Strelley and Pegge of Beauchief
In 1537 Sir Nicholas Strelley, the captain of Berwick obtained a grant from the Crown on the site of the recently disolved Beauchief Abbey. In 1547 Sir Nicholas Strelley sold to Francis Earl of Shrewsbury all his lands in Sheffield.
Sir Nicholas Strelley had by three wives numerous issue.
His acquisitions at Beauchief, he settled on his second son Nicholas Strelley and later by a deed of May 1546, he demised the manor of Ecclesall to this same Nicholas for 80 years. In 1548 on reversion after the expiration of the eighty years was conveyed to the King.
Sir Nicholas Strelley died in August, 1561 and his son Nicholas Strelley died in 1602 and was buried at Sheffield in October of that year, where also interred were four children of his son and heir Gervase Strelley.
Ralph PEGGE was born about 1545 at Shirley, Derbyshire, he married unknown about 1569. Son Humphrey PEGGE was born about 1570 at Osmaston.
Hunphrey married about 1599 at Osmaston and his son Edward was born about 1600 at Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Edward Pegge married about 1621 at Stanshope, Staffs to Anne JACKSON (B.1601), daughter of Henry JACKSON (b.1577) and Anne BRUEN (b.1580). They had a son Edward, born 1622/1623 at Beauchief.
Edward, High Sherriff of Derby, married twice; first to Gertrude STRELLEY (b.abt.1631) on 17 Jul 1648 at Norton, Derbys. Secondly to Anne CLARKSON (b.abt.1626). Gertrude was sole heir of William Strelley and Gertrude (Nee Eyre)
Edward Pegge built the hall in Beauchief in 1671. He was buried in Beauchief Abbey in 1679.
Edward and Gertrude had about 14 children:
- Gervase PEGGE born about 1649 at Beauchief
- Edward PEGGE born about 1650 at Beauchief
- Edward PEGGE born about 1652 at Beauchief
- Elizabeth PEGGE born about 1654 at Beauchief
- Strelley PEGGE born about 1656 at Beauchief. Married about 1679 to Elizabeth ANNESLEY(b.abt.1659 Ballyshannon, Ireland), daughter of John ANNESLEY
- Sarah PEGGE born about 1658 at Beauchief
- Catherine PEGGE born about 1662 at Beauchief
- Anne PEGGE born about 1664 at Beauchief. Married in about 1684 to Thomas SOUTHBY (b.1660 Birdsall Yorks)
- Mary PEGGE born about 1666 at Beauchief. Married Thomas TATTON (b.1662, Withenshaw) about 1686
- Gertrude PEGGE born about 1668 at Beauchief. Married Francis STEVENSON (b.abt.1664 Unstone, Derbys ) about 1688
- Goodeth PEGGE born about 1670 at Beauchief. Married Robert BELT (b.abt.1666 Bossal, Yorks) about 1690
- Dorothy PEGGE born about 1672 at Beauchief. Married about 1692 to Richard HALL (b.abt. 1668 Barlow Lees, Dronfield)
- Frances PEGGE born about 1674 at Beauchief. Married about 1694 to Paul WEBSTER (b.abt. 1670 Chesterfield)
- Christopher PEGGE born 1660. Married 1.27 Dec 1692 to Anna-Catherina daughter of William Eyreof High-Low, Derbyshire. Married 2.Letitia (1680-1748) daughter of Humphrey PEGGE and Prudence BATE. Died 28 Mar 1729 at Beauchief
Thomas STEADE, son of Nicholas Stead (b.1704) of Ecclesfield, was born 16 Mar 1728 at Ecclesfield. He married Millicent PEGGE, daughter of Strelley PEGGE (1710-1770) of Beauchief, and Mary BROUGHTON (1722-1724) from Lowdham, Notts, on 30 Apr 1768.
Strelley Pegge had previously been married to Frances REVEL, born about 1715, daughter and sole heir of Robert REVEL (b.1690) of Carnfield
Thomas and Millicent had 7 children all born Eccleshall apart from Broughton Benjamin STEADE born Beauchief:
- Thomas STEADE born about 1769 Died 1796 Capenicholasmole, St. Domingo, West Indies
- William STEADE born about 1772
- Nathaniel STEADE born about 1775
- Charles STEADE born about 1785. Married 1830 to Elizabeth Mary SMITH of Dunstan Hall, Died 3 Dec 1860 Whittington
- Micklethwaite STEADE born 1781 Died 16 Oct 1834 St. Thomas church, Brampton, Chesterfield
- Peter STEADE born 1783 Died Mar 1852 Place: Tiverton, Devon
- Broughton Benjamin STEADE born 3 Jul 1774 Beauchief, Died 30 May 1850 London, Buried at Beauchief
Broughton Benjamin STEADE married Elizabeth DALTON on 21 Dec 1802 at Winkburn. They had 2 children:
- Mary-Milicent STEADE born about 1807 Beauchief, married 22 Mar 1831 to William Smith (1807-1842) of Dunstan Hall
- Edward Valentine Pegge BURNELL born about 14 Feb 1805 at Woodthorpe, married Harriet PARKER 12 Nov 1833 at Woodthorpe
Children of Edward Valentine Pegge BURNELL and Harriet (Nee Parker), all born at Winkburn, Notts:
- Harriet Gertrude PEGGE-BURNELL born about 1838
- Elizabeth- Constance PEGGE-BURNELL born about 1840
- Alice Mary Caroline PEGGE-BURNELL born about 1846
- Edward Strelley PEGGE-BURNELL born 7 Apr 1835
- William Acton PEGGE-BURNELL born 24 May 1842
- Hugh Darcy PEGGE-BURNELL born 16 Jul 1836
- Edward Annesley PEGGE-BURNELL born 9 Nov 1844