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Richard - Edward Bassett, b. 1st was s. by his eldest son, the present JOHN
FARDELL, esq. of Holbeck Lodge.

July, 1815, of Lincoln College,
Oxford.
Arms-Az. on a bend erm. between a Uni-
Henry Bassett, b. 18th January, corn's head erased and a lion rampant erm-
1818, of Lincoln College, Oxford.inois, an open book ppr. clapps or, between
John-Fardell Bassett, b.24th March, two roses, gu. barbed and seeded vert.

1827.

Catherine-Mary Bassett.

11. Mary, m. 19th August, 1823, to the
Rev. George Moore, B. A. minister
of the United Parishes of St. Peter's!
in Eastgate, and St. Margaret's in
Lincoln.

Crest-On a mount vert, a demi lion erminois, charged on the shoulder with a rose, and holding between the paws an open book, as in the arms.

Motto-Non nobis solum.
Estates-In Lincolnshire, &c.

Seat-Holbeck Lodge, in the county of

Mr. Fardell died 16th February, 1805, and | Lincoln.

TRAFFORD, OF TRAFFORD.

TRAFFORD, THOMAS-JOSEPH, esq. of Trafford Park, in the county of Lancaster, b. at Croston, 22nd March, 1778, m. 17th August, 1803, Laura-Anne, third daughter and co-heir of Francis Colman,* esq. of Hillersdon, in the county of Devon, and has had issue,

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Mr. Trafford succeeded his father, 29th October, 1815. He is a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for the county Palatine of Lancaster, and served as high-sheriff in

1834.

Lineage.

The old and knightly family of Trafford, | father, "was then dead and had flourished seated at Trafford, in the county Palatine in King CANUTE the Dane his time, about of Lancaster, from a period antecedent to the Norman conquest, has preserved time immemorial an unbroken male-descent. The first recorded ancestor,

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the yeare 1030, and perhaps died after in St. Edward the Confessor his time, about the year 1050: hee had noe surname, as then few of our Saxon nobilitie or gentry had." Randolphus was Lord of this family and in age, (his son Robert, grandchild to Randle, being then at man's estate), at or immediately after the conquest, and about the year 1080, Radulph and his son, received the King's peace and protection from Sir Hamon

William Colman, esq. of Gorney, in the county of Devon, representative of the ancient family of the name so long settled in that shire, married Jane, sister of Edward, 8th Duke of Somerset, and had (with a daughter, Jane, m. first, Sir John Fleming, bart.; and, secondly, Edwin Lord Harewood) a son and successor, Francis Colman, esq. of Hillersdon, who died in 1820, leaving three daughters, his co-heirs, of whom the eldest m. first, Collins, and secondly, Shiell; the second wedded Pettiward, of Finborough Hall; and the third became Mrs. Trafford.

de Massy, Baron of Dunham Massy. The said son,

ROBERTUS FIL RADULPHI, was living temp. WILLIAM RUFUS and HENRY I. and left a son, HENRY FIL ROBERTI, who died circa 1130, and was s. by his son,

HENRY DE TRAFFORD, of Trafford, occurring in several deeds, who lived in the reigns of HENRY II. and RICHARD I., and died after the year 1200, leaving a son,

RICHARD DE TRAFFORD, who received lands from Hamon Massey and Margery his daughter, viz., the whole lordship of Stretford, to be holden of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, about the year 1200, and in the troubled times of the Baronial wars with King JOHN, divided his lands between his two sons, HENRY and Geoffrey. To Geoffrey he assigned the manor of Catherton and Foxdenton, "which he and his ancestors possessed long," and to the elder son,

HENRY DE TRAFFORD, living temp. HENRY III., he left Trafford, Stretford, and all his other lands near Manchester. This Henry

was father of

SIR HENRY DE TRAFFORD, who was knighted before the year 1284. He died circa 1288, and was s. by his eldest son,

SIR HENRY DE TRAFFORD, knighted before 1309. He died in 1334, leaving a son,

John, who predeceased his father, leaving a son,

HENRY, Successor to his grandfather.

