The Earliest Creswicks

The Earliest Known Creswicks

THESE EARLIEST CRESWICKS were not found in parish records. The few who are listed here have, in the main, been found in old manorial records and works by people who studied the surname many years ago. No doubt more information about them, and perhaps even more ancient family members, will come to light, and we hope to confirm their relationships. Their names in this list confirm that we have positive evidence of their existence.

ID No	Last Name	First Name	Birth year	Birth Place assumed	Death year	Death Place	Relationship or Note
1	de CRESEKE	Robert	ca 1230	Creswick			Crusader ?
2	de CRESWICK	Adam	ca 1250	Creswick	Aft 1300	Sheffield	The ‘famous’ Adam who held Onesacre land
3	de CRESWICK	Cecil	ca 1250	Creswick			Possibly Adam’s brother
4	de CRESWICK	William	ca 1280	Creswick			Son of Cecil id 3
5	de CRESWICK	Adam	ca 1280	Creswick			Mentioned as Adam's son An old Sheffield Manorial record spoke of 'Adam Creswick senior'.
6	de CRESWICK	Henry	ca 1310	Creswick			Father of Wm. Id8 ! Perhaps son of id 4 or5
T	de CRESWICK	Robertus	ca 1340	Creswick		London	Son of Henry id 6 and Agnes id
8	CRESWICK	William	Ca 1350	Creswick	1405	London	Son of Henry id 6
9	CRESWICK	John	Ca 1300	Creswick			A juror 1337
10	CRESWICK	Richard	Ca 1320	Sheffield			Father of Joan id 11
II	CRESWICK	Joan	Ca 1345	Sheffield			Dau of Richard id 10 Died 25 4 1361
12	CRESWICK	Hugh	CA 1 300	Creswick			Was in Ughill (Bradfield) 1334
13	CRESWICK	John	Ca 1340	Sheffield			In 1 375 witnessed a sale. Cousin and legatee of id8
14	CRESWICK	John	Ca 1400	Sheffield			In 1441 witnessed a sale
15		Joan	Aft 1405				Wife of Robertus id 7
16		Agnes					Wife of Robertus id
17	CRESWICK	?					Father of William id 18
18	CRESWICK	William	Ca 1310	Creswick			Father of John id 19 and son of id 17 Brother of Henry id 6
19	CRESWICK	John	Ca 1350	Sheffield			Son of William id 18
20		Agnes			Aft 1405		Wife of William Id 18
21		Alice			Aft 1405		Wife of William id 8

Below is an illustration of a probable family lineage based on the data above

First Generation

1. Robert CRESWICK. Born abt 1220.

Children:

2 i. Adam (~1240-)

3 ii. Cecil (~1250-)

Second Generation

2. Adam DE CRESWICK. Born abt 1240-50 in Creswick (Ecclesfield).

Child

Adam(Jnr.). Born abt 1280 in Creswick (Ecclesfield).

3. Cecil DE CRESWICK. Born abt 1250 in Creswick (Ecclesfield).

Child:

i. William. Born abt 1270 in de Creswick.

Child:

4 i. ? Perhaps William, (ca1310-)

Third Generation

4. ? Perhaps William, DE CRESWICK. Born ca 1310 in Ecclesfield.

Children:

5 i. Henry (~1310-<1405)

6 ii. William (~1310-<1405)

Fourth Generation

5. Henry DE CRESWICK. Born abt 1310 in Creswick (Ecclesfield). died bef 1405,

Henry married Agnes. Agnes died bef 1405.

They had the following children:

i. Robertus. Born abt 1340 in Sheffield. Robertus died in London in 1372, he was 32.

Robertus married Joan. Born in say 1350 in Sheffield. Joan died in alive 1405, she was 55.

ii. William. Born abt 1350 in Creswick (Ecclesfield)? William died in London in 1405, he was 55.

William married Alice, daughter of Richard ? & Agnes. Born in say 1360 in Sheffield. Alice died in London in alive 1405, she was 45.

6. William CRESWICK. Born abt 1310 in Sheffield. William died bef 1405,

Child:

i. John. Born abt 1340 Named in Will of 1405 as heir of his uncle William (id 8)