THE BEETHAM FAMILIES of areas around Whittington and Kirkby Lonsdale in Lancashire The main page for the Beetham family has address: http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/BEETHAM/start.html You can find items in this list by using the FIND capability in the EDIT menu above These notes were collected in hurried visits to record offices and libraries, or acquired from other researchers or on-line sources. If you use information from these notes you are strongly recommended to check the information against original sources. .f1 Baldwin de Bethune, fought at Hastings, in Roll of Battle 1066. ancestor of ..e1 Adam de Beetham, c1180. married Sibilla, dau of Roger de Poictu?. and had child ...d1 Ralph. married Inguth?. and had child ....c1 Thomas, witnessed conveyance of land 1240, died 1249. married Aminia?, dau of Richard Fitz Roger. and had child .....b1 Ralph. married Felicia. and had child ......a1 Thomas, knight obtained charter for market in Beetham 1311. had children .......Z1 Robert, knight. married Maud. and had child ........Y1 Thomas, MP for Westmoreland, knight 1352. married Petronilla, dau of Sir Robert de Burton. and had children .........X1 Ralph, held manor of Beetham 1376. married Alice. and had child ..........W1 John, MP 1406-7, knighted 1407. married Margaret Tunstall. and had children ...........V1 Thomas, MP, knighted 1425. married Margaret. and had children ............U1 Edward. ............U2 Roger. had child .............T1 Agnes or Anne. married Sir R Middleton. ............U3 Anne. ............U4 Richard. ............U5 Jane. ............U6 Elizabeth. ...........V2 Addingham. ...........V3 Mabel. married Sir T de Strickland. ...........V4 Robert, dropped de from his name, wool merchant of Thirmby?. .........X2 Thomas, inherited Burton Hall, his descendants lived there until middle of 18th century. .......Z2 Eleanor. .......Z3 Heloise. ...M1 Edward Crossfield, died 1734? Whittington. married 1679 Whittington Elizabeth Betham, died 1707 Whittington. and had child ....L1 Margaret Crossfield, baptised 20.2.1680 Whittington, died 1763 Whittington, married 1st John Croft. married 1st 30.11.1704 John Croft. END