Sir Thomas Astley, IV, Lord of Patshull

Male 1415 - 1484  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Thomas Astley 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix IV, Lord of Patshull 
    Birth ~ 1415  Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Sheriff of Staffordshire  [1
    Death 0___ 1484  Pleasley, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I43903  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2015 

    Father Thomas Astley, III,   b. ~ 1375, Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1432 (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Joan Gresley,   b. ~ 1398, Drakelow, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1463 (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Family ID F15978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Butler,   b. ~ 1428, Warrington, Lancashire , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1473, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Marriage ~ 1450  [1, 3, 4
    Children 
     1. Richard Astley, Esquire,   b. ~1460, (Patshull) Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~12 Nov 1531, Patshull, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
    Family ID F15977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~ 1415 - Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 0___ 1484 - Pleasley, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • About Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire

      Thomas Asteley of Patshull is listed as Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1451 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Staffordshire#15th_century, citing Staffordshire Record Society 1912, p. 282.).

      From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2678.htm#i80476

      Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire1,2,3
      M, #80476, b. circa 1415, d. 1483
      Father Thomas Astley, Esq.1,4,3 b. c 1375, d. b 13 Jan 1432
      Mother Joane Gresley1,4,3 b. c 1398, d. a 1463
      Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire was born circa 1415 at of Nailstone, Leicestershire, England;
      An adult by 1437.1
      He married Margaret Butler, daughter of Sir Thomas Butler and Elizabeth, circa 1450;
      They had 2 sons (William; and Richard, Esq.).1,2,3
      Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire died in 1483 at of Pleasley, Derbyshire, England;
      Buried at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.1,2,3
      Family Margaret Butler b. c 1428
      Child
      Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire+1,2,3 b. c 1460, d. c 12 Nov 1531

      Citations

      1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
      2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
      3.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 174.
      4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 55-56.
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      Find A Grave Memorial# 101728216; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101728216

      Thomas Astley

      Birth: 1415
      Death: 1483
      Son of Thomas Astley and Joan Gresley.
      Husband of Margaret Boteler, father of William and Richard.
      Co-heir to his distant cousin in Shareshill, Joan Persale Lee, by which he inherited the manors of Patshill and Bolinghale.
      He was sued by his cousin, Robert Harcourt in 1457 for trespass.
      Burial: St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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      From: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I21876&tree=Nixon

      Thomas Astley [1] Abt 1416 - 1483

      * '''Born:''' abt 1415-16 of Nailstone, Leicestershire, England [2]
      Gender: Male
      Died: 1483
      Buried: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England [2]
      Notes:

      Kinship: 3rd but eldest surviving son & heir
      Birth date: Approximate > born says 1415; adult by 1437
      Office: Sheriff of Staffordshire
      Distinction: Esquire
      Residence: Of Nailstone, Leicestershire, England
      Property: Inherited the manor of Patshull, Staffordshire, England
      Property: Inherited the manor of Bolinghale, Shropshire, England
      LIVING: Easter 1457 when sued by his cousin Sir Robert HARCOURT, Knight.
      Father: Thomas Astley of Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England (b.?; d. bef 14 Jan 1432)
      Mother: Joan Gresley of Drakelow, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
      Spouse: Margaret Boteler
      Married: 2 sons of this marriage
      Children:
      William Astley (b. ?; d. abt 1497)
      Richard Astley (b. abt 1460 of Patshull, Staffordshire, England; d. bef 12 Nov 1531)
      Sources:

      1. [S338] Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (2004), Richardson, Douglas, edited by Kamball G. Everingham, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), FHL book 942 D5rd., p. 46 ASTLEY:11, 12.? 2. [S338] Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (2004), Richardson, Douglas, edited by Kamball G. Everingham, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), FHL book 942 D5rd., p. 46 ASTLEY:12.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7924] "Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire (1415-1484)", biography, http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Astley-Esq-She.

    2. [S7925] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101728216.

    3. [S7923] "Richard Astley, Lord of Patshull (1460-1531)" biography, managed by Carole (Erickson) Pomeroy, July 18, 2015, http://ww.

    4. [S7927] "Margaret Astley (Butler) (1428-1473)" biography, http://www.geni.com/people/Margaret-Astley/6000000002116369378.