsea Hall, Sheriff of Lancashire (d 30.11.1865) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.1820) Cecilia Isabella Losh (d 29.09.1866, dau of James Losh of Newcastle) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | 3 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Margaret Gale (bpt 26.05.1757) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.11.1784/5) Richard Greaves Townley of Fulbourne & Belfield | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Sarah Gale ( bpt 25.05.1759) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.11.1784) George Bigland of Bigland Hall | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Isabella Gale (bpt 17.10.1728, d 1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Curwen of Workington (d 23.06.1778) | |||||||||||||||
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| William Gale of Dartmouth, Devon | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Gale of Dartmouth | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Yearde (dau of Gilbet Yearde of Bradley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Gilbert Gale of Kirton (d 03.08.1553) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Bishopp (dau of Henry Bishopp of Kirton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Gale of Crediton (b c1523, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Butler (dau of Sir Phillip Butler of Woodhall) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Gale | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | George Gale of Crediton (b c1535, d 17.07.1606) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine (a 1606) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Gale of Crediton (b c1573, d 30.04.1625) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c09.1612) Elizabeth Furse (dau of John Furse) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Gale (b 03.1615/6) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.04.1649) Walter Northcot | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Gale (b 02.1618/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.02.1641-2) John Elford | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sarah Gale (b 03.1621/2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.04.1641) John Goddard | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Anna (bpt 19.07.1623), Susannah (bpt 12.09.1624, bur 29.11.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | George Gale of Hennock | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan (m2. Hugh Huddye) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Gale of Hennock (bpt 14.08.1626, bur 08.04.1695) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.12.1655) Christian Yard (bur 12.10.1700, dau of George Yard of Alson) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Peter (d 22.01.1676-7, lay vicar at Exeter Cathedral), Joan (bpt 03.09.1628), Agnes (b 15.10.1632) | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Anne (bpt 03.04.1582), Anna (bpt 03.03.1582-3), Susanna (bpt 25.03.1586) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margery Gale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anthony Randall of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Gale of Dartmouth (d 23.10.1557) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Elizabeth Gale (b c1524) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hutchyns | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Alice Gale | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bodley | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue (dsp) - Thomas (b c1535, d 15.08.1561), William (b c1539, a 1557) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Alice Gale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Priestwood of Exeter ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (initially uploaded to a Temporary page on 28.05.08) : BLG1886 ('Braddyll of Highhead'), BLG1886 ('Gale of Bardsea Hall'), BFR ('Gale', p256)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Gale of Crediton', p389)
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