1285 - William?

William s/o Henry de Tildenne

is mentioned in, possibly as the son of a second marriage, the 1613 memorial at S Giles, Wormshill:

" ... Sir Henry Tylden, married Phillipa de Boteler (daughter of Sir Richard Boteler of Lancashire). Their son, Sir William Tylden, married Constance daughter of Rodolphus Gannett.."

(Note: at this point, we know Henry de Tyldenne married Alice but I have yet to see any documents mentioning Phillipa de Boteler.)

IN THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Either he, or his son Willliam, is the "Willelmus Tyldenne in Tylmanstone," Kent, is listed as one of the Archbishop of Canterbury's tenants in the 20th year of King Edward III (1346) - page 120 of the attached Kent Archaeology report

WILLIAM PROPOSED ANCESTRY OF MAIDSTONE TYLDENS

John Tilden writes that WIlliam (p 2) - "is probably ancestor of the Tyldens of Leeds, Maidstone , Wormshill, Brenchley , Milsted and Broxley , Kent: as William de Tyldenne (1) of that branch."

Assuming this is correct, which we do not know, we do not know at what point the Maidstone lineage of Robert (1404?) and Andrew Tylden (1450?) departs from that of the Tylden's of Milsted. Their pedigree, as recorded at St Giles, states Sir William Tylden was the father of:

• Sir William Tylden who served under the Black Prince in the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.
• His son Sir Thomas Tylden married Alice, daughter of Robert Holmes, Lord of Tranmere, County Chester.
• His son, Sir John Tylden married Isabel, daughter of Sir Roger Cotgreave, Lord of Tattenhall, Cheshire.
• His son, Sir William Tylden of Wormshill marred Elizabeth Tonge and died in 1613
• His son Richard Tylden of Milsted married Elizabeth Toke. Their legitimate children were John, Richard, William, Anne, Elizabeth and Eleanor. John and Richard died without producing a male heir and so the estate passed to William (who left the stone in 1613).

(There are obviously several generations missing from this genealogy, and I have yet to see most of the alleged personalities and relationships fact checked .)