b. by 1506, 1st s. of Sir Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall by Jane, da. When Margaret Musgrave was born in 1480, in Edenhall, Cumberland, England, her father, Sir Edward Musgrave, was 19 and her mother, Alice Radcliffe, was 17. "Wharton.". The tradition respecting the Luck of Eden Hall is that the butler, going to fetch water from the well, called at St Cuthbertss well, which is near the hall, surprised a company of fairies who were dancing on the green, near the spring, where they had left this vessel, which the butler seized, and on his refusal to restore it, they uttered the ominous words. On reaching the wooded section along the river, there is an upper and a lower path. Ill. The case features the monogram IHS, an abbreviation of the Latin phrase 'Iesus Hominum Salvator' (Jesus, Saviour of Mankind), and it is possible that this religious symbol was intended as a protective charm. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, c1290-1937: deeds c1290-1826 and estate papers 1611-1937, incl Westmorland estates, family papers 1642-1853, household papers 1712-1899, 1665-1668: Cumberland (Soulsby and Kirkby Stephen) manorial papers, 1670-1952: deeds and papers, incl co Durham, 1640-1832: family and estate papers, accounts, manorial papers, etc, See County Archivist's reports, July-Sept 1993, Jan-Dec 1994, c1600-c1900: family and Warwicks estate papers, 1614-1889: additional documents incl list of tenants in manors of Great and Little Musgrave, Soulby and Bleatarn (1754-1756), About our 14th Baronet (1957-1970), Sir Charles MUSGRAVE. These include the Luck of Workington, thought to have been the travelling communion cup of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Luck of Muncaster, a glass drinking bowl kept at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass that, according to legend, was given to the castle's owner by Henry VI in 1461. "Pedigree of the family of Wharton of Westmorland (Lords Wharton). His widow received a grant of Thomass wardship on 1 May 1556 but the boy died in 1565. m. (1) by 1524, Elizabeth, da. As a Westmorland family, they were tenants and followers of the Cliffords, but in the latter half of the 15th century the marriage of Thomas Musgrave to the heiress of the Stapletons of Edenhall brought them into Cumberland, where the Cliffords were less powerful than the Dacres. In fact, fine, enamelled glass from the Middle East was a sought-after luxury commodity, traded into Europe by Venetian merchants. Married Frances WHARTON in 1602. While it is not the grandest example in our collection of glass from the 13th and 14th centuries, it is certainly the piece with the most intriguing story. The Luck of Eden Hall is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. 4th Baronet (1687-1704), Sir Christopher MUSGRAVE. . The need for the IHS charm on the cover was therefore all the greater. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. In Eden Hall, in Cumberland, the mansion of the knightly family of Musgrave for many generations, is carefully preserved, in a leathern case, an old painted drinking glass, which, according to the tradition of the neighborhood, was long ago left by fairies near a well not far from the house, with an inscription along with it to this effect: of Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington, Cumb., 1s. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. Geni requires JavaScript! The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Alan de Musegrave, which was dated 1228, in the "Curia Rolls of Northumberland". Five daughters. 340. Musgraves mother was a Curwen so that he already belonged to the cousinage, headed by Wharton, which was contesting the traditional mastery in the north of the Cliffords, Dacres and Percys. He was born the son of Philip Musgrave and the grandson of Sir Christopher Musgrave, 4th Baronet. Family and Education b. employed as Keeper of HM Ordinance at Chatham Kent. MP for Westmorland 1661 until his death in 1677. It belonged to the Musgrave family who lived in Eden Hall Mansion. warden of marches 1537.2, The Musgraves had lived at Musgrave itself until their acquisition of Hartley in the reign of Edward III. Although Musgrave should have had little to fear from his own reception, he was so pensive on his return to his London house in St. Botolphs without Aldersgate that his wife feared he had fallen in displeasure. and coheir of Adam de Carevile, lord of Carevile, co. Cumberland. It was built for Sir Philip Musgrave, and contained several handsome rooms, whose walls were decorated with family portraits and other paintings. 