Op zondag 5 december 2010 om 21:36:38 UTC+1 schreef
Jwc...@aol.com:
Alright. John Harrington who came into possession of
Nether Hall , Doncaster, York by his marriage to Isabella Sewer was born ca 1396 married say 1414. As daughter Elizabeth was born 1415 married 1429 Richard Copley of Batley
children William born 1429,
Thomas born 1430, Oliver and Percival (twins) born 1431, Roger born 1432.
I'm still trying to figure this out, and bumped upon this very old thread.
Can I just ask why everyone is ignoring Lyonell, the eldest son? He was born in 1422 (as is consistently clear from a deed which mentions him as an adult in 1443, and the post mortem of his brother William in 1491 which says he's 69 years old). If
Lyonell was born in 1422, there's no way Elizabeth was born in 1415.
Anyway, while child brides were not uncommon, it is in my experience extremely rare that they actually have children aged 14.
Kind regards,
Tom
Sir Richard Copley's 15x great-grandson (through my great grandmother, Catherine Copley)
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