Sir Henry's grandson,

SIR HENRY DE TRAFFORD, who came of age in 1336, was father, by Agnes, his wife, of another

SIR HENRY DE TRAFFORD, knight of Trafford, who m. Margery, daughter of Robert Ince, and dying in 1386, left by her, who wedded, secondly, Sir Ralph Radcliffe, and died in 1416, two sons, Henry and John, with one daughter, Joanna, m. to Sir John Booth, of Barton. The elder son,

HENRY DE TRAFFORD, succeeded his father in 1386, and marrying Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Ralph Radcliffe, knight, had two sons and three daughters, namely,

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JOHN, (Sir) his heir.

Joan, m. first, in 1439, to James Byron, grandson of Sir John Byron, and secondly, in 1443, to William, son and heir of Sir Alexander Radcliffe, of Ordsall.

Dulcia, m. in 1438, to Sir John Ashton, of Ashton.

Sir Edmond lived until 1457, when he was s. by his son,

SIR JOHN TRAFFORD, knighted about the year 1444, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Ashton, knight, of Ashton, and had issue,

EDMOND, (Sir) his heir.

William, who had lands given him by his mother and nephew. He died in 1518.

Thomas.

Dulcia, m. to Hugh Bulkeley, of What

croft, ancestor to the Lords Bulkeley. Sir John died in 1488, and was s. by his son,

SIR EDMOND TRAFFORD, who was made a

knight of the Bath in 1495. He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Savage of Clifton, and widow of John Hanford, of Hanford, and had issue,

EDMOND, (Sir) his heir.

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William, under-sheriff of Cheshire in
1540. He m. Margery, daughter of
Sir Ralph Longford, of Longford.
Henry, D.D., rector of Wimslow, in
Cheshire, and Bolton Percy, in the
county of York, chancellor of York
from 1528 to 1557, when he died.
Alice, m. to Thomas Butler, esq. heir-
apparent of Sir Thomas Butler, knt.
of Bewsey.

Margery, m. first, in 1492, to Nicholas
Longford, esq. son and heir of Sir Ralph
Longford, knight, of Longford, and
secondly, to Thomas Gerard, esq. of
Bryn.

Sir Edmond died in 1514, and was s. by his son,

SIR EDMOND TRAFFORD, knight, of Trafford, who m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Ralph Longford, of Longford, in Derbyshire, and Houghe, in Lancashire, and had by her five sons and five daughters, viz.

EDMOND, (Sir) his heir.
George, d. s. p.

Thomas, of Langham, in Rutlandshire,
m. Elizabeth, daughter of James
Fawkener, of that county, and was
ancestor of the Traffords of Essex.
Henry, a priest.
Richard.

Margaret, m. to Sir William Radcliffe,

knight, son and heir of Sir Alexander Radcliffe, knight, of Ordsall. Cecily, m. first, to Sir Robert Langley, of Egcroft, county of Lancaster,knight, and secondly, to Edward Holland, esq. of Denton.

Alice, m. first, to Sir William Leyland,
knight, of Morley, and secondly, to
Sir Urian Brereton, knight.

Helen, m. to Thomas Willett, gent., of
Manchester.

Elizabeth, m. first, to George Booth, esq.
of Dunham, and secondly, to James
Donne, esq. son of Richard Donne,
esq. of Utkington.

