Sir
William
Catesby
Knt.
Born in England
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Throckmorton [half], Mary (Throckmorton) Stratford [half] and George Throckmorton [half]
Husband of
Anne (Throckmorton) Cave
— married
9 Jun 1566 in Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Catesby
Died
at about age 51
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Nov 2014
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Biography
Sir William held the manor and lands of Ashby Ledger in Northamptonshire.
He had suffered years of imprisonment/house arrest for his Roman Catholic faith, and in 1581 had been tried in the Star Chamber alongside William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden, and his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Tresham, for harbouring the Jesuit Edmund Campion.
Sir William Catesby, of Lapworth, Warwickshire, had a son by his wife Anne Throckmorton, Robert Catesby, who was one of the notorious Gunpowder Plotters.
William Catesby, eldest son of Sir Richard Catesby, married the youngest of the seven daughters of William Willington. Another daughter married Sir Edward Greville of Milcote.
tudorplace.com.ar/CATESBY.htm gives c1526 for the birth year of William Catesby, and death year "before 1554". This source states also that William Catesby married Catherine Willington (c1518-1592), daughter of Sir William Willington & Anne Littleton. Catherine Willington married 2ndly Anthony Throckmorton, and 3rdly Richard Kempe c. 1544. [1]
Sources
- ↑ The Rambler, Vol 5 (1858) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Catesby
- Welshleigh (online history of Sheldon family)
- Tudor Place, archived at WayBack Machine
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