William de Radcliffe of Radclyffe Tower

  General Notes:

~Debrett's Baronetage of England, p. 1312, calls him william Radclyffe, of Radclyffe-tower, eldest son of Richard Radclyffe and Isabel Pleasington. He married Susanah, daughter of Robert Leigh, of Adlington, Cheshire. ⁸⁶⁰

~The Book of Radclyffes, Radclyffe pedigree, p. 16, shows Susanah, married to William and the daughter of Robert de Legh, of Adllington. ⁷⁴⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁷⁴⁵
William de Radclyffe, eldest son of Richard and Isabella, succeeded his father some time after 1375. There isn't much mention of this William in the records. He married Susanah, younger daughter of Robert de Legh of Adlington and his wife Maud de Norleigh. Susanah was siter to Matilda, second wife of William Todmorden. One of her brothers was Sir Robert de Legh, High Sheriff of Cheshire from 1393 until 1398, and a second brother was Sir Piers de Legh, who married Margaret d'Anyers, widow of John de Radclyffe or Ordsall. William was not in possession of the family estates for long. He was dead by 1390, when his son James succeeded him. The children of William and Susanah were:

James, Eldest son and heir
Thomas, a priest who became Abbot of Rushen in the Isle of Man.
Robert
Isabel, married to William de Barton
~The Book of Radcylffe, p. 24

William married Susannah Legh, daughter of Robert de Legh and Matilda de Norley.