Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir James Radcliffe and Joan Tempest

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Husband Sir James Radcliffe [18345] ¹

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           Born: 1355 - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1409 - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried:  - Radcliffe, Lancashire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: PMXW-ZTY

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         Father: William Radcliffe [18347] (1335-1386) 2
         Mother: Susan Legh [18348] (1334-Abt 1410) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Knighted: 1385.

• He worked as a High Sheriff of Lancashire.

• LifeSketch: 1405. Canon Raines MS v. 40 (Chetham's Library), p. 9 Radclyffe: "Roger Radcliffe the sixth & youngest son of James Radcliffe of Radcliffe Tower esq. by Joan dau of Sir John Tempest of Bracewell co York by Katherine his wife dau of Sir Robert Sherburne of Stoneyhurst in the co Lanc kt was born according to computation of dates about the year 1405."

http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/families/tempest/tempest2.shtml [not secured]

He was the Sheriff of Lancashire, England, James Radcliffe is a descendant of Richard de Radcliffe and Isabella Le Boteler.

He is a direct descendant of Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_II,_Duke_of_Transjurane_Burgundy
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Besides being a sheriff, in 1406 he also rebuilt Radcliffe Tower and with a Royal decree adding correlations, fortification.
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Wife Joan Tempest [18346] ¹

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           Born: 1345 - Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1442 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKZB-BPW

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         Father: Sir John Tempest II [18433] (Abt 1307-Abt 1383) 3
         Mother: Katherine Sherburne [18434] (Abt 1320-After 1354) 3

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Children

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1 M Sir Richard Radcliffe [18343] ⁴

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           Born: 1376 - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Sep 1431 - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 4
         Buried:  - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 4
FamilySearch ID: GMNW-4H9

         Spouse: Cecelia Ashton 4 [18344] (Abt 1364-      )
           Marr: 1390 5

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Richard Radcliffe, person ID GMNW-4H9.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for James Radcliffe, person ID PMXW-ZTY.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Joan Tempest, person ID LKZB-BPW.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Sir James de Radcliffe, person ID 297C-FRM.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Cecelia Ashton, person ID G9CT-DCR.