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William Calverley, Sir (1445 - c. 1507)

Son and heir of Sir William Calverley (d. 1488) by Agnes Tempest (d. 1467). The family settled in Claverley in ancient times. Probably the "Sir W. Claverley" who received a letter from Sir Henry Wentworth "upon the Landing of Perkyn Warbeck 1497" (Ducatus, 550). Relationships: William Calverley was a correspondent of Sir Henry Wentworth (1448-1499/1501)

 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
 References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

Of private Persons, the oldest is Sir Henry Wentworth to Sir W. Calverley upon the Landing of Perkyn Warbeck 1497. Garter Wrythesley concerning the Funeral of Qu. Elizabeth, Wife to Hen. 7. Mr. Tho. Perkyn concerning Muskelborough Castle. The following Names are taken out of a vast Number of the Clergy and Laity, as more eminent for Learning, Benefactions, or military Atchievements, &c.