Individual Details

Sir William Calthorpe

(30 Jan 1410 - 15 Nov 1494)



Calthorpe was Knight of the Bath and Lord of the Manors of Burnham, Thorpe, and Ludham.

Calthorpe's first wife was Elizabeth (1406-1437), daughter of Sir Reynold, 3rd Baron de Grey of Ruthin, &c., (1362-1440), by whom Sir William had a son and two daughters. His second wife was Elizabeth (c. 1441-18 February 1505), eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Miles Stapleton, Knt., of Ingham, Norfolk, (by his spouse, Katherine de la Pole (c. 1416-1488)), who settled the manor of Hempstead, Norfolk, upon Elizabeth. Her husband, Sir William Calthorpe, was subsequently found to be lord of three parts of it in 1491; his second surviving son, Sir Francis, died possessed of it in 1544, and his son William next inherited it, and sold it about 1573.

Events

Birth30 Jan 1410
Death15 Nov 1494
MarriageElizabeth Stapleton

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