'Handley1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Handley of Hall Carr, Handley of Newark, Handley of Wilford

                               
Thoroton starts with the following Richard who is identified by Visitation as son (or a descendant) of _ Handley of Yorkshire son (or a descendant of) _ Handley of Handley in Somerset.
Richard Handley of Wilford, Nottinghamshire
m. _ Fitzwilliams of Yorkshire
1. Henry Handley of Bramcott, Nottinghamshire
m. Allice Bray
  A. Henry Handley
  i. Percival Handley (dsp)
  B. Allice Handley
m. Nicholas Charlton (son of Thomas)
2. Gervase Handley of Wilford
  m. Ann Brand (dau of Jerom Brand of Stanton)
  A. Richard Handley of Wilford
  m. Ann Charlton (dau of Thomas Charlton)
  i. Mary Handley
  B. Gervas Handley of Wilford
  m. Katherine Wharton (dau of the rector of Wilford)
  i. Gervas Handley of Wilford (b c1642, a 1673) had issue
  C.+ other issue - Anne, Robert, Henry, Huntington, Winiffrid, Margaret
3. Mary Handley possibly of this generation
  m. (before 1578) Robert Harding of King's Newton
4.+ other issue - Catherine, Anne, Margaret

 

 

William Handley of Newark, Nottinghamshire
m. Jane Moldiclough of Kelham
1. William Handley of Newark (b 1719, d 1786, mason)
  m. (05.01.1743) Sarah Farnworth of Newark
  A. William Handley of Newark
  m. (05.01.1743) Anne Marshall of Pickering
  i. William Farnworth Handley of Newark, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire (b 09.10.1780, d unm 04.12.1851, MP)
  ii. John Handley of Miuskam Grange, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire (b 30.03.1782, a 1836) had issue
  m. (17.03.1807) Martha Story (dau of Philip Story of Lockington Hall)
  iii. Benjamin Handley of Pointon House, Lincolnshire (b 09.01.1784, Major)
  iv. Charles Richard Handley (b 06.09.1786, vicar of Herne Hill & Sturry)
  m. Cassandra Hutchinson (dau of Julius Hutchinson of Hatfield Old Hall & Outhorpe)
  B. Benjamin Handley of Sleaford (b 1754, d 1828, youngest son)
  i. Benjamin Handley (b 1785, d infant)
  ii. Henry Handley of Culverthorpe Hall, Lincolnshire (b 17.03.1797, d 29.06.1846, MP) had issue
  m. (15.10.1825) Caroline Edwardes (d 19.01.1860, dau of William Edwardes, Lord Kensington)

 

 

Joseph Handley of the Irish Cross in Sheffield (d 05.03.1678)
m. Sarah (a 07.1687)
1. James Handley in Sheffield (d 15.10.1680)
  m1. (1670) Hannah Wild (bur 22.02.1671, dau of George Wild of Hall Carr)
  A. Thomas Handley of The Bridge House & Hall Carr (bpt 09.02.1671)
  m. (04.09.1690) Hannah Fenton (d 07.1740, dau of William Fenton of Sheffield, son of William of Steadley)
  i. Thomas Handley of Hall Carr (b 28.06.1707, 3rd son)
  m. (14.069.1741) Mary Milner (sister/aunt of Francis Milner of Staveley Netherthorpe)
  a. William Handley of Hall Carr (b 10.10.1742, d 06.05.1773)
  m. Ann Armitage (d 04.1813, dau of _ Armitage by dau of Francis Haigh of Baldworth Hall)
  (1) Mary Handley
  m. John Sterndale of Sheffield & Wormhill
  (2) Ann Handley
  m. William Stanley of Mosborough (son of William of Chesterfield)
  (3) Hannah Handley
  m. John Middleton of Sheffield
  b. Thomas Handley of Brightside (b 26.03.1746, 3rd son)
  m. Mary Hayes (dau of John Hayes of Knutsford, m2. _ Hartop of Brightside)
  (1) Sarah Handley (d 1824)
  c. George Handley, later in Savanna (America) (b 29.01.1751, youngest son)
  m. Sarah Howe (niece of a General)
  (1) Thomas Handley
  (A)+ issue - William, Sarah
  d. Ann Handley (b 15.01.1747)
  m. Robert Barker of Derbyshire
  (1) daughter
  m. _ Tottenham of Wakefield (Cololel)
  (2)+ other issue
  e.+ other issue - Ffrancis (b 21.07.1744, d 02.10.1746), Francis (b 25.03.1750, d 19.11.1752), Mary (b 12.11.1754), Joseph (b 17.04.1756, d 10.11.1757), Francis (b 26.05.1757)
  ii. Anne Handley (b 11.11.1703)
  m. (27.05.1731) John Beetson of Ackworth
  iii.+ other issue - William (b 26.09.1694, d 1782 in Savanna (America)), George (b 08.08.1695, d 16.02.1697), Joseph (b 03.10.1708, d 12.12.1708), Hannah (b 15.04.1692, d 30.10.1701), Ruth (b 05.01.1699, d 14.06.1700), Elizabeth (b 13.07.1701, d 30.10.1701), Sarah (b 03.11.1702, d 22.08.1703), Mary (b 04.01.1705, d unm 28.12.1746), Esther (b 11.03.1706, a 1748, d unm), Rebecca (b 05.03.1710), Jane (b 05.01.1713, d unm)
  m2. Ann (a 1683, m2. Edward Wood)
  B.+ other issue - James, Mary, Ann, Susan

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Nottinghamshire, 1569+1614, 'Handley'), Thorton's 'History of Nottinghamshire' (John Throsby, vol 2, 1797, p187)
(2) For middle section : BLG1886 ('Handley of Culverthorpe Hall')
(3) For lower section : FMG (vol 2, MS272, 'Handley-Wild-Perrins', p666+)
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