'Venables03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Venables of Agden (Agdon), Venables of Antrobus, Venables of Bonnington, Venables of Hartford (Hertford), Venables of Horton

                               
Jenkin Venables
m. ?? (widow of _ Starky of Stretton)
1. Thomas Venables of Antrobus
  A. Robert Venables of Antrobus
  i. Peter Venables of Antrobus
  a. Robert Venables of Antrobus
Visitation (1580) shows this Robert as father of Thomas. Visitation (1663), which refers to Ormerod's Cheshire (i, 658) which we have not yet seen, starts with a Roger Venables of Antrobus, father of George, whom we presume to be this Robert and shows him as married to ...
  m. Margaret Coltenstoke mother of George and presumed mother of Thomas
  (1) Thomas Venables of Antrobus
  m. Margaret Claiton (dau of Thomas Claiton of Thelwall) ## see here ##
  (A) Peter Venables (a 1580, disinherited)
  (B) Robert Venables 'of Antrobus' (a 1580)
  m. Elenor Manwaring (dau of Robert Manwaring of Marton of Peever family)
  (i) Elizabeth Venables (b c1578) probably the Elizabeth who married ...
  m. William Ward (d 1612)
(C) Emme Venables
  m. Richard Woodfen
  (D) Margaret Venables
  m. Rafe Manwaring
  (2) George Venables of Crewe
  m. Jane Thickness (dau of Thickness of Batterley)
(A) Robert Venables (d 1643)
  m. Ellen Simcox (dau of Richard Simcox of Rudhehth)
  (i) Robert Venables of Chester (b c1613)
  m1. Elizabeth Rudyard (dau of Thomas Rudyard of Rudyard)
  (a) Elizabeth Venables
  m. William Ravenscroft of Pickhill
  (b) Mary Venables (dsp)
  m. Richard Venables of Agden (b c1635) @@ below
  (c) Anne Venables
  m. Thomas Parker of Weston
  (d) Frances Venables (d 06.1666)
  m. Thomas Lee of Darwell (Darnhall)
  (e)+ other issue (dsp) - Thomas, Robert, John, Peter
  m2. Elizabeth Aldersey (dau of Samuel Aldersey of London)
  Thanks to a contributor (OWC, 27.06.08) for advising us of the following connection.
  (B) John Venables
  (i) John Venables of Bollington, Cheshire
  The following comes from BLG1886 (Venables of Llysdinam Hall) & BLG1952 (Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn of Llysdinam Hall).
  m. Margaret Leigh
  (a) John Venables of Bollington
m. (1723) Margaret Leigh
  ((1)) Lazarus Venables
  m. (1771) Elizabeth Jones (dau of Richard Jones of Woodhill)
  ((A)) Lazarus Venables of Woodhill (b 08.03.1772, d 1856) had issue
  m. (24.10.1805) Alice Jolley (dau of Thomas Jolley of Liverpool)
((B)) Joseph Venables (b 1773, d 06.1823, Rev.) had issue
  m. (1805) Mary Rowland (dau of Edward Rowland of Gardden Lodge)
  ((C)) Richard Venables of Llysdinam Hall 'of Clyro' (d 1858, Archdeacon of Carmarthen) had issue
  m. (1808) Sophia Lister (d 1868, dau of George Lister of Grisby)
  ((D)) George Venables (b 1777)
  m. Mary Lloyd (dau/heir of J. Lloyd of Cardigan)
  ((E))+ other issue - Elizabeth (d 1846), Mary Hannah (d 1846)
  ((2))+ other issue
  b. John Venables probably of this generation
  m. Isabella Leigh (dau of Richard Leigh of West Hall)

 

 

