Edward Radcliffe (bef. 1559 - abt. 1643)

Born before 1559 in Beddington, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Hynde) Radcliffe — married 30 May 1594 in Goldington, Bedfordshire, England

Died about Jul 1643 after about age 84 in Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

Sir Edward Radcliffe was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Sir Edward Radcliffe, 6th Earl of Sussex was born before Nov 1559. He married three widows of local aristrocrats. He was appointed Knight before 30 May 1594.^[1] He died in Jul-1643 in Gorhambury, Hertsfordshire.

Early Life

bef 10-Nov-1559, Birth, Beddington, Surrey, England

Born well before the 1566 move to Beds, Edward was born in Beddington, Surrey.

abt 1566, Elstow, Bedfordshire, England

Edward's father, Sir Humphrey, moved into Elstow Manor, which he gained in 1553

See Humphrey Radcliffe for residency details during this period.

Marriages & Children

abt 1582, 1st marriage, Bedfordshire, England

Edward Radcliffe to widow Elizabeth (Petre) Gostwick, daughter of Sir William Petre and Gertrude Tyrrell, relict of John Gostwick, Esq.

30-May-1594, 2nd marriage, Goldington, Bedfordshire, England

Edward Radcliffe to widow Jane Hynde, daughter of Sir Francis Hynde and Jane Verney, relict of John Catesby, Esq.

22-Mar-1634, 3rd marriage, England

Edward Radcliffe to widow Eleanor Wortley, daughter of Sir Richard Wortley and Elizabeth Boughton, relict of Sir Henry Lee

Political Life

1586, Member of Parliament, Petersfield, Hampshire, England^[1]

1587, Member of Parliament, Petersfield, Hampshire, England^[1]

1588, Member of Parliament, Bedfordshire, England^[1]

1589, Member of Parliament, Bedfordshire, England^[1]

1593, Member of Parliament, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^[1]

1594, Member of Parliament, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^[1]

1598, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire^[1]

1601, Member of Parliament, Bedfordshire, England^[1]

1604-1611, Member of Parliament, Bedfordshire, England^[1]

1-Jul-1576, Conveyance, Elstow, Bedfordshire, England^[2]

(l) Lawrence Kendall of Elstow

(ll) Jn. Kendall of same

(lll) Wm. Gostwick of same

CONVEYANCE by (l) & (ll) to (lll)

... mess. in Elstow sit. betw. land owned by the Abbey, with the highway w., & the fields of Elstow e. Wit: Thos. Radeclyffe, Ed. Radeclyffe, Wm. Curtis, Jn. Bates.

3-Aug-1581, Grant, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England^[3]

i) Edmund Stratton of Houghton Conquest, yeoman

ii) Dame Isabell Radcliffe

in performance of covenant in indenture between i) and ii) dated 28 July last. The messuage where i) inhabits in [Houghton Conquest] in le Chappell Ende together with all appurtenances - 2 closes or pightles adjoining in Houghton aforesaid in le Chappell Ende Signed: i) Witnesses:, Edward Radclyffe, Thomas Bedell, ...... Clarke, Thomas Audlye, ...... Woodwarde, ...... Stratton, Thomas Palmer, John? Gyll, John Harte Endorsement: : no.252

2-Jan-1592, Bond of Indenture, Willington, Bedfordshire, England^[4]

to perform covenants in:- Indenture 33 Elizabeth [1590/91]

(i) Edward Radclyff of Willington esquire

(ii) Richard Conquest of Houghton Conquest

if shall wish to give up his estate in the premises ... £215 disbursed for the said premises ... thereof given to said Edward Radclyffe or to John Catesby ... shall pay to ....est in the porch of the parish church of Houghton Conquest the full sum of £215 with more after the rate of 10% per annum. Signature: ...Catisbie [or is possibly a witness] Witnesses: Edward Wyllyams, Richard Belfell Endorsement: no. 259

abt 1616, Elstow, Bedfordshire, England

Edward Radcliffe sells all interest in Elstow to Sir Thomas Hillerdon.

abt 1617, Barton, Cambridgeshire, England^[5]

'by 1617 he was living near his wife’s family at Barton, Cambridgeshire.'

1629, Ascended, Cambridgeshire, England

Edward succeeded his father as 6th Viscount FitzWalter and 6th Earl of Sussex on 22 September 1629 and on his death his titles became extinct.

1640, Residence, Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, England

By 1640, the couple were living at Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, which they presumably leased from Sir Thomas Meautys, whose cousin Frances had been the mistress and ultimately the second wife of Robert, 5th earl of Sussex.

Jul-1643, Death, Gorhambury, Herfordshire, England

Edward Radcliffe died at Gorhambury with Eleanor. He died impoverished, intestate and childless. The earldom became extinct

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
2. ↑ "Bedfordshire Archive Catalog Service (BEDCAT)" [database on-line]. bedsarchivescat.Bedford.gov. Entry for William Gostwick, 1 Jul 1576, Conveyance (accessed [25-Aug-2021]); ref: AD346/7
3. ↑ "Bedfordshire Archive Catalog Service (BEDCAT)" [database on-line]. bedsarchivescat.Bedford.gov. Entry for Dame Isabell Radcliffe, 3 Aug 1581, Indenture (accessed [25-Aug-2021]); ref: RO5/146
4. ↑ "Bedfordshire Archive Catalog Service (BEDCAT)" [database on-line]. bedsarchivescat.Bedford.gov. Entry for Edward Radclyff, 2 Jan 1592, Bond, Willington, Bedfordshire. (accessed [21-Sep-2021]); ref: RO5/398
5. ↑ Beds. Hist. Rec. Soc. ii. 100-1; VCH Beds. iii. 281, 304, 328

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• Family Tree files https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15043181/person/1306687453/facts
• The Essex Review (Edmund Durrant & Co., Chelmsford, 1892) Vol. 1, Page 162
• The visitation of Cambridge made in a℗ʻ (1575) Continued and enlarged with the vissitation of the county made by Henery St. George, Richmond herald, marshall and deputy to Willm. Camdem, Clarenceulx, in a℗ʻ 1619, with many other descents added therto by (Saint-George, Henry, Sir, ,), 1581-1644; Camden, William, 1551-1623; Clay, John William, 1838-1918; College of Arms (Great Britain) Page 113: Hynd
• History of Parliament online 1604-1629: RADCLIFFE, Sir Edward (1550/9-1643), of Elstow, Beds.; later of Barton, Cambs., Woodham Walter, Essex and Gorhambury, nr. St. Albans, Herts