Nicholas Girlington, I

Male 1436 - 1466  (~ 30 years)


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  • Name Nicholas Girlington 
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    Birth 0___ 1436  Deighton-Juxta-Escrick, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Will 17 Sep 1464  [3
    Probate 0___ 1466  [3
    Death 0___ 1466  Hackforth, Hornby Parish, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I35637  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2013 

    Father William de Gyrlyngton,   b. 0___ 1391, Normanby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1444, (York) North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Johanna LNU,   b. Abt 1400, Normanby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1456, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1417  [1, 4
    Family ID F13117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Cateryke,   b. Abt 1417, Stanwick St. John, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1482, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage ~ 1453  (Yorkshire) England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Nicholas Girlington, II,   b. 0___ 1455, Deighton-Juxta-Escrick, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1531, (Yorkshire) England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
     2. William Girlington,   b. ~ 1460, Deighton-Juxta-Escrik, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F13118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1436 - Deighton-Juxta-Escrick, North Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - ~ 1453 - (Yorkshire) England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 0___ 1466 - Hackforth, Hornby Parish, North Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      3rd son

      Nicholas Gyrlyngton was the son of William Gyrlyngton and Joanna.

      Nicholas Girlington of Dighton-juxta-Escrik, son of William, the Lord Mayor of York, was also known as Nicholas Gyrlyngton of York, gentleman.

      Nicholas was the executor of the will of his father, William, who died in the 22nd year of Henry VI (1444). His wife was the executrix of his estate. His mother's will was dated 19 Jul 1457.

      He is shown on Visitation pedigrees as being one of 3 sons, but the only one survining at the time of his father's death.

      According to the Visitation of Yorkshire of 1563/1564, Nycolas was listed as the 3rd brother and was noted to be of Hackforth, Yorkshire, England and descended from the "howsse of Gyrlyngton Hall in Rychmondshyre." He and his family were then noted as Gyrlyngton of Hackforth, Yorkshire.

      He married Elizabeth, daughter of Caterycke of Stanwick.

      Nicholas and his wife Elizabeth were mentioned in the will of his mother in 1457. Nicholas was bequeathed "a silver cup guilt in the shape of a nut". Elizabeth was bequeathed "a salt of silver, covered and parcel guilt." He and Elizabeth together were bequeathed "a great pair of iron andirons".

      Nicholas Girlington, purchaser of Great Hutton, alias Hutton Longvillers, ancestor of the Girlingtons of Hackworth. Nicholas Girlington = ... dau. of .... Catterick of Stanwick.'
      [Collectanea VI:190, pedigree of Girlington, of Girlington Hall[4]]

      06 Mar 1450 Plaintiff (with others including the Archbisop of Cantebury) in a suit in Lancaster against multiple deforciants regarding lands around the Castle of Gleston, Aldyngham, Thirnom and Ulverston. Plaintiffs won the suit and received 1000 marks and all claims to the lands.
      [Final Concords of the County of Lancaster, Great Britain Public Record Office, page 171]

      Evidently, Nicholas had been wrongfully imprisoned and died while in prison. To date, have been unable to document the reason for the imprisonment, or the precise location. However, from the following, the crown made restitution to his widow,

      From the "Calendar of the Patent Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office" - Page 381
      by Great Britain Public Record Office - Great Britain - 1897
      Grant to Elizabeth Gyrlington, late the wife of Nicholas Gyrlington, and the heirs male of the body of said Nicholas, for his good service to the king and the king's father Richard, late duke of York, and for his imprisonment and death, and for the relief of herself and their two sons and one daughter, of all the messuages, lands and tenements late of Edmund Fyssh, late of York, a "taillour" in the city of York, forfeited to the king by an act of Parliament at Westminster, 4 November 4 Edward IV; and, release to her as executrix of the will of the said Nicholas of all issues received by the said Nicholas and her from the same, and of all debts and accounts. By p.s. dated 14 Feb 1465/1466 at Westminster

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