Elizabeth Peasfurlong

Heiress of Peasfurlong

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CULCHETH

This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Winwick ecclesiastical parish an d in Leigh poor law Union. It should not be confused with the Culcheth area in Newton townshi p, Manchester. It had four ancient, ill-defined quarters, called CULCHETH (in the north), HOL CROFT (in the east), PEASFURLONG (in the west) and RISLEY (in the south). In 1933 the civil p arish was dissolved and its area divided between Golborne Urban District (Culcheth), Croft ci vil parish (Holcroft, Peasfurlong and part of Risley areas) and Woolston civil parish (remain ing part of Risley area).

In 1974, Croft, Woolston and the Culcheth and Newchurch wards of Golbourne Urban District, i. e. including the whole of the area of the former civil parish of Culcheth, became part of War rington District, Cheshire.'

II.— To Elizabeth, the second daughter of Gilbert de Culcheth, was assigned PEASFURLONG. (fn. 52) By her husband, Adam de Peasfurlong, she had two daughters,

• Margery (fn. 53) and
• Beatrice, (fn. 54)

the former of whom carried this quarter of Culcheth to her husband, William son of Richard de Radcliffe of Radcliffe. (fn. 55) It descended regularly in this family until the time of Henry VIII, (fn. 56) when on a failure of male issue it passed to a junior branch represented by Robert Radcliffe, Lord FitzWalter, created Earl of Sussex in 1529. (fn. 57) This and other Lancashire estates were sold to provide his daughters' dowries. Sir John Holcroft purchased it, (fn. 58) and it descended to a younger son Hamlet, (fn. 59) whose son, John Holcroft, sold it in 1605 to Ralph Calveley. (fn. 60) It appears afterwards to have reverted to the Holcroft family (fn. 61) and to have descended with their principal manor, until the division of their estates, when it was assigned to the Standishes.

52 The agreement for partition assigned to Adam de Peasfurlong all the waste between the Southwood and Westwood, and between Peasfurlong and Croft, which could be ploughed and sown; the remainder of the waste to be held in common, a right of way being allowed to Robert and the other brothers and their men. Adam was also to hold all the land and wood which he had inclosed between his house and Southwood, with part of Halghus carr; and his grant to Robert son of William de Sankey was ratified; Dods. MSS. cxlii, fol. 113.

From the suits already cited it appears that Isabel or Elizabeth died between 1278 and 1284; Assize R. 1238, m. 34 d.; 1265, m. 22.

Another family had taken a name from the place, for John son of Thomas de Peasfurlong in 1278 released to his lord, Richard son of Hugh de Hindley, all the land in Culcheth which he claimed to hold by right of inheritance; Dods. MSS. xxxix, fol. 123b. 

53 Adam de Hindley and Margery his daughter were defendants in 1284 and 1285. In the latter year Agnes widow of John de Haydock claimed common of pasture in 25 acres of moor in Culcheth. Adam replied that it was the inheritance of Elizabeth, formerly his wife, and that they, with Robert de Risley and Ellen his wife and Thomas de Hindley and Joan his wife, were chief lords of the said town; Assize R. 1268, m. 11.

Adam son of Hugh de Hindley was defendant in several Culcheth cases in 1292; Assize R. 408, m. 32, &c.

He appears also in the Culcheth Deeds as witness and as releasing his right in the water of Glazebrook to Richard de Hindley; no. 9. In 1280 he had a grant from his brother Richard of land at Wigshaw head next the land of William de Sankey, up to an oak tree marked with a cross; no. 24. In this he is called Adam de Peasfurlong, a surname he appears to have relinquished after his wife's death.

In 1302, as Adam son of Hugh de Hindley, he released to Gilbert son of Richard de Culcheth all his right to messuages, mill, and lands in Hindley, all which Gilbert had by the gift of his grandfather, Hugh de Hindley; no. 31. 

54 Adam de Hindley had a daughter Beatrice, identified with the Beatrice wife of Richard de Molyneux of Crosby whose descendants had a share of the manor of Hindley; see no. 31, 32. It is not clear why she had no share of the manor of Culcheth; but in 1314 John de Lancaster and Margery his wife, daughter of Richard and Beatrix de Molyneux, had the fourth part of the manor settled upon them; Final Conc. ii, 18, 19. The Lancasters of Rainhill do not again appear in Culcheth. As Adam de Hindley had sons, who inherited lands in Hindley and Aspull, there must have been some special settlement for the daughter Beatrice. See account of Aspull.

55 They were married in or before 1303, when they claimed certain lands in Culcheth from Adam de Hindley; De Banco R. 148, m. 71. In the following year Gilbert de Culcheth, Hugh de Hindley and Beatrice his wife granted to William de Radcliffe and Margery his wife a messuage at Wigshaw in Culcheth; Dods. MSS. xxxix, fol. 123b. A settlement of their part of the manor was made in 1311; Final Conc. ii, 10. Gilbert de Culcheth and Thomas de Holcroft and Joan his wife put in their claim.

Thirteen years later, in 1324, William de Radcliffe and Margery his wife and Richard their son put in a similar claim on a settlement by the Risley family; ibid. 59. About the same time William de Radcliffe and Margery his wife and Robert de Risley were lords of Culcheth; Assize R. 426, m. 7 d. Margery was living, a widow, in 1333; Harl. MS. 2112, fol. 152b/188b.

In 1349 Margery daughter of Gilbert de Culcheth, a widow, released to Richard de Radcliffe all her claim to lands which he had by the gift of her father; Dods. MSS. xxxix, fol. 123b. She may be the same as the Margaret daughter of Gilbert of 1324; Culcheth D. no. 44.
56 Lancs. Inq. p.m. (Chet. Soc.), i, 94—James de Radcliffe, 1409, with a son and heir Richard, who died about 1441; ii, 121. John Radcliffe, 1485; ii, 148, 152. In 1483 a dispute about lands in Culcheth between Sir Christopher Southworth and John son and heir of James Radcliffe was decided in the latter's favour by John Hawarden of Chester; Towneley MS. HH, no. 2139. Richard Radcliffe, who died in 1502, held the fourth part of the manor of Culcheth of Sir Thomas Boteler by knight's service and a rent of 3s. 6d.; Duchy of Lanc. Inq. p.m. iii, no. 98. His brother and heir John died about 1513, holding the same part of the manor by a rent of 3s. 4d.; ibid. iv, no. 7.

57 In the will of John Radcliffe, recited in the inquisition above referred to, it is said, 'Provided always that inasmuch as the manor of Culcheth came to my ancestors by marriage with a gentlewoman, therefore according to the entail thereof I will the said manor shall descend as it ought to have done before the making of this my will.' Lord FitzWalter, however, obtained the manor, and Ralph Eccleston in 1523 was found to have held lands in Culcheth of him; ibid. v, no. 46.

58 Sir John Holcroft was in possession by 1549; the rent payable to the lord of Warrington was 3s. 6d.; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 13, m. 77.

59 By a settlement in 1574 it went to Hamlet, the brother of Sir John Holcroft the younger, who had no sons; the estate included two water-mills, two dovecotes, and a free fishery in the Glazebrook; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 36, m. 13. For Hamlet Holcroft see also Ducatus (Rec. Com.), iii, 96, 188. He and his wife were returned as recusants in 1575.

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11. Lady Cecelia DE LATHOM [92937] (Robert Fitz-Richard 6th Earl, Lathom (Sir)10, Richard Fitz-Robert 5th Earl, Lathom (Sir)8, Robert Henry Fitz-Henry 4th Earl, Lathom6, Henry Fitz-Siward 3rd Earl, Lathom5, Siward Fitz-Dunning 2nd Earl, Lathom2, Dunning 1st [Norman] Earl, Lathom (Sir)1) was born in 1222 in Lathom Lancashire England and died after 1275 in Culcheth Lancashire England.

General Notes: Cecelia was a Lady in her own right. Her Dowry was a Portion of Culcheth Manor known as Risley.

Noted events in her life were:

• Birth: in Lathom House, 1222, Lathom Lancashire England.

• Death: in Culcheth Hall, After 1275, Culcheth Lancashire England.

Cecelia married Gilbert DE CULCHETH [92943] [MRIN: 30994] in 1240 in Lathom House Lathom Lancashire England. Gilbert was born about 1205 in Culcheth Lancashire England and died in 1275 in Culcheth Lancashire England aged about 70.

General Notes:

In a de Lathom File received from Charles s Lewis in January 2011, he included the following:

Gilbert was murdered in 1275 by unknown malefactors. He left four infant daughters as co-heirs. they became the wards of Sir WIlliam Boteler, Baron of Warrington. When they came of age Sir WIlliam granted their marriages to Hugh de Hindley, who married them to his own four sons. When the daughters married Culcheth Manor was quartered each daughter bringing their quarter to the marriage. The husband changed their surnames to reflect which quarter they received.

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: in Culcheth Hall, Abt 1205, Culcheth Lancashire England.
• Death: in Culcheth Hall, 1275, Culcheth Lancashire England.

Children from this marriage were:

• 16 F i. Margaret DE CULCHETH [92944] . Margaret married Richard Fitz-Hugh DE HINDLEY [92948] [MRIN: 30995], son of Hugh DE HINDLEY [92957] and Unknown,. Another name for Richard was Richard Fitz-Hugh DE CULCHETH. General Notes: He was born Richard Fitz-Hugh de Hindley. See the Note for Gilbert de Culcheth.
• 17 F ii. Joan DE CULCHETH [92945] . Joan married Thomas Fitz-Hugh DE HINDLEY [92949] [MRIN: 30996], son of Hugh DE HINDLEY [92957] and Unknown,. Another name for Thomas was Thomas Fitz-Hugh DE HOLCROFT. General Notes: He was born Richard Fitz-Hugh de Hindley. See the Note for Gilbert de Culcheth.
• 18 F iii. Elizabeth DE CULCHETH [92946] . Elizabeth married Adam Fitz-Hugh DE HINDLEY [92950] [MRIN: 30997], son of Hugh DE HINDLEY [92957] and Unknown,. Another name for Adam was Adam Fitz-Hugh DE PEASFURLONG. General Notes: He was born Richard Fitz-Hugh de Hindley. See the Note for Gilbert de Culcheth.
• + 19 F iv. Ellen DE CULCHETH [92947] was born in 1275 in Culcheth Lancashire England and died after 1319 in Risley Warrington Lancashire England. Ellen married Robert Fitz-Hugh DE HINDLEY [92951] [MRIN: 30998], son of Hugh DE HINDLEY [92957] and Unknown, about 1299 in Buckingham Buckinghamshire England. Robert was born before 1264 in Lancashire England and died in 1303 in Risley Warrington Lancashire England. Another name for Robert was Robert Fitz-Hugh DE RISLEY. General Notes: He was born Richard Fitz-Hugh de Hindley. See the Note for Gilbert de Culcheth.

From: The Descendants of Sir Dunning De Lathom, 1031-1092