Margaret (Watson) Liddell (abt. 1555 - bef. 1586)

Born about 1555 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Wife of Thomas Liddell — married 9 Sep 1576 in St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Descendants

Died before 21 Apr 1586 before about age 31 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

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Biography

Margaret Watson, daughter of John Watson, Alderman of Newcastle, married at St. John's, Newcastle, 9 September 1576, Thomas Liddell as his first wife. She was buried at St. John's, Newcastle, 21 April 1586.

Thomas Liddell was Heir in 1577, Sheriff, Mayor in 1597 and 1609. His will was dated 27 July 1619; and he was buried 19 August 1619, at St. Nicholas, Newcastle.^[1] he had issue,

• Thomas Liddell, bapt. 14 April 1578, created a Baronet 1642, will dated 7 Jan. 1650, mar. Isabel (bapt. 3 Aug. 1582), dau. of Henry Anderson, 23 Feb. 1595/6, at St. John’s, Newcastle, bur. 27 June 1632, at Lamesley.
• John Liddell, bur. 7 July 1584.
• Elizabeth Liddell, bapt. 28 July 1579, mar. 19 Feb. 1598/9, William Sherwood at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle, as his second wife (his first wife, Eleanor Jackson, having been bur. 12 Dec. 1598), she was bur. 11 March 1638/9, and he, 15 April 1640.
• Agnes Liddell, bapt. 6 Sept. 1580, bur.12 Oct. 1580.
• Eleanor Liddell, bapt. 14 Oct. 1581. mar. 10 Oct. 1602, at St. Andrew’s Timothy Draper as his second wife (his first wife, Dorothy, widow of Roger Rowe, whom he mar. 9 Oct. 1598, bur. 1 Jan. 1601/2), he bur. 13 Feb. 1622/3, she bur. 4 Sept. 1603.
• Alice Liddell, bapt. 14 Nov. 1582, mar. Gawen Salkeld. The testator mar. secondly, 13 Jan. 1586/7, Jane, dau. of Henry Mitford, bur. 12 July 1602; by her he had Henry, bapt., 20 Aug. 1590, bur. at Whickham, 22 Jan. 1641/2, mar. at Grindon, 26 Feb. 1608/9, Elizabeth (bur. at Whickham, 31 July, 1675, dau. of William Jenison.
• Roger Liddell, bapt. 22 Oct. 1592, mar., firstly, 3 May 1614, Grace, dau. of James Clavering of Axwell (bapt. 30 Nov. 1592, bur. 16 Aug. 1642, at Lamesley), mar., secondly, 6 Dec. 1642, Mrs. Elizabeth Thorpe.
• George Liddell, bapt. 2 April 1594, bur. 26 Jan., 1595/6.
• Barbara Liddell, bapt. 4 Dec. 1595, bur. at Lanchester, 17 Aug. 1672, mar. Samuel Sanderson of Brancepeth and Hedley Hope (died July 1650, M.I. Lanchester), 18 Dec. 1610, at Brancepeth.
• Jane Liddell, bapt. 26 Jan. 1597/8, mar. Robert Anderson, 24 April 1615, at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle. His Inq. p.m. was taken at Durham, 12 April, 1620, see also the Inq. p.m. taken at Durham, 1629, of his grandson Thomas, son of his son, Thomas Liddell.^[2]

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Sources

1. ↑ "Liddell Pedigree," 'Chapelry of Lamesley', The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham: vol. 2: Chester Ward (1820), pp. 207-218, found at British History Online.
2. ↑ H. M. Wood (ed.), Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, &c., of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards ... (London, 1835), pp. 101-102, at Archive.org.

See also:

• "Liddell, Lords Ravensworth," Arthur Collins, The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom, Now Existing, Either by Tenure, Summons, Or Creation: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issue: Famous Actions Both in War and Peace: Religious and Charitable Donations: Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs: and Many Valuable Memoirs Never Before Printed. Also Their Paternal Coats of Arms, Crests, Supporters and Mottoes, Curiously Engraved on Copper-plates. Collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentic Manuscripts, Our Most Approved Historians, and Other Authorities, which are Cited vol. 7 (1779), p. 399.
• William Betham, The Baronetage of England, Or The History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families; with Genealogical Tables, and Engravings of Their Coats of Arms, vol. 1 (1801), p. 505, found at Google Books.
• England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WCML-N2N2 : 5 November 2020), Margrett Liddell burial, 21 April 1586.
• "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGCY-G6MM: 5 November 2020), Margaret Watson in entry for Thomas Liddell, 9 Sept. 1576.