The Warburtons of Edenfield Last Updated 4th August 2021 ©2018 to 2021 Ray Warburton PREFACE The Warburtons of Edenfield first appear in the Halmote Records of Tottington Manor in the early 16th century although there is an earlier mention of a probable ancestor on a rental from 1442. A paper called Warburton References in the Halmote Records of Tottington Manor can be found on the Pages page of the website. The tree is based on an original tree provided by Anthony Carter, with additional input from Nicolas Blackhurst, and David Hardman. It has been considerably extended by my own research and information on additional lines from Robert Warburton, Colin Warburton, and Sharron Newhouse. A paper called Edenfield Clan and Related Peters can be found on the Papers page of the website. There are two matching DNA Profiles from the clan, including a BigY result. There are several other matches from clans with origins in the area which together form The Lancashire Group. It is likely these other clans are branches of the Edenfield clan though the exact links have yet to be found. Table of Contents Preface -- Edenfield Clan i Surnames 1 Descendants of Thomas Warburton & Unknown First Generation 2 Second Generation 4 Third Generation 5 Fourth Generation 6 Fifth Generation 7 Sixth Generation 9 Seventh Generation 10 Eighth Generation 11 Ninth Generation 13 Tenth Generation 15 Eleventh Generation 20 Twelfth Generation 33 Thirteenth Generation 52 14th Generation 64 15th Generation 75 Place Index 81 Person Index 92 ii Surnames A Ashworth, Aynge B Barnes, Baxendale, Bennett, Blake, Booth, Bradburn, Britland, Brogan, Brooks, Browne, Butterworth C Carpenter, Chadwick, Clark, Coates, Cross D Dawbiggin E Eccles, Ellis, Emit F Fairhurst, Farnsworth, Fenton, Foster G Gale, Goreman, Gorvett, Greenwood H Hall, Halliwell, Hardman, Hargreaves, Harris, Haworth, Heys, Hindle, Holding, Howarth, Hoyle I Isherwood J Jackson L Ledger, Longworth, Lord, Lowe, Lund M Massey, Maxwell, Melling, Mills, Mulberry N Nuttall O Ormerod P Parkinson, Peterson, Pinder, Platt Q Quinn R Ramsbotham, Ramsbottom, Ramsden, Rawstorne, Rawstron, Robinson, Rothwell S Sanderson, Sargent, Schofield, Shuttleworth, Skinner, Stanhope, Story-Bates, Stott T Taylor, Turner W Walker, Walmsley, Warburton, Whittaker, Wilkinson, Wolstenholme, Wood 1 First Generation 1. Thomas Warburton. Thomas was born abt 1490. Thomas died aft 1559. This report is based on a tree provided by Anthony Carter, with additional information from Nicolas Blackhurst (The Original Tree). I have done original research based on: 1. The Halmote Court of Tottington Manor records. 2. The parish records of Edenfield, Holcombe, Newchurch-in-Rossendale, and early records from Bury, St Mary. 3. A study of local Peters, and of Thomas and Sarah families in the early 19th century. 4. Censuses and BMD indices. The earliest mention of a Warburton in the Tottington Manor records is to a Thomas Warburton in a list of tenants in 1442. This would be an ancestor of this Thomas. There are several references to Thomas in the Halmote Records of Tottington Manor, which included Stubbins and Edenfield. The earliest was in 1513, and the last in 1559. He was a constable in 1515 suggesting he was already a mature adult born not later than 1490. The references indicate he was an important person in the manor as he often acted as a trustee in land dealings. He was also twice sued by the vicar of Holcombe Chapel for his wages. He was latterly referred to as a Gentleman. In 1515 there is record of prospecting for a road from Holcombe to Durden, with part of the route being the route to Thomas’s house. Durden is probably Dearden and there is Dearden Brook, Dearden Moor and Dearden Clough in Edenfield, and Deardengate in Haslingden. A road from Holcombe to Edenfield must pass close to Stubbins, which is south-west of Edenfield. Therefore it is likely the reference to Thomas’s house is a reference to Stubbins Hall. Stubbins Hall is directly mentioned in 1559 when use of it is being granted to his wife Alice. Five years earlier his recently widowed new wife is referred to as Agnes. It would appear neither Agnes nor Alice was the mother of his children. In 1540 Thomas was first referred to as of Little Clegg in Butterworth indicating he had holdings outside the manor, and lived in Butterworth. However this is clearly the 2 same Thomas as there are references to his son Francis in 1533, 1556 and 1559. A George Warburton mentioned in 1526 and several subsequent entries is probably a brother of Thomas. Thomas first married Unknown. They had one child: 2 i. Francis Warburton (~1510-<1559) Abt 1554 when Thomas was 64, he second married Agnes Rothwell. Agnes died bef 1559. Agness was the widow of Peter Rothwell. Bef 1559 when Thomas was 69, he third married Alice. 