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Babington of Dethick

A Monumental Brass to the Babingtons lies on the chancel floor of the Church of St. Luke, Hickling, Nottinghamshire. It is set in a slab of green Derbyshire marble.

There are the remains of two shields at the head of the brass. These were formerly blazoned in their proper colours and enamel inlaid, but all traces of this have disappeared. The shield on the dexter side can be identified as having contained the Arms of Babington and the shield on the sinister side contained Babington impaling Fitz-Herbert of Norbury.

Radulph Babington's mother was Edith Fitz-Herbert, of Norbury, in the County of Derby. The rector of Hickling, together with his parents, two brothers, and sister are represented in effigy on a memorial tomb in Ashover Church, Derbyshire, of which place Dethick, their seat, was only a chapelry, in which burials were not allowed. Radulph, rector of Hickling, as shown in the accompanying pedigree, was the third son. On the Dethick monument he is represented vested in alb, tunicle, and tippet, his right hand upheld in benediction, in his left a book.

His grandfather, John Babington, was slain in 14S5 at the battle of Bosworth Field by Sir John (?) Blount, the Marshall.

In Nicholls' "Collectanea Topographica," vol. viii., p. 331, in a paper entitled "The Pedigree of the Family of Babington of Dethick and Kingston," occurs the following passage:
(i.e., third son of Thomas Babington, No. viii.), Ralph Babington, Bachelor of Laws and parson of Hintlesham, Co. Suffolk, LI D). Cambridge, 1503; rector of Hickling, Co. Notts.; a trustee, 23 Hen. VII., 1509, of his sister's marriage settlement with Greenhalge. In 1518, an executor under his father's will. Ob. 29th August, 1521 ; buried in Hickling Chancel.

Memorial to Babington of Dethick

There is a longer inscription above the figure upside down. It is as follows:—"Orate p. aia magri' Radi Babyngton filii Thome Babyngton de dethyk in Com' Derb Armigr in decretis bacularii quondam rector de hyklyng ...

"Pray for the soul of Master Radulph Babyngton, son of Thomas Babyngton, of Dethick, in County Derby, knight, bachelor in Canon Law, formerly rector of Hickling, who restored anew the dwelling-house of the same rectory, and built afresh many structures, and died the 29th day of August, in the year of the Lord 1521, after the 7th year of his rectorate. On whose soul may God have mercy. Amen."

Pedigree of Babington of Dethick

Source: The Monumental brasses of Nottinghamshire

Ashover

In Ashover Church was an alabaster slab to the memory of Thomas Babington and his wife Isabella. Thomas Babington, the son and heir of Sir John de Babington, of East Bridgeford, Notts., married Isabel, daughter and coheir of Robert Dethick, of Dethick, in the parish of Ashover. In his youth he sold his family estates to his brother, Sir William, who was Chief Justice of the King's Bench, in order to leave himself more free to engage in the wars against France. It is said that the sword and bow which he bore at Agincourt were long preserved at Dethick. The family chapel at Dethick had no rights of sepulture attached to it, and hence it came to pass that lie and his descendants, as lords of Dethick, were buried in their parish church of Ashover. Thomas and Isabella had issue two sons, the eldest of whom, Sir John Babington, married Isabella, daughter of Henry Bradburne, of Bradburne and the Hough. A window to his memory is noted under the account of Staveley Church, and there is a tomb to his wife at Ratcliff-on-Soar. They had issue two sons and six daughters, one of whom, Anna, was the wife of James Rolleston. The eldest son was Thomas Babington. At the east end of the south aisle was the Babington Quire, founded in 1511, by Thomas Babington, where he also erected a rood-screen and the singing gallery over it. Over one door were the arms of Babington impaling the unknown coat, and over another - Babington impaling Fitzherbert. Thomas Babington, on the death of his wife Editha, erected a monument to the joint memories of himself and his wife, within the chantry. Editha was the daughter of Ralph Fitzherbert of Norbury, by Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of John Marshall of Upton, Leics, and sister of Sir Anthony Fitzherbert,the celebrated judge.

According to 'Notes on Churches of Derbyshire', Thomas and Editha Babington had 15 children, their names on a monument in Ashover Church:

  1. Sir Anthony Babington. He had two wives, the first being Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of John Ormund, of Alfreton (she died in 1505), and the second Catherine, daughter of Sir John Ferrers, of Walton and Tamworth. He died in 1544, aged 69.
  2. John B. Knight of Rhodes, in which Order he held various important offices, the last being that of Grand Prior of Ireland, to which he was appointed in 1527. There was formerly a slab in the south aisle of Ashover, inscribed "John Babington 15"
  3. Ralph B. He was rector of Hiutlesham, Suffolk, and subsequently of Hickling, Notts. He took the degree of LI.D. at Cambridge in 1503, and died in 1521. He was buried in the chancel at Hickling.
  4. Rowland B., otherwise called Richard. He settled at Normanton, near Derby, and married Jane Ridge, of Kinway. He died in 1548, and was buried at St. Peter's, Derby.
  5. Humphrey B. who settled at Temple Rothley, in Leicester and married Eleanor, third daughter and co-heir of John Beaumont, of Wednesbury, Stafford. He died in 1544.
  6. Thomas B. He was rector of Yelvertoft, and died at Cambridge in 1511.
  7. William B. He married Joan, the eldest daughter and coheir of the above-mentioned John Beaumont; and secondly, Mary, daughter of John More.
  8. Robert B. He died in the Temple, London, where he was buried
  9. George B. died in infancy.
  10. Elizabeth B. died in infancy.
  11. Anne B. m1 George Leche(Leake), of Chatsworth, m2. Roger Greenhaugh, of Teversall, Notts.Lord of the manor of Rowthorn, in the parish of Ault Hucknall. She died in 1538, and is buried at Teversall.
  12. Catherine B. She married George Chaworth, of Winerton,Notts
  13. Dorothy B. She married Robert Rolleston, of Swarkestone.
  14. Jane B. She married George Meverell, of Throwley, Staffordshire.
  15. Elizabeth B. She married Philip Okeover, of Okeover, Staffordshire.
Thomas Babington died on the 13th March, 1518

 

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