r.3. William WORTLEY, geb. 19/09/1596

r.3.  William, geb. 19/09/1596, North Luffenham, Rutland, Engeland, oorl. 25/06/1665, North Luffenham, Rutland, Engeland x NN, oorl. 21/08/1666, North Luffenham, Rutland, Engeland.

William was die seun van William Wortley en Isabel Lawe.

The village is separated from South Luffenham by the river Chater and it has had a notable history.  The manor was held by the ‘la Zouche’ family in the 14th & 15th centuries it then passed to the Harrington family in 1538 and then in 1599 to James Digby  The grand house to the east of the church is the 16th century North Luffenham Hall which was originally the Digby Manor house.  Another manor in Luffenham was held by the Lovet family in the 13th century and then the Bassett family right up until 1628 when the manor was sold to John Exton and then in 1636 it was sold again to Edward Viscount Campden. He gave North Luffenham to his younger son Henry Noel who made the manor his residence. The Noels managed to keep the manor and they lived at Luffenham Hall until it was sold in 1729 to Sir Gilbert Heathcote.  (http://www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk/north-luffenham-st-john-the-baptist/)

(http://www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk/north-luffenham-st-john-the-baptist/)

The manorial history of this parish shows that the Advowson did not continue to be appendant to the Manor.  It was granted by letters patent to Branthwaite and Bramley (Patent Roll, 31 Eliz., Part 7) and by them in the same year to Mr. Wm. Romney, who gave it to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1591.  (https://archive.org/stream/registersofnorth04nort/registersofnorth04nort_djvu.txt)

North Luffenham kerk rekords:

1644 Thomas Wortley Sonn of William Wortley bapt October 20

1652  William Wortley churchwarden

1654  William Wortley churchwarden 

1663  William Wortley churchwarden

1665  William Wortley churchwarden

1665  William Wortley buried June 25

1665  Widdowe Wortley buried Aug. 21

Kinders:

s.1.  Thomas, geb. 20/10/1644, North Luffenham, Huntingdon, Engeland.