Sir James Strangeways Knight

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁴⁴³
~Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, Vol. II, "Strangeways's Pedigree," p. 161, Henry Strangways is given as the father of James Strangways, married to Joan, Daughter of Nicholas Orells, who in turn has a daughter named Isabella who is married to Sir Peter Gerard. Thomas Strangways, who is most often given as Isabella's father, is the brother of James. Thomas is also given as married to katherine, widow of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk.

• Background Information. ¹⁴²⁵
Sir James Strangways (son of Henry Strangways), Knt., Sergeant at Law 3 Feb 1411, Judge of Common Pleas 7 Feb 1426 [Foss' Judges]; married Joan, daughter of Nicholas Orrell. They had issue:

Sir James
Margaret, married Thomas, son and heir of Sir Thomas Surtees, living a window 25 Apr 1443 [Surtees' Durham, iii, 235]
Elizabeth, married Sir Thomas Monfort, Knt.
Isabel, married Sir Peter Gerard, Knt.
Katherine, married William Richmond or Romonby [Flower]
Maude, married Ralph Stanly [Flower]

~Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions, Parts 5-7. p. 308

• Background Information. ¹⁴⁴⁴
The ancient and knightly family of Strangways are said to have had their first habitation at Strangways Hall, in Lancashire. In the Visitation of Yorkshire (1584), James, the eldest son of Henry Strangways, is given as of Harlesley Castle, 24 Henry VI, near North Allerton, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. His second brother, John, was a Judge 8 Henry VI. Sir James, son of James, was Speaker of the House of Commons, 1 Edward IV, and married the co-heiress of Lord Darcy and Meinel. James Strangways, an eminent lawyer in the reigns of Henry IV, v and VI, and made a Judge of Common Please, February, 1426.

~Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, Volume XXVIII. pp. 241-241

James married Jane Orells, daughter of Nicholas Orells and Unknown ¹⁴²⁵.^,1443