3 Second Generation 2. Francis Warburton (Thomas1). Francis was born abt 1510. Francis died bef 1559. The first reference to Francis in the Tottington Halmote records is in 1533 when he is granted use of land. He must already be an adult by this time so his birth can be no later than 1512. He is mentioned as a trustee in 1556, but is deceased by 1559. Francis married Ann. Ann is known from a reference to her as the widow of Frances in the 1559 entry in the Halmote Records. They had one child: 3 i. Thomas Warburton (~1538-) 4 Third Generation 3. Thomas Warburton (Francis2, Thomas1). Thomas was born in Stubbins Hall, Edenfield, Lancashire, abt 1538. Thomas is granted use of land in 1559, suggesting he was already an adult. He is said to have died in 1634 but this would mean he was in his mid-90s. It also means he would be 45 when his heir Francis was born. A footnote to the British History Online entry for Butterworth says “Thomas Warburton the elder, Ellen his wife, and Thomas his son, made settlements of an estate in Butterworth in 1558; Thomas Warburton, who died in 1634 at Stubbins, held messuages in Little Clegg, Hollinworth, and Butterworth”. Although Thomas’s grandfather was resident at Little Clegg in 1559, Thomas the elder must refer to this Thomas, his grandson, if his death in 1634 is conceivable. A wife called Ellen also doesn’t fit his grandfather given two other wives are referenced at Tottington in the same five year period. Even so the birth of an heir at age 45 and a death in his 90s seems unlikely. It is more likely it was the son of this Thomas who was the father of Francis and who died in 1634. Thomas married Ellen. They had one child: 4 i. Thomas Warburton (<1558-1634) 5 Fourth Generation 4. Thomas Warburton (Thomas3, Francis2, Thomas1). Thomas was born bef 1558. Thomas died in Stubbins Hall, Edenfield, Lancashire, in 1634. He was buried in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 15 Jun 1634. Because Thomas’s father was an adult in 1538 it is unlikely he lived until 1634, so that burial is believed to refer to this Thomas. Child: 5 i. Francis Warburton (1583-1649) 6 Fifth Generation 5. Francis Warburton (Thomas4, Thomas3, Francis2, Thomas1). Francis was born in 1583. Francis died in Stubbins Hall, Edenfield, Lancashire, on 18 Apr 1649. He was buried in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 20 Apr 1649. Francis was described as a gentleman. The parish registers show baptisms for 6 of his children, but not his heir John, or a daughter Margaret who married Thomas Browne (source unknown). There are also burials suggesting other children whose baptism wasn’t recorded. These are Kateren (buried 17th June 1604 and so Francis’s first born), Ann (buried 5th March 1620), and an earlier Margaret (buried 7th March 1620). Also a child of Francis was buried on 10th September 1636, but this could belong to a later Francis. On 14 Jul 1603 when Francis was 20, he married Margaret Rawstorne in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire. Margaret died in 1649. They had the following children: i. Alice Warburton. Alice was born in 1604. She was christened in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 11 Nov 1604. ii. Elizabeth Warburton. Elizabeth was born in 1607. She was christened in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 12 Jun 1607. iii. Katharine Warburton. Katharine was born in 1610. She was christened in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 17 Jun 1610. iv. Marie Warburton. Marie was born in Stubbins Hall, Edenfield, Lancashire, in 1613. She was christened in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 11 Apr 1613. v. Susan Warburton. Susan was born in Stubbins Hall, Edenfield, Lancashire, in 1614. She was christened in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 17 Sep 1614. Susan died in 1639. She was buried in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 12 Jun 1639. The name on this parish entry is very indistinct. It is transcribed as Susan on FamilySeach, and John on Ancestry. It does seem to say ‘d of Francis’, implying a daughter, and the first letter looks like an S. The later burial of a Susan would seem to confirm the name. vi. Thomas Warburton. Thomas was born in 1617. He was christened in Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, on 12 Oct 1617. Thomas died aft 1651. 7 Thomas would have appeared to have died young as his brother John inherited Stubbins Hall and was living there in 1656. Thomas married Alice. Alice died aft 1651. 6 vii. John Warburton (1621-1693) viii. Margaret Warburton. Margaret married Thomas Browne. Thomas Browne was a gentleman. 8 Sixth Generation 6. John Warburton (Francis5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Francis2, Thomas1). John was born in Stubbins Hall, Edenfield, Lancashire, in 1621. John died on 10 Jun 1693.