Walter STRICKLAND, Esq

1516 - 1569  (53 years)

• Name	Walter STRICKLAND
  Suffix	Esq
  Born	5 Apr 1516	Sizergh, Westmorland, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Apr 1569	Sizergh, Westmorland, England
  Person ID	I43965	Main
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Sir Walter STRICKLAND,   b. 1497, Sizergh Castle, Westmorland, England ,   d. 9 Jan 1528, Westmoreland, Lancashire, England  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Lady Katherine NEVILLE,   b. Abt 1500, Thornton Bridge, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Aft 1544, Sizergh Castle, Westmorland, England  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	Abt 1515	Thornton Bridge, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F30835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	--?-- Mistress MNU,   d. ?
  Children	1. Ellen STRICKLAND,   b. Abt 1557, Sizergh Castle, Westmorland, England ,   d. Abt 1630, E Riding, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F30828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Alice TEMPEST,   b. 1520, Westmoreland, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1595, Westmoreland, Lancashire, England  (Age 75 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1561	Westmoreland, Lancashire, England
  Children	1. William DE STRICKLANDE,   b. Abt 1562, Stricklande, Westmorland, England ,   d. Yorkshire, England + 2. Sir Thomas STRICKLAND,   b. 1563, Kendal, Westmorland, England ,   d. 19 Jun 1612, Westmoreland, Lancashire, England  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F30917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Sizergh Castle

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Strickland, born 5 Apr. 1516, died 8 March 1569, was the eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Strickland and Katherine Neville. His marital affairs are not entirely clear. On 8 March 1535, while under age, he was contracted to marry Margaret Hamerton, daughter of Sir Stephen Hamerton, but there is no record of the marriage ever taking place, and it is said that Margaret took her own life a few days before the expected marriage. In records of 1537, Walter is mentioned as having a wife, Agnes. It is entirely possible that Agnes is the same as Ann, a younger daughter of Sir Stephen Hamerton, and she may also be the mother of Ellen, since Ellen and John named their first child Ann. Whatever the name and identity of the mother, Walter recognized Ellen as his "natural daughter" and made provision for her in his will. Ellen also apparently lived with her father in Sizergh Castle. Walter married ca. 1560/1, Alice (Tempest) Place, widow of Christopher Place, Yorkshire. After Walter's death, Alice married Sir Thomas Boynton. It was during the time that Walter and Alice (Tempest) Strickland lived in the castle that all the Elizabethan part was built and paneling installed. Alice reMed at Sizergh Castle after the death of Walter and her marriage to Sir Thomas Boynton to Look after the young Strickland children. Being a lady of great taste, she was responsible for much of the paneling and other 16th Century ornamentation. After Sir Thomas Boynton's death, Alice moved to Yorkshire and here the marriage of Ellen to John Carleton took place. Alice also made provision in her will for Ellen Strickland, daughter of her deceased husband, Walter. Sizergh castle still stands and is in good condition. It was given in 1950 to the National Trust and is open for tours. The present Strickland family lives in one wing of the castle. Re: The castle The unusual name of Sizergh, originates from the Scandinavian occupation in the ninth or tenth centuries. Anciently spelt Sigaritherge, Siritherde, Sigrittserh and other variations; the first element represents a personal name, Sigarith, being often met with as the feminine form of Sigred, Sigar or Siric. The second element erg denotes a summer pasture or dairy farm.