James Strangeways

1415 - 1480  (65 years)

• Name	James Strangeways  [1]
  Birth	1415	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	1455
  	A Yorkist, he fought at the 1st battle of St Albans
  Elected	1461
  	Speaker of the House of Commons
  Death	20 Aug 1480	England   [1]
  Burial	London, England   [1]
  Person ID	I14341	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir James Strangeways,   b. Abt 1382   d. 1426 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Joan Orrell,   b. Abt 1386, Ardsley, Yorkshire, England d. 1417, Yorkshire, England (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Darcy
  Children	1. Sir Richard Strangeways,   b. Abt 1433, Yorkshire, England d. Abt 13 Apr 1488, Yorkshire, England (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1415 - England Death - 20 Aug 1480 - England Burial - - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-STRANGEWAYS Arms of Strangways: Sable, two lions passant paly of six argent and gules -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Strangeways

  
  

• Sources

  [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, James Strangeways 1415-1480. Sir James Strangeways was the son of Sir James Strangeways and Joan Orrell. He was a Yorkist, he fought at the 1st battle of St Albans in 1455, Blore Heath in 1459, Wakefield in 1460, (when he was reported as killed) and Towton in 1461. He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1446, 1453, and 1469 and was returned for the county to the parliaments of 1449 and 1460. He was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons in the first parliament of Edward IV, which met in November 1461. He died in 1480 and was buried in Southwark Cathedral. He had married twice; firstly Elizabeth Darcy, (daughter of Sir Philip Darcy, 6th Baron Darcy of Knayth), with whom he had at least 11 children. He married secondly Elizabeth Eure. His grandson, also Sir James Strangeways is often confused with his grandfather. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140352329/james-strangeways