William Gascoigne esq

Born [date unknown] in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1477 in Yorkshire, England

William Gascoigne, esq. of Lasingcroft in Yorkshire (d. 16 Edw IV, c. 1477).

Biography

William is the eldest son and heir of John Gascoigne, esq. of Lasingcroft (d. 1445),^[1] and Isabel, daughter of William Heton of Mirfield. He had 7 brothers and 6 sisters.

Marriage

William married Joanetta (Joan or Jane), daughter of William Beckwith, esq. of Clint, Yorkshire and Elizabeth Plumpton. They were married before 25 March 1444, but an indenture for their marriage contract was made between their parents on 13 August 1442.^[1] They had three sons (2 died with no issue), and four daughters. Their son and heir William (d. abt. 25 Jul 1520), married Margaret, daughter of Richard Keighley.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Colman, 1908, p. 138. [1]
2. ↑ The Publications of the Thoresby Society, 17, pp. 141. Google Books.

• Colman, F.S. (1908). A History of the Parish of Barwick-in-Elmet in the County of York. The Publications of The Thoresby Society, 17, p. 138. Leeds. Google Books
• "Gascoigne of Barnbow," (1741). The English Baronetage, Vol. 4, Page 336. London: Thomas Wotton. Google Books.
• Lumb, George Denison. Wills, Registers and Monumental Inscriptions of the Parish of Barwick-In-Elmet, Co. York (Knight and Forster, Leeds, 1908) Page 6: Will of "William Gascoigne of Lasingcroft, Esq.", dated Nov. 7, 1475.
• Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire 1665-1666 Page 98: Gascoigne of Barnbow