Sir Edmond died 28th June, 1533, aged 48,
and was s. by his son,

SIR EDMOND TRAFFORD, knight, of Trafford, who received the honour of knighthood from the Earl of Hertford in Scotland, 36 HENRY VIII., and was also with the king at the siege of Boleyn. He m. Anne, daughter of Sir Alexander Radcliffe, knight, of Ordsall, in Lancashire, and dying in 1564, left, inter alios, a daughter, Ellen, wife of John Griffin, of Batherton, in Cheshire, and a son and heir,

SIR EDMUND TRAFFORD, of Trafford, b. 3rd June, 1526, who m. first, Mary, third daughter of Lord Edmond Howard, and sister of Queen CATHERINE HOWARD, by whom he had no issue. He wedded, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Ralph Leicester, knight, of Toft, and left by her, at his decease in 1590, with two daughters, Margaret, wife of Sir Urian Legh, knight, of Adlington, and Elizabeth, wife of Sir John Michel, knight, barrister-at-law, a son and successor,

SIR EDMOND TRAFFORD, of Trafford, knighted at York, 17th April, 1603, who served three times as sheriff of Lancashire. He m. first, Margaret, daughter and heir of John Booth, of Barton, in Cheshire, and had by her three sons, who all d. s. p., and one daughter, Elizabeth, m. to Richard Fleetwood, of Penwortham, in Lancashire. He m. secondly, Lady Mildred Cecil,* second daughter of Thomas Lord Burghley and Earl of Exeter, by Dorothy, his wife, daughter and co-heir of John Nevile, Lord Latimer, and dying in May, 1620, left by her a son and successor,

SIR CECIL TRAFFORD, of Trafford, b. 15th August, 1599, knighted at Houghton Tower, 16th August, 1617, who m. Penelope, daughter of Sir Humphrey Davenport, knight, of Sutton, in Cheshire, chief baron of the Ex-Sir chequer, and had issue,

1. EDMOND, b. 27th May, 1652, m. Fran-
ces, daughter of Philip Draycot, esq.
of Painsley, in Staffordshire, but d.

s. p.

II. Cecil.

III. HUMPHREY, of whom presently. IV. Henry.

v. William.

Anne, daughter and co-heir of Richard Ashton, esq. of Croston, (son of Richard Ashton, esq. of Croston, by Anne, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Barnaby Kitchen, esq. of North Meales,) and dying 28th February, 1686, aged 52, left, inter alios, a son and successor, JOHN, of Croston, who m. 10th

February, 1688,Catherine, daughter and eventual co-heir of Thomas Culcheth, esq. of Culcheth, in Lancashire, by Anne his wife, daughter of James Bradshaw, esq. of the Haigh, and dying 25th August, 1727, left

1. JOHN, of Croston, b. 18th
February, 1689, whom. first,
Elizabeth Thornbury, an hei-
ress, and secondly, 18th Au-
gust, 1756, Alice, daughter
of James Sharrock, of Pres-
ton and Fulwood, and dying
5th December, 1760, left a
son, John, whod. 10th March,
1761, and an only daughter,
Catherine-Eloisa, m. to Lau-
rence Nihell, M.D.

2. Thomas, d. unm. about 1757.
3. William, d. an infant.
4. Humphrey, of Croston, b.

15th November, 1698, m.
Frances, daughter of John
Dalton, esq. of Thurnham,
in Lancashire, and dying 11th
December, 1773, left issue,
JOHN, of Croston, who
eventually inherited
Trafford, in 1779: of this
gentleman presently.
Frances, m.to Henry Live-
say, esq. of Ormskirk,
and had issue.

1. Catherine, m. to

Bamber, of Ormskirk, and d. s. p. 2. Anne, a nun at Burges.

3. Frances, d. unm.

1. Mildred, m. to William Massey, esq. of Puddington.

11. Penelope, m. to John Downes, esq. of Wardley, in Lancashire. Cecil Trafford's third son, HUMPHREY TRAFFORD, esq. of Trafford, m. first, the daughter and heir of Holland, of Clifton, in Lancashire; and secondly, Catherine, daughter of Sir George Warburton, baronet, of Arley, in Cheshire, by the latter he left a son and successor,

HUMPHREY TRAFFORD, of Trafford, who m. at Manchester, 15th August, 1701, Anne, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Ralph

VI. JOHN, of Croston, in Lancashire, m. Assheton, baronet, and had issue,

Through the families of CECIL, NEVILE, VERE, STAFFORD, BEAUCHAMP, BERKELEY, and WARREN, the Traffords shew a direct descent from WILLIAM the CONQUueror,

1. HUMPHREY, his heir. II. Sygismond,

III. Assheton,

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all d. s. p.

