| What is this site about? |
| This site is
concerned with the genealogy of the historical
Scales families of the first 450 years after the
Norman Conquest and their immediate descendants.
The material is relevant to all present bearers
of the Scales name, as it is quite likely that we
all descend from those early families even though
none of us can establish a direct line. I have
integrated a lot of material from different
sources here and this is probably the most
comprehensive rendering of the story of the early
Scales families in one location on the Web. |
| I hope this
site proves interesting to other Scaleses out
there. I'd be glad to hear of any further
information that could be used on the site. |
| A
Quick Introduction |
| The Scales name
arrived in England with Hardwin de Scalers,
supporter of William the Conqueror. His
descendants split into two branches, one headed
by each of his sons, which are referred to as the
Reed and Shelford branches. |
| The primary
line of the Reed branch in Hertfordshire
terminated with the death of Anne de Scalers in
1493. The primary line of the Shelford branch,
seated at Caxton in Cambridgeshire, terminated
with the death of Lucy de Scalers in 1256. |
| Lucy de Scalers
married into the de Freville family and her
primary line held Caxton Manor until the time of
William de Freville in 1424. A secondary line
married into the Marmion family in 1291 and
acquired Tamworth Castle for the de Frevilles.
This line ended in 1418 with the death of the
last Baldwin de Freville. |
| A secondary
line of the Reed branch became the Middleton
branch in Norfolk. This line became the Barons
Scales and ended with Robert 7th Baron Scales,
the most famous member of the family, and the
death of his daughter Elizabeth de Scales,
sister-in-law of Edward IV, in 1483. |
| The heirs of
the Middleton branch were the de Felbrigg family,
one of whose descendants was Sir William Tyndale,
protestant reformer and translator of the Bible
into English, and the Howard family, whose
descendants included Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of
Norfolk (prominent politician to Henry VIII),
Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I. |
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