A few moments ago I had mentioned that Anne (Stringer) FitzWilliam
(ancestress of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York), the wife of William
3rd Lord FitzWilliam, had further known ascent through one of her
great-grandmothers Alice South. I had said that I'd seen it in one of
the Vis. I believe where I saw it was actually in the Leics. Ped.
Interestingly it runs head-first into one of the families I'd
researched long ago, the Welbys of Moulton.
Alice South "Eldest daughter" bap 3 May 1608 at Kelstern married
Nicholas Stringer esq of Sutton-***-Lound, Notts on 5 Mar 1630/1631 at
Kelstern.
Alice was the daughter of Francis South, Knt of Fotherby and Kelstern
by his *second* wife Anne Irby. They had married 9 Jun 1606 at
Whaplode which is where her father was then living.
Sir Francis South and Anne Irby had exactly or at least eleven
children (in 13 years!) before her untimely ? death 12 May 1620
Sir Francis South had married firstly Elizabeth Meres by whom he had
four daughters only, but the two eldest died as infants. The two
remaining, Barbara South bap 1603 married Everard Buckworth of White
Hall and Frances South bap 1604 married David Skipwith of Utterby.
By this second wife Anne Irby, Sir Francis South had his son and heir
Sir John South of Kelstern, who would marry up by wedding Margaret
Clifton, daughter of Gervase Clifton Bart of Clifton Hall by his wife
Frances Clifford.
Frances Clifford's father, was at that time the Earl of ***berland, so
this was quite a step up for the South family. Sir John South and
Margaret Clifton married by 1637 as their eldest child Clifton was
bapt 18 Nov 1637 at Kelstern and died, probably there as well, by 1648
Another child by Anne Irby, Anne South married "Gervase Clifton, Knt
of Clifton". I am not yet sure if this means here that she married
her brother-in-law ? or did she marry her brother's father-in-law ?
At any rate Anne (South) Clifton d.s.p. 1639
Another child by Anne Irby, Joan South, married William Jessop of
Broom Hall; and her brother Charles South married Sarah Butler,
daughter of Gregory.
So much for that generation.
Alice (South) Stringers four grandparents were:
John South of Keelby and of Fotherby died 17 Apr 1591 buried at Keelby
Alice Twidale bur 4 May 1605 aet 60 Keelby, Will dated 27 Apr 1605,
proved (CPC) 19 Jun 1605
Anthony Irby of Whaplode died Sep 1625
Alice Welby died Apr 1602
Anthony Irby and Alice Welby were also the parents of that Sir Anthony
Irby who in Feb 1603 married Elizabeth Peyton and were thus ancestral
to Sarah Ferguson by further descent.
Leo has the marriage of Anthony Irby to Alice Welby and a date of 22
Dec 1575.
Alice Welby's ascent can then be traced in 12 steps back to the
English throne through her mother, or 14 steps through her father.
Will Johnson
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