Walter de Tatham

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: ⁷⁷⁵
In 1226 the heirs of Richard son of Waldeve held a plough-land in Tatham and another plough-land in Ireby by a rent of 18s. [Lancs. Inq. and Extents, i, 141]. The immediate succession is uncertain. William de Tatham may have died in 1222 [Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), i, 89]. Walter brother and heir of William de Tatham (perhaps a second William) succeeded in 1232, paying 100s. as relief; [ibid. 236]. In 1241, Walter, holding the two plough-lands, obtained a quitclaim from Richard de Rigmaiden, Agnes his wife, Alice her sister and Godith daughter of Gilbert Whithaud [Final Conc. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), i, 91]. About the same time Walter acquired 12 acres from Stephen de Oxenthwaite, Thomas son of Alan and Lawrence his brother [ibid]. Walter also held of the Dean and chapter of York a plough-land in Sedbergh [Lansdowne MS. 559, fol. 137/72]. Walter died soon afterwards, for in 1246 John his son and heir was in the king's custody, while John le Franceys had his land, worth £20 a year, by the king's gift; [Assize R. 404, m. 24]. In the same year custody of the lands was given to Robert de Creppings, dower being allowed to Denise widow of Walter [Close, 60, m. 19]. Denise soon afterwards married John de Halton without the king's licence; [ibid. 61, m. 4]. Her marriage had been granted to Roger de Brus [Excerpta e Rot. Fin. i, 460]. John de Tatham held the manors of Tatham and Ireby in 1279, William son of William de Kellet granting a release of his claim in them [Final Conc. i, 156]. John was defendant in 1286, when John de Ireby claimed estovers in Tatham Wood [De Banco R. 61, m. 6]. He died before 1290, when Sarah his widow claimed dower against Roger de Ellershaw and others [ibid. 82, m. 66]. He is sometimes entitled knight, as in a charter by his son John respecting his lands at Sedbergh in 1310 [Lansdowne MS. 559, fol. 135/71]. This estate was sold to Edmund de Dacre [ibid. fol. 138/72 d]. John de Tatham held the two ploughlands by the old service in 1297 [Lancs. Inq. and Extents, i, 292]. He was son of the preceding John, and in 1290 as John son and heir of Sir John de Tatham gave all his land of Masongill in Thornton to John de Thornton and Berletta his wife, Walter the father of Sir John being mentioned [Dods. MSS. lxii, fol. 1b, no. 22]. He was under age at his father's death, Sarah the widow marrying Robert de Pickering; these with William brother ot John were involved in a dispute with Robert de Forneaux in 1301-2 [Assize R. 1321, m. 8; 418, m. 15d]. William son of John de Tatham was defendant to a claim for dower by Alice widow of William son of Gilbert de Tatham in 1299 [De Banco R. 130, m. 99 d]. In 1304 John de Tatham was pardoned for the death of Gilbert del Dispens at Tatham [Assize R. 422, m. 4]. He and his wife Gundreda are mentioned in 1306; ibid. 420, m. 8. Ten years later John son of John de Tatham complained of waste by Sarah widow of John son of Walter de Tatham [De Banco R. 216, m. 127 d.; 220, m. 358 d]. Ireby was sold by John de Tatham in 1317. Walter son of John de Tatham in 1319-20 made a claim against John son of John de Tatham [Assize R. 424, m. 11].

Victoria County History: A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume 8, The Parish of Tatham, pp. 217-225