Thomas Venables of Horton & Hartford
1. William Venables of Horton & Hartford (a 1436)
  m. Ellen Danyers (dau of Thomas Danyers (son of John) by Ellen, dau/heir of William Agden of Agden)
  A. Hugh Venables of Horton & Hartford
  m. Agnes Dutton (dau of Edmund Dutton)
i. Thomas Venables of Horton & Hartford
  m. Margaret Chaderton (dau of Robert Chaderton)
  a. Hugh Venables of Horton & Hartfordd (d c1558)
  m. Jane Page (dau of Nicholas Page of Statham)
  (1) John Venables of Horton, Hartford & Agdon (d c1559)
  m. Mary Ligh (dau of Mathew (not Richard) Ligh (Legh) of Swinehead or Swinyard)
  (A) Richard Venables of Horton, Hertford & Agdon (a 1580)
  m. Elizabeth Massy (dau of William Massy of Potington or Poddington)
  (i) William Venables of Horton, Hertford & Agdon
  m. Anne Bere
  (a) Sara Venables
  m. Richard Bullware (Bulware) of Dalling
(ii) John Venables of Horton & Agdon (dsp 1624)
  m. Elizabeth (? dau of Peter Richardson of Whitley or Crowley)
  (iii) George Venables of Agden (Ayton or Agdon)
  m. Margery Chamberlyn (dau of Henry Chamberlyn of Steple Claydon)
  (a) George Venables of Agden (b c1594, bur 12.03.1668)
  m. (09.1628) Margaret Browne (dau of William Browne of Whiston (Whetston))
  ((1)) Richard Venables of Agden (b c1635, dsp)
m. Mary Venables (dsp, dau of Robert Venables of Antrobus) @@ above
  ((2)) John Venables of Agden (3rd son)
  m1. _ Spencer (dau/coheir of William Spencer)
  ((A)) George Venables of Agden
  m. Theophania Hutchinson (dau of Charles Hutchinson of Lichfield)
  ((i)) Elizabeth Venables (b 1705-6, d 14.09.1745
  m. Sir Philip Touchet Chetwode, 2nd Bart (b 22.07.1700, d 15.11.1764)
  m2. Briena Leycester (a 1728, dau of Sir Peter Leycester, Bart)
  ((B)) Robert Venables of Legh, Staffordshire (dsp 08.07.1757)
  m. Elizabeth Wedgewood (dau of John Wedgewood of Harracles)
  ((C)) Briana Venables
  m. Robert Hinde, later Venables, of Chertsey Abbey (d 25.01.1754)
  ((i)) Robert Venables (d 29.09.1786)
  m. Mary Ball
  ((a))+ issue including Robert
  ((ii)) Peter Venables (d unm 19.11.1757)
  ((D)) Mary Venables
  m. Jo. Machel of Egham (clerk)
  ((E)) Frances Venables (d unm)
  ((3)) Joseph Venables
m1. _ Skrymshaw of the Hill
  ((A)) Joseph Venables
  ((i)) daughter
  m2. _ Ward
  ((B))+ other issue - Hugh, Theodore, George, Charles
  ((4)) Margery Venables probably of this generation
  m. Samuel Byrom of Byrom (bpt 31.08.1634)
  ((5))+ other issue - Thomas (d young), Samuel, 4 other daughters
  (b) Mary Venables probably of this generation
  m. William Bentley in Northwich (b c1603)
  (c)+ other issue (a 1613) - George (b c1594), Thomas, Anne, Elizabeth, Frances, Dorothy
(iv) Isabell Venables
  (B) Thomas Venables of Hertford
  m. Katherine Venables (dau of Piers Venables)
  (i) John Venables (dsp)
  (ii) Ellyn Venables
  m. James Grantham of Meyre
  b.+ other issue - Peter of Hartford, Ralph, Roger
  ii. Robert Venables ancestor of Venables of Hampshire
  iii. Marion Venables possibly of this generation
  m. Ralph Hellesby of Hellesby (a 1509, 1547)
2.+ other issue - Roger, Edmond

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Venables of Antrobus) with input from Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Venables of Antrobus and Chester)
(2) For lower section (reviewed & expanded 15.09.21 using Ormerod) : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Venables of Horton and Hartford), Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Venables of Horton in Hartford and Agden), Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, Venables of Agden), 'History of Cheshire' (George Ormerod, vol 1 (1819), 'Venables of Agden and Horton', p409)
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