Individual Details
Sir John Delves
(Abt 1422 - 4 May 1471)
[[Category: Battle of Tewkesbury]]
== Biography ==
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===Birth and Parents===
Sir John Delves, Sheriff of Stafford was born at of Doddington, Cheshire, England. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 58
'''Father''' John Delves, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire b. 1377, d. 1429
'''Mother''' Philippa Mainwaring
===Marriage to Ellen Egerton===
He married Ellen Egerton, daughter of Sir Ralph Egerton and Elizabeth Mainwaring, in 1439.Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 47
He married Ellen, daughter of Ralph Egerton, esq, of Wrinchill.
===Public Office===
Sir John Delves of Delves Hall was sheriff of Staffordshire and comptroller of the petty customs at London. He was also warden of the Mint, temp Henry VI. John Burke, Esq., ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=LKIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=Burke+Delves+Cheshire&source=bl&ots=4WMZx_e9fJ&sig=ACfU3U3mOwrmzkAnv10PYV2qV3PrGz9PnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw0sqJuKPiAhVhg-AKHbSIApsQ6AEwBnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Burke%20Delves%20Cheshire&f=false Delves of Dogington] 2nd edn, publ. 1844 (London), pp. 156-157. Accessed 5/18/2019 [[Day-1904|jhd]]
===1471 Death at Battle of Tewksbury===
Sir John Delves, Sheriff of Stafford died on 6 May 1471, Slain at the battle of Tewkesbury.Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 213.
Having been knighted, he was slain at the battle of Tewksbury, and attainted by parliament for his adherence to the house of Lancaster.
===Children===
He had issue:
'''Family'''
* Ellen Egerton d. 20 Apr 1504
'''Children '''
#Sir John Delves b. c 1443, d. 1471, who being with his father at Tewkesbury, was beheaded 11th Edward IV; he left two daughters, Elizabeth, married to Sir James Blunt, and Ellen, the wife of Robert Sheffield, of Butterwick.
##Elizabeth m. Sir James Blunt
##Ellen m. Robert Sheffield #Ralph, successor dspm. Successor to his brother. #RIchard, priest, canon of Lichfield and rector of Warrington d. 1529. Richard, a priest, canon of Lichfield and rector of Warrington, where he was buried in 1529.
#Elizabeth Delves b. c 1448, d. a 1519#Sir Henry Delves b. c 1450. Henry, father of Sir Henry, who succeeded his unle Ralph, and continued the line.
#Joan Delves b. c 1455
#Margaret Delves b. c 1465, d. a 1532
== Sources ==
See also:
* "Delves, of Dodington" in A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, by John Burke, Esq, 2nd edn., publ. 1844 (London), pp. 156-157.* Weis, Frederick Lewis, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1999. [5th Edition]), 101A-11, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.273 W426 1999.* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p667.htm#i20023 Marlyn Lewis]
== Biography ==
}
===Birth and Parents===
Sir John Delves, Sheriff of Stafford was born at of Doddington, Cheshire, England. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 58
'''Father''' John Delves, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire b. 1377, d. 1429
'''Mother''' Philippa Mainwaring
===Marriage to Ellen Egerton===
He married Ellen Egerton, daughter of Sir Ralph Egerton and Elizabeth Mainwaring, in 1439.Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 47
He married Ellen, daughter of Ralph Egerton, esq, of Wrinchill.
===Public Office===
Sir John Delves of Delves Hall was sheriff of Staffordshire and comptroller of the petty customs at London. He was also warden of the Mint, temp Henry VI. John Burke, Esq., ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=LKIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=Burke+Delves+Cheshire&source=bl&ots=4WMZx_e9fJ&sig=ACfU3U3mOwrmzkAnv10PYV2qV3PrGz9PnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw0sqJuKPiAhVhg-AKHbSIApsQ6AEwBnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Burke%20Delves%20Cheshire&f=false Delves of Dogington] 2nd edn, publ. 1844 (London), pp. 156-157. Accessed 5/18/2019 [[Day-1904|jhd]]
===1471 Death at Battle of Tewksbury===
Sir John Delves, Sheriff of Stafford died on 6 May 1471, Slain at the battle of Tewkesbury.Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 213.
Having been knighted, he was slain at the battle of Tewksbury, and attainted by parliament for his adherence to the house of Lancaster.
===Children===
He had issue:
'''Family'''
* Ellen Egerton d. 20 Apr 1504
'''Children '''
#Sir John Delves b. c 1443, d. 1471, who being with his father at Tewkesbury, was beheaded 11th Edward IV; he left two daughters, Elizabeth, married to Sir James Blunt, and Ellen, the wife of Robert Sheffield, of Butterwick.
##Elizabeth m. Sir James Blunt
##Ellen m. Robert Sheffield #Ralph, successor dspm. Successor to his brother. #RIchard, priest, canon of Lichfield and rector of Warrington d. 1529. Richard, a priest, canon of Lichfield and rector of Warrington, where he was buried in 1529.
#Elizabeth Delves b. c 1448, d. a 1519#Sir Henry Delves b. c 1450. Henry, father of Sir Henry, who succeeded his unle Ralph, and continued the line.
#Joan Delves b. c 1455
#Margaret Delves b. c 1465, d. a 1532
== Sources ==
See also:
* "Delves, of Dodington" in A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, by John Burke, Esq, 2nd edn., publ. 1844 (London), pp. 156-157.* Weis, Frederick Lewis, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1999. [5th Edition]), 101A-11, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.273 W426 1999.* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p667.htm#i20023 Marlyn Lewis]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1422 | Doddington, Cheshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 3 May 1439 | Doddington, Cheshire, England - Ellen Egerton | |||
| Death | 4 May 1471 | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England | |||
| Reference No | 4399592 | ||||
| Reference No | 4495735 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Ellen Egerton (1420 - 1504) |
| Child | Elizabeth Delves (1448 - 1519) |
| Child | Margaret Delves (1465 - 1532) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Sir John Delves Esq (1377 - 1429) |
| Mother | Philippa Mainwaring (1390 - 1433) |
| Sibling | Margaret Delves (1394 - ) |
| Sibling | Helen Delves (1400 - 1490) |
| Sibling | Margaret Delves (1420 - 1490) |