Ralph Westropp of Brompton and Cornborough

✓ 'RALPH WESTROPP, Gent., of Brompton and Cornborough, was father of HUGH WESTROPP' (BLGI). Son of Richard Westhorpe (1456-1497) by Jane Witham. Wife not named. Source: Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912), 'Westropp of Attyflin' pp.757-8 (lineage citing York wills 1430, 1466/7, 1490/1, 1579, 1604, 1605, 1606; IPMs 1369, 1495, 1603, 1610; the 1586 Visitation of Yorkshire at which the pedigree from John Thweng 1369 was registered; and Dugdale's Visitation 1665), archive.org genealogicalhera00burkuoft, read 27 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.] ||27 Oct 2026 - CORRECTION|| VCH Sheriff Hutton: Ralph d. 1528, 'grandson' of Richard Westhorp (d. 1497) through Richard's son George - George inserted as Ralph's father (BLGI 1912 skipped a generation). Source: VCH Yorkshire North Riding vol. 2 (1923), 'Parishes: Sheriff Hutton' - Cornbrough manor (british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp172-187), read 27 Oct 2026.