1da. Married Charlotte Catherine GRAHAM (of Netherby) on 20 Jun 1828. The Luck of Edenhall is an exceptionally fine and pristine example of 14th century luxury Islamic glass, made in Syria or Egypt, and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Musgrave Family of Shillington Manor - musgroves.co.uk They are traditionally known as a way to represent new life, growth, and moving on. 3rd s. of Sir Edward Musgrave of Hartley Castle by his 2nd w. Joan, da. There are 3083 profiles for the Musgrave family on Geni.com. The common superstition about all these special objects was that if they were broken, lost or sold, the 'luck' of their rich and fortunate owners would suddenly run out. The Luck of Edenhall V&A - Victoria and Albert Museum Edenhall Church, dedicated to St Cuthbert sits handsomely within the Estate parklands. CA11 8ST, 2023 Edenhall Estate. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. On October 4, 1353, King Edward III granted licence to crenellate the castle. was aged upwards of forty years at the death of his mother, 28 Edw. 15 Jan 1757, d. 24 Jul 1806 Citations The earliest record of the Musgraves is Gamel, Lord of Musgrave, noted as being "of the county of Westmorland and divers manors in county Cumberland, living in the time of King Edward the Confessor (1042-1065) predating the Norman Conquest. Born about 1463 - Edenhall Manor, Penrith, Cumberland, England; Deceased about 1531 - Chipchase, Northumberland, England,aged about 68 years old MUSGRAVE, JOHN (fl. Norman Conquest. Married Margaret HARRISON. The main hall was to be demolished in 1934, however all the beautiful gate houses and buildings remain today, not least the wonderful courtyard and clocktower that are so central to life on the Estate today. Died 19 Feb 1957 aged 61. Born 12 Jul 1794 at Marylebone, Middlesex. He served as sheriff of Westmorland for a time, see 36 Hen. marriage. [5], The original Eden Hall was extended in the 1700s from materials salvaged from the demolition of Hartley Castle, the ancestral home of the Musgrave family. 3 children from first and 12 children from second marriage. 12th Baronet (1881-1926), Sir Richard George MUSGRAVE Born 11 Oct 1872 at Edenhall. Put in charge of one Richie Grahame, who had been accused of warning the Scots of a projected Dacre raid (in which Musgrave was to have taken part), he had allowed his charge considerable freedom and Grahame had escaped: the Dacres accused him of negligence, but could not make the charge stick.4, On 18 Dec. 1529, the morrow of the close of the first session of the Parliament, Musgrave was appointed marshal of Berwick, being described in the grant as a knight of the body; 11 months later he was granted an annuity of 20 marks out of Penrith mills, Cumberland, during his fathers lifetime, and in April 1531 he was made constable of Bewcastle, with a further annuity of 20. Both were probably returned to the Parliament of June 1536, in accordance with the Kings general request for the re-election of the previous Members, and may have been again to that of 1539, for which the names of knights of the shire for Westmorland are unknown. Then in 1534 Musgrave struck at the Dacre power in the west marches. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 2 sons. This property then became the seat of this branch of the Musgrave family. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Baronet (25 December 1688 - 20 January 1736) of Eden Hall, Cumbria was an English baronet and politician. Born 1420 in Edenhall, Cumberland, England Ancestors Son of Richard Musgrave and Margaret (Betham) Musgrave Brother of Elinor (Musgrave) Thornborough, Thomas Musgrave and Isabel (Musgrave) Middleton Husband of Mariota (Stapleton) Musgrave married [date unknown] [location unknown] Descendants Father of Mary (Musgrave) Ridley Succeeded by his son Richard George. Every purchase supports the V&A. Died Jan 1735/6 aged 47 at Penwortham, Lancashire. 