Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 1431 or after.
Place of Death: unknown.
William was of Wrockwardine, Shropshire.
Relationships
Father: William Cludde (I).
This relationship is given by the Shropshire VCH (v. 11, sub Wrockwardine) and by Herbert (p. 162).
Mother: Margaret of Orleton.
This relationship is given by the Shropshire VCH (v. 11, sub Wrockwardine).
Spouse: a Brereton of Brereton.
This relationship is given by Herbert (p. 163).
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Thomas Cludde married Mary Corbet.
Evidence
Herbert (p. 162): “[William Cludde] occurs on a jury at Wellington on 4 February 1382-3, and at Shrewsbury 30 June, 1392. On 13 July, 1384, he entered the Shrewsbury Gild Merchant, and paid a fine of 40s. on his admission:
‘Willelmus filius Williami Clodde de Wrocwardyn, xls.’
In 1403, William Cludde and William Dyere chaplain occur as executors of the will of Roger de Leton, and John Parkere of Shuffenhale (Shifnal) is summoned Oct. 12th, touching a debt of £20 due to the estate. (Patent, 4 Hen. IV, p. 1, m.31.)
from the Shropshire Archives catalogue:
3365/67/11
1399-1400
Election of new officials [Shrewsbury]
Coroners
6 supersedentes: ….William Cludde…
6000/3608
7 Feb 1427
“William Cludole of Wrokewardyn” witnesses a gift of Mosely manor.
from Feudal Aids:
[1431]
Hundredum de Bradford
Willelmus Cludde de Wrokwardyn in eodem comitatu, frankeleyn, tenet certa terras et tenementa in Erleton per servicium decime partis j.f.m. quod valet etc. xl. s.
References
Herbert, Florentia C. “The History of Wrockwardine” in Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 4th series v. 8, pt. 2 (1922).
A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11. (Victoria County History, 1985).