Richard Waterhouse (abt. 1501 - bef. 1559)

Born about 1501 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Isabel (Savile) Waterhouse — married [date unknown] in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died before 3 Sep 1559 before about age 58 in Warley, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Richard was born about 1501, the son of John Waterhouse and Agnes Rishworth. His birth date is estimated from parents' marriage shown as 1494 and the estimated birth of his brother Robert 1507.^[1]

He married Isabel Saville, daughter of Nicholas Saville of New Hall.^[2] She died in 1549 and was buried on 21 December 1549 at Halifax "Isabell uxor Richardi Wat'house de Warley"^[3]

Richard died in 1559 and was buried on 3 September 1559 at Halifax, "Richardus Wat'house de Warley".^[4]

Research Notes

There is a will of a Richard Waterhouse dated a week before his burial, but is said to be of Skircote rather than Warley, "Watterhouse, Richard, senr., Skercote, par. Hallyfax". Will dated 27 August 1559, proved 3 December 1560.^[5] Richard of Skircoat is said to be the father of Robert Waterhouse of Priestley^[6] so the families appear to be different, but further research needed.

Parentage and birth date - needs connection to parents who are pre 1500. Source, FMG as attached - note, the only children shown there for John Waterhouse and Agnes Rishworth are Richard and Robert. Margaret, Sybil, and John, attached as children at the moment, belong to John Waterhouse who died 1534 and left a will naming them, proved 23 September 1534 by Henry Batte husband of Sybil named as son in law in will.^[7] (the footnote appears to have the sons in law the wrong way round; the will does not say which daughter is married to which). Agnes Rishworth was married to the John Waterhouse who died 27 January 1539/1540 and was buried at Halifax 28 January 1539/1540. They had a brass monument in the church naming Agnes and showing John's date of death as 27 January 1539. This has been mistakenly transcribed as 1530 because it was done from an incomplete brass rubbing which missed the "IX" off the next line. See note 2, page 49, in The monumental and other inscriptions in Halifax parish church by Crossley, E. W.^[8]

Agnes's birth date has been estimated from daughter Margaret who does not belong to her. So when they are sorted out, Richard's birth date will probably also be pre 1500 - his father was born 1443 not 1470, and he has grandchildren born about 1530 if not earlier.

Sources

1. ↑ Familiae Minorum Gentium, Hunter and Clay 1894, page 845 https://archive.org/stream/familiaeminorumg03hunt#page/860
2. ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, Volume 2 [1]
3. ↑ The parish register of Halifax, vol 2, E W Crossley, https://archive.org/details/parishregisterof45hali/page/174
4. ↑ The parish register of Halifax, vol 2, E W Crossley, page 208 https://archive.org/details/parishregisterof45hali/page/208
5. ↑ YAS Record Series Vol. 14: Index of wills in the York Registry, 1554 to 1568, A Gibbons (ed), Publisher Yorkshire Archaeological Society, https://archive.org/details/YASRS014/page/175
6. ↑ Familiae minorum gentium, Hunter, Joseph; Clay, John William, vol 3, 1894, page 861, https://archive.org/details/familiaeminorumg03hunt/page/892/mode/2up
7. ↑ Halifax Wills vol 1 p 98 https://archive.org/details/HalifaxWillsBeingAbstractsAndTranslationsOfTheWillsRegisteredAtYorkFromTheParishOfHalifax/page/n105
8. ↑ The monumental and other inscriptions in Halifax parish church by Crossley, E. W. https://archive.org/details/monumentalotheri00cros/page/49

• - SH:1/SH/1522 Jun 17, Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Title Grant in special tail, Description 1 Thomas Savile, late of Clifton, Richard Waterhouse of Warley, and Gilbert Otes of Halifax, 2 Robert Waterhouse and Sybil Savile, Property: messuage, acres, etc in Southowram, which together with William Savile they had of the gift of John Waterhouse of Halifax, Date 17 Jun 1522
• - SH:1/SH/1523 Sep 24/2, Office record is held at Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Title Release, Description 1 John Dyghton of Himsworth, 2 Robert Waterhouse and Sybil, his wife, Of all title in a messuage, 50 acres, etc which they had by gift of Thomas Savile, Richard Waterhouse and Gilbert Otes, Date 24 Sep 1523 https://www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/