Winifred (Threlkeld) Pickering

Born [date unknown] in Cumberland, England

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Died before Feb 1587 in Cumberland, England

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Biography

Winifred was the daughter of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Threlkeld, Cumberland and Yanwath and Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland. ^[1]

She apparently was unmarried at the time of her father's death (about 1510), but by 1515 she had married William Pickering, fourth son of James Pickering of Killington, Westmorland. ^[2] She and her sisters were engaged in a lawsuit from 1510 to 1515 with their uncle Christopher Threlkeld regarding the inheritance from their father. In the final settlement Winifred was given the manor of Threlkeld, Cumberland.^[1][3][4]

She and her husband had children: Christopher, John, Thomas, Edward, Anne, Jane, Alice, Winifred, and Elisabeth.^[2]

Winifred predeceased her husband, who died 20 February 1587, leaving their grandson Christopher as heir to Threlkeld.^[5]

Research Notes

Her father Sir Lancelot Threlkeld was married twice. An 1888 article says that Winifred and her sisters were the daughters of the first wife Eliza Ratcliffe [Ellen Radcliffe].^[6] A 1923 article by Frederick Ragg say that their mother was his second wife Margaret Neville, widow of Richard Huddleston, whom he married after 1483 or 1485.^[1] Chronologically, if Winifred was unmarried in 1510, the second wife seems more likely to be her mother.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ragg, Frederick W., "De Threlkeld," Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, n.s., Vol. 23 (1923), pp.154-205. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-2055-1/dissemination/pdf/Article_Level_Pdf/tcwaas/002/1923/vol23/tcwaas_002_1923_vol23_0021.pdf.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Foster, Joseph, ed., Pedigrees Recorded at the Heralds' Visitations in the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland in 1615 and 1666 (1891). p. 106 HathiTrust
3. ↑ National Archives Reference: C 1/302/44 Short title: Dudeley v Laton. Plaintiffs: Thomas Dudeley and Grace, his wife, and Elizabeth and Winifred Thirkel. Defendants: William and John Laton, and William Bowrebank and Walter Redmayne, clerks. Subject: Detention of deeds relating to the manor of Thrikeld and other lands late of Sir Lancelot Thirkel, deceased, father of the said Grace, Elizabeth, and Winifred. Cumberland, Westmorland. 2 documents Note: Mutilated. Date: 1504-1515 Held by: The National Archives, Kew https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7465030
4. ↑ National Archives Reference: C 1/301/22 Short title: Dudley v Thrikeld. Plaintiffs: Thomas Dudley and Grace, his wife, James Pikeryng and Elizabeth, his wife, and William Pykeryng and Winifred, his wife. Defendants: Christopher, brother and heir of Launcelot Thrikeld, knight, father of the said Grace, Elizabeth, and Winifred. Subject: Detention of deeds relating to lands late of the said Launcelot. Cumberland Date: 1504-1515 Held by: The National Archives, Kew https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7464977
5. ↑ Moor, C., "Crackenthorp of Newbiggin," Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, n.s., Vol. 33 (1933), p. 61. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-2055-1/dissemination/pdf/Article_Level_Pdf/tcwaas/002/1933/vol33/tcwaas_002_1933_vol33_0009.pdf.
6. ↑ Jackson, W. (1888). "The Threlkelds of Threlkeld, Yanwath, and Crosby Ravensworth." Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 9 (series 1). Vol 9, pp. 298-317. https://doi.org/10.5284/1064230

See also:

• Jamie Allen's Family Tree & Ancient Genealogical Allegations (See https://fabpedigree.com/s029/f108184.htm)

• Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins (See https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1241.htm#i37271)