WINDLE OF CRACOE
The Rylstone parish registers include a summary of the marriages and children of Agnes Spence, showing that she married Thomas Kitchin in 1607 and had children Stephen, Alice, Elizabeth and Thomas, and that after the death of her husband Thomas, Agnes married William Windle and had children Ann, Magdalen, Abigail and William.[1]
Abstracts of marriage licence records show that in 1619, William Windle was of “Eastby” in the parish of Thornton-in-Craven.[2] This would presumably refer to Earby in that parish where there was a large Windle family including more than one William. The Isabel, daughter of William Windle, who was baptised at Thornton-in-Craven on 2 October 1603 was likely the Isabel Windle of “Ridleston” (probably Rylstone rather than Riddlesden) who had a licence to marry Stephen Kitchin in 1625. This Stephen was the one of that name who was son of Thomas and Agnes (Spence) Kitchin.[3]
There is a will for the William Windle of Cracoe buried in 1639 which I have not yet seen.
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WINDLE
WILLIAM WINDLE of Earby and Cracoe, Yorkshire, yeoman, was buried on 25 May 1639 at Rylstone.[4] He married on 6 May 1619 at Burnsall, AGNES (SPENCE) KITCHIN,[5] widow of Thomas Kitchin. She was buried on 23 March 1657/58 at Rylstone.[6]
Children of William and
Agnes (Spence) (Kitchin) Windle:
i ANN WINDLE, bap 17 Aug 1619,
Rylstone,[7]
bur 15 May 1645, Bradford;[8] m
6 Oct 1641, Bradford, THOMAS IBBOTSON.[9]
ii MAGDALEN WINDLE, bap May 1622,
Rylstone;[10]
m 29 May 1645, Rylstone, JOHN COCKSON[11]
(see here).
iii ABIGAIL WINDLE, bap 10 Oct 1624,
Rylstone,[12]
bur 18 Sep 1671, Rylstone;[13] m(1) 10 Sep 1651, Rylstone, THOMAS MOORHOUSE;[14] m(2) ca 1658, JAMES KNOWLES.[15]
iv WILLIAM WINDLE of Cracoe, bap 9 Sep 1627, Rylstone,[16]
bur 24 Mar 1684/85, Rylstone;[17] m
ANN.[18]
v WINDLE, bur 18 May 1631, Rylstone.[19]
[1] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The summary is written after the burials for 1607.
[2] C.B. Norcliffe, “Paver’s Marriage Licenses”, The Yorkshire Archæological Journal, 14(1898):458-506, at 486.
[3] Will of Stephen Kitchin of Cracoe, dated 20 Dec 1629, proved 15 Apr 1630 (Borthwick Institute); National Archives, PROB 11/277/663.
[4] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); National Archives, C 78/536.
[5] Burnsall parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); C.B. Norcliffe, “Paver’s Marriage Licenses”, The Yorkshire Archæological Journal, 14(1898):458-506, at 486. A “Widoe Spence” was buried at Burnsall on 5 Dec 1630.
[6] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); National Archives, PROB 11/277/663.
[7] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[8] Bradford parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[9] Bradford parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The will of Agnes (Spence) (Kitchin) Windle mentions “my grandchild Anne Ibitson”. The will of Thomas Kitchin of Conistone, son of Thomas and Agnes (Spence) Kitchin, dated 21 Oct 1688 (Borthwick Institute) mentions “Ann Ibbotson daughter of Thomas Ibbotson of Bradford”.
[10] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[11] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); National Archives, C 78/536.
[12] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[13] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[14] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[15] The will of Abigail’s first husband Thomas Moorhouse was proved in 1657 (PROB 11/266/541) and the will of her mother, dated 13 Mar 1657[/58], mentions “my daughter Abigail Moorehouse of Rilston” (National Archives, PROB 11/277/663). Abigail seems to have married James Knowles soon afterwards. The births of George, son of James Knowles, on 5 Nov 1659, and Elizabeth, daughter of James Knowles, on 13 Oct 1661, are recorded in the Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The will of James Knowles of Rylstone, made on 5 Feb 1666/67 and proved 31 Oct 1681 (Borthwick Institute) mentions his son George, daughter Elizabeth and wife Abigail. The will of Thomas Kitchin of Conistone, son of Thomas and Agnes (Spence) Kitchin, dated 21 Oct 1688 (Borthwick Institute) leaves “unto George Knowles three pounds and to his sister Elizabeth five pounds”.
[16] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[17] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[19] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).