2. The present baronet is Sir Philip Musgrave, as yet under age; Eden-hall is in the possession of his mother Lady Musgrave, relict of the late Sir John Chardin Musgrave, Bart. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. John Musgrave; Joane Martindale and Margaret Heron Parishes: Edenhall - Grinsdale | British History Online The surname is of toponymic origin, from the Anglo Saxon mus for "mouse" and grav for "mossy plain". Edward Musgrave, aged 30, is his son and heir. King's falconer, from Meus, Saxon, the place where the hawks were kept. 7th Baronet (1795-1806), Sir John Chardin MUSGRAVE. III; Sir Richard de Musgrave, chivaler, son and heir; Sir Robert de Musgrave, knt., lord of Musgrave, son and heir; The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers by George MacDonald Fraser. of Bewcastle, Knt. The Coat of Arms granted to Sir Thomas Musgrave in the reign of Edward 111 (1327 - 1377) depicts six gold annulets, three, two and one, on a red shield. Her Husband George Musgrave died 2 children and it is their 8th child, George Musgrave born 1682 that links Musgrave married Margaret Kennedy at Shillington 19th August 1790. [1] Musgrave died at Eden Hall at the age of 70. Geni requires JavaScript! Richard Musgrave (1420-aft.1485) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree Eden Hall It was then rebuilt in 1821 by the architect Sir Robert Smirke, the same architect of The Royal Opera House and The British Museum. [5], Adam de Musgrave, lord of Great and Little Musgrave, co. Westmorland, in right of his father's inheritance, and lord of half the manor of Carevile, co. Cumberland, in right of his mother, in the time of King John and Henry III. It was rebuilt in 1821 employing the architect Sir Robert Smirke and rebuilt again in white stone in an Italianate style in the late 1860s. to our family. His second wifes death had made matters worse, and both Cromwell and, less directly, Archbishop Cranmer, a kinsman of the Tamworths, got involved in them. over the centuries they had established a large family house named Eden (transcribed by Jeremy Goodwin, published by Cumbria FHS 2002). In March 1540 he was writing about his parlous state to Cromwell, who had had an inventory taken of Musgraves goods at Putney: pointing to his service against Dacre and during the rebellion he observed tartly, Others of that country have been advanced for less. We know this because it has its own finely decorated leather case, probably made less than a century after the glass, in France or England. The legend continued to cast its spell, both privately and publicly. He succeeded his father in 1689 and his grandfather as 5th Baronet in 1704. Sir George showed us where the cup was kept, there was an Iron door and stone wall, in case of fire, the Cup was then put into a tin box. Known as the 'Luck of Edenhall', this large beaker (drinking glass) of translucent, orange-tinged glass is one of the most exceptional objects in the Museum's glass collection. In the course of the Parliament the two were to forge their own alliance, Blenkinsops son marrying Musgraves sister. Born 31 Aug 1838 at Edenhall. Hen. "XV. A branch of the family lived in the mansion of Edenhall - a mythology probably based on Tennyson's Poem "The Luck of Eden Hall" whose fortune was assured by a lucky glass beaker which survived from the 14th century the Luck of Edenhall. I. m. (1) by 1524, Elizabeth, da. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Wednesday before St. Luke the Evangelist, 7 Hen. and h. of Philip Denkaring, wid. George Musgrave married Sarah Rosell in 1725. Musgrave purchased from the crown the rectories of Kirkby Stephen and Warcop, both in Westmorland, in June 1549 for 1,441, but later sold that of Kirkby Stephen to Baron Wharton, reserving to himself certain tithes. She married John Heron III about 1516, in Bitchfield, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. The family name may be derived from several etymological possibilities. 19th Sept 1859 at Gordon Square. They were elevated to nobility in 1611 when Richard Musgrave (1582-1615)2 bought the title Baronet to affirm his loyalty to King James I.3 Lovecraft seems to A number of English placenames contain "mus" as a first element, including Musbury (Lancashire), "mouse-burrow", and Muscoates (Yorkshire), "mouse-infested huts".