II. Catherine-Maria, d. young.

III. Anne, m. to Philip Barnes, esq. IV. Elizabeth, m. to Mail Yates, esq. Mr. Trafford was 8. at his decease by his son, HUMPHREY TRAFFORD, esq. of Trafford, who m. Elizabeth, only dau. of Sir Oswald Mosley, baronet, of Rolleston, and dying s. p. 1st July, 1779, was buried in the old church, Manchester, when the estates passed to his kinsman, the heir male of the family,

JOHN TRAFFORD, esq. of Croston, who then became "of Trafford." He m. 21st Sept. 1773, Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen-Walter Tempest, esq. of Broughton, in the county of York, and by her, who d. 28th September, 1813, had issue,

HUMPHREY, b. at Croston, 5th February,
1776, d. in London, 17th June, 1801.
John, b. 2d March, 1777, d. 1st January,
1795, buried at Manchester.
THOMAS-JOSEPH, successor to his father.
William, b. 12th August, 1781, d. 21st
August, 1829.

Henry, b. 18th July, 1785, d. 16th Fe-
bruary, 1816.

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Arms Arg. a griffin segreant gu. quartering Venables, Fitton, Massey, Thornton, Kingsley, Stourton, Sylvester, Hellesby, Hatton Crispin, Ashton, Lee, Delamare, Kitchen, Aughton, Culcheth and Hindley.

Crest-A thrasher ppr., his hat and coat per pale, arg. and gu. sleeves counterchanged, his breeches and stockings of the second and third; his flail of the first; over the flail a scroll, with this motto," Now thus." Motto-Gripe Griffin hold fast. Estates-In Lancashire.

Seat-Trafford Park.

HOLME, OF PAULL-HOLME.

HOLME, THE REV. HENRY JAMES, of Paull-Holme, in the county of York, B.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, b. 11th September, 1793, m. 20th November, 1817, Margaret, only daughter and heiress of Captain George Mangles, of the 60th regiment, brother of John Mangles, esq. of Bath, and of James Mangles, esq. of Woodbridge, in Surrey, M. P. for Guildford. By this lady he has issue,

BRYAN-HOLME, b. 4th May, 1821.

Edward-Ferdinand-Holme, b. 26th September, 1827.
Emily-Rosellen.

This gentleman, whose patronymic is TORRE, succeeded his
uncle, the Rev. Nicholas Holme, 1st September, 1833, and
assumed, by sign manual, 1st February following, the sur-
name and arms of HOLME.

Lineage.

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JOHN HOLME, of Paull-Holme, living temp. HENRY II. m. Sebastiana, daughter of John Lord Lassils, Baron of Sayer, and had four sons, STEPHEN, John, Thomas, and Anthony. The eldest,

SIR STEPHEN HOLME, of Paull-Holme, was knighted by King JOHN, in the ninth year of his reign, at Berkhamsted, in Berkshire. He succeeded by his son, m. a daughter of Sir Richard Sutton, and was

JOHN HOLME, of Paull-Holme, who m. Annetta, daughter of Peter Twyer, and had, with four daughters, Anne, m. to Sir William Atton, Elizabeth, m. to Robert Thorpe, Ursula, m. to Roger Welwick, and Helen, m. to Sir Stephen Burstwicke, a son and successor,

SIR RICHARD HOLME, of Paull-Holme, who received the honour of knighthood from EDWARD II. in 1307. He m. Jane, daughter of Sir William St. Quintin, Lord of Bransburton, and was father of

SIR BRYAN HOLME, of Paull-Holme, who was knighted by EDWARD III. and appointed master of the King's buckhounds in 1328. He m. Dame Helen, of Blois, and had a son, ROBERT, his heir. At the taking of the King of Scots prisoner, in 1346, Sir Bryan had given him for his crest a hound's head, erased, or, out of a coronet embattled gu. He died soon after. His son,

ROBERT HOLME, of Paull-Holme, was seized thereof in 1347. He m. Julian, one of the daughters of Sir John Rockley,* knt., and left a son and successor,

WILLIAM HOLME, of Paull-Holme, living temp. HENRY IV. who m. the daughter of Sir W. Marslett, knt. and was father of

JOHN HOLME, of Paull-Holme, who m. Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Adam A'Washlin, and had three sons and one daughter, viz.

JOHN, his heir.
Richard.

William, (Sir) knt.

Maryon, m. to Mr. Ingleby.

The eldest son,

JOHN HOLME, of Paull-Holme, living temp. HENRY VI. espoused the daughter of John Elliker, of Risby, in the county of York, and had, with two daughters, Jane, m. to Constable of Swishmarsh, and Anne, m. to William Hodgan, a son and successor,

ROBERT HOLME, of Paull-Holme, who wedded Marian, daughter of Sir John Constable, knt. of Hawsome, and had issue,

JOHN, whose daughter and eventual
heir, Joan, m. Ralph Rokeby.
ROBERT, whose daughter and heir,
ANNE, m. Mr. Cheyney.

WILLIAM, of whose line we have to treat. The third son,

WILLIAM HOLME, esq. of Paull-Holme, living temp. HENRY VII. married Catherine, daughter of Sir Christopher Hillyard, knt. of Winestead, in Holderness, and left a son and successor,

JOHN HOLME, esq. of Paull-Holme, who

*After detailing the descent of the Rockley family in his History of South Yorkshire, Mr. Hunter thus concludes: "Such is the long line of one of the best attested pedigrees in the whole range of our genealogical antiquities, the chief of which never forsook the valley in which the first ancestor settled himself soon after the Conquest, (if they had not even resided there before that event,) till they were driven thence by the effects of the civil wars, and by some rather extraordinary misfortunes which fell upon Francis Rockley, the last male in the eldest line."

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I. Joan. II. Katherine. III. Frances. IV. Elizabeth. The elder son,

EDWARD HOLME, esq. of Paull-Holme, m. first, a daughter of Philip Tyrwhilt, esq. of Barton on the Humber, by whom he had a daughter,

Margaret, m. to George Twiselton, esq. of Barley, in the county of York, ancestor of the present Lord Saye and Sele. (See BURKE'S Peerage.) Edward Holme m. secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir Walter Strickland, knt. by whom he had a son, HENRY, his heir; and thirdly, the daughter of Ralph Reasby, esq. by whom he had no issue. The only son and successor,

HENRY HOLME, esq. of Paull-Holme, m. Dorothy, fourth daughter of Thomas Grimston, esq. of Grimston Garth, in Yorkshire, living in 1540, by his wife, the daughter and heiress of Marmaduke Thwaites, esq. of Little Smeaton, (see vol. iii. p. 71), and was s. by his son,

CHRISTOPHER HOLME, esq. of PaullHolme, who m. Margaret, daughter of Sir John Langton, knt. of Langton, in Lincolnshire, and had, with other issue, a son and successor,

HENRY HOLME, esq. of Paull-Holme, living about the middle of the seventeenth century, who m. Penelope, daughter of Sir Francis Rodes, knt. and bart. of Barlborough, in the county of Derby, (see vol. iii. p. 564,) and had two daughters, Anne and Margaret, and a son,

THE REV. HENRY HOLME, of PaullHolme. This gentleman espoused Beatrice, daughter of the Rev. Christopher Stone, D.D. chancellor of York Cathedral, and had two sons and two daughters,

1. STEPHEN.

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