Biography of Elizabeth Lewes
On 23 Feb 1680 Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall (age 29) and Elizabeth Lewes were married.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Jan 1690. Sonday, was not at church; dined at home with Mainwaring, his brother, my brother & Minshall; in the evening my [her husband] sonne (age 39) & his wife came to see us; past 6, I went to Woods; went with him to Nag's Head; there was also Mainwaring & Cooper; we parted before 9; came home.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 06 Jun 1690. Friday, Bidolph & Mainwaring dined at home; some of the King's officers came to prepare the house, &c. & provision for the King; Golding the cook came to visit us; Bidolph & Bills, &c. went to shoote; Mainwaring went to Chester; severall people came with provisions; the Gentleman Usher & 2 other King's servants with him supt, stayd all night; soe did some of the rest; my [her husband] sonne (age 39), his wife & children came from London & Jack Whitley & his wife; they went with Fowler & his coach to Chester; my sonne wife & children lay at Mr Traverse's; Roger came from London late at night, lay here;.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 17 Jun 1690. Tuesday, Mainwaring, Bidolph & I went to Chester (soe did my [her husband] sonne (age 39), his wife, &c.) & cosen Whitley; we dined at Angells; visited G.Mainwaring (age 47) & his wife; I went to 4 o'clock prayers; then waited on the Bishop; Dr Fog was there; then went to Jacksons; there was 2 Mainwarings Streete, Taylor (awhile) cosen Booth, Basker[ile) [fo. 119v] June. Farington, my sonne, Parry, Morgan,&c. we parted past 7; Bidolph & Mainwaring went home with me in the coach.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 03 Jul 1690. Thursday, I left Ruabon, past 12; called on cosen Powell; did not light; came to Chester about 4; lighted at Angells; there was Doctor, his wife, sister Anne; my [her husband] sonne (age 39) & his wife; Streete came thither to us; he, my sonne & I went to Jacksons; the Governor came to us & Sir William Gleg; then Captaine Bub:, another Gentleman, & Bell; I left them presently, went home with my daughters.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 22 Jul 1690. Tuesday, Huson came about 7 from Frodesly; went with Tomkinson to Mold faire about 10; my [her husband] sonne (age 39), his wife, children & Sidney went to Chester & Aston past 10; some men came with poll money from Manley (past 11) payed it to Houseman; about 2, Palin & 3 others brought wood from Bechin, they did eate in the buttry, & retorned about 3: 23. Wednesday, Tomkinson retorned from Mold; in the evening Radley came to see me; stayd ½ houer;,&c. in the morning Coles of Lichfeild called for some things for Bidolph, went away in a short tyme.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Nov 1690. Wednesday, Mr Taylor & his brother Ball dined with us; went past 3; at the same tyme my [her husband] sonne (age 39), his wife, children & servants: went to Chester; soe towards London.
On 28 Apr 1696 [her husband] Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall (age 45) died.
Elizabeth Lewes was born to Thomas Lewes Vintner of Little St Helens London.
[her son] Roger Whitley was born to Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall and Elizabeth Lewes.