Sir John Ludlow, of Stokesay & Hodnet

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Lord John de Ludelowe, of Stokesay & Hodnet

Also Known As: "John Ludelowe"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stokesay, Ludlow, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: after circa 1382
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Laurence de Ludlowe, of Stokesay & Hodnet and Hawisse d'Ervassal
Husband of Lady Joan de Sibbeton
Father of Richard (Sir) de Ludelowe, of Stokesay & Hodnet; Sir John de Ludlowe and Thomas de Ludelowe
Brother of William de Ludlow and Roger de Ludlow

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About Sir John Ludlow, of Stokesay & Hodnet

  • Sometimes listed as the son of Sir William de Ludelowe. There are so many related Ludlows around at this time that there is some confusion as to the generation they belong to.

http://www.ludlowfamilytree.org/shrewsbury/shrewsburybook.htm lists him as a son of Laurence and Hawise and provides the following information:

  • Owner of Stokesay Castle, Salop (ancient name for Shropshire)
  • Property owned: in Hodnet.
  • Wool merchant.
  • Steward of the King's Castle of Montgomery in Montgomeryshire, Wales.
  • 1357 Knight of the Shire for Salop
  • from 1358 to 1377 attended Parliament six times
  • from 1360 to 1362 High Sheriff of Salop (the oldest secular office under the Crown)
  • 1377.JP
  • 1378 High Sheriff of Salop (principal law enforcement officer in the county)
  • 1382 IPM naming Richard de Ludelowe as son and heir.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/explore/medieval-part-1/la...

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Sir John Ludlow, of Stokesay & Hodnet's Timeline

1325
February 8, 1325
Stokesay, Ludlow, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
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1365
Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
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1382
Age 56
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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