Margaret (Beaumont) Radcliffe (1554 - 1608)

Born 1554 in England

Wife of James Radcliffe — married 15 Nov 1573 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1608 at about age 54 in Lancashire, England

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Biography

The wife of James Radcliffe of Manchester is frequently called "Margaret Beaumont;" however, their marriage record clearly names her as Margery Beamond. She was also buried as Margery Radcliffe.

She is also frequently said to be a daughter of Nicholas Beaumont and Anne Saunders. There is no evidence this is true, and in fact all records would indicate that Nicholas Beaumont did not have a daughter named Margaret or Margery. She has been disconnected from these parents.

Her LNAB still needs to be changed to Beamond.

Marriage

Marriage: 15 Nov 1573 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

James Radcliff -

Margery Beamond -^[1]

Notes: istius [both of this parish]^[2]

Burial

Burial: 16 Jan 1607/8 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margery Radcliff - wyddowe of James Radcliff

Abode: Ardwick^[3][4]

Research Notes

Parentage: Mary Beaumont(?) is frequently said to be the daughter of Nicholas Beaumont and Anne Saunders. No evidence has been found to support this.

Working against the identification:

1. The Visitations of Leicester give Nicholas Beaumont 4 sons and no daughters. This is not conclusive as Visitations sometimes omitted daughters.^[5]
2. The History of Parliament Online gives Nicholas Beaumont 4 sons and no daughters. HoP is usually much better at searching all sources and stating the number of children a person has. However, HoP may have just been following the Visitations.^[6]
3. Burkes states that Nicholas Beaumont had 4 sons and two daughters (Henry, Francis, Thomas, Huntington, Dorothy, Catherine), no Margaret.^[7]
4. Her LNAB wasn't Beaumont. Her marriage record show James Radcliff married Margery Beamond on 15 Nov 1573 at Cathedral, Manchester, Lancs.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Margery Beamon, 1573. Parish Marriages, Lancashire, England. findmypast.co.uk. (text-view-preview only
2. ↑ http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Source: Private Transcription
3. ↑ Lancashire OPC. Parishes in the County of Lancashire. the online database at lan.opc.org.uk.
4. ↑ Margery Radcliff, 1607/8. Manchester And Oldham Burials, Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records. Manchester, Lancashire, England. findmypast.co.uk. (text-view-preview only)
5. ↑ Fetherston, John ed. Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619, (London: Harleian Society Visitation Series vol. 2, 1870): page 60.
6. ↑ History of Parliament online. Biography of BEAUMONT, Nicholas (b. bef. 1526-85), of Coleorton, Leics..
7. ↑ Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic History... (1838): page 48.
8. ↑ Marriages at the Cathedral in the City of Manchester: Marriages recorded in the Register for 1573 - 1616, Marriages for 1573 - 1587. James Radcliff and Margery Beamond.
9. ↑ MGeH, 2nd ser., vol. IV. (1892): page 371.

• Fetherston, John ed. Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619, (London: Harleian Society Visitation Series vol. 2, 1870): page 60.

• History of Parliament online. Biography of BEAUMONT, Nicholas (b. bef. 1526-85), of Coleorton, Leics.; originally from P.W. Hasler ed. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, 1981.

• Burke, John Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England. (London, 1838): page 48.

• Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, second series, volume IV. (London, 1892): page 371. "Memoranda Relating to the Family of Radcliffe, of Manchester Parish," by R.D. Radcliffe.