Family origins Goodricke baronets

richard goodricke (1524–1581/2) in 1574 unknown artist.

the family of county of somerset, , there moved lincolnshire, upon marriage of henry goodricke, third son of robert goodricke, of nortingley, lincolnshire heiress, miss strickford.

in lincolnshire goodrickes flourished 6 subsequent generations, until henry goodricke, (third , youngest son of william goodricke, —brother of thomas goodricke (1494–1554), lord bishop of ely, , lord chancellor of england of edward vi— purchased ribston , other estates, in yorkshire, charles brandon, duke of suffolk in 1542.

henry goodricke married margaret, daughter , co-heiress of sir christopher lawson, knt. of london, , dying in 1556, succeeded eldest son:

richard goodricke, of ribston, in yorkshire, born in 1524. high sheriff of yorkshire in 1579, , died in 1581. married clare, daughter of richard norton, of norton comers, in yorkshire , succeeded eldest son:

richard goodricke, born in 1560 , high sheriff of yorkshire in 1591. married meriol, daughter of william, lord eure, , dying in 1601, succeeded eldest son:

who according john burke writing in 1844 sir john goodricke, knt. married jane, daughter of sir john saville, of methley, in yorkshire, knt. succeeded son sir john goodricke, 1st baronet;

but according thomas wotton writing in 1741 1st baronet s father had given name of henry , not john , give following details: sir henry goodricke, knt. born in 1580 , died in july 1641. married jane, daughter of sir john savile of methley in yorkshire, knt., 1 of barons of exchequer, (and second wife mary daughter of john robison of ryther, ) @ length heiress brother of whole blood, sir henry savile, bart. there twelve children marriage, of 3 daughters, jane, , elizabeth, died unmarried, , mary, married richard hawksworth, of hawksworth, in yorkshire. esq; , 9 sons, 3 survived father, viz. sir john, eldest, @ death. 2. savile goodricke, esq; died @ vienna, aged 32; and, 3. sir francis, married hester, daughter of peter warburton, of grange, in cheshire, esq; died without issue, in august 1674, @ durham, chancellor.