Hotham Notes

The arms of Hotham of Scorborough
Or, on a bend sable, three mullets argent pierced gules

These genealogical notes on members of the family of Hotham of Scorborough between the years 1100 and 1500 are based largely on the “History and Chartulary of the Hothams of Scorborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire 1100-1700,” by Colonel Philip Saltmarshe, published in 1914, to which I have made updates, corrections and additions.

These notes are a compilation of my personal genealogical researches into the family of Hotham over several years. They cover the members of the family from the earliest recorded Hotham, Durand, son of William de Hotham, to my ancestor, Mary Hotham, daughter of Sir John Hotham X, who married Leonard Vavasour of Addingham. To the greatest extent possible, reference has been made to original sources or reliable secondary sources in the compilation of the material. Where no sources are given for any statements, the opinions expressed are my own.

The main additions to Saltmarshe's work are:

• The identification of Beatrice, daughter of John de Hotham III and Agnes de Heslerton as the wife of Sir Robert Hansard.
• The first marriage of Agnes, daughter of John de Hotham III to Robert de Middleton. 
• The first marriage to Sir Thomas del Strother for Maud, daughter of Sir John Hotham V. 
• The identification of Isabel wife of John Ellerker as a daughter of Sir John Hotham V. 
• Further biographical details for Ralph Hotham, M.P. 
• The identification of the birthplace of Sir John Hotham IX. 
• The date of death of Sir John Hotham IX. 
• The addition of Anne as a daughter of Sir John Hotham IX and her two marriages.

Notes:

1.    Wherever possible the modern TNA (The National Archives) references have been given for documents such as inquisitions post mortem. However, this has not been possible for most of Saltmarshe's references to legal cases in the Court of Common Pleas. Unfortunately, Colonel Saltmarshe does not give the membrane numbers of the cases and it is too time consuming to track them down.

© John M. Watson 2016