Family and Education
b. 30 Mar. 1374, CHES2/69, m. 6d. s. of John Delves† (d.v.p. 1394) of Doddington and Apedale by Margaret (d.1409), da. of David Calveley of Lea-cum-Newbold, Cheshire; gds. and h. of Henry Delves (d.1395). m. (1) by 22 Mar. 1409, Philippa, at least 3s. (1 d.v.p.) inc. John†; Ormerod, in a well-researched pedigree, identifies his first w. Philippa as of the fam. of either Harcourt of Ellenhall (Staffs.) or Mainwaring of Norwood (Cheshire): G. Ormerod, Palatine and City of Chester ed. Helsby, iii (1), 522. It may be significant that Thomas and Richard Harcourt were among our MP’s feoffees in 1411: CHES29/114, rot. 21. Philippa is mentioned as our MP’s wife in the will of his mother, dated 22 Mar. 1409: D.L. Broughton, Recs. Old Cheshire Fam. 86-87. (2) by 18 Dec. 1428, Margaret, da. of John Norwood of Coventry, Warws., merchant, wid. of Thomas Massey (d.1420) of Tatton, Cheshire, and Robert Winnington of Winnington, Cheshire, ?1ch.
Offices Held
Commr. of arrest, Salop Nov. 1399 (Robert Feyre of Cheshire), Cheshire July 1408 (murderers of Thomas Malbon),
Escheator, Staffs. 1 Nov. 1405 – 9 Nov. 1406, 10 Nov. 1413 – 12 Nov. 1414.
Sheriff, Staffs. 29 Nov. 1410 – 10 Dec. 1411, 1 Dec. 1415 – 30 Nov. 1416, 16 Nov. 1420 – 1 May 1422.
J.p. Staffs. 16 Nov. 1413 – July 1415, 6 July 1415-Dec. 1417 (q.), 8 July 1420-Feb. 1422.
Jt. keeper, temporalities of bpric. of Coventry and Lichfield 20 May 1414–15.
Steward, James Tuchet, Lord Audley’s manor of Tunstall, Staffs. by 30 July 1422 – ?
Main residences: Doddington, Cheshire; Apedale, Staffs.
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