Sir William Wentworth (1562-1614) was an English landowner.
He was born in 1562, the son of Thomas Wentworth and Margaret Gascoigne or Gascoyne, heiress of Gawthorpe. His sister was
Elizabeth Wentworth who was the mother of the heir Christopher Danby (1582–1624).
A story was told of Wentworth's visit to
Bolling Hall and a vision concerning
St Ann's well at
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...
.
His homes were Gawthorpe Hall (demolished) near
Harewood House
Harewood House ( , ) is a English country house, country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by architects John Carr (architect), John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built between 1759 and 1771, for Ed ...
, and
Wentworth Woodhouse
Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is currently owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation T ...
, near
Rotherham
Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ...
. He became
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere o ...
, and acquired a baronet's title on 20 June 1611.
[David Hey, ''Family Names and Family History'' (London, 2000), p. 104.]
Marriage and family
He married Anne Atkins, daughter of Sir Robert Atkins of
Stowell, Gloucestershire. Their eight sons included:
*
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (13 April 1593 (New Style, N.S.)12 May 1641), was an English people, English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament of England, Parliament ...
* William Wentworth
*
George Wentworth (of Wentworth Woodhouse)
References
External links
Remains of Gawthorpe Hall discovered in Yorkshire
16th-century English people
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
1562 births
1614 deaths
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