Knowledge (XXG)

William Pole (died 1587)

Source 📝

474:"Heer lieth the body of Katherin daughter of Alexander Popham of Huntworthi in the counti of Somerset Esquir., the sister of Sir John Popham, knight, Lo. Chief Justice of England, lately the wief of William Pole Esquier the Elder unto whom shee brought foorth William Pole, knight, and Dorothe the wife first of Thomas Erle Esquier, secondly of Walter Vaughan, knight, which were liveing and Alexander, Hugh, Richard, Arthur and Amy which died younge. She died the 28 of October 1588 unto the memori of whome Sr. Wm. Pole Knig. her son hath set this monument". 135: 234:; wch. John was sonne of John and of Jone his wife da. of Robert Code of Cornwall; which John was sonne of Arture & of Johan, da. and heire of John Pole; which Arture was second sonne of Sr. Wm. Pole of Pole in Wirral in the county of Chester, knight, & of his wife da. of Sr. William Manwaring of Pyver(?). He hath left behind only on sonne named William & on daught. names Dorothie maried to Thomas Erle of Charbrough, Esquier. He dyed the XVth of August A(nn)o 1587 beinge of the age of lxxii yeares and vi dayes". 453: 202: 334: 374: 194: 283: 38: 248:. The senior line of the Cheshire Poles had held the manor of Pool since the 13th century and remained seated there until the early 1820s. Pool Hall, demolished in about 1938, was a Tudor house re-built by Thomas Pole in about 1574, as indicated by that date having been carved on the hall fireplace. The east front of the house faced the River Mersey, and the site was purchased by 343: 252:
Mersey Mills Paper Limited, paper manufacturers, which constructed a factory on the site in 1921, now known as "North Road, Ellesmere Port". In the 1840s the house was described by W. Mortimer as "the finest ancient manor house in Cheshire". The house, which had long been derelict, was destroyed to
239:
Thus on his paternal side he was descended from the Pole family of Cheshire, into which family was married his great-great grandmother Johan Pole, the heiress of the Poles of Ford in the parish of Musbury, Devon, which were unrelated families bearing different armorials: The Poles of Cheshire bore:
314:
shortly after 1955. In 1562 he acquired from Petre a lease for 1,200 years of the Shute estate, the freehold of which was not purchased until 1788 by his descendant the 6th Pole baronet. By coincidence the Pole family of Ford in Devon were distantly descended from Alexander Bonville, a younger
319:
at Shute in 1380. Alexander had married the heiress Hawise de la Forde, and thereafter had adopted for himself and his descendants the surname de la Forde. It was his great-great-granddaughter Johan Pole de la Forde who married Arthur Pole of the Cheshire Poles. He also acquired the manor of
416:. By his second wife he had seven children, only two of whom lived beyond childhood, as is stated on the brass plaque on his monument and on the monument of his wife Katherine Popham, erected by his son the antiquary in the Pole Chapel in Colyton Church: 468:
The monument to Katherine Popham (d.1588) stands adjacent to the left (north) of the monument to her husband William Pole (d.1587), and shows her kneeling surrounded by her seven children. Underneath is a tablet with the following inscription in relief:
697: 290:, believed to have been built by William Pole, Esq., shortly after his purchase of the house. He enlarged the house itself, but his work is indistinguishable from the works also effected by his son the antiquary 269:
and before 1547 was elected Fellow of that institution, Bencher in 1556, Autumn Reader in 1557, Lent Reader in 1557 and was elected to the position of considerable trust of Treasurer in 1564. He served as
520:
He died on 15 August 1587 aged 72 years and 6 days, as is stated on his monument erected by his son the antiquary in the Pole Chapel, Colyton Church, where he was buried.
456:
Monument to Katherine Popham (d.1588), wife of William Pole (1515-1587), Pole Chapel, Colyton Church. To the left is the red marbleised monument of her grandson
579: 230:, Esq. Ye said Wm. was sonne of Wm. & of Agnes daught. of John Drake of Ashe wch. Wm. was sonne of John & of Edith daught of Rychard Tytherleigh of 213:
in the parish of Musbury, Devon, an eminent and ancient Devon family. His full pedigree, showing his descent from the ancient family of "Pool" of Pool Hall,
55: 166: 361:
Baron: azure seme of Fleurs-de-lys or a lion rampant argent (Pole) impaling femme: Argent, on a chief gules two buck's heads cabossed or (Popham)
253:
allow for later expansion of the works. The clock which once occupied a gable of the house was saved and is now situated in the Boat Museum of
174: 674:
Miller, Helen & Hasler, P. W., biography of William Pole (1515-1587), published in History of Parliament: House of Commons 1558-1603, 1981
170: 722: 702: 707: 460:(d.1658) and to the left is the monument to her husband. On the base of her monument is a large depiction of the Pole arms on a white 102: 639:, Memorials of the West, Historical and Descriptive, Collected on the Borderland of Somerset, Dorset and Devon, Exeter, 1888, p.230 121: 545: 74: 479:
Four shields with armorials are displayed on the frieze of the monument supported by two pairs of Corinthian columns, as follows:
408:
Secondly, before 1559, to Katherine Popham, (d.1588), daughter of Alexander Popham, MP, of Huntworth, Somerset, and sister of Sir
409: 150:
surround on base of monument to Katherine Popham (d.1588), wife of William Pole (d.1587), Esquire, Pole Chapel, Colyton Church
81: 214: 158: 59: 320:
Charmouth, seven miles from Shute from Petre in 1575, and presented a silver chalice to Charmouth Church in that same year.
636: 393:
and Mayor of Lyme Regis in 1551, and twice a widow, firstly of John Strowbridge (d.1539) of Streat Hayne in the parish of
88: 587: 226:"Here lieth the body of William Pole late of Shute, Esq., deceased who maryd Kateryn daught. of Alexander Popham of 70: 48: 717: 712: 217:, Cheshire is inscribed on a brass plaque on his monument erected by his son the antiquary in the Pole Chapel in 457: 420: 182: 134: 315:
brother of Sir William II Bonville (d.1407), Sheriff of Somerset, Dorset and Devon, who built the mediaeval
310:, Colyton, for £300. This property thenceforth became the main seat of the family until it was given to the 177:
in 1559. He acquired lands in East Devon and was the founder of the influential and wealthy Pole family of
452: 356: 201: 640: 274:
of Devon and Dorset from about 1559, and as legal counsel to the town of Lyme Regis from about 1564.
692: 687: 488: 271: 162: 95: 377:
Effigy of Katherine Popham (d.1588), 2nd wife of William Pole (d.1587), Pole Chapel, Colyton Church
333: 546:"POLE (POLEY), William I (1515-87), of Colyford and Shute, Devon. | History of Parliament Online" 413: 402: 205:
Genealogical brass inscription on monument of William Pole (d.1587), Pole Chapel, Colyton Church
373: 398: 303: 209:
He was the only son of William Pole by his second wife Agnes Drake, daughter of John Drake of
193: 307: 287: 394: 311: 254: 218: 426:
Dorothie Pole, married firstly Thomas Erle of Charbrough, secondly Sir Walter Vaughan.
282: 681: 299: 139: 17: 397:
and secondly of William Beamonte (d.1547), probably a scion of the Beaumont family
266: 210: 178: 351:
One of several escutcheons on monument of William Pole (d.1587), Colyton Church:
231: 157:(1515–1587), Esquire, was a lawyer and speculator in church lands following the 37: 650:
Inscription on monument of her mother Katherine Popham (d.1588), Colyton Church
390: 316: 461: 227: 147: 698:
Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
295: 381:
He married twice and produced children from the second marriage only:
342: 659:
Skinner, A.J.P., Devon Notes & Queries, Vol.IX, Jan 1916-Oct 1917
485:
Paly of six argent and azure, on a bend gules three cinquefoils or
249: 385:
Firstly to Thomasine Tudboll (d.1556), daughter of John Tudboll (
197:
Monument of William Pole (d.1587), Pole Chapel, Colyton Church
31: 584:
The Whitby High School - Ellesmere Port Local History Pages
510:
Argent, a saltire gules between four eagles displayed azure
671:
Bridie, Marion F., The Story of Shute, Axminster, 1955
505:. Isabel Knoell was JKatherine's paternal grandmother. 144:
Azure semé of fleurs de lis or, a lion rampant argent.
62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 242:Azure seme of fleurs-de-lys a lion rampant argent 185:(1561-1635), the antiquary, historian of Devon. 503:Gules, on a bend argent three escallops sable 181:, Devon. He was the father of the famous Sir 8: 306:, the "house, materials and furniture" of 122:Learn how and when to remove this message 451: 372: 281: 200: 192: 133: 609:Bridie, foreword by Sir John Carew Pole 528: 7: 496:Sable, six hirondelles 3,2,1, argent 491:, Glamorgan, was Katherine's mother. 60:adding citations to reliable sources 302:, principal Secretary of State to 27:Member of the Parliament of England 25: 550:www.historyofparliamentonline.org 298:, Devon, he purchased from Sir 142:of Cheshire and of Shute, Devon: 341: 332: 36: 423:(1561-1635), the antiquary, MP. 244:, whilst the Devon Poles bore: 47:needs additional citations for 637:Rogers, William Henry Hamilton 535:Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.645 159:Dissolution of the Monasteries 1: 494:Stradling impaling Arundell: 71:"William Pole" died 1587 618:Bridie, p.78, pedigree chart 448:Monument to Katherine Popham 723:Members of the Inner Temple 483:Popham impaling Stradling: 739: 458:Sir John Pole, 1st Baronet 367:: recreated arms of Popham 708:English MPs 1553 (Mary I) 508:Knoell impaling Hampden: 501:Popham impaling Knoell: 389:Tudbold), a merchant of 286:Elizabethan gateway of 627:Hamilton Rogers, p.230 477: 465: 429:Alexander (died young) 378: 324:Marriages and children 291: 265:He studied law at the 237: 206: 198: 151: 703:English MPs 1545–1547 471: 455: 376: 285: 223: 204: 196: 137: 18:William Pole (d.1587) 487:. Joan Stradling of 435:Richard (died young) 56:improve this article 600:Miller & Hasler 438:Arthur (died young) 246:A buck's head gules 466: 414:Lord Chief Justice 403:manor of Gittisham 379: 292: 207: 199: 152: 489:St Donat's Castle 432:Hugh (died young) 221:Church in Devon: 132: 131: 124: 106: 16:(Redirected from 730: 718:Burials in Devon 713:English MPs 1559 660: 657: 651: 648: 642: 634: 628: 625: 619: 616: 610: 607: 601: 598: 592: 591: 586:. Archived from 576: 570: 567: 561: 560: 558: 556: 542: 536: 533: 516:Death and burial 441:Amy (died young) 345: 336: 173:in 1553 and for 127: 120: 116: 113: 107: 105: 64: 40: 32: 21: 738: 737: 733: 732: 731: 729: 728: 727: 678: 677: 668: 663: 658: 654: 649: 645: 635: 631: 626: 622: 617: 613: 608: 604: 599: 595: 590:on 5 July 2012. 578: 577: 573: 568: 564: 554: 552: 544: 543: 539: 534: 530: 526: 518: 450: 371: 370: 369: 368: 355:: Arms of Pole 348: 347: 346: 338: 337: 326: 308:Old Shute House 288:Old Shute House 280: 263: 191: 128: 117: 111: 108: 65: 63: 53: 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 736: 734: 726: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 680: 679: 676: 675: 672: 667: 664: 662: 661: 652: 643: 629: 620: 611: 602: 593: 571: 562: 537: 527: 525: 522: 517: 514: 513: 512: 506: 499: 492: 449: 446: 445: 444: 443: 442: 439: 436: 433: 430: 427: 424: 406: 350: 349: 340: 339: 331: 330: 329: 328: 327: 325: 322: 312:National Trust 279: 278:Lands acquired 276: 262: 259: 255:Ellesmere Port 190: 187: 161:who served as 146:Arms shown on 130: 129: 44: 42: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 735: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 685: 683: 673: 670: 669: 665: 656: 653: 647: 644: 641: 638: 633: 630: 624: 621: 615: 612: 606: 603: 597: 594: 589: 585: 581: 575: 572: 566: 563: 551: 547: 541: 538: 532: 529: 523: 521: 515: 511: 507: 504: 500: 497: 493: 490: 486: 482: 481: 480: 476: 475: 470: 463: 459: 454: 447: 440: 437: 434: 431: 428: 425: 422: 418: 417: 415: 411: 407: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 383: 382: 375: 366: 362: 358: 354: 344: 335: 323: 321: 318: 313: 309: 305: 301: 300:William Petre 297: 289: 284: 277: 275: 273: 268: 260: 258: 256: 251: 247: 243: 236: 235: 233: 229: 222: 220: 216: 212: 203: 195: 188: 186: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 149: 145: 141: 136: 126: 123: 115: 104: 101: 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: –  72: 68: 67:Find sources: 61: 57: 51: 50: 45:This article 43: 39: 34: 33: 30: 19: 655: 646: 632: 623: 614: 605: 596: 588:the original 583: 580:"Poole Hall" 574: 569:Bridie, p.80 565: 553:. Retrieved 549: 540: 531: 519: 509: 502: 495: 484: 478: 473: 472: 467: 421:William Pole 386: 380: 364: 360: 352: 293: 267:Inner Temple 264: 245: 241: 238: 225: 224: 208: 183:William Pole 155:William Pole 154: 153: 143: 118: 112:October 2012 109: 99: 92: 85: 78: 66: 54:Please help 49:verification 46: 29: 693:1587 deaths 688:1515 births 555:11 November 410:John Popham 294:In 1560 at 232:Tytherleigh 682:Categories 524:References 412:(d.1607), 391:Lyme Regis 317:hall house 304:Queen Mary 167:Lyme Regis 82:newspapers 462:strapwork 228:Huntworth 175:West Looe 169:in 1545, 148:strapwork 464:surround 359:Popham: 357:impaling 296:Colyford 171:Bridport 138:Arms of 666:Sources 401:of the 395:Colyton 250:Bowater 219:Colyton 189:Origins 96:scholar 261:Career 215:Wirral 98:  91:  84:  77:  69:  399:lords 387:alias 365:right 179:Shute 103:JSTOR 89:books 557:2023 419:Sir 353:left 165:for 140:Pole 75:news 211:Ash 58:by 684:: 582:. 548:. 363:; 272:JP 257:. 163:MP 559:. 498:. 405:. 125:) 119:( 114:) 110:( 100:· 93:· 86:· 79:· 52:. 20:)

Index

William Pole (d.1587)

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"William Pole" died 1587
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Pole
strapwork
Dissolution of the Monasteries
MP
Lyme Regis
Bridport
West Looe
Shute
William Pole


Ash
Wirral
Colyton
Huntworth
Tytherleigh
Bowater

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.