Sir John Girlington, Knight

Male 1613 - 1644  (30 years)


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  • Name John Girlington 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Knight 
    Birth 19 Jul 1613  Kirkby, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1642  [1
    Death 1644  Melton Mobray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I35556  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2019 

    Father Nicholas Girlington,   b. 1593, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1626, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Jane Lambert,   b. 1595, (Lancashire, England) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1660, (Lancashire) England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1609  Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F13106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine Girlington,   b. 1617, South Cave, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1708, (Yorkshire) England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 1633  (Lancashire) England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Anne Girlington,   b. 0___ 1636, Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1706, (Lancashire, England) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years)
     2. Sir John Girlington,   b. 9 Jul 1637, Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1706, Hornby Castle, Hornby, Lancaster LA2 8LA, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. William Girlington,   b. 0___ 1641, Thurland Castle, Tunstall, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F13081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jul 1613 - Kirkby, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1633 - (Lancashire) England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1644 - Melton Mobray, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Sir John Girlington b: July 19, 1613 at Kirkby, Malham, Yorkshire, d: 1644 in Melton Mobray, England +Katherine Girlington (his 5th cousin, daughter of William Girlington) b: 1617 in Southcave, Yorkshire Made knight, major general, and sheriff of Lancashire by Charles I on the 6th of June, 1642. Killed in the King's Service at Melton Mobray.

      While in the King's Service at Melton Mobray, he was shot in the foot.

      He developed gangrene and died soon afterwards in Marston Moor.

      He became heir to the family fortunes after the death of his brother Josias in youth.

      Like all his predecessors, he was a Roman Catholic and therefore a staunch supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War.

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    • Sir John Girlington, b: 1560, was Lord of Hackforth and Hutton Longvillers in Richmondshire. He exchanged the manor of Hutton Longvillers with Francis Tunstall of Wycliffe in Lancashire for the castle and manor of Thurland and the manor and advows on of the Church of Tunstall in 1605. He died in Thurland Castle on 28 Feb.1613. Before his death, he conveyed the Manor of Hackforth to his brother Thomas.

      Sir John Girlington (son of Nicholas)b: July 19, 1613 at Kirkby, Malham, Yorkshire, d: March 1645 in Melton Mobray, England +Katherine Girlington (his 5th cousin - daughter of William Girlington) b: 1617 in Southcave, Yorkshire. Made knight, major general, and sheriff of Lancshire by Charles I on the 6th of June, 1642. Killed in the King's Service at Melton Mowbray (may have actually died a few weeks later due to gange green from a musket ball in his foot). He became heir to the family fortunes after the death of his brother Josias in youth. Like all his predecessors, he was a Roman Catholic; therefore a staunch supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War. After a seven week siege on the castle, he surrendered Thurland Castle to the Protestant Parlimentary forces who backed the Cromwell lead Civil War / Revolt - approximately in 1644. [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S49322] http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/family/tree2.html.

    2. [S49342] "The de Gyrlyngtons/Girlingtons/Gillingtons", http://www.oocities.org/ChisholmFamilyTree/Girlingtons.html.

    3. [S49399] http://www.uk.mundia.com/gb/Person/10270627/1242045697.

    4. [S10175] "Re: Nicholas Gillentine-Halifax Co., Va" by By Don Johnson November 20, 2001 at 01:27:13, In reply to: Re: Nicholas Gil.