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Families covered: Statham (Stathum) of Morley

                               
Simon de Stathum of Stathum, Cheshire (a 1270)
m. ?? (possibly sister of William Wylme of Oughtrington)
1. William de Stathum
  A. Robert de Stathum (d c1345) the first mentioned by the Mallen web site
  m. Cicely D'Anyers (dau of William D'Anyers of Daresbury)
  i. William de Stathum (b c1285?, a 1350)
  m. ?? (possibly dau of John Domville)
  a. Hugh de Stathum (a 1391, d c1405)
  (1) John de Stathum (dvp c1392)
m. Isabella de Colton (dau/heir of Robert de Colton)
  (A) Ameria de Stathum
  m. Thomas de Hawarden (a 1429, son of Hugh)
  partner(s) unknown
  (B)+ other issue - John, Thomas
  (2) Thomas de Stathum (a 1384)
  (3) Ralph de Stathum of Morley (d 13.06.1380) the first mentioned by Thoroton, this line followed by the Mallen web site
m. (c1350?) Goditha de Masci, heiress of Morley (d 1418, dau of Roger de Masci of Sale by Lucy, dau/heir of Hugo de Russelep (Hugh Risley) by Lucy, dau/heir of Richard de Morley)
  (A) Thomas de Stathum or Stathom of Morley (d 1416)
  Visitation starts with Thomas and shows him as married to Goodith, dau/heir of Morley of Morley. The Mallen web site, supported by the Statham book & Thoroton, identifies his wife as ...
  m. Elizabeth Lumley (d 1434, dau of Robert Lumley)
  (i) John Stathum or Statham of Morley (d 1453/06.11.1454)
p/m. Cecilia Cornwall (d 04.1444, dau of Richard Cornwall of Burford, son of Geoffrey)
  (a) John ('Jenkin') Stathum or Statham of Horsley (b c1405, d 1459/c07.1472, illegitimate)
  m. Elizabeth Milner (dau of Thomas Milner of Horsley)
  ((1)) Henry (Harry) Statham
  Mentioned by the Mallen web site but not by the Statham book.
  ((A))+ issue (dspm) - Thomas, William
  ((2)) John Statham of Bleasby, Gourton & Morley (a 1502)
  m. Johnna Hastings (a 1525, dau of Sir William Hastings)
  ((3)) Roger Statham of Ashford had issue
  m. Gertrude Anstey (dau of John Anstey of Stokequye)
  ((4)) William Statham of London (d 1501-2)
  m. Catherine (d c1520)
  ((A)) Thomas Statham possibly the Thomas of Soituhwark (a 1558) who married ...
  m. Agnes Sharpe (dau/coheir of Thomas Sharpe of Ashford) possibly parents of ...
  ((i)) John Statham of Waddeson, Buckinghamshire (d before 06.02.1550)
  ((a)) Johanna Statham
  m. John Bull
  ((b))+ other issue - Nicholas, Gilbert, Katherine, Isabel, Elizabeth
  ((B)) Nicholas Statham of London
  m. Elizabeth (d 1577, m2. Sir Maurice Denys)
((C)) Cecily Statham
  m. Thomas Staunton
  ((D)) Elizabeth Statham
  m1. _ Charteris
  m2. _ Hargest
  ((E))+ other issue - William (vicar of Bromsgrove), Henry
((5)) Joan Statham (d 02.12.1492)
  m. Robert Gilbert of Youlgreave (d 1492, son of Robert)
  (b) Sir Thomas Stathum or Statham 'of Borley' (d 1470)
  m1. Thomasine Curzon (dau of John Curson of Kedleston)
  m2. Elizabeth Langley (dau of Robert Langley)
  Visitation shows Thomas as father rather than brother of the following Henry. Not clear which wife was mother of ...
((1)) Cecily Statham (dsp)
  (c) Henry Stathum or Statham of Morley (d 1480-1)
  m1. Anne Booth (dau of Thomas Booth of Barton)
  The Statham Book & the Mallen web site identifies 3 wives for Henry (as above, though the web site names the 1st wife Anne Barton) but reports that it is not known which wife was mother of Joan. Visitation shows only 1 wife (and mother of Joan), Anne Booth. Thoroton also shows only 1 wife (and mother of Joan), Elizabeth St. Low. Provisionally, apart from the names of the wives, we follow Visitation (Warwickshire, 1619, Sacheverell) which shows the 3 wives as 1. _ Booth (mother of Jane), 2. _ Stanhop (sp), 3. dau of George Sandon (sp).
  ((1)) Joana Stathum or Statham
  m1. John Sacheverell (d 1485)
  m2. William Zouch of Bulwick
  ((2)) Elizabeth Stathum or Statham
  m. Thomas Finderne
  ((3)) daughter
  m. William Skovey
  m2. Elizabeth St. Lowe (dau of Giles St. Lowe)
  m3. Margaret Stanhope (d 1481, dau of Sir John Stanhope)
  (d) Nicholas Stathum or Statham of London (d 07.1472, MP)
  m. Anne Shelley
  ((1)) Anne Statham (dsp)
  (e) Goditha Stathum or Statham
  m. Roger Foljambe
  (ii) Katherine Stathum (dsp?)
  m. (??) Richard del Hogh of Leghton
  (B) Goditha Stathum (a 1460)
  m. Sir John Pulteney
  (C) Margaret Stathum
  m. Walter Bozun
  (D) Agnes Stathum
  m. Thomas le Hunt
  (E)+ other issue - Richard (d 1418, had issue), William (a 1401), Ralph (a 1392), Nicholas, Robert (a 1393), Peter (a 1409)
  b.+ other issue - William (a 1405), Johanna (a 1378)
  ii. John de Stathum (d c1369)
  a. Richard de Stathum (a 1382)
  m. ?? (possibly sister of John de Legh)
  (1) Thomas de Stockport (dsp 1374)
  m. Isabella Davenport (dau of John de Davenport)
  (2) John de Stathum (a 1402, dsp?, priest)
  m. Agnes (possibly dau of Richard de Leyland)

Main source(s): 'The Descent of the Family of Statham' (by Rev. S.P.H. Statham, 1925), genealogy.mallen.org.uk with some support from Thoroton's 'History of Nottinghamshire' (vol 1, 1797, p98), Visitation (Nottinghamshire, 1569-1614, Sacheverell)

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