Born before in Beddington, Surrey, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Humphrey Radcliffe
and Isabel (Harvey) Radcliffe
Sister of
Thomas Radcliffe MP, Frances (Radcliffe) Cheke, Elizabeth Isabel Radcliffe and Edward Radcliffe
Wife of
William Gostwick
— married
1569 in Bedfordshire, England
Mother of
Edward Gostwick
Died about
after about age 55
in Bedfordshire, England
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Biography
Mary 'Martha' Radcliffe was born before 1550, in Beddington, Surrey. She passed away about 1605. She was the daughter of Sir Humphrey Radcliffe and Elizabeth Harvey.
abt 1566, Elstow, Bedfordshire, England Martha's father, Sir Humphrey, moved into Elstow Manor, which he gained in 1553. Martha was abt 16yrs old.
Marriage & Children
abt 1569, Marriage, Elstow, Bedfordshire, England[1]
- Mary Martha RadCliffe married William Gostwick at Elstowe
5 children were born to this union.
- Mary, b. 1569, no evidence
- Edward, b. 1572, became Captain of the Military Garden
- Jane, b. 1573, no evidence
- Thomas, b. 1575, needs strength, married Jane Evans
- George, b. 1576, no evidence
Research Notes
Edward the Sea Captain is the best established child. Thomas is a long work in progress, needing review.
The children are represented in Finberg's 'Gostwicks of Willington' without any details.
1592, Elstow Manor, Bedfordshire, England
- assumed Martha is with her mother and William at the time of lease. See William / or Isabel Harvey for details
Research Notes
Birth and Death dates are in question.
Sources
- ↑ "Chronicles of the Abbey of Elstow." Wigram, S. Robert., Buckley, M. J. C. (1885). Oxford: Parker. pg 180. Hathitrust: Chronicles of Estow, pg180, (accessed [21-Sep-2021]) Monumental Brass (see Humphrey Radcliff)
- WikiTree profile Radcliffe-254 created through the import of JT.ged on Aug 17, 2011 by Elizabeth Crowe.
- "The Gostwicks of Willington", Herbert P. R. Finberg, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Vol. XXXVI, 1955. The publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Streatley, Beds: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, pg.97
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Differences: Birth abt 1525 Gravehurst vs bef 1555, Elstow